The Day 20 prompt was “Fur” and I immediately knew I was going to draw a portrait of Fedor Jeftichew. One of my nerdy interests is in the history of sideshows and freakshows so I thought of Fedor and his hypertrichosis, a condition that caused him to have more extensive hair growth than the average human. Fedor performed as Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy (later Dog-Faced Man) and a whole narrative was spun to explain his unusual appearance. Can you imagine how little Fedor felt? I always want to give him a hug when I see photos of him. It was the photos of him that inspired my illustration. I kept my drawing fairly monochromatic with just a little splash of indigo among the layers of Payne’s Grey.
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I do feel for him. And I like his eyes.
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Thank you. I think the eyes are what make this drawing.
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