Nearly 5 years ago we lost one of the greatest comic geniuses of our time.  I loved Robin Williams and to honor his legacy I drew this pencil sketch of him.  I really wanted to focus on the texture of his skin and his wicked crazy body hair.  I titled the image Robin Williams – What a Concept!

A client of mine, Gem City Memorials was nice enough to engrave the image on a black granite tile as well so I could see what it would look like engraved in stone.

This tile does not have any paint applied to it but I did auto-adjust the scan to lighten it up just a little bit.

My sketch was based on this photograph:

Update: I just learned today (7/7/2021) that the photo was taken by Ken Hively https://thegratefulgoober.com/ for the LA Times, so I’m hoping he’s okay with me using his reference photo!  Permission Pending!