Tribute to Ben Richards

The Running Man is one of the all-time great science fiction movies. Mainly because it has Arnold running around in a sweet Adidas shoulder-padded jumpsuit, finding creative ways to kill people and survive the ultimate manhunt.

Here's how I went about creating my painted portrait of Arnold's character, Ben Richards:

Screencap from movie

Pencil thumbnail

Full size pencil sketch

Digital color study

Original painting

Digital pass