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| Jennie Whitwood's Huntress & Black Canary, Lady Blackhawk & Oracle |
Editor's Note: While one image, Jennie's entry is being considered as two separate submissions: Huntress & Black Canary as one, and Lady Blackhawk & Oracle as the other.
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| Edgar Binuya's Huntress & Power Girl |
"I really played it safe here and kept the designs traditional and recognizable. I brainstormed for awhile but ended up with designs that, I think, would actually see print. Huntress sports a hood and protective goggles that also provide a wide variety of visual enhancements. Power Girl's ornamentation is a play on the Kryptonian symbol for the letter 'P'."
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| Alex Melchor's Huntress & Lady Blackhawk |
"I wanted to give Huntress a more urban warrior look; replacing the cumbersome cape with a heavy, padded hoodie that also looks like a Crusader tabard on purpose, to highlight her Catholic roots as well as her fight against crime. Gone are the hand-crossbows, which are a rather lousy weapon for a close-range combatant as they still take two hands to load and have little stopping power. Instead, I gave her an actual crossbow for long range attacks, and for a close ranged weapon, I gave her a wrist-mounted slingshot. She keeps trick pellets in small canisters in her belt, which includes metal for near-lethal force, flashbangs, rubber, smoke, etc.
"Lady Blackhawk's costume always kind of bugged, so here I have her wearing the outfit of an actual WWII bomber pilot, but customized for her teasing and playful personality. She doesn't need much protection as she doesn't engage in physical combat as much as other Birds, so she's free to show as much skin as she likes."
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| Mario Daniel's Big Barda & Huntress |
"Huntress: I've aligned her more with the Bat Family in her look. The 'Naughty Nun' thing I never cared for. So this Huntress is more TDK, utilitarian and sleek. She wears armor that protects the vital organs while allowing flexibility. The cape is more a tunic and scalloped in the Bat style. Gauntlets with the distinctive scalloped spikes and no more pouches' Huntress uses a magnetic waist and thigh belt, ala TDK. Her mask is the only hold over from her original design, but with a tweak. It's protective eyewear instead of an actual mask. Overall I hope it conveys a sense of wanting and receiving true acceptance in the Bat-family while being her own hero.
"Barda: I've tried to combine her two most iconic costumes: the wacky Kirby New Gods armor -- specifically the helmet -- and the groovy "Bikini" look. Essentially, it's a lightly armored swimsuit. Barda could do with a bit for sexiness while keeping the warrior feel."
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ReplyDeleteJennie Whitwood: First let me say that this is utterly adorable. The faces, the style, the little touches like the RC airplane - just perfect. That fact that you tackled four redesigns is pretty impressive, but you did it very well. I think your attempts to link them together more strongly as a team worked out very well, too.
I really like the centered cross on Huntress, rather than the line across her chest. It's still highlights her shape, but looks more martial somehow.
Black Canary's black and yellow really pop. I especially like the yellow stripe down the high boots and the fishnet up top.
Lady Blackhawk's design to a few seconds to register, but once it did I really liked it. The straps and shorts combo is sexy but practical, and I like how the yellow straps and lining of the jacket matches Black Canary's color scheme. The little touches like the pantyhose lines and that jaunty little hat are the icing on the cake.
Oracle looks the most retro out of the four, but it really works. The updo and the sailor-style really suit her, making her look badass in a way that isn't all about tight clothes and being ready to tussle.
Edgar Binuya: Proving a redesign doesn't have to be a complete overhaul. The details on these make them.
I really like the cloak and shades on Huntress. The gold provides a nice contrast to the black and purple, and with the different shades of purple help make the costume pop.
Thanks for pointing out the Kryptonian on Power Girl; I would have missed it on my own, but really liked it once I saw it. On the belt alone it would have been like "Okay...that's nice", but with it also in the clasp and cord of the cape, it made a nice, subtle motif that kept me coming back to the design.
Alex Melchor: Love the comfortable look of both the costumes. They're still visually appealing, but they look like costumes they could design, make, and maintain themselves, and still move around and work in.
For Huntress, I have to say the tunic/hoodie is really neat. It makes sense and looks like an appropriate mix of historic and modern. The armor is very sensible, as are the pouches and flat boots. (Yay flat boots!)
Lady Blackhawk looks playful and awesome here. I'm glad you were able to work in the bomber jacket; it makes it retro but not outdated. The pants, pouches, and tie are all quite nice touches as well. I wouldn't have picked out the green myself but I really like it, actually.
Mario Daniel: Very nice, very tough without being only tough.
Big Barda looks like she could take me out without even thinking about it. Her swimsuit-style costume could look ridiculous, but she makes it look dignified and awesome, and just the right bit of different.
Huntress is even better, though. I love the armor, and the whole outfit looks very cutting-edge but practical for someone who could wade into the thick of things. The bat-style cape is very nice as well. I appreciate the practical considerations of where to put her stuff; it makes her seem even more competent. Digging the short hair, too.
All in all, some nice work. Can't wait to see the final batch!
That's what I'm talking about! :)
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