So my newspaper hit me up with a really dark assignment. The bastards.
They gave me a really sad story about animal testing facilities and the horrors within. The writer described a sad scene with a small mouse in a cage that had obviously been tested on, as his back has discolored skin that had been removed and stapled back on. He didn't think it was still alive, but when he approached, it cringed in horror and scurried to the far side of his cage. No comedy here folks.
So I wanted to make a piece to run with it as dark, sad and poignant as the story. I had this image of the cringing mousey in my head, but kept rearranging the angle of the shot I wanted to draw, each time making it harder and harder on myself. Finally I decided to make the shot from the Mouse' point-of-view, which meant a tough ass shot looking trough both walls of the cage to the bad scientist ahead. *shutter* Needless to say this took some time... and layers. Lots of layers. Anyway, I'm really proud of it and feel it catured the moment really well without making it too confusing. Hope you feel the saaaaaame way. Thanks for lookin'!
-John