konokono took part in the Helpful Macro project with this sketch that I 'won' as a member of Kono's Patreon. I discovered him on Twitter @KonoNiko when someone retweeted something he drew that was white and blue. ;)

For this one, the idea entry said "Lifting a broken car onto a tow bed". It didn't take long for us to nail down this idea -- pretty much the first rough he sent me lead to this. Woot! Love it when a plan comes together like that. Kono's pretty good with choosing interesting POVs and working with stark perspective. I would love to get one of his finished digital paintings, they're really good! Perhaps this piece might be inked and colored some day, who knows. ^__^

Now, the one question you may be asking is how is Rooth holding the car like that without denting it. The answer, I think, is that the car is already beat up, and that's why it's being towed. ;) Rooth just happened to be in the neighborhood, taking a stroll down a very big aqueduct, and decided to give this guy a hand. Haven't really figured out who the foreground guy is ... the car owner? He seems to be trying to alert Rooth to something, but he's too focused on the task in hand. ;)

Go check out KonoKono's Patreon, and maybe you'll win the next sketch!

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 ©  konokono
Character, Rooth'roo © rooth (me)
Original post: NYP (KonoKono's Patreon)