Exhibit A for why sketchbooks aren't
always open for public viewing. This thumbnail is just a visual jotting
down of an idea so it isn't forgotten. Critical comments of any kind
not permitted.
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I
got the kayaks down, but I didn't know what kind of animal to put
in the picture.
I finally decided on a "K" animal...the koala. The koala
started out smaller than the final version, but he kinda grew as I
worked to draw him.
I had to take some liberties with the koala's posture. I didn't see
any photos of koalas in this position, but I needed it to appear that
the koala was propping up the kaskading kayaks. Because they're always
in a tree, their hind feet are forward...but, in that position, the
koala doesn't look like he's working at it or struggling with his
predicament.
The
watercolor dye stage.
The
colored pencils do most of the work in the development of the final
art.
This
time, I spent a lot more time with the acrylics than usual...probably
more than I needed. I putz too much. There should be some kind of
12-step program for putzers ("Hello, my name is Fred McEntire, and I'm a putzer. It's been 3 days since I fiddled with something already done...").
