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Been thinking about doing this for a while and finally got down to doing it this morning. Basically it's an experiment, as opposed to simply a normal fanart, an excercise in doing your own "versions" of pre-existing character designs. The Batman villains are among of the most intriguing designs I've ever seen and wanted to give it a shot. The point was also that this excercise shows similar shapes and elements that constantly appear within your art style. Here's a rundown of what I did:

The Joker - Not sure how well this one came out compared to the others, since I know folks're particular on how Mr. J looks these days. I think I ended up borrowing a few traits from Bon Clay from One Piece, but my friend mentioned he's got a bit of Evan Splooge from the Parody Rangers Movie goin' on. I used Sharky's long teeth from Gamesavers, which a few artists make use of for Joker and I liked how his hair looks. The "HA-HA"s on his clothing I could've pulled off a little better.

The Scarecrow - I designed this one a long time ago kind of outta nowhere, so I suppose Scarey is the one who inspired the whole idea. I didn't necassarily keep to how the character was supposed to be, since for this version I made him very deformed and kinda gross. My take on Scarecrow seems like some guy who'd go around stealing chickens and hissing at people. Then he'd get shot. I dunno.

The Penguin - My version of ol' Oswald is like a fat version of Billiam from Parody Rangers. His face came out really funny and I gave his skin and hair an Irish tone since I believe that's what he is? I think? Kept the penguin hands of course, the suit could've turned out better and maybe the umbrella, which looks like something outta Nightmare Before Christmas now.

Catwoman - My favorite version of Catwoman's design is actually from "The Batman", the whole shape of it was just really badass, so I yoinked a few elements from that one, such as her whip that loops around like a cat tail. Made her "helmet" (?) a bit different though, to look like a creepy cat face and made her eyelashes into the whiskers. When I added the claws, I realized she looks pretty close to how I draw Rapmaster Flux from the TTA Movie, who I always described as a "Dominatrix Batman" of which Catty now exemplefies even more. Her boots could've been pulled off better, I think I used Alpha's multi-straps on his TTA design but made them look like they're squishing too much fat. Oh well, she drinks a lotta milk?

Two-Face - Harvey I wasn't sure about but I became prouder of it as I went on. His other face I ended up making a cross between different things, but bleaching was the main thing I had in mind. For the rest of his body, I had him looking very dirty, like he was a crook down on his luck after losing his big-time job when he was once a good guy. I also tried to keep him "pretty" but he hadn't been able to take care of his looks by now, hence the messy hair and 5'o clock shadow. Looking back I should've made the other half of his clothing kinda dirty too instead of just the screwed-up half.

The Riddler - Ed Nigma was the first one after Scarecrow I had done in a while and his redesign made me wanna try doing the rest of the villains pictured here. I chose to make him a little more geeky looking, since I remember him being a lab assistant or something in one of the stories, but he "cleaned up" real nice once he got his crap together and made a supervillain outfit. The "?"s everywhere fit pretty well, especially with the cane and tie, the latter of which I don't remember anyone trying with his design but I'm probably wrong on that one. Also as I'm submitting this, I noticed the right side of his outfit got miscolored, but it still looks okay (a.k.a. don't feel like fixing it, sorry).

Mr. Freeze - Victor I thought was my absolute worst, but the same friend who commented on Joker's design said he really liked it, particularly his expression. He looks like a kooky blue version of Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story or something. Eh, not my favorite so not much to say.

Poison Ivy - This one's my favorite, in fact I may refine this design and do a single picture of just her with maybe Harley thrown in since I left the puddin' out. I went in KNOWING full-well she was gonna look like Dulcy from the Parody Rangers Movie and I was actually okay with it. Could've done better with the leafy pattern on her top and skirt, but her hair I think came out really nice, with the mistle-toe scrunchy thing and the tulip that acts like a crown were some nice touches I think. By the time I got to inking and coloring she didn't turn out as sexy as I would've hoped though, ah well.

So yeah! I feel like and have been doing this long before I ever thought of the idea, but give it a shot! My fellow artists who watch me, those've you guys who're up to it and feel you can make a fine line between this and a normal fanart, I'd love to see 'em. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated too :]

Description
Been thinking about doing this for a while and finally got down to doing it this morning. Basically it's an experiment, as opposed to simply a normal fanart, an excercise in doing your own "versions" of pre-existing character designs. The Batman villains are among of the most intriguing designs I've ever seen and wanted to give it a shot. The point was also that this excercise shows similar shapes and elements that constantly appear within your art style. Here's a rundown of what I did:

The Joker - Not sure how well this one came out compared to the others, since I know folks're particular on how Mr. J looks these days. I think I ended up borrowing a few traits from Bon Clay from One Piece, but my friend mentioned he's got a bit of Evan Splooge from the Parody Rangers Movie goin' on. I used Sharky's long teeth from Gamesavers, which a few artists make use of for Joker and I liked how his hair looks. The "HA-HA"s on his clothing I could've pulled off a little better.

The Scarecrow - I designed this one a long time ago kind of outta nowhere, so I suppose Scarey is the one who inspired the whole idea. I didn't necassarily keep to how the character was supposed to be, since for this version I made him very deformed and kinda gross. My take on Scarecrow seems like some guy who'd go around stealing chickens and hissing at people. Then he'd get shot. I dunno.

The Penguin - My version of ol' Oswald is like a fat version of Billiam from Parody Rangers. His face came out really funny and I gave his skin and hair an Irish tone since I believe that's what he is? I think? Kept the penguin hands of course, the suit could've turned out better and maybe the umbrella, which looks like something outta Nightmare Before Christmas now.

Catwoman - My favorite version of Catwoman's design is actually from "The Batman", the whole shape of it was just really badass, so I yoinked a few elements from that one, such as her whip that loops around like a cat tail. Made her "helmet" (?) a bit different though, to look like a creepy cat face and made her eyelashes into the whiskers. When I added the claws, I realized she looks pretty close to how I draw Rapmaster Flux from the TTA Movie, who I always described as a "Dominatrix Batman" of which Catty now exemplefies even more. Her boots could've been pulled off better, I think I used Alpha's multi-straps on his TTA design but made them look like they're squishing too much fat. Oh well, she drinks a lotta milk?

Two-Face - Harvey I wasn't sure about but I became prouder of it as I went on. His other face I ended up making a cross between different things, but bleaching was the main thing I had in mind. For the rest of his body, I had him looking very dirty, like he was a crook down on his luck after losing his big-time job when he was once a good guy. I also tried to keep him "pretty" but he hadn't been able to take care of his looks by now, hence the messy hair and 5'o clock shadow. Looking back I should've made the other half of his clothing kinda dirty too instead of just the screwed-up half.

The Riddler - Ed Nigma was the first one after Scarecrow I had done in a while and his redesign made me wanna try doing the rest of the villains pictured here. I chose to make him a little more geeky looking, since I remember him being a lab assistant or something in one of the stories, but he "cleaned up" real nice once he got his crap together and made a supervillain outfit. The "?"s everywhere fit pretty well, especially with the cane and tie, the latter of which I don't remember anyone trying with his design but I'm probably wrong on that one. Also as I'm submitting this, I noticed the right side of his outfit got miscolored, but it still looks okay (a.k.a. don't feel like fixing it, sorry).

Mr. Freeze - Victor I thought was my absolute worst, but the same friend who commented on Joker's design said he really liked it, particularly his expression. He looks like a kooky blue version of Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story or something. Eh, not my favorite so not much to say.

Poison Ivy - This one's my favorite, in fact I may refine this design and do a single picture of just her with maybe Harley thrown in since I left the puddin' out. I went in KNOWING full-well she was gonna look like Dulcy from the Parody Rangers Movie and I was actually okay with it. Could've done better with the leafy pattern on her top and skirt, but her hair I think came out really nice, with the mistle-toe scrunchy thing and the tulip that acts like a crown were some nice touches I think. By the time I got to inking and coloring she didn't turn out as sexy as I would've hoped though, ah well.

So yeah! I feel like and have been doing this long before I ever thought of the idea, but give it a shot! My fellow artists who watch me, those've you guys who're up to it and feel you can make a fine line between this and a normal fanart, I'd love to see 'em. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated too :]