Wendell's 2006 images

Holiday hugs. Created in Fractal Design Painter 5 with a tablet.

A second badge for the husky Delako. This one better shows off his bulging stomach and muscles. White paper, 3"x5".

This commissioned badge is for a buddy in Winnipeg. It was a joy to draw such a huggable wolf. Original is 3"x5" black paper, with Prismacolor pencils.

An acquaintance of mine is putting together a new sheep fursuit, and wanted a badge commission to go along with it. If you see this guy around at any conventions, he gives great hugs. Original is 3"x5" black paper, with Prismacolor pencils.

Commission for Delako... the first time I'd drawn the brawny husky, and it's just a tiny portion of him. The composition was his idea, and I had to do what I could to get all those little bits into a 3"x5" original. Colour pencil on black paper.

A commission from the player. I'd done some work for him before, illustrating what his lion persona would look like when some magickal cigars transformed him into an old, wide-bellied blubberball. He liked them so much that he wanted a badge as well. This one was drawn double-sized on blue paper, then shrunk down for the final badge art.

A gift badge for a very generous, oversized ursine. Sorry I couldn't fit more of him on there, but it was only a 3"x5" badge, and he's humongous.

A gift for a friendly fat-loving fox I met in person at Anthrocon 2006. Thanks for spending time with us, and for the help carrying stuff to the art show. By the way, your costume looks like lots of fun.

A gift for a neat guy I met at Midwest Furfest 2006. He's charming and funny, loves to eat and give hugs. Thanks for the good times, DM. Black paper with Prismacolor pencils, 3"x5".

A grand group of fat-fur fans collected together at Midwest Furfest and went out for a large dinner. Mr. Lean, possibly the most slender member of the group, found he had some trouble finishing his order, and ended up passing it along to DragoMike, who had already eaten a dragon's share. This is my tribute to Mr. Lean and his excuses that night. He'd asked everybody to rape his sketchbook. These are the kinds of images he received.

After the meal, Mr. Lean was gently nibbled by the big purple blobby thing in the hotel lobby.

After hours of art trades with other fat furry folks, things got a little silly. We were slap-happy by 4 A.M., and the gathering didn't break up until near dawn. This produced some odd effects on the sketching. I vaguely remember that this had something to do with Mr. Lean having boobs on his chin.

An anthro dragon-form, drawn for Cobalt's small sketch book at MFF 2006. The blues and yellows in the background are scanner artifacts that are difficult to clean up.

A simple Christmas gift for Ba'ar's player, for our long and friendly acquaintance. It was presented to him early, at Midwest Furfest.

This cougar was painted for the charity auction at MFF. I finished it the last day before the con. 11"x14" canvas with acrylic paints.

"Cayenne." This dragon is painted on 16"x20" canvas with acrylic paints. I started with a black base coat, so I could get some of those neat lighting effects.

"Leave it to Me," a pot-bellied nerdy beaver.

A gruff looking middle-aged cougar, drawn with Prismacolour pencils.

I created this image as a door sign for our room at Midwest Furfest. If you see this anywhere at the con, feel free to stop in and say hello. The original is made with colour pencil on black paper.

A painting done for the adult gallery for Midwest Furfest, acrylic on 16x20 canvas. This pudgy fox seems to be somebody's pet. This photo doesn't show all the details or vibrance of the original, but it was too large to scan.

Early versions of the painting. It took me three short sessions to finish this one.

Peace out. Colour pencil on black paper.

I was impressed by some of the fursuit dances I had witnessed at Anthrocon. They inspired this mod image.

The Buck Stops. My first attempt at an anthro deer, drawn on orange paper. It didn't look like much of anything until I included the simple background.

My third Oktoberfest offering. The unnamed wolf, after consuming a few more brews. Drawn on white bristol board with colour pencils.

Ba'ar requested a badge to wear for Midwest Furfest, something that matched his fursuit appearance. Hope he's happy with this one.

Early sketches for the badge, before a minor digital revision in text placement.

A commission from Rovest. He was looking for an image of his fursona cuddling with the nine-foot-tall wolf Starbelly. After much discussion and sketching, this was the outcome. Prismacolor pencils on black paper, 11"x14".

Very few revisions were needed with this piece. Here are some progress thumbnails.

The last spray painted panel for MFF features a chubby, growly panther.

Photographs of the panel in its decorative frame. It did come out shiny, but without the full mirror effect I was hoping for.

The dramatic marker sketch for the piece.

The leopard wizard, painted on acrylic panel. I am happy with the drawing itself, but couldn't get the reflective quality I wanted.

Some photos of the framed piece.

The original sketch of the wizard. It's a slightly larger composition than the finished panel... I cropped things in tighter to get it to match the scale of the zebra apprentice panel above.

Trying out the mirror panel stuff again, for MFF 2006. Once again, I overdid it with the first layers, so it didn't come out as a mirror exactly. Still, the zebra apprentice is quite shiny.

Two photographs of the framed panel, to show the reflections.

The original paper sketch for the panel.

Skippy brings roses for Randolph.

A heavily built equine wrestler. I thought the mask could look neat, but it didn't turn out exactly like I wanted.

I always wanted to draw a portly raccoon. The rain effects on textured black paper and the umbrella shapes made this a fun drawing to produce.

My first attempt at drawing a child furry. I thought Skippy would look cute as a kit, with footy pajamas and his first missing baby tooth. This is also my first creation specifically for the gallery at Midwest Furfest 2006.

One more commission, for the rabbit named Scooter. Colour pencils on white paper.

Scooter managed to make it through the process with very few revisions. Here are some samples I sent to his player.

A commission from Fox Cutter. He wanted to see what his lion persona would look like if he stumbled upon some magickal cigars that made him grow older and fatter. I must thank him for the opportunity to work with this thrilling subject matter.

The samples I showed Fox Cutter as I was drawing the piece.

These were some exercises I drew on a piece of scrap, to get ready for the project. I was trying to figure out what the lion would look like at various stages of his transformation.

This drawing was commissioned by Billy Bob's player. The big-bellied lop was drawn with colour pencils on white paper.

When doing artwork for other people, I like to show progress sketches and get approval on the composition, colouring and features. This image went through quite a few versions before the finished product. Here's a reduced sample of the sketches I showed the rabbit's player.

I felt like pulling out the pencils... I haven't done that in ages. Wendell loves his hot baths.

The zebra apprentice likes teasing his wizard master with transformation spells. Here the leopard has been changed into a quadruped with a swelling rump.

I had this one sitting around unfinished for several years. Finally finished it in June. The British tiger Nigel finds many interesting ways to fatten up his mate Percival.

The broad-hipped fox, relaxing out of uniform. Drawn on grey paper with colour pencils.

Skippy convinced his grumpy boss Randolph that he had to finish all the old desserts in the restaurant, because they were overstocked. This is the resulting effect on the lion's tummy.

I prepped this piece of illustration board with blue acrylic ink, which was probably a mistake, as the Prismacolor pencils didn't want to stick to the slick surface. I still did the best I could with it. Clyde, Humphrey and Spencer relaxing outside after a buffet meal.

I didn't like the sketch I'd made for Eric Fox at the con, so when I got home I worked on this one to make up for it.

This fat lop is my art trade for Hero G. Thanks for the lovely picture of Wendell! P.S. If anybody else has images I'd drawn for them at the convention, I'd love to get back scans. The email link is at the bottom of this page.

I doodled in several sketchbooks owned by other furry fans while at Anthrocon. This is a quickie art trade for C. B. Fox, who has drawn several great images of my characters.

Winthorpe, the blubbery cheetah, and his skinny mate Sinclair. This is the last piece I created for AC 2006, finished just days before the con. Multicolour pencils on illustration board.

I had a small frame, and filled it with this simple fox paw design. Spray paint on acrylic panel.

Photos of the framed panel. This shows the reflective quality much better than a scan.

Another attempt at the mirror panel idea, using my bobcat character Shaeffer. I pulled this one off... I got the mirror effect I was looking for. The scan is very funky colour-wise, because it is highly reflective and the scanner can't capture that properly.

The sketch at various stages, using pencil first, then tracing the lines on the panel and thickening the lines with a marker.

I had this idea for a little joke in mind several years ago, but couldn't move myself to draw it. Perhaps I wasn't ready to take on a complicated project like this yet. I ended up drawing it for AC 2006. It's poster-sized, drawn on white with Prismacolor pencils. My idea of how dragons get the fuel for their firebreathing.

Fooling around with spray paints on the reverse side of a clear acrylic panel. I was trying to make a shiny mirror using looking glass spray, with the drawing pattern imbedded in it. I overdid things with the red paint, making those sections too opaque. The pattern is cut out of frisket mask, an old airbrush technique.

Some photographs of the framed image. Scanning doesn't show off the shine of the image... this does a little better. It has a metallic sheen.

The original sketch that I traced onto the mirror panel.

Dreams of domination. Drawn with multicolour pencil on illustration board.

I wore these three badges to Anthrocon 2006, strung in a long chain. All are drawn on black paper with colour pencils.

I made this name badge for Siyahamba's player to wear to the convention. It's drawn double-sized on black paper, then I reduced it for the final badge.

This was designed as a t-shirt graphic for Randolph's player.

Photo of the finished t-shirt, size 6XL.

I was trying to think of classic species combinations to include in my Anthrocon offerings. This couple has appeared on Wall Street for decades, but usually as enemies. Here, they get quite close.

Fat biker with attitude. Grey paper and colour pencils.

Something that sat on my hard drive for a long time, waiting to be finished. This drawing was completely created in a digital environment, using Fractal Design Painter 5 and a tablet.

This is an oldie. Drawn before Wendell was created, in fact. I crafted this one in college. I include it here because it was displayed in the Anthrocon 2006 gallery, along with many of the other images on this page.

A slight return to the characters from the Oktoberfest image. This one's on blue paper, drawn with colour pencil.

The warthog and cheetah make a second appearance, in a new pose.

I found two small circular frames at the local thrift shop, and decided I wanted to do something with them. I worked up this arctic fox doodle on scratchboard to fill one of the frames.

This is what it looks like in the frame. I decorated it with spray paints and speckled white over the top to look like snow.

This was a failed and abandoned attempt at the fox. Sometimes, drawings don't turn out the way we plan them. I was also very out of practice using the scratchboard tools. I had to start over on a second sheet.

A soft hyena male. Ink and colour pencils.

Also appearing at AC 2006. A warthog and cheetah couple.

My first image created specifically for the Anthrocon 2006 gallery, in Pittsburgh PA. This one is drawn with Prismacolor pencils on black paper.