Somewhere on the interwebs I’ve seen artworks where blocks of color are used to create an image rather than outlines and fills. This is my attempt.
I originally drew him happy… but then reworked it because the pose reminded me of the moment just after he crash-landed.
This Buzz says, “I am just a toy.”
Toys do age… but not the same way we do. If they did just maybe this is what Buzz would look like.
This Buzz says, “I’m not old… I’m Vintage!”
I tried to draw Buzz with my eyes closed. I laughed out loud when I saw what I ended up with versus what it looked like in my head. I think it’s so messed up that I drifted down the page. I had my whole arm on the table to keep from doing just that!
This Buzz says, “Years of academy training, wasted!”
I created this Buzz using the TypeDrawing app for the iPad. It allows you to draw with lines of text as your paint. You’ll notice that I used “Buzz Lightyear” over and over.
This Buzz says, “Buzz Lightyear… Buzz Lightyear… Buzz Lightyear… Buzz Lightyear…”.
I bought some felt and made him. Isn’t he cute?
This Buzz says, “I’m a cute, strange little man… and I need no pity.”
My kids and I went to Micheal’s and they had a sale on little Perler bead kits and so I bought a couple for them to do that evening. I ended up trying to make the smallest Buzz that I could but you could still recognize. Note that the orientation of the beads is diagonal. I think I could have gotten him even smaller if they were horizontal like the last one.
This Buzz says, “My face is four beads squeezed together… kind of hurts”.
I’ve always loved Dr. Seuss’ style. So simple, yet so hard to duplicate properly. I love how well the face Seuss uses for most humans works so well for Buzz. So proud. I cheated a little on his feet. I know he should have shoes… but I love the pointed toes he drew so much I had to us them.
This Buzz says, “I have come down from another world, to save the earth from Zurgy Spurls. By Spurls I mean the zurgy kind. The zurgiest Spurls you’ll likely find. I defend against them, the scourge of all space, so Peeps may sleep soundly each Peep in their place. The Peeps sleep more soundly outside on their lawn, ’cause I am defending to infinity and beyond.”
I can’t draw women. I had to cheat and start with someone else’s wire frame and build from there. I still like the way she turned out… though it feels weird.
The Buzz says, “I’m cold.”
Inspired by the work done on Minimalism Heroes I created my own set: Minimalism Toy Story. Enjoy!
Here’s the actual size version.
This Buzz says, “Details, details. Who needs details.”
This Buzz is crap. I’ll be the first to admit it… but you can blame my 2 year old son. I wet a piece of notebook paper, turned it into a basic human shape and let it dry. I wasn’t thrilled with the result and was going to toss it out. Somehow it ended up on the floor and my son found it. He started yelling, “Buzz! Buzz!” and wouldn’t leave me alone until I drew on the shape. He was very happy with the outcome… so I figured hey, let’s post it.
This Buzz says, “Some people are easily impressed. Most of them are under age 3.”