#dailysketchchallenge 8 - Rockin' Heroman

This is one of the characters that was designed by Tomoko Hirabayashi for our webcomic Hexenringe. I just love her character design.

Rockin' Heroman is a rock-a-billy Ultraman cross-hybrid hero and will be showing up in the strip eventually. I like him so much I'll be using him in some spin-off strips that I'll draw myself.

I've nowhere near the skill of Tomoko, so my sketch today is practice so that I don't do too crappy a job.

Next I'll have to practice "kime" poses that live-action heroes are always doing.

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