In celebration of Hellboy’s 20th birthday, here is a little piece I put together yesterday. I took this one from sketch to final really fast, bit of a challenge I set out for myself to not over-think it too much. I documented the whole thing on Instagram as I went along, but here is a more proper version of the snaps.
Mike Mignola was a chief influence during my 20s, and his style still leaks its way into my drawings today. He really is a “designer’s comic artist”… I never get bored with looking through those Hellboy books.
So a big happy birthday to ya, Hellboy!
Awesome step-by-step process, man. Mignola was a huge influence for me as well, and still is. Can’t believe Hellboy is 20! Nuts.