Here’s this guy again. I just do not get J. Jonah Jameson as a character, I’m sorry. Coupled with the fact that the original design for the Spider-Slayer armour is just the oddest looking thing to me and I had to go back to the drawing board on this a few times.

Ultimately, I decided to use the mechanical arms to create an interesting, semi-symmetrical pattern. By the end I actually really like how this turned out. As long as I don’ t think too hard on the fact that it’s J. Jonah Jameson in a very odd looking robotic suit.

I opted for a little throwback to the original colours for the regular J. Jonah Jameson piece. Some basic shading and some texture (which I always label the layer for as “Dirt” for some reason) and this was mostly done. I like the dramatic lighting on this and thought the pattern worked well with the deeper red.

Labels: Ditko, Ditkoctober, J. Jonah Jameson, Pentel, Photoshop, Spider Slayer, Spider-Man, Steve Ditko

This is the second round of drawing challenge entries based on characters created by Steve Ditko. I tried to push myself with each one, and while not all of them are my favourite I am quite proud of what I was able to achieve.

In order they are:
#9 Blue Beetle
#10 J. Jonah Jameson (Robot) a.k.a. Spider Slayer
#11 Ancient One
#12 The Lizard
#13 The Creeper
#14 Nightshade
#15 The Vulture
#16 Mr. A

Labels: Ancient One, Batman, Blue Beetle, Creeper, J. Jonah Jameson, Mr. A, Nightshade, pen and ink, Pentel, Sandman, Spider Slayer, Spider-Man, Steve Ditko, The Lizard, The Vulture