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Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes) as Naruto Uzumaki.
I just had this idea of using the Duplicator as the Shadow Clone Jutsu and I HAD to draw it.

I wanted it to be similar to Bill Watterson's style to make Calvin as recognizable as possible; if I drew it in my own style, it wouldn't be clear that it was Calvin since he's dressed as Naruto. So then it'd look like I just drew a bunch of short Narutos.

I don't usually try to copy other people's styles, so I was hesitant going into this. I wasn't sure how much trouble I would have trying to make it look decent. My first few goes at drawing Calvin weren't looking good and I was close to scrapping the picture. I really wanted to get the idea out though, so I kept trying after a bit of a break.

It went better after that. I did try to directly copy some things where I could but after doing a couple of them (and spending some time earlier just reading some of the comics and looking at the drawing style), I actually got comfortable enough to try and draw the rest on my own or make up parts of them myself to stay closer to my ideas rather than compromising them based on what reference drawings I could find.

The front 2 Calvins were largely drawn without reference since I couldn't find reference for the exact perspectives I wanted. I may have done a lot of the Calvin on the box myself too, but I don't remember now. I actually drew this weeks ago but didn't get to colour it until now.

It was tough trying to keep the Calvins consistent both to each other and to the style; there's definitely some problems in things like limb length and such. I certainly didn't do his hair as well as I could've (in terms of accuracy). I didn't quite understand how to do it until after I already drew it and had to fit the colouring according to that rather than how it "should be".

Back to limb length, I know Naruto's pants are rolled up a bit and showing his legs but I couldn't fit that in since Calvin's legs are so short. Besides, short pants touch his feet, OK?!!

I didn't do a small rough plan for this picture; I just starting drawing at full size from the start. I'm thankful I didn't run out of space or mess up the layout too much. I almost did a sixth Calvin since there's a panel of the story where a sixth duplicate was partially drawn in.
I had to look it up to confirm there were only five.

Description
Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes) as Naruto Uzumaki.
I just had this idea of using the Duplicator as the Shadow Clone Jutsu and I HAD to draw it.

I wanted it to be similar to Bill Watterson's style to make Calvin as recognizable as possible; if I drew it in my own style, it wouldn't be clear that it was Calvin since he's dressed as Naruto. So then it'd look like I just drew a bunch of short Narutos.

I don't usually try to copy other people's styles, so I was hesitant going into this. I wasn't sure how much trouble I would have trying to make it look decent. My first few goes at drawing Calvin weren't looking good and I was close to scrapping the picture. I really wanted to get the idea out though, so I kept trying after a bit of a break.

It went better after that. I did try to directly copy some things where I could but after doing a couple of them (and spending some time earlier just reading some of the comics and looking at the drawing style), I actually got comfortable enough to try and draw the rest on my own or make up parts of them myself to stay closer to my ideas rather than compromising them based on what reference drawings I could find.

The front 2 Calvins were largely drawn without reference since I couldn't find reference for the exact perspectives I wanted. I may have done a lot of the Calvin on the box myself too, but I don't remember now. I actually drew this weeks ago but didn't get to colour it until now.

It was tough trying to keep the Calvins consistent both to each other and to the style; there's definitely some problems in things like limb length and such. I certainly didn't do his hair as well as I could've (in terms of accuracy). I didn't quite understand how to do it until after I already drew it and had to fit the colouring according to that rather than how it "should be".

Back to limb length, I know Naruto's pants are rolled up a bit and showing his legs but I couldn't fit that in since Calvin's legs are so short. Besides, short pants touch his feet, OK?!!

I didn't do a small rough plan for this picture; I just starting drawing at full size from the start. I'm thankful I didn't run out of space or mess up the layout too much. I almost did a sixth Calvin since there's a panel of the story where a sixth duplicate was partially drawn in.
I had to look it up to confirm there were only five.