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haughty ibex Feb 17, 2024, 1:41 PM

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So, this is concept #1 for one of my fighting game design. My biggest question is: "Is she sexy enough?"

dark magnet Feb 17, 2024, 1:47 PM

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First of all, I'd like to ask, what was the idea and/or the inspiration behind making this character?

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This is so I keep my criticism consistent to the characetr you are creating

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there are many ways to be sexy, and to evoke that in a way that fits with the character

haughty ibex Feb 17, 2024, 1:57 PM

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@dark magnet so the idea came to .e when I learned of the story of Hannya; a woman who killed her husband and/or the husband's mistress because she felt scorned, thus becoming an oni (a japanese demon)

dark magnet Feb 17, 2024, 1:59 PM

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hm

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so I see they can have a lot of animals associated

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(serpents, bulls, etc.)

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I think you can integrate the story and horror of a Hannya with traits that are seen as beautiful - for example, those tusks could be connected to the mouth, leaving her with what seems a permanent slight smile when she isn't expressing an emotion

haughty ibex Feb 17, 2024, 2:02 PM

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That's actually a mask, not her real face

dark magnet Feb 17, 2024, 2:02 PM

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hmmm

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well, there's 2 ways I can see you can go about this

haughty ibex Feb 17, 2024, 2:03 PM

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How so?

dark magnet Feb 17, 2024, 2:05 PM

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if you lean more towards a snake like appearance, you could have her hair long and flowy (it looks a bit choppy, with the way you did the strands; The body slender, and the dress hugging the body, maybe revealing the legs (the black straps are nice for contrast, but I feel leaving those pointed edges of the chest part of the dress can detract from her slender beauty).

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if you lean more towards her oni/bull side, you could make her more muscled, or even perhaps make her look "trapped" - the clothes criss-crossing and hugging her tightly, you could even open up part of the dress to reveal more of her skin, while bunching it up elsewhere to give the look that she's trapped in her emotions

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I can make a quick drawing of both of these, if you'd like, just so you get an idea

haughty ibex Feb 17, 2024, 2:09 PM

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Sure!

Also why the snake imagery?

dark magnet Feb 17, 2024, 2:09 PM

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I went to read on the Hannya

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some places mention snake-like looks at times

haughty ibex Feb 17, 2024, 2:11 PM

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Ooh I see

dark magnet Feb 17, 2024, 2:20 PM

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aight, I'm gonna do a little sketch of both of the ideas

dark magnet Feb 17, 2024, 2:54 PM

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first idea, of the snake

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the high point really is the slenderness, and keeping the flow

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also, sorry that it's not the best looking sketch, struggling a bit today

dark magnet Feb 17, 2024, 3:22 PM

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but a more buff looking character

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one sec

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here ya go, the second idea

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spoiled because it's a bit revealing

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I guess the only question I have left is

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why do you wanna make the character necessarily sexy?

haughty ibex Feb 17, 2024, 3:52 PM

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because it's kinda standard in fighting games to have one sexy character

dark magnet Feb 17, 2024, 4:12 PM

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ah, alright

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well, what do you think of the ideas?

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I think either of them, with a green palette, can really send home that envy feeling

haughty ibex Feb 17, 2024, 5:03 PM

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I like the 2nd one better. As for color palette, I was leaning more into purples with a gold mask, emphasizing she's kinda a royal

dark magnet Feb 17, 2024, 5:11 PM

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understandable

haughty ibex Feb 17, 2024, 5:25 PM

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But I will definitely take your advance in future designs. Thank you

haughty ibex Feb 21, 2024, 2:50 PM

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@mentors Round 2: any better? Worse?

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