This started out as an idea for a series of pictures based off a sketch I've got lying around which means that at some point there may be an adulthood and old age picture to go with this. Just looking at I can see some areas that need work but I think I've also spent enough time on it to call it done. At some later point I may go back and detail some of the stuff, such as the walls and floor, back up.
Done in Painter 8 at a4x400dpi.
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/Azazel/sad_life_of_sharkboy-child…]
The original pencil drawing (which I'd also like to go back to and detail some more).
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Here is a quick skecth I did of sharkboy, its not exactly a set of orthos but it should give you the idea. This may even be closer to what I was after but its still not really there. I was after the look of a slightly starved 5 year old child but unfortunately my own inexperience with drawing kids and my fondness for drawing distressed muscle got in the way.
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The painting has come up really well, Sharkboy is truly hideous. I would love to see the highlights slightly reworked to make him look a bit slimey/mucussy(sp?) just to top off the revolting and pathetic nature of the character.
The character would suit a Tim Burton type of 'childrens' story really well...
heh. cool stuff.