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In June 2010, I entered a keg of root beer in a homebrew contest. Instead of bottled artificial flavors, I used roots and herbs like the original root beers. I wanted the product to have a whimsical, old-fashioned image.

Step 1: Photo

Scrambles poses for a photo with my laptop. I carry an Olympus Stylus waterproof camera.

Step 2: Photoshop

I removed the background and laptop, added a steering wheel, and converted the image to grayscale. Then I went to work creating a belly for the kitten, as well as defining the light and dark areas of the image. I added the Designated Driver Root Beer text, a border, and some faint halftone lines, then printed the label onto white copy paper.

Step 3: Re-color

Copic Sketch markers are commonly used by comic book artists, and give a lovely hand-drawn look. This was my first time using the markers. There's a bit of a learning curve!

Step 1: Photo

The kitten poses for a photo.

Step 2: Photoshop

The photo is clipped, color is stripped out, and simple illustrations are added.

Step 3: Re-color

The grayscale image is printed, then re-colored with Copic Sketch alcohol markers.

Designated Driver Root Beer label