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I sketched this character over a year ago, but could not for the life of me get it to work. I bet I went through ten or fifteen sketches trying to get her to look right, and finally just gave up in frustration, thinking it was a lost cause.
Then a couple of days ago I remembered it and sketched it out again, and this time it worked out just like I wanted. I guess she just wasn't ready last year and needed more time to percolate.
The moral of the story? Um... Stay in school, kids!
Drawn in Photoshop on the graphic tablet.
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Here's the original very rough notebook sketch. In the sketches I did last year (the ones that weren't working for me) she was always standing straight up with her feet together and hands at her sides. This time I drew her walking with an outstretched zombie hand, and then it all clicked (for me, at least).
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Here's the more refined sketch. The toughest part was getting all the critter parts arranged in a pleasing manner. As you can see, I opted not to go with a lobster claw in the final drawing.
maybe next year instead of christmas cards you could switch to halloween cards.
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