the incredible robot

Udon released the list of artists whose pieces were selected for the Megaman Tribute Book coming out this summer, and I didnt get in. im a little disappointed, but i also think my submission could have been better. regardless, i do like my piece and now i can post it up here

my initial plan was to do a traditional acrylic painting, so i sketched on the canvas with pencils and hi-liter. by the time i got to the end of the sketch, i saw a lot of things i wanted to fix, so i made the decision to scan the canvas and work in photoshop. there were too many issues to try and fix them all in paint. mainly, i didnt like the symmetry of dr. wily's castle right above megaman's head, especially since the main element is a skull.













Also, at the time i only had a day or 2 to finish the piece in time to hit the submission deadline. so, i figured working digitally would help get it done more quickly.

and here's the final piece.