Here's some more sketches from the 2D Festival; all of them of Batman. Batman is a good default character for me to sketch; everyone knows him and i always enjoy trying to come up with a graphic-looking sketch. Plus, you can be a little more experimental when you're using a character that is easily identifiable like Batman.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXEMtD4BzT-oAUv6iiwZVBoVr7R8GKN8XsK1X5RDz0EncAaj5ZQVOH1cZ0peFEgHr9lHTnz6Jdt8vpPl2lq9T5rUQQS5IUtjzO5evYD-S97de57Vl8DbRQq4lwYyMhwbfCwBe/s400/Bat2.jpg)
This one is a standard, symmetrical-looking cape. Tried adding a lot of texture with the ink/inkwash.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_c-PQkdeiEvN_ePMoB3C0B2Z1uh6WHqkGFXJMamQCveHWOqRLU1NcDEnPAJSmYI07KtDcnB23vc_IwbHMkMAgmpgfc3ZGdZqwn-m8j2SpJ-LLagzZKm3ZqX5sfINpIU5RX377/s400/Bat3.jpg)
This one is pretty similar to the previous one (i try not to repeat a sketch) but i started by drawing a random shape on the page and then work the composition of the cape around that shape. Fun to try.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOotVNknoxTqePtFM5QZb6IRXd9pXeC8wXx_kAnTbG8faQslrv1ZGiCKW43KKpGJxHtSlbMMC1-4MDJRl_KEcwtsLpmZ36MOnQPSi9fjs2fxLbkfTN5RSAipWRdSbhPsTbnJa/s400/Bat4.jpg)
Really like this one. The person looking for the sketch actually asked me to do a silhouetted image of Batman (which he'd seen me do for someone else earlier), which i roughed out on the page. I was gonna black out most of the page and leave his outline, just so it would be a little different but once i'd blacked out the background, i really liked the negative space left on the page. Added some rough ink lines, blacked-out the Bat signal and it was done. Really wish i had a good scan of this one. Ah well; a fuzzy photo will have to do.
Dec.
4 comments:
Excellent stuff Declan, been really loving these expressive con sketches - wish I'd got one myself.
they look deadly!
Thanks lads.
Phil; man, if you want a sketch i'd gladly do one for ya.
Love the tone that is conveyed in the top sketch
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