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The official Inaugural piece of my Spring semester. The beginning of the end! Yikes!

This semester I am in a book cover illustration class taught by the great Jon Foster himself...I've been waiting to take this class since I got here in freshman year and it's really neat to be finally doing it!
This week we were assigned to do a cover illustration for Benjamin Franklin's biography.
I came in with a variety of sketches in a slightly more serious bent, and he just kind of dug the turkey-gazing-into-the-future angle. So, I did it! And he liked it!

It's very silly, but I'm pretty pleased with how it came out...especially given the crunch I was under with this deadline (my own fault entirely). I was up...late.

Bla Bla Bla...more chatter, sketches and news on my blog:
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Enjoy!

PS:
It occurs to me that some people may not know what the crap this is about! Ben Franklin actually championed the Turkey for the US national bird as opposed to the eagle. He didn't like the warlike connotations and thought turkeys were very noble birds. history! yay!
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~coolclaytony Sep 22, 2011
Considering how America is today, I think the Turkey would have been the more honest choice.

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Mood: Love ~GizmoFox Aug 27, 2011  Professional Interface Designer
I've often wondered if we would still get to eat turkey on Thanks Giving if Ben had gotten his way. Beautiful work, I love the dramatic lighting and the stripey background :D
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*werewolfsfan Mar 9, 2011
Here via the link from The Illustrated Word. Another great entry from a group that never fails to amaze me.
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!Red-Tatsu Dec 5, 2010
He also electrocuted turkeys for fun. Beautiful painting!
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*spicemaster Oct 25, 2010
Yes! ...go Ben and your turkey.
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~Deitlinde Dec 15, 2009
I'd forgotten about the turkey thing. :lol: Somehow, it's just kind of cute.
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~Ragwyn Oct 15, 2009
I could argue for hours about the chosen national avian, and it's a shame the turkey has fell deep out from the memories.

But to the picture. I would buy the biography. The cover is very catchy - it shows very clearly what kind of a person Benjamin Franklin was. The gaze towards north-west also creates an impression of a good future, and in the picture it works very well.
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~admiral-squee Sep 25, 2009
Turkey: the REAL American bird.

Ben Franklin FTW.

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*oddlead Sep 6, 2009  Professional General Artist
Well, apparently the Wild Turkey was a much more intelligent bird than our domesticated version... :D

I really like the way you drew Ben's finger knuckles. Go figure.

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*SapphireGamgee Jul 12, 2009  Professional Digital Artist
John Adams: "The eagle."

Thomas Jefferson: "The dove."

Benjamin Franklin: "The turkey."

*1776*

(Sorry, that's what this made me think of. I LOVE that musical!)

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