Figure Block Christmas Gift

My wife gave me the cool idea of making some blocks for my son and nephew. I settled on 6 different figures with interchangeable legs, torsos, and heads on douglas cubes. The process took much longer than anticipated, and it took me a while to gain a good technique with acrylics. I'm just not used to painting. I also put 2 coats of varnish on them, which bubbled in some spots. Ugh!

Here is the sequence:

The Eagles are Coming!

EAGLE STUDY

Character Sketch

Here's a character from a story I've been working on lately.

Junglescape

G.W. (The Original)

I sketched this as I was reading 1776. It's young version of George Washington.

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Rhino's Breakfast

I haven't updated this blog in a long while, so here's a quick sketch I entered for an art contest depicting "Animals doing human things." Used my Wacom, took about 20 minutes. I won the contest, but the only glory was internet points. 

Judah Doodles

Just some doodle inspired by my son playing around today.