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ConnerKonEl — The Boy of Steel

Published: 2011-09-19 04:04:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 1300; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 51
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Description Following the lineart submitted earlier, here is the Boy of Steel, Conner Kent aka Superboy. Unlike Superman, Conner is in fact a clone. The New 52 is keeping it quiet for now but in the past his composition was half Kryptonian DNA and half human DNA...from Lex Luthor. Like Superman he has all the Kryptonian powers (though some have been added and subtracted over time) and he allies himself with other heroes such as the Teen Titans. Sadly, because of his half blood mixture, he has struggled with varying emotional bouts and even turned against his friends.

I had a really fun time with this one trying to get a very realistic skin tone and expression and I'm very happy with the final result. The black to white gradiant is meant to be symbolic of the internal struggle he endures because of his origins.

Be sure to check the lineart if you feel like coloring, just make sure the credit comes back to me.
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Comments: 6

CrazedPochamaXD [2012-03-26 00:17:58 +0000 UTC]

nice!! I love the anatomy!

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ConnerKonEl In reply to CrazedPochamaXD [2012-03-26 14:08:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I have to say that I am especially proud of my use of the pen tool with this one. Usually I trace along my own lines with the pen but this time around I used the freeform pen tool instead and tried the fill option rather than stroke. If you do it right, it gives a more rugged and interesting quality to some lines as you can see.

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CrazedPochamaXD In reply to ConnerKonEl [2012-03-26 20:33:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow! that's really helpful! I am definitely gonna try that out next time!

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ConnerKonEl In reply to CrazedPochamaXD [2012-03-27 09:40:45 +0000 UTC]

Good luck with it. It took me a few tries to get it right.

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HeroArtist20 [2011-09-30 18:36:04 +0000 UTC]

Sweet!!! I really like how it turned out.

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ConnerKonEl In reply to HeroArtist20 [2011-10-03 04:52:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Feel free to try your own coloring, I never could think of a background so I'd love to see what you come up with.

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