A boa constrictor swallowing a wild beast - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
At first glance this drawing from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Le Petit Prince seems quick and child-like. And it's cute, for sure, but a second look reveals that this artist wasn't breaking in his first box of crayons. Check out the balance in the snake's body, the wild-eyed panic in the eyes of the fuzzy purple thing, and the way that the negative space in the snake's mouth reflects the composition as a whole. One thing's for sure; my 12-year-old cousin's never churned out anything like this.
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