Mini-Haul
January 2008
Wacom Intuos 9×12, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0

Commissioned by Haul.

This was yet another time when the idea was too big for the canvas. Combining the character design of servitor robot Haul with the look of a Donkey Kong-like physique left little room to include all the details. Luckily, I came just short of stuffing eleven pounds of shit into the two-pound bag.

Since Haul is a cargo-bot, he is designed to carry things. That being said, his hands have been turned into scoops for the flinging of objects into his big open backpack. I suppose they could also be used to get to upper levels perhaps. I tried to get in many elements that would remind the viewer of a train – the cow-catcher jaw and the vertical, piston-like legs.