Save the Croissants! Coloring CONTEST by @osm0sis supporting @steemph's A Walk Of Hope project

I wasn’t going to attempt this challenge because I don’t know how to do any computer art, but then I thought, tant pis! I’ll just use my markers and see what happens. I had two ideas, this is probably the sillier of the two.

I went back and read the original post about this drawing since I missed it back then - what a fascinating story! So many of the drawings remind me of the French cartoon-type line drawings I have seen over the years. Toulouse-Lautrec comes to mind… I loved the illustrations of Flaubert!

Anyway, owing to the French backstory of this drawing, I thought it would be fun to play on France’s love of bread and pastries - which I miss everyday in the US. I lived in France for several years and visit friends and family yearly, when the whole family spends a fair amount of time visiting all the artisanl boulangeries & patisseries we can find.

My process included whiting out the coin, drawing some croissants flying out of the woman’s basket and coloring in with markers. No technology besides the printer and my iPhone. I did manage to lighten the background, but that is the extend of my graphic editing knowledge.

The woman with the basket reminded me of Becassine with her striped stockings, so I also played on that. For the finishing touch, I decided the man with the big pack on his back should be transporting a load of fresh baguettes - he may be overdressed for the job, but he does look quite dapper.

For the title, I wanted to think of something really perfect in French and English. The English title is nothing special, but the French title is a common expression that loosely translates to “going like hotcakes.” It literally means "going like little breadrolls, " which I thought was close enough to work for croissants.

I hope I’m not being overly obnoxious with my play on favorite French stereotypes here. I for one would still happily eat a good croissant that had fallen on the ground! I know how much work goes into making them after my adventures with making a galette des rois (king cake) from scratch a couple of months ago.

Thanks to @osm0sis for putting on this fun contest. I’ll be checking back to see what everyone came up with.

Photo and coloring by me: Orangina
Original drawing used with permission.

Written with StackEdit.