Here's Lederhosen Panda (which my StudioTeaBreak co-host Alison Diamond said would make a great name for a band):
![](https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/jabberworks/10236801/1051548/1051548_original.jpg)
This one's inspired by the launch of two panda books - one of which has my quote on the front cover! - by Sarah Horne and Swapna Haddow & Sheena Dempsey.)
![](https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/jabberworks/10236801/1053031/1053031_original.jpg)
Here's Uncle Runkel Elephunkel, who looks very much like my godfather, space engineer Henry Runkel.
![](https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/jabberworks/10236801/1051793/1051793_original.jpg)
And here are all eight together!
![](https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/jabberworks/10236801/1052052/1052052_original.jpg)
Here's what a first sketch will look like:
![](https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/jabberworks/10236801/1052221/1052221_original.jpg)
Lederhosen Panda after one coat of paint:
![](https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/jabberworks/10236801/1052609/1052609_original.jpg)
After I've added another coat or two. (The yellow and orange need several, the first coat is very streaky. Which looks kind of cool, too, but it's a different effect than the one I'm going for with these.) Panda looks very eerie until I've drawn in his eyeballs.
![](https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/jabberworks/10236801/1052916/1052916_original.jpg)