Plague of Mice
Plague of Mice
Plague of Mice by Triss
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My sketchbook has been taken over by mice!
I'm entering a contest by Corel where you have to choose one of Aesop's Fables (or anyone else who's written fables) and either create one illustration, a series of illustrations or an animation. I've chosen to do an illustration for Town Mouse and Country Mouse.
At the beginning, I tried drawing a mouse without reference, but as I progressed, I felt they looked too much like rats. I went onto Google and found a good few images to draw from and get the body structure right. Then I moved on to giving the mice clothes to depict their social status. I went for a sort of farmer look for the Country Mouse, with a bunnet and a neckerchief. I was inspired by the way farmers were drawn in British comics from the 1940s.
The winner of the contest gets a copy of Painter 11, but I'm not doing this with a view of winning. I want to be a bit more sociable in the art world by entering more contests and letting more people see my work.
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I'm entering a contest by Corel where you have to choose one of Aesop's Fables (or anyone else who's written fables) and either create one illustration, a series of illustrations or an animation. I've chosen to do an illustration for Town Mouse and Country Mouse.
At the beginning, I tried drawing a mouse without reference, but as I progressed, I felt they looked too much like rats. I went onto Google and found a good few images to draw from and get the body structure right. Then I moved on to giving the mice clothes to depict their social status. I went for a sort of farmer look for the Country Mouse, with a bunnet and a neckerchief. I was inspired by the way farmers were drawn in British comics from the 1940s.
The winner of the contest gets a copy of Painter 11, but I'm not doing this with a view of winning. I want to be a bit more sociable in the art world by entering more contests and letting more people see my work.
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PeachyDreamy on February 18, 2011, 7:01:50 AM
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Awww! What little cuties! :) I have a pet Gerbil, seeing these cute pictures makes me wanna try drawing my Gerbil! :)Triss on February 18, 2011, 7:05:47 AM
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Thank you! I used to have gerbils when I was a kid, but they chewed through everything. They chewed a big hole in their tank, so we put a metal patch over it, and they nearly chewed a hole through that too!PeachyDreamy on February 18, 2011, 7:14:58 AM
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Haha! Uh-oh! Looks like they were little trouble makers! ;DFalconlobo on February 18, 2011, 4:37:47 AM
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cute face especially the yawn one^^Triss on February 18, 2011, 6:28:50 AM
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I have mixed feelings about the yawning one. I think I actually drew a rabbit or a cat by accident :PFalconlobo on February 18, 2011, 6:48:43 AM
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it's still cute6^_ren_tao_fan_ on February 18, 2011, 4:45:52 AM
I like the yawning one the best, it's so adorable. :) But I think they all turned out great, you did a good job and I hope you win, even if that's not your aim.Triss on February 18, 2011, 6:29:50 AM
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Thanks so much :)All I really want is to have my work noticed, so I'm really going to try and go all-out for the final piece.