Origin of the Mechanids: The Humble Shepard

Everyone, meet Benjamin "Ben" Crophopper.

A local of Shepard of Propwash Junction. He's very kind and loves spending his time in the fields with his sheep and his human friend Clara. He does dust crops when asked but he prefers his main occupation.

Designing Ben took some thinking since I didn't want him to be a Dusty clone. Yes he still resembles him but hey, paint jobs go a very long way. Plus unlike his descendant, he keeps his sprayer and regular landing gear.

Really like how this came out. Never drawn sheep before so it was nice a practice run. I had to think on how Ben would be able to use a whistle then I just came up with a contraption that would just be put on near his mouth that has magnets on it. (Like Miranda's necklace.) And... that's about it.

Hope you guys like him.

Artwork (c)

World of Cars concepts (c) Disney/Pixar