Adelia is fast becoming one of my favorite heroes to put on display. She carries a sense of whimsy to a series that can be dark and cold, yet she’s able to hold her own against whatever odds come her way.
Today, we introduce a new piece of art for our favorite sorceress, in addition to a new artist we hope to work with for a long while. Â John Becaro is another artist from the Phillipines (like Joman Mercado), and he does work in an excellent superhero-esque style that I really dig. Â So when we found out that he had some commission slots open, we picked up a pair, and he set to work on Adelia.
His first sketch came through, and we could see that he definitely put his personal touches on it. Â I’ve modified it a little bit for visibility. Originally, it was done in pencil, so this makes it a little easier to see:
After that, he put a little bit of color to the picture. Â It’s a flat look, but you can really tell where he’s going with the final piece.
And while I think that’s really decent already, John really blew us away with his grand finale. Â It’s amazing what a little shading and an awesome background can do!
This is the oldest look that we have for Adelia, besides what we’ve seen on the cover of The Bindings of Fate. Â It’s a far cry from the meek thing we saw in Mageborn!
We’re looking forward to more from John Becaro, but I hope this tides you over until then!
Michael DeAngelo
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