Someone wanted me to make art of Fievel and the American Tail characters. Why they wanted to see art from me is anyone's guess, but I'm not here to judge. ^^ Regardless, I'm always open to suggestions (which are NOT the same as requests), so I took it under consideration.
Moreover, I already had a character from 'Fievel's American Tails' (FsATs) in mind to draw: Chula. I was gonna draw Chula last year for Halloween but didn't feel like it ...so I'm saving Chula for this October, presuming I get to him at all. ^^
For those wondering, FsATs was an animated series based on 'Fievel Goes West': the sequel to Don Bluth's film, 'An American Tail'. There were other movies in the series, but I've not seen them and I've no interest to. ^^
Now, because FsATs was already a series on my draw list (and because the suggestion to represent it via ACO was yet fresh in my mind), I decided to pick another character to draw for the present.
I chose Yasha. ^^
This drawing of Yasha is 'unfinished', meaning I didn't delineate it (and I'm not going to). What you're looking at are the actual-factual original pencil lines---they've not been gone over with a darker pencil. I drew Yasha via a #4 'Zephyr' pencil by Wallace Pencil Co. The text is noticeably darker, as it was written with a WWII-era 'Western' #2 pencil, by American Pencil Company ...cuz I got it like that hashtagpencilswag 8)
For some reason the title is in French, but the dubbing is in English. :P
Anyway...
I got to see FsATs back when it aired on CBS in the early 1990s. At that time, I was blessed to have a TV in my room---just a little 13-in set, but it was good enough. I didn't have cable in my room, but I could pick up a few channels from the airwaves (television wasn't digital back then). CBS was the best station I could get, that wasn't either public access or obscured by a thin layer of 'TV snow'. ^^
Anyway, I liked the novelty of watching cartoons in my room on Saturdays, so, I did ...and for some reason I also watched 'The Southern Sportsman' and (if I got up early enough) the 'US Farm Report'. :P
Anyway, FsATs was sometimes on, so I watched it. :P
...Pencil
The featured pencil is a ferrule-less 'Ticonderoga' 1390 from Dixon.
Most 'Ticonderoga' (or 'Tic' for short) models are numbered '1388' (and I believe are to this day), but some were numbered '1386' and '1390', respectively. I know I've featured the 1386 at some point, and ...I may have featured a 1388 as well (I have a WWII version, albeit, if I've featured it, I'm unsure what with), so to complete the journey, I've chosen the 1390 (which is among the rarest models; this featured one is fairly early, but lacks the precious 'crucible' logo).
There have been many versions of the Tic in each of its numbers---it'd be exceptionally difficult (and costly) to get them all! D:
The first movie is a classic. The second is respectable if for no other reason that John Cleese was the voice of the main bad cat. And for a quick sketch that's a good likeness of her. :)
The others I also haven't seen but being direct to video isn't a good recommendation.
There is also at least one movie about the Titanic (an "animated" feature from Italy) that features "art inspired by(coughstolencough)" the animation and backgrounds in the first movie that is nothing short of a fever (read nightmare) dream. If you get a chance to see it DON'T unless you have absolutely NOTHING else to do INCLUDING committing suicide!
I think most writers used to use Dixon Tic's to write with, well the ones who didn't use typewriters back in the day that is. Me personally I love them. Some of the smoothest writers ever. :)
The first movie is a classic. The second is respectable if for no other reason that John Cleese was
Oh, I know about those Titanic movies with puppy-faced octopi and a rapping mutt. ^^
I had reserved my 'Titanic' Linton pencil for displaying with one of the characters, but ultimately opted to not draw any of them (so I wasted the pencil on the Glink). ^^
Tics are good, indeed. :3
Racially insensitive 'Indian' mice! XD Oh, I know about those Titanic movies with puppy-faced octop
