Editorial: The Sun is Good

A competition arose to do an editorial illustration for an article about the apparent discovery that the sun does more good than harm. Presented is my development throughout this short project, from sketches to the final product. 
The first two illustrations of the characters, although fun to create, are not the right design for the requirements. The illustration is set to be across the page with the title. I progressed to make a more fitting design. 

The finished design included a graph, implying the header is also a sun graph with a character dancing and engaging with the sun.

Final