Even colored, there's something about the outlines that throws him off for me. Close, but not enough. Although if you look at my Heron albums online, he's been changing appearance more and more as I keep drawing him.
edit: I adjusted his face around the beak area. Amazing how such a minuscule detail makes all the difference to me.
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Yeah it's funny. These look like "drawings" of Heron, whereas all the Facebook images look like "real" images of him. It's as if you drew a picture of a real person. It's almost like the difference between a photo and a drawing. He seems real on FB. :D
Heh, I know! Plus, the longer I draw him, the more of a handle I get on the character - the evolution of Heron's look is pretty drastic over the past few months (I used to include really rough edges, but lately have been refining it more and more). I liken it to Snoopy and the Peanuts characters - in the beginning, they were so rounded, but as time drew on, Charles Schultz developed a visual lexicon for all the characters. Hopefully I keep drawing Heron for a while and get there. :)
I did notice Heron was getting more refined! And that's a great analogy to Peanuts, which is so true. You could also say the same thing with The Simpsons. When Matt Groening was drawing them for the Tracey Ullman show, they were so squiggly and warped and kind of "messy." Then as time went on, they became more refined and rounded and their "look" was established to how we know them today. Can't wait to see how Heron finally ends up!
Heron is still one of my faves. His evolution seems just about right.
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