Sketch A Day 16

Now for Hobbes.

I have only one memory of reading Calvin and Hobbes in the paper when I was a kid. It was a Sunday comic and Calvin was imagining dinosaurs. I’ve read, in the tenth anniversay I believe, that Bill Watterson stopped drawing dinosaurs for a while when Jurassic Park was released. That must make [...]

Sketch A Day 15

This week’s theme is Calvin and Hobbes. Starting with Calvin.

This is the very first time I have drawn Calvin or any of the other characters. Its fun and challenging as I don’t want to completely emulate Bill Watterson’s artwork.

Calvin and Hobbes is a creation I’m truly grateful for. Bill Watterson is, to me, the best [...]

Sketch A Day 14

Allright here we’ve got the Sheriff’s son who suffers from cerebral palsy.

I wonder back in the 1800′s how someone in this condition would dress. I think it would make him appear more vulnerable if he wasn’t fully dressed, like his feet being bare or maybe he was only wearing a dressing gown, but then if [...]