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SkekTek wrote:I'm predicting nobody's gonna do a design on the woodland creature that I can't get out of my building (even in the dead of winter)... the brown marmorated stink bug.

Those jerkfaces!! They love to clutch onto my office building, especially around the doorway. Being the giant wuss that I am, I have to chuck stuff at them to make them move so I can go in. X-Q

BUNNIES!!!!!

Kalari wrote:Oh, please let's see some creative designs with skunks and/or bats!

how's this?

Please: Are any of you artistic types familiar with the Redwall Series? It's full of woodland creatures and the author, Brian Jacques, just died. What could be a more honorable tribute than a tee with swordfighting stoats and badgers?

I would love to see a well-done squirrelpocalypse. Much more exciting than a bunnypocalypse...

triatomico wrote:Please: Are any of you artistic types familiar with the Redwall Series? It's full of woodland creatures and the author, Brian Jacques, just died. What could be a more honorable tribute than a tee with swordfighting stoats and badgers?

Brian Jacques died?!?! Those books were a staple of my childhood! I'll see what I can do...

I hope people have better idea's than bunnies! haha i say think out side the box

sasham62 wrote:You do realize this is Woot, right?

Well, yes, but hope springs eternal.

Skunk disguised as a bunny, anyone?

bassanimation wrote:I loooove skunks and bats. Man, I wish Texas didn't ban skunks as pets. I hear they are awesome little guys to have around. (de-smellyfied of course)

I've heard this too!! They're supposed to be very affectionate. My state allows them (with certain restrictions) and I'd totally get one, only I hear they are big diggers and will claw up your furniture (which sort of makes sense...I mean, they *are* still wild animals).

Josephus wrote:how's this?

Ooooh! Realistically-drawn non-chibi bats! So much the better!!! *made my day*

I instantly thought of the USPS stamp series...

I'm drawing a beaver-built log flume / water park. And typing it here so I don't chicken out.

:p

Kalari wrote:I've heard this too!! They're supposed to be very affectionate. My state allows them (with certain restrictions) and I'd totally get one, only I hear they are big diggers and will claw up your furniture (which sort of makes sense...I mean, they *are* still wild animals).

Depends where you get the skunk. There are domesticated lines that have been bred for companionship. They're much like a cat--they can be box trained, and trained to claw/dig in a cardboard bins.

Domestication was done to have the skunks around farms. They prevent predators, like foxes and coyotes from raiding, even without scent glands.

But, the big concern about having them as a companion pet is how your state handles rabies vaccines. Cat vaccines are effective in skunks, but not all states accept that, so if your pet skunk bites someone, it HAS to be tested...and the test is lethal. :/

Mavyn wrote:
But, the big concern about having them as a companion pet is how your state handles rabies vaccines. Cat vaccines are effective in skunks, but not all states accept that, so if your pet skunk bites someone, it HAS to be tested...and the test is lethal. :/

Yeah, Rabies testing was invented by zombies. o_0

Sadly, they don't require that for humans, just animals.

I'm excited for this one... a lot of my fav animals to draw are in the woodlands. I wanted to re-use a design (but change it enough). If I used similar style animals but a whole new composition and color scheme and new elements, is that enough? I don't want to anger the rejectors (or the community).

Thanks for any advice in advance.

Mavyn wrote:Depends where you get the skunk. There are domesticated lines that have been bred for companionship. They're much like a cat--they can be box trained, and trained to claw/dig in a cardboard bins.

Domestication was done to have the skunks around farms. They prevent predators, like foxes and coyotes from raiding, even without scent glands.

But, the big concern about having them as a companion pet is how your state handles rabies vaccines. Cat vaccines are effective in skunks, but not all states accept that, so if your pet skunk bites someone, it HAS to be tested...and the test is lethal. :/

aww that is sad! The skunk at the nature center I used to work at was my absolute favorite animal. He always reminded me more of a dog than a cat in his behavior. When you picked him up he would cling to your arms and nuzzle your hand to pet you, and even fall asleep on your lap. Then I found out his fur gave me a rash and I adored Pierre from outside his cage, otherwise I'd consider keeping a skunky companion myself.

Josephus wrote:how's this?

+1 right now

grrlmarvel wrote:I'm excited for this one... a lot of my fav animals to draw are in the woodlands. I wanted to re-use a design (but change it enough). If I used similar style animals but a whole new composition and color scheme and new elements, is that enough? I don't want to anger the rejectors (or the community).

Thanks for any advice in advance.

Yep, that should be fine! Sounds like a 'significant change' to me.

Has anyone seen a tee with wolverines drawn up as the kids from Red Dawn?
I know, I know, but I LOVED that movie, and it was the first thing I thought of.
I'll work on it tonight if no one tells me it's out there somewhere...

Do you all think a Basilisk Lizard would be considered a woodland animal?

triatomico wrote:Please: Are any of you artistic types familiar with the Redwall Series? It's full of woodland creatures and the author, Brian Jacques, just died. What could be a more honorable tribute than a tee with swordfighting stoats and badgers?

I was actually thinking of doing some thing along that lines independent of knowing the series. Instead of mice I was thinking more of a stylized bunny warrior riding atop a saddled ragged wolf.

Josephus wrote:how's this?

What's in the little one's mouth?

Plus these appear to be taken from another source.

theinfinityloop wrote:Would salmon be ok? Bears eat salmon, and bears are woodland creatures...

It's woodLAND... not woodLAKE

That makes me think of all the Timbaland / Justin Timberlake "musicical colabs" too bad they didn't have anyone named Timber Cabin... *shrug*

Mavyn wrote:Skunk disguised as a bunny, anyone?

I think it's probably being designed already.

Kalari wrote:I've heard this too!! They're supposed to be very affectionate. My state allows them (with certain restrictions) and I'd totally get one, only I hear they are big diggers and will claw up your furniture (which sort of makes sense...I mean, they *are* still wild animals).

I have pet rats, and they are also pretty destructive if you let them roam about. I don't think there are many pets that won't destroy stuff. It's like the national pastime of the wild kingdom :3. That and eating. :X

sTyLeS wrote:What's in the little one's mouth?

Plus these appear to be taken from another source.

i think the bats on the bottom are practise. the one on the top is the funny one, therefore the one headed for submission. i also see that image elsewhere, so the original could also be public domain.

This would get my vote:

genericsmith wrote:I think it's probably being designed already.

At 4:08 PM? Hell, it's done already and on to the next.

davidfromdallas wrote:This would get my vote:

Well, apparently it has been done, from that link; and I'm pretty certain people are out for this derby - animals only. At least, that was my interpretation of the 'humans are not animals for purposes of this derby' rule.

Lish64 wrote:Do you all think a Basilisk Lizard would be considered a woodland animal?

Well, they live in rainforests, so I imagine they qualify...

I'm designing a melding of a favorite literary tale with some well named animals to finish off the word-play.

hopefully we have some classic literature fans here. ;-)

bellisperennis wrote:Ah, but as turtles and penguins aren't woodland creatures, no matter how you define "woodland", at least he can't copy-and-paste from previous designs.

Ah yes, but the rare and elusive forest penguin would beg to differ. Eudyptula spica is a crafty little bird, living near lakes and ponds which contain fish and bugs for them to eat. Their brown coat enables them to hide from their predators in the murky depths as well as amongst the trees. This penguin is a noble creature, one which must be respected and treated with caution. Its sharp beak makes it a beautiful, but deadly addition to the woodland ecosystem.

Here's my beaver dam / waterpark idea, roughed out:




I am resisting the urge to call it Big Dam Heroes. (By which I mean, looking for encouragement to call it that. :p)

I'm planning to ink it up with nice, angular, wood grained logs everywhere. Give it a fun, high contrast style. Very chunky.

Do you think this would fly as a 2 color illustration? Or would it be better in full color?

Winnie the pooh or Narnia anyone?

sTyLeS wrote:What's in the little one's mouth?

Plus these appear to be taken from another source.

It's a vuvuzela.


huh, I guess they used the same source as me, an archive of copyright-free prints from the 1800s, although my image was drawn using the image as a reference, NOT traced. The other two bats I drew using the first as my example of how they ought to look. Think I ought to change the one that I drew using my source more?

Spiritgreen wrote:Here's my beaver dam / waterpark idea, roughed out:




I am resisting the urge to call it Big Dam Heroes. (By which I mean, looking for encouragement to call it that. :p)

I'm planning to ink it up with nice, angular, wood grained logs everywhere. Give it a fun, high contrast style. Very chunky.

Do you think this would fly as a 2 color illustration? Or would it be better in full color?

GMV if you call it "Big Dam Heroes" ;-)

Any thoughts on extinct animals?

I feel like there should be a tribute to the recently extinct Eastern Cougar, which (once upon a time) had a home in the woodlands.

Spiritgreen wrote:Here's my beaver dam / waterpark idea, roughed out:




I am resisting the urge to call it Big Dam Heroes. (By which I mean, looking for encouragement to call it that. :p)

I'm planning to ink it up with nice, angular, wood grained logs everywhere. Give it a fun, high contrast style. Very chunky.

Do you think this would fly as a 2 color illustration? Or would it be better in full color?

That's an awesome sketch. Love the concept.

What were your thoughts on the 2 colors (and the shirt color)?

novastarj wrote:That's an awesome sketch. Love the concept.

What were your thoughts on the 2 colors (and the shirt color)?

Thanks!

I'm thinking cream shirt with a warm brown and a pale brown. Pretty much what's there ^. I like the simplicity of it, but it might be better liked with greens and blues in there too...