Spidey Progress #2

Here's another scan of my Spidey drawing. As you can see, Venom has become more detailed in black. I added more detail to Tobey's suit and put some more work into Kirsten's hair. It's coming together quite well, and is currently almost finished. This scan is about a week old. I'm working on the 'reflective' part of the drawing now. I'm adding cracks and splinters in the mirror itself as well as working on some reflective parts close to Franco's hands. I'm trying not add too much more detail so the drawing doesn't appear too busy. But with the mirror shattering in the smaller areas left in the background, it's becoming more difficult.

Stay tuned for the final piece!

~Jonathon

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...