This is the third and last pass at turning my friend Sylvia into a comic-book character in the style of Jack Kirby. What seals the deal are the "Kirby Krackles", which are the dots in the background that define a supernatural negative space. Master draughtsman Kirby would have rendered these by hand: I was lazy and created a custom pen in Painter that more or less emulates his technique.
It's been a long, long time since I've tried to draw Sylvia. Probably the last would have been their wedding portrait. From way back in 2010, please check out JSVB Post #180 "A New Wedding Hope" by clicking here.
Oddly enough, this version of Sylvia is seen as if I were Jack Kirby. The 2010 version, I drew her as if by The Brothers Hildebrandt. Someday, I should do a portrait of her in my own style.
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