Illustration Friday: Opposites

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It has been a while since I have participated in Illustration Friday, but when I saw this week's word this image just popped into my head and I had to do it. I have been itching to toss the occasional comic book character into the mix here so I seized the opportunity.

I was making great progress on this piece when it was pointed out to me that I had inadvertently made Two Face's left side his bad side... Dooohhhh!

So faced with the inevitable fan boy rants I made the decision to flip the image and continue working on it.

I was dreading it.

Anyone who has ever taken a high school art class knows that if you want to see all the faults in your drawing you hold it up to a mirror and all will be exposed. Well, after much cringing I got back to work on it and here it is... The composition is a little off from my original plan, but otherwise I can live with it, especially considering the entire portrait took 5 hours from start to finish (as opposed to the usual 3 to 4 days I seem to spend on the average monster art portrait these days.)

Two Face has always been my favorite Batman villain, sure I love The Joker, but there was always something I could identify with in Harvey. Maybe it was the fact that I suffered horrible acne as a youth, or perhaps its as simple as being born a Gemini, but something about Harvey fits.

I used Guy Pearce as the inspiration for Harvey's good side. I'm hoping that when Christopher Nolan gets to the Two Face story (If he sticks around that long) that he will cast Guy as Harvey, the two worked well together when they made "Memento" and in my book there are few truths, among them are... Han Shoots First, Crispin Clover is the Joker, and Guy Pearce is Two Face. I can't think of a better actor to bring Harvey Dent to life.