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Day of the Cartoonist II.

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It’s that time of the year again when we have to celebrate the cartoonists who have put indelible smiles on our faces through their astonishing works.

This time, I looked no further than 2010, when both Despicable Me and Tangled were debuted on the big screens by Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures and Disney Studios respectively.

Viewers got so engrossed with the cute, slapstick humour of the minions (not forgetting their silly language) and also the enchanting and ever-flowing serpentine hair of Rapunzel; however, did you know the cartoonists/animators behind them?

Based on the original folktales of Brothers Grimm, Rapunzel’s initial sketches were designed by the reputable Disney animator, Glen Keane. Some of his other notable works include Ariel, Beast and Aladdin from Disney’s Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin respectively. Inspired by his Rapunzel creation, I had to portray a captured Rapunzel with coloured pencils, and I enjoyed absolutely every minute of it.

Rapunzel in a colourful predicament

Furthermore, the mastermind behind the adorable Minions is none other than Eric Guillon, who has also served as a character designer on both The Secret Life of Pets and Sing. My favourite character from The Minions is Stuart, particularly because of his whimsical acts of mischief and adventurousness, hence, my depiction of him.

Stuart going airborne in colour

Phew! I can’t thank these cartoonists/animators enough for the joy their works have put on our faces, and also for the fact that I enjoyed flexing my coloured pencils once again, thanks to the inspiration garnered from the recognition of National Cartoonist’s Day.

In the meantime, do make sure you start your great week off by immersing yourself in your favourite comic strip or childhood cartoons, as we celebrate Cartoonists’ Day. Also, feel free to check out part one in my Day of the Cartoonist series and till next time, Ciao!

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Pennywise. (Sketch)

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Sunday Strathmore Sketchbook – Page 5

Pennywise is back!! The ever eerie clown from the movie IT, adapted from Stephen King’s novel of the same title, just released its Chapter Two (Its third cinema adaptation) some days back and it promises to be one to send shivers down enthused audiences’ spines.

Before its 2017 release (IT: Chapter one), I had seen a lot of horror movies, so much that the horror genre of movies actually became my favorite due to its unwavering thrills and sometimes, gore, but I hadn’t quite seen one which centered on a terrifying clown preying on the fears of little children. I very well enjoyed the movie, so well that I became enamored with clowns (Coulrophobes will find this strange) and made my very first attempt at Pennywise sketching.

The role Pennywise plays in IT can also be related to pencil artistry. Pennywise can be seen as that aura of darkness smeared in graphite, while the little children can be viewed as budding artists. As budding artists, we’re scared of delving darker in any of our drawings with the thought that we may end up ruining our art piece, so, we instead, use light shades on our sketches, just to be on a safer side.

The use of dark shades and shadows with a mixture of good highlighting and mid-tones, tend to give form and depth to drawings, hence, making them pop out of our canvasses. This is one fear I’m still particularly struggling to overcome in pencil realism, but we all know what happens to Pennywise at the end of the story.

So, without further ado, here’s my recent attempt of the ominous clown, Pennywise. You’ll float too🎈.

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Villanelle. (Sketch)

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Page 5 of my sketchbook.

Over the years,some stone cold female assassins have graced our TV screens including Mystique, Nikita, Talia Al’ Ghul, Elektra, Jane Smith and even Arya Stark, but none caught my eyes the way Oksana Astankova does. Her mecuriality, charisma, femininity and scathing sense of humor makes psychopathy seem charming and fun. She is truly one enigmatic and exuberant serial killer portrayed by Jodie Comer brilliantly.

So, here’s my sketch of Villanelle from the amazing TV series, Killing Eve.

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Dany. (Sketch)

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Page 3 of my sketchbook.

At long last, the totally absorbing series, Game of Thrones, drew its curtains after eight fantastic seasons albeit a somewhat drab series finale.

Nonetheless, here’s my sketchy tribute to Queen Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, The rightful Queen of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, Queen of Dragonstone, Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, Breaker of Chains and Mother of Dragons,regent of the realm.

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Ralph and Vanellope. (Sketch)

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Page 2 of my sketchbook

Last year, the world witnessed some wonderful animated movies including Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, Isle of Dogs, The Incredibles 2, Smallfoot, The Grinch, Mirai and the likes, but, one that particularly stood out for me was Ralph Breaks the Internet. The way its plot relayed the real world social media to an in-game fantasy sphere was second to none.

So, here’s my portrayal of its protagonists (Ralph and Vanellope von Schweetz) in HB.

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