Monster Mania Artist Commentary - Gas Station Hot Dog

My original idea for this drawing was a super muscular hot dog with ridiculously huge arms. I was amused by the idea of a skinny stick of processed meat with hulking arms covered with veins and baby oil. And the hotdog would have scrawny little legs because he always skips leg. 

I played around with the idea, but I wasn’t happy with the drawing. Sometimes a drawing isn’t working, and I have to choose between fighting the drawing or abandoning the drawing. In my experience fighting the drawing usually leads to more frustration and depression. A bad drawing day doesn’t get better with more bad drawing. It is often best to walk away to fight another day. 

In this case, I decided to nuke the hot dog and start over. Instead of big bulging muscles, the hot dog would be emaciated like a zombie, and his buns would be covered in mold. I imagined a rotten hot dog languishing on the floor of a gas station restroom. 

You definitely don’t want to eat this hot dog.  









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