Batman Begins BEGINS Costume Sculpt...My work in progress

[DAVIDYR1]

New Pic..

HELP: CAN ONE OF YOU PHOTOSHOP DUDES PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THIS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE FULL CHEST??

Starting to slim it down...tighten up the Abb's...still a crap load of detail missing from the Abb's...but like I said above...getting there..

Shoulder and neck starting to take shape also...

What am I going to do when it's done? Why, wear it when I go out naturally...LOL!
Add it to my personal collection of superhero's, creatures and all the other nifty stuff I have all over the house.

Enjoy!

 

[The Sage]

New Pic..

HELP: CAN ONE OF YOU PHOTOSHOP DUDES PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THIS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE FULL CHEST??

Starting to slim it down...tighten up the Abb's...still a crap load of detail missing from the Abb's...but like I said above...getting there..

Shoulder and neck starting to take shape also...

What am I going to do when it's done? Why, wear it when I go out naturally...LOL!
Add it to my personal collection of superhero's, creatures and all the other nifty stuff I have all over the house.

Enjoy!

Wow David!

 

[logan350]

New Pic..

HELP: CAN ONE OF YOU PHOTOSHOP DUDES PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THIS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE FULL CHEST??

Starting to slim it down...tighten up the Abb's...still a crap load of detail missing from the Abb's...but like I said above...getting there..

Shoulder and neck starting to take shape also...

What am I going to do when it's done? Why, wear it when I go out naturally...LOL!
Add it to my personal collection of superhero's, creatures and all the other nifty stuff I have all over the house.

Enjoy!

What is all in your personal collection?

 

[Compi716]

HOLY. FLIPPIN'. CRAP. That is AMAZING.

 

[Darko]

Got the cowl and the cape too??

 

[Barney]

New Pic..

HELP: CAN ONE OF YOU PHOTOSHOP DUDES PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THIS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE FULL CHEST??
QUOTE]

Great work David
Here you go BTW:

 

[ComicBookGuy25]

WOW. Great work by both David and Barney. Nicely done. You both never cease to amaze me.

 

[The Trainman]

Wow!!!

 

[DAVIDYR1]

New Pic..

HELP: CAN ONE OF YOU PHOTOSHOP DUDES PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THIS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE FULL CHEST??
QUOTE]

Great work David
Here you go BTW:

Wow..Thanks Barney! I really appreciate this. NOW I can see where my sculpt is off...and where it needs tweaking!!!

This is really helpfull!

David

 

[DorkyFresh]

Holy Crud That Looks Badass!!!!

 

[DorkyFresh]

Hey David...are you trying to get the costume EXACT or 98% correct? Because I see some small details that are different from the official costume. No offence...just trying to help.

 

[DAVIDYR1]

Are you kidding?? I need all the help I can get!
My goal is to get it as close as possible. If you have any suggestions...by all means, post them!!!
I'm no where near being complete with this, and have some significant modifications to make still but...I think with a little more tweaking I can pull it off...again, whatever you can suggest I'm sure will be of great help to me.

David

 

[Vick]

Looks awesome!

 

[DorkyFresh]

Here ya go buddy!

1 - The shoulder "pad" isn't as round as yours. Yours looks sort of like an oval, but the real suit looks sort of like the part nearest the chest is a straight line. And the official suit's "pad" isn't as thick as yours.

2 - The point on the bottom of the wing isn't as narrow as yours and it points more downward than yours.

3 - The 2nd abdominal section extends outward a little bit more than the 1st, 3rd, and 4th. On your suit...all the abdominal sections all aligned.

4 - The line seperating the 2nd and 3rd abdominal sections goes more upwards on the original suit. Your suit has the line slightly sloping downwards.

That's all I can see for now...there's one VERY minor detail that's different, which is the BUILD of the Batsuit. But of course...Bale's Batsuit is custom fitted so I doubt you could get THAT exact, but other than that...I can find anything else. Hope I helped you out, David.

 

[Darko]

Link is a red X...........

 

[Kris]

cool suit dude that pic you sculpted it from can you put that on here because i to have to make that suit for village cinemas australia we are doing a live stunt show for the openning so that pic and any others you are useing would be great

 

[DAVIDYR1]

Here ya go buddy!

1 - The shoulder "pad" isn't as round as yours. Yours looks sort of like an oval, but the real suit looks sort of like the part nearest the chest is a straight line. And the official suit's "pad" isn't as thick as yours.

2 - The point on the bottom of the wing isn't as narrow as yours and it points more downward than yours.

3 - The 2nd abdominal section extends outward a little bit more than the 1st, 3rd, and 4th. On your suit...all the abdominal sections all aligned.

4 - The line seperating the 2nd and 3rd abdominal sections goes more upwards on the original suit. Your suit has the line slightly sloping downwards.

That's all I can see for now...there's one VERY minor detail that's different, which is the BUILD of the Batsuit. But of course...Bale's Batsuit is custom fitted so I doubt you could get THAT exact, but other than that...I can find anything else. Hope I helped you out, David.

Cool!!!
Thanks a bunch. Seeing a side by side comparison really helps!!

1 - I totally agree with you...and will be adjusting this accordingly.

2 - Also correct. I 'd been using the diagram of the emblem since day one and since the newer pics have come out I still havent changed my stencil, but yes...that is also part of what needs to be changed.

3 - Although my entire Abb's section will be redone from scratch...I have it on good authority, VERY good authority that the details here are not 100% correct to the finished suit. There are some very subtle differences between the screen used suit and this photo...again, talking about the abb area. Why this is... I dont know..maybe the photograph was accidently tweaked before it was released...cant say...but from my 'unofficial' OFFICIAL pic, the abbs are slightly different in that section...again, that section only. There is a lot more going on with that area than that pic shows. I have yet to have sculpted it in.

4 - Yes, also correct.

This was very helpfull.
Keep in mind that the entire 8 pack of abb's will be totally resculpted as I now see clearly what I need to complete them and the rest of the suit properly.

Thanks again my friend!

David

PS..I get a lot of emails asking if I can share my material source for this sculpt. Now I see it starting here openly too...
I wish I could, but it's just not possible. I cannot under any cercumstances openly post, emial or discuss any of the pics or info I have...and trust me..what I have is not much.

 

[The Only Woj]

This is beautiful stuff. I'm actually working on a 2d piece with Batman, going to use this as a reference (if it's ok with you David)

 

[DorkyFresh]

Cool!!!
3 - Although my entire Abb's section will be redone from scratch...I have it on good authority, VERY good authority that the details here are not 100% correct to the finished suit. There are some very subtle differences between the screen used suit and this photo...again, talking about the abb area. Why this is... I dont know..maybe the photograph was accidently tweaked before it was released...cant say...but from my 'unofficial' OFFICIAL pic, the abbs are slightly different in that section...again, that section only. There is a lot more going on with that area than that pic shows. I have yet to have sculpted it in.

Well I'm glad your 'unofficial' OFFICIAL pic is different because I think the way you sculpted it looks better than the one in the photo we all know about.

Here you go, David....hope this helps...

Like I said, there are factors that are just out of your control such as Bale's build. The perspective is also a bit different, so it gives the illusion that your proportions are really off. But....you're VERY very close. Great job, David.

 

[DAVIDYR1]

Well I'm glad your 'unofficial' OFFICIAL pic is different because I think the way you sculpted it looks better than the one in the photo we all know about.

Here you go, David....hope this helps...

Like I said, there are factors that are just out of your control such as Bale's build. The perspective is also a bit different, so it gives the illusion that your proportions are really off. But....you're VERY very close. Great job, David.

Another great reference!!! Thank you sooooo much!! This one is even MORE helpfull than the last one!!!
Thanks to this pic...I will get it spot on now!!! Lot's of retooling now....but that's cool...we want it as close as can be!
You rule man!

The only woj, use all pics I've posted to your advantage, then post what you've come up with.

David

 

[gdw]

I actually like your sculpt of the chest emblem better.

It is a bit bigger and I think it works better.

just my 2 cents.

 

[le JOKER]

awesome !!

 

[Carmine Falcone]

New Pic..

HELP: CAN ONE OF YOU PHOTOSHOP DUDES PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THIS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE FULL CHEST??

Starting to slim it down...tighten up the Abb's...still a crap load of detail missing from the Abb's...but like I said above...getting there..

Shoulder and neck starting to take shape also...

What am I going to do when it's done? Why, wear it when I go out naturally...LOL!
Add it to my personal collection of superhero's, creatures and all the other nifty stuff I have all over the house.

Enjoy!

tears to my eyes...That is awesome!
YOU ARE THE MAN DAVID..

 

[lujho]

David, just wondering... how can you be certain that the pictures you are working from are absolutely of the final suit? You even say there are differences between your reference pics and the one leaked full-body pic we've all seen, and we've yet to see ANY clear pictures of the final, final suit.

This may not be the case, but to me at least, the pecs on your sculpt don't match what little we've seen of the one used in the movie. All the pics we've seen (the first EW pic when lightened up, the one from a magazine with Oldman and Bruce sitting in their fold-up chairs) look to me to have smooth pecs, without the sharper edge and indented line defining the lower pecs. They seem to have a more organic "man-boob" shape.

Now it could be that your reference pics and your sculpt are right, and the pics we've seen just aren't able to convey such detail. Or it could be that the pics you're working from are of a slightly earlier design that doesn't match the final one.

I admit I may be reading something into pictures that really aren't that clear (I can't find the sticky image thread, so I can't point out any examples) but it still poses the question: can you be certain the suit you're sculpting is the same one Bale will be wearing? To a certain extent it doesn't matter - to 99% of people your suit will look spot-on, the differences will be negligable.

I guess I don't really have a point - just throwing some thoughts out at you.

 

[DAVIDYR1]

David, just wondering... how can you be certain that the pictures you are working from are absolutely of the final suit? You even say there are differences between your reference pics and the one leaked full-body pic we've all seen, and we've yet to see ANY clear pictures of the final, final suit.

This may not be the case, but to me at least, the pecs on your sculpt don't match what little we've seen of the one used in the movie. All the pics we've seen (the first EW pic when lightened up, the one from a magazine with Oldman and Bruce sitting in their fold-up chairs) look to me to have smooth pecs, without the sharper edge and indented line defining the lower pecs. They seem to have a more organic "man-boob" shape.

Now it could be that your reference pics and your sculpt are right, and the pics we've seen just aren't able to convey such detail. Or it could be that the pics you're working from are of a slightly earlier design that doesn't match the final one.

I admit I may be reading something into pictures that really aren't that clear (I can't find the sticky image thread, so I can't point out any examples) but it still poses the question: can you be certain the suit you're sculpting is the same one Bale will be wearing? To a certain extent it doesn't matter - to 99% of people your suit will look spot-on, the differences will be negligable.

I guess I don't really have a point - just throwing some thoughts out at you.

Good question.
The pecks are as I've sculpted them...I have no doubts about that at all. I have far too many pics to compare this particular detail to. It's also on one of the leaked photos you've all seen...it's just difficult sometimes to actually see what we're all looking at. Case in point...some people see the suit as a full one piece...I see it as 2 separate pieces and separate gauntlets...some people still see the arms going all the way down to the wrists...I see them stopping at the elbow..well a bit above...look at some of the leaked pics...you'll see the outline on the pecks too, just look for it..the artwork for BB doesnt have them, but then again some details are completely missing from there.

The first thing I should point out is that my sculpt is no where near being complete at this stage. None of us, myself included should be basing my current sculpt which is a work in progress to the leaked pics and making comparisons...

-The EW pic was computer generated...kick ass but not accurate.
-The leaked pics dont show enough detail in the abb's to confirm things one way or the other.
-The pics I have are of the official suit...as are the leaked photos...just that the leaked pics are not high res shots...try blowing them up...you lose the details. My high res pics can be blown up and still maintain the detail making it easy to see exactly how things work, what goes where and so on...still it's difficult to replicate things from photos and not always do I get it right.

The reference pics I have do infact show the abb's clearly...I just havent finished that area up yet. Actually, as much as I can look at reference pics...the best way to know how far I'm off with this sculpt is to compare it to the one above...the 2 halves side by side. Even though the abb's on that one (leaked pic) are blurry and tend to show the details in one sence, I believe they are slightly different...again, slightly. I'm trying to get this as close as possible but will never get it exact no matter how hard I try. If my previous costumes are any indication as to how accurate, or not I can be then this one should turn out fine...hoping....LOL

Again, I've been posting my sculpt as it is being worked on. It's not even 50% complete so much has yet to be done. I'm hoping that by posting here, and having it critiqued by the members here...that together we can find out what is right, wrong and what seems off to get it as close as possible.

I'll have more updates on this soon.

David