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WB Animation Character Design, YOUNG JUSTICE, Greta, and Billy Hayes, Photo. Pencil, Digital Color.

In the Season One episode, "Secrets," my friend Peter David makes his writing debut on the animated YOUNG JUSTICE show with a story featuring two characters he co-created, Harm, and Secret. It's an appropriately haunting tale, to set the tone for Halloween.

It was my assignment to create a family "photo" for use in a brief scene. The photo image needed to portray the sibling duo in happier times, when Harm and Secret were still simply Billy and Greta Hayes. I thought it was obvious to go the hard-rocker route with Billy's design, preserving an edgy look for the man who would later become the psychopath. I depicted Greta as the doting little sister, embracing her big brother. But, you'll notice that I was careful not to have Billy return the embrace. Not quite. Although it's established that Billy definitely loved his sister, I chose to use his casual detachment as a subtle hint at the betrayal, and horrific tragedy that was to come (In the DC Comics history, Billy was actually adopted into Greta's family.). Of course, these are details that may be lost on the viewer. But sometimes in art there can be comprehension on a subconscious level. And even if my meticulous effort goes unmarked and unthanked, I still derive a simple, private satisfaction.

*If you use "Download" to take a closer look at this image, you might spot a secret little inside joke, if you have an eagle-eye! ;)

As always, these are my own color selections, and they may differ from that used in the actual episode. Here's a link to the actual photo as it appears in the epsiode: [link]

As you can see, my color selections are deliberately brighter, with the intent to strike a stark contrast between the happy past, and the dark present. Thanks for viewing! :)

**This image, and Harm and Secret are the copyrighted property of WB TV Animation, and DC Comics.
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~Lock-the-Moon-Away 6 days ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
oh is the joke the number plate on the car?
secret?
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*Jerome-K-Moore 5 days ago  Professional Filmographer
;)
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~Lock-the-Moon-Away 5 days ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
haha nice
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~AgentDusk13 Jan 27, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
Secret was a cool character. Also, let me guess, the license plate says that SECRET :D
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*Jerome-K-Moore Jan 27, 2013  Professional Filmographer
Did you cheat by reading the other comments? ;)
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~AgentDusk13 Jan 27, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
No way! =D I was reading the info and decided to look. The license plate was easy to read.
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*Jerome-K-Moore Jan 27, 2013  Professional Filmographer
Haha! Well, it's only easy to read once you blow up the image in "Download." But even then, it may take a bit of searching to find it initially.
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~ObiWanSkywalker178 Jan 20, 2013  Student Writer
It truly is amazing how much work is put into excellent series such as YJ. All those mostly unseen touches just show how much people care.

This is epically awesome. I hope Young Justice lasts beyond 2 seasons. I hear some people want to see a Red Hood...
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~oliverespectro Jan 18, 2013
GREAT!
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Mood: Joy ~MissMartian4ever Jan 5, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you for posting. This was my favorite part of the episode and I am very happy to see the photo closer.
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