Narrowing down the Swamp Chicken character designs and redesigns. You can see a simple indication of the revised proportions and the new characters in these concept painting concept sketches. Mort has changed the least. Suzy the Marsh Rabbit’s and the Fox’s designs are totally new. Suzy’s design is the furthest from finalized as of this drawing.

MERLE
This is the swamp, chicken, so you
better get use’ ta stench scroogin’
around in yer nostrils. They’ll
always be somethin’ malodorous
waftin’ by.

Swamp Chicken © Brock Rizy 2011

Illustrated after receiving very helpful instruction from a legitimate painter at my workplace.

Updated! I’ve made some improvements as per the suggestion of the illinest painter I know, Seattle artist Augie Pagan.

Randall from Holy Hummingbird.

I’ve included Augie’s notes and the original version I’d sent to him.

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Painted this drawing. Custom brushes for texture.

© Brock Rizy 2010