For those parents with daughters, I think you can recognize this character. It took about three crayon stokes before Layla yelled “RahPuunzoool”! For about a year, she just wanted to watch Eugene and Maximus run around the TV while Rapunzel sung her favorite songs.

I sketched one during lunch:

I actually started my warm up during breakfast. Funny how several hours can improve a sketch.

If you can simplify shapes and features, you can get away with a drawing that is not as color accurate. And if you can do it efficiently, you can prevent a meltdown in about 25 seconds.

This is a tiger that Layla loves on PBS. His colors are tan and orange-brown with some shading in between. Rarely are we offered a brown crayon. Here I did a quick rendering in pen showing the important features, then an orange-blue palette followed by a strange yellow-red combination.

As long as you stay true to the simple shapes, use contrasting colors, you can satisfy a 2 year old and keep her engaged before the appetizer arrives.

@ Soon’s Tofu, Foster City

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pen - pilot p-500

pen - pilot p-500

pen and marker