(NOTE: English is not my native language and I'm half asleep, so please bear with me ;) )
The story behind the character:
Redbeard was one of the most notorious and rich pirates to sail the seas. He never visited the outpost to cash in the treasures he found. He was in love with his gold. He was obsessed with it. His riches grew day by day to the point where the man-of-war that was under his control started sinking slowly, overweighted by his precious metals. They say that he threw some of his own crew members into the sea, just to be able to keep all of his booties.
The ship's condition forced Redbeard and what was left of his crew, to stop at the nearest island - The Sailor's Bounty.
A cave in the island looked like a perfect hiding spot for his treasure. It took over 30 days and nights for the crew to transfer the gold all the way into the deepest part of the underground. Redbeard needed more ships and more men but he didn't want to be separated from his treasures. He didn't trust anyone except his loyal monkey. So he stayed to guard the gold, staring at it without a single blink of his eye for weeks...until the shine from all of the gold blinded him, literally. He lost his sight. The gold's shine imprinted on his iris forever. He was paranoid over the thought that his crew would steal his treasures. He had no choice but to get rid of them once and for all. With the help of his clever monkey, he made sure that no man left the island alive. A once loyal animal that was at his command, became the puppet master, controlling the most feared pirate of them all - Redbeard the blind.
Ahoy!
So back in the day, I bought this drawing tablet that I never used. I always wanted to learn to draw, but life directed my another way, leaving me no time to pursue it. Recently I thought it's time to dig that baby out and finally give it a shot since I already know photoshop very well (using it for my work, but not for drawing). So here it is, my 3rd . With my first two drawings, I wanted to learn to do it on a more realistic side (just some females, nothing pirate related), so this time around, inspired by amazing artists from Rare, I've tried to learn a more cartoony style.
The name of the character sucks, I just came up with it right now.
I'm hoping some of you guys and gals will come up with cool names for this pirate and his monkey. Post your ideas!!
