We’re going from green hair to green skin this week, and over the week I’ve learned that I should have drawn Trigona with three fingers. I make up for it today.
Today’s piece features Zurida, alien villain from The Superfogeys, a comic about superheros somewhat past their prime. She’s accompanied by her son, Percy, as they walk past [spoilers spoilers in fact the rest of this post is probably going to be spoilers].
This art depicts a scene that I imagined occurring not long ago in the story (although after showing John my pencils, he questioned whether or not this might actually have happened, I simply retorted that I wanted to draw it so there)
I had a good time thinking about what might be running through Zurida’s head here. Is she proud of her handiwork? Is she just getting on with the task at hand with no time to be sentimental? Perhaps she feels a twinge of regret – not because she’s done wrong, but because she’s granted Michelle eternal youth, while she herself has grown old.
Speaking of old, I did put in a token effort to portray Zurida’s age, but it was all quite secondary to getting the perspective and foreshortening right.
Finally, I liked the juxtaposition provided by Percy’s presence. He has an innocence and dumbness about him, in this picture he definitely wants to linger a bit longer and let the cogs in his head move as he makes the connection between Michelle and his mother.
[edit] Argument settled. The whole time I thought Zurida had been running things out of the Society of Heroes, but no, duh, it was her palace.
This is an absolutely gorgeous piece, Aletha. What a fantastic surprise to find this this morning. You’ve captured Zurida and one of her central conflicts so beautifully. I love this.
Totally spelled your name wrong. Sorry, Alathea!
Holy crud, I did it again. (I should just go hide now.)
Haha, no worries Brock. Glad you enjoyed the painting.
I also realised that Spy Gal technically fits my “Ladies with three-syllable names that end in A” criteria so a part of me is a little disappointed that I didn’t do a Zurida/Spy Gal painting instead. Hang on a moment… Star Maiden also qualifies! Hm… maybe there’ll be a bonus painting next month…
You could also add Dr Rocket (Nikola), Star Maiden’s mother (Niada), Spy Gal’s daughter (Sylvia), Cap’s first wife (Samantha) and, uh… the giant panda from the Swifty origin story? I got nothin’.
Anyway, I think it comes out a bit better digitally than it did when I saw it last night, even if that’s just because my monitor is much brighter than the lighting we have indoors. It’s amazing how much you can accomplish with green.
SuperFogeys - Gorgeous Zurida Watercolor by SuperFan Alethea Lim
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Oh! Oh! I know! Nikita Kruschev totally appeared in Soviet Sam’s origin! You know you want to paint that smiling face!