Had to draw some moms, too! Again, most likely, details will change along the way. Also, I'm Autumn's #1 fan!
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Samantha first rode a bike in the short story “Samantha’s Blue Bike” which was published in American Girl magazine in 1995. The story has her struggling to ride a bike with her long skirts getting caught in the chain, but ends with Grandmary relenting and letting Samantha wear bloomers.
With the invention of the safety bicycle in 1885 (which was lower to the ground and easier to control than the penny farthing), bicycling immediately took off as a popular activity for both men and women. It was a way for the independent “modern woman” to go out by herself and socialize on her own terms.
(hd version here)
It also brought its own special apparel. It finally brought about the dress reform that women like Amelia Bloomer had been calling for for ages, allowing for comfortable clothing that weren’t as restrictive for women.
Most bicycling outfits were done in dark menswear tweeds to help cover dirt.
(The Met Museum)
but many were worn with an athletic blouse or sweater
(The Met Museum)
Samantha’s first bicycling outfit is colorful, but bicycling suits could be very colorful, if not downright tacky!
(The FIDM Museum)
The second one however, is way more modern peasant blouse than 1904 bicycling outfit. And in the short story, Samantha’s bike is BLUE, why does the toy one have to be so PINK?!
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Someone on Reddit wanted me to draw Sam and Tucker next, so here are some sketches of them! Again, keeping it loose, practicing dynamic poses and weight shifting to get a feel for the characters!!
Also Tuck rocks a coat
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@hvbris for Samantha
The invitation to a mission had felt like a long time coming. As if he had never and would never escape after what he had seen just two years ago. As the invitation instructed though, Theo or as he had been instructed to call himself, 'Killian' waited in the suggested lounge area at the air port having arrived just a little before the designated time.
He was nervous, his leg bounced absently and arms folded across his chest as he tried his best to not look around too desperately for whoever it was he was supposed to meet there. The place was near deserted anyway no one would really have any excuse to come and sit with him unless they were there for the mission. Right? Right? Just what was he being lead into with it all?
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