Bulldogs and Bears

Sorry for my absence, I've been working on a gallery show and commissions.

Here is the bulldog exercise, I first copied the orginal Tom and Jerry bulldog then I exaggerated that one, making his chest, front paws and collar larger as well as fangs and muzzle and then I made his hind quaters smaller. I then exaggerated that sketch even further.







Here are some more Kaspars, at this point I'm just trying to get the character design down pat.



The original (sorry it is a scan of a black and white print out)







I realized this time that Kaspar's head is made up of three shapes, Sort of like three tires stacked, each one getting smaller. His muzzle isn't fully drawn here (in the first image), it is just suggested by one small line. The peach on his face moves with his eyebrows and changes during expressions. There are only some areas of fur texture folllowed by periods of rest. And the hair on his head follows his line of action. His toenails are in all different shapes and sizes and are at different angles. The outer parts of his ears are thicker towards the inside and thinner on the outside. His eyes are asymmetrical and so are his pupils.

I think that is everything that I noticed this time, more soon!

Also anyone who likes drawing toys, this is a ceramic squirrel, cat,dinosaur from my grandma's basement and it might be fun for someone to draw!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beckydreistadt/4162096117/

PS: I REALLY want to draw these Goofy's and horses, does anyone know or have the a larger image of this? I find it really hard to work from. Thank you!

http://www.galerielaqua.de/galerielaqua/IMAGES/Original/original%20art/disney/CARSTE102.gif


~Becky