--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "inkwell_01" <inkwell_01@...>
wrote:
>
> Jim, is Natasha around 5 heads tall with,
> Torso around 1 1/2 heads?
>
> After reviewing a few portfolios it seems you
> start the drawings with a loose guideline for
> proper proportion sizes for the girls.
>
> Main character distinguishing features are more
> focused on face-body fur coloring, not body
> structure differences, (ie, bust size, ear size,
> tail size, etc.).
>
Honestly, I can't recall. I've changed the styles on them several
times over the years; sometimes, they were drawn with cartoon-ish
proportions, other times with more "comic book" proportions. Looking
at a rough sketch of the girls in the new style, I would say Natasha
is about 7 heads high. I don't have the means to scan anything in
now, since that system is being refilled with software (and it's not
networked yet), but once I get it back online, I'll throw up a few
images. The proportions and features have changed a bit from the
older styles, and they look much more realistic, perhaps what they
might look like if they were standing right next to you. I just hope
folks won't flip out and say they "hate the new style" because they're
used to the older, toony work. I guess time will tell, though. I'll
probably upload a picture of Koth first, since that's the one closest
to completion at this point.
As far as character distinguishing features, the different breeds
are drawn on different frameworks now, since the bone/muscle/general
form of, say, a skunk, would be quite different from that of, say, a
bear. The new style reflects the individual animal-based forms much
better than he older style.
--JMH
Received on Mon Sep 22 2008 - 22:24:55 CDT