Supes Gets Painted...

I'll admit, it's been a while since my last post, but I figured I'd return with a bang rather than just a mundane 'here I am' post. The past few weeks have been spent coloring this nightmare of a drawing. This drawing of Supes and Lois is probably one of the longest ones I've ever worked on. You guys all saw it last summer when I posted it in black and white. Well, after two long weeks of coloring...behold...
I think it turned out rather well. I'm about 80% happy with it, which is a success by my sometimes anal standards. It was done in Photoshop CS. With every drawing I color digitally, I learn a little more each time about the best ways to do things. This one was done using mainly the brush tool. I tried to stay away from the gradient tool as much as possible, as it is much easier to control softness and color variety. However, once I started the buildings, using the gradient tool became almost necessary. I need to take my buddy Matt's advice and buy a Wacom Tablet and stop using the damn mouse!

It looks completely different than its black and white predecessor, that's for sure. Originally, I wanted the drawing to be a 'during the day' kind of piece. But as time went on and I started coloring more, I decided it would be much more interesting if it was a night scene. This way, the lighting elements became more dynamic and limitless. It also gave the drawing a more unique sense of vibrance.