I grew up in a sub-tropical climate in a little, teapot-shaped country called Zimbabwe. It was my idea of paradise – wide open spaces, warm sunshine, bare feet. And a vast tract of bushveld – that’s what we call the unfenced and untrammeled woodland around here – right behind our backyard.
Our backyard was half an acre in size
And a third of it was given over to a luscious veggie garden, including pawpaw trees. The produce – organically nourished with equally homegrown horse manure (that’s a story for another day) was irresistible… and not only to our family. A troupe of mischievous, marauding monkeys took great delight in feeding their families on it too.
So what does this have to do with ‘how to draw a cartoon monkey step by step?
This is pretty much what we used to see, peeping out of the bush beyond our fence
Well, the monkey face I’ve used in my video tutorial is exactly like the ones that used to make free with our veggies and fruit – most particularly the tomatoes and pawpaws!
(In the end Dad put his electrical engineering mind to excellent use and built an electric fence -humane, I promise – to make sure we kept a fair share of what we grew. The day we first switched that on was entertaining, to say the least – yet another story for another day.)
I am beyond delighted with this new ‘how to cartoon’ video
My Camtasia skills have taken a quantum leap upwards – huzzah! And it’s fun to revisit how I work on anything new – starting with the ‘real deal’ to get to grips with anatomy, and then cartoon-ifying it.
But don’t take my word for it – take a look for yourself.
I’ll be waiting anxiously to hear what you think, down in the comments below.
By the way – constructive criticism is welcome too. Any suggestions are most welcome.
Just because I am delighted with it, doesn’t mean that you have to be, too 🙂