Metroid 35 (Patreon)

I completely forgot that it was just Metroid's 35th anniversary!  By total coincidence, so did Nintendo!  I'm gonna be rushing this piece out before I stop being "fashionably late" and just end up being late.

I didn't really start with a plan for this piece.  I drew Samus, thinking she was all I'd do, but things kinda spiraled out from there, and now Ridley's back... again.  Since I was mostly winging it (get it?), I had no idea what colors I should go with.  Fortunately, I had the greyscale worked out, so I decided to use some filter layers to add in some colors.  After experimenting for a bit, I eventually found something I liked.  The final palate turned out quite nice, and it's one that I haven't used much before.  One could say that it's... alien to me.  (Get it?)

On a side note, I love seeing how different artists draw the Power Suit.  There are so many interpretations!  Like with the Pyra art I did a few months back, I simplified a lot of elements on the Power Suit because it meshes better with my style.  Super detailed armor always looks out of place when I do it.  I also added a lot more of that black, rubbery material you always seem to find on sci-fi armor.  Thought it might look easier to move in... and cool.