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Versus Clayface - Fanart

"Surmise... that the Penguin might be behind all of this?"

In May of 2019, I challenged myself make an illustration every day for a month (tenuously connected to Mermay). Shortly afterwards, I started learning Blender and started thinking about that series of illustrations through this new lens of 3D. This is the first adaptation of one of those illustrations into 3D. The original "Clay May" was made in under 2 hours, but in addition to being made in 3D, this version also took upwards of 25 hours to complete.

"Surmise... that the Penguin might be behind all of this?"

"Surmise... that the Penguin might be behind all of this?"

Here's a close up of the Aard-er... Batman himself.

Here's a close up of the Aard-er... Batman himself.

I originally made this in 2019 as a quick illustration (under 2 hours) but decided I could do the idea better justice using my newfound Blender 3D skills.

I originally made this in 2019 as a quick illustration (under 2 hours) but decided I could do the idea better justice using my newfound Blender 3D skills.

I first used some game models to block out the staging of the scene. They also helped me get the proportions right for my own models.

I first used some game models to block out the staging of the scene. They also helped me get the proportions right for my own models.

I did refer to some game assets to get the proportions right, but the final product uses original models rather than game models.

Here's the scene with the camera pulled back a bit to expose the facade.

Here's the scene with the camera pulled back a bit to expose the facade.

I did touch up the final render in Photoshop. Here's a comparison with and without the Photoshop bump

I did touch up the final render in Photoshop. Here's a comparison with and without the Photoshop bump