It felt pretty good to draw for the first time in years even if it was a silly cartoon character. I used to draw quite a bit through high school but dropped off sharply when I picked up the guitar. Because of that lag, this simple little drawing actually represents a ridiculous process that took me a few evenings. I sketched out some concepts in my Moleskine (maybe I’ll share those some time…probably not) and settled on the style you see above. I scanned the page from my notebook and printed it so I had a larger image to replicate neatly on trace paper (Val has loads left over from her drafting classes in college). Finally I scanned the traced image and cleaned it up a bit in Photoshop before posting to Flickr.
Keep an eye out…I make no guarantees, but this may not be the last you see of this big guy.
barney with an overbite…sorry dan…but I had to say it.
Love it Daniel,Shame on you Jake,LOLOL
@Mom: Thanks!@Jake: Dude, a standing T-Rex does not equal Barney. Go look up a picture of Barney and you’ll see the huge difference.
oh…you mean somebody bothered to color him in?forgive me, please, I have to do this as your friend
@Jake: You still haven’t looked up a picture of him if you think color is the only difference. Head shape, body shape, arm length, leg shape, tail shape and length. The head, particularly, is very different.You’re a pretty visual person, too, so I’m kinda surprised you think they look similar. Hey, you also stand upright, so maybe you look like Barney with a beard 🙂