The tricky part about drawing “discovery” isn’t that I didn’t have any ideas. It’s that there are infinite possibilities. Physical, historical, emotional, internal, external, sexual, intellectual. Everything from that first peak out of the womb to that final, undiscovered country.
I must have done a half-dozen good concepts (let alone the bad ones which I will hide all evidence of later), but I kept running into the same wall. The sketches and compositions were good, but I had no idea what was being discovered. Or how to narrow the field down to one discovery. So, that’s what I drew.
It’s up to you to figure out what this lil’ guy just found. Maybe each hole leads to another world. Or to treasure. Heck, maybe his field of giant turnips has just gone missing. What possibilities do you see?
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My first thought was that he was waiting for a groundhog to pop up so he could bop them on the head with his tail.
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that was my first thought too!….
I love the idea, everything to be discovered yet none discovered yet!
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This was a hard one…sometimes one has too much range…but I have to say…your ninja in your header to the head lop is hilarious and great!
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This is very intriguing, it makes you want to discover what his (or her!) face looks like
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What a cool technique you have! A very intriguing illo – Great job!
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you made it work with panache…his pose absolutely demands that you look into the holes to see what he’s discovered! excellent!
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I totally thought of those pop up games too, maybe he needs a mallet. Like the perspective of looking over his shoulder and I love your header, very cool.
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Whack-A-Mole! I can’t believe that thought never even crossed my mind, but now that you mention it…! Thanks all, for stopping by and welcome to Papercuts!
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I really like this one. It’s very open to intpretation.
He’s looking out at all the different opportunites he has and each hole would bring him to a new discovery. They could be different portals to different world.
Or, he has to pick one and something will come out of the hole and he’ll discover what it is.
Or, his buddy dropped down a hole and he’s annoyed because he doesn’t know which one.
Or, he’s discovered the result of a meteor shower.
Man I can be here all day!
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I think he’s trying to figure out which hole he left his victim in!
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I think he discovered, to his great disappointment, that all the skee-ball lanes were occupied. Sigh, I guess it’s whack-a-mole again. Also love the ninjas, reminds me of samurai jack an awesome cartoon.
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Wow. Visually satisfying blog. Beautiful, textured art. This take reminds me of that book/movie “holes”, a good movie by the way…
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Great stuff. I need to know whats in those holes!!!
Love your style, I knew I was onto something good when I saw the ninja guy removing heads in the title image. The textures you achieve are amazing.
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This is an amazing blog from start to finish! I think he just discovered a geyser and is waiting to see if anymore will pop up before he tries to cross.
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Welcome everyone, to Papercuts! Thanks for all your great comments; they’re really appreciated. Erin, I’m gonna take a flying leap here and guess that you’ve spent some time at the Jersey shore. skee-ball indeed. As for what’s in the holes, I’ll let all y’all know as soon as I figure it out.
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