Art Deco Heroes

Some old illustrations of DC superheroes, done in an art deco (ish) style.
The Batman

Blackhawk

Green Lantern (Alan Scott)

Batmen part 2

The second batch of caricatures of the actors who have portrayed Batman in movies.

Val Kilmer (Batman Forever, 1995); George Clooney (Batman and Robin, 1997); Christian Bale (Batman Begins, 2005, and The Dark Knight, 2008)

Batmen part 1

The first three in a series of caricatures depicting the actors who have portrayed Batman in movies.

Adam West (Batman, 1966); Michael Keaton (Batman, 1989 and Batman Returns, 1992); Kevin Conroy (Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, 1993)

Batman

I always find it difficult to draw iconic characters such as Batman, because there are so many versions by so many artists that I like. This is the closest I've come to MY ideal Batman.


Initial sketch (the left leg wasn't really working)



Stages in the painting:



Final image:

Joker x 3

Portraits of the three actors to who have played the Joker in Batman movies.

Cesar Romero (1966); Jack Nicholson (1989); Heath Ledger (2008)