Cartooning with Mike Kunkel Week 10 - 11

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The final exercise for Mike Kunkel’s Cartooning class was to design a 'Cartoony Logo Mascot.' We were given five options to choose from, and I picked the energy drink company Supa Soda. As someone who has fond memories of watching Banana Man as a kid, this was really fun to work on. I initially started with some sketches of a superhero-like character shaped as a can. Then I moved toward a Rocketeer/stuntman-type character, similar to Evel Knievel, with can-shaped rockets on his back or hands

I settled on my initial idea—a can-shaped character. I wanted it to be cute and fun, like a children’s cereal mascot, but also full of energy.

The final black & white version.

Cartooning with Mike Kunkel Week 4

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Sorry I’m late in posting this! The week 4 assignment was to illustrate a greeting card, and it turned out to be such a fun exercise. I’ve bought so many greeting cards based on the cover art, but I never once thought it could be a career option. I also did a final pass on my one-panel cartoon using traditional pen and ink. I had been practicing with pen and ink for a few weeks before the assignment, so it was nice to finally use it for this!