Refurnished turtles « Koldo Barroso

Refurnished turtles

November 19th, 2009

Galapa-Go-Go

Here is another sample of the drawing retouch that I’m curently doing for the forthcoming Koopy Pets book. I was not satisfied with the baby turtles in the original drawing so here is a new bunch of passangers for Galap-A-Gogo.

It’s not that I did the kooky Pet drawings in a rush, but for some of the Kooky Pet drawings I wish I had more time to work in detail. So that’s basically what I’m doing now. I’m trying to make something very unique and well developed so it shines really bright when you can see it on paper. That’s just what the Kooky Pets expect from me…

As I kid, I once had two little galapago turtles and a big greek turtle as pets. The big one was always missing and I used to play hide and seek with her in the garden. One day she ran away and we never saw her again. I still wonder were she is…

Years later, the little galapagos died when I went on vacation with my family. I asked a friend to take care of them and they died of heat stroke. It was sad to get back home and miss them. So I guess this drawing is a little tribute to my turtle friends.

4 Responses to “Refurnished turtles”

Amy Crook says:

November 20, 2009 at 2:11 pm

I love the edits, it gives your turtle a lot more dimension and personality. And makes me miss my old turtle, Squishy.
steven says:

November 22, 2009 at 7:34 am

I love that you have limited the number of windows and mad the “riders” a little bigger. I see that one in the way back seems to be hiding just like the one that you lost in the garden.
Lorell Lehman says:

November 22, 2009 at 2:04 pm

Beautiful Koldo!….you made the right decision!
curious art says:

November 24, 2009 at 12:17 pm

Koldo! So good to hear from you. Your turtles are magnificent, & the kooky pets in general– what a great book concept!

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