Wednesday, March 4, 2009

The Burtopotamus


It was revealed yesterday, in a chat with my friend Stacey, that I was hungry. So hungry, in fact, that I made a Hungry, Hungry Hippos reference. It was then proposed and decided that I should draw myself as a hippopotamus.

That is the chain of events that led to this illustration. Simple, yet deceptively hungry. Maybe I will do a series of these. Myself as a giraffe. Myself as a duck. Myself as ET. Let me know if you think this is a good idea.

Also, I'm working on a new shirt design. It looks like it may be labor-intensive, so I'll keep you updated on the progress. I also need to do another booksketch. If anyone out there wants to do a booksketch of their own, please do so and submit it!

8 comments:

  1. do a giraffe! that is a fantastic idea!

    ReplyDelete
  2. A giraffe it is. And I/he will be eating a Dum Dum.

    ReplyDelete
  3. burt, you are so talented. i hate you.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I love it! I wish I could create the image I had in my head, but I'm definitely not as talented as you.

    I vote for the Burtimals series.. sheer awesomeness.

    ReplyDelete
  5. first i have to get past the title. crack. me. up.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Love it!! Looks a bit like a Moomin as well. Do you know Moomin? very cute kids books by Tove Janson.

    ReplyDelete