### Hello Steemians! I'm back again with another illustration for a contest. This time I'm posting this before the deadline, so all good. This drawing is for the "[Doodle Doodledayeo challenge](https://steemit.com/doodleon/@opheliafu/doodle-doodledayeo-round-12-challenge)" by @opheliafu. The challenge consists on creating art inspired by three keywords. This time, we had to draw something related to the words: __Star Sheep Town__ --- I tried to stick to the theme, but I got carried away and I drew... Something barely related.

I call this illustration "Counting Sheep".

--- I thought these words were related to the concept of sleeping, of dreams. When we go to sleep our imagination runs wild. I mean, it wouldn't be strange if someone said they dreamed about a sheep-lady that soars in the sky, shining like a star. --- ## Process: ### Sketch I got this idea fairly quickly, so there was no issue here. I just illustrated what I had in mind. I went for a girl because honestly I love doing _animesque_ characters... and I'm not as good at drawing actual sheep.

--- ### Lineart When I was happy with my sketch I quickly made the final lineart.

--- ### Base Colors I picked colors that could be adequate for a sheep, but also ones that could be interpreted as "dreamy".

--- ### Details + Light I added a lot of small details like the horn texture, the eyes (which are REALLY important when it comes to anime, at least for my personal style), the skin shine, etc. Basically, I tried to give it a sense of depth even if it was supposed to be cartoony.

--- ### Shadows As I have said before, shadows bring the illustration together. At least for me.

--- ### Background Even if I loved my character, I couldn't post just that. So I came up with a very simple silhouette background to represent the town late at night. I honestly suck at this part but I tried my best.

--- ### Final adjustments I adjusted the light and shadows to fit the atmosphere. And done!

--- Here is a bonus gif of the whole process!

--- Thanks to YOU for checking out this post and thanks to @opheliafu for the opportunity to challenge myself creatively. __Steem on!__