Eddage Posted February 28, 2009 Posted February 28, 2009 This has literally taken me all day, started at about 10:30 this morning and only just finished it. Even so I am very happy with it!
Roostophe Posted February 28, 2009 Posted February 28, 2009 That's pretty suh-weet, Edd. Who is it anyway?
Eddage Posted February 28, 2009 Posted February 28, 2009 That's pretty suh-weet, Edd. Who is it anyway? Cheers It's just a random character I've had in my head for ages, never really been able to get him down on paper though until last night/this morning. May have to re-do the eyes though, not 100% on the the shape...
Paj! Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 looks abit like him to me. Most/every anime characters looks the same, to be fair.
Roostophe Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 looks abit like him to me. I did think that for a bit, then...I saw the green eyes. Most/every anime characters looks the same, to be fair. They do-o-on't.
Paj! Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Variations on the exact same style. Some seem to deviate. Naruto appears to be a bit more westernised for example. But yeah. You could sub most generic anime character models in for each other.
Wesley Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 I think anime looks mostly the same, too. But I also think a lot of stuff I'm not into, such as music genres, look/sound the same. I'm sure if I delved deeper into anime, and enjoyed it, I would realise the differences.
Roostophe Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Variations on the exact same style. Some seem to deviate. Naruto appears to be a bit more westernised for example. But yeah. You could sub most generic anime character models in for each other. I seem to have trouble typing up a reply without it turning into some weird, shaky rant. Ignorance is wank... *Attempts sensible post.* Sometimes characters from two completely different anime look exactly the same simply because of a few reasons: 1) They were drawn by the same artist. 2) They were drawn by the same studio. 3) One anime was drawn by one artist who influenced the artist of the second. 4) Both were drawn by two different artists who were influenced by the same artist. 5) Because Bjork is shit. They both learnt how to draw the same style. I've got many anime pics on my computer, which show very different art styles. I'll post here if you ask nicely. Before then, what you should do is look harder. Browse a bit more into the different styles, and open your eyes. Because the Tales of Symphonia pic you posted looks nothing like any of the others. Especially Cardcaptor Sakura (or whatever the top one is.) (No, I couldn't do it. Soz.)
ReZourceman Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 I've got many anime pics on my computer, which show very different art styles. I'll post here if you ask nicely. Before then, what you should do is look harder. Browse a bit more into the different styles, and open your eyes. Because the Tales of Symphonia pic you posted looks nothing like any of the others. Especially Cardcaptor Sakura (or whatever the top one is.) ) Plz post. I think they do look similar. Or rather, they do look similar. Not ALL anime, just the ones Paj posted particularly, but anime is a specific style so its not exactly suprising they look similar.
Kirkatronics Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 I seem to have trouble typing up a reply without it turning into some weird, shaky rant. Ignorance is wank... *Attempts sensible post.* Sometimes characters from two completely different anime look exactly the same simply because of a few reasons: 1) They were drawn by the same artist. 2) They were drawn by the same studio. 3) One anime was drawn by one artist who influenced the artist of the second. 4) Both were drawn by two different artists who were influenced by the same artist. 5) Because Bjork is shit. They both learnt how to draw the same style. I've got many anime pics on my computer, which show very different art styles. I'll post here if you ask nicely. Before then, what you should do is look harder. Browse a bit more into the different styles, and open your eyes. Because the Tales of Symphonia pic you posted looks nothing like any of the others. Especially Cardcaptor Sakura (or whatever the top one is.) (No, I couldn't do it. Soz.) Post them. Most Anime characters look the same to me.
Paj! Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Because the Tales of Symphonia pic you posted looks nothing like any of the others. It looks like your avatar. I'm not ignorant, I'm recognise it's a style, but the fact that it rarely deviates annoys me. I like the mix of styles found on things like Animatrix and Gotham Knight, but these styles never catch on. They aren't "pretty" enough it seems. Which is fair enough. But what I see what is loved (the ugly as frack women in Clannad) I despair slightly. (I don't care about abortion/miscarriage being shown better by ugly-faced women, i'm basing it purely on surface style) Ignorance is wank... Because Bjork is shit.
Roostophe Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Well, call me a fanboy... Here's an example of two by the same artist: Neon Genesis Evangelion and .hack//SIGN. And an example of different art styles of the same character is here: At first glance, some of them do look similar to one another. But if you do look closer there are many subtle differences that make them all different. Do you see? I also have a small quessie for Paj: Are you known to be the sort of person who always speaks their mind? I dunno, I'm just wondering...
Eenuh Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 I actually used to be into anime for a while, but I stopped having time for it. And I do agree that a lot of it just really looks the same. Of course there's exceptions to it all (just watch One Piece to see something that's quite different), but most of it -does- seem to have the same style. And Villan, how do the last two pictures have a different art style? The character is drawn exactly the same, except one is cell-shaded while the other one isn't. That's not exactly a difference, as the style of the character itself is exactly the same.
Roostophe Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 It's the eyes. And other subtle differences other than school uniform. Oh, and don't talk directly to me in this thread anymore for the time being. I can't be bothered. And, one more word to make my case rest a little bit: Pokemon.
jayseven Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Villan be careful - Anime characters do look similar at first glance. The anime styles aren't as immediately diverse as western animation is. Yes, tehre are subtle differences but in comparison it's futile to argue about it.
Shorty Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Only hair sets most anime characters apart. There's basically 3 levels of anime eyes, giant shiny Clannad eyes, inbetweeney Naruto eyes and almost-nearly-normal Akira eyes. But if you shaved all their heads you'd never be able to tell which character was which (with the exception of those with defining facial features, scars, tattoos, magic eyes etc)
Paj! Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 I also have a small quessie for Paj: Are you known to be the sort of person who always speaks their mind? I dunno, I'm just wondering... Is this sarcastic or what? I suppose I do if the issue is pressing enough/the other persons opinion is flawed incredibly.
Retro_Link Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) Playing around with a few of my photo's in photoshop: And also [after reading a lengthy tutorial] created this: Edited March 10, 2009 by Retro_Link
nightwolf Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Retro can you post a link to the tutorial you used? It looks awesome.
Dog-amoto Posted March 30, 2009 Posted March 30, 2009 This is what my uncle did with an A1 sheet, a few black biros and about 500 hours. Sorry for the quality, but it was taken with a camera phone. Won't be to everyones taste as they're a bit weird, but the level of detail is pretty impressive. You probably can't make it out, but he's done all the grain on the wood and made everything look like it's got texture
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