Media: Photoshop 7

Sometimes when I conceive of a drawing , the entire picture forms as a visual in my mind. I often take this visual and then look for photo references, so that I can get the anatomy correct. In many cases, I can’t find refs for exactly what I’m thinking of, and I end up modifying my original idea to fit.

This was almost one of those cases. I couldn’t find an exact reference, but I also wasn’t happy with any of the sketches I developed from the photos I did find. I ended up scrapping all the refs and just drawing what was in my head, and I think I’m much happier with the results.

And just for fun, here’s the original pencil sketch:

 

My entry for this week’s Illustration Friday. Drawn in my moleskine sketchbook with pencil, Prismacolor, Micron pen, paper collage (the red bits) and some digital touch up.

My first time participating in Illustration Friday!
Pencil drawing with digital color. I decided to preserve the yellowish hue of the Moleskine paper it was drawn on.