Optic Blast!!

Hey guys,

Heres the Final Coloured Cyclops for the X-Men team shot.

Im still making tweaks and adjustments here and there,especially after seeing some of the latest X-Men issues,so itll be interesting to see how this ends up :)

Cheers

Cyclops (c) Marvel Comics

Optic Blast!

Hi guys,here are the ruffs and inks for Cyclops as he'll appear in my X-Men team pic.



Cheers

Cyclops (c) Marvel Comics

X marks the spot ... again

Welcome back to part 2 of the X-men Hiflyer style:

Rounding out the team is Nightcrawler,Shadowcat and of course Storm.Now I know Shadowcat wasnt in Giant Size X-men and didnt come into until later but this is my blog so tough:)



In an effort to keep each character to one colour I was stuck when I realised Colossus and Nightcrawler both shared red and thought purple was a good colour to fall back on...that and I always wondered why a guy that could become nearly invisible in shadows wore a costume with bright red and white on it...

Anyway,the colours for Shadowcat and Storm are pretty classic self explanatory choices,with Shadowcat getting the the classic trainging suit yellow gloves and a flared neckline although I might opt for a different colour further down the line...maybe a green...Storm retains her key looks with a cape and knee highs incorporated into the pants and as she is a bit older than Kitty and probably more confident she gets to show off more skin...that and it always bugged me that whilst being claustrophobic,Storm always ended up with form fitting chokers,capes and necklines that would make it harder for her to breathe.

I have a team shot waiting for me on the drawing board so I better get back to it.

Let me know what you think.


Cheers

X-Men (c) Marvel Comics

X marks the spot

Hi guys,

After a long absence,im finally back to updating my blog,so without further delay I present part 1 of The X-Men Hiflyer style:



The X-Men have long been a favourite of mine and the Giant Size X-men era team was definitely the best incarnation IMO.

So what better way to show my love than to redesign their costumes!

I have always been a fan of a matching team look with customised touches here and there for the older chracters.The biggest problem was to come up with something that didnt rely too heavily on one particular style,but stayed homage to the teams legacy and yet could still differ slightly from person to person.I am an also a huge fan of Alex Ross so there is definitely some influence there from his unused movie designs.

Wolverine keeps his trademark mask and receives the brown treatment this time around, as yellow never really worked for a ninja trained mutant super agent...Cyclops gets the basic outfit and classic colourway with a jacket as a personal touch and Colossus gets a costume reminiscent of his second sleeveless outfit with a touch of knee high boots on the pants.

Ill be adding the rest of the team soon with a few changes here or there as I go.

Let me know what you think.

Cheers

X-Men (c) Marvel Comics