sinopsis :
At the Central Park Zoo, Marty the zebra (Rock) is celebrating his tenth birthday, but longs to see the rest of the world from outside their pampered life at the zoo. Believing that he can find wide-open spaces to run in Connecticut, he joins with the zoo's penguins who are trying to escape the zoo. Marty's friends, Alex the lion (Stiller), Gloria the hippo (Smith), and Melman the giraffe (Schwimmer), realize Marty's folly and try to follow him. The four, along with the penguins and two monkeys, Mason and Phil, eventually find themselves at Grand Central Station, but are quickly sedated by tranquilizer darts. The zoo, under protest of animal-rights activists, are forced to ship the animals by sea to Kenya. During their travels, the penguins manage to escape and take over the ship, intent on taking it to Antarctica. Their antics on the bridge cause the crates containing Marty, Alex, Gloria, and Melman to fall off the boat and wash ashore on Madagascar.

The animals are soon able to regroup, initially believing themselves to be in San Diego, California. Upon exploring, however, they come across a pack of lemurs lead by King Julien XIII, and quickly learn of their location. Alex blames Marty for their predicament and attempts to signal for help to get back to civilization, while Marty finds the wild to be exactly what he was looking for, with Gloria and Melman soon joining him in enjoying the island. Alex eventually comes around, though his hunting instincts begin to return after being away from the pampered zoo life for so long. The group is accepted by the lemurs, though King Julien's adviser, Maurice, cautions them about Alex being a predator. King Julien ignores Maurice's concerns and persuades the group to help the lemurs fend off the foosa who hunt the lemurs as prey. When Alex begins to turn on his friends and the lemurs, unable to overcome his instincts, King Julien bans him to the far side of the island with the foosa. Marty begins to regret seeing what Alex has turned into.

The penguins, having been to Antarctica and finding it not to their liking, land the boat on Madagascar. Seeing this as a chance to return Alex to New York, Marty, with Gloria and Melman, goes to find Alex but become trapped by the foosa. Alex suddenly appears and approaches Marty as if he were prey, but then turns on the foosa to scare them away from the lemur territory forever, showing Marty he has overcome his predatory nature, and satisfy his meat craving through sushi instead of steak. As lemurs throw a bon voyage celebration for the foursome, the penguins decide not to break the news that the ship has run out of fuel and that they are still stuck on the island, setting the stage for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. (wikipedia)

then in the seconf movie , the pengûins are fliying an airplane , but it falls in afica , alex meets his parents , Marty some friend (like him), Melman becomes a witch doctor , and gloria meets moto-moto.....

So sorry I missed this Danela, I have been so busy, this looks fantastic!!!

I'm sorry too, I saw this when it first posted, but haven't had any time to draw for it. That was a cute movie, Madagascar. I'll draw something soon, until then here's some references for other folks who might want to get this challenge rolling.

OK, well, I"ll start things off. Danielle and I are suckers for Snoopy 101!

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Well, I have a new found appreciation for the amount of
work those guys at dreamworks do....but at least it was fun work....

-HG

Adorable drawings Ernest and Danielle !!!

Thanks for the references Mindy, I hope to try one.

Happy drawings,

Brian.

Here's a submission.
There's a little joke inside.

Huntergreen,
What a fantastic drawing of Alex! You put a lot of work into this and it paid off.

Jazzmanian,
Very cute drawing

Ernest: Nice Penguins.
Jazzmanian: Thats a neat twist...
Mindy: Thanks for the complement!

Here is a quick sharpie sketch, then some GIMP color,
(I wanted to add more dynamic coloring, but my skills in the GIMP
are limited):





(if this thread was meant to be pencils only, oops, sorry....)

i8 already watched the 2nd movie

Hi, everybody!
Fine sketches so far.
The giraffe took me more than I'd expected!!!

Hi all,

Jazzmanian, what a very clever drawing....fantastic work....and great to see you participating in the challenges.

HunterGreen, also great to see you joining in Snoopy 101.....some really great drawings you did.

Sveta17, I bet not an easy drawing... I think the time you put into it was well worth it....your drawing is outstanding....thanks too for your participation.


Great to see these wonderful drawings,

Brian.

everybody makes great pictures!!

Anyone "get" my little joke ?

I'm afraid I don't... unless it's that he's using black & white paint?

Yes that's it. I just thought it was funny to have him using only B/W to paint penguins.

I also drew the penguins, they were just too cute . Unfortunately though, my new scanner doesn't scan very well. The background is actually a smooth layer of blue. I'll probably frame it someday to give to someone.

kinda looks like "Linus the Lion" is painting the picture

Ok I Have been away from the pencil and paper for a long time....glad to be able to join and take part in this...i had a lot of fun and realized how much i missed drawing...now its not perfect cause well its been well over a year...probably closer to 2...or atleast pushing it...anyways..i had fun...i think its not too bad considering...and by the way a big HEY to all my drawing friends...i have missed u sooooooooo much..and u might need to refresh my memory on some things or reteach me. gotta keep u all busy and on ur toes. sooooooooooooooo with that...GREAT CHALLENGE!!!!!!!! never seen the movie been too busy and havent found the time...will tho cause i enjoyed drawing....ummmmm.....whoever it is...lmao...so take care all and hope i surprised the ones i know..

Laurie,
Very nice drawing of Melman, the giraffe who has every illness under the sun (all in his head) from what I remember. We don't know each other, but I've been a member here about 8 months and like to think of myself as a regular... It's nice that you've found this wonderful place again, hopefully you can stick around a while and join in the fun! --Mindy

Ty For ur kind words...I used to be a regular many moons ago.lol..and hope i can stick around for awhile or forever....omg u all have to be stuck with me forever...YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its not that bad is it? lol...anyways im going through some tough things right now and i found b4 that drawing was like therapy for me...so i decided to use that to help me now. i felt so good lastnight after i drew that picture i was so relaxed so i cant explain it. i was happy. i havent been happy for a long time and almost forgot what that was like. its amazing how something so simple can boost u up so much...truly amazing. ive got a few ideas i would like to pass along to u brian....if u are still around. just something i feel strongly about...please get back to me. to everyone else...new people who are just starting at this wonderful site...stay...u wont regret it ever....to the ones who have been here awhile....please dont ever leave. everyone here is what makes this site a success and without any of u..it wouldnt be here.....well it would but it would be very boring...Keep the great drawings up...they are wonderfulll and please feel free to drop me a line when ever u like...im staying this time...im not leaving. goodbye all and tc...and gl on all ur drawings..

Laurie

Hey Laurie! Welcome back!

Madagascar penguins eating rice with chopsticks.
LOL : If you don't understand the great sigillary calligraphy, please go to Google!