When I design something I try very hard to find a way to give it a sense of action and purpos. Just like meeting people impressions are what leave us with the desire for more or less. Most people attach to certain characters from any universe for a simple reason and that’s that they relate to them in one way or another.

I was recently commissioned for a venom piece and it took a couple of days to reach a point where I could actually draw venom. He looks simple enough but he breaks the laws of anatomy when it comes to his head structure and there is no grey area when designing him, You either get it or you don’t.

Posing was another hurdle to overcome. Presence means much to me and its always a reaction pose I reach for. In otherwords “BOOOOOM FIRE EXPLOSIONS AND ALARMS EVERYWHERE”!!!!! AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!…. At this point I ask.. what is his characters first response to that? Are they slightly fearful or are they immediately running in the direction of the fire.

One final touch is who am I making this for , in this case the person I am design this for matches with this character in many ways. Venom is one of the most known anti villians in the Marvel world and why? Because he struggles with what we do every day. The humbled life of trying to survive and this dark sybiotic shadow that just wants to break free. Eddie Brock accepts this Symbiot and understands it’s a part of him but it will never be him.