Fashion dollie (added another)

[Wayuki]

Heya! Long time no post. ^_^'

I've been a bit low on inspiration lately, so here's just a small thingie to let you know I'm still alive. 



PS: although it's a doll, please note that it's made completely from scratch by me, including the base body. 

EDIT: made another one ->

[Silver]

I like it!
i have no idea about pixels dolls but this one is one of the best i'v seen in while!
I don't really have useful cirtis 

[Wayuki]

Glad you like it! 

I just made a little guy to go with the girl. 

[Helm]

Usual problems with 'blanket shading'. It's not really that it is, but it's so soft it's not very far from it. The little person looks nothing like a man. They don't have any outstanding faults, maybe you need to try something outside your comfort area, if you're looking to get better.

[Wayuki]

I guess the dolling community's tendency to draw really effeminate guys has rubbed off on me, ehehe. ^_^'
Though, it's supposed to be more of a "pretty boy" type than a manly man. And I wanted to make him fit with the girl, which is in an insanely, disgustingly cute style to start with. Yes, poor excuses, I know. *hides*

I'm working on an entirely different and much larger piece right now, actually... but progress is going really slow on that. I'm also working on some NPA as well... man, I must get out of the habit of starting 10 different projects at the same time. o_O'

[Helm]

without going too much out of style, it's a matter of hardening the facial characteristics, making eyes smaller but everything else bigger, more shoulders, more edges, less... less gloss. etc. I don't know anything about the dolling community and it's practices, but drawing men that look like men (and boys that look like boys, not girls) is a great skill to have.

[Wayuki]

Thanks for the edit, Helm! That does look a lot more manly.

Although, I have to say his expression seems a bit tired and bored to me. I also think the line on the chin is a bit extreme, it almost looks like a scar. Although the shoulders you have there work well with the head, I think they're too big for the lower body.

Trying to find a happy medium:

Old -> New


Here's what the uncovered base bodies look like. I don't think the guy's shoulders need to be even broader, IMHO it works well with the style. Most guys don't look like Duke Nukem, anyway. ^_^'

[Helm]

Yeah that works pretty well, although still a bit too girly for me. It's difficult to say how the shoulders should be exactly, and the neck, especially, because of the head to body ratio deformation. I am not versed in this sort of thing, seems to me the bases are pretty good.

[Wayuki]

Thanks again for your help, I do like him a lot better now. 

Next time I make a male doll, I'll take a completely different route. I happened to have finished a muscle man base last week, so that will come in handy. 

[ptoing]

Adding a handlebar mustache would help to add more manliness