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millenium-night â The Value of Friendship
Published: 2011-01-04 19:52:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 6216; Favourites: 130; Downloads: 0
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... Jonathan gasped when the shorter man suddenly grasped his sleeve and leaned against him.Heavy sobs shook Jervis's body, and he cried, cried with all the loss and agony of a whole world breaking down.
Even the fearsome Scarecrow could not help but pity the poor and now so fragile being which clung to him with all its power. He simply stood still and put a hand on the Hatter's shoulder, allowing him to share his sorrow... [link]
Aww, doesn't he look sad?
This is set shortly after he lost his Alice in BTAS.Originally made for this tutorial link
characters (c) DC Comics
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I love this piece so much, it has a unique atmosphere - halfway pitiful and halfway frightening. I can almost feel the distress coming from Jervis, and the rare moment of compassion from Crane. The use of greyscale tones really boosts the piece in terms of sadness and I love the technical artistic detail of how you used various tones to keep the piece well-balanced.
This piece has been featured in the 'Admin's Choice' section of this group art feature: [link]
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My aim was depicting immense distress that shakes the viewer, and I am glad to hear that I managed to achieve just that.
Thank you so much for your detailed comments - it is rare that people really analyse a picture and specify what they like or dislike, hence I appreciate it greatly.
My apologies for replying so late; the study I begun recently is taking all of my time.
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This is just so good yet so sad! SADNESS
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Yay for strong emotions 
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sad face! omg! D:
i love how you did the shading! the ink washes in the background make me happy. :3
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Thanks a lot!
Experimenting with ink was the main purpose of this drawing as I do not have much experienc with the medium.
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This is a neat picture and concept, but i think it's kind of funny that Crane resembles Nathan Wallace from Repo (Giles from Buffy)
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Does he?
Glad to hear you like it, though!
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That looks like Jonny's costume from the Year One comics. o.o
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That's because it is his costume from Year One 
This outfit is just so much more detailed than the one from BTAS - I thought it fitted better.
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*laughs* It is an awesome costume. Though I do like the two versions from batman begins. The suite is nice and the full length straight jacket when he is on the horse is just awesome lol
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Crane doesn't really need to wear an actual scarecrow costume, but he should look somewhat scary. The suit is a bit too classy for my taste, but the straitjacket, perhaps even with some bloody spots, is fine (though he sort of looks like a ghost with it XD).
My favourite costume for him will always be a mix of the red-shirt-BTAS look(love that colour for him), Tim Sale's design and a few elements from Year One.
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*nods* I think the part people mess up with on him most when drawing is the eyes. One thing I have always noticed is he tends to have this look that can scare anyone XD
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I agree, but I think it also depends on the message one wants to deliver with one's drawing. If I want to portray him as a hopeless or broken man, the expression of his eyes should fit. Then again, scary doesn't necessarily mean angry - it can also be quite frightening to look into insane or imhumanly vacant eyes XD
But a happy Crane who is mixing his poisonous cocktails certainly has this malicious spark in his gaze >:3
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I agree on all points lol
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Glad to hear that, thanks
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You're very welcome. I get the idead Crane probably wouldn't be good at comforting someone
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Lol, I agree
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Poor Jonathan. I feel like he probably has just as much trouble being comforted as he does comforting.
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He looks so sad, doesn't he?
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Yes he does, horribly so.
Like a lost and lonely child.
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I teared. How do you do it? You really strike the hearts of the viewers.
That is really sad and heartwarming.
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I'm not quite sure
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It is great to feel emotions when you draw or write something!
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âĶâĶI love the way you have used the media, the drips give a sense of dread, at the same time giving a wonderful fullness to the overall composition...Good Work!
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Thank you for your constructive comment!
I was almost afraid that the drips would make the background too chaotic and dark, so it is good to know that they are fitting.
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I personally like chaotic!
As chaotic is extremely difficult to replicate!
Love your work my friend!...
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Poor Jervis indeed
Thanks
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And Jonny is all like "wtf...." xD
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yeah, but he endures it with bravery
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D'awwwwwwwwwwww, poor Jervis!
Lolll, Crane has black nails. XDD
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Poor Jervis indeed
Yess just as in the comic X3 - or at least I think he had black nails, lol XD
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Just in Year One, it seems.
...He stole Granny's nail polish after he bumped her off. The only other explanation is black nails are inherited in that family. XP
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Lol
My head refuses to imagine him applying nail polish, no matter the colour
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He had someone else do it.
OR
Their family obviously has some weird condition with their nails, since EVERYONE with Keeny blood has black nails (except Crane's baby half-sister, who can be argued as the ONLY one with Keeny blood who is not some form of crazy...or just too young to show it yet). The black nails are a physical stigma that the person in question is not all there.
[/crack theory]
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That image is even scarier XXD
Perhaps - but does such a genetic anomaly actually exist? The black nails, especially those of his grandmother, always remind me of the black claws of a crow, so I think it's likely that they were intended by the artist to show a certain madness in the family, like you said.
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I never thought of it that way, but with the hints given that Granny was very fond of birds, it makes sense.
I do not think it is an actual condition in real life, but in Fictionland, anything goes so long as it makes sense for the universe. And insanity seems equal parts inherited and imposed in Crane's family.
This could be me reading too much into it, but notice how Mary and Crane's nails never have a shine, while Karen's do. Karen is a bit bent (look at her taste in men), but not outright malicious, nor has she gone off the deep end, and is the only "good" and "sane" person in the family until her daughter is born.
Mary and Johnny? Have the darkest, most corrupt souls in the family. There is no hope for either of them, no gleam among the black---Mary died as a sadistic old bat with no remorse for what she did (her diary entry shows she was only sorry that Crane was planning retribution, NOT that she regretted the aviary punishment), and Jonathan is on a path that keeps leading him back to Arkham, where, stats quo being what it is, will never end.
It could easily be a coincidence (often, Mary's nails are barely visible, so inking could be a reason why she has no shine), but coincidence or not, it is an interesting observation.
[/no, I have not viewed this comic over 9,000 times. Why do you ask?]
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Wow, this is a really interesting observation I never thought of. I think it's quite possible that the artists put that much thought into their drawings, given that they are true fans XD
There is, however, one thing that bothers me: on one of the cover arts Crane has a shine on his nails.
The black nails=inherited insanity theory still fits, though.
[/actually, I rather think you read it about 100.000 times
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The explanation is simple: the cover artist was different, and may not have been informed of the symbolism.
[/N is reading way too much into this. And yes, I probably have. >>]
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Okay, I'm out of counter-arguments
Therefore, your thesis must be true
[/quite the opposite - I think more comics should be analysed like that (:]
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N is amazing!
[/totally using this as an ego boost excuse to look into more ocmics for things like this]
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Lol
By the way, I'm going to analyse Hatter's character in a comic in a paper for school, so you're not the only one who likes to read things into comics
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I once did that. Only it was various characters from various companies (and yes, Crane was one of them. XP Doing that paper actually made me realize he is the one character in any media that I relate to most). Got an A on that paper. ^^
Good luck on yours!
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Sounds interesting, too :3 Did you have specific criteria when choosing the characters?
And an A? That's really good!
Mine is due in May, so I still have a lot of time.
Thank you! ^^
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The paper was for psychology, and the topic had to relate to society, so I picked comic books and their influence. I also picked things from both Marvel and DC to make my points, like how comic books have social commentary (X-Men was good for that), how characters have to be relatable (Crane for me, and I think I used Spider-Man as an "everyman" example), how they gave a look into the mind (Batman was good for that XP), and why some heroes are better liked than others (Aquaman and Marvel's Dr. Strange have lost audiences because people are not as into animals or other worlds anymore, but at the time they were created, they were more relevant to the current audience), etc.
I think I still have it saved somewhere.
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Wow, this is indeed interesting. You put a lot of research and thought into this paper, it seems 
Comics are totally underrated in my opinion. Everytime I'm asked about the topic of my paper by fellow students and begin talking about psychological insight and analysis of a comic character, most just think of Mickey Mouse and doubt the depth a comic story can have (granted, not necessarily, but it's possible).
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