rough pencil sketch
Never mind that his left hand isn’t right (he, he!), and the bottom part of the rope should go between the legs,or that I ran out of paper at the top! Tom is having fun!
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Yes! Her certainly looks like he’s having fun! I think there’s a story here… 🙂
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Unfortunately someone wrote it – a fellow named Samuel, went with Mark Twain (2013 scbwi TdePaola Award sketches for my entry)
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Well obviously he wrote Tom Sawyer! I meant there was a new story in that mischievous boy climbing a rope…!
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That’s who I was trying to draw!
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Ok, too much Dickens on the brain tonight – maybe you’re right!
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There’s that saucy boy again! What’s he UP to now?! I like that you ran out of paper – makes for a little mystery.
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This is my favorite so far, and don’t worry about the hand I have done that a few times meself.
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🙂
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Great! Yep, hands, eh? But I think the rope looks good that way, it adds a nice S curve. Sometimes, with visuals, I think it pays to go with what comes out intuitively instead of what makes more logical sense. Good job!
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Won’t be going with this one either, but I like his look!
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Love his expression!
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That is SO Tom! 🙂
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