Blue Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Those of you who have been participating in the "Construct-A-Villain" polling series are familiar with the facts: We've voted on aspects of a character and now have a goodly portion of the background. But we still have to consider a LOOK for the chracter. I would like to invite any willing artists to submit any suggestions for costumes here to this thread. Ultimately I will take the best in the next few days and post them in (wait for it...)...Yet Another poll. OUR VILLAIN: Female, Former Super-Patriot, Can manipulate gizmos (electronic and mechanical) to shut them down. Name is pending (should be available in poll 1.6 within about 20 minutes). Costume doesnt' necessarily have to be patriotic (or mock-patriotic for that matter), but it couldn't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted January 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Re: Help Construct-A-Villain: Pictures First one (Made on my lunch hour using Albert Deschene's templates) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted January 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Sort of a BEFORE/AFTER Thing going here. This would be the BEFORE... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted January 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 This would be the after... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted January 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 This girl must get awfully cold. Again more of a heroic look than a villainous one. I'm not quite feeling these yet. Some of the ones I have at home may be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDaddy Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 At the risk of sounding a little prudish, I always thought fighting in lingere was a little odd. Something more than sorta Freudian about a villainess who commits evil while inciting lust. Sex isn't really that dirty, although it is a little combative/cooperative. Additionally, I think only the early Greeks and the Picts made any real headway fighting naked. Does she have oodles of regeneration? Does the want the road rash that comes from fighting in a leotard? I love Alex Ross's artwork, specifically in Batman:War on Crime. Beautiful stuff. The most gripping frame is a shot of Wayne working out, without his shirt on. Fantastic muscles, criscrossed with scars, burns and bruises. After a few tumbles, she won't be showing so much leg... Give the poor girl some pants, and maybe some armor. I'm not saying she shouldn't be hotness, or even skanky hotness. But my first qestion should not be "how much?" Just my $.02. If it works for you, keep it. Nice art work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted January 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 I find it funny that with all the impossible things that take place in comic books (everything from cosmic rays turning people into heroes to...I dunno.. Galactus moving the Earth six inches to the left so that he can more easily fit his ship between here and mars) that people pick on the costumes as unrealistic. Hello? It's a comic book! I actually do think that the last three pics are too... "small" for the character. But I have yet to find my groove on this character. The first pic that comes anywhere near what I was thinking, and even it is too cyberpunkish. I'm looking for something that says "southern" (without a confederate flag) but can't figure it out. I'm much better at drawing half-naked women. Naturally, one's mind goes where it wants to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 For something a little less risque, here's my first shot at it. I used dark, muted colors to reflect her current "underground" status; the original's costume would be much more vivid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted January 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Thanks. Keep 'em comin'. Suggestions too. (Even if I do shoot 'em down ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterhawk Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 My first stab...tried to go with a little less skin. Also, I waited for the results of the name poll. Liberty Belle & Liberator... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WhammeWhamme Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 The first one is kinda interesting. Skin tight is fine, but flowing clothing has more class, y'know? Capes are/were popular for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted January 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 [Deleted Post and Resubmitted picture] Version WITH hair is below... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Here's my second try, for those who (a) want to see brighter colors, and ( want to see more skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 What happened to her hair. I like the one with no hair. But I think you should give her some hair. A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted January 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 The one I posted above, Now with HAIR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 My third (and probably final) try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drrushing Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 villian image I don't have an image ready, but I do have an Idea..................... Going with more "combat ready" clothing, make the outfit either "X-Men, movie like, or "Matrix" like. Add as a long coat or shawl, something that would just touch the ground. On the bottom half of the coat, make it an American Flag, that way the "Ex-patriot" is dragging the American Flag on the ground. And before someone goes pyscho, no I don't mean any disrespect to our country, I'm a former Marine. It just occurs to me that one of the most insulting, non-violent ways to disrespect any country would be to drag it's flag in the dirt. OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlSagan Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 The Matrix Hey! I like the Matrix reference! They were anti-technology, too, weren't they? And they were also Liberators. How about something like that hot chick from the first Movie. (I can't remember her name.) I also like the last one that Blue came up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levi Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Made these with Heromachine. I don't know how to make them appear in the list, other than as an attachment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted January 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Hey, I think I'm onto something I'll try a wider shot of this one tomorrow, if I can get the time. There's something I like about the white hair (which was an accident; I waited to color it last) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levi Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Trying to get this right...oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted January 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 This is going to make for a fun and interesting final poll But I'll likely wait until after a few more are submitted. Thanks to everyone who took their time out to give this a try. I think I'd still like to try a few more myself... --A full costume shot of the last one I did. --Something where it looks like our hero has been living in the wild for a while --Something with a more drapery (Coat, Cape, Maybe Glider Wings--since they're a good non-scientific means of movement) With any luck I'll be able to post the costume poll on Friday and let it run through the weekend while I construct the character and write the full back story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 I have one more design I want to try as well -- one using color psychology to evoke the mood she wants to exude when she appears. I have the basic colors figured out; I just need to work out the lines and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levi Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 I finally think I figured this out. I changed Liberator's costume to make it more rough around the edges with less of a golden age feel and more of a modern feel (darker, more utilitarian). I also changed her eyes, making her seem less wide-eyed and naive, not to mention the teardrop tattoo near her eye that was added as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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