[Art] Preliminary sketches for Tufted Deer, Arctic Hare and Cape Hare

[moonvoice]

Well, when you get pinged, you get pinged.

It never takes me long to sketch these out anyway. It's that dastardly inking process that gets me.


Arctic Hare






Cape Hare





Tufted Deer

Comments

[zuki_san]

I remember seeing the tufted deer taxidermy at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. I squealed with delight, and my companions looked at me strangely. I'm not sure if they were more surprised that I already knew about them, or that I was so excited.

There were similar reactions to my explaining how tree kangaroos climbed without the benefit of the little instructional video, or when we got to the meteorite room and I groped and hugged the ones that said 'please touch'

[moonvoice]

Maybe they were surprised at both things? Some people just don't understand how freaking inspiring and exciting-making nature is. :D I do the same thing when I see a new species of wild orchid in the bushland that I haven't seen before.

There were similar reactions to my explaining how tree kangaroos climbed without the benefit of the little instructional video

The answer is; 'not very well.' Those guys take more drops out of trees than just about any other tree climbing mammal/marsupial. It's hilarious. It's like they got hired for a job that no one is willing to fire them for, because they're so adorable.