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One More For Wonder Woman Day III

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Kevenn
October 15, 2008 in Comic Books, DC Comics, Illustration and Wonder Woman. 0 Comments

Not only did I create my own piece of art for Wonder Woman Day III this year (see below), but Ray Caspio and I collaborated together on another piece like we did last year for Wonder Woman Day II.

This one, based on the ABC TV series starring Lynda Carter, has Private Etta Candy (played by Beatrice Colen) and Yeoman Diana Prince (Lynda Carter, of course), who we wanted to make sure were represented in the auction this year.

Etta Figures It Out? by Ray Caspio & Kevenn T. Smith

Etta Figures it Out?
8.5″ x 11″ on Bristol Board
Ray Caspio:  Pencils
Kevenn T. Smith:  Inks and Colors (Prismacolor)

Wonder Woman, Diana Prince and Etta Candy ©DC Comics 2008

Art For Mid-Ohio-Con Part 2

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Kevenn
October 2, 2008 in Batgirl, DC Comics, Illustration, Supergirl, Superman and Wonder Woman. 0 Comments

Here are more of the artcards that I will be selling at Mid-Ohio-Con this weekend, along with prints of some of the work in my Illustration Gallery:

Superman:
Superman Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith

Wonder Woman:
Wonder Woman Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
Donna Troy as Wonder Girl:
Donna Troy as Wonder Girl Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
Supergirl (I wanted to capture the feeling of the aerial ballet in the Supergirl movie starring Helen Slater.):
Supergirl Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
Green Lantern:
Green Lantern Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
Batgirl:
Batgirl Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
Nightwing:
Nightwing Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
Flamebird (based on International Supermodel and D-Listed.com’s Hot Slut of the Year 2007, Phoebe Price):
Flamebird Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith

Art For Mid-Ohio-Con Part 1

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Kevenn
October 2, 2008 in Batman, DC Comics, Huntress, Illustration and Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Here are some of the artcards that I will be selling at Mid-Ohio-Con this weekend.  If you’re going, please drop by my table in the Artists’ alley and say hi:
Batman Portrait:
Batman Portrait Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
Joker Portrait:

Joker Portrait Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
Penguin Portrait:

Penguin Portrait artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
Poison Ivy Portrait:

Poison Ivy Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
1990’s Catwoman:

1990\'s Catwoman Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
Zatanna:

Zatanna Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
Harley Quinn:

Harley Quinn Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith
Huntress:

Huntress Artcard by Kevenn T. Smith

Wonder Clubbing For Wonder Woman Day III

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Kevenn
September 25, 2008 in DC Comics, Illustration and Wonder Woman. 1 Comment

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This piece, entitled “Wonder Clubbing,” is one that I did for the silent auction for Wonder Woman Day III to benefit two domestic violence shelters and a women’s crisis line.  I wanted to do a piece that showed Wonder Woman and her closest friends having fun and enjoying themselves, so I depicted them dancing at a club with a couple of admirers.  One of my goals for this piece was to also include characters close to the hearts of Wonder Woman comic book fans like Artemis, Etta Candy, Donna Troy, and in a way, Circe.

Wonder Woman, Donna Troy, Etta Candy, Artemis, and Circe ©DC Comics 2008

Stephanie Brown: Spoiler/Robin IV

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Kevenn
August 26, 2008 in DC Comics and Illustration. 1 Comment

I was a fan of the DC Comics character Spoiler from the first time I read a comic with her in it.  I believe it was Robin #3.  Since then, I tracked all three of her previous appearances in Detective Comics #647-649, where her first outing as a costumed vigilante was told.  Spoiler is pretty much the only non-powered teenage vigilante that wasn’t a derivative of anyone; especially not a male hero.  I created this visual Costume History of Spoiler as my own entry in the grassroots online support to bring the character back from her apparent death in the War Games storyline.  This piece shows the evolution of her costume through the 90’s and into the present decade, including many of the looks that artist Pete Woods gave her during his lengthy and classic tenure on the Robin title.

Spoiler was always a favorite character of mine.  She is determined, headstrong, fun, and comes from a blue collar background.  She doesn’t have millions of dollars and isn’t one of the privileged rich kids living off of Bruce Wayne’s money.  Her dad was a supervillain, the Cluemaster.  Her tenure as Robin was brief, but memorable.  I am happy that DC Comics has brought her back from “the dead” under the pen of her creator, Chuck Dixon, and I hope her character continues to shine in comics for years to come.

Stephanie Brown: Spoiler/Robin Costume History Copyright Kevenn T. Smith

Spoiler and Robin ©DC Comics 2008

DC Comics Villainesses 2007

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Kevenn
July 22, 2008 in DC Comics, Illustration and Wonder Woman. 2 Comments

After completing the DC Comics Heroines 2007 piece that can be seen in my illustration gallery on this site, my goal was to create a companion piece for it that would contrast it with a showcase of DC Comics’ various villainesses.

Once again, my goal was to depict iconic representations of the characters that would give an idea of who these characters were, just from looking at them, as well as rendering them in the styles of my favorite artists who have depicted them.  Some of those artists include Terry Dodson, Jim Balent, Nicola Scott, Matthew Clark, Lee Moder, Dustin Nguyen, George Perez, Joe Bennet, J.G. Jones, Dale Eaglesham, Jesus Saiz, Patrick Olliffe, H.G. Peter, Mark Buckingham, Ed Benes, Adam Kubert, Drew Johnson, Ethan Van Sciver, Joe Benitez, Phil Jimenez, Gary Frank, Tom Raney, Graham Nolan, John Byrne, and Don Kramer. Some of the characters have only appeared in animated DC projects, but I did not feel that the animated style would work well with the others styles present in this piece, so I rendered them in my own style instead.

What follows is a numbered version of the piece, and below that is the key to the names of the numbered characters, as well as the superhero/heroine or group they are the most common adversary to or affiliated with:


01. Silver Banshee (Superman/Supergirl);  02. Ursa (Superman);
03. Phobia (Teen Titans/Manhunter);  04. Mercy Graves (Superman);
05. Livewire (Superman);  06. Rampage (Superman/Supergirl);
07. Magenta (Flash); 08. Terra (Teen Titans);
09. Shimmer (Teen Titans/Outsiders);
10. The New Ventriloquist & Scarface (Batman);
11. Siren (Titans/Tempest); 12. Knockout (Secret Six);
13. Jinx (Teen Titans/Wonder Woman); 14. Scandal Savage (Secret Six);
15. Gundra the Valkyrie (Wonder Woman); 16. Silver Swan (Wonder Woman);
17. Medusa (Wonder Woman); 18. Dr. Veronica Cale (Wonder Woman/52);
19. Giganta (Wonder Woman); 20. Dark Angel (Donna Troy/Wonder Woman);
21. Queen Clea (Wonder Woman); 22. Dr. Poison (Wonder Woman);
23. Osira (Wonder Woman); 24. Dr. Cyber (Wonder Woman);
25. Devastation (Wonder Girl/Wonder Woman); 26. Circe (Wonder Woman);
27. Cheshire Jade (Titans; Secret Six); 28. Superwoman (JLA);
29. Catwoman (Batman); 30. Blue Lama (Sargon the Sorcerer);
31. Volcana (Superman); 32. Scorch (Martian Manhunter);
33. Blackfire (Starfire/Titans); 34. Morella (Catwoman);
35. Golden Age Catwoman (Batman); 36. Cyber Cat (Catwoman);
37. Golden Age Cheetah, Priscilla Rich (Wonder Woman);
38. Baroness Paula Von Gunther (Wonder Woman);
39. Cheetah, Dr. Barbara Minerva (Wonder Woman);
40. Granny Goodness (Female Furies);  41. Tala (Phantom Stranger);
42. Lashina (Female Furies);  43. Morgana LeFay (Demon Etrigan);
44. Bernadeath (Female Furies);  45. Fatality (Green Lantern);
46. Star Sapphire (Green Lantern);  47. Lady Styx (Capt. Comet);
48. Roulette (JSA); 49. Chain Lightning (Mary Marvel);
50. Eclipso, Jean Loring (Mary Marvel, JLA); 51. Shiv (Stargirl/JSA);
52. Hummingbird (Hawkman/Hawkgirl); 53. Mad Harriet (Female Furies);
54. Satanna (Hawkman/Hawkgirl); 55. Killer Frost (Firestorm);
56. Stompa (Female Furies); 57. Plastique (Suicide Squad);
58. Queen Bee (JLA);  59. Tigress (JSA/Hawkgirl); 60. New Wave (Outsiders);
61. Lady Lunar (Superman);  62. Jewelee (Suicide Squad); 63. Linx (Robin);
64. Amanda Waller (Suicide Squad);  65. Lady Vic (Nightwing);
66. Alley Cat (Catwoman);  67. Sickle (Teen Titans/Catwoman);
68. Harley Quinn (Batman);  69. Lady Shiva (Batman);
70. Roxy Rocket (Batman);  71. Poison Ivy (Batman);
72. Spy Smasher (Birds of Prey); 73. Velvet Tiger (Batgirl); 74. Orca (Batman);
75. Spellbinder III (Batman);  76. Talia al Ghul (Batman)

©DC Comics 2008

DC Villainesses 2007 ©Kevenn T. Smith 2008
16″ x 20″
Pencil, Ink, Prismacolor Pencil, Photoshop

DC Comics Heroines 2007

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Kevenn
July 6, 2008 in DC Comics, Illustration and Wonder Woman. 2 Comments

I thought the best way to get the ball rolling here on my portfolio was to write about one of my favorite pieces from my Illustration gallery on this site.

The goal of this piece was to portray my favorite versions of my favorite DC Comics Heroines, including the costume details and artist depictions of them. I also wanted to try to depict as many characters as I could in a way that was iconic to the character; to try to communicate something about who that character was.

Some of the artist whose styles I worked to emulate for these characters were: Terry Dodson, Amanda Conner, Nicola Scott, Adam Hughes, Ed Benes, Joe Bennet, Joe Staton, Dale Eaglesham, Brian Bolland, Tony Daniel, Pete Woods, Mike McKone, Michael Turner, Jamal Igle, George Perez, Kevin Maguire, Chris Batista, Phil Jimenez, J.G. Jones, Al Barrionuevo, Daniel Acuna, Matthew Clark, Todd Nauck, Tom Grummet, Bill Willingham, Adriana Melo, and Jesus Saiz.

What follows is a numbered version of the piece, and below that is the key to the names of the numbered characters:


01. Jade; 02. Raven; 03. Isis; 04. Supergirl (Kara Zor-El);

05. Supergirl (Linda Danvers); 06. Aquagirl; 07. Ravager;

08. Batgirl (Barbara Gordon); 09. Speedy; 10. Misfit; 11. Black Canary;

12. Oracle; 13. Huntress; 14. Big Barda; 15. Lady Blackhawk; 16. Thorn;

17. Manhunter; 18. Gypsy; 19. The Question (Renee Montoya);

20. Batwoman; 21. Batgirl (Cassandra Caine); 22. Queen Hippolyta;

23. Flamebird; 24. Starfire; 25. Power Girl; 26. Sasha Bourdeaux;

27. Catwoman (Holly Robinson); 28. Catwoman (Selina Kyle); 29. Spoiler;

30. Bumblebee; 31. Ice; 32. Miss Martian; 33. Wonder Girl;

34. Earth-2 Wonder Woman; 35. Wonder Woman; 36. Miss America;

37. Donna Troy; 38. Fury I; 39. Artemis; 40. Vixen; 41. Firehawk;

42. Hawkgirl; 43. Cyclone; 44. Stargirl; 45. Liberty Belle;

46. Earth-2 Huntress (Helena Wayne); 47. Phantom Lady; 48. Red Bee;

49. Empress; 50. Dr. Light II; 51. Skyrocket; 52. Mera; 53. Katana;

54. Mary Marvel; 55. Crimson Fox; 56. Nightshade; 57. Thunder;

58. Fire; 59. Natasha Irons; 60. Madame Xanadu; 61. Zatanna;

62. Enchantress; 63. Grace

©DC Comics 2008

DC Heroines 2007 ©Kevenn T. Smith 2008
16″ x 20″
Pencil, Ink, Prismacolor Pencil, Tempera, Photoshop