One of the things that I love the most about the Classic Mega Man series is its artstyle. It’s very anime-esque with a slight twinge of toon, and there’s a surprising amount of detail that goes into each art piece drawn by Mega Man illustrator Keiji Inafune (Such as how robot masters and characters like Mega Man and Roll have different pupil types and the infamous ‘Capcom hand’).
Naturally, ever since 2015, I’ve been trying my hand in seeing how accurately I can replicate the Mega Man artstyle, and considering I mentioned planning to make a full Famicom styled box art piece for Mega Man Ultimate, I decided it was about time to dive back in to researching Mega Man’s artstyle to make said art piece as 1:1 to official artwork as I can!
And where better to start with the centerpiece, Mega Man himself? Back in December of 2020, I drew a Classic styled Mega Man in honor of his 33rd anniversary, and while it was decent enough in its own right given my skillset at the time, this time I wanted to go all out in drawing a full-body Mega Man while keeping a lot of Inafune’s art choices in check…
… which resulted in the best Mega Man I’ve ever drawn!
