Strange creatures -- wearing hats
Ok, there's a story here. Lately I've been starting my drawings of people from the top of the head and working my way down. I was sitting at a diner by myself and saw a table full of older guys wearing baseball caps. So I started to draw them, but one guy saw me, so I stopped, and my food arrived before I could finish the other guys. Two weeks later I'm sitting with my kids eating lunch, with my sketchbook open to a page of baseball hats floating in mid air. The kids said I should finish the sketches, suggesting the different animals that could be wearing them. Jack suggested a chicken, Jane suggested a fish, and Lily, typical of her strangely humorous mind, suggested a watermelon. Silly stuff.
Update: color! Threw some quick Photoshop color on it just for fun.
posted by Anthony at 3:32 PM
5 Comments:
haa! I'm glad those men left the able early :)
Love it! Your kids certainly play an active role in your artwork!
Love it too! What a great premise for a children's book that could be. I am not always a fan of color, but i like what you added with Photoshop!
Oh I used to do a similar thing with a little person I know. We'd suggest an animal and then some kind of random clothing item; elephants in scarves, monkeys in gloves etc etc. Great idea, great drawings.
I love Lilly! That watermelon is so silly and perfect! I'm going to try that technique the next time somebody rudely leaves before I can finish drawing them! Thanks for the inspiration.
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