[Fan Comic] Sketches

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Refractive Reflections

I can't believe I didn't notice it earlier.
So what made you to decide in making Splinter have his walking cane rather than using his own hands and feet to fight the Mousers? I'm figuring that it would make more sense for Splinter to use his walking cane to prevent his hands and feet from being bitten by the Mousers.

I just love the visual of Splinter clutching his stick. My visual inspiration for that pose came from one of the old TMNT coloring books, and I love taking cues from those books (some of my all-time favorite renderings of the old toon Turtles):

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Even my April pose borrows a little from the pages of "Shredder Gets Splintered":

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