I mean, it's fine I guess, but I felt it was deviating from the style I'm trying to establish. It's the eyes, mostly. I felt the influence of the feature films I used to work on. My old habits coming back. Since I've been working in TV---and specifically because the people I've worked with--I"ve gotten a little more graphic. My husband would laugh. Compared to him these drawings are nowhere near being graphic. However in the past I would have been much more concerned with keeping in elements of real anatomy. I would have been really worried about exactly HOW those eyes were sitting in that head. Now I'm more aware of shapes-- and again, not nearly to the degree of so many of my talented colleagues, but a lot more than I used to be.
Here it is now.
I like it a lot better-- more dynamic. I have a weird subconcious rule in my head that the Galaxy Girls' limbs always have to be super straight, but while I was revising this, her arms just wanted to be curvy, so I listened to my instincts. I think it worked!
Which do you prefer?
Over and out,
Mother Earth
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Yay I get to wear my Art student hat today.
Truth be told I feel that in the last few years your style of drawing these charecters has become far "less graphic." The original designs from the website reflect a very strong PPG influence (undoubtedly because of your job at the time.)That influence is still there but to a much more subdued degree.
Honestly I think you've always had an appealing way of drawing these charecters. It's the circular forms in the designs.
Honestly like them both but if i have to chose then it's the second version. BTW, i really dig your art; it's really inspiring!!!
Oh and as for the two versions.
I have to say that I actually think the facial structure for the first one works better. The reason I don't like the second one as much is the vertically of the two eyes. Sure it looks okay now, but I don't see how it's going to work when you have to show her with a suprised or shocked expression. The eyebrows are already so far up her head that I'm not sure someone would "read" the expression as well.
I always find that curved lines work better than straight lines in most cases. Straigh lines are very rigid, but curved lines are more dynmic. On the other hand it sounds like you might be heading in a more graphic direction so straight lines might work better.
Again it was nice getting to finally meet you.
I like everything better in the second one, except for the eyes. They look more cartoony than doll/girl like.
I like the first one better. The second one seems too oval while the first looks more glam and doll like. At least to me. She looks very 70s disco babe so glam works.
Either way she's so adorable. Each time I think I have a favorite of the Galaxy Girls, you show another drawing and I have to rethink it. :D
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