Greetings!

Yes, the Iron Man craze has taken hold of me and I don’t want to be released.
Recently, I’ve been trying to get my arse in gear and, although this will ultimately be a futile exercise doomed to failure, decided to take opportunity and draw something I currently love.

Art and I have this weird relationship.. We begin hating each other, that kind of ends up growing into something kinda nice, by the time we’re both done. I began with a reference, you may recognize the photo this is drawn from, but alas Photobucket is being a tool and won’t allow upload, and did my best to keep to the armour details there.

Really.. my brain is my worst enemy, ‘cause sometimes it makes my art seem worse than it actually is. Low self-esteem a direct correlation to your perceptions. I returned to the finished piece a little time later, and was literally kicked in the teeth by its coolness. :3 It’s called pride, people. I shall enjoy it, while it lasts.. as I might not feel quite as good about this tomorrow.

This is a rubbish scan, to add to that.. I cheated. I poked around in the brigtness/contrast settings, as well as decreasing the height by 3%... that’s to do with my retarded drawing position, and the resultant skewed perspective. I am really proud of the end result and hope to continue to improve. :3

Time: 4.3 hours. Sketch – Ink – Watercolour pencils.
Iron Man (c) Marvel / Drawing (c) ~~Indigo-sorrow
Yelena Zamorskaya 2008, May