Metal Gear Study

I’ve been watching a friend play through the Metal Gear Solid games. Military espionage isn’t usually my genre but these games are so over the top and endearing, I’ve found myself getting really invested in the characters and story. I decided to draw Snake (MGS) and Raiden (MGS2) on a whim.

Snake has a lot of features I don’t usually draw (chiseled jaw, facial hair, sharp nose, stress lines) so it was interesting trying to envision him in my drawing style. Raiden, on the other hand, was right back to my prettyboy comfort zone.

When I was coloring I decided to do a study of Yoji Shinkawa‘s style, and I’m overall pleased with the results. I used a couple of ink brushes in photoshop to achieve a similar effect Shinkawa gets with a physical brush pen. I’d like to try using this sort of style again in the future, maybe even with a real pen.

Completed 3.3.15

Ink brushes by deviantart user mateuseven