Sara Mena draws Bearman Cartoons

One of my new friends I found on Google Plus is Illustrator Sara Mena.  She is one of those artists whose work I am constantly in awe of.  Her line work and coloring is just amazing.

The other day she posted that she was heading to CARNAVAL (for the uninformed it is like Mardi Gras but in Brazil and way more out there).  Joking as if I read it as if she were going to the “carnival”, I asked her to bring me back some Cotton Candy.  So a few days later to my amazement this image popped up in my stream.

You can follow Sara on Google Plus or Twitter.

Also this week I did a guest cartoon for QuarterBar where I did a mash up of one of his photos and added my cartoon touch to it.  Check it out here.

Comments

46 responses to “Sara Mena draws Bearman Cartoons”

  1. Comedy Plus Avatar

    Way cool. She got you what you asked for. Cool.

    Have a terrific day. 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      If only ALL women listened to me that well.

  2. George Avatar

    I like this a lot, B! Looks like you may have a new profile pic/ Gravatar you can use. Great work, Sara!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      You don’t know how often I thought about changing my gravatar but people stop recognizing you when you do that.

  3. Tony McGurk Avatar

    Sarah did an awesome job of this. Great work.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      She did…thanks

  4. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

    Cotton candy makes you younger. The Bearkid. I love it. Great work.

    1. Friggin Loon Avatar
      1. Bearman Avatar

        I thought Cotton Candy made you fatter. Bring on the CC

  5. Binky Avatar

    I like her art style. Very nice! And her characterization of you is very good, too.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Now if I could only get her off G+ to come accept this congratulations.

      1. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

        Admit it. You are hooked on G+ too.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Oh…I am an addict alright. I tend to forget about my FB and Twitter friends.

  6. DadaHyena Avatar

    Wow! Great job, Sara!

  7. SpilledInkGuy Avatar

    Very, very cool!
    That would definitely go to my head!
    (Well… the cotton candy would probably go to my gut, but…)
    🙂

  8. jynksie Avatar

    Great work! I sit in awe! [smile]

    1. Bearman Avatar

      It is indeed.

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  10. Sara Mena Avatar

    Thank you all SO MUCH for the great comments! I’m really glad ^_^ And most of all I’m very happy that Bearman like the picture, I just had to do it after reading his comment 🙂 Not only that but his art inspires me. I certainly hope to do more. Thanks once again for the warm comments. I should have brough cotton candy for you all 😀

    1. Bearman Avatar

      You’ll have to do some more guest posts for me it seems.

      1. Sara Mena Avatar

        ehehh I’ll try to ^_^

  11. Rent Textbooks Avatar

    That is cute and really nice.

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  13. Deb Avatar

    That a really good job she did of you with cotton candy, Bearman!..I’m sure you love it!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I’ll make you wait until May when I start my charity challenge to follow suit.

  14. nursemyra Avatar

    I think you need to cut and colour your hair to match Sara’s depiction

    1. Bearman Avatar

      How do you know it isn’t already?

  15. lisleman Avatar

    I don’t care for cotton candy but my wife just loves it. The word carnavel and carnival come from the latin phrase carne levare meaning to remove meat. Since cotton candy has no meat, it’s a good choice.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Remove meat….now you have to tell me the story of how that translates to a circus atmosphere.

  16. James Avatar

    That’s some amazing fan art.

  17. Brandon Avatar

    That’s beautiful! It’s like pastels, ink and paint. What’d she use to make it?

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Not sure. I am thinking watercolors but not sure.

    2. Sara Mena Avatar

      Thank you Brandon! 😀 Glad you like it! I used indian ink, watercolours but with very few water and some digital touch ^_^

  18. MJ Avatar

    Always cool to get drawn by others. Or as you like to call it getting mugged! Ha,ha,ha!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Mugging in the nicest form though. haha

  19. Nate Fakes Avatar

    Very cool! (Although, I compare any illustrator that doesn’t give you a gray hairline very cool.) Honestly though – well done. I like.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Speaking of which, did you get those glasses yet?

  20. bschooled Avatar

    Love it! This is exactly how I picture you would look like at a carnival, Bearman! Or at home. Or anywhere, for that matter.

    You just seem like the type of caricature who would eat cotton candy anywhere.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Usually just at the gym so I maintain my weight.

  21. Frank M Hansen Avatar

    Fun illustration style. Really like it.

  22. Miss R Avatar

    Sara rocks! You ARE world famous Bearman, an amazing cartoonist and illustrator did your portrait!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      If she isn’t world famous, she should be.