First, the original pencil sketch, probably done back in the 90s:
And my modern interpretation of it:
And some miscellaneous notes and observations:
- I tried to incorporate the ZOOM!! text but never liked the way it looked, so off it went
- I originally resisted adding the reins to the bananas, because I don’t see the Gum Gum People needing them, but with their poses it looks a little better
- If I redid this, I’d have them leaning forward, like they were riding motorcycles, without the reins
- I removed the dialog because it is now canon that Gum Gum People do not speak
- The motion lines/puffs don’t seem to convey the motion that well, probably again due to the posture of the racers
- The shadows are iffy
- I slightly reduced the size of the background GGP, but they still look too close together?
- The GGP in the back has bigger feet, but, uh, it’s just a trick of perspective!
