It looks like Halloween is coming really early this year, with Monroe planning to dress-up as a squirrel. I realize that the tree rats are not the sharpest pencils in the box, but I don’t think they are going to be fooled easily. But we will all have to wait until next Tuesday to find out more about this brilliant plan.
Posts tagged Fatz
A Dumb Luck Rescue
Have you noticed that all the bugs seem to be very sarcastic? Perhaps it is an inherent trait in bugs or maybe it’s a reaction to dealing with strange critters. Don’t ask me, I just draw the story as they tell it to me.
For those curious about the face behind the voice in the cell, that’s Fatz, Agile’s best bud, and here is a preview of this soon to be seen major Bug Pudding cast member.
In Monroe’s case, he just seems to stumble into situations naturally. Like most turtles he’s characteristically slow and steady but eventually he does get there. See you again on Thursday hopefully with a rescue plan.
Developing Characters
It is always fun to share behind the scenes materials, so I thought you might enjoy seeing some early development sketches of two major characters who will soon be showing up in Bug Pudding. These two characters are actually bugs, yes, there are actually bug characters in the Bug Pudding community. Their names are Agile and Fatz. I won’t give away too much about these characters except to say that their early visual development was strongly influenced by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
One of the first things that I do when starting to develop a character is to draw facial expressions that begin to capture their personality. It helps me to decide if the design will be strong enough to support the character when they come to life in the comic. You can never draw a character enough. The more you draw them the more they evolve and the faster they take on a life of their own.
I can’t show these sketches of “the boys” without crediting my long time friend and collaborative associate Marty Bish, who has had significant influence on their evolutionary development. They were originally envisioned for an animation series and who knows they may get there eventually.