Challenge of the Drunken Ape's Round 3: The perfect end to a perfect day
 Winterhawk  2007/2/7 18:16
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The image: I did this in Poser & Photoshop.
A mix of techniques, original render done in poser, lots of post production, some of the poser models had clothes some did not. I did a lot of painting in photoshop for the capes and costumes. Basically the same thing I did for rounds one and round two. I made massive art notes for both those rounds so you Judges should know what I did.
The story behind the image:
As quite a few of you all know, I am a bit of a Batman fan. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that I decide to do a Batman image. Keeping with Dan's defining moment in the DC Universe I went with the above. It is an original composition based on the sub-story of Batman:The killing Joke. In the Sub-story that this picture is based on the fact that one Bad day can change a life.
The Comedian was a failing stand-up comic, who couldn't find work, He made a deal with some Criminals to be an inside man on a robbery They had to go threw a chemical plant he used to work at to get to a building next door. The night the Job was going down, He was informed his pregnant wife got killed by an electrical shortage on a baby bottle warming device. The Mobsters would not let him back out of the caper. During the robbery they made The comedian was made to wear a Red Hood and cape and dress in a suit, as they had a series of robberies with the Same M.O. They would get a inside man to wear a red hood and they would follow him as the leader, Police and Batman thought the Red hood was the gangs ring leader rather then realizing that he was a different person in each robbery. During the robbery the chemical pant had changed security and hired armed guards. In a fury of bullets and mayhem the thieves and the Comedian ran through the plant, all of the mobsters had gotten shot and killed by the security guards and the Comedian was running scared out of his mind. Batman early in his career showed up and chased the Red Hood. Fearing for his life and soul and the horror of seeing the mobsters blow away in front of him, still in shock from the news of his dead wife and unborn child, The comedian reaches his breaking point and now also has a giant human bat chasing him. The only way to escape was to jump into a large chemical vat. Once in the chemical bath, The comedian almost drowned in the toxic mixture but he was flushed away into a nearby river, where he managed to swim to shore. Upon removing the Red Hood, The comedian noticed his reflection in a puddle. He was no longer just any Man, His skin was bleached white and his hair was green, after this the comedian snapped and became the Joker.
Personally, I can't think of a single character that has effected the DC Universe more then the Joker, shooting Batgirl making her Oracle, Killing Robin, interacting with every single major hero and villain at one time or another, and making life generally very interesting for Batman himself, who is one of the three main DC characters.
The moment above is particularly important because of a few things: One if Batman was faster and was able to catch the comedian before he jumped into the chemicals the Joker would never be, this early failure of the Dark Knight caused thousands of deaths in the DC universe as well as a great deal of pain and suffering for the Batman himself. Also if the Batman did not chase the comedian he would have most likely been shot and killed by the security guards. The early attempts of Batman to be a hero has caused the deaths and suffering of thousands of people in the DC Universe as well as creating his greatest adversary and he doesn't even know that he had a direct hand in the creation of the Joker. There would be no Joker without Batman. Indirectly Batman is the cause of all of Jokers victims including Jason Todd.
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| StarChild |
Posted: 2007/2/14 17:45 Updated: 2007/2/14 17:49 |
Shaper of Worlds   Joined: 2004/4/5 From: Matteson, Il Posts: 3909 |
 Re: Challenge of the Drunken Ape's Round 3: The perf... Good job Hawk! I really love the layed effect. The only nit I have with this is that if this image takes place when the original Batman & Red Hood went through this scenario, then why is the cop wearing modern riot gear? I know it a small matter, but it really ruins the whole authenticity of the image for me. Yer just lucky i posted the wrong type of image  . |
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| Dragondack |
Posted: 2007/2/8 21:41 Updated: 2007/2/8 21:41 |
The Great Eternal Dragon   Joined: 2004/2/9 From: Edmonton,Alberta,Canada Posts: 11252 |
 Re: Challenge of the Drunken Ape's Round 3: The perf... 9177  All right Hawkster very viberant colour wise!
Great piece of work! |
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| Biohaz_Daddy |
Posted: 2007/2/8 14:48 Updated: 2007/2/8 14:48 |
deluded narcissist guru (Whateverator)   Joined: 2004/7/6 From: Posts: 2723 |
Re: Challenge of the Drunken Ape's Round 3: The perf... I was immediately impressed by the multi tiered layout when I first saw this. It adds a whole comic book feel to the image and a great dynamic to the piece as you scroll from top to bottom on the webpage. The use of high saturated colors reinforce the comic book feel of the piece as well. Over all this is a nice image that will, unfortunately for you, lose out in the contest to the image I am still working on. Great Work Bud! |
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| ubald |
Posted: 2007/2/8 14:40 Updated: 2007/2/8 14:40 |
superhero   Joined: 2006/11/22 From: Canada Posts: 402 |
Re: Challenge of the Drunken Ape's Round 3: The perf... thats a pretty sweet Image winterhawk!, and Great post work! keep up the good work CHEERs  |
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| BikerBot |
Posted: 2007/2/8 11:45 Updated: 2007/2/8 11:45 |
Mr. The Mighty Lord *Krackaboom!*   Joined: 2004/1/13 From: The Good Earth Posts: 3277 |
Re: Challenge of the Drunken Ape's Round 3: The perf... Boy, a big chunk of that story sounds like the plot to "Batman: Mystery Of The Batwoman" (which was pretty good, BTW.)
I don't have a problem with Bat's face, and I like the test tube head. What bothers me is that there is motion in the image (the bullet trails) but the figures are static, they should also have some movement, like speed trails.
Or not, who am I to criticize? 10 from me, dude.
BB
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| Thayne |
Posted: 2007/2/8 4:50 Updated: 2007/2/8 4:55 |
Dazed and Confused... mostly Confused   Joined: 2004/7/15 From: usa Posts: 3290 |
Re: Challenge of the Drunken Ape's Round 3: The perf... As per your usual, your painting skillz show the amounts of time you've put in. Your's is a style all your own and well liked.
On the Joker........... I have no point of reference for the "front" of his face. I can't tell whether he's looking back at the shooter or if he's looking directly into the vat.
On the Batman, The face seems like a person under sensitive survelliance yearly. Too young, too innocent, too naive.
My problem with the shooter is his pose looks too stiff. This may be due to a part of the brick area making his foot look turned unnaturally. Or it may have to do with the arm holding the gun looking like it's been broken and forced into it's position.
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| Daruma |
Posted: 2007/2/7 18:28 Updated: 2007/2/7 18:28 |
Off the hook   Joined: 2003/10/20 From: Cleveland Posts: 1726 |
Re: Challenge of the Drunken Ape's Round 3: The perf... This came out great dude! I think that the way the multi-leveled background is set up with a character on each level gives this pic almost a 3D effect(yes, I know this is the 3D gallery. Shut up, you know what I mean...). One thing is that I would like to see a little more emotion in Batman's face.
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