The Warrior, a Tribute

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This is a return-tribute drawing for Johannes (a D.A. friend/fellow artist) who's art has always inspired me to pick up a pen and draw. I don't know what it is about his pieces that makes me feel creative, but I thought this would be a proper "Thank You". So there he is, battling a sketch that came to life by drawing a shield in the air to protect himself from fire. The ink pens in the corner represent his chosen medium.

I sketched and colored this using Photoshop and a Wacom Tablet. I tried to use cross-hatching and hatching techniques here and there to give it a nice traditional feel. I then ran the drawing through a watercolor filter,.... not because it couldn't stand on it's own, but because that's the look I was going for from the very beginning. It took me about two days to complete. I had fun with this one. I really needed a fantasy piece between the technical car drawings. This was a great break. I hope Johannes likes it. I'm not sure how much this looks like him, but I tried to look at his self portrait and one of the photos in his gallery. It was hard to decipher the proper facial features. If he ever decides to post a recent photo, I'll adjust this piece accordingly.