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mlai on Aug. 30, 2007
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Read the sister series FIGHT 1; each story follows a group of characters in the same world.
Drawing Chase alongside characters from other copyrights (and therefore art styles) has caused me to explore a new style. I used to be heavily influenced by DBZ (tiny eye pupils for men). But Chase has big pupils.
If you're wondering why she doesn't look exactly like her source work, it's not because I can't do it - it's because the original eye size is too disparate compared to other characters. I've already modified her appearance a bit, but I don't want to shrink her eyes too much or else I won't feel that I'm drawing her. I didn't have this problem at all with Cat, because she can get away with it, being not human.
But the modification on Chase still isn't enough to resolve the disparity. So what do I do? I increase the pupil size of the men! Not only does that mesh her in better (still not perfect), but I actually like the new result on the men. It feels like I'm taking after Rembrandt LOL! (And Rembrandt was one of the only painters I liked in my boring mandatory museum research trips for class.)
This is a continuous process; it's not perfect yet.
This is also one of the reasons I'm really not drawing F2 for the true fanboys of Chase's source work.
yadiel at 11:45AM, Sept. 2, 2007
O_O I just can say you are amazing, to blend, and to be able to use different styles of authors at the same time, that requires a high level of skill. Just Wonderful =D
Darth Mongoose at 10:16AM, Sept. 1, 2007
I think the characters blend together nicely. They don't look unnatural standing together talking like that, which is something that can be very hard to do with characters from various artists when they're put together.
mlai at 11:47AM, Aug. 31, 2007
I use them extremely sparingly. Ed had some fun with "anti-chibi" moments in [u]Fight 1[/u], though (not up to there yet).
vi___wong at 9:00AM, Aug. 31, 2007
that's the first chibi un the series I think.
JustNoPoint at 7:11AM, Aug. 31, 2007
I actually thought you was drawing her very accurate to her source. Then again never playing any of the games she came from or seeing the anime I am probably not the best judge. I only know her cause like everyone in 2d fighting game forums has her as an avatar and/or sig =P