Hedgehogs are so cute, all pointy-nosed, soft-bellied and spikey on the back. When you look at them straight on, they have this bewildered, dazed look.
But when I stand one up, he looks an awful lot like an armadillo. Even the same arm position, belly button and feet.
I really need to broaden my styles a bit.
(Yes, Stephen Colbert’s segment on hedgehogs got me thinking about them…)
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April 14, 2009 at 10:56 am
~ dale
Maybe, when armadillo’s are chilling out after a hard days work rooting for grubs, they take their shells off and underneath is armadillo-afro!
April 14, 2009 at 12:35 pm
David Brown
They’re already good recognizable representations. I think you’ve characterized them both well.
To me a hedgehog’s face looks like a ferret after electroshock and a bit of styling mousse for that “happenin’ hair” effect. Yours looks pretty good!
If you want to separate the armadillo more, they have long pointed ears and a long distinctive head shape – almost like an anteater. They don’t have hair and they’re in the sun a lot, so you could draw freckling on the head or a skull-cap helmet with the ears and maybe just a bit of hair sticking out around the edges for humor, as if he just crammed the helmet on before a ride. Being western critters, some have cowboy hats and sunglasses.
Some drawings I’ve seen have the banding going across the front when standing. I don’t think they actually have that, but if an armored animal stood up much, it would make sense to have it there and it’s a way to get away from the standard body type.
I think he aleady looks good though.
June 30, 2009 at 8:52 am
Betta
Having just seen my very first hedgehog in person, I’d say your representation is spot on. Well done, Mr. P.