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+ | [[File:Danmartin.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Dan Martin]] Dan Martin is the sixth and current [[Weatherbird Artists|Weatherbird Artist]]. He is not related to the other Martins. He also is in charge of the Everyday section in the paper. He has been a fan of [[Weatherbird]] since he was a kid, and as a child waited nearly an hour to get an [[Original Weatherbird|original Weatherbird]] from [[Amadee Wohlschlaeger|Amadee]]. He tries to make Weatherbird more ornithologially correct, and was the first to draw the Weatherbird outsie of his box. He also illiminated Weatherbird's cigar. |
==Drawing Weatherbird== |
==Drawing Weatherbird== |
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Latest revision as of 01:57, 23 July 2012
Dan Martin
Dan Martin is the sixth and current Weatherbird Artist. He is not related to the other Martins. He also is in charge of the Everyday section in the paper. He has been a fan of Weatherbird since he was a kid, and as a child waited nearly an hour to get an original Weatherbird from Amadee. He tries to make Weatherbird more ornithologially correct, and was the first to draw the Weatherbird outsie of his box. He also illiminated Weatherbird's cigar.
Drawing Weatherbird[]
To make the day's Weatherbird, Martin finds out what the topic will be, and then draws it on his desk. the drawings are about 7-8 inches tall. then he scans them into his computer and colors it. Then it gets put into the newspaper with the Birdline by him.