I uploaded this one earlier as my Spaceman character, but this is actually the original form of that drawing (also Stump and the Spaceman are the same character just in different points in his life). Stump is actually my original creation, I designed him back in 1993. His super-powers are pretty basic: super-strength, invulnerability, super-endurance, super-speed, and he's practically immortal (he's over 1000 years old and still appears to be in his early 30s). He earns the nickname of "Stump" simply because of his stature. He's about 5' 5" tall and weighs over 600 pounds.
Anyways, the drawing is a vector image created in Adobe Illustrator. Drawn entirely with a mouse, using a pencil drawing as a template. It all consists of filled shapes stacked on top of each other in multiple layers, no brush strokes or gradient meshes.
Thanks. This one has taken a lot of time. I've been working on it off and on for over a year now. All the body hair, freckles and razor stubble had to be drawn in one hair or freckle at a time using a mouse. I did a bit of copying and pasting for the chest hair, just to add some density, but for the most part it was all drawn with the pencil tool.
It's been more of an experiment to see just how detailed I can get with pure vector art.
The problem with tablets is that they are just so expensive. If I have a mouse go bad, then I can a new one for about $10. To get a tablet with a decent sized working area, you're looking at hundreds of dollars. For instance the active area for a $1 mouse pad is about 8x9 inches, to get a tablet with an equivalent active area, you're looking at almost $500. So, I think for now I will stick with a mouse.
LOL, well I wanted to make sure people knew that he did NOT get the nickname "Stump" from the guys in the locker room.
Actually, it's not meant to be dirty or erotic in any way, I just get annoyed when artists draw male heroes like they have absolutely nothing between their legs. Unless a guy has taken so many steroids that his genitalia has shrunken to the size of a walnut, then there is going to be a bulge of some kind there.
Besides, it ties into the whole idealized bodies of superheroes thing. If (and I'm making blanket generalizations here) all girls want big boobs and tiny waistlines, then all guys want big muscles and big "packages." I don't think there is anything wrong with acknowledging that.
yeah I suppose if you get a proper professional tablet. Occasionally I'd just want just a simple one for doing my initial drawings cause some shapes are harder to draw with a mouse.
Very true. I've learned that circular objects are very difficult to draw with a mouse. I find myself drawing them in segments and then correcting them one anchor point at a time. I hate using the circular shape tool, because then it's too perfect. A little bit of imperfection helps the drawing to appear "alive."
Even though artists strive for perfection, I've found that it's actually the enemy of good art. It needs to retain that fallible human touch otherwise it just loses all of it's "soul." That's my theory anyway.
When did it suddenly become cool to hate everything? It's a growing problem, especially in the entertainment world, and no one benefits from an increasingly hard to please, pessimistic audience.
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It's been more of an experiment to see just how detailed I can get with pure vector art.
Actually, it's not meant to be dirty or erotic in any way, I just get annoyed when artists draw male heroes like they have absolutely nothing between their legs. Unless a guy has taken so many steroids that his genitalia has shrunken to the size of a walnut, then there is going to be a bulge of some kind there.
Besides, it ties into the whole idealized bodies of superheroes thing. If (and I'm making blanket generalizations here) all girls want big boobs and tiny waistlines, then all guys want big muscles and big "packages." I don't think there is anything wrong with acknowledging that.
Even though artists strive for perfection, I've found that it's actually the enemy of good art. It needs to retain that fallible human touch otherwise it just loses all of it's "soul." That's my theory anyway.
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