pencils by Chad Spilker
I believe that this is my 2nd Mary Marvel commission but it's certainly my first work over Chad and my 15th job for Mr. Rankins. I was asked to make minor adjustments to the sketch and I tweaked a few things of my own along the way. I used a brush and markers and I used a Pitt brush marker to get the mono-weight, thick contour lines to capture the intended Adam Hughes-style. The client wanted a background added to the image but not the lightning motif often used with Marvel Family commissions. I tacked on an off-center vertical panel to balance the composition and added a star scene by spattering with white paint. I left a halo around the figure to further simulate the Hughes approach. This 11 X 17 image was completed on 10/2/06.
Click here to read Michael's Swanshadow blog entry on this piece in "Extract of Almond: a few drops more".