DC Women Kicking Ass linked to this, and now so am I because it has a li'l Cass as Black Bat somewhere among all the other heroes... and you have to find her. It's a game. It's an adventure. It's a game that's an adventure, that's really something you do sitting down at your computer.
The drawing is by Peter V. Nguyen. Nice work! It looks like a digital piece with a painterly approach. Modeling is done with swaths of color not really blended in, just kind of sitting there. Gives it a raw energy where something more refined would have felt stiff and off-putting. I know the kids these days are into photorealism and colors smoothly grading into each other, but I prefer a more "artist's hand" approach like this. I don't need to feel I'm looking at a photo to enjoy my super people. They just need to have an internally consistent style or realization. And appeal. Especially appeal.
I like the black and white linear version best, though-- the wash on Batwoman's cape and Cass really impresses, and Nguyen's really got a way with hair. I'd like to see him build a bit more depth there with those washes! But I'm kind of a freak about black and white art and ink wash.
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