Superman Flying

This is another Master Study I did from the 1983 Golden Book How To Draw Superheroes by one of my favorite Superman Artist's Kurt Swan.

This is a master study I did of Swan's intial Laying. The grey shadow pattern was not part of Swan's layin but something I added to establish a light source and to help me when I color my illustration. 

The lay in on the top is a photo copy I sent to my teacher Joe Rubinstein. You can see the dark marker where he drew over the top of my drawing. Joe was showing my how he would have change the angularity of the leg and added some overlap to the figure to make him look more dynamic and muscular.

Then after Joe sent me back his drawing over the top of my photo copy I cut it out and pasted it inside my sketch book so I can refere back to and study from. I'll probably redraw this mannequin a few times to reinforce Joe's lesson.

Here is the finished master study of Kurt Swan's Flying Superman. The writing you see around the drawing are notes I took from Joe when he critiqued my drawing. Kurt Swan's original drawing was done in black and white pencil. I added color for fun and to improve my skills as a colorist.