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Published: 2017-02-21 16:25:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 466; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Looks like we've just caught Frederick's foster-brother Cedric as he's sitting down to a... what? ...second breakfast? He loves his food!
Another drawing from me using traditional media... only this time a mini-scene rather than just a headshot or something!
Coloured using pencils and pens.
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Heya Dan, thought I'd give a more in-depth review of one of my favorite members of your growing cast of characters, and allow me to cast out in this in-depth review of this rotund otter here.
Vision) Aparently it's obvious how much he loves fish regardless of his current figure here, he may be fit as a fiddle but if you ask me he's as fit as a bass fiddle. As far as this picture goes, it's clear that someone or himself fixed himself a 2nd breakfast (do people eat two breakfast meals?) and it looks rather big, and yet he looks mighty hungry, if not...gluttonous.
Originality) Well it's a fat character having another meal? I dunno how original can you be?
Technique) Ah, now here's where it gets to the meat and veggies in this illustration here. With your use of colored pencils, it clearly shows both the materials of all objects, ranging from the wooden table, the fish, and his fur. Although there's a lot of "whitening" on Cedric's fur to really effective, you did do a decent job coloring him in with this particular medium.
Overall Impact) Im giving this picture
Closing Comments) As far as using colored pencils go, I would be very careful on making too long of strokes, otherwise you'll develop the whitening that appears sporadic in the image as well as some bleeding effects, like near Cedric's mouth and tongue. I'd also recommend to keep your pencils sharpened to a fine tip to get into the nitty gritty angles and curves, like the fur here.
Hmm, come to think of it, Cedric's bulk could use a bit of work because as he sits, his belly and other areas where the fat compresses should also sag a bit. I could help you with this privately if you want. Although, there is one thing on my mind, actually a couple questions
1) Will there be any leftovers?
2) What kind of fish is that anyway? Looks like a trout
3) May I have a piece? I love fish!
Heh, thanks very much, Alex!
Glad you like it!
Heh, indeed... for a fat guy, at least Cedric still has a certain fitness that constant swimming imparts to him! I'd consider his physical condition as very much a musclegut! (Still, guess a bit of belly makes him all the more cuddly)
Indeed, he's quite the lovable goofball. They're all rather fond of him, and he really embraces (sometimes literally) the role of Frederick's brother even if he's only adopted...
That's certainly the one downside to pencils, though... try as I might, even applying two coats to the fill-areas, there still seem to be some white areas that get missed somehow... hence I wanted to use pens more for colouring certain areas as eyes and clothing...
(And I used first lighter then darker browns to colour the fur and table)
Hmmm, and yes... I still get the odd trouble with the ink pens bleeding outside the lines, however lightly I try to dab in the colour. Either the paper's too absorbent, or the ink flows too copiously...
Yeah, maybe a few pointers... I was really trying to work on getting Cedric's belly right. It's not always easy to draw an animal like an otter that's supposed to have a long body and shortish limbs, but is also practically circular in terms of being a butterball...
As for those questions...
1) Cedric: Leftovers? Sure, when I've finished, you could always have the bones to boil in a fish-soup!
2) No specific fish, really... whenever I draw anything aquatic, it tends to be very generic...
3) Well... depends if there's still one lying around in the larder that Cedric hasn't got at yet...
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I don't think Cedric's the only one who loves his food.
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Yup, there's certainly no doubt about Cedric's big appetite!
Cedric: Did somebody mention a sec'nd bre'kfist?
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I believe I did.
*sees a plate of fried fish and gives it to Cedric*
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Cedric: Oooh, sec'nds fer sec'nd bre'kfist! Ta, matey!
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I have to think of something later, I seen this late at night just before bed.
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Heh, he's ready to chow down, that's for sure
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Heh, heh... indeed!
Thanks very much!
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Thanks very much, Kyo!
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You're welcome, Dan. ^^
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He looks so hungry and adorable! ^^
Is sea food and fish his favorite meal?
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Heh, thanks!
Well, it's certainly the staple diet of any healthy otter...
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Cute drawing, Give the food descriptions in the Red Wall series I would imagine it's hard not to overindulge a bit in that world.Β
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Yeah, Brian Jacques sure gave a lot of time to describing food... depending on whether I had just eaten or not was the difference between making me hungry or nauseous...
Though I don't see what a reference to the Redwall series has to do with Cedric Wilkinson and his love for eating...?
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Oh, I was under the impression that your story was taking place in that same universe.Β
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Well, my earliest influences may have come from Redwall, but that was some 15 years ago. Since then I've sought to break away from that by placing Danbuster and friends in their own reality, based on an anthropomorphic version of contemporary United Kingdom!
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OK, I was thinking it was a later time in Β that worlds timeline when it had advanced to resemble the present by convergence.Β
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I dunno, maybe it is, considering Redwall was set in a very British-like climate... or maybe it's like a parallel universe where contemporary furries can visit in fan-fiction, only to find that their favourite characters still live in a medieval stasis...
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I can tell this fella really likes his fish. 
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Yup, he really does!
Thanks, Mark!
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Cute fuzzy fluffy fatty otter! 
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Heh, heh... thanks very much, Kel!
I'm sure he will!
Fond of fat otters, eh?
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You're very welcome. X)
Well... its just that so far, every fat otter I've come across tends to be adorable.
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Cedric: Awww, thank ye very much, matey! 
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Cedric: Hehe... 
Frederick: Ngaaah!!
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Frederick: Heh, at least that's true for both of us...
Cedric: Yeah, you're a great bro, Frederick...
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I wonder if it's quite usual to see Cedric like this.
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Heh, yeah... quite likely one of the usual places to discover Cedric... either that or lounging in his hammock, if he isn't swimming about in the river...
Thanks very much!
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Can't say I blame him for being this hungry!
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Heh, heh... thanks very much!
I haven't really established anything officially, but I'm sure if there have been any occasions, he would have easily defeated all comers!
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