Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Bat-Family

So, if you know me at all...you know how much I love Batman, and everything that comes with the books, movies and characters (excluding Joel Schumachers films and the Halle Berry Catwoman...yeesh...).
I've seen Batman Returns ~200 times since it came out in 1992. yeah. i know...

On top of enjoying the various forms of media Batman comes in, I also enjoy creating some fanart every once in a while. I've been reading a lot of the current bat-family trades with Dick Grayson as bats and so on. Decided to play with some drawing techniques while I drew the Grayson Batman, Damian as Robin, Tim Drake as Red Robin (in his "dream costume" from recent Red Robin issues), Kate Kane as Batwoman, and Stephanie Brown as Batgirl.


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A few weeks ago I was watching some of the animated series from the 90s, and also reminiscing about how goofy/fun the 60s live-action show was, and wanted to draw me some Barbara Gordon Batgirl, in all her sparkly purple glory!

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Enjoy!!

-B

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Hot Mess "Learn to Sleep With the Light On" Album Packaging

As promised, I present to you the final product of my Hot Mess project. The album, Learn to Sleep With the Light On, is the debut album from award-winning Chico, CA pop/rock band Hot Mess. I had played with some mock ups of the earlier versions of the logo, and in the process accidentally developed the name and visual concept of the album (and a happy accident at that!).



They really liked the gritty, old, pulp fiction-ey textures and the splatters, which lead to the final iteration of the logo. They also liked the idea of naming the album after the song of the same name (which, by the way, is my favorite on the album...GO BUY IT!)





And heres a photo of the album and all the gear that I designed with it! Check out larger photos in my DeviantArt Account! And visit Hot Mess online!