With these two animations, I’ve completed my Brief History of Rhubarb for the Rhubarb Festival.
To finish the sequence, I’ve drawn the rhubarb sculpture which stands at the corner of Thornes Park.
Day: February 6, 2020
Drawing Rhuben
Just in case you were wondering how I conjured up my cartoon character, head gardener Rhuben Cushstead, here’s the inside story, as seen in a timelapse video of the whole process of drawing in Adobe Fresco, from importing some of my sketchbook drawings to create the scene in the Rhubarb Patch, to isolating elements of Rhuben, such as his left forearm, for my animation.
The video lasts one minute. If only I could work at that speed!
In the next section of my video, I’ll draw portraits of Prophet Wroe and Adam Hood, forester, who will then introduce their own corners of the Rhubarb Triangle.