Another painting for a nephew - Batman & Villians

[Shadow]

When I find extra time from school lately, I tend to paint. (Not post though. Sorry.) I started this one about 5 months ago. It's for my 5 year old nephew who's room I painted the Batman mural. His older brother got a Hulk painting and his twin got a Spidey Vs. Rogues painting last year. But he didn't have one that he could take with him. I had an image percolating in my head for awhile on how I'd like to do a Batman painting.

 

This one took awhile. I thought I'd never get through the city scape. I tried to set this up like a movie poster and added the old-style Batmobile roaring out of his cape. The villians were the part I did last and couldn't wait to get to. The ones I'm happiest with are:

Catwoman & Poison Ivy - I had never painted a woman's face before and I think they turned out OK. (Thanks to the Playboy 50 Year coffee table book I own. )

 

Scarecrow - actually, I had done a black and white of just him last year and gave it to Shiverbones. This was a similar take-off of that one.

 

Joker & Mr. Freeze - both turned out ok. I really like the Mr. Freeze. I kept the Joker a bit balanced. Not too campy but not Heath Ledger either. So many ways you can intrepret him. Bane was a challenge until I added "eyes", or at least the shadows of them, in his red goggles. Without them, he was too flat.

 

As always, thanks for letting me share it here.

 

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[the blob]

good work...a mural too? i'd hate to put my heart and sould into something only to likely have it painted over in a couple of years though

 

 

[Billy the Kidd]

Very nice, I love the detailed background

[comicalgems]

Very nice! I would hang that.

[hockey&comicsguy]

 

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Amazing. Well done.

 

As somebody who used to draw...and IMO draw very well, I have always been amazed at what people can do with paint. My 7 year old already paints better than I do. I don't know what it is but I find painting to be incredibly difficult. I find no ease, no flow, nothing natural about it. Every time I have tried it turns into a jumbled mess of what appears to be a failed attempt at a Jackson Pollock repro. Super difficult for me so major props to you and all those who paint. I'm always impressed by the work. (thumbs u

[comicalgems]

I just keep coming back to this thread and thinking how flippin' sweet that painting is to look at.

[thehumantorch]

Very nice.

[Marvelfangirl]

Thats an awesome painting

[Wally's Comics]

killer work!

 

Now was Man Bat really a villain?

I don't know I never read those BA books...

 

 

[Ringfinger]

Nice work!!

[Shadow]

Thanks! It's already hung in his bedroom. Somewhere, buried here on the site is the mural for his bedroom along with the other paintings.

[tilleycs]

WOW. GREAT-looking painting. Well done! Are you taking orders?

[Shadow]

I think the next one will be traditional (ie. landscape, etc.) for our neighbors who always help us out.

 

After that, I've ran out of nephews. I have nieces and daughters but superheroes aren't there thing. I might do a few just for me. I've been kicking around a Silver Surfer vs. Darkseid for a few years.

[precodekeith]

You have skills!!