Japanese Dude

[Mahjix]

Re: Japanese Dude

Button is GONE. Wow.

[Raveren]

Re: Japanese Dude

I think maybe I thought the eyebrow was long because there wasn't a clearly defined end of it, but that's a subtlety that won't affect much.

If you love the button, you can keep it, it is your work, you're allowed creative inflections.

I was very impressed with the original work, and it only keeps getting better. You've got some major talent my friend.

[Afrobean]

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The index addition is great, but the ring and pinky are still in an awkward position. I wouldn't say that it's necessarily at odds with anatomy, it's just that it's not a very natural looking pose.

[dean_machine]

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To me, the gap between the lips seem odd, but it's an amazing portrait. It's very realistic.

[[Falcata]]

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The whole portrait looks funny. Only because it looks like "pineapple girl."

But in all honesty, I think the face seems too big for some reason. I think it may have something to do with the right side of his neck. Not quite sure. The nose seems really thick, eyes are okay, and lips seem strange. I think it's the gap on both sides of his lips. I agree with Afro about the pinky as well. Maybe make it a little longer or thinner at its base. But altogether, looks like Andili. Looks good.

[MooMoo_Cowfreak]

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Put the smiley patch on, it was amazing. His left eyebrow is so strange though, it seems like it's gonna form into a unibrow.

[Renevatia]

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and more solid shadows? instead of soft ones throughout lighter color hair, since the light source looks really bright. smaller shadow area on jacket, and more solid ;D
ps. i wanna color like that 8D

[Mahjix]

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"But in all honesty, I think the face seems too big for some reason."

Okay, I can definitely take that. But I don't think I want him with a pencil neck.

"The nose seems really thick..."

Thick as in width? If it's referring to Takuya (the ref link) then yeah but not in this image. It goes back to what you said about the face being big and all. It's the same width as his eye (which is proportional).

"...and lips seem strange."

Fixed.

"I agree with Afro about the pinky as well."

I really did try to fix it... twice. The end results did not look so good, I'm afraid.

Renevatia: Solid colors would take away from the soft effect that I was going for. Since it's based on realism, there are no "solid colors." A thinner chin would make him look more feminine (refer back to big face). Lower shoulder would result in a very long neck. I did manage to bring back some highlights in his hair though. For the nose part, LINK. It's not smooth at all. Less of eyebrow? D: That would make him look more feminine too.

Sorry if I'm being difficult, but I think the whole "big face" thing is what's making me not like this.

[sarahxjane]

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He's pretty gorgeous.

With that aside, I like the highlights in his hair.

Version 5 looks perfect, I can't find anything that might need to be changed.

[dean_machine]

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Yeah, v5 looks perfect to me.

[Renevatia]

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"But in all honesty, I think the face seems too big for some reason."

Okay, I can definitely take that. But I don't think I want him with a pencil neck.

"The nose seems really thick..."

Thick as in width? If it's referring to Takuya (the ref link) then yeah but not in this image. It goes back to what you said about the face being big and all. It's the same width as his eye (which is proportional).

"...and lips seem strange."

Fixed.

"I agree with Afro about the pinky as well."

I really did try to fix it... twice. The end results did not look so good, I'm afraid.

Renevatia: Solid colors would take away from the soft effect that I was going for. Since it's based on realism, there are no "solid colors." A thinner chin would make him look more feminine (refer back to big face). Lower shoulder would result in a very long neck. I did manage to bring back some highlights in his hair though. For the nose part, LINK. It's not smooth at all. Less of eyebrow? D: That would make him look more feminine too.

Sorry if I'm being difficult, but I think the whole "big face" thing is what's making me not like this.

I didn't mean eyebrow lol, i meant the pink part (above the punctum) not sure what thats called.
and raising the chin doesnt make him look feminine, thinner chin does.

neck looks thicker than normal o.o , and thats what i meant by solid shading, instead of making the neck look like a flat gradiented surface
and, since hair is really close to the face, there should be some sort of a solid shadow line, as to confirm the existence of the hair...so to speak ;D

[Mahjix]

Re: Japanese Dude

Version 6 added. I am NOT changing his hand for I have redrawn it completely and it is based COMPLETELY from a photo reference (courtesy myself). Removed hair from his left eye. Made his eyes smaller (MUCH better). Edited lips a bit.

[IDKW2CM]

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I like the face on his jacket.

[Mahjix]

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Meh, some don't like it so it's gone in the final version. Trying to appeal to an overall crowd is tough.

[IDKW2CM]

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Ya that's what I thought also.
It was just funny because it was "Look at my butterfly "
-And then I look down and