Ack Ack Ack

I'm several weeks late with this one. Here's a scan (of the majority of the piece fitted together from 2 scanned sections). I'd started it during the week of the topic but got sidetracked, per usual. Hopefully it was worth the wait.

"Ack Ack Ack" ... acrylic gouache on 24"x12" illustration board by Robert Elrod.



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I blame the hip hop

Man I really dug this weeks topic! I was just youtube surfing all of the old school cartoon intros and remembering so many of those shows I used to watch and forgot about. It brought me to the realization that I was completely obsessed with cartoons as a kid....well lets be honest I'm still obsessed with them now! I guess what I mean is that you don’t really know how deep it was until you actually look back on it. Anyhow I couldn't really decide on a specific show or a favorite because there were so many classic shows to choose from, so I ended up doing a painting of JEM as I thought it would be funny.  XD

8 1/4" X 11 1/4" Watercolor on Arches Hotpress 140lbs paper

I also figured I share this experiment. I’m still playing around with the last sheets of the  Arches 140lbs Hot Press that I have. That’s how I paint, I did both the JEM painting and this on a half sheet of paper I stretch and then cut them off of the board. There are some things I’m starting to like about working on the Hotpress,  but I think for the most part I will always prefer watercolor painting on cold press. Still I like how this one came out so I think I will try to do some more works like it. 

8 1/4" X 11 1/4" Watercolor on Arches Hotpress 140lbs paper 

~Don