1/ When schools first closed I realised my 5yo would need to wear an #eyepatch at home on weekdays for 2 hours each day. I was already bored and quickly scribbled something resembling @CaptainAmerica shield on the 1st one. Thus began the Daily Superhero Eyepatch Challenge!
2/ The next day I got a request for @DCBatman. I put in a bit more effort to get it right this time, and discovered that gel pens are great for drawing on the #eyepatch surface. #superhero #parenting #eyepatching
3/ The next request I got was for @DCComics Flash. Flash by name, flash by nature! #superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown
4/ The first real challenge to my drawing skills came with the request for @DCSuperman. I started taking more time to get the logos accurate.
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown
5/ returning to @Marvel, my 5yo next selected @SpiderMan but he did not want the circular mask logo and I had to draw the spider instead. But I couldn't but leave it there and had to do a web background!
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown
6/ Not to forget the ladies, my son's next selection was @DCWonderWoman. THIS was when my perfectionism really kicked in and it became a slight obsession. One of my favourite to date!
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown #WonderWoman
7/ Next, going through his collection of the @Marvel @Avengers action figures, he picked THE eyepatch man himself, Nick Fury! I decided @AgentsofSHIELD logo was the way to go and he requested inverse colours.
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown #NickFury @SamuelLJackson
8/ "I am @Iron_Man" We debated about what symbol to use but eventually settled on the arc reactor. Also, I learned that you can layer different colour gel pens to get a better colour match.
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown @RealTonyStark @Marvel
9/ "Love is for children."
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown #BlackWidow @Marvel
10/ Cap should reconsider running up on The Falcon's left side - it's his blind spot right now! Here's where we also got serious about posing for our photos.
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown #TheFalcon @Marvel @AnthonyMackie
11/ I'm glad I took an in progress photo of this one as at this point mum super believing that I was drawing these myself. Very proud of how this one turned out.
Also, @Hulk SMASH!
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown @MarkRuffalo @Marvel
12/ FINALLY he got around to picking mummy's favourite Avenger, Hawkeye! Huge thanks to @twistedinc who humoured my request for a quick Photoshop job.
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown #Hawkeye @Marvel @renner4real
13/ And we've caught up with today: "Something something trident...." Aquaman, holding an imaginary trident.
Stay tuned for tomorrow selection!
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown @DCComics @DCComicsKids @aquamanmovie
14.1/ "I have dire plans for destiny."
Yes, we did in fact recreate Thor Ragnarok in our backyard today. Because time has lost all meaning.
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown @thorofficial @Marvel @chrishemsworth
14.2/ with the soundtrack...
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown @thorofficial @Marvel @chrishemsworth
15/ Anticlimactic after yesterday. I think I blew all my creative juices on Thor. The real challenge today wasn't drawing Green Lantern, it was trying to explain Green Lantern to the 5yo. ("It's complicated")
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown @VancityReynolds @DCComics
16/ WAKANDA FOREVER!!!
This was even harder than the Hulk's fist. Had to draw it all freehand and it was a near disaster but came together at the last minute.
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown #ParentingInAPandemic #WakandaForever @theblackpanther @Marvel
17/ This Monday we come back with our first X-Men hero - Wolverine! You'll just have to use your imagination to pretend his claws are out. @RealHughJackman he's coming for you!
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown @XMenMovies
18.1/ "The law couldn't help her, but I could."
The angel and devil inside this one are *definitely* the same thing. He came down the stairs this morning all in red so we picked a #superhero to match & painted some sticks like @Daredevil batons.
#eyepatching #parenting #lockdown
18.2/ And I couldn't resist adding the TV soundtrack...
@Daredevil @Marvel #superhero #eyepatching #lockdown #parenting #ParentingInAPandemic
19/ Forget everything you think you know, because @DrStrange, the Sorcerer Supreme, is about to blow your world wide open. His Eye of Agamotto patch might have been drawn upside down, but his power has never been stronger!
#superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown @FollowBIOS
19.2 I'm a bit embarrassed at how long this took to make but sure what's time in a #lockdown? I thought drawing the eyepatch was hard but the Cloak of Levitation collar was the real challenge. There are pipe cleaners and popsicle sticks holding it up!
@DrStrange #eyepatching
19.3/ I'm insanely proud of how the eyepatch turned out, even after I realised halfway thru drawing that I had it upside down. Thankfully, while the design isn't actually symmetrical, it's close enough that I was able to let the mistake go. #eyepatching #lockdown #Parenting
20/ He doesn't like bullies, he's knocked out Adolf Hitler (over two hundred times), and he's worthy of Mjolnir. @CaptainAmerica is with you till the end of the line.
A full-effort repeat of the 1st eyepatch. #superhero #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown @ChrisEvans @FollowBIOS
21/ We are taking a break from superheroes in favour of The Dread Pirate! He'll give Jack Sparrow a run for the Pearl any day with his loyal pirate parrot and his bottle of O'Hara's finest rum. Grrr arrrrrg, drink up me hearties, yo ho!
#pirates #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown
21.2 And lest anyone thinks he's a classy sort of pirate.... #drinkupmehearties
#pirates #patenting #eyepatching #lockdown #PiratesoftheCaribbean
22/ Today is sadly the last day of Wild Kratts on @netflix and so he asked if we could do a Wild Kratts eyepatch. I did @TheKrattBros pawprint inside a creature power disc, and then we had way too much fun playing with @Google AR 3D animals.
#eyepatching #parenting #lockdown
23/ I spent ages trying to think of how to mock up a suit or manipulate the photos to make him look huge/tiny. In the end though, I realised there's no better way to portray @AntMan during a #lockdown than Scott Lang on house arrest!
#superheroes #eyepatching #parenting @AgentM
24/ My face when the 5yo announced his next pick for the next #superhero #eyepatching challenge is @Deadpool.
"How do I act like Deadpool?"
"Just be a drama queen."
#lockdown #parenting @deadpoolmovie @VancityReynolds
24.2/ Trying to get range of facial expressions, made mistake of saying "now look like you're doing something you know you're not meant to, like eating ALL the chocolate."
"Can we video that?"
"You pretending to get into trouble?"
"Me eating all the chocolate!"
@VancityReynolds
25/ Hi I'm Wasp and you've just been STUNG! Secret power? Small a̶n̶d̶ ̶a̶n̶n̶o̶y̶i̶n̶g̶ but mighty! Pretend he's buzzing, but if you hear snap, crackle and pop, that's just the Rice Krispies box wings flapping around.
#superheroes #eyepatching #lockdown #parenting @AntMan
26/ "@Pokemon I choose you!"
I succumbed to pressure from my 5yo and downloaded the @PokemonGoApp yesterday so today's #eyepatching was an Ultraball. I also sacrificed and painted a tennis ball to the Pokégods for this costume.
#parenting #lockdown
27/ "I'm a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist."
He wanted the @Avengers logo so here's Tony Stark, the man who finances them. Had to dig out my makeup, steal the Mister's coffee, and evict him from his workstation.
#superhero #eyepatching @Iron_Man #parenting #lockdown
28.1/ I AM GROOT!!
@Guardians #Superheroes #eyepatching #parenting #ParentingInAPandemic #lockdown #babyGroot #dancingGroot #IAmGroot @Marvel @AgentM
28.2/ I am Groot. I AM Groot. I am GROOT!
@Guardians #Superheroes #eyepatching #parenting #ParentingInAPandemic #lockdown #babyGroot #dancingGroot #IAmGroot @Marvel @AgentM #treepose
29.1/ "Who the hell is Bucky?"
Closest we've gotten to bad guys so far: #WinterSoldier in mission mode. And no, that's NOT a real gun. The Mister carefully let the mini-Hydra assassin handle his Airsoft arsenal.
#superheroes #eyepatching @CaptainAmerica #parenting #lockdown
29.2/ "You are my mission."
#WinterSoldier in mission mode, continued. He was very interested in the possibilities of the metal arm punching through walls!
#superheroes #eyepatching @CaptainAmerica #parenting #lockdown
30/ "Listen up, everyone! I have a plan to get outta here, but I'm gonna need a guard's security band, a quarnex battery, and that guy's prosthetic leg!"
#airsoft #notarealgun #superheroes #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown @Guardians #RocketRaccoon @Marvel
31.1/ I've reached the stage of #lockdown boredom where I'm willing to paint my kid's face with poster paint just for a photo. If only I had a red wig he might actually look like #Gamora (as intended) rather than a skinny #Drax.
#superheroes #eyepatching #parenting @Guardians
31.2/ Also, I don't happen to have any futuristic looking space swords so we had to make do with some fantasy ones kicking around the house. We're scraping the bottom of the family armoury. Think there's only a shiruken left floating around somewhere.
32/ You might know him by another name - Star Lord. Whatever you do, don't be an a-hole and touch his Walkman.
#superheroes #eyepatching #parenting #lockdown #HookedOnAFeeling @Guardians @prattprattpratt @FollowBIOS
33.1/ We've finally reached the wearing-underpants-over-trousers level of superheroing. He doesn't really have the bulk to pull off Mr. Incredible himself, but he's got just the right look for Dash!
@Pixar @DisneyPlus #superheroes #eyepatching #ParentingInAPandemic #lockdown
33.2/ And here we have Dash Parr in action...
@Pixar @DisneyPlus #superheroes #eyepatching #ParentingInAPandemic #lockdown #Incredibles
34. I thought these days were behind me, but then a couple of weeks ago my kid told me it was pirate week in summer camp and next thing I know..... #eyepatching #hesapirate #pirate #drinkupmeharties
35. Then he tells me it's #space exploration week and all the gel pens are out again. #eyepatching #parenting #astronaut @NASA #EyeCare
36. After space we went to Ancient Egypt. First there was the Sphinx. #eyepatching
37. Then the Eye of Ra. "Hey look! There's an EYE over my EYE!" #eyepatching
38. And then finally, there's the hieroglyphics. For all I know, I may have insulted someone's ancestors or copied out some smutty poem or instructions on how to pull sometimes brains out through their nose.... #eyepatching
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