This idea came about many years ago
as simply a fox and a skunk having a picnic. The skunk was there because
its tail could fill the letter.
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on any illustration for an enlargement.
In
the course of developing the letter, the idea of the skunk's scent
seeped in
The watercolor dye step. This design pretty much followed the formula
of all the other letters...no surprises. It's now ready for the colored
pencils.
The
expression on the fox's face is the key to this design. The eyes aren't
quite right yet...I'll need the opaqueness of the acrylics to put
on the finishing touches.
The
final product. I deliberately clouded over the fox's eyes just a bit
to give a more stunned look. A tasteful design? ...well, there are
tasty treats at the picnic. That's pretty close to tasteful.