Ever have a news story stuck in your head forever because it was just so random and ridiculous? That’s what happened today. I got thinking about an incident that happened at the Skowhegan Fair Ground last summer… someone, and I can only assume someone who was very very stoned, stole $1,000 worth of whoopie pies and cookies during the night. Not cash. Not anything of real use. Whoopie pies. I mean this is right up there with the theft (and then eventual return) of the Turtle Boy statue. Ah! Small town life in New England! There’s nothing like it.
But back to the point. I don’t believe they ever caught the whoopie pie bandit… maybe they will after the above vital evidence is released. It was a caterpillar. His name was Glen. And he was jus trying to spread joy. Mystery solved.
The Making of Glen
I did learn a few things drawing this… the first is that if I am tracing something – let’s say the tail end of a pick-up truck – I should enlarge it to the right size first. Tracing it in actual size and then enlarging the tracing just makes it look pixelated to high hell.
Secondly I learned layers are awesome to bury Glen under. Also hiding layers makes drawing additional layers far less chaotic.