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Description I know posting this piece is quite late, never had the chance to do so. I did this or rather started to work on this before the film ever came out. I first saw the initial images of heath in the joker costume and it got me all excited to something but never had the chance since i had deadlines to finish.

Then, the teaser trailer came out, i saw how awesome the joker was, so in the midst of my schedule i squeezed this in, working on it little by little, the my GF told me about a contest with the batman: dark knight theme in it, i worked on this to be an entry, but i never got to finish it for toycon last year(june i think).

Anyway, the inspiration behind this piece was that line the joker said in the mob meeting, he said " simple. kill the batman."

I toyed with the idea that the joker manipulating people into becoming or letting out the joker in them, so there's a lot of joker dudes at the bottom, i was supposed to do henchmen with the joker masks, but with just the trailer, i could get a good reference for the masks, so i just did my own thing.

The funny thing is, when i finally watched the movie, i saw that my idea was not far from the joker's goals. So this piece is somewhat a representation of that theme, rather than following any superhero form, more on the artistic element or poetic..i dont know..x_X; viewing art, be it abstract or contemporary is plainly upto the viewer, what message they see.

There's another line the joker said that really struck me, in the part where he burnt the pile of money with the accountant on top of it, he said "..it's not about the money, it's about sending a message."

Which is how art used to be, artists mostly drew or painted to express their emotions, sometimes thoughts on anything, social or political, what ever it is. They did art to send a message.

The money was secondary.

Anyway, that's just my thoughts, how about you, what do you think?
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Comments: 128

PTGould [2013-09-03 13:21:14 +0000 UTC]

A really nice piece! Beautifully drawn! Great Heath Ledger Joker

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voodoobunbun [2013-01-21 07:03:33 +0000 UTC]

thought I'd let you know that somehow I managed finish coloring this. Its just that... I forgot your comments in the past few years!

Anyway, since it has been said and done, I hope somehow you like it.

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voodoobunbun In reply to voodoobunbun [2013-01-21 07:03:45 +0000 UTC]

Oh, here:

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watermelonnokken [2012-08-16 23:25:15 +0000 UTC]

It's beautiful! Excellent shading, really gives it depth. The story behind it makes it even more deep as well! An excellent piece in all!

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Helixmaster [2012-06-24 06:28:16 +0000 UTC]

Not so simple is it joker.

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xender9 [2012-04-01 09:48:50 +0000 UTC]

supperrrr...love it!

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dragonux [2012-03-02 19:14:29 +0000 UTC]

Pure AWEOMSENESS.

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GuilleAltarriba [2011-11-27 11:27:07 +0000 UTC]

Wow, it's incredible!

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Kakashifan-lol [2011-11-01 22:13:17 +0000 UTC]

3 words: FAN-TAS-TIC!!!!

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Risk-in-the-kiss [2011-09-16 21:11:49 +0000 UTC]

like woaaaahhh my god. amazzzzing. love it. love it. love. it. love it. woah.

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rachelkpoulain [2011-05-27 07:43:48 +0000 UTC]

THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME. HOLY SHIT. THERE ARE NO WORDS.

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Dylanio21 [2011-05-14 06:13:12 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful!

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mrdamron [2011-03-25 03:03:05 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!

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mynameisfaerie [2011-02-07 23:35:44 +0000 UTC]

I think everything about this is pure genius and i thank you for producing such a piece. :0

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ScreenDevil360 [2011-01-05 05:08:46 +0000 UTC]

THIS IS SO AMAZING MY BRAIN CANNOT PROCESS IT OH MY GOSH!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!

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ScottLewisART [2010-12-18 00:17:19 +0000 UTC]

I'm not a fan of that Batman film, But i am a fan of this! Awesome!

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WTFWonder [2010-10-28 23:30:00 +0000 UTC]

Splendid movement, lines, realism and overall dynamics in this piece. Almost looks like he's conducting the whole play. Glorious.

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Gido [2010-10-20 14:45:56 +0000 UTC]

ma. ga. ling. period.

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prinsophie87 [2010-10-03 22:33:09 +0000 UTC]

wow...i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!

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knyghtmare2021 [2010-09-12 16:00:28 +0000 UTC]

Awesome awesome work. Very masterful pencils.

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Bergemir [2010-08-31 01:36:08 +0000 UTC]

Amazing skills! Composition is really great.

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DeadIrishMan [2010-08-23 14:28:09 +0000 UTC]

Amazing composition and details !!

Really great ! Well, awesome should I say !!

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Ricky-Roo302 [2010-08-22 21:05:37 +0000 UTC]

....GREAT piece!

...another thing about the movie. You refer to the meeting with the mobsters where the Joker says, "Simple---kill the Batman..."; later, while being interrogated by Bats he laughs and says. "..I don't want to kill you---you COMPLETE me!"

...interesting.....

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lekites [2010-08-06 16:57:40 +0000 UTC]

now this is art right here. this is freaking awesome everything looks amazing nothing is lacking in this picture u have detail everywhere. 10/10, 5 stars , two thumbs up and whatever else i can give you.

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kitsuyuutsu [2010-08-04 14:43:12 +0000 UTC]

fantastic work!
though I do like Batman and don't want him killed...

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GrimNecropolis [2010-08-04 05:07:18 +0000 UTC]

Simply fantastic work. I love the pencils!

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irmax-comix [2010-08-04 00:02:42 +0000 UTC]

THAT IS EXCELLENT!

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DEM0NiCAL [2010-08-03 20:34:36 +0000 UTC]

I'm blown away by the textures and details * o *!!

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Ferlancer [2010-08-03 20:08:07 +0000 UTC]

Super composition.

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djlegaspi [2010-08-03 07:49:53 +0000 UTC]

wow! very very nice!

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xXKatManXx [2010-08-03 04:19:07 +0000 UTC]

very nice work you have here

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SpaceShipEarth [2010-08-03 03:11:17 +0000 UTC]

Very nice

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Skaramine [2010-07-31 02:49:26 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous!

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ch0irb0y [2010-07-31 01:51:28 +0000 UTC]

EXCELLENT, MOOD AND DETAIL.

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werder In reply to ch0irb0y [2010-07-31 02:07:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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scarypet [2010-06-21 20:16:28 +0000 UTC]

nice! i hope you got a better scanner by now!
which reminds me.. i need a new one as well.. hmmm

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werder In reply to scarypet [2010-07-31 02:07:36 +0000 UTC]

sadly, i'm still using my old scanner, need to get one that can scan an 11x17 page, too expensive..x_x;

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Montalve [2010-03-22 20:19:39 +0000 UTC]

awesome piece

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werder In reply to Montalve [2010-07-31 02:07:45 +0000 UTC]

many thanks!

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Montalve In reply to werder [2010-07-31 03:33:22 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure

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Zero-The-Hero13 [2010-02-05 12:29:37 +0000 UTC]

.....Wow! Fantastic peice! Instant fave!

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werder In reply to Zero-The-Hero13 [2010-02-17 22:20:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Zero-The-Hero13 In reply to werder [2010-02-18 09:18:29 +0000 UTC]

No worries.

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REIGN89 [2010-02-03 05:28:58 +0000 UTC]

WOW thats insane, love the detail, amazing work!

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werder In reply to REIGN89 [2010-02-17 22:28:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Masked-Scaramouche [2010-01-26 23:26:29 +0000 UTC]

man,the bat really got armoured up!
fantastic piece,dude!

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werder In reply to Masked-Scaramouche [2010-02-17 22:41:03 +0000 UTC]

yeah, thank you very much!

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TommyPhillips [2010-01-21 22:42:13 +0000 UTC]

kewl

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werder In reply to TommyPhillips [2010-02-17 22:42:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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spiers84 [2010-01-20 22:01:09 +0000 UTC]

This is brilliant, I love it

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