I was feeling very nostalgic this week. Star Man from NES Pro Wrestling was one of the first times I can remember being totally captivated by character design. Spending some time drawing in that headspace this week was a beneficial exercise for things moving forward. Not so much for this piece. Just in a reflective way for my own evolutionary process. This character transcended the game and made me think about bigger things. I’m not sure if I will draw The Amazon but it’s tempting. Below you can see the steps from ink drawing, to black and white and then color. I wanted to have the bars running through the center of the design to add the idea of a horizon line and ropes for the wrestling ring. They probably don’t need to be there from an editorial perspective but I dig it.