Drawing Progress with Spidey

A few weeks ago, I started a drawing that I wanted to experiment with. A lot of the work I've done lately has too much negative space surrounding the focal point or subjects. I decided to try and remedy this by drawing a sort of pin-up for the movie Spider-man 3. (The movie kicked ass by the way.) One of the most challenging feats I've tried to accomplish is capturing the essence of an actor or character.

So far, we have Tobey Maguire at the left and Kirsten Dunst to his right. James Franco is pictured at the bottom, while Venom is lunging forward from above. These four characters filled the majority of space on the page. Now, I bet you're wondering what the hands on the bottom of the page are for...right? Well, I had a clever idea to make the hands belong to James Franco. He is essentially looking into a mirror with his hands on it, envisioning the characters in his mind. (This effect will become more clear as the drawing progresses.)

This work is nearly complete as of today, but I'll be posting some more progress pictures in the next few days, so you can see it take shape. I haven't decided on whether or not it will be colored or inked for that matter. But it will be refined, and become much darker in pencil.

Enjoy...