INKtober 2016, Day 9!

INKtober 2016, Day 9: Like a Kitten
9x12 Prismacolor / permanent marker on Crescent Rendr paper

Sketched in Prismacolor marker.

Kritchpaw is not amused.

Once again borrowing Dad's tiny netbook to reference my blog!

Kritchpaw hates being carried around like a kitten, but she lets Tailscuff do as he will more often than not. She cares for him like a brother, though others rarely see it.

Tailscuff was separated from his mother early. The epitome of a gentle giant, he is motherly at heart. He and Kritchpaw met when young. They were conditioned for pit fighting together.

I need to draw Maubork again to round out my primary KriMauTai crew! I think they're destined for a comics venture.

INKtober 2016, Day 7!

INKtober 2016, Day 7: Kritchpaw and Chester
9x12 permanent marker / color marker on Crescent Rendr paper

A fun, fairly quick drawing of Kritchpaw and Chester, two of my KriMauTai characters. These gals look like they're ready to cause trouble! Kritchpaw excels at hand-to-hand combat; Chester's specialty is subterfuge.

Character Development: Kritchpaw

Character development is, for me, often a lengthy process. I may not realize I like a design until I've left it alone for a year or more, only to pick it up again to try and improve it. Such has been the case with Kritchpaw.

She began - as many of my characters have - as one of those silly ideas that simply popped into my head, demanding to be drawn before I forgot. From walleyed goofball to grumpy, reactive fighter, Kritchpaw's design has been a lot of fun to explore. 

I'm not sure what she is exactly. Mutated pet? Alien species? Parallel universe denizen? 

Kritchpaw and a couple other characters I've developed (I'll introduce them soon!) are part of a story I'm keeping in mind, perhaps a short comics venture. Consider it an ode to my love of the odd.

Just a little something to post about before a larger update on the Oaxacan Coyote.

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Two-faced cat monster from my head.

In addition to my school work, I am going to share more of my personal and spur-of-the-moment sketches and drawings - keep things varied and interesting.