As I mentioned last time, my monthly pencil project for May was a sizable undertaking. But let's back up to my thought process:
There's a new Ninja Turtles movie coming out. I'm sure I will see it (because how could I not), but based on, well, pretty much everything about it, I'm not too optimistic about how good it will be. *single tear* So I thought to myself, that new movie comes out in May and in retaliation, I will bust out a big TMNT drawing, like the days of ye olde 2007.
But guess what! The new movie doesn't come out until August. Oops. So...this is my preemptive strike?
I totally underestimated how long this would take. In the end it was upwards of 20 hours, four different drawings and a lot of Photoshop pasting together. A bit of a time investment, but it was a fun project. Michelangelo and Leonardo turned out the best, I think. And poor Raphael. For being my favorite he doesn't ever seem to turn out as good as I hope for.
(Seriously though...the new movie looks bad. Am I right or am I right?)
I took a nature appreciation class in college, where I learned so many fascinating things about the animal world, past and present. In that class there was one of Those People who is always asking ridiculous questions. One day the topic was turtles and she raised her hand and asked, "So do they have, like, a little body in there? Can they crawl out of their shell and walk around?" No, young lass, real life is not Looney Tunes and turtles live in their shells. DUH.
The point of that story is that, well, turtles can't crawl out of their shells. But while we're talking about turtles, let's talk Ninja Turtles. They're my original favorite fandom, and I'm still a big fan. Now and then I like to draw the characters as they look in the latest movie (which I love). I use screen shots because, to be honest, I have always been confounded by drawing turtles freehand. Here is my latest TMNT effort:
I did this with my trusty mechanical pencil in my sketchbook...it's fun to do something with pencil that isn't as involved or time consuming as M. Legolas. Maybe a little Raphael next...?
PS: It's Leonardo, for you people not in the know.
