{"id":2058,"date":"2024-11-17T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semigod.com\/?p=2058"},"modified":"2024-11-19T15:39:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T20:39:06","slug":"yellerz-inspiration-for-koatr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semigod.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/17\/yellerz-inspiration-for-koatr\/","title":{"rendered":"YELLERZ\/INSPIRATION FOR KOATR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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yeller Kidz – digital – 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea for this drawing began with the robot. I envisioned that face: A large metal sphere, like a team mascot’s head, and a wide open grin which would be the access port to its ‘brain.’ Inside it, I saw yellowed glowing bars for eyes. The overall appearance would be that of a grinning cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I imagined a sassy, crass-talking robot with a full-on Midnight Cowboy<\/em> “I’m walkin’ here!” New Yorker attitude\u2014a blend of Disney’s Cheshire Cat, the lizards from Vaughn Bod\u0113’s comics, and a rusting, tattooed, T-shirt-wearing R2-D2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I thought he’d be a cool character to flesh out, so I drew him first and then surrounded him with a freestyle background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world he inhabited had to reflect his demeanor, so I distressed it a bit, added a couple of tough guys, and incorporated graffiti written in alien letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vibe that lingered for me after the drawing was complete was that of a lived-in world. It would be a world I\u2019d return to flesh out fully in the upcoming King of All the Rust<\/em><\/a> series. This drawing became one of the inspirations for the KOATR<\/a><\/em> story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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