Sep 21, 2010

Salamandurai


A small drawing I did for the dudes over at Drawforce. They do a monthly drawing topic and compile it all into a group blog. The topic for September was samurai. I've been thinking about salamanders recently. What is their deal.

I almost never do one-off character drawings anymore, but that is literally all I did for most of my adolescence. It feels weird to draw a character without an environment or context, but it's also an interesting challenge to try and pack as much narrative as possible into a design. Some different things become prioritized.

I took a character development class with Brian Ralph my junior year of college which really did a lot of good for my work and my sense of humor.

9 comments:

  1. Thats wonderful, I feel like he could almost be a legendary Pokemon

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  2. Your line quality is simply amazing. Things like this make me ask myself "what is he doing that I'm failing to understand when I'm drawing" hehe.

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  3. I love it!! But I am partial to salamanders...Bonus points for the extinct amphibian whose name I forget on the flag!

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  4. What 'is' their deal

    and I agree with Mr. Corley.

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  5. Wow! I dig it a lot! My new favorite for sure.

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  6. This is brilliant! I'd love to see more one-off characters.

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