Superman by cgaddict

2D • Fantasy • posted on Feb 27, 2010

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Description

This is my contest entry for 'Photo Reference For Comic Artist's' contest, in which they asked to paint a DC comic book character based on one of their photo references. I wanted to paint something iconic, so I went with Superman and chose a fairly straight forward pose. My goal with this image was to push the details as far as possible. I spent quite some time creating several brushes for this piece, such as the cloth texture, skin pores, etc. I feel this really helped bring the image to life, and I'm pretty satisfied with the results as well. Thanks for looking!

Comments (17)

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ArtistKimberly

10:46PM | Sat, 27 February 2010

Outstandingly Marvelous

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eportscreations

10:53PM | Sat, 27 February 2010

Very fine work! I like all the details, even the whiskers you included in the image. I always thought Superman was clean shaven but who cares, you have made it unique and original. Well done!

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JohnDelaquiox

11:06PM | Sat, 27 February 2010

great work into my favs it goes but would look cool if he looked a little older

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anitalee

11:07PM | Sat, 27 February 2010

Wonderful

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aremis2000

11:28PM | Sat, 27 February 2010

Work/Quality wise = 100%/A+/Thumbs up all around. Unfortunately, I would have to say he doesn't look like Superman - Supe's has a look that is distinguishable even without the outfit. Clean Shaven (no ordinary razor will work for his stubble lol), the kiss curl off the forehead, stronger jaw. But none the less, beautifully done.

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bcrathburn

12:08AM | Sun, 28 February 2010

REALLY COOL

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Seaview123

12:28AM | Sun, 28 February 2010

This looks pretty iconic, to me. Nice work! Excellent picture!

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cgaddict

1:04AM | Sun, 28 February 2010

Thanks everyone for taking the time to post, always appreciated! aremis2000: Thank you for your honesty. I wasn't trying to be 100% faithful to Superman's traditional look with this piece - I wanted something a bit more modern and more gritty. With that said, I'm glad you enjoy this piece regardless :)