Jubilation Lee

Besides the X-Men issue #1 drawn by Jim Lee, the cartoon from the 90s was my introduction to the Xmen.  I loved that cartoon...even though the animation definitely doesn't hold up today.  Ah, I lied.  I used to be an avid Marvel and X-Men trading card collector.  That was my introduction to the Xmen...but that's neither here nor there.  

Jubilee was one of my favorites...well besides the mainstays of Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue and Storm...and whenever she appeared, Psylocke.  Her "uniform" on the show was soooo 90s, so I thought that it needed revamping.  And well, thats what I did.

This is a part of the original sketch that I did, but something about her face just seemed skewed to me, and instead of trying to fix it over and over, I just drew the whole thing over again.

This is the revised sketch that I came up with.  There are parts of the original that I liked and tried to incorporate into this one, but overall, the redraw is better.

And here's the final version.  I'm still trying to mesh together this cel shading technique with the original way that I color.  I tried to use some Kirby Krackle, but changed it to how I would do it.  Happy accidents I suppose.  

If you would like to purchase this as an 11" x 17" print, feel free to browse the other images I have for sale as prints here.  

Without Wax,

-Charles

#NoFilter: Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice Edition.

If you've seen my Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn illustration from not too long ago, you should know that I'm pretty much a fan of the photo sharing community Instagram.  It has definitely helped me in meeting and learning about new artists as well as get my art out there.  So, here's another Instagram inspired sketch, featuring Cartoon Network's most famous set of triplets, the Power Puff Girls.

I mean seriously, how can you not like the Power Puff Girls?  

If you would like to purchase this illustration as a 17" x 11" print, you can do so either on here on my blog, or on my print purchase page!

Without Wax,

-Charles

Super Princess Peach: Mario Kart

People who say that they don't love Nintendo made games fall into 3 categories: 1.) People who never played video games and have no interest to 2.) People who are clearly lying to themselves 3.) People who just want to watch the world burn.  Those are the facts.  You can't say that you don't love Super Mario, or Legend of Zelda...and especially Mario Kart.  The concept of Mario Kart sounds like all sorts of fail, but in practice, it really is a great experience.  I loved Mario Kart the first time I played it on Super Nintendo and have been in love with the franchise ever since.

So when I thought about doing some fanart for Mario Kart, sure, Mario, Luigi, and Bowser came to mind....but I thought that Princess Peach doesn't get enough shine, so I drew her instead (and Princess Daisy gets even LESS shine...so, you know what that means..).  

Anyways, above is the initial sketch after cleaning it up some.  I wanted to draw her with like a Toadstool pit crew, but it wasn't coming together how I had pictured it in my head, so I simplified the idea, which makes it much less busy.

And as always, clicking on the images will allow you to see them in much higher resolution.

If you would like to purchase this illustration as a 17" x 11" print, you can do so either on here on my blog, or on my print purchase page!

Without Wax,

-Charles