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Published: 2006-02-17 10:40:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 5154; Favourites: 124; Downloads: 144
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Description Finally finished my version of the Joker. Man the Joker is an awesome villian.

I stretched my Photoshop abilities a little thin on this one. So many layers. It boggles the mind. I also worked in a bit of vectoring on this one too for parts of the background. Flash has me on a short leash.

Anyway, hope you all enjoy this. I think I've been getting progressively better at this Photoshopping, so now I'm sort of ashamed of my original Two Face drawing, and may have to redo it. But I'll save that project for another day.

Edit: I changed the background cause I thought it was just a little too plain.

The way I've been doing these Batman villian drawings is by first drawing and shading them on paper, then I scanned the drawing into Photoshop and messed with the line quality a bit. Then I colored it in lower levels below the original pencil drawing.
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Comments: 88

WonderDookie In reply to ??? [2011-06-30 05:24:22 +0000 UTC]

I'd say that Joker is in the running for the best villain in ANY comic series... ever.

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Kimmolito In reply to WonderDookie [2011-06-30 15:09:45 +0000 UTC]

Indeed, he's such an expertly written villain and such an absolute antithesis to Batman.

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WonderDookie In reply to Kimmolito [2011-07-02 11:51:53 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. That's the best part of him, that they have written him as such a contrast to Batman. The original concept of the villain is honestly kind of lame, but he's become SO much more than that.

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Kimmolito In reply to WonderDookie [2011-07-02 13:14:34 +0000 UTC]

Indeed, truly a masterly written villain. He has his hilarious antics but then suddenly he says something not so funny but downright threatening. I think Mark Hamil's voice acting really portrays this in The Joker.

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boringdude [2008-03-23 05:25:02 +0000 UTC]

Joker kicks ass! Best villain ever! Great work dude!

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WonderDookie In reply to boringdude [2008-03-23 07:58:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you man! Yeah. He's really awesome.

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gmichaels [2008-02-03 23:46:36 +0000 UTC]

The Joker is badass, very nice work!

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WonderDookie In reply to gmichaels [2008-02-04 18:15:24 +0000 UTC]

Yes. Yes he is!

I noticed your avatar. It's really unfortunate what happened to Ledger.

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gmichaels In reply to WonderDookie [2008-02-10 02:37:22 +0000 UTC]

yeah... he was a good actor, its just so soon

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jussta [2007-12-23 09:32:30 +0000 UTC]

Hello. I've featured your art in this article: [link]

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WonderDookie In reply to jussta [2007-12-24 05:13:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow. I'm seriously flattered. Thanks so much!!

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OogieBluegie [2006-09-26 05:19:08 +0000 UTC]

B3 Nice and Crazy Looking... Just Like he should be.

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WonderDookie In reply to OogieBluegie [2006-10-03 05:37:31 +0000 UTC]

Glad I captured the crazy!

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shawny02 [2006-09-09 18:46:46 +0000 UTC]

OH god..thats crazy. XD Joker..greatest villain ever. great job

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WonderDookie In reply to shawny02 [2006-09-12 00:57:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you much. Joker really is excellent!

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shawny02 In reply to WonderDookie [2006-09-12 19:23:15 +0000 UTC]

welcome and Shyeah, if i didnt love batman most in the comic universe, id say joker could beat him. . . but no one can XD

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Itchyscratchy [2006-04-18 21:14:43 +0000 UTC]

Great pic. Mistah Jay is my favorite villian to.

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WonderDookie In reply to Itchyscratchy [2006-04-21 05:04:36 +0000 UTC]

He's definately one of my favorites. I can't actually choose between Scarecrow, Two Face, and Joker.

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Fadeo [2006-04-14 09:54:55 +0000 UTC]

Great drawing... joker is indeed the best villain in Batman

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WonderDookie In reply to Fadeo [2006-04-16 02:44:01 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, he's always been one of my favorites as well. I like the psychological aspects of the others, but Joker is fun cause he is just completely crazy.

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Fadeo In reply to WonderDookie [2006-04-16 09:34:06 +0000 UTC]

yep

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wickedorin [2006-03-11 06:22:06 +0000 UTC]

Forever one of my favorite villains. And look at how... happy he is with his new... coat.

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WonderDookie In reply to wickedorin [2006-03-13 03:26:22 +0000 UTC]

ha ha. Yeah, Joker is fantastic. I can't wait to see him in the new Batman movie.

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Splrix [2006-02-28 06:51:43 +0000 UTC]

The background is very cool effective and Joker himself is very well done.

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WonderDookie In reply to Splrix [2006-03-01 07:01:21 +0000 UTC]

I thank you.

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Splrix In reply to WonderDookie [2006-03-01 17:35:50 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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Mutt-Lii [2006-02-21 02:41:21 +0000 UTC]

WOW. Adding that shadow to the BG gave this thing a whole new punch.

WOW.... thats about the only word I can come up with right now....

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WonderDookie In reply to Mutt-Lii [2006-02-24 00:03:21 +0000 UTC]

Well I thank you for the barrage of WOWs. Yeah, I think that the background was pretty essential, especially when I compare it to the "old version".

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hermit-homeboy [2006-02-20 13:58:27 +0000 UTC]

I've honestly been waiting for this one and I love how you captured The Joker's hilarious aspect of insanity. He's crazy, he kills people, and whether or not he realizes what he is doing it's still funny to him...AWESOME.
Great Work

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WonderDookie In reply to hermit-homeboy [2006-02-24 09:39:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you much man. I was actually looking forward to finally getting around to drawing him too. Seems as though my list of things to draw is growing larger than my list of things I have drawn.

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S-prinkles [2006-02-20 06:21:42 +0000 UTC]

Man thats awesome! lovely work

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WonderDookie In reply to S-prinkles [2006-02-20 06:25:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank ya so much.

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S-prinkles In reply to WonderDookie [2006-02-20 13:00:43 +0000 UTC]

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ErinHunting [2006-02-20 02:41:17 +0000 UTC]

I'm really liking the detail in this pic WD-Are these more traditional lines rather than vectorized? It works really well anyway. Love how you've drawn his teeth too-it's as if the viewer is going to get lost in it. His eyes have that vacant, evil sort of look in them too-Love the hair & little mean curl dangling down
The simple b/g with the moon behind the cell window is effective too.

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WonderDookie In reply to ErinHunting [2006-02-20 03:37:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you much for the nice comment. No, only a little bit of this drawing was actually vectorized, and that was only a bit of the background. Most of it is my original pencil drawing, and coloring in photoshop.
I've actually changed the simple background a bit though. I think it was just a little TOO simple, so I messed with it a tad. Hope it's still effective.

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Meatball-man [2006-02-19 06:18:02 +0000 UTC]

.........dam man thats........ god sooo well done. Colouring and shadding awesome. As always i better fave this one 2 as ive faved the rest

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WonderDookie In reply to Meatball-man [2006-02-20 03:37:41 +0000 UTC]

ha ha. Well thanks much man. Thanks for the support.

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photocopier [2006-02-19 03:03:01 +0000 UTC]

The Joker looks insane.

Why is the asylum so bland ?...more texture!

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WonderDookie In reply to photocopier [2006-02-20 03:38:55 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. That background really bothered me too, but of course I didn't realize how much it bothered me until after I had posted it, and then I went out of town for the weekend and didn't have time to fix it... until now.
BAM! New background. Hope it looks better.

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jennvt [2006-02-19 02:10:44 +0000 UTC]

wow, this is crazy freaky! the joker in arkham asylum, awesome idea. you definitely delivered.

this spells +fav all over it.

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WonderDookie In reply to jennvt [2006-02-20 03:39:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the fav. Much appreciated.

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Spiritdrain [2006-02-18 22:27:31 +0000 UTC]

not bad mr Miller.... you got my vote now how i recamend for that fetchered artest thing!

Justin

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WonderDookie In reply to Spiritdrain [2006-02-20 03:40:42 +0000 UTC]

Bah. So long as it passes the Justin test, who needs "featured artist"?

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G-Go [2006-02-18 21:17:23 +0000 UTC]

You know, there's something about this... and I've been staring at the pic for the past five minutes trying to decipher what it is... but there's something about this that captures the fact that Joker is more sociopath than psychopath. A truly crazy person wouldn't mind so much being locked up at Arkham because he really wouldn't know the difference in realities, but J-man here wants to get out ASAP because he's not so much crazy as he enjoys acting like it.

And maybe that's what I'm seeing in this pic... the "camera" is on him, so he ramps up the maniacal grin and widens the eyes; cranes his neck and tenses the muscles on his face... as long as you think he's crazy, so much the better... but the second you look away, he's gonna start tugging at the restraints of that straight jacket...

It's that left eye... he's watching me to see if I'm buyin' into the act.

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WonderDookie In reply to G-Go [2006-02-20 03:32:42 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. Definately. I've always liked a much more sociopathic version of Joker as well. Like the way that Joker's crime is inspired entirely by his encounters with Batman. One of my favorite Joker moments ever was in Dark Knight Returns when it's many years in the future and since Batman has gone into retirement Joker has gone into a catatonic state without smiling. Then when Joker hears news about Batman being sighted again his smile starts up again. Freakin' brilliant.
Oy, and just so you know, your comment about the "camera" being on him inspired my new version of the background. That should really support your interpretation of him.

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G-Go In reply to WonderDookie [2006-02-20 21:11:11 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! That shadow on the wall really adds that whole "posing" feel. I dig it.

And yes, that moment in Dark Knight Returns is fantastic... Joker's just a chain smoking inmate with a goofy face until he sees the news report, and then he has this transformative moment... just fantastic.

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WonderDookie In reply to G-Go [2006-05-16 07:43:54 +0000 UTC]

Dude, your comment about Joker being a sociopath is totally changing the way that I view him now. I just finished reading "The Killing Joke" and you're totally right. If he was actually psychopathic he wouldn't know that he's crazy.
By the way, if you haven't read that comic yet, you should, it's truly awesome.

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G-Go In reply to WonderDookie [2006-05-20 05:54:04 +0000 UTC]

I would definitely rank "Killing Joke" in my top five graphic novels... amazing story.

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WonderDookie In reply to G-Go [2006-05-20 06:44:39 +0000 UTC]

No kidding. It's brilliant.

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Mutt-Lii [2006-02-18 18:48:46 +0000 UTC]

Ok, now that I have time to say something here....

It's freaken BRILLIANT!!! This perfectly captures the essence of "Mr. J"!

After having to watch him get turned into a Meth clinic reject on the new animated "The Batman" (I can't stand that show), it's nice to see the dignified and simultaneously psychopatic version of him in your style

I can get over how much texture you leave in the drawing, adn then the expressions.... cripes, it's just all around awesome. You have a serious talent for this stuff...

It's just Mr. J chiilin at Arkham...

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