Sketches 2020

IRON MAN, Colin Crosby
“This work wasn’t created in a specific class,
however my major is Mechanical Engineering.
The drawing is related to my major because
in the comics and movies the iron man
suit went through the engineering design
process, which includes the following steps:
Define the Problem, Background Research,
Develop Solutions, Choose a Solution,
Develop a Prototype,Test the Solution,
Does the Solution Meet Requirements, and
Communicate Results. I drew the mark one
iron man suit from the first iron movie. The
Designer of the suit, Tony Stark, created
his own prototype and tested it out himself,
which he was able to succeed, and learn
from. I started my drawing by creating a
rough, base sketch of the movie scene.
I moved on to draw the intricate
lines and details. After that I started
shading the legs of the suit. I used a .5mm
mechanical pencil, shading stumps, an
electric eraser, and kneaded eraser.
I usually only draw in pencil like I did with
this drawing. When I finished the legs,
I moved on to the chest, and then the arms.
I chose to do the face last because this
way I could easily make it proportionate
with the rest of the drawing. When the suit
was finished, I shaded in the background.
I completed my work by signing it at the top
of the page. Overall this drawing probably
took me somewhere between twelve to
fourteen hours to complete, that were
broken up into five days.
Iron Man is my second favorite superhero;
next to Spiderman, so that was part of my
inspiration to draw this movie scene. The
second part is because ironman (Tony
Stark) recently died in the Marvel universe,
so this is not only a tribute to the superhero
I grew up with, but also to Robert Downey
Junior for playing such an exceptional role
in the MCU. I think I did really well with my
shading and fine details.
I spent a lot of time with my drawing and I'm
happy with how it turned out. Compared to
my other drawings, I’d say this is my favorite
one.”
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