An image depicting Sylvester Stallone as Slyclops as Rocky Balboa in Rocky IV, single handedly ending the Cold War with the Soviets.

Inspired by a fellow smArtist and good friend Nelson Michael, who conceptualized this in one of our random conversations during our day job together. I also did some experimenting within the color layers of this piece, testing the quality of pencil work and shading, being transferred and adapted as a halftone for silkscreen purposes.

This portfolio features various stages of this project’s development. Listed below are some supplementary details.

• Final printed version of the image. 4-Color Silkscreen Print.
• Initial sketch for final illustration.
• Flesh color layer sketch
• Red color layer sketch
• Royal color layer sketch