Sheriff badge idea development

Here’s some development of a thumbnail idea, in which the title of the audiobook title is encased in a sheriff badge.

Here you can see the initial sketch I’ve started with and some experimentation with colouring/style. I wanted to try out a less complex flat colour style illustration and a realistic style. I was initially worried that the realism would lead to the outcome becoming too busy but it’s definitely my the strongest of the two styles.

Below is a before and after of me adding texture to my illustration, using the rusted decay brush on Procreate. The original design was creating using only the wet acrylic brush.