Yosemite Sam Redraw (Patreon)

One of my favorite toons from way back. I always found this pygmy curmudgeon terribly cute, short temper and all. Warning: Dynamite should only be used in place of a dick/dildo as a last resort! Sometimes a guy just has to make do.

For this post, I wanted to do something really fun: Find an old drawing that I liked and redraw it today to revisit the original work in a fun way and also to see how I've grown/changed as an artist. The original was drawn in 2011, the current one 2021. So this is a 10 year difference. Attempting to critique it myself, I'm much more comfortable drawing challenging poses now, and I think that shows. It's a more complex position and angle to draw correctly, obviously I use color and shading now, highlights are new. I also can see my expressions have come along nicely. Even with a simply designed cartoon character, I really like seeing the improvement. Hopefully you guys think it's pretty interesting too. :)