I would have to say that my first experiences of good humour came from my dad.
I remember watching Danny Kaye's The Court Jester, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Abbott and Costello.
But probably the all time family favourite was Way Out West with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
Quotes and scenes from that movie still come to mind to this day and always bring me to a chuckle or at the least a smile.
When looking through celebrity pictures to draw I came across this one and just had to draw it for dad.
This picture is the second of two drawings done completely with carbon pencil.
What was interesting with this drawing was that the original photo is rather over exposed (half of Laurel's nose is just plain white!) and I wondered if there'd be enough detail to draw, which there definitely was.
The other thing is that my drawing was actually clearer than the photo that I used.
Texture of fabric is always a challenge, and one that I'm not quite 100% confident with yet. Take a look at Laurel's sweater and I think I nailed it, but I missed the mark with Hardy's jacket completely (it looks like he's wearing polar fleece!).
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