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After 1-1/2 years, this piece is finally complete! In 2006, I researched, penciled and inked this illustration depicting Wonder Woman and Diana Prince in her most definitive costumes since 1941. A comprehensive history of Wonder Woman's look hasn't been done since George Perez's 1990's poster, and even then it wasn't approached from the original artists' styles. Over the past few months, Kevenn T. Smith and I have been working on the colors in Photoshop. Between my drawing and his color expertise, we produced this result.

Almost every definitive version of Diana that has appeared in the comic book and other media is in this drawing, drawn by me but based on the original artists' artwork: H.G. Peter, George Perez, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Mike Deodato, Phil Jimenez, Terry Dodson, Jose Delbo, Ross Andru, Irv Novick, Curt Swan, Don Heck, Gene Colan, Jill Thompson, Mike Sekowsky, Alex Toth, Bruce Timm, and Darwyn Cooke. In addition, I included the Lynda Carter and Cathy Lee Crosby versions of Wonder Woman because no true history of Diana would be complete without them. Earth-2 Wonder Woman is based on Lynda Carter since there really isn't a definitive depiction of her. Lynda Carter (including her Diana Prince and the motorcycle outfit), Cathy Lee Crosby, and Earth-2 are in my art style and not based on another artists' work. Wonder Woman 1941-2008 Pencils and inks by Ray Caspio Colors by Kevenn T. Smith and Ray Caspio 10" x 15" printed art space. Final piece measures 11" x 17" with black border. Pencil, ink, Photoshop CS2

Wonder Woman is copyright and property of DC Comics.
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wonder woman day #3
Here is my final piece for Wonder Woman Day! I'm really psyched about this one. I've drawn Wonder Woman in her swimsuit before but never to the extent where she's in an underwater environment. Measuring 9x12 inches, the media is Copic Pens, Prismacolor Markers, and Prismacolor Pencils on vellum. Vellum really allows the marker to be used almost as a paint and I love working on it.

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Remember, when you bid on the art for Wonder Woman Day, proceeds go to charity!

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wonder woman day #1
This year, I'm one of the contributing artists for the Wonder Woman Day Charity Auction to benefit two domestic violence shelters and a crisis line. I completed my first piece for the auction today, Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman spinning with her cape on, and wanted to share it. It was fun using Prismacolor pencils; I haven't used them in about a year, surprisingly! The piece measures 9x12 inches. If you like the piece, I hope you'll bid on it when online bidding opens for the silent auction. All details are on the Wonder Woman Day website. Remember, all proceeds go to great causes!

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the only hope for freedom and democracy is...
I just completed the art based on the sketch in the post below! In this one piece, I've summed up everything that Wonder Woman means to me, and the strength, intelligence, and guts I wish she was portrayed with in the current DC Universe. The actual size of the completed piece is 18x24 inches.

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Wonder Woman is, of course, copyright DC Comics, and all that jazz.

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