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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

happy birthday bro!

this last sunday, my older bro turned the big 2-0 and for his birthday i painted him a lion.
that's right, a freaking lion, something i've never drawn before, or thought of trying, but check this out.

this is the pic that served as model for the original sketch


this is shortly after i started painting, after i made the original sketch and did a charcoal transfer
see that easel?


after a while of staring at canvas and paint, eating m&ms and making Lion King jokes in my head: voila!


i love it, so freaking ferocious! and kind of realistic, aside from my use of vibrant colors.
and Aaron agreed with me.


it's ok, don't worry i saved him from the lion's jaw.

i'm kinda proud of myself on this one, he's been asking for a lion for a while and i didn't think i could do it, and i was able to just pump it out! i'm excited about what this is going to mean for commissions and such. come the summer i'm gonna go effin' crazy, but until then, i've got a english exam to go ace. see you guys later.
-grumpy

edit: a cousin of this original piece won a scholarship.

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