I am a huge fan of Batman, especially the most recent trilogy that started with 'Batman Begins'. Those films inspired me to buy the video game 'Batman - Arkham City'. I love the darkness of the game, and the characters especially. I appreciate the depth, detail and style of the artwork associated with this game and the video stills and I've always wanted to draw/paint some of these characters. Because of the level of detail and the intricacies of each character I have doubted my own ability at being able to accurately capture anything close to the original artwork!
I've been wanting to test my self for a while now so was really happy I found this image whilst researching the 'Lego Batman' canvas I'm doing (still!). I didn't think I would be as successful with it as I was, and it turned out better than expected!
I've been wanting to test my self for a while now so was really happy I found this image whilst researching the 'Lego Batman' canvas I'm doing (still!). I didn't think I would be as successful with it as I was, and it turned out better than expected!
I started off by using a photocopy of a picture of The Joker and, using a craft knife, cut out the outlines of the face, body and hand.
I then used this as a template and lightly painted along the edges.
I then used this as a template and lightly painted along the edges.
I then cut out the eyes, nose and mouth and painted these.
I free-handed more detailed shade over the face, and added lips and teeth.
(I hate painting teeth!!)
(I hate painting teeth!!)
I then went ahead and started added colour to the picture, and a little detail.
As always, I put a little too much black (+ dark red) on the cheek so went over it in white and blended the shadow again!
Next up - Frisket Film.
I have mixed feelings with Frisket Film. On one hand I really don't enjoy cutting it out - it takes me ages when I'd much prefer to be painting. But then on the other hand, once everything has been painted and the over-sprayed film is removed, the results are such a contrast it actually makes your work initially look better than it is!
I have mixed feelings with Frisket Film. On one hand I really don't enjoy cutting it out - it takes me ages when I'd much prefer to be painting. But then on the other hand, once everything has been painted and the over-sprayed film is removed, the results are such a contrast it actually makes your work initially look better than it is!
To reveal this:
At this stage I was happy with the hair, body and hand. All I had left was to add the final detail to the face and sort the background out.
I'm not a huge fan of painting teeth! I was really happy with the colour, but they had suffered with some bad over-spray so I wanted to neaten them up, only I cocked up and ended up redoing them!!
The last element I did were the eyes, and it wasn't until I stepped back that I realised his left eye was looking up and not straight on like the other!
Much better!