As a child I used to read Price Valiant in every Sunday newspaper. Harold Foster's creation was beautifully drawn, with incredible detail, and really stood out from the other comic strips.
![](http://www.thirteenthstory.com/lj/foster2.jpg)
In my pocket sketchbook recently, I found myself remembering Val, and his incredible hair:
![](http://www.thirteenthstory.com/lj/pvmsm.jpg)
... and, trying out some new color pencils, here is another one I made as well:
![](http://www.thirteenthstory.com/lj/valcolor.jpg)
It was a nice exercise, to visit an influence from my childhood and work with it. There are many comics these days that take a lot of shot cuts with the art, but Hal Foster never did, and I will always respect his epic body of comic work.
great jaye -and the hair! do you think it will ever come back?!?hahaha
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