Rough Monday: Princess Pondering

by Hero Business C.E.O. on January 30, 2012 at 1:38 pm

Posted In: Blog, Rough Mondays, Water Cooler Discussion

So did you hear the one about the Disney Princess and the iconic female super-hero?

Here’s my latest — this was for week three of CBR’s “The Line Is Drawn” try-outs. The theme was “comic book characters in different genres.” I really went for the Disney-style vibe in this one, so I had to do some research on Prince Charmings and Fairy Godmothers…

The Twitter suggestion was “Wonder Woman as a Disney Princess,” which you can take in a number of directions. I knew I wanted to challenge the “princess waiting for rescue” notion, and I knew Diana wouldn’t be that princess. So the concept came pretty easily…

Here’s the pencil rough…

I usually do my inking and coloring in Adobe Illustrator, using my Wacom Tablet. So here’s what that looked like:

But I really wanted that lush Disney look… so off to Adobe Photoshop for some shading and texturing…

… and viola!

What I didn’t anticipate is the viral-ness of the image! It seems to have really struck a chord from all the shares, notes, reblogs and comments I’ve been receiving! So thanks, one and all!

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Picassamia

January 30, 2012, 9:40 pm | #

Interestingly, your Prince Charming here, with that blonde hair of his, looks like a dead-ringer for Steve Trevor. Intentional?

Hero Business C.E.O.

January 30, 2012, 10:08 pm | #

Intentional. : )

Wes

January 30, 2012, 10:21 pm | #

I hate to grammar nazi you, but it’s not “slayed”, but “slew” or “have slain” (personally, “slew” sounds terrible to me, but it could be how rarely people say “slew”).

January 30, 2012, 10:22 pm | #

…and I see it had already been corrected. That’s what I get for commenting on what I’ve seen at IO9.com

Disregard. I apologize.

Hero Business C.E.O.

January 31, 2012, 11:35 am | #

No problem. I noticed it after I posted and made the correction. But the piece went viral in the meantime, and there was no putting the genie back in the bottle. 🙂

Sam Valentino

February 1, 2012, 9:22 am | #

Fantastic! Love the drawing and the concept!

Brian Saner Lamken

February 1, 2012, 4:14 pm | #

Great cartoon! I just forwarded the URL to my sister. My nieces love Disney and Wonder Woman – she’s awesome ’cause she’s a superhero (yes, girls can think superheroes are cool too) and a princess. I’m not sure how the blood on the sword will go over, but maybe they won’t notice it.