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When I drew Jean Grey's Ultimate X-Men look a few weeks ago, I was suddenly struck by an idea of what that kind of style might look like in the Krakoan era. So... here it is. Of course, it's just my interpretation of it.

Honestly, what I wound up liking most about this – and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong – is that I think I did a pretty decent job of maintaining a recognizable likeness in her facial features across all three looks. That's something I've always had in mind as a goal whenever I draw a character more than once.

Also, I'm not going to pretend this isn't an attempt to raise awareness of an appreciation for Jean with a pixie cut. But that's just my personal bias coming into play.

Thanks for taking a look, and any comments, critiques, or tips are always welcome and appreciated!

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Disclaimer: I’m red-green colorblind. Because of this, it’s difficult for me to tell similar shades/hues of different colors apart, and, therefore, I need to work with very limited palettes when I color pieces. For shading and highlights, I’ll start with a gray base and lighten or darken shades from there, and then add a color overlay (and, for some skin tones, attempt to add a blue overlay to make it less “hot”). I’ve often been told to be bolder in my highlighting and shading, and I’m trying to be so, but… sometimes it still seems pretty tame. I’m just saying this in case you mentioned I need to do that on a previous piece – I’m not ignoring you, and I appreciate the input. It’s just not very easy for me to implement confidently.

Description

When I drew Jean Grey's Ultimate X-Men look a few weeks ago, I was suddenly struck by an idea of what that kind of style might look like in the Krakoan era. So... here it is. Of course, it's just my interpretation of it.

Honestly, what I wound up liking most about this – and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong – is that I think I did a pretty decent job of maintaining a recognizable likeness in her facial features across all three looks. That's something I've always had in mind as a goal whenever I draw a character more than once.

Also, I'm not going to pretend this isn't an attempt to raise awareness of an appreciation for Jean with a pixie cut. But that's just my personal bias coming into play.

Thanks for taking a look, and any comments, critiques, or tips are always welcome and appreciated!

____________________________________________

Disclaimer: I’m red-green colorblind. Because of this, it’s difficult for me to tell similar shades/hues of different colors apart, and, therefore, I need to work with very limited palettes when I color pieces. For shading and highlights, I’ll start with a gray base and lighten or darken shades from there, and then add a color overlay (and, for some skin tones, attempt to add a blue overlay to make it less “hot”). I’ve often been told to be bolder in my highlighting and shading, and I’m trying to be so, but… sometimes it still seems pretty tame. I’m just saying this in case you mentioned I need to do that on a previous piece – I’m not ignoring you, and I appreciate the input. It’s just not very easy for me to implement confidently.