Gunnerkrigg Court Pinup

I recently did a Gunnerkrigg Court piece as a present for my sister on her birthday. We’re both big fans of the comic and seemed like it would be a fun universe to play around in. I was not mistaken.

Tom’s style and character designs seem simple but I’ve always admired how much expression he is able to accomplish with more abstract, expressive forms. The emphasis he places on shape captures motion in a graphic style that I find exciting and interesting to return to.

When I set out to draw the piece I thought I would make something with a heavy emphasis on robots (no surprises there) and a well placed Tic-Toc, but in the end Coyote stole the show and I think it’s because of the same elements that I mentioned above. He dominates because he’s just too much fun to draw.

It helps that he also always gets my favorite writing, but it’s really the fluid combination of shapes and forms that grabs me. I could draw this guy all day.

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