Regarding the two illustrations above, I much prefer Eileen Soper's depiction of Timmy as he has light and shade and texture and looks very real. Betty Maxey's Timmy seems flat and stiff by comparison (I'm talking about that particular picture - he looks better in some of her other illustrations).pete9012S wrote:
A classic pic of George and Tim by Eileen Soper
Betty Maxey's take on the same scene..
However, I prefer Betty Maxey's depiction of George (in that scene) because the angle of her head and her facial expression convey a great deal of emotion. The face of Eileen Soper's George is somewhat lifeless (in that particular picture). Also, George's posture looks a little more natural in Maxey's illustration. I think that's helped by the 1960s shirt and flares though, which George of the 1940s obviously wouldn't have worn! They flow and drape, creating quite an elegant outline.