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More Bentley Sketches
Here are a couple of recent sketches of Bentley that I’m working on for future comic strips.
His personality is starting to develop nicely and I’m beginning to have fun drawing him.
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Getting Familiar
Getting to know the characters of Bug Pudding will hopefully be as much fun for you guys as it is for me. I plan on introducing them a few at a time beginning with Bentley the snail and Monroe the turtle. I’ve been working with these guys for a while now and they are still evolving as I get more familiar with drawing them.
Above are some expression views that I drew of Bentley. He is actually the evolution of a snail character which I began drawing in 1983, and just like me, he looks a lot different these days. In these sketches he’s missing his very expressive feelers. I actually only like to draw feelers and bug antennas when I’m finishing up a pose. I like to try to catch the feelings of the moment in them. (no pun intended)
Here is a sketch of a close up of poor old Monroe. He is not a happy camper these days with having to vacate his shell due to the summer heat and his unwelcome new neighbors down at the lake. I have to confess that I love drawing Monroe when his is down and out like this. He is sure a funny old geezer.
I hope you enjoyed this quick peek into my behind the scenes sketching and I also hope that you will stick around and get more familiar with the other members of the Bug Pudding cast as they begin to appear over time in future strips.
About The Comic
BugPudding is about a community located in Lake Tuberville Georgia, inhabited by different kinds of bugs, critters and plants. The comic strip follows the dreams, activities and interactions of the group as they just live normal types of lives. The term “Bug Pudding” comes from a rather graphical description of the stuff you sometimes have to scrape off your windshield. It is the result of a bug not paying attention while traveling down the highway of experience and running into the oncoming automobile of life. There often is a “splattering” of truth in the Bug Pudding stories, but mostly we try to be entertaining for all ages from 6 to 60. It is family friendly for all ages.
The comic is intended to bring a smile, occasionally a laugh and to be first and foremost entertaining. It also is written to be followed as a series of continuous stories. So although it is presented in small hopefully easy to digest slices, each strip is intended to be part of a larger offering. I hope you will find it fun to read and follow. There are also 3 BugPudding compiled books available in our store. Each book contains two complete Pudding stories and a Behind the Scenes bonus section.
Below are a couple of early attempts before Bug Pudding was ready for prime time. In this first early strip the snail character was originally named Cyril and doesn’t look at all like Bentley in the actual comic.
In this next “rejected attempt” we see that the snail character still isn’t our old pal Bentley yet, but he’s getting closer. Of course the whole digital painted look is not yet even used in either of these “tests”.
