FALCON PAWNCH!!!

So this is my Entry for the 2008 "ComicStock" Contest! [link]
(submitted ON the deadline, why do i always have to cut it so close?! lol)

The concept is to make a drawing based of some winning stock photography pieces. The first prize was a stunning shot of a mid-air upper cut. So i thought, what better epic attack move to illustrate than the single most celebrated punch move in all Nintendo history? the Falcon Punch!

so here is a portrait of F-Zero Racer Captain Falcon, destructively and devastatingly demonstrating his trademark move to Samus Aran, the inter-galactic bounty Hunter from the planet Zebes. Epic.

as far as the design, for all you fans and detail sticklers, i realize the outfits arent exactly the correct. i like to take a few artistic liberties when drawing fan art. i drew the characters a few times each from memory before looking at reference pix so that the outcome would be more original, and its not like i was just tracing the picture verbatim...

for samus, the suit configuration was a bit different, and i gave her an overall more feminine figure. and falcon, i know he only has one shoulder pad thing, but i just decided to put two. i dont like the single shoulder pad. didnt like it on Cloud, dont like it on Captain Falcon.

but they are still pretty much just the same characters. and at least recognizable.

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im very pleased with this piece in general. ive put more effort and work into this piece than any so far. there was quite an extensive process for putting this together. i think i will create a play-by-play showing how i did it sometime in the future. but ill explain it briefly here.

Samus, Cpt Falcon, and the background were all drawn separately. they were first sketched lightly in pencil, then inked. the pencil was erased for scanning. The rest is digital. the shading, the coloring, and the effects are all thanks to Photshop CS2. (hallelujah)

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as always, i appreciate constructive critisism, im always trying to improve.

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Special Thanks to the following:

^misskittyoooo
The cartoons and comics gallery director, for holding the contest and being so generous with the deadline, and so open for inquiries.

*Della-Stock
For taking the awesome photograph

*Tyshea
for her helpful digital colouring tutorial. [link]

*Lysol-Jones
for his digital Lineart tutorial. this really helped me...

~MeckanicalMind
for his impressive PS colouring and effects tutorial. [link]
and for all his crazy-awesome work

and of course to all my watchers and friends for your support.

(tears...) lol