Hi there Steemians. What to do when its a grandson's birthday and he's far away in the 'States? 

I spoke to the other grandchildren and they told me that he loves Deadpool! He wants a Deadpool costume for Halloween!! So, here goes my boy!!

I went the route of doing a sketch of him in a Deadpool outfit. There was very little time so I would have to move....

Here follows a preview:

The Preview

Just a "teaser" of the end result. I had little over 2 hours to do this - so I had to keep the painting rough and loose.

First - Get the head drawn...

I was lucky here. I got the likeness  recognizable and could proceed to the "blocking in" of color...

"Blocking In" 

I do most of my digital work using PhotoShop. Here, I placed the basic colors in a layer underneath the linework. Keeping the brush large, thus avoiding overworking the painting.

Adding more detail

Keeping the brushwork simple. (I didn't have the time to be too detailed here!!!) I use the number 24 brush in Photoshop for most of my work. Adding detail, now in the same layer as the sketch. When complete, I will add a drawing of the costume...

A rough sketch of Deadpool's costume

Just the basic markings. I changed from the original pose to a more "Action-like" stance and then added the costume colors....

The finished job...Hope he likes it!!

I added keylines just to give the whole sketch a comic-like look. Sent it off about 2 hours ago. He's still at school. I love to help the kids use imagination and fantasy. They, in turn, are getting creative and following in my footsteps.

Hope you like it !