Obeisance to the Honeyed Ape

Cranekicksquatch by Jesus Chambrot
No one I know makes drawings that wed the cute and the gruesome as readily as Jesus. By readily I mean compulsively. His other sketch of Sam was at least as creepily endearing.
Here’s one of the animation tests I promised Neil I’d post . . . months ago. This is the second version. On my first attempt I limited the swing of his arms so they’d dangle at his sides, just like the reported Realsquatch. I thought it mostly worked so I vetted it past the Larrys, both Huber and Leichliter. They weren’t as sold on it. So I took another pass:
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(Edit- Sorry, I posted the wrong test earlier.) The first version looks like a Jumping Jack in comparison. I worried that he’d look too forceful with this stride but, since he’s walking on 16’s, his arms keep the unhurried swing I thought [Read more…]

