Clayface in Color

I purchased an original B&W sketch of Clayface (Batman Villain) from Buster Moody last weekend and decided to take my stab at coloring it, I also provided a nice brick wall for him to poke his fluid body through.

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CGC 9.5 Rated: Darkseid Trading Card (DC Comics Villain Series 1 - 2023)

I took the Darkseid image edit I previously created and updated it to be a CGC-certified trading card for the imagined "DC Comics: Villains Series 1" released as a set of 48 cards in 2023.

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Flight of the Penguin: Escape in the Shadows

The Penguin, also known as Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, is a supervillain in DC Comics who is a frequent adversary of Batman. He first appeared in Detective Comics #58 in December 1941 and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The Penguin is a Gotham City mobster who sees himself as the top "Gentleman of Crime" and is known for his distinctive appearance with a monocle, top hat, and umbrella. He owns a nightclub called the Iceberg Lounge, which serves as a front for his criminal activities. Unlike many of Batman's villains, the Penguin is portrayed as completely sane and in full control of his actions, leading to a unique dynamic with Batman. Various sources inspired his original comic book character design, including the Kool cigarettes mascot and high-society gentlemen in tuxedos. The Penguin is known for using high-tech umbrellas with multiple functions as his signature weapons.

[Workflow: Scanned a panel from Batman #146 (DC Comics 2024) that was drawn by Jorge Jiménez with colors by Tomeu Morey.  Within Affinity Photo I then masked out page unwanted details to focus on The Penguin, layered in a logo, added basic Who's Who biography info, tossed in a classic Rogues Galley emblem, and then masked in a new light flare.]

Harley Quinn's Whimsy

Presented here is a delicate dance of ink and paper, Harley Quinn's features come to life on the page. Her bright multi-tinted hair and minimalist clown makeup frame her contagious grin. Her eyes sparkle and twinkle with a hint of madness. The lines of her face, bold and expressive, seemed to shift and writhe with an undertow of madness.

[Workflow: Starter image created within NightCafe sourced from a Michael Dooney line-art sketch, and then pulled into Affinity Photo for several layered enhancements, brushwork, texturing, logos, and font work.]

Michael Dooney inspiration image

Poison Ivy, Queen of the Urban Gardens

A couple glamour shots of Gotham City's most famous botanist... As the "Queen of the Urban Gardens," Poison Ivy sees herself as a guardian of the natural world, fighting against the destruction of urban ecosystems. She believes humans have forgotten how to live in harmony with nature and seeks to restore balance to the environment.

Harley Quinn Goes Fishing

 A collection of images created within NightCafe, Meta, or Tengr and then cleaned up for publication.

Killer Croc Has Gone Wild (DC Comics villain turns feral)

Waylon Jones, the notorious Killer Croc from the dark alleys of Gotham City, had grown tired of the urban jungle and sought solace in the untamed wilderness. He fled to the mist-shrouded volcanoes of Rwanda's National Park, where the lush green forests and rugged terrain seemed to whisper secrets to the wind. As he wandered deeper into the jungle, the city's steel and concrete gave way to the primal sounds of chirping birds and chattering monkeys. The once-human Killer Croc's senses adapted to the new environment, his scaly skin blending seamlessly with the shadows. His eyes, once cold and calculating, now gleamed with a feral intensity, as if the very essence of the jungle had taken up residence within him.

[My Workflow: Two Tengr.AI images were created (background and creature), merging portions into this widescreen image. Post edited some AI artifacts out, and brushed in some a few features using Affinity Photo.]

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General Zod's Heat Vision

I stripped General Zod off the cover art from Kneel Before Zod #2 (© DC Comics 2024) drawn by Jason Shawn Alexander, and then worked my own font work, and augmented the original heat vision beams to make my own version.

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The Dominators Launch Another Attack on Earth!

I grabbed a panel out of Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9 (DC Comics 2024) that was drawn by Gabriel Hardman split it out, altered the dialogue, and spiced it up with custom balloon, panel wrappers & a bit of font work.

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Two-Face Makes His Decision to Kill While Struggling With His Inner Angel and Devil

I extracted a panel drawn by Mike Hawthorne and Nikola Čižmešija from Batman / Catwoman: The Gotham War: Scorched Earth #1 (DC Comics 2023), and then added new art elements (angel/devil new background, adjusted his evil grin and eyeball) and also revised the dialog to fit my mood, which I have titled "Two-Face Makes His Decision to Kill While Struggling With His Inner Angel and Devil." 

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Ra's al Ghul

 Another DC character bio-page, this time of Batman's enemy Ra's al Ghul. Hi-rez image link.

Darkseid Trading Card (#1 in the DC Villains card set)

I took the altered Jason Fabok Darkseid image from last week and used it to create trading card #1 for the DC Villains series.  Hi-rez image link for your zooming pleasure.

Clayface Trading Card (#31 in the DC Villains card set)

I've composed Clayface (Basil Karlo) to create trading card #31 for the DC Villains series.  Hi-rez image link for your zooming pleasure.

Hush Trading Card (#22 in the DC Villains card set)

Using the now classic Jim Lee/Scott Williams image of Hush (Thomas Elliot) to create trading card #22 for the DC Villains series.  Hi-rez image link for your zooming pleasure.

Killer Croc Trading Card (#9 in the DC Villains card set)

I pulled out an image of Killer Croc (Waylon Jones) from a recent Poison Ivy comic book which was drawn by Marcio Takara (colored by Arif Prianto) and created my own trading card #9 for the DC Villains series.  Hi-rez image link for your zooming pleasure.

Bane Trading Card (#13 in the DC Villains card set)

I pulled Brian Bolland's image of Bane off the cover of Batman - One Bad Day: Bane #1 and created my own trading card #13 for the DC Villains series. Hi-rez image link for your zooming pleasure.

Darkseid Omega Beam Eyes

I took the original duo-faced image of Darkseid drawn by Jason Fabok from Justice League - The Darkseid War trade paperback collection and then altered it into a single face, adding some Omega-beam blasting out of his eyes. 

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Hector Hammond shatters his prison

I took a panel from Green Lantern #56 (DC Comics 2010) that was originally drawn by Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy then altered it to show off Hector Hammand's enhanced mental powers. Hi-rez image link.