After being inspired by James Jean's work on the Batgirl covers, I decided to take a break from Editorial for a moment and try my hand at some of my own comic-style artwork.
What a throw-back! It was interesting diving into the characters as they appear in comics today vs. the characters of yesteryear. After being quite moved and inspired by Michelle Phifer's Catwoman from Batman Returns, I decided to create my own version of the character as a cover to add into the portfolio.
It wasn't long into the research process until I ran across another artist's interpretation of Catwoman: Adam Hughes. Easily the best version of any comic book character I have ever seen, Hughes' Catwoman comes to life with realistic emotions and facial features, managing to avoid many of the comic book pitfalls.
Alas, a hard act to follow. I was so impressed with Hughes' work and its accuracy to the spirit of the character, I wonder if "reinvention" is neccessary or even possible. In the end, I decided that re-creating Catwoman would work better as an "interpretation" than a "re-envision."
I will be posting progress of the work as well as source photos from the shoot itself.
To share Hughes' work and to ramp up the excitement a bit, I included some of his work on this post.
0 comments:
Post a Comment