Art Showcase: Superman Redesign · 3:15am Dec 6th, 2019
I've been a Superman fan for quite a long time, and earlier this year, I went and did my own personal redesign of the classic Superman costume, drawing influences from the comics, movies, and a few other redesigns I've seen around.
And before you ask, yes, I know the arms are a little too short, and I left the face blank on purpose so you could fill it in with however you'd want him to look. My idea is that this version of Superman is younger than most incarnations–mid 20's or so–and the suit is made up of nanocrystal technology brought along in his spacecraft from Krypton. It would have a sort of psionic link to Kal-El, so whenever he switches from Clark to Superman and back again, the suit materializes itself outward rather than simply being kept under his usual clothing.
It's not visible here, but I imagined a sort of "half-triangle" shape pattern trailing down from the "S" on the back of the cape. I got the idea from this drawing (and in fact, it's also where I got the idea for the darker segments of the suit), but it's more etched into the cape itself rather than being thick black lines like in the source.
The higher collar and red highlights on the neck and sleeves were taken from the New-52 design, while the darker red on the boots and outer layer of the cape were meant to emulate the Superman Returns look.
You know, aside from the proportion issues, this is a REALLY good design of Superman. Still classic, but some added things to make him new.
I like it a lot.
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...meaning?
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Thanks! That was definitely the approach I was going for. Close enough to the classic Superman design, but different enough for it to look "new".
I like it. A mix of modern and retro. I mean, I don't know enough about it to make any criticisms, but looks good on my end.
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Well you succeeded!