BvS The Superman Suit Thread - Part 4

[slumcat]

I'd say it depends on the person. If it's an actor who is into the fitness lifestyle and would have a strong/big body regardless of the role, then it could be sustained for as many movies as needed. I think Cavill could definitely sustain his great shape for a long time if he stays with it. He seems to enjoy it, which is great. Also, the gains don't just disappear, with each movie his muscle mass and conditioning should be better, unless he completely lets himself go between roles.

I think it might be limiting as an actor honestly. There's two ways it could go.

If Cavill wants to exclusively do action blockbusters, then he can maintain his physique at this size and be good for it. Some actors in this bracket are/were Scott Adkins, Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Jean Claude Van Damn, etc. etc.

If he wants to branch into indie films and stuff he'd have to slim down. Hemsworth does it a lot. He gets big for Thor but then has to slim down or even get emaciated for projects in the middle. It would give more career opportunities but would probably be bad for the body - this constantly swinging from slim to huge to slim and again.

So it depends what kind of career he wants. He had himself said that keeping the Superman body always will prevent him from doing other parts so who knows.

 

[slumcat]

A different look at the suit. I think the suit is spectacular and very detailed. In this hi-res photo you can see that the seams are at the crotch area or perhaps its the infamous zipper that they keep talking about.

Also it seems that the muscle definition is not constant but a function of the lighting and the cinematographer can essentially calibrate the amount of muscle definition depending upon the needs of the scene by trailing another light at the suit. The metallic part under the mesh lights up based on the light trailed at it. I think that's why the suit looks so different in different shots.

The suit should actually look dazzling in daylight or sunlit scenes. It just tells you that there's probably again gonna be a "dulling" filter applied over the image so Superman's suit will never fully light up in the movie. A lot of the footage in the trailer looks dark already.

 

[Casval]

The suit should actually look dazzling in daylight or sunlit scenes. It just tells you that there's probably again gonna be a "dulling" filter applied over the image so Superman's suit will never fully light up in the movie. A lot of the footage in the trailer looks dark already.

It's the opposite actually, in a daylight scene every single object is a secondary light source (because it diffuses the main source of light, the sun).
That's why the suit appears a bit flat in those scenes. Not because of a "dulling" filter.

 

[Fallen Angel]

^^
WTF! I thought something was wrong with my laptop when i saw that suit pic.

 

[Zorex]

I didn't realize until now that the mesh on the BvS suit is atually slightly bigger and thinner :

Please do not compare colours (different light settings obviously, and I modified them to appear clearer) and the muscles definition since the body angle is not quite the same in both pictures.

Well-spotted on the change in the chain mail texture. Never noticed that particular difference between the suits.

 

[LaserBees]

I don't know if it's because the new cinematographer is using a new filter or adjusting the colors differently, or if it's because they adjusted the actual suit's colors, but it seems like the BvS suit is brighter. The blue and red. And I like that.

 

[Casval]

Here's another comparison regarding the size of the mesh on both suits :

While the mesh pattern was (except on the red part of the shield) the same size everywhere on the MoS suit, now we have two distinct sizes on the BvS one which makes the shield even brighter than before.

The colours have been modified, so please, do not compare them.

 

[Majik1387]

I really prefer red on the left. I don't like the warm toned red.

 

[alejit0]

A new preview

 

[Rowsdower!]

Huh? What is that from?

 

[slumcat]

Yes what is that from? Looks like a cartoon?

 

[Majik1387]

It's clearly an altered version of the first Superman image of BvS.

 

[WoodyROM]

I really prefer red on the left. I don't like the warm toned red.

Thankfully it's not that color

 

[theotherme]

Here's another comparison regarding the size of the mesh on both suits :

While the mesh pattern was (except on the red part of the shield) the same size everywhere on the MoS suit, now we have two distinct sizes on the BvS one which makes the shield even brighter than before.

The colours have been modified, so please, do not compare them.

These are cool isolations, thanks. I think the new mesh pattern reads as a richer texture, especially with the added bands of kryptonian script.

 

[Zorex]

Here's another comparison regarding the size of the mesh on both suits :

While the mesh pattern was (except on the red part of the shield) the same size everywhere on the MoS suit, now we have two distinct sizes on the BvS one which makes the shield even brighter than before.

The colours have been modified, so please, do not compare them.

Another great comparison. I had been trying to figure out what exactly it was that was making the shield appear to react to light so different this time around. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me that the chainmail texturing is more uniformly flat across in the BvS suit, as opposed to the more bumpy, varied way it appears on the MOS suit. Or maybe it's just that the texture is more shallow this go around. Either way,

 

[Casval]

Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me that the chainmail texturing is more uniformly flat across in the BvS suit, as opposed to the more bumpy, varied way it appears on the MOS suit.

Indeed, the sculpt seems much better this time (they probably used a less flexible material), more precise.

 

[lujho]

Here's another comparison regarding the size of the mesh on both suits :

While the mesh pattern was (except on the red part of the shield) the same size everywhere on the MoS suit, now we have two distinct sizes on the BvS one which makes the shield even brighter than before.

The colours have been modified, so please, do not compare them.

I definitely prefer the smaller pattern - in fact i had wished it was smaller in MOS so he didn't look so scaly. But I've grown used to it and don't mind so much any more. And you can't really tell the difference in the new mesh in wide shots anyway.

But it is a weird change, and I wonder why they did it at all.

 

[lujho]

Huh? What is that from?

It's a 3D rendering. Fan art.

 

[Casval]

And you can't really tell the difference in the new mesh in wide shots anyway.
But it is a weird change, and I wonder why they did it at all.

Well, if you can't see the difference in wide shot (obviously), there one thing that you can see much clearer now in the BvS suit, the muscles under the fabric.

I made this, it's slightly exagerated but it'll do :

The lesser density of the mesh design on the BvS suit allows a better lighting on the chrome parts under the fabric.
I think that's why they made that change (plus the ones on the shield).

 

[rockandrollsoul]

I definitely prefer the smaller pattern - in fact i had wished it was smaller in MOS so he didn't look so scaly. But I've grown used to it and don't mind so much any more. And you can't really tell the difference in the new mesh in wide shots anyway.

But it is a weird change, and I wonder why they did it at all.

I vastly prefer the BvS mesh. To me, it makes it look significantly less scaly.

 

[John-An]

Well, if you can't see the difference in wide shot (obviously), there one thing that you can see much clearer now in the BvS suit, the muscles under the fabric.

I made this, it's slightly exagerated but it'll do :

The lesser density of the mesh design on the BvS suit allows a better lighting on the chrome parts under the fabric.
I think that's why they made that change (plus the ones on the shield).

Are you a designer? Cause....

 

[matt47]

I for one loved the scaly look.

 

[Saint]

I definitely prefer the smaller pattern - in fact i had wished it was smaller in MOS so he didn't look so scaly. But I've grown used to it and don't mind so much any more. And you can't really tell the difference in the new mesh in wide shots anyway.

But it is a weird change, and I wonder why they did it at all.

Personally, I prefer the MOS suit in every area except colour. That said, the differences are pretty minor, so I'll survive.

 

[The Guard]

I just figured due to all his ongoing superfeats, Superman's growing muscles stretched the suit's chainmail material out.

(Shrugs)

 

[John-An]