The Bourgeois Monkey: Monkey Draw

Harold & Joon

There were so many inspirations for this cartoon, not least of which stemmed from my involvement with children at the moment. The scenarios depicted in this series were, in part, taken from life, but certain creative liberties were taken. I liked the adult-child dynamic for its diversity. It could translate as parent-child, teacher-student, mentor-apprentice, or a multitude of situations at once familiar and at the same time not. What I like most is that the roles are often reversed and that no matter where we find ourselves in life, we may still tap into our inner child. This series debuted on Twitter in late January 2013.

The Inner Life of the Proletariat

I'd been intrigued by the notion of drawing on my iPad for quite awhile, but procrastination is a loyal old friend. When Idette got me the Bamboo Stylus for Christmas, I got the app and started experimenting. The result was the following series of drawings, a series I've grown to like very much, because it allows me to channel a little habit I have of making up stories about people I know nothing about. The experience is something like character development for a narrative, but without the responsibility. The Inner Life of the Proletariat debuted on Twitter in December 2012.

Miscellany

Name: Ou est le gobelin? (by Hanfred Rauch)

Medium:

graphite pencil, watercolour pencils, water soluble ink pen, artist's pens, Photoshop image editing

Method:

As my digital illustration skills expand, I still mostly keep it old school. It starts with pencil. Colour is subtly added as an "undercoat" with watercolour pencils, over which Faber Castell artist's pens are used to enhance the colours. I trace the outlines of the object last. I then take a snapshot of the image with my iPhone and edit the image as I would a photograph in Photoshop.

The Bourgeois Monkey

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