_{Originally posted On DeviantART on March 26, 2009.}

So this is Chess, a tech savvy inventor geek kid and a long eared jerboa. I've never drawn a jerboa before so I admit this was a fun and interesting challenge. Those poor little fluffy critters, they're nothing but leg and lets not forget their sausage finger toes; they're basically built for running... and not much else.

Coloring was very fun when it came to the camo shorts and jacket. I was allowed to get creative with it so I went with the chunky zipper for cool/cute factor. I was also allowed to get creative with the giant wrench he's totting around, added some spray paint faces to the open ends. Don't tell me I was the only one who pretended tools were animals when they were little. My favorite were the pliers, also known as robot B.I.R.D.

The background and the textures became a little troublesome when I first started, but I think everything came together in the end. <3

<sub>Tools and References used:
Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Copyrights and Inspirations:
Image © Copyright 2009 Raquel Richardson; Please do not copy, alter or redistribute this image.
Chess © Copyright 2009 Hellbender DX
Brushes © redheadstock
Textures from CGTextures.com</sub>