Monday, February 7, 2011

Hippos on the Brain


Some sketches I did to try and work out the shape of a hippo...I was going for cute and graphic. I tend to work very small; each hippo sketch is probably less than 1" x 1"....then once I get the drawing I like I blow it up and work on the details. Done with pencil

When I was little I went to the zoo on a school trip and I saw a huge hippo swimming in a tiny pool. That image has always stayed with me. I think the hippo could have used a bigger pool. There's a life quote in there somewhere...

2 comments:

debbie palen said...

I like the tiny sketches. I don't see a tattoo on him though!

sheree boyd said...

hahaha...there is something so wrong about putting a tattoo on an animal. :)