I drew myself as a Hanna-Barbera character in the Flintstones universe. Why? Because earlier this week, I was rocked by a monumental headache. Lots of people have lots of headaches so I figure I'm no different, but it did inspire this drawing.
The headache was exactly of the sort you'd expect if you took bowling lessons from Fred Flintstone. Unless you master Fred's unique bowling stance, that big rock ball is going to get away on you and clonk you right on the top of your head. My wife claimed she saw a big pointy lump on the crown of my skull. I kept an ice pack up there for days, until I felt better.
Drawing this pose gave me a greater appreciation for Fred's bowling scenes. It would be pretty tough to draw a proper bowling motion given the rock-bottom Hanna-Barbera animation budget. So, Fred moves on a silly loop of animated toe movement and windmills his arms on a pivot around his shoulder. The result is a lot of dynamic movement with very few frames rendered.
For another blog entry related to the Flinstones, please check out one pf my all-time favourites, JSVB Post #300, by clicking here.
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