After I’d finished the main staff (if I remember correctly, Mrs. Boss didn’t want to be cartooned) I threw in a sketch of the boss’s three year old daughter. She’s a sweet little girl, really.
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The Thing in the Office
My job was (and is) to be responsive to clients. Our current website says:
David is our first line of contact for clients new and old. He’s the voice of reassurance when clients need help, and he’s the glue that keeps our team together. There are fast paced moments when he’s answering three calls at once, and fielding emails. And there are recuperative Zen moments, where David can slow down and catch up on paperwork, or observe traffic on Aurora through the office windows. Which David says is kind of like watching fast, noisy goldfish.
That’s mostly accurate. The bottle in my hand isn’t beer. There used to be a series of locally brewed energy drinks that I was addicted to. Used to be. The company discontinued them last year and now concentrates on caffeinated chocolates.
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Toolbox
When creating superhero alter egos for KP and the Boss I mostly just designed a costume that I thought would be fun to draw. Their actual personalities or possible superpowers didn’t affect the design. By the time I drew EW’s alter ego I’d taken the time to think about what a techie superhero might look like. The design is no more real world oriented than the other two but he does look like someone you might ask to repair your server instead of punching it into next week.
EW
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CS
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KP
In 2002, there were three techs working for the company; the boss CS, the senior tech KP and the junior tech EW. My job here was to turn them into superheroes. First I had to turn their normal selves into cartoons. I don’t consider myself a good portraitist. I’m about the level of those guys who do quick sketches at the fairgrounds – except I’m much slower.