Sunday, January 21, 2007

Illustration Friday: "Super Hero." I figured that the most powerful superhero i could think of when i was nine was how i perceived myself. In later years, i say i lost that perspective, but secretly i haven't. Don't tell anyone.

9 comments:

Honor said...

Nice one! I think that's probably true of a lot of people (I know I used to think I could fly off the top of my slippery slide).

HARDWAX said...

I like the shawdow, it illuminates the little boys fantasy, which is a pretty cool trick for a shawdow. Great crisp clean lines and colors, really pops!

Diane Duda said...

this is great!
i, however, like to think that my shadow is a bit smaller than real-life me!

Michelle Lana said...

Cool character!

Mike Laughead said...

The thin "one pixel" line quality bothers me. If you are going to use thin lines like that, make them more precise, otherwise you need bolder lines. The drawing of the kid is ok, but the drawing of the shadow is great. I really like it. The only part of the shadow that bothers me is the drop shadow thing on the cape. You need to get rid of it. In fact, the shadow can be one flat shade and it would be great. (You should at least see if it works that way.) Also, the fact that you used the same brick over and over works in this one. It's great.

knottydon said...

this is a cool illo... i think at one point in time, we've all worn the cape and dreamed of flying. I still dream about flying. i like it ;oP

Dani said...

I agree with Mike -- the shadow looks excellent, but the kid could use a little more work. Maybe try getting some really solid reference. It might help you get the pose just right.

becca said...

Cool stuff. This is a small thing, but I wish the pose of the kid's arm matched the arm in the shadow. (One looks like his fist is facing one way while the other is pointing another way. At least that's how it looks to me).

Manelle said...

Chalk another point up for what Mike said. I really like the drawing the shadow.