Silas Zee: Psylocke 2.0

Psylocke 2.0

2012.06.06

Betsy Braddock is one of those characters who has always given me trouble for whatever reason. I guess she's too simple of a design for her own good. But this time I think I got it. :3

I was reading Spider-man comics and felt like drawing a crazy crawly pose, but didn't want to draw Spidey or someone in a mask. Then Psylocke popped into my head and slinky, sexy ninja pose was the result. I really like the look here with her arched back, like a cat getting ready to pounce on a laser.

And "yes," I do realize that many a folk will probably trace this for naughty purposes. XD

I'm glad my eraser sucked so you can see all of the false starts I had when I was sketching out this pose. Some people (wisely) use a piece of scratch paper to decide on a pose and composition beforehand, but not me. For one, I'm too lazy. But mostly I feel like I brainstorm better by drawing on-the-fly so to speak.

The inks turned out surprisingly great, I guess because there wasn't much too the lineart. In the colors I went with one light source to keep with the simplistic motif that I had started with the piece. As a finishing touch I canted the art a little bit to give it a creepy look. ^_^