Not a lot of type this week. I really need to be painting, but I want to try to consistently get these post out every Friday. Spirit was a Toys R Us exclusive from Hasbro’s Pursuit of Cobra line. Rather than discuss the same process as my other figures, I’ll just post the images. Feel free to comment with any questions you want answered.
Spirit style sheet.(Click to enlarge)
Gear and pose photo reference.
Sketch/ line drawing.
Personal notes for revisions.
Approved package art.
Detail one.
Detail two.
Hasbro POC Spirit figure.
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Awesome, as usual, Mike!! Me likey.
[...] Every Friday Mike Thompson tries to post an update to his terrific blog, detailing his experiences with doing package art for the G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra and G.I. Joe: The Pursuit of Cobra toylines. We’ve seen some great stuff previously including City Strike Scarlett just last week. This week he treats us to his work on the spectacular Pursuit of Cobra Toys “R” Us Exclusive Spirit Iron-Knife. [...]
Thanks for sharing, Mike! This particular figure was one of my favorites from the ‘Pursuit of Cobra’ line.
So what other Joe stuff have you produced, Mike?
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