Okay, final post on this He-Man illustration. It’s all colored. I got the urge to try and mix in some graphic design elements and halftones. I’m trying to bridge my cartoony t-shirt design style and my painterly style. Maybe I’ll revisit it for a touch up someday, but right now I think it’s time to move on. I’m still trying to find the balance between detailed rendering and simplicity that’ll yield the best results.

I’m back! The internet was out at the apt for a few weeks, but I had time to work on some freelance projects and play some video games during the down time. I also went through at least 7-8 more iterations of Skeletor and decided to settle on this.

I’m not sure if it’s the most dramatic of poses but it’s got the epic-slow-motion-before-the-film-is-sped-up-300-action-movie feel. I think in the rendering He-man’s face is too scared now, so I’ll have to bring back some of the energy as I finish up. We’ll consider this a learning experience and apply said lessons to my next piece.