For a while now I've been trying my hand at colouring various artists' linework, really just to develop my painting skills a bit, and since they're just excercises I don't really put too much effort into actually finishing them off (which is why there are none in my gallery). I initially started on this piece [link] for the same reason, but even just by the time I'd got the flats in I knew that I'd have to finish it. NeMA's linework just has so much character and life to it, and I had so much fun painting this. So much, in fact, that I think I'll have to have a bash at another of his pieces once I have a bit more free time again. Go check out his gallery tho - this guy's a name in the making, and no mistake!

I've no idea how long this took me - I've been working on it for a coupla weeks, but just the odd hour or 2 here & there. At a guess I'd say probably around 15-20 hours - half of that on the background. Which was half the reason I started on this in the first place - I really need practice at backgrounds. There are a coupla things I'm not 100% happy with, but on the whole I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. I'd certainly appreciate any constructive crits, though, since this is actually the first time I've tried a full comic-style piece (previous excercises have pretty much just been character shots).

Photoshop all the way, and with very few tricks this time - just good old-fashioned painting. And I stress again - the painting's all I did. If you like the drawing, go pay NeMA some respect [link]
Drawing's his, characters are © Marvel Characters inc.