LadyJudgement

Let me know when you have this, so I can remove it from my photobucket...

I know, but this is a family board... plus the finger was a last edition.

EDIT: Finger is fixed, though not family friendly, lolol... though I guess that depends on your family.

Umm yer welcome? That took all of 5 minutes.

But this ONE, took a little longer... what the hey, I felt like drawing...

K feeling creative, gonna open up the Photoshop CS4 and give this a once over... brb, give or take an hour.

EDIT:

K here's version 2, gimme a bit, I got one more attempt...

Beautiful work as always CR, congrats DE...

Well since yer Canadian, and I am officially legal here now... count me in. If you don't mind a bust up head shot in their tux or dress, possibly with no hands, then you can put me down for 2 freebies, one male, one female for prizes. Just let me know by pm who your winners are...

After looking at your references, I have a few questions as an artist.

Is your personal vision of the hero a realistic piece of work? I noticed the basketball player references, and the 6'4" description of your hero. I mention this because as a realistic depiction, what you're gonna get from any capable artist is a basketball player who is wearing a superhero costume. Which in my humble opinion is not heroic.

Yes there are tall superheroes, and there are sports themed heroes, but they are depicted as "comic book" drawn people, with anatomy that defies realism. That is to say while you describe someone as a lean build, perhaps because you say under the mask TJ is you, that the character should in fact be lean when drawn.

Again, you have a valid point of what you want, but I see the final coming off as an awkwardly tall dude dressed in a costume. Muscles add character, though no, not everyone has to look like the Hulk, or pip squeeky like the Kirby drawn Bucky Barnes.

However, your character evokes a nice take of both patriotic and swagger, fire powers which I love to do, and that whole cowboy thing which could be fun... yet I would feel like if I didn't make it obvious that he was lean, 6'4" and not muscular, that again he would come out less heroic.

Don't get me wrong I get that Spiderman is sometimes shown as rail thin, or overly fit with 0% body fat... my question to you is, would you be open to a pushing the envelope depiction with the anatomy? Or does it have to be exactly what you want.

I always try to give the client what they want, but I find that sometimes going with what turns me on about the character will bring out a better solution. Otherwise I feel why not dress up some tall dude and take a photo?

I don't mean anything by that, only that in listing details, sometimes people forget to make their characters inspiring. Artists like to depict moments as far as I know, I always want to capture that. Yes there are collectors who have had the classic poses done of their toon, and suddenly want ones with normal clothes, a new outfit, a normal everyday setting, or something mundane as , this is my toon shaving with his costume hanging on the shower door.

I get that. I'm just curious, do you want that version first as a collector, or later?

And something to think about, or ask the collectors who have more than 10 versions of their toon depicted. What do you want your hero doing in artwork number one, or twenty one? You really should know, and it would help immensely.

EDIT: Hope you don't me just jumping in...

THIS is actually bigger, pm your email, and I'll send you the full size which is double this...

Windows Vista included an app in the Accessories folder called, "Snipping Tool", which basically lets you take screenshots of your desktop, or it creates a drag box to screen capture as much or as little of the desktop that you want. I use it ALL the time, it's better than those clunky Mac commands, where you need 4 fingers to take one capture.

I am assuming they kept it for Windows 7, so go check your Start menu/Accessories...

Nothing wrong with his method, I was just curious...

Actually FD, I'm glad you brought it up. While I enjoy the work... I was dissecting it for it's almost over powering slickness. I have a theory that he does of course use reference for the faces. And yes he does paint the entire thing, so there is some of his own style coming through. My theory is that he uses a Poser like program to do the bodies, as sometimes the arms have an odd foreshortening.

Again, I'm not trying to knock him, only trying to understand his process. I think the work is very nice despite the method, and well as long as the client is happy.

Hope you don't mind E, I did a small fix of it...

LJ

Sorry I'm late Vex, hope you had a great celebration and day, even if it's not Friday.

Tracers! just kidding... you guys are waaay too serious. I know, I'm one of you.

VERY nice, I think the piece he did for you is one of his best. Congrats to you!

I'm thinking inked by Scott Williams and colored by Sandra Hope.

Can I do this one just for fun, since I'm not elligible to compete... I bought a box of crayons last year and have yet to crack them open, but am dying to... please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please...