This has always been one of my favourite Spider-man villains. A very Jekyll & Hyde story stemming from Curtis Connor’s good intentions, coupled with the raw, primeval power of the persona of the Lizard leads to a great dynamic that adds depth to a villain on paper that could just be a two dimensional bad guy for Spider-man to knock around. No real tricks on the drawing itself. I just wanted to draw Lizard in a stalking, threatening way; ready to pounce when something comes into view.

This is a fun little trick I’ve used in the past (and in a few pieces in this project) where I apply an opaque gradient on a soft light layer. It normalizes the colours in the gradient a bit, and can be used to create a light source, or in this case, a foreboding red overtone suggesting something bad is about to go down.

Labels: Ditko, Ditkoctober, Pentel, Photoshop, Spider-Man, Steve Ditko, The Lizard

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