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Published: 2012-09-13 06:04:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 2322; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 60
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Medium: Ink and colored pens on paperI was inspired to draw this as I was working on Beast or Bird? In that story, the characters are animals with a quasi-Victorian look. I drew a formally-dressed giraffe in one scene, and I was inspired to draw a similar character.
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You're welcome.
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Thanks for the 
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four months later, I am working on this guys background.
Is he good or is he bad? A saint or a sinner?
A love for his granddaughter Gina,
and the power of his mind and resources, he can aquire and use shall change the planet of Delwarnt forever!
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I'm glad I inspired you thusly!
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yes. Last night, I went to bed and wrote notes.. it filled a whole A4 side of paper.
And I am not asking to adopt him, just be allowed to supply the background for him. A British Kenya where, South Africa became like a "civilised" nation but, this is Kenya which does it. the British East Africa. Graham, as I decided to call him, shall be the star of this story.
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Go right ahead!
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Awesome.. and umm. if it was you. I would like to chat on notes about the giant human race.
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Sure, we can do that!
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Okay. Now I have posted part one of his story. I still have part two in notes.
And now I have drawn the history or background to Graham and his relationship with his granddaughter GINA.
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Brilliant work so far!
BTW, how's Beast or Bird coming along so far?
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That book is done. I will try to make scans of the pages and post them
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Quite the dapper fellow. Love the extra long top hat and collar.
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Thanks, I felt he needed an extra tall wing collar!
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He reminds me a bit of Lincoln... not that I want to disrespect the former President...
But I really wonder how much this giraffe guy needs to spend on soap just for his neck!
Best wishes,
Chris
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I can see why this picture reminds you of Abraham Lincoln. In fact, I can remember an old caricature of Lincoln drawn when he was re-elected. He was drawn especially tall and thin, and the caption read "Long Lincoln a Little Longer" or something like that.
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Well, Lincoln was a rather appreciated aim for cartoonists disagreeing with a lot of his own views due to his appearance!
As far as I have read and heard it was an illness that made Lincoln look that way but I donΒ΄t know what it was exactly!
Best wishes,
Chris
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LIncoln was theorized to have had either acromegaly or Marfan syndrome.
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I have never heard that!
But I doubt he suffered from any of these after looking it up.
Acromegaly often results into gigantic heights and Lincoln was pretty tall for his time but no giant like f. e. late wrestler Andre The Giant or current wrestler Big Show have been/are!
People suffering from Marfan had a pretty restricted life expectance about 40 years ago... so it must have been far more worse back in the 19th century. The same issue is speaking against acromaglie in my opinion.
It is not said that Lincoln suffered from any of the several symptoms that arenΒ΄t visible either...
So in my opinion Lincoln was just pretty tall... and one of the best presidents in US history without any doubt!
Best wishes,
Chris
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He very well could be!
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well it was down to Talullah who created the multi-cranial giraffes and Zebras. she did that to keep Napeleon III out of Central Africa, as the French invasion of Egypt was a success. If you know history, France invaded adn took over Poland to get to Russia. Talullah is Polish-British (by choice).
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The character is well drawn, if you allow me say
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