Tom Richmond (MAD)
Originally MAD wanted a Kansas farmland background and I suggested a Metropolis skyline instead. I am such an idiot. It took me ten times longer to paint that skyline than it did the Superman and Alfred figures.
MAD wanted me to make some adjustments to this- they didn’t like Superman’s awkward looking left hand (they were right on that, it worked better in the sketch) and they wanted some changes to the background especially to create ‘atmospheric perspective’ by way of fading the contrast and colors and adding a haze to it.
