Bluey's Back!

working(?) from home

Hey Bloggerfolk!

It’s been a while since my last Bluey fanart, but you can only stay away so long, ya know? Since my last fanart, Bluey’s become a worldwide phenomenon and is quoted frequently by my cadre of friends, only two of whom are parents and none of whom are preschoolers. Finally, people don’t give me strange looks when I say “I’m Busting!” as part of casual conversation. One of my fanarts (ironically, my oldest one) was recently featured on Disney Junior’s Instagram, which may be the highest honor I’ve yet received as an artist, and a Bluey fan? Let me tell you, you are NEVER prepared for the moment when Disney Junior slides into your DMs. Thanks DJ!

I’m loathe to take time away from Curio but wanted to jump back into the Bluey scene and try some new things with the characters. As usual, I love drawing these guys with a weighted, plush feel. But I wanted to try something new with a tighter lineart pass plus a Anna-Scott-meets-The-Mitchells-vs-The-Machines color pass.

sketch

Doing some fanart ended up being a good change of pace from all the non-digital, non-character work I’ve been doing for Curio recently. And somehow it only took 2.5 hours? Which may be the fastest I’ve EVER drawn something on the iPad. I think it’s because I had years worth of fanart to reference, but also because Bandit reminds me a lot of my own dad, and I found myself thinking back on the days we shared at his work (which usually didn’t include a yoga ball. My desk at home though, did.) Good times.

Hope y’all are having a good weekend and a happy Eastertide!

-dh

PS: To my many friends who are also parents, for example, my own parents - that line above is more about my college friends and is a joke, not a reflection of our personal friend status, sorry for the confusion