Sarah Illustrates — Jack

The author’s response? “That’s him. That’s exactly him.” Here is the finished piece: “Jack at 2:14 AM.”

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If you have a character waiting to be seen, find your Sarah. And then get out of her way. The author’s response

Art Process / Character Design

Here is a snapshot of her first rough sketch: [Image description: A blurry phone photo of a sketchbook page. Three small heads, all with tired eyes and messy hair. The bottom caption reads: “Jack, trying to find his chin.”] The author had imagined Jack in blues and grays. Sarah pushed back. “Night shift doesn’t feel blue,” she argued. “It feels like warm lamplight against cold glass. It feels like sepia and amber .” Subscribe to “The Sketchbook Chronicles” for more artist

She erased the expression she had been forcing—the stoic, mysterious look. Instead, she drew Jack mid-laugh .

“He’s not handsome in the obvious way,” she told me over coffee. “He’s handsome in the way a worn leather chair is. You have to earn the comfort.”