This is a concept of mine for a comic I've been thinking of creating for a long time. I've got the whole story planned out but of course I can't say anything at this point..
I was originally going to go for a male lead character but I thought I might try out a chick for a change! If you're wondering what's with the hair, the idea is.. The angrier and more aggressive she is, the longer her hair and more dangerous she gets When she's normal she actually will have really short stylish hair, like Rihanna haha!
I really want to give this whole comic idea a dark, gothic kind of feel but with a strong hero kind of story! Kind of like the way Spider-man 3 The Movie turned out
Before you go any further with the idea, I love your artwork so much, in fact I am using your videos for tutorials on how to make my own art for an up coming assignment, BUT (I know people hate the "BUT") This idea is so similar to the VERY well known popular movie X-Men: The last stand. Gene (if that's how you spell it) has red hair, has telekinesis powers, and floats and glows and looks just as sexy just like your image. I do understand you are adding a twist to it by having hair grow and retract by mood, but to me it just seems a little to similar to the film.
Once again of course I love the work, but I also don't want you to go to far, "IF" you become very popular with this comic, raking in the profits - Others may notice this resemblence and perhaps maybe the creators of X-Men will notice too. Love the work, but I fear this needs some more originality, my opinion only of course.
Huge fan man…Firstly I'ma say I dig your work dude and I don't mean that to precede the horrible things I'ma say next - about your piece - but since the point of any critique is either to be positive or negative I will try and be as fair as possible despite being biased about your other work cause I love it. Albeit, I hope don't lose my my objectivity in the process.
Secondly I'ma say: "Do your own thing!" Mr Brown especially if it works for you…
I'm in South Africa, but I'm pretty sure its safe to say hair is something women all over the world can relate to, understand and are sometimes sensitive about - especially if it goes unnoticed. I therefore feel the whole growing hair thing is quite intuitive (as in WOW excellent idea, where did you get it). It sounds and looks original to me. I however think if it's gonna work it should perhaps include a second dimension to growing long or short as the case may be. I think her hair should change COLOUR to represent her mood… We all know women have them. Red can mean danger (run, if you know what's good for you), but it could also mean passion (sexy, better hold her tonight), or she could be fearful (blonde/yellow). Imagine if every time her hair becomes black, somebody dies. Just think. I don't know how you imagine her, but thats just my idea for her. I mean anything is possible as long as you can objectify it right. Maybe her hair has a mind of it's own and controls her; who KNOWS except you Mr brown…
As for your artistic style, I'm not gonna tell you how to do your thing man. I already know how hard it is to first of all illustrate from memory, imagination or inspiration and then ink it, colour it, light it and then wait for somebody to write a critiqué after you've uploaded it… All I can say is "You're braver than billions, more dedicated than most and obviously love what you do, despite the attention! You need to stop doing it for a hobby and giving us the wrong impression that it's easy, lol
But without reserve I'm reiterate what I feel will work for you best! "Stick to your gut" nobody can really tell you how or what you want to achieve…
So can I get to the part where I break you down till you're dust and tell you how pathetic you are, lol:
"The only thing I seem to have a problem with, respecting this piece is it's not descriptive enough of what she can do… I get the light effects on the hands. They probably mean she understands the art of telekinesis (moving the physical universe with the power of the mind) BUT Patrick (and this is a big but): 'To what extent does she hold or wield such power?'" Thats what I and many a other people who love your work really really wanna know - or better still - can't wait to see… So please put her in context so we can see the full extent of her "darkness"!
May I also add, that I think she has as much potential as her male counterpart to be your lead character. Apart from that I also feel it would be interesting for you, and your fans to see you to write for a gender that you're not, and despite it's challenges - it would admittedly represent an unequivocal development of you as an artist to write from the female point of view. That being said, I respect your talent…
I just saw one of your tutorials on youtube, and man it helped me a lot and most of all it inspired me to push myself to the limits, though I'm way too far to do something like this..^^ thanks for sharing your knowledge man.. keep it up
Once again of course I love the work, but I also don't want you to go to far, "IF" you become very popular with this comic, raking in the profits - Others may notice this resemblence and perhaps maybe the creators of X-Men will notice too. Love the work, but I fear this needs some more originality, my opinion only of course.
Huge fan man…Firstly I'ma say I dig your work dude and I don't mean that to precede the horrible things I'ma say next - about your piece - but since the point of any critique is either to be positive or negative I will try and be as fair as possible despite being biased about your other work cause I love it. Albeit, I hope don't lose my my objectivity in the process.
Secondly I'ma say: "Do your own thing!" Mr Brown especially if it works for you…
I'm in South Africa, but I'm pretty sure its safe to say hair is something women all over the world can relate to, understand and are sometimes sensitive about - especially if it goes unnoticed. I therefore feel the whole growing hair thing is quite intuitive (as in WOW excellent idea, where did you get it). It sounds and looks original to me. I however think if it's gonna work it should perhaps include a second dimension to growing long or short as the case may be. I think her hair should change COLOUR to represent her mood… We all know women have them. Red can mean danger (run, if you know what's good for you), but it could also mean passion (sexy, better hold her tonight), or she could be fearful (blonde/yellow). Imagine if every time her hair becomes black, somebody dies. Just think. I don't know how you imagine her, but thats just my idea for her. I mean anything is possible as long as you can objectify it right. Maybe her hair has a mind of it's own and controls her; who KNOWS except you Mr brown…
As for your artistic style, I'm not gonna tell you how to do your thing man. I already know how hard it is to first of all illustrate from memory, imagination or inspiration and then ink it, colour it, light it and then wait for somebody to write a critiqué after you've uploaded it… All I can say is "You're braver than billions, more dedicated than most and obviously love what you do, despite the attention! You need to stop doing it for a hobby and giving us the wrong impression that it's easy, lol
But without reserve I'm reiterate what I feel will work for you best! "Stick to your gut" nobody can really tell you how or what you want to achieve…
So can I get to the part where I break you down till you're dust and tell you how pathetic you are, lol:
"The only thing I seem to have a problem with, respecting this piece is it's not descriptive enough of what she can do… I get the light effects on the hands. They probably mean she understands the art of telekinesis (moving the physical universe with the power of the mind) BUT Patrick (and this is a big but): 'To what extent does she hold or wield such power?'"
Thats what I and many a other people who love your work really really wanna know - or better still - can't wait to see… So please put her in context so we can see the full extent of her "darkness"!
May I also add, that I think she has as much potential as her male counterpart to be your lead character. Apart from that I also feel it would be interesting for you, and your fans to see you to write for a gender that you're not, and despite it's challenges - it would admittedly represent an unequivocal development of you as an artist to write from the female point of view. That being said, I respect your talent…
Big up!
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