During the inaugural session of “What Shall I Draw Today?” for 2021, I managed to produce eight little pieces of art from the nearly 40 suggestion submitted.
Here are the top 3 liked pieces from Sunday:
#1 - Christopher Robin as Andy, Tigger as Woody, and Pooh as Buzz Lightyear: suggestion by @akoymdf
The amount of “likes” received by this piece may have set a personal best for my Instagram channel.
On paper, it’s a simple Disney mashup: three Winnie the Pooh characters as Toy Story characters. It’s a boy playing with his toys. The boy is Christopher Robin as Andy complete with a red cowboy hat. Instead of a Triple-R Ranch logo tee-shirt, he wears something of a Space Rangers logo, so that he represents his dual interests of westerns and space adventures.
Were I left to make up the mashups, I would have swapped the roles to have Tigger as Buzz because he’s flashier and bouncier. Pooh would be Woody, the trusty and loyal one whose primacy as Andy’s favorite is challenged by the new comer.
With all the “likes,” I guess @akoymdf has better instincts on the casting.
If you’ve been following my IG enough to catch some of my past WSIDT sessions, the IG handle may be familiar.
#2 - Lucy Ricardo and Wanda & Chicken: suggestion by @oliviamn14 with Abigail R.
For future readers, this session happened the Sunday following the Disney Plus airing of the third episode of WandaVision. There were 5 suggestions involving Wanda or both Wanda and Vision. This is the one WandaVision related idea that I chose to draw on Sunday because the first episode draws inspiration from I Love Lucy as well as The Dick Van Dyke Show. It would be best to explore the cross-over idea now while the connection is still fresh. There also was a suggestion featuring a version of the comic book Scarlet Witch.
The chicken is from Abigail’s separate suggestion. The chicken became the trigger for the story.
Why is there a chicken?
Wanda magic-ed it up.
What does Lucy think about that?
Lucy is wondering where that chicken came from.
Why is a chicken surprising to Lucy?
A live chicken isn’t the chicken she was thinking of.
What’s out of place about a live chicken?
Lucy has a cook book, suggesting that she had a recipe requiring a store-bought chicken.
I could have rendered the piece as true-to-inspiration black & white, but people always respond to color more. Additionally, Lucy’s bright red hair and Wanda’s auburn hair make more comparisons between the two more obvious which was, in fact, an added point made in the full suggestion.
Both of their dresses are more neutral and cool in tone for added contrast to make their hair color stand out more.
The choice to depict them in a cartoony caricature, was initiated to allude to the animated opening titles of Bewitched. The style also made it easier and quicker to draw, which is important to me as I try to complete as many drawings in eight hours as I possibly can.
#3 - Redd the pirate and Captain Jack Sparrow: suggestion by @nikkistar5394
Redd, here, is the pirate in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. She has a different costume than Captain Redd who you once could meet at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom. I trust that you know of Captain Jack Sparrow.
The suggestion included the team-up back-to-back composition. Were this not the final drawing of the day, I might have drawn it on a larger card, and a large card might have allowed for a better caricature of Captain Jack.
The expressions and exchanges of gazes, I hope, suggests that they may be teaming up now, but either one could make a self-serving turn as any moment.
Pirates. Am I Right?
Here are the rest of the 8 drawn on Sunday:
Here are the top 3 liked pieces from Sunday:
#1 - Christopher Robin as Andy, Tigger as Woody, and Pooh as Buzz Lightyear: suggestion by @akoymdf
The amount of “likes” received by this piece may have set a personal best for my Instagram channel.
On paper, it’s a simple Disney mashup: three Winnie the Pooh characters as Toy Story characters. It’s a boy playing with his toys. The boy is Christopher Robin as Andy complete with a red cowboy hat. Instead of a Triple-R Ranch logo tee-shirt, he wears something of a Space Rangers logo, so that he represents his dual interests of westerns and space adventures.
Were I left to make up the mashups, I would have swapped the roles to have Tigger as Buzz because he’s flashier and bouncier. Pooh would be Woody, the trusty and loyal one whose primacy as Andy’s favorite is challenged by the new comer.
With all the “likes,” I guess @akoymdf has better instincts on the casting.
If you’ve been following my IG enough to catch some of my past WSIDT sessions, the IG handle may be familiar.
#2 - Lucy Ricardo and Wanda & Chicken: suggestion by @oliviamn14 with Abigail R.
For future readers, this session happened the Sunday following the Disney Plus airing of the third episode of WandaVision. There were 5 suggestions involving Wanda or both Wanda and Vision. This is the one WandaVision related idea that I chose to draw on Sunday because the first episode draws inspiration from I Love Lucy as well as The Dick Van Dyke Show. It would be best to explore the cross-over idea now while the connection is still fresh. There also was a suggestion featuring a version of the comic book Scarlet Witch.
The chicken is from Abigail’s separate suggestion. The chicken became the trigger for the story.
Why is there a chicken?
Wanda magic-ed it up.
What does Lucy think about that?
Lucy is wondering where that chicken came from.
Why is a chicken surprising to Lucy?
A live chicken isn’t the chicken she was thinking of.
What’s out of place about a live chicken?
Lucy has a cook book, suggesting that she had a recipe requiring a store-bought chicken.
I could have rendered the piece as true-to-inspiration black & white, but people always respond to color more. Additionally, Lucy’s bright red hair and Wanda’s auburn hair make more comparisons between the two more obvious which was, in fact, an added point made in the full suggestion.
Both of their dresses are more neutral and cool in tone for added contrast to make their hair color stand out more.
The choice to depict them in a cartoony caricature, was initiated to allude to the animated opening titles of Bewitched. The style also made it easier and quicker to draw, which is important to me as I try to complete as many drawings in eight hours as I possibly can.
#3 - Redd the pirate and Captain Jack Sparrow: suggestion by @nikkistar5394
Redd, here, is the pirate in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. She has a different costume than Captain Redd who you once could meet at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom. I trust that you know of Captain Jack Sparrow.
The suggestion included the team-up back-to-back composition. Were this not the final drawing of the day, I might have drawn it on a larger card, and a large card might have allowed for a better caricature of Captain Jack.
The expressions and exchanges of gazes, I hope, suggests that they may be teaming up now, but either one could make a self-serving turn as any moment.
Pirates. Am I Right?
Here are the rest of the 8 drawn on Sunday:
Kamala Harris (Flora), Michelle Obama (Fauna), and Dr. Jill Biden (Merryweather)
suggestion by @motheroffreels
A bi-pedal Pumbaa in tux and tails
suggestion by @pumbaaguy
Pocahontas as a hula dancer
suggestion by @elijones94
Rey and Leia bonding over an afternoon tea
suggestion by @jesstothesmith
Wonder Woman (DC Future State) — Yara Flor
suggestion by @sdogg52
suggestion by @motheroffreels
suggestion by @pumbaaguy
suggestion by @elijones94
suggestion by @jesstothesmith
suggestion by @sdogg52
I am still saving all of my drawing for future sales at convention shows. Frustratingly, I can’t say when that will be.
The next WSIDT session is happening in February 21.
Thank you to everyone who pitched their fun drawing suggestions. Thank you for following my blog and/or Instagram (@Monstergram7) and/or Monster Enterprises Facebook page. Thank you for liking.
All: Black ink and color pencil on Bristol Board.
“Pooh Story” and “Lucy and Wanda”: 17.78 cm x 12.70 cm (7.00 in. x 5.00 in)
“Redd and Jack” 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm (3.50 in. x 2.50 in.)
“Kamala, Michelle and Jill” on watercolor paper.
These are a wonderful start to the new year!
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