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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

"Aquaman" - 2007

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Ok, you're going to have to indulge me for today. This is an illustration I did a month or so ago, just to see if I could create a convincing "real life" Aquaman in my style, which I like to call "stylized photo-realism." (whoop-de-doo)

I've been updating my illustration site, namtab.com, four times a year for the past few years, and usually on the change of seasons. As excited as I usually am to share what I've been working on with everyone, today's update is even more so, since I'm unveiling an all-new version of the site. I had been using the same basic design for a year or two and I felt it needed a fresh look, so I got started on it right after the last update back in December.

I was more inspired than usual, creating a whole boat-load of new pieces, so many that I had to wade through them all and only post the best (some of you may disagree with that assessment). I've been looking for a while to have a little more crossover between namtab and my other ventures, treasurycomics.com and this. So...here's Aquaman.

If you like it, let me know! If not...there'll be genuine Aquaman merch tomorrow, I promise.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think it's great! Did you have any particular person in mind/model when you did this? In my own mind, I think Aquaman has longer hair (uncut and bleached by the sun) and constant stubble (when can he find the time to shave?).

Dixon said...

I like it! This is a very impressive piece, like all of your work. You've really managed to convey a sense of friendly, youthful exuberance--which, based on your blog writings, is just how you see Aquaman!

rob! said...

>>which, based on your blog writings, is just how you see Aquaman!<<

thanks for picking up on that. i'd love to see the bright-blue-sky, fun adventures of aquaman that i read as a kid in Adventure Comics, and thats what i was going for here!

russell--interesting you see Aquaman with longer hair. i always thought he'd have nearly a shaved head, since who needs a constant head of wet hair? :)

Anonymous said...

russell--interesting you see Aquaman with longer hair. i always thought he'd have nearly a shaved head, since who needs a constant head of wet hair? :)

Exactly, which is another reason why Grunge Aquaman was so stupid. I just meant that he wouldn't be as "kept" as, say, Barry Allen or Hal Jordan, because he wouldn't be getting his haircuts on a regular basis...atleast, I didn't think he would put personal grooming above, say, Heads of State type stuff. He'd be a little more "wild."

Thirteenth Story said...

Hey, I like your version a lot.
Just found this blog, and I think its great. I'm still wading through stuff, but have you done a spotlight on the Sea Devils yet?