The Steamboat Pirates

Here are 5 portraits of the Steamboat Pirates. I'm not sure if I am going to give them names yet. I still have to design a flag for these pirates. I also may design two more characters. Each character took about 4 to 5 hours a piece to design.

Captain Clifton Blascoe

 Captain of the Steamboat Pirates. I spent all last week working on this character. In my sketchbook, I spend some time altering his proportions and pushing and pulling shapes until I came up with something that I was happy with. I also definitely took some of his demeanor from Steve Harvey while I was watching the Family Feud the other night. He is a jolly fellow who dresses the part and is not phased by danger.

Steamboat Pirate Color Studies

Oranges, earthtones and checkerboard scarves are the key color elements of this band of pirates.

I based the color design on the secondary triad scheme for the 3 pirate gangs. The secondary triad of colors consists of green (The Neon Sting Rays), purple (Captain Blackberry Beard) and orange (The Steamboat Pirates).