Oh my. We are almost at the end of the 2019 edition of 31 Days of Pandas. Recently, one of my readers asked how 31 Days of Pandas got started. Maybe what they actually asked was “What the heck were you THINKING!!!!????”
As I recall, the first year I did this, it was in November, and an illustrator friend had just completed A Monster a Day during the month of October. Another popular one-a-day art project for artists is Inktober, where people post a drawing a day during the month of October. While I have not participated, I’ve seen some great drawings posted for Inktober, and I think for those looking for a kick in the pants to do some regular drawing, I think it is a fine thing. Since making art is my day job, there is less of an incentive, and it feels like another thing on my lengthy “to do” list. Don’t let my attitude stop you from trying this!
My original 30 Days of Pandas was to create a drawing that every day, in honor of Po’s Birthday! I added a new panda to the drawing every day for a month. This turned out to be more work than I thought, as I had to re-scan the drawing every time I added a panda. It did turn out to be a really fun drawing, though!
Days one and two!
Day nine!
I think I need to have the ballon panda as something on Redbubble!
Day 18
Day 28
And the final image…
30 Days of Pandas!
I hope you enjoyed this look back at the origins of 31 days of Pandas!
Be the Bear!
Bob T Panda
Cool! Did you lay out the whole image—all 30 or 31 pandas—ahead of time, or figure out each day where the next one would go?
I had a rough overall concept, that all the pandas would be on or gathered around the slide. Other than that, I just added a panda each day, although I did sketch them in pencil before inking them. Obviously, the pandas in front came first, then I worked my way back.
Such talent 👏👏👏
Thank you!
Thank you! I hadn’t seen this before and loved seeing it.
Your welcome!
I didn’t know the origins of 31 days of pandas! That is a great collection of pandas on one page. 🙂