Justo Concept Art | billrogers

The original Justo Costume was more futuristic. Trying to find the right feel for the helmet.

I wanted to create an interlocking system for the belt. Possibly having 2 belts. One high and one low.

Tried to figure out how the suit should look. I wanted to have metal and plasticy space armor.

After figuring out the basic design I created a mock cover and colored it on Photoshop.

A bad pose will make a awesome drawing look bad. I took pictures of myself making this pose and drew from it. I wanted to make sure that the pose worked. I then sketched some ideas for the suit.

Here I was trying different boots and arms on Justo. The first couple boots weren't looking good. It is important to redraw because your first drawing is never your best.

I tried to figure out how I wanted the circuits on his hand as well as an idea of buildings. I then designed a basic background before adding all the details.

Steve wanted a face instead of a mask. I agreed because a covered face is ususally menacing. Steve gave me a picture of a man he wanted me to model Justo after. I wanted him to look determined and strong.

After making a face design I liked I applied it to the angle of Justo. I then added some more value and detail.

The first design didn't see print. The second design printed for about a year. The third design has been printed since the beginning of 2013

When Steve asked me to create Justo, I first went to work researching for the Justo suit. I got references of motocycle suits, Ironman, Halo, actual space suits, transformers and even Power Rangers for inspiration.

Steve wanted more of a celtic influence mixed with futuristic space knights. He wanted a medieval look and create something besides a gun. I created his suit to have circuits. I decided to have the circuits power his suit and also available for a weapon.

Bill Rogers

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