2D Game Layout

I think everyone kind of starts of in 2D games. We practice be starting at the bottom and going up. Thats how it usually is anyway... Hopefully.
Anyway, I designed a layout for a 2D platform. We already have a set main character so we mostly just need to design the layout and make stuff look pretty.

My theme (or at least I hope to make it like this) is a candy, sweet sugar-coated land. A candyland or sorts but its not related to the board game. At all. Just forget the board game.

- This is the paper layout. Simple design, with moving platforms, falling acid, and little wooden signs that kinda help you along the way. I forgot to draw it on the paper, but in the bottom left corner (in all that empty space) there is a treasure chest- thats the goal in the game. The exclamation point at the top is just some bonus.

 

- And here is the illustrator layout! (I really dont like ill! :D ) Here it is all more pretty and detailed. I even placed weird looking monsters in there this time. The treasure chest is in there! yeah! TREASURE.

I wanted to make it look more pretty, but illustrator.... I will try to find out how to use it properly. One day... over the rainbow....

So, this is the first 2D platform Im making IN college. I already made a 3D one but now its onto 2D. We're mostly learning about mechanics this time. So once we get going I'll make everything like sweet and even have candy monsters!