color and character sketch for July challenge, critiques requested

[Taigyo]

Probably won't use this composition but I wanted to get them down on paper

[j.sienkowski]

These are really good. I absolutely love the gesture and expression of the lion! My only suggestion would be to research the descriptions of the characters from the book. I could be wrong, but I think in the book the scarecrow is wearing all blue...or mostly blue. I'm not sure if that kind of detail will figure into the judging, but I think it could. Good luck!