Gazza of Penrith first look, Oh Mirnag song, Treshtog toy (Patreon)

If you missed my last post, Meth Orcs is finished, check it out. 

Shot is almost finished, I want to go over the beer in the glass as its a bit primitive and his hand looks a bit wooden when it moves, also I'm thinking of changing his trousers to shorts.  His lips will move when he answers the phone, I haven't done any audio for this yet.

Generally this design is too complex but for the first couple of shots he just talks on the phone and drinks so it's fine, I've done most of it already.  For the rest of the cartoon where he is a lot more mobile I will need to simplify his design because making him do basic things is taking too long.

I had fun with the background, the paintings on the wall are a selection from my saved images folder that have spoken to me over the past few years, with the exception of the one behind his head which is my discord pfp.  

I've attached "oh mirnag verse 1.mp3" to this post, it's the first verse of the credits song I want to make for Meth Orcs to replace what is currently there.

I intended to record all four verses today, but I have come up against a physical limitation I didn't know I have.  My throat is healed from the flu but it seems that singing in Treshtog's voice makes me retch after a short time.  I will try again on Monday when I have the place to myself, after all it is only 4 short verses and I think it will be worth the discomfort.

It looks like we will not have a final Treshtog prototype until late February.  The factory is about to take a few weeks off for Chinese New Year, and the latest version I saw today still needs  a few alterations.  I wanted to be able to detach the axe from his back and slip it into his fist so he could hold it.  And for a few months that seemed fine but now it turns out they can't do that.  We are going to try velcro on his palms.  But they can't colour match the velcro to his skin until after the holiday.  I will wait rather than launching before the toy is ready.  I'm very keen to publish it but in the grand scheme of things a few weeks doesn't matter, I know I will regret it if I rush things.