So you're 'boning' up on drawing skeletons...okay, eww. This made me laugh too! You should do more pun pics...goes with that fun personality of yours.

Wow.. haha, that's Really cool. And pretty funny too. I'm not so sure about the texturing on the hat... It would probably look better if you textured it manually. But overall, I really like this one.

Yea...I didnt know how to do that so I used the halftone thingy. lol

Yep! That's where it's from Rubes@!

You did a great job with the neck/body transition, making it look like a real dord. <---ha ha.

Cool idea DPL

Hmm, if you're going for tougher, I think first thing you might wanna do is, get rid of some of the 'aged' definition in his face. You'd especially wanna lighten up on the wrinkling below and around the eyes, and the lines going all the way around the mouth (mostly that bit under the mouth). Another tip to making a 'tough' looking character would be to go for a more square-er face, especially in the jaws (widen them and making the angles of the jaw, sharper).
Hopefully this will help some :-/...

Thanks Gigandas - this is just a construction schematic, so the contour lines are there not to add character but just for me to establish a feel for the topology. By tougher I just mean not necessarily comedic or prone to caricature, as Don Knotts certainly is (not necessarily a tough character, but just some head with a very prominent skull which doesn't have any really exaggerated features). I'm hoping to find some way to establish the base for a skull-head from which I can get some sense of how to draw heads at different angles, but a Don Knotts head is kind of an odd one to start out with. I'd appreciate any help along the way with respect to anatomical correctness and perspective (digital alterations appreciated). The faster I can construct them without significant errors, the better.

I agree with Gig about tough guys often having a squareness of the face, that kind of hulking-brute look. But I think that wrinkles and such don't detract from a person looking tough; done a certain way, wrinkles and other imperfections can make a guy look wizened and tough. Clint Eastwood has had wrinkles for quite some time but with that squint of his he still looks tough as nails.

I'm really impressed by your dedication, comd. If you don't end up improving by leaps and bounds (good as you are already) I think it'd be some sort of cosmic crime. I can't really give you any advice on anatomy or such, but you might try asking Cloxboy about that - he draws tons of faces at all sorts of angles without references. IIRC, he did tons of anatomy drawings back in the day, so he might be able to guide you along the path to anatomical enlightenment. ;)

I love star wars. This is precious!

I think she looks as though she is contemplating an important decision... and it probably bodes ill for someone.

i'm happy.

oh and..the end of the animation is pretty sick looking. :)

Its all working again!

Secret service agent

wow!!! nice!

I can see that this took time and skilll! I love it, keep up the good work!

Thanks for the comments.

super clouds and I like the ship too!

I really like the texture of teh scales, and the orange vs. red in the eye was what drew mine.

The colours and texture make it looks more like a thick skinned dragon. Excellent.

Opium: I think it's the Yacare Caiman :)
Thanks again for the nice comments! :)

awww that's great... so cute ^_^

Very, very perty! I love cardinals...one of my favorite birds. Lol at cindy's comment.

i love cardinals, this is very pretty

Another fantastic work.

thank you ladies :)

You captured their cute faces really well ^^

I love the texture and the way they pop out from the background. Great work!

I love how soft there fur looks!