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I mean, look at it (cute ever so)! :D\n\nAs for the second observation, I ...kinda wanted to write a bit about a different Rudolph, specifically the 'Lessons for Life' (LfL) version (which my card here is referencing).\n\nBefore I get into the LfL Rudolph, let's look at this pencil.\n\nI really cannot date this, but it seems fairly old---probably from at least the 1960's.\n\nCloser look: https://sta.sh/01aj7mwurvmd\n\nThe pencil reads, \"Rudolph ~ The Red-nosed Reindeer RLM\"\n\nThe 'RLM' is for 'Robert Lewis May', the creator of Rudolph. ^^\n\nIt's a nice, shiny-blue pencil (possibly of cedar wood), topped with a hard (yet brittle!) Rudolph. The topper is very glossy (I'd say its gloss is equal to if not better than new Lego).\n\nI did not use this pencil to draw---It's presently unsharpened and I desire to keep it that way. :3\n\nNow, on to 'Rudoplh's Lessons for Life' :p\n\nSee it here (link tested 02/17/2021): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6aobcs\n\nLfL is an animated special (possibly DtV) adapted from the book of the same title by Joie Scott-Poster and Ted Kay.\n\nBasically, the special is a well-drawn but only acceptably animated forthright telling of the classic Rudolph story: no English arctic foxes with Bronx accents, or cutesy elves using dentistry as a queer metaphor---it's just the song in story form ...and told to us in rhyme. :P\n\nNow, what gives character to this special is after the story concludes, it repeats ...only the second time around, it's interrupted with 'lessons' from some live-action lady posing as our storyteller.\nThe storyteller is shown reading the Rudolph story to some children, whom she asks story-related questions to, such as,\n\n\"In the story, Rudolph was teased out of the soccer game. How would that make you feel?\", and \"Why work as a team?\" (in regards to Rudolph helping pull the sleigh). That kind of thing.\n\nThe answers given by the kids don't seem scripted, but we may not be getting their first takes. ^^\n\nEither way, it's unnecessary to show and tell the story twice. It'd be best to show the story once and follow with the lessons ...not that these lessons are needed, really, but I'm not opposed (it's interesting to see the Rudolph story used for social education).\n\nAnyway, my interest was in the character designs ...I know this is subjective, but the LfL reindeer characters are among the best I've seen---my pencil cannot do justice to them.\n\nThat said, my Rudolph was drawn from an animation still. It's not an original pose---I did this to see how 'on-model' I could draw the character (best not to get too creative with one's first try) ...and this was my first try. In fact, with the exception of the head sphere and the curve representing light from Rudolph's nose, this cartoon was otherwise entirely freehanded. ^^", "description_bbcode_parsed": "So, two things that might be unexpected:

I drew Rudolph ...in February.

The Rudolph I drew isn't the Goodtimes version.

To explain the first, I have this very vintage Rudolph pencil that I simply couldn't contain until Christmas. I mean, look at it (cute ever so)! :D

As for the second observation, I ...kinda wanted to write a bit about a different Rudolph, specifically the 'Lessons for Life' (LfL) version (which my card here is referencing).

Before I get into the LfL Rudolph, let's look at this pencil.

I really cannot date this, but it seems fairly old---probably from at least the 1960's.

Closer look: https://sta.sh/01aj7mwurvmd

The pencil reads, "Rudolph ~ The Red-nosed Reindeer RLM"

The 'RLM' is for 'Robert Lewis May', the creator of Rudolph. ^^

It's a nice, shiny-blue pencil (possibly of cedar wood), topped with a hard (yet brittle!) Rudolph. The topper is very glossy (I'd say its gloss is equal to if not better than new Lego).

I did not use this pencil to draw---It's presently unsharpened and I desire to keep it that way. :3

Now, on to 'Rudoplh's Lessons for Life' :p

See it here (link tested 02/17/2021): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6aobcs

LfL is an animated special (possibly DtV) adapted from the book of the same title by Joie Scott-Poster and Ted Kay.

Basically, the special is a well-drawn but only acceptably animated forthright telling of the classic Rudolph story: no English arctic foxes with Bronx accents, or cutesy elves using dentistry as a queer metaphor---it's just the song in story form ...and told to us in rhyme. :P

Now, what gives character to this special is after the story concludes, it repeats ...only the second time around, it's interrupted with 'lessons' from some live-action lady posing as our storyteller.
The storyteller is shown reading the Rudolph story to some children, whom she asks story-related questions to, such as,

"In the story, Rudolph was teased out of the soccer game. How would that make you feel?", and "Why work as a team?" (in regards to Rudolph helping pull the sleigh). That kind of thing.

The answers given by the kids don't seem scripted, but we may not be getting their first takes. ^^

Either way, it's unnecessary to show and tell the story twice. It'd be best to show the story once and follow with the lessons ...not that these lessons are needed, really, but I'm not opposed (it's interesting to see the Rudolph story used for social education).

Anyway, my interest was in the character designs ...I know this is subjective, but the LfL reindeer characters are among the best I've seen---my pencil cannot do justice to them.

That said, my Rudolph was drawn from an animation still. It's not an original pose---I did this to see how 'on-model' I could draw the character (best not to get too creative with one's first try) ...and this was my first try. In fact, with the exception of the head sphere and the curve representing light from Rudolph's nose, this cartoon was otherwise entirely freehanded. ^^", "writing": "", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "", "pools_count": 1, "title": "Rudolph Lessons for Life (Freehanded)", "deleted": "f", "public": "t", "mimetype": "image/png", "pagecount": "1", "rating_id": "0", "rating_name": "General", "ratings": [], "submission_type_id": "1", "type_name": "Picture/Pinup", "guest_block": "f", "friends_only": "f", "comments_count": "50", "views": "68" }