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Interested in illustration? Drawing images that accompany news stories is a privilege that news illustrator Thomas Marsh relishes. Here’s a chance to look over his shoulder and see how he does it.

Friday, November 2, 2007

A battle of Medieval proportions




This week, we’ve got the Herd’s newfound deep passing game going up against Central Florida’s talented run-heavy offense. In fact, 64% of the Golden Knights’ offensive plays are on the ground. Running back Kevin Smith is the #8 active rusher with, 1,260 yards and 16 touchdowns. Last week at Southern Miss, Smith and quarterback Kyle Israel combined for 217 yards on 51 attempts.

Since it IS the Knight’s — we’ll have no problem putting one on a noble steed to represent the running attack.

I had the medieval thought of archers and arrows flying, but that would make the composition too busy. So I decided a fun quirky thing would be to launch Marco from a catapult.