-----UPDATE: NOW COLORED!!!-----
I inked this for my son Patrick's fifth birthday in September 2004. This was the third picture I ever inked, and the inexperience shows. However, it's well-liked by my family, and that was sufficient enough for me to post it here, until I have this thing inked by the next Elfwood update.
I did this right after I finished 'Phil at the Gate'. Severe change of pace, anyone? o__O
The super-sized guinea pig, the CavyZilla, is none other than Trumpy, a wonderful, floofy pet we had from 1998 to 2002. He was amazingly strong for a guinea pig, but was easily bullied by other guinea pigs less than half his size. Trumpy was always cuddly and confuzzled. He is missed and fondly remembered.
Comments
donnaquinn Says:
Poor Trumpy! We've currenly got Marbles the cavy, and she just goes and goes like an Energizer battery.
I like how you've made some roughish ink strokes to indicate Trumpy's fur pattern and direction.
I think it would be cool if you made the colours of the path become more blue as it receeded into the distance; it might add more depth to the artwork. But I love the goofy, hopeful look on the dragon's face, that's neat!
paul doyle Says:
Thanks :) This was the first time I really tried drawing fur. I didn't quite get his coat the way I wanted to (If I could do it again, I'd add some blues and greys in the fur to highlight the white) I think this picture shows I could definitely stand to take some coloring lessons, given the time and the money. I didn't think about the color-fading as it merges into the horizon. I'll definitely do that next time, though :)
Guinea pigs, when they are not eating or sleeping or chewing, are definitely chuntering about non-stop :)