A traditional Japanese painting of Iron Man will look perfect in your grown up apartment

Class!
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Yi Shu Ng
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Unlike a lot of fan art you've got hanging up on your wall, this one's going to kick up the classiness a notch.

Behold Marvel's Iron Man rendered in a Japanese ink-wash technique called sumi-e.

Japanese artist Ikuyoan drew Iron Man using thick, dark lines of ink to frame the superhero.

You can watch Ikuyoan's process as he draws Iron Man in a more modern, conventional form:

This isn't the first time Iron Man has been drawn in sumi-e. Here's another painting done in the same ink-wash that shows how gorgeous the style is:

You can find Ikuyoan on Twitter here.

[H/T RocketNews24]

Topics Marvel

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