SUPERMAN:
David Corenswet
Of course I went and saw "Superman" (2025) the opening night, and I thought it was generally a great movie. People have described it as the most comic book of comic book movies and I will agree with an emphatic "Hell, yeah!"
Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen were perfectly cast; Mr. Terrific was, well, terrific; Guy Gardener was exactly what you would think he would be; Hawkgirl was fun for the little bit she was in the movie; Lex was just a straight up villain; Jonathan and Martha Kent were perhaps dialed up a bit too much on the corn pone level but were still good people who raised a good son. Krypto was also great fun (the part with Superman looking for Krypto and saying "He's not even that good of a dog" amused me, but he kept looking).
David Corenswet is a great Superman (so was Henry Cavill, but I felt he was failed by the dour story in which he was placed). Gunn really got Superman right for the screen--and this is probably the best Superman alongside Christopher Reeve, full of hope, kindness, and there always being a way--although there were a few story plot points which rubbed me the wrong way (particularly the motivating action of the movie involving a Kryptonian video--I'll leave it at that).
Overall, I enjoyed it, had fun, found the funny parts funny, enjoyed the action and easter eggs; there were a couple plot points that I didn't care for, but those were mentally put aside for the good time and good vibes I had for the rest of the movie.
Hmmmm, one more digital Quick Paint and it would be a full week/seven pictures. Ah, I have an idea related to Superman that should tie everything together. Well, probably not that far, but it will amuse me (and hopefully y'all) nonetheless. Stay tuned for tomorrow to see how we end this Super-Week!
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STEP ONE: Here are the really quick, first pass with digital paint, done on a 2,000px x 3,000px @ 300dpi fine Gesso canvas in Rebelle 7. Once again, I used the Oil Palette Knife brush rather than the Oil Filbert Brush for those of you who are curious.
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STEP TWO: Here it is a little further along and more blended. After a little while, I realized that I had the face a little off, so I did some quick Selecting and moving around--moved the face up here, shortened the nose a bit there, and then did some more blending and painting to fix it.
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STEP THREE: And here's the finished digital painting. Once again, I was a bit too quick on the draw (heh, pun!) and should have corrected the placement of the eyes/nose/mouth much earlier, rather than rushing into the fun stuff, building up the shading on the face, trying to finish as soon as possible, etc. There's a lesson in there that I am sure I will fail to heed. But, I did get mostly there in the end... mostly. Then again, these are just Quick Paints, so won't be perfect.
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Done digitally in Rebelle 7
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