Character Design- Old Man

I've just been perusing some earlier concept stuff I did and stopped to think when I looked at this drawing.

More recently I have been drawing my old man in a very simple way: just a bald circle for his head. He looks quite babyish sometimes. I like this older drawing and I think it's mostly because he has a beard! Nothing says old man like a beard.

Since I'm talking about beards... click here for a brilliant celebration of the beard in animated musical form!