I was heartbroken last month when I learned that one of my all time favorite comic book artists, the legendary George Perez, has terminal pancreatic cancer, and has but a few months left in this world.
This is a tribute to him - Starfire, from his New Teen Titans comic from the 80s, that he created with Marv Wolfman.
I started by focusing on the anatomy, and I wanted to try some stuff - I wanted to give her african/american features, because that's how I always imagined Starfire like, and also because I think that's how GP drew her by the end of his run in the comic. I also made her taller than average.
Currently I'm sculpting the hair. More on this later.
