Toon Club: Jocks and Nerds

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Jocks and Nerds

As I went about sketching rabbits and turtles, I was suddenly struck with inspiration about the symbolism in the fable.

The more I thought about it, the more I became convinced that this is what Aesop meant.

8 comments:

Ken Chandler said...: Fun character designs Peter. Good inspiration on the idea too. I like the inequality of their physicality, etc., especially knowing that the nerds win in the end. Go nerds!; February 19, 2007 3:02 AM
S.T. Lewis said...: Nice contrast in these characters. Good one, Peter.; February 19, 2007 7:43 AM
Seth Hippen said...: Fun stuff, Peter. I like the turtle's face especially.; February 19, 2007 7:57 AM
Joe Fowler said...: Nice simple charactor designs... one of your best.; February 19, 2007 9:27 AM
sarah said...: Very nice character designs. I really like the turtle's head too.; February 19, 2007 9:34 AM
Nathan Lindsay said...: I think this is one of your best ones. I like the line quality on this. very inky.; February 19, 2007 11:10 AM
Blogerts said...: If the rabbit doesn't make it to the pros, he's gonna be working for the turtle. Then the rabbit's wife is going to leave him for the turtle. It's a sad reality.; February 19, 2007 11:40 PM
Adrian Ropp said...: Great designs, Peter! I love the turtle!; February 21, 2007 10:22 AM