Another otter hiker! (COLOR SKETCH) (Patreon)
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More otters taking up the daring sport of naked hiking? Maybe they're seeking a deeper communion with nature, or some kind of agoraphilic thrill. I welcome the trend either way.
And I mean, it's not like I don't understand the appeal. One year, I had the pleasure of working for a drug company in Germany and in the middle of summer I took a drive out to the Harz mountains to see for myself if the rumors were true... Yeah, there WAS in fact a designated clothing-optional hiking trail winding 11 miles through the forests and fields. The trail was blazed with conspicuous "N" markers to reassure you the whole nudity thing was fine. The marked path did cross a couple of low-traffic public roadways, which evoked some pretty serious cognitive dissonance at the time, even if everything was totally unsurprising to the locals. All in all, a great experience and regular fuel for this kind of art.
I got sidetracked and spent a little longer on this one. There were a few bits I wanted to experiment with, like speckling of color around fur transitions, which I think looks kinda cute.