Rhinos Doing the Tango
This illustration was prompted by Illustration Friday's word of the week: TANGO. Considered doing a couple caricatures for the movie "Tango and Cash" but didn't love any of the photos I found. Couldn't think of anything else clever so dancers was it.
Plus, it seemed like another good excuse to draw rhinos. Why not?
My favorite part are their horns. The female, getting the shorter, curved horn was a natural decision and it kind of acts like a continuation of the arch of her back (rhinos aren't that flexible).The male, on the other hand, was kind of forced to look that way since I drew him way tooo close to the edge of the page. His ears are laid back because that's the only way I could squeak them in and his horn stretches way out for the same reason. But it all worked out in the end. His expression is perfect and I love the way his horn mimics / frames the females extended leg.
I think, had I had enought room, his horn would have gone almost straight up and that would have looked weird with a tall spindly spike towering over the rest of the weighty composition.

Evolution of a Logo
The first two images o the left were cut paper experiments were a single piece of paper (circle and square) had a design cut out of them and then the pieces that were cut out were flipped horizontal and pasted in the same position. I suppose you wouldn't have to flip the pieces of the circle. Then it would just be a negetive. But that was the assignment.
The other logos I created after graduation. I LOVE the RI one but it needs to have text accompany it or you don't know what it's for. Maybe someday I'll be as big as Nike and it won't matter.