Brushing Off Work With Spider-Man

After weeks of what felt like putting on major production numbers in the workshop to create elaborate dioramas, I decided this week would be a low-pressure stroll through some illustration fundamentals. Specifically, brush inking and watercolor work using Spider-Man and Kraven as inspiration. Nice to have a lazy week now and then.

A lazy day at the ol’ drawing board.

I went with Miles Morales’ Spider-Man because his movie is still charting pretty high and the box office. Plus, he’s just a fun hero to draw. The tools I used to ink this week’s pieces ranges from fine liners, to brush pens, to the classic brush and ink.

Even Spider-Man looks like he’s taking it easy this week.

The watercolor practice was all about mixing the different flesh tones with just the primary colors of red, blue, and yellow. And since I picked two characters with different types of skin, it kept me on my toes. Not positive I got the precise skin tones I was aiming for, but it was still a decent toe workout.

Kraven never takes a break. His entire body is permanently clenched.

In the end, both of the 5x7 pieces ended up in the shop and we managed to crank out a decent process video as well. Not too bad for a lazy week. The video’s linked below if you want to see how we did these.