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So this morning I spent 2 hours reading the magnificantly written and illustrated Batman: The Long Halloween (which I now plan on buying the Absolute of). After I logged out because I thought I'd finally get some sleep, I was instead inspired to draw Harvey Dent as we all know him now, Two Face.

I went into this blind. I didn't really plan this one out. I took an old comic backboard (kiddies, never throw these out for they make great canvases, even if they are as old as you are. Seriously, I think this board is as old as I am, or at least boardering on 2 decades. Anyway, back to the details) and taped it down to a masonite drawing board. I then sketched out his face in 2B pencil and a 9B lead pencils, starting with that glorious white orb one calls as eye. Then I lightly inked out the face and suit with a Pilot Permaball permanant pen. The, sharpies. Lots of sharpies, of silver, black and red. And then the gouache from my travel kit. Lots of that, too. After the painting, more pen work to enhance the inks, and then colored pencils for added tecture and colors. I was going to use oil pastels, but the colored pencils showed up better than I thought they would, so the pastels were not needed.

Holy shit, that was a lot of work. Man, I really liked that story. I really want to get that eventually (hint hint).

And yet, in little time. Somewhere between 60 and 90 minutes, lost track in my sleepless daze.

Permanant marker and pen, cheapo gouache and even more cheapo colored pencils over 2B pencil and 9B lead pencil on a very old comic book backboard.

Image © Scott P. (NDX, NexusDX)
Two Face © DC Comics.

Do not distribute, reproduce, alter or copy without expressed permission.

This thing's going to give me fucking nightmares.

And I still believe in Harvey Dent.

Description
So this morning I spent 2 hours reading the magnificantly written and illustrated Batman: The Long Halloween (which I now plan on buying the Absolute of). After I logged out because I thought I'd finally get some sleep, I was instead inspired to draw Harvey Dent as we all know him now, Two Face.

I went into this blind. I didn't really plan this one out. I took an old comic backboard (kiddies, never throw these out for they make great canvases, even if they are as old as you are. Seriously, I think this board is as old as I am, or at least boardering on 2 decades. Anyway, back to the details) and taped it down to a masonite drawing board. I then sketched out his face in 2B pencil and a 9B lead pencils, starting with that glorious white orb one calls as eye. Then I lightly inked out the face and suit with a Pilot Permaball permanant pen. The, sharpies. Lots of sharpies, of silver, black and red. And then the gouache from my travel kit. Lots of that, too. After the painting, more pen work to enhance the inks, and then colored pencils for added tecture and colors. I was going to use oil pastels, but the colored pencils showed up better than I thought they would, so the pastels were not needed.

Holy shit, that was a lot of work. Man, I really liked that story. I really want to get that eventually (hint hint).

And yet, in little time. Somewhere between 60 and 90 minutes, lost track in my sleepless daze.

Permanant marker and pen, cheapo gouache and even more cheapo colored pencils over 2B pencil and 9B lead pencil on a very old comic book backboard.

Image © Scott P. (NDX, NexusDX)
Two Face © DC Comics.

Do not distribute, reproduce, alter or copy without expressed permission.

This thing's going to give me fucking nightmares.

And I still believe in Harvey Dent.