Of all the characters I’ve drawn from Disney’s Winnie the Pooh world, Eeyore seems to get the most love from folks. It’s strange, but his depression seems to give everyone a lot of joy. Maybe his “Debbie Downer” look on life calls attention to our own doom & gloom attitudes about things, and causes us to realize things really aren’t as bad as they seem.
Now if only members of the news media would latch onto this, we’d have more positive takes on things happening in the world to lift us up instead of tear us down. They need to watch more Winnie the Pooh for better life perspective!
Deliver the letter, the sooner the better! (And may all the dogs you encounter be friendly dogs.)
I recently took a page in my sketchbook to play around with a different style of character design away from my natural way of drawing. These were the results!
I didn’t even know the dog could read.
I actually really love trying different styles. Rare is the character designer in the world of animation that is hired to draw exactly the way they always draw. Every project I have ever worked on both as a character designer and as a storyboard artist has had its own unique style. I am hired to draw in the style of what the show/movie requires. It’s always a fun challenge at first, but usually after a couple of weeks, you find your rhythm and off you go.
It’s kind of exhilarating in one sense, because drawing in different styles forces your brain to think a different way. You end up learning things in the process, and isn’t the path of an artist to always be inquisitive and always learning? If we are ever pleased with exactly where we are and there is nothing left to learn, then what’s the point?! Art becomes boring.
So, keep things interesting! Now and then, draw in a style that you don’t normally do, and have a little spontaneous fun!
I finally got around to watching After Earth the other day, the sci-fi-fi movie M. Night Shyamalan made with Will and Jaden Smith a few years ago. It just hit me that Will has a unique face, and I instantly felt compelled to draw it. So, with my Dark Brown Prismacolor pencil, I gave it a shot.
UPDATE:I just want to say that I used to be a fan. After the ugliness at the Oscars on March 27, 2022, rather than remove this drawing, it will be left up with the message that I will no longer support Will Smith’s endeavors with my dollars or attention. Defend a punch with a punch. Defend words with intelligent words. Proverbs 15:1-2 says, “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.”
I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I’d want to get that close to duck tails (wooOOoo). A little ink and watercolor from my brown paper sketchbook.
Bad enough that the IRS wants a cut, but to also have to deal with the Beagle Boys – ugh.
