
Through the process of completing 13 prompts, I became more confident working in
ink, which has paid off in my subsequent creations. For this project, I was
highly inspired by Dan Mora's and Chris Samne's styles and often consulted their
portfolios for inspiration. I used Art Creations sketchbook and Micron felt tip
pens. Some pieces were digitally retouched. For Batman, I mostly referenced his
designs from _Batman: The Animated Series_ and _Batman/Superman: World's
Finest_.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/1.jpeg)

Batober 1: Swarm.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/2.jpeg)

Batober 1: Swarm, but redone at a later date with a brush pen and a looser
style.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/3.jpeg)

Batober 2: Threat.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/4.jpeg)

Batober 3: Grip.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/5.jpeg)

Batober 4: Chance.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/6.jpeg)

Batober 5: Reward.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/7.jpeg)

Batober 6: Alliance. I love how I did Nightwing's side profile and controlled
the values with thick hatching in this piece.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/8.jpeg)

Batober 7: Chill.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/9.jpeg)

Batober 8: Pawn.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/10.jpeg)

Batober 9: Nightmare. This one is my favorite!

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/11.jpeg)

Batober 10: Horizon.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/12.jpeg)

Batober 11: Shame.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/13.jpeg)

Batober 12: Chaos.

![Illustration](/img/posts/batober-2024/14.jpeg)

Batober 13: Conceal.


13 pen and ink illustrations of Batman and related characters.

Batober 2024


## Thanatos Death Tarot Card

Over the summer, I studied the symbolism of Tarot cards and played the
rouge-like RPG game _Hades_. While doing these things at the same time, I
thought the character Thanatos would look great as the Death Tarot card. To
create a traditional look and feel, I experimented with
[True Grit Texture Supply's](https://www.truegrittexturesupply.com/) fun brushes
and textures. Working with halftones gave me a new perspective on lighting and
values in illustrations.

![Thanatos from Hades as the Death tarot card](/img/posts/illustrations-2023/2.jpeg)

## Original Character Design

I played a lot of games this summer, so I thought it would be fun to incorporate
elements of Chinese culture in an original character design of my own. I
challenged myself by creating a series of 90-minute black-and-white sketches,
and this is one of my favorites.

![Original character design](/img/posts/illustrations-2023/3.jpeg)

## Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

I don't have a fancy explanation for this one, I just thought the character
looked cool and was very creatively inspired by the space adventure,
time-traveling tragedy of a
[551 chapter web novel](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43802732-omniscient-reader-s-viewpoint-vol-1).

![Yoo Joonghyuk from Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint](/img/posts/illustrations-2023/5.jpeg)

## Cowboy Bebop Poster

I was inspired by the typography in
[the opening for hit 1998 anime _Cowboy Bebop_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyyrv7qNAfY),
as well as its overall atmosphere. The show is a neo-noir space western set on
_The Bebop_, a spaceship piloted by an odd found family of bounty hunters, a
goofy hacker, and a corgi. Its soulful jazz soundtrack, stunning frame
composition, and creative speculative technologies had me hooked and obsessed.

![Spike from Cowboy Bebop](/img/posts/illustrations-2023/1.jpeg)

## Additional illustrations

![Yoo Joonghyuk in a spacesuit](/img/posts/illustrations-2023/6.jpeg)
![Wolfwood praying](/img/posts/illustrations-2023/7.jpeg)


Selection of personal illustrations from 2023.

#art

Batober 2024

Illustrations 2023