Blob the lava lamp

This is Blob the lava lamp, a college student studying for midterms. For this illustration I wanted something fun, and simple. I also wanted the character to be an household object, that a college student would have. The lines have nice variations from thick to thin. The colors are also simple, because it is made up of mostly red. In the beginning I did lots of sketches. The first couple of sketches were boring because it looked too real. So I got rid of the smooth detail shading, and over exaggerated the shape. Now the character is squashed and stretched. I made one eyeball bigger than the other, and squshed it against the glass. Instead of giving him arms he uses his cord to move and interact with objects. So that was my thought process for this illustration. I hope everyone likes it.