Beaky Bay Birdies playing home, but they find themselves trailing 4 to 3 as we enter the bottom of the ninth inning. The tension in the air is palpable, as each pitch could be the difference between heartbreak and victory.

Flurrabell swings with every ounce of his being, connecting with a deafening crack of the bat! The ball soars high into the sky, a majestic arc against the canvas of the stadium. Outfielder beaver race back, their eyes locked on the ball as it sails over the fence. The crowd is on its paws, their roars merging into a symphony of joy.

This is how baseball legends are made of!

Illustration as Patreon rewards for Flurrabell, which represents a very important time, with a game that was able to cope with a peaceful mind during most of the pandemic, featuring in the stands people who helped him through the lockdown.

Also it has been one of the illustrations I've taken the most time to complete. I started it on March when suddenly the forearm pain started that avoided me to keep drawing for 3 months. Once I started drawing again, I did some first smaller drawings before continuing this big piece, taking many days due drawing in a very slow pace, only few moments per day; when suddenly a second pain stroke back and I had to pause drawing for another two weeks. I could face that second replica with some exercises and discipline, and I could continue this piece until finally finishing it. So it took me around 5 months to complete.

I don't complain, I had a lot of fun working on this piece, from figuring out the composition of shapes, characters and stadium, the position of the view to be able to see all the narrative that this scene required, studying and watching many baseball games. Then figuring out the color composition to make arrows with the shadings to the main character. It has been definitely one of my favorite illustrations to work on, despite it took me longer than how I was used to.

Digital. Photoshop.