Breaking Bad Illustration: Bloody Nose

Please note that this post has some spoilers for Breaking Bad season one.

I had a tough time deciding if I wanted to illustrate this or when when Walt discovers he has cancer. I figured that the first two paintings (Pilot and Meth Money) are direct results of what he did because of the cancer so I could get away with not portraying that moment. After Tuco puts Jesse in the hospital Walt takes it upon himself to the meth back and their money that Tuco owes. I remember watching this episode and wondering how Walt was going to get out of the situation and not end up like Jesse. My favorite part in the show is when he takes fulminated mercury and creates an explosion stunning Tuco and his men. Of course he had so much of the mercury with him he could threaten to destroy everything around him and just waltz out of there. I think this scene really shows Walt's potential to be ruthless.

 

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Breaking Bad Illustration: Meth Money

This illustration of Walter White from Season One of Breaking Bad was extremely challenging to draw. The sketch alone took me five hours to rework multiple times. There are just some times where I don't see the person I'm illustrating in my drawing for hours. As strenuous as the drawing was the ink and color were not that bad. I have adjusted pretty quickly to using Procreate's airbrush tools. It really is the best way for capturing skin tones. Using the touch up brushes like rough skin and old skin really bring the figure to life. There were a lot of green hues in the reference photo because of the money Walt has so I also wanted that to show in his face. As I dive deeper into this series I think the characters will become easier to illustrate. I still have two more paintings I want to do of Walt from Season One of Breaking Bad. More to come.

 

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Breaking Bad Illustration: Walter White (Season 1: Pilot)

Breaking Bad in my opinion is the greatest show on television. There have been many artist renditions of the characters as of late so I was apprehensive about doing my own but I plan to do something a little different than what I've seen. More on that later though. Here's my take on Walt from the first episode. I used a lot of the techniques I learned on my "Nasty Nas" painting for this one. Walt is an older guy so I used a rough skin and old skin textured brush to get those effects. I experimenting with rendering with and blending using airbrush options too. Again I didn't go to smooth because he is older than most of my subjects. This will be the first of many Breaking Bad themed illustrations. Created in Procreate for iPad. Check out my Snapguide tutorial at http://snapguide.com/guides/draw-breaking-bads-walter-white-in-procreate/

 

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