April 7, 2011

APE-ril: Cornelius

Cornelius sure does look angry.... maybe that's because the "classic" Planet of the Apes franchise gets all the love for Charlton Heston.  Yet it was Cornelius, or more importantly, Roddy McDowall's performance of Cornelius (and later Caesar) that really carried that series along for as long as it did (and make it viable remake fodder, i.e., Tim Burton's "re-imagining" and the upcoming "Rise" with James Franco).  If not for Cornelius and Mr. McDowall, the Apes franchise would likely be much smaller and not what we remember.

As for the art, much like the Bubbles post 2 days ago, this was drawn as a pencil sketch first, and then some touch ups here and there in Photoshop. The difference is bubbles I went straight black and white, this one I went with some color (albeit, muted).  But I like the watercolor type feel to it, and still retain it's sketchyness.

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