today's na'art

[capri0mni]

Quick post, because it's nearly ten pm and I've not eaten dinner, yet...

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::Sniff:: Last na'art before tomorrow's "Winner's Certificate." This is my second attempt at my "Long-neck Monster" from the other day... not quite sure he's ready to join Round Bird Monster as a candidate for a tee-shirt or tote, but he's getting closer...

Comments

[spiralsheep]

Ooo... YES! LOVE the tail!

[capri0mni]

hah. I realized, as I saw the uploaded image appear on my computer monitor, yesterday that the tail tuft (really, it's more of a flourish) and the flower bud are visual echoes of each other...

Which is the sort of subconscious aesthetic sense which pleases me...

I spent much of today fiddling with the drawing and rescanning it in hi-res, and then, figuring out my (bare bones, amateur) photo editing program to clean it up and tweak it (cleaning up the highlights, selectively softening and lightening lines, etc.) so that, if it were to be worn on a shirt (which would have wrinkles and folds and be mostly seen on the move, instead of a flat, cleanly white page / screen), it would actually look like more than a grey blob...

Because I am rather fond of the fellow...

[spiralsheep]

I noticed the tail/flower symmetry immediately. I'm sure he's worth your additional efforts.

[capri0mni]

ha.

Well, I was originally going to give him an open daisy-like flower to hold, as in my first (vague below the shoulders) version. But by the time I got to that part of the drawing, I was tired, and thought: "Eh, a closed bud is easier. I'll draw that." ;-)

[jesse_the_k]

The tail reminds me of the milkweed pods which are popping up everywhere this week. And the overall texture is excellent, it seems to be receding and moving forward simultaneously, as befits a monster.

[capri0mni]

Awww... Milkweed pods. I miss them... living in suburbia, now, milkweeds (and other wildflowers) are now banished from my life by Civilization...

[raze]

Eeee he's so cute! I love the little flower he's holding and the facial expression, awesome awesome.

[capri0mni]

^_^ His expression was actually inspired by the stray kitten pic you posted, on the 27th. You wrote: "look at its scary little gremlin face," and I did -- especially its little kitten needle teeth, and general "HEY!" demeanor...