educational job finished

Thanks for all your comments and encouragement on my last post!
there's something there that i like with the digitally "distressed" line and flat color, but it needs more developing....
the studio asked me to do my "traditional" style, so i did my same-old, same-old.
i guess they were right--these do look better. (and they were a lot more work!)
i'm pretty happy with the 8 pieces, and the studio is too.
meanwhile, i will continue to fiddle with photoshop...

new style for educational work?

i was playing around in photoshop for an educational job due this month, and came up with this technique which i think looks really cool...
but i was told by the studio that assigned it that it looks like a colored sketch, not a finish. bummer!
what do you think?