Monday, February 3, 2014

Mystery Monkey

 
  So when i read the story "The Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay" i came across the part where it tells about how the monkey pulled out the tranquilizer dart and thought it would be funny to have the monkey leave a note behind.
  I used the ellipse tool and the pen tool to create the dart. I used the shape builder tool to combine some of the shapes then used the draw inside tool and blob brush to create the shading and highlights. I used the pen tool to create the piece of paper and then used the type tool the put the words in the turned them into outlines and rotated them to fit the paper.
  I then created a new layer to make the dirt for the background. I used the mesh tool to create the blend of colors. I then used the ellipse tool at a reduced opacity to create the damp mark on the ground under the needle.

14 comments:

  1. This is cute, I like that you thought outside the box and didn't just draw a monkey

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  2. Simple and effective! I like your color palette and the page lines are really well done!

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  3. love this, too funny and the detail is great.

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  4. Simple, yet effective, and funny. I like how clean it is, especially the note.

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  5. Nice work with the light glare on the dart!

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  7. I really like how the background is blurred to create emphasis on the point you are trying to get across.

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  8. The concept is funny and well thought out.

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  9. Haha nice. Love your take on the project.

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  10. I like the detail put into this, very nicely done, But I do feel that the note may not be needed, I would like to see a version of this on a plain background.

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  11. I like the idea a lot. It is humorous and fits well with the article. Very good illustrator skills.

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  12. The perspective and detail are great

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  13. Ha, very clever! Very nice job on the dart the glass is really well done!

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  14. Nice! The monkey isn't physically in this but he is through the message. Great idea and you did a good job with the texture.

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