day 31: enough with the Zeus already!

The previous Zeus was more of a jolly looking type.  So I tried going in the direction of a Zeus that was fat but could also whip ass.  Went with a more traditional toga.  Thought it was more fitting because I drew Zeus as a heavy enforcer type.  I also shortened his hair so the crown wouldn’t be too overshadowed.  I think I explored with enough ideas to mix em up and come up with a Zeus that fits in the same world as my Poseidon design.

On a sidenote, the new year’s challenge was over over a month ago, but I finally finished my 31 drawings for it.  I probably would have finished it on time, but I became more critical of my drawings and just didn’t want to post anything just for the sake of posting.  I just wanted to post the best drawings I could have done at that given time.  That’s the only thing you can honestly ask of yourself as an artist.  Hopefully within the next few months, I’ll look at these drawings and find nothing but mistakes as it shows that I’ve gotten better with my drawing by that time.

Anyways, the whole point of the drawing challenge was to get myself to draw more human characters since I was drawing more vinyl toy characters towards the end of 2009.  Now that the weight of challenge is off my shoulders, I can move to experimenting with styles and focus on diversifying my portfolio without trying to force the issue.  So be on the lookout for more artistic growth.  Cheers.