Hello everyone! This week of Mr Owl started on the 24th of October, which is the moment I went back from a week of vacation. To justify this absence I invented an inner journey in the head of Mr Owl while he was in a coma. While creating I listened to this music a lot :
MONDAY
« Some bad news to start the week… Mr Owl has been in the hospital during the past 2 weeks. Although they don’t know owl’s anatomy very well, doctors are quite confident he will get better. It’s a mystery what Mr Owl thinks during his coma… »
TUESDAY
Mr Owl is reliving his past in his deep lethargy. « Paris is truly beautiful », he thinks…
WEDNESDAY
Mr Owl, pursuing his trip in limbo, now finds himself on a cinemascope reel. « How did I get here? », he thinks.
THURSDAY
Mr Owl is going deeper, he’s now back as a kid and is sorrowful because everyone is laughing at him. « I never realised my feathers were weird until now », he thinks…
FRIDAY
Mr Owl is now reliving the moment someone took his wing for the first time and told him they fancied his feathers no matter what he’s been told before. « What a warm feeling », he thinks…
SATURDAY
Mr Owl is now falling in a psychedelic universe. « What? », he thinks…
SUNDAY
Mr Owl finally woke up. His body aches but his mind is somehow rested. Besides, he’s got quaint flowers by his bed. « Who could have such a nice attention? », he asks himself.
This week may have seemed a little more dramatic, and I hope it didn’t put you off. I really like this series because it allows me to try and explore new things. This week features my first fully drawn background, and I’m somewhat happy with this little view from the Alexander III bridge in the Paris from 1900 (Yes this is very precise haha). At the beginning I thought I would go a little bit more in depth in the 1900 Exposition Universelle, because I found it fascinating to document myself about how Paris evolved, to see what kind of technology was used in that time, or what kind of art style (Art Nouveau). And that’s what I did when I put Mr Owl into a Melies film (Wednesday). But then I went sad, so I just drew a sad Mr Owl. I also really enjoyed making a Gif, so there might me a bit more of those in the future if I find a good reason to animate Mr Owl.
Little « behind the scenes bonus »
Hands are fucking hard to draw. Sorry for the swearing, but really, they are my kryptonite. On Friday, I decided to practice a bit on paper before I started working with my pen tablet.
That’s it for now, I hope you enjoyed!
Take care and see you next week.
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