Apes

I visited the local zoo last week (first batch) and today again (second batch).
Drawings done with various tools, the first ones are mostly done with charcoal and pencil, while the second ones are done with watersolutable Faber Castell pencils...
I should definitely use them more often.

Different gorillas and bonobos. And a keeper with a feeding bottle.
Gorillas are everywhere equally hairy and darker, while bonobos are more or less bald and have those huuuuge awesome sideburns.

Minisheezl and Minixeehsl Walkthrough

 A commission from ArsAmandii, showing her oc Sheezl and Xeehsl's oc Xeehsl.

1.) Digital scetch

2.) Outlines made via Illustrator, the heart is shaped after the Portal: Companion cube heart which can be seen in the custom shapes of Photoshop. I took it from there.

3.) Flats made in Gimp where did those white dots come from... ._.

4.) Basic shading, made in Gimp too

5.) More detailled shading, used Gimp again

6.) And finally, a gif out of those images above.

Lots of fun!