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I've been taking in requests for a while now, and I admit the list has been piling up with a lot of names that I really want to work on, but no name popped up more often than of Laura Kinney, X-23. I first met Laura back in the X-Men Evolution cartoon series, and she's gone a long way from there, appearing in Young X-Men and then to X-Force, and it's no wonder how much of a fan favourite she is.

I opted to depict her in her X-Force outfit, which I think is so badass with the tiger stripes that resemble Wolverine's but in black and grey, and while I do love her own traditional uniform, this was too cool to pass up. I needed to draw her slightly thinner and smaller since she's still a teenager, and I think I was able to do that with her body structure. I didn't want to depict her in a static pose, and I really tried my best to make sure she looked really dynamic, which resulted in this jumping action pose which I really liked.

The costume was the trickiest part of the piece, especially all the intricate details of her belt and her combat boots. The belt needed refined inking to get the narrow circles down right, and the boots took me a whole night to finish with all the straps. I'm glad too I was able to apply the same leather-ish finish I managed to do with Ms. Marvel here, and I'm happy with how the texture came out on her costume. Of course it wouldn't be complete without her claws, and like Wolverine I did the same shiny method to make them pop out and look like real metal.

X-23 is a huge favourite for the fans, and it was a sad day when her solo series got cancelled because I really adored the artwork. I know this may not be the most faithful adaptation of Laura because I decided to leave out a few details from her costume like the X on her chest (which I think seems redundant since the belt has an X already), but I'm really pleased with how it went out and I hope all those who requested her will be satisfied with this piece.

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I've been taking in requests for a while now, and I admit the list has been piling up with a lot of names that I really want to work on, but no name popped up more often than of Laura Kinney, X-23. I first met Laura back in the X-Men Evolution cartoon series, and she's gone a long way from there, appearing in Young X-Men and then to X-Force, and it's no wonder how much of a fan favourite she is.

I opted to depict her in her X-Force outfit, which I think is so badass with the tiger stripes that resemble Wolverine's but in black and grey, and while I do love her own traditional uniform, this was too cool to pass up. I needed to draw her slightly thinner and smaller since she's still a teenager, and I think I was able to do that with her body structure. I didn't want to depict her in a static pose, and I really tried my best to make sure she looked really dynamic, which resulted in this jumping action pose which I really liked.

The costume was the trickiest part of the piece, especially all the intricate details of her belt and her combat boots. The belt needed refined inking to get the narrow circles down right, and the boots took me a whole night to finish with all the straps. I'm glad too I was able to apply the same leather-ish finish I managed to do with Ms. Marvel here, and I'm happy with how the texture came out on her costume. Of course it wouldn't be complete without her claws, and like Wolverine I did the same shiny method to make them pop out and look like real metal.

X-23 is a huge favourite for the fans, and it was a sad day when her solo series got cancelled because I really adored the artwork. I know this may not be the most faithful adaptation of Laura because I decided to leave out a few details from her costume like the X on her chest (which I think seems redundant since the belt has an X already), but I'm really pleased with how it went out and I hope all those who requested her will be satisfied with this piece.