Dingbatz and Twisted Rope

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After the release of the Mooka 3D and Dingbatz video, I've been playing with a slight variation derived from Mooka 3D, which is a twisted rope. 

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This is a very fun technique and will probably be the topic of my next lesson. It looks crazy, but there is a totally doable logic behind it! I drew a whole bunch of these, and here is my combination with dingbatz:

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It all started with this string:

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Here is the line-art! It almost looks like a crazy shooting star, or like magic is coming out of the dingbatz:

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And here is the final version with shading: 

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And here it is with others that I drew before: 

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