Traditionally painted and digitally coloured editorial style illustration of Vladimir Putin (33″ x 47″)
This uses a similar approach to my Sunday Independent painted illustration of OASIS, and my recent Donal Trump one, which forms a neat pair with this.
![editorial newspaper style illustration of vladimir putin tsar colour](http://johnwhiteillustrator.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/putin-tsar_clr_900w.jpg)
![editorial newspaper style illustration of vladimir putin tsar black & white](http://johnwhiteillustrator.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/putin-tsar_bw_900w.jpg)
Triptych
As I’ve now done three of these, they actually form a kind of triptych. Here’s Trump, Vlad and Xi:
Progress Images
I had 2 goes at this Putin illustration. The first, which was fully drawn onto the board didn’t go well in the painting stage. So after attempting to salvage it, I scrapped it and started again. Never an easy decision.
![putin cartoon sketch](http://johnwhiteillustrator.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/putin_sketch_500w.jpg)
![putin illustration sketch](http://johnwhiteillustrator.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/putin_drawing_1st-pass.jpg)
![putin illustration sketch](http://johnwhiteillustrator.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/putin_wip-768x432.jpg)
Illustrator: John White
Painting: Goauche, ink, pencil, on board
Colouring: Photoshop