Tom Welling as Superman

[ariellem]

...Whilst it is very well done, I'm not digging the texture of the suit, the high neckline, the S Belt or the 5 o'clock moustache. t:

Texture doesn't bother me too much - depends on the context.

Without the 5 o'clock shadow, TW looks awfully young to be in the suit.

Neckline does need to be lower and wider, so the suit can hide under a t-shirt-under-flannel!

And yes, use his real (big!) hands...

 

[AgentPat]

Without the 5 o'clock shadow, TW looks awfully young to be in the suit...

Well... maybe so, but he's almost 30, which is six years older than Reeve was when he first donned the tights LOL.

No doubt, Welling has features that give him a youthful appearance (large eyes, short chin, etc.) but they accentuate it with make-up and hair style. They make his eyes look even bigger with eyeliner (hard to believe), comb his hair down over his forehead (bangs make a HUUUUUGE difference), give him lipstick that no man should ever have to wear (LOL), and paint him with enough foundation to permanently seal up every last pore on his face. At the end of the day, he probably peels off his make-up like a mask. Poor guy. It's no wonder he lets his hair and beard grow during hiatuses.

Basically, he looks young because he's supposed to. But his actual age squeaks through when he's not made up, and sometimes even on extreme close-ups...

Given today's CGI effects and practical make-up knowledge and ability, actual age is really a non-issue. I look more at things like bone structure and eyes, 'cause while they *can* change that stuff, I'd rather they didn't. The very features that give Welling such a different look can be used to drive home the preternatural alien qualities that should be inherent in Superman - and as fate would have it, Welling has those features in spades - starting with his face and eyes...

BTW, if I didn't already say, welcome to the Hype, Ariellem.

 

[avidreader]

Niiiice Pat!!!!

I do so love it, when you treat us to a little Welling study.

 

[RakuMon]

That was the first thing I noticed too. If it had been a full body shot I might have noticed other things as well.

Whilst it is very well done, I'm not digging the texture of the suit, the high neckline, the S Belt or the 5 o'clock moustache. t:

This is a very good manip!
It's unfortunate the SR suit is the base, but it still works!
I too don't like the high neck and the "texture."
Especially the texture on the shield. That's one of the things that really irked me about the original suit.

I did like that the maniper used the Smallville shield though. Nice touch!

 

[SamuraiSon6]

Originally posted by neilzy at The Planet Forums

i'm only up to the middle of season 4 right now so im not sure exactly where smallville is headed (and i don't want to be spoiled) but i hope that they would continue the series at least a little way with him as superman and not just the final episode of the series....thats just an awesome pic and makes me want it even more

 

[Bruce_Wayne29]

Shame the WB is going to cheat their fans like this... Welling has that Reeve type aura about him with this character.

You hit the nail on the head. That's exactly what bugs me the most.

 

[heliorei]

Well... maybe so, but he's almost 30, which is six years older than Reeve was when he first donned the tights LOL.

No doubt, Welling has features that give him a youthful appearance (large eyes, short chin, etc.) but they accentuate it with make-up and hair style. They make his eyes look even bigger with eyeliner (hard to believe), comb his hair down over his forehead (bangs make a HUUUUUGE difference), give him lipstick that no man should ever have to wear (LOL), and paint him with enough foundation to permanently seal up every last pore on his face. At the end of the day, he probably peels off his make-up like a mask. Poor guy. It's no wonder he lets his hair and beard grow during hiatuses.

Basically, he looks young because he's supposed to. But his actual age squeaks through when he's not made up, and sometimes even on extreme close-ups...

Given today's CGI effects and practical make-up knowledge and ability, actual age is really a non-issue. I look more at things like bone structure and eyes, 'cause while they *can* change that stuff, I'd rather they didn't. The very features that give Welling such a different look can be used to drive home the preternatural alien qualities that should be inherent in Superman - and as fate would have it, Welling has those features in spades - starting with his face and eyes...

BTW, if I didn't already say, welcome to the Hype, Ariellem.

I agree with you specially since when we see Tom Welling with short hair he resembles more his true age. Check legacy (s03e17).

Put that man with short hair and glasses and bingo....Metropolis Clark Kent

 

[blksuperman2]

Looks like Bill Bixby right before He turns into Lou Ferrirgno.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

Originally posted by neilzy at The Planet Forums

Awful. He needs to shave his teeny bopper moustache.

 

[Serene]

Looks like Bill Bixby right before He turns into Lou Ferrirgno.

LOL.. you know, you're right. There is a similarity.

Of course, I always had a crush on Bill Bixby too. But more the "Courtship of Eddie's Father" version as opposed to the Hulk one.

(I know.. 90% of the people here have no idea what I'm talking about. Now shutup and hand me my cane. )

 

[blksuperman2]

But more the "Courtship of Eddie's Father" version as opposed to the Hulk one.

Yes ma'am. You have lost me.

 

[Serene]

Yes ma'am. You have lost me.

"ma'am"
*sigh*

j/k ya, blk.

 

[blksuperman2]

"ma'am"
*sigh*

j/k ya, blk.

Just a play on words. You implied that you were old so I called u ma'am. t:

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Awful. He needs to shave his teeny bopper moustache.

It's called a 5 o'clock shadow, it's something you'll get when you hit puberty

 

[ariellem]

Well... maybe so, but he's almost 30, which is six years older than Reeve was when he first donned the tights LOL.
...
BTW, if I didn't already say, welcome to the Hype, Ariellem.

Yeah, he's a year and a half younger than my brother but seems sooo much more mature. Probably because he's not related! LOL.

Thanks for the welcome :-> I just started posting in the SV sections in the last week or so; before that, I was pretty much in the SR sections. I'd avoided SV until we started watching it; got instantly hooked (after resisting for the first five years of the series because I was afraid The WB would make it too dopey and sappy and TomKat-ish).

 

[Kaboom]

yes, we are the red headed step-children of the super-verse

 

[AgentPat]

yes, we are the red headed step-children of the super-verse

And proud of it, doncha know! t:

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

NO SV isn't the red headed step child. In fact many people like SV the problem comes with the fans. How you view SR/Comic fans is how they view you in the same. Most don't have a problem with the show they have a problem with you.

 

[AgentPat]

NO SV isn't the red headed step child. In fact many people like SV the problem comes with the fans. How you view SR/Comic fans is how they view you in the same. Most don't have a problem with the show they have a problem with you.

Well DUH!!! That's what "we" means, or did you miss that part All Star?

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

When you said We I thought you meant the show. Because the show is not the red-headed step child of the Superman world. That honor belongs to Lois and Clark (although I loved that show) . But as far as fans go then yea you guys pretty much take the cake.

 

[The Kid]

Originally posted by neilzy at The Planet Forums

Except for that cheap plastic holloween costume from KMART, that looks really good.

As some may know I like the superman with the long hair for some reason. I don't know what it is but I thought when they gave him long flowing hair, it looked cooler.

I thought Smallville would have Welling come out of the zone sporting some long hair and a jesus beard, but of course I keep forgetting he's supposed to be playing superboy...

damnit...

 

[Kaboom]

NO SV isn't the red headed step child. In fact many people like SV the problem comes with the fans. How you view SR/Comic fans is how they view you in the same. Most don't have a problem with the show they have a problem with you.

I went to the University of Florida (If You're not a Gator, you're Gator bait[Between Spurrier, the most penalized team in the SEC every year, Georgia having beaten us once in like the past 15 meetings, the largest public university in the southeast, the most academically rigourous and hardest university in Florida to get into, and now that we're a basketball power, and having put together a pretty darn good baseball club too]) for Undergrad.
I went to the University of Miami (Hurricanes, 5 National Championships) for Law School.
I am a fan of Smallville.

People have hated me and my affiliations my whole life. The one common thing among all of them though, is not only do we accept being hated, we welcome it, having adopted the following as our mantra:

"You just hate us, Because you ain't us."

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

^ok

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

When you said We I thought you meant the show. Because the show is not the red-headed step child of the Superman world. That honor belongs to Lois and Clark (although I loved that show) . But as far as fans go then yea you guys pretty much take the cake.

who died and made you the dictator of the Super-verse?

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

who died and made you the dictator of the Super-verse?

You did.