Day 264: Raph on Patrol Alt. Angle (Fan Request)

Yesterday I posted a reader request. Her original request was for Raph on a building overlooking the city. I debated on the point of view for the picture for a while then decided why not do both? So today you get the other side of yesterday's picture. I'm pretty happy with this one.

Day 263: Raph on Patrol (Fan Request)

The word "fan" may be a bit strong; "person who found my Twitter" may be more accurate. So far I haven't taken any requests, but only because no one's made any. She complimented the blog and asked if I would do one so I guess as of now my policy on requests is yes, I'll take them. Some days I have a hard time coming up with ideas, so why not fill the gaps with requests?

Anyway, she asked for, "Raph on the roooftops overlooking the city? I'd be happy with anything Raph though." So here's what I drew. I'm pretty happy with this one, all I can say is perspective has never been my strong suit, along with body shapes or geometric shapes in general or coloring inside the lines.

I infused a bit of Spider-Man into this one with Raph crouching on a terribly ugly gargoyle and I watched the first few episodes of the original cartoon series while drawing it for some good old school inspiration.

*Update* I feel like an idiot, but I was so excited to get a request I forgot to mention the fan that requested this picture.

The pic was done for Jaime and you should go check out her awesome nerdy blog at http://shezcrafti.com

In the future I will make this a more standard process.

Day 44: The Ninja Turtles Have No Use For Streets

Watching silhouettes jump and flip from roof to roof in the moonlight has always been one of my favorite images of the Ninja Turtles. A lot of heroes use this method to get around major metropolitan areas. Aside from just looking sweet it makes sense. If you're on the ground your options are extremely limited when trying to decide the best way to pursue a criminal. If you're on top of the skyline you can head in any direction at any time. Not to mention it's the first rule of strategy to control the high ground. You get a bird's eye view and it's much easier to attack from above than below.

One thing I don't really understand as an adult, though, is how are they getting up there? Are they taking the elevator? Fire escapes? I mean, the turtles live in the sewer so they have to start out below street level. Plus they're turtles. Turtles in general aren't known for their ability to run, jump or climb. In the end I guess imagining them climbing buildings and then jumping from rooftop to rooftop is the least ridiculous thing that happens in a world where human-sized ninjitsu-master mutant turtles exist.