This picture was supposed to be a minor celebration for the fiftieth post on this blog, but I ended up taking far longer on it than I care to admit. Frankly, what do I even have to celebrate with this? This picture took much longer than I care to admit due to not having the opportunity to work on it when I want to draw and later not wanting to draw when I have the opportunity. In fact, I have not felt much like doing anything lately, despite having ideas for bigger projects because "What if I fail?". I wanted this drawing to be a triumph of keeping at something consistent for a year, and yet the celebratory piece ended up being nearly a month late. I doubt this piece is even good, but then I have been doubting myself a lot lately, and perhaps I am my own harshest critic.
I have had enough negativity for one post, so here is an intro. When I started posting here beyond just having a placeholder portfolio after college, the first picture I drew was my rendition of Willy Wonka, from Roald Dahl's classic book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". That drawing was originally intended as one of a series of my takes on the characters from that story (inspired more by the movies, since I am more familiar with them). I have not done much with that idea since then, but I thought I could draw quick glimpses into what I was thinking for the others with the scene where they are about to enter the Wonka Chocolate Factory.
I should be updating this blog more often than I have been. From now on, I'll try to update this blog about once every week or two with one of my drawings or other art projects that I have created. Maybe it will be fan art, or maybe it will be an original piece. Maybe it will be something I made recently, or maybe it will be a drawing I have been saving. Whatever the case, this should give me an opportunity to show what I can do or have been doing.
So let's get this started. SHOWTIME!
Here is my take on the character of Willy Wonka from the story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I originally drew this back in February of 2011 with just Photoshop, and it remains one of my favorites to this day. This holds a firm spot in the portfolio I carry in real life. My main goal when designing Mr. Wonka was to draw a man with an old body but a young spirit, hence the bright cyan shoes with the otherwise somewhat-formal attire.
Feel free to use the comments section to discuss this piece, as well as any that have shown up before. Do you like it or not? What works? What doesn't work? Discuss.
