{"id":767,"date":"2024-07-07T22:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T22:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/?p=767"},"modified":"2025-04-17T12:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T12:52:38","slug":"we-grew-up-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/?p=767","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We grew up early&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The war between Hamas and Israel began with Hamas&#8217;s surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. This article by Eynav Amram-Ashrov features Israeli youth from different ethnic and religious backgrounds who have been affected by the war in various ways. The 2-page illustration has been published in the Israeli quarterly magazine &#8220;Liberal&#8221;. Graphic Design: Shira Elk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4836\" height=\"3307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/YouthWar-WP-Total.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/YouthWar-WP-Total.png 4836w, https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/YouthWar-WP-Total-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4836px) 100vw, 4836px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Youthwar-mockup1-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Youthwar-mockup1-1024x696.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/YouthWar-WP-soldiers-edited-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/YouthWar-WP-soldiers-edited-2048x1537.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/YouthWar-WP-soldiers-edited-520x390.png 520w, https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/YouthWar-WP-soldiers-edited-940x705.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making of:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sketches<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skizze1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skizze1.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skizze1-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a collage I tried out coloring and composition of the background:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skizze2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skizze2.png 628w, https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skizze2-271x300.png 271w, https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skizze2-520x575.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The background:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedragonscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skizze4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-778\" 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