Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Hood


Arrow/The Hood/The Hood Guy (Done on the Note II LTE and finished on the Note 10.1)

Inspired by Oliver Queen/Arrow from The CW's hit series, Arrow, developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg.

If you're expecting spoilers, you're not getting any. All I'm saying is that if you watch the show, this is what Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell, who has an awesome physique and is just brilliant), says at the start of the show: "My name is Oliver Queen. For 5 years I was stranded on an island with only one goal - Survive! Now I must fulfill my father's dying wish, to use the list of names he left me and bring down those who are poisoning my city. To do that I must become someone else. I must become something else."

Decided to draw Oliver quite a while ago, when I first got the Note II last November, to be precise. But I never managed to do it right because I would never be able to get his eyes properly drawn. Finally managed to do it right this time, albeit with some help and positive criticism. And of course, it sure helps to have the bigger screen estate of the Note 10.1 to complete the sketch.

I love how they've approached the series as a whole, following quite closely to the footsteps of Christopher Nolan and his triumphant Dark Knight trilogy. It's refreshing to see a TV series interpretation of a superhero which is realistic. It helps the audience feel for him emotionally. Because don't forget, like Bruce Wayne (and unlike those with super powers), Oliver Queen is human after all.

A huge warning to all though, you'd better make sure you're not on Arrow's list or he'll hunt you down with a green arrow pointed towards you saying in a deep voice, "You have failed this city!!!"

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