The surface design for Black Adam could be a striking blend of ancient and modern elements, reflecting the character’s powerful, mythological origins while simultaneously incorporating bold, contemporary features that highlight his complex, anti-heroic nature. Drawing from Black Adam’s rich history as a figure deeply rooted in ancient Egypt, the design could include intricate, symbolic patterns and textures inspired by ancient hieroglyphics, stonework, and armor worn by mythological gods. These elements would evoke a sense of timeless strength, mysticism, and otherworldly power.
Vintas Member: Maybelle Pineda
Client: DC
Role: Surface Designer (Costume Department), Client and vendor relations
Date: 2023
Cuneiforms
The formative stages in establishing the dimensional prints is the most exciting part for me the minute I step into my first day at work. I worked closely with Kurt and Bart to solve design problems and achieve this massive undertaking of creating the surface design for Black Adam. Dimensional prints courtesy of By Design.
Contribution
This was the first project I've had the privileged of working closely with Russ' team at Film Illusions Inc. and I am forever grateful to Kurt and Bart for the opportunity to work on DC’s Black Adam. The forthcoming flick is a spinoff of Warner Bros and New Line's Shazam!, which premiered in 2019. Black Adam was released on 21 October, 2022. Here's the process for the surface design for the super suits.
Film Illusions Inc.
Cyclone
Been very fortunate these past couple of year creating sigils and emblems and I can’t thank enough to Kurt and Bart for giving me the platform and opportunity to be a part of the creative process for Cyclone’s sigil of DC’s Black Adam movie. Here are the initial sketches with brush stroke explorations.
Dr. Fate
This was the texture repeat that was used on Doctor Fate’s costume. Was tasked to create the digital asset that was then shared to VFX. After several explorations and direction from Kurt and Bart, we landed on the ancient ankh symbol and used it as the base then filled it with hieroglyphics. This was something I wasn’t sure will make the cut considering the fast turnaround. Glad it made it out there! These are the initial sketches I presented to get the ideas flowing.
