+BST project: Two concept tests of Jonathan Crane and his office/lab. This was an exercise in testing Crane's design, thinking about color palettes, practicing digital painting techniques, and working on lighting and shading. I also wanted practice on converting backgrounds to different lighting conditions, so I did a lamplight and moonlight version-- working vs brooding. (painted in CSP)
we all know batman's spiky ear things are part of the whole bat thing, but to an unknowing observant, they certainly don't look like bat ears
i want a fic, i was thinking dp x dc but could be whatever, where danny (or the character of your choice) just meet batman and immediately calls him catman or something "y'know, bc of the cat ears!" (said super earnestly)
bruce is dying inside. his children (and selina if you please) are popping a vessel from laughing too hard. danny/charcater just gazes on confused and innocent
(also let's assume at this time the batsuit is fully black, so the bat across the chest/belt/wherever is just black on black, and well, it was dark, how was danny/character supposed to know?!)
I'm not affiliated with this in any way, but I need to share this Etsy Shop that has tons of Sunny-themed items because is the best advertising I've ever seen:
Also, there's a lot of stuff I'm kind of obsessed with
+Running some design tests after the last update. Was able to fix the head proportion issues and simplify the head silhouette down to an easier-to-draw shape but keep the 'messy hair look.' For me, his hair should stick out a bit like pieces of straw or ruffled feathers-- he's combed it back at some point, tried to keep the image together, but then it's beginning to come undone in places. Kind of symbolic of his personality.
I wasn't in the mood for inking, so I just kept my clean sketch lines since this was a test, threw some color and shading in, and painted one of those simple 30 minute backgrounds that look more complicated than they actually are.