Conan swipe

Barry Winsor-Smith may very well be my most favorite artist.  His run on Conan in the early 70's was awesome.  His subsequent return to Conan or a Conan inspired genre like Freebooters was nothing short of magnificent.  

So when I wanted to practice using watercolor to do more comic book like art, it made since to use him as a guide.  It took some research to figure out how to make decent skin tones (the key is to heavily dilute the reds and add a touch of burnt sienna).  I also like how many artists (including BWS) include cool blues in the shadows.  I might have over done it a bit with the blue but I think I better understand it now.

Overall, the results are not half bad, by Crom!

                        Watercolor and ink on 140 lbs watercolor paper 9x12