SpaceBowser@Tumblr took part in the Helpful Macro project with this break-out (or is it break-in?) wonder. Featured in the foreground there is dooskerroo, whose birthday just happened to coincide (nearly) with the start of this project, so I included him as a small gift. Happy Birthday, dooskerroo! (I think he's in another one of these HMP pics as well, so see if you can find waldo ;))

The entry in question merely said "building a building". SpaceBowser put together a few thumbnails to approach this idea, and I opted for this one because it's a pretty unique perspective among my many macro-art pieces. And it reminded me of a 'nightmare' I had as a kid, of a giant monster reaching through the window of my house to pluck me out. ;) I left the decision open enough for him to voice his preference, but I think we both gravitated to this option, and it paid off I think. ^_^

SpaceBowser stretched his artistic muscles for this piece, having never drawn anything like it before. This was his first "macro" piece, and possibly the first involving so much perspective work. One of the things I love to hear from artists is that they've broken some ground and learned something with a commission of mine. This was one of those. :)

I could definitely see Rooth being quite helpful at transferring materials from the surface to the uppermost floors of a skyscraper building. Cranes are so slow and cautious. I'm sure Rooth would be careful, as well (I'm sure those 3 beams are secured together!), but certainly much faster and more efficient than some clumsy crane. And as the building grows, so will Rooth. ;)

Z O O T O P I A
T R I B U T E

The Helpful Macro project is, in a way, a tribute to Zootopia, but also a way to inspire fans, artists, and commissioners alike to envision worlds where sentient beings of radically varying sizes not only coexist, but cooperate. Macro works may often involve crushing/eating/destroying, and while that's great fun for many a macro fan, there's much more to be found in the theme than that.

This project aims to put the spotlight on alternate aspects of macro, because that is what I find most fascinating about macro art -- it inspires people to contemplate alternate perspectives beyond their own, not just artistically, but philosophically as well. That's something we all would do well to practice more often.

To celebrate the spirit of this project and the overlap with Zootopia's themes, I will be posting at least one completed commission from this project per day leading up to Zootopia's release on March 4th 2016. Keep your eyes open, and look out: macros about!

Most of my macro submissions have been friendly, non-destructive, and often helpful. I invite you to browse them, discover new artists to follow, and perhaps even commission them for some helpful macro ideas of your own. :)

Art © SpaceBowser@Tumblr
Character, Rooth'roo © rooth (me)
Character, Dooskerroo © dooskerroo
Original post: http://spacebowser.tumblr.com/post/.....h-construction