BvS The Batsuit Thread - Part 9

[Bathead]

Can someone repost the link(s) to blue-and-grey/black-and-grey camouflaging in the dark better than all-black? I need to show it to someone and I'm too lazy to scroll through pages upon pages of posts.

BatScot might have it.

 

[Bathead]

When I think "Jim Lee inspired" I think of this:

(BTW, it even says on the statue's box that it was inspired by Lee)
Yes, it's pretty much a generic Batman, but like with all artists who draw Batman, there is a certain style and a number of details, like the style of the insignia and the ear-bumps on the cowl, indicators that most people recognize as belonging to a particular artist.

 

[regwec]

I love that colour palette.

 

[BatFan1979]

I do too! The darker grey is good. The blue could get even darker (more midnight blue), but this blue may work too.

 

[Lencho01]

I like the blue used for George Clooney.

 

[BatFan1979]

I like the blue used for George Clooney.

I agree- that blue is perfect, without the metallic sheen of course (or the nipples, but that's understood without saying)

 

[Two-Face]

I love that colour palette.

I do too! The darker grey is good. The blue could get even darker (more midnight blue), but this blue may work too.

Ye totally agree with you two.

 

[RetrogradeOrbit]

I'd love to see those colours used as well. A deep, midnight blue for cowl, cape, boots and gauntlets. With a really dark grey for the rest of the costume.

I have no axe to grind with trunks. If they are there and done well, that's great. Same thing applies to me for them going sans trunks.

 

[bluerayer]

I have no axe to grind with trunks. If they are there and done well, that's great. Same thing applies to me for them going sans trunks.

Remember, Snyder managed to have Nite Owl wearing his trunks in Watchmen.

 

[BatFan1979]

Remember, Snyder managed to have Nite Owl wearing his trunks in Watchmen.

You're totally correct. Now lets move on to another aspect of the suit to avoid another heated "trunks" debate...some posters can get a bit, well, opinionated when it comes to that topic

I see some new people on this thread - what do you all feel about the cowl? What material/look do you want? For me, I want more of a cloth-like look, or just completely flexible in order for the head/neck to turn without issue and also so that Batman can pull the cowl back off his head when he wants to.

 

[regwec]

In principle I agree, but I think a degree of sculpting and/or underwiring is necessary to keep the alignment of mask and ears within the sweet spot.

 

[Casval]

Any chance someone could edit this and/or the other one two have Batfleck's face (it's not that I prefer it... it's just that we're going to need to get used to it) and white eyes?

I tried it with that picture :

http://media.melty.fr/article-1760732-ajust_930/ben-affleck-en-mechant-dans-players.jpg

But his beard became really weird (if someone find one, with a similar pose but without any beard I can give it another shot).

I also tried with the lenses but it wasn't good and since I'm a fan of 89's Batman (especially when you can't see Keaton's eye, way more scary), I decided to go that way.

 

[BatFan1979]

In principle I agree, but I think a degree of sculpting and/or underwiring is necessary to keep the alignment of mask and ears within the sweet spot.

That's where movie magic comes in

 

[John-An]

Seeing the manips and taking Smith's words as nothing we've never seen on screen.
I'm almost sure that it's gonna be gray and blue.
But who knows? hehe

 

[craigdbfan]

It could still be gray and black but I would be ecstatic if they went navy and gray.

 

[Boy Scout]

I think it'll be black and gray, but I'd be perfectly fine with blue and gray.

 

[The Shield]

When I think "Jim Lee inspired" I think of this:

(BTW, it even says on the statue's box that it was inspired by Lee)
Yes, it's pretty much a generic Batman, but like with all artists who draw Batman, there is a certain style and a number of details, like the style of the insignia and the ear-bumps on the cowl, indicators that most people recognize as belonging to a particular artist.

This. This. F'n This!

 

[regwec]

I like the way that colour scheme gives us blocks of colour rather than blocks of shade. That's one clear advantage that blue and grey has, in my opinion. Black and grey can contrast too starkly, unless the grey is darkened almost to black, because there is only one shade of black. The colour scheme above is, to me, more visually appealing and potentially more stealthy, too.

 

[Lily Adler]

Needs more nipples and lines with piercings!

 

[InJustice]

I wonder which colour combination (Black-Grey vs. Blue-Grey) is the most recognized and iconic for the Batman. I ask that because it seems like Man of Steel's costume design was based on the Superman's Golden Age costume. If that was Snyder's inspiration, then I wonder if it takes another twist at Batman's Golden Age by using this as the framework:

 

[The Guard]

Surely there's a material/lighting out there that would allow a black material to look blue under certain light.

That's the ideal, in my book.

 

[BatFan1979]

I wonder which colour combination (Black-Grey vs. Blue-Grey) is the most recognized and iconic for the Batman. I ask that because it seems like Man of Steel's costume design was based on the Superman's Golden Age costume. If that was Snyder's inspiration, then I wonder if it takes another twist at Batman's Golden Age by using this as the framework:

Well, hands down the blue/grey is the most iconic batman color combo in the comics. That's not to say that's what they'll use in the movie, but I've definitely changed my position on the topic. I'm good with either black/grey or dark blue/grey.

 

[Bathead]

Surely there's a material/lighting out there that would allow a black material to look blue under certain light.

That's the ideal, in my book.

There is a kind of paint called "Interference'' paint, when applied to certain colors, has the effect of disappearing under normal direct lighting but will change color depending on the angle off the light striking it, kinda like the effect on a Japanese Beetle's carapace. I suppose it might be possible to apply a similar effect on the black parts of the Batsuit, where the highlights would show up blue under the right conditions, and look black otherwise.

 

[Ultra Nolanite]

I like the blue used for George Clooney.

Thats as blue as I'm willing to go. Black and grey all the way.

 

[Afrobean]

Further, the New 52 suit is much closer than any other comic book version to the "black matrix armour" from which we are told this is a departure.

Batman Troika. All black comic suit, not unlike the 1989 suit. I would also say that the Noel suit isn't far from the idea of "matrix armor", it's just rendered in grey and black. If we're comparing scifi armors, I'd say the New 52 armor for Batman is more of a Tron Legacy than Matrix anyway.

Incidentally, they don't even wear much armor in The Matrix. Neo's iconic look from the first film was something like a T-shirt and trench coat, while the sequels had him in an Asian-style longcoat that covered everything.

In principle I agree, but I think a degree of sculpting and/or underwiring is necessary to keep the alignment of mask and ears within the sweet spot.

They can always cheat it. The Spider-man mask is ostensibly just a thin fabric mask, but in reality, it has a shell in the face to ensure that it "looks right". I think they even used visual effects the few times when we physically see Tobey pull the mask on or off. For Batman, they can just have two versions of the mask: one for normal on-his-face and another for when it's pulled back.