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Published: 2012-06-26 13:47:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 28623; Favourites: 738; Downloads: 0
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Commando Snake EyesA colour commission from Robert over his full body Commando Snake Eyes, something I know he's wanted to get round to since he started the whole G.I.Joe marathon... but when he did get to doing it, he did it right! I was really looking forward to getting to colour it myself, the only time I ever got to work over Commando Snake Eyes was on the cover of Snake Eyes #7, and that was only a bust shot!
Lineart by Robert Atkins
Check out Roberts blog here to see more of his work everyday, he updates it constantly...
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Colours by me, 2099!
I used a tweaked variation of the original card art. Softer approach to the bg colours, but keeping that mild olive green tinge to Snake Eyes overall (gives that slight commando feel to the black and grey I find, and helps lift it off the bg a bit more).
Hope you like it
Rad!
And here's the original from Robert...
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Comments: 53
Yo that's sick! GOOD JOB! snake eyes was my favorite character growing up
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never too much original Snake Eyes... the action with him changing the mag is awesome.
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Commando Snake-Eyes looks pretty terrific. Ninja Snake-Eyes is cooler, though.
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The combination of you and Atkins makes this remarkable. I will always prefer SE in his commando gear vs his ninja gear (not that I don't like it).
Well done!!
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This is absolutely fantastic! My friend you are truly an artist.
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Thanks a lot dude
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Classic 1st gen Snakeyes look before he went all 'ninja'. This is my favorite stage for him.
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I hated it at first, but when I worked on this, I found the love... now its one of my all time faves for him too (although I like his recent look Robert and I worked on for the book, nice update and some cool new weapon designs).
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but that's his first true iteration as far as his release as an action figure, which is why I love it. It's also what an actual soldier would wear rather than a skin-tight spandex whatever they've got him in now. He looks like a soldier, which is what he is.
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Yeah, they definitely push the Ninja side now for popularity in the mainstream, but Robert likes to try and get as much soldier in there as he can... he'll never drop the cargo pants and go full spandex like some artists do!
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thank God. I haven't followed the Joes since I was a kid (a long time ago) but they are SOLDIERS, right? Since when did everyone become a ninja? I know Snakeyes has an affiliation with Storm Shadow and he was from a ninja family, but now it seems everyone is a ninja. Zartan is a ninja, Firefly (my all time fav) is a ninja, Snakeyes is a ninja, Scarlet is a ninja, Batman is a ninja, Cobra Commander's old grocery clerk is a ninja...
When everyone is a ninja, it makes ninjas not all that interesting. I like the mystery better than knowing everything about them.
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Haha, its not quite that bad, but for a while it did go pretty wild with that whole Ninja theme
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the original Snake Eyes figure didn't even have a sword. He was a commando, not a ninja.
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The detail and dynamism in this is excellent; catching him the the midst of a mag change.
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Thanks, i'll have to forward the credit for the dynamism to Robert (the penciller)... but i'm sure I helped a little
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Looks cool that way
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Very cool pic. GI Joe was one of my first comic gigs for marvel UK back in the day, so good to see them still going strong!
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Nice, good early gig to grind your teeth with (get all those guns out of the way!). Thanks too by the way
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awesome job! I got it in my favorites ..... question for you: do you do any digital comic book work?
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Thanks
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ok ...that was a dumb question.....let me reask that: what programs do you work with ? I'm guessing Photo Shop. I use Manga studio & gimp.
Thanks for being polite & getting back with me.... keep up the great work!
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Oh okay, yeah I just use Photoshop CS4 mainly, Painter X occasionally, and Illustrator rarely haha... and always use an Intuos 3 tablet.
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awesome thanks.... gotta get me one of those Intuos tablets.
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Thanks, Robert was definitely trying for motion
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I love snake eyes from i was a kid. that's a great work!! Good Job!
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Thanks very much, Snake Eyes is the boss
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bit late from me, but thanks for the feature
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Excellent pic! Nice touch with the clip pop-in out!
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Thanks dude, the clip was all Roberts idea... he knows what he's doing
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the rendering is spiffy, you did alot with the rocks on the ground. very cool.
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Thanks dude. Yeah, they were pretty abstract, tried my best to get a softer feel against the figure.
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Lovely colors but now he looks more like that guy from the Crysis series.
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Thanks, they are pretty similar... I think there probably a small amount of influence from Snake Eyes into the Crysis designs
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Exchanging clips, and ready for more. Awesome Snake Eyes!
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