Well, these beasts just don't draw themselves. I didn't post one last week, and I'm just barely making it this week. I've been drawing plenty, but nothing I feel like sharing. So. I've just done these Ottos, they took about seven minutes, and they're way better than the other Ottos I worked on for, like, a million hours. Does this say something about my usual technique?
I've been trying out these little fast side-of-the-pencil-lead sketches because I think they help me loosen up and determine the basic shapes a someone ought to be, before thinking about details. They're fun and satisfying.
Other than that, I have only one other little happy event to tell you about. The baker's brand new 25 pound sack of organic dark chocolate chips took a tumble (which Otto had NOTHING to do with) off the stack of boxes by the flour. This sucked for the baker because a bunch of them spilled, and while I really did feel sympathy for Matt and his lost investment, it's hard to feel very sorry for someone when their misfortune is your big bowl of chocolate, you know? Floor chips really can't be baked into cookies for customers, but they can be eaten by your wife. That's lucky old me.
Happy weekend, everyone.
4 comments:
Hmmm. I think Otto used his mind powers to give that bag a little shove. He is in collusion with gravity.
I think poor innocent (obviously bored) Otto needs to come and live on the farm with me. I promise to hide all the loaf pans!
Love the new drawings. Love him. Would love to hear more about this bakery you live on top of! Have you written a post about it?
Thanks, Susan. No, I don't think I have written a post about the bakery... But I'll try to take some pictures and put one together. It's the downstairs half of our house - we turned it into a small commercial kitchen for my husband Matt to bake out of. Hmm... Otto would LOVE to visit your farm, and who knows what adventures would await?! I'll think about that one too.
I love these quick sketches, they make him look so mischievous! And oh no! about the chocolate chips! It's really too bad that you have to help clean up the mess ;)
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