Draw Me An X: Thunderbird (Proudstar)

[mattbib]

Over the next week, month, year, etc. please post original artwork depicting John Proudstar in any of his incarnations!

This art can be new or old and in any medium. If it's an old piece please indicate approximately when it was created. And please feel free to comment on others' work, BUT remember, this isn't art class and all posters are encouraged to participate regardless of talent. Unless specifically asked for negative comments are not appreciated and will be reported to the moderator to be deleted. The next Draw Me An X thread will be posted in the coming weeks. So have fun and take your time!

Some reference (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_(comics)).

[atoningunifex]

This is something I did in about twenty minutes this morning. I dumped the headband and the fringe and the mask and gave him sunglasses.

http://alyxchance.com/thunderbird.JPG

[Jack Flash]

Really nice picture Atoning! I like John's belt alot!

[mattbib]

Here's mine. Like Chad I had updated mine a bit.

[traxler]

Ohhhhhh, Matt, yours looks a bit scary.
He's doing a sort of zombie-walk. Have you been trading the Fire-Water again?

Maybe if you put in his eye pupils?
I think that's what's going to be keeping me awake.

What do you use to do these sketches?
With Paintbox I can't get NEAR what you're doing!

And everyone's updating and changing hair and costume, which in this case is a GOOD THING.

Mine's coming along shortly.
He just needs totaly re-drawn from scratch, as he looks like he's on his way to a Village People concert....
If I can find the courage I'll take it to the other room to be scanned......
(I can hear them already...So THAT'S what he does all day instead of working.)

[mattbib]

Maybe if you put in his eye pupils?
I think that's what's going to be keeping me awake.But...Thunderbird never had visible pupils. :(
What do you use to do these sketches?
With Paintbox I can't get NEAR what you're doing!I draw mine in pencil. Then I ink the edges as best I can. Then I scan the image and open it in Photoshop. Then I select the edges and fill with black. Then I do the coloring. I usually find an apporopriate image online that I'll distort and set as a background layer.

[traxler]

But...Thunderbird never had visible pupils. :(

Oops!
I checked, and guess what!
You're RIGHT!
(crumples up drawing and throws it away)

[JohnJett]

Hey, everyone. Here's a Thunderbird drawing I just knocked out a few minutes ago. I really dig these threads!

By the way, I think Thunderbird can look really cool with pupils, so mine has 'em.

-John

[mattbib]

Nice pic, JohnJett! And welcome to CBR! Hope to see more of your stuff on the DMAX threads!

[Jack Flash]

wow two more impressive pieces of art since I last looked at this one. Very nice JohnJett. Perfect scowl to fit the character, and I rerally love how bib adds the backgrounds. It just makes the pictures that much more striking to me! Good Job all around! :)

[JohnJett]

Nice pic, JohnJett! And welcome to CBR! Hope to see more of your stuff on the DMAX threads!

Thanks, Matt. I did a drawing for the Beast thread as well and if I get the time I'd like to draw Cycolps, too.

I always thought Thunderbird had one of the coolest costumes around. Rob Liefeld had a good idea bringing it back for Warpath during the early X-Force days.

-John

[Tre Styles]

Mr. John Proudstar-T.Bird 1 in Paint form

[Tenebrae]

I don't think I've ever noticed there's a Thunderbird DMAX!

I really like how you did those feathers, Tre, and I love the flow of his hair, great stuff. I'm totally jealous, I'd never be able to do that in Paint!

[fireball87o]

here's everyone's favorite dead x-man!

the drawing is inspired from some x-men comic that came out in the in '98 or '99 with T-bird, some other dead dudes like Captain Marvel, and
Shadowcat on the cover :cool:

[Your Imaginary Pal]

here's one i did for the Project CBRunway play along at home thread.
he get's thrust into the Legion of Superheroes timeline/universe.
went with a silver age feel.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h125/Baqula/tbird2.gif

[Matthew K.]

i forgot this page was for both Proudstars (ha...sorta like Finch did on the 200 cover)...

@ YIP: i like it! that reminds me of that time Tbird appeared in Spiderman & his Amazing Friends (did you catch that episode)!!

it was super neat-o, & felt completly random to see the line up used in that episode (esp. Tbird, since his comic claime to fame is the DOA X-Man) & they even changed Tbird's powers...but mostly i remember the solid, stern, "manly" voice they gave him in the show. The episode plot was bonkers too (& a little trippy), but it's worth a look. Your piece just brought back some of those memories for me