Sep 14, 2023
🦍 In my recent late nights of drawing at my desk, I have been working on characters from Disney’s “The Jungle Book”, “The Lion King”, and “Tarzan”. I based this gorilla on an early concept drawing by animator Glen Keane. Most of my sources have come from Google Images and the “Tarzan Chronicles” book. There was something about the drawing I came across online that reminded me of the Beast from “Beauty and the Beast”, in terms of its stance and aggressiveness. So, in the original sketch by Keane, the gorilla (on the left) is in the midst of a stare down with Tarzan (on the right). Interestingly, you should never make eye contact with gorillas because they may misinterpret it as an act of aggression or a challenge. 🐾🍃
