Superhero and Trusty Sidekick - Color

Superhero Infected Boy and his trusty sidekick Helm the blood craving hookworm.

Traditional artwork entry for the contest held by *Crack3dMySanity for a superhero and sidekick [link] that can be weird/funny or disturbing - I chose the latter.

Created using my dip pen with a Esterbrook 905 Radio nib and Black Cat ink. Drawn on Crescent illustration board, original size 15" x 20".

Painted with acrylic paint. Photographed due to size, and color levels adjusted with Adobe Photoshop CS4.

I primary use this nib as it never tears/catches on any paper and is considered a ballpoint nib (I recommend it to anyone who has issues with scratchy dip pen nibs, search for the nib on eBay).

View the other artwork/images from this project as it progressed to the final stage. I took photographs of the stages of this artwork as it was created.

1. Lineart [link]


2. Ink wash [link]


3. Acrylic Color [link]


4. Finished Image [link]