This little doodle happened for two reasons.
Reason 1) Lately I've been aching to try painting, but I've proven many times in the past that it's not my thing.
Reason 2) I've been trying to think up ideas for my first tattoo, and it has to be animation-related. I had thought of a few character's that would be ok. Stitch and Rafiki came to mind because they're interesting and I love the way they're animated, but that's not enough to justify permanent ink. Then this idea hit me. Necron99 from Ralph Bakshi's Wizards. He would be a great tattoo for so many reasons. Wizards is now on my top list of favorites, and Bakshi has become my all-time hero for his view on the world and his persistence to produce art and stories that are important to him, no matter what others say. So the tattoo would serve as a reminder to always ask, "what would Bakshi do?" Let's not forget that Necron99's a bad-ass, so that helps too.
Anyway, I searched google for some images of him, and found this great pose. I love the simplicity in his design and color, and that sparked this urge to paint it. So I drew it, broke out some acrylics, and Ta-Daa! I can officially paint a flat level of red and yellow. Look out, Picasso.
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