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Submitted: July 17, 2011
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YOUNG JUSTICE: Robinby *philbourassa

Cartoons & Comics / Traditional Media / Cartoons / Drawings

When producers Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman asked me to help them with the development of Young Justice, Robin was the first character I sat down to draw. Having just finished drawing all the iconic DC characters for Crisis on Two Earths, I was excited to be working on the younger heroes, particularly Robin because he tends to bring some much needed color and levity to the typically grim and bleak world of the Batman Mythos. I drew a couple concept sketches before arriving at this design, which incorporates general notes from both producers, as well as Mr. Vietti's main overall direction, to avoid the briefs on top of the tights look and to add visible seams and padding to the outfit to suggest more realism.
Robin is one of my absolute favorite characters in the show.

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~Burning-Question May 5, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Congrats, you made Robin look like a superhero and not likem a clown. And I'm glad he's thin because most guys in Marvel cartoons looks like they're on steroids all the time which is seriously creepy.

~SomewhereinGrayArea May 5, 2013 New member Hobbyist General Artist

Robin is DC...

~Burning-Question May 5, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

oh god, my mistake XDDDDD

~Amberwb1694 Apr 30, 2013 Student

Love your designs, original but still portrait the classic personalities of the heroes.

~Folstagg Mar 30, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

hey, you don't think posting things like this [link] addressing you by name in the description is stealing from you, do you?

*philbourassa Mar 31, 2013 Professional Filmographer

Well, it's basically traced from my work and there is no mention of me or the source artwork it was taken from. A lot of folks do this with my stuff probably because the poses and silhouettes are pretty good templates for character designs and concepts. I guess I've gotten used to it. Is it "stealing" from me? I don't know. I know that when I was young I used to look at the Marvel Handbooks for reference and inspiration although I never traced anything outright and photoshop did not exist back then so I just drew characters my own way. I didn't have the discipline or the patience to painstakingly copy something either so again, bad as they were, my drawings were still original. One other important factor, I knew the names and the styles of almost every single artist that contributed to those old handbooks, or at least the ones who's work inspired me the most. I guess it's just about knowing where stuff comes from and having respect for the source material and the artists behind it.