#save yourself first

If you think I'm pretty you should see me in a crown!

I'm gonna run this nothing town, watch me make 'em bow!

Do you agree that sometimes we need to save ourselves first?

I do believe that we first need to find our own strength before we put on the superhero costume, or our care for others may well collapse. That’s the message behind a pen piece of someone in a superman suit I created in December, from a reference photo very kindly provided copyright free by Raw Umber Studios.

I played with light sources so more of the outfit showed, which I simplified to make the piece flatter, more stylised and reminiscent of a cartoon printed on paper.

I used lots of little dots made with Sakura Pigma Micron fineliner pens to create this piece. I think it really shows how the bright colours of the pens with tiny fragments of white paper showing through create a vibrant piece that is also reminiscent of the dot print technology used to initially print these comic book stories.

My A4 unframed original is available for £85 including UK postage (or framed for £95 if you live close enough for me to deliver). Please just private message me to make your purchase.

Or it’s available as prints and printed on all sorts of lovely things at:

Thanks!