One of the things I think makes a well designed character is the ability for anyone, of any artistic skill level, to be able to draw that character, and it to look like them. The Little Mermaid, Spongebob Squarepants, Cartman, absolutely anyone can draw them. My six year old cousin can draw every Toy Story character without reference. Know what I mean? It’s not a popularity thing, I think. It’s just that the design is so unique that two squiggles of a felt tip pen can look like the spitting image of Jessica Rabbit.
I like to hope that Chelsea looks weird enough for anybody to be able to draw, if only because she’s the only female cartoon I’ve seen with a smile three times wider than her mouth.
Speaking of Chelsea, what better way to efficiently reveal a backstory then by interviewing your younger self? Originally, Chelsea’s past was going to be drip-fed over a series of Tarantino-esque flashbacks. But then I realised how much of a wanker Tarantino is! Plus, it’s fun to draw fourteen year old Chelsea next to twenty eight year old Chelsea. You’ll notice how lovely and pale Young Chelsea is, with a different dress in each shot. Rather than current Chelsea, who’s got erratic tan lines and wears whatever her last victim had on.
I haven’t drawn Chelsea when she’s gone proper nuts, the state of mind that enables her to take out a thousand trained soldiers, or wipe one of Britain’s most notorious penal establishments. Well, I have drawn it, hundreds of times, but haven’t shown you guys yet. But fear not! She’s homing in on our pint sized hero, and you’ll soon see her when she’s in the groove.
I wonder how many people have commited genocide by themselves?
