Wednesday, May 17, 2006

O Brother, What Art Thou?

In my attempt to do something Animal Farm based, I started aimlessly drawing pigs in clothes. The pig on the left was my fifth or sixth sketch. He reminded me of Pappy O'Daniel in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" That became my inspiration. I based the rest of the drawing and colors on that theme, still trying to include the idea of the evolution of the pigs from Animal Farm.

If a pig had wings, it would be an eagle. If a pig wore clothes, it would be Charles Durning.
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27 comments:

  1. Joe FowlerMay 18, 2006

    Mess of biscuits... that is who he looks like!

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  2. AudreyMay 18, 2006

    I'm a big fan of colour- And I really like your choice on this one. fun stuffs

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  3. Ben ReynoldsJuly 12, 2006

    this is a very nice piece

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  4. franhilzSeptember 08, 2006

    nice! - very good drawing

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  5. rachel stoleru haimSeptember 08, 2006

    great job! nice, clean illo.

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  6. UnknownSeptember 08, 2006

    HA ! HA !! Poor pig ... love your story take!! NEATO characters too!

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  7. georgSeptember 08, 2006

    Nice image indeed! Yes, I remember we read ANIMAL FARM in school - great book and great image. "... but some animals are more equal than others..!" Poor, poor pig (the one without clothes..)

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  8. zannSeptember 08, 2006

    I love the expression and the color here. Great work. And wow... he really does look like Pappy O'Daniel!

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 08, 2006

    Very cool. Great expression and poses. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Random YorkSeptember 08, 2006

    Very sharp Shane! It's got that great cartoon feel. Makes me grin

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  11. БистраSeptember 08, 2006

    ow, it's so cute! :-)

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  12. UnknownSeptember 08, 2006

    excellent illo, love both your references!

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  13. Jannie aka ChickengirlSeptember 08, 2006

    Great characters!

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  14. Jorge NoujaimSeptember 08, 2006

    great illo!!

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  15. James ElstonSeptember 08, 2006

    That's really nice.
    j.

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  16. ELLA ELVIANASeptember 08, 2006

    verry cute! i love animal farm too. good job.

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  17. elegraphSeptember 08, 2006

    omg, that comment about charles durning was too funny...

    this is too cute! funny how you put clothes on a pig, and it makes all the "normal" pigs suddenly look nekkid...

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  18. Michelle LanaSeptember 08, 2006

    great illo!

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  19. Digital Scott's IllustrationblogSeptember 09, 2006

    This is exquisitely beautiful! Just amazing colors! Your work is awesome, even if you beat up innocent little kids. :)

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  20. Blake Himsl HunterSeptember 09, 2006

    nice colors. I tried to do something off of "Animal Farm" but none of my sketches looked good. :(

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  21. buepSeptember 09, 2006

    Cool! And he really looks like Pappy O'Daniel :)

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  22. lil kimSeptember 10, 2006

    oh, the power of standing upright. great illo and composition!

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  23. DougSeptember 11, 2006

    you make GREAT pigs! I like that soft background too...

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  24. Kevin CromwellSeptember 11, 2006

    Great idea. It does remind me of Oh Brother...

    :)=

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  25. Willie BaronetSeptember 12, 2006

    Well done, and love the quote about Charles Durning. :-)

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  26. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2006

    so good. i love it :)

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  27. Dana S. WhitneySeptember 15, 2006

    It's can't be good that the sky is yellow, can it? Love the concept.

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