Personally, I'd rather see names of real-life nationalities than one more character with a name that looks like it was created by the author's face crashing into the keyboard during a violent sneeze. >,<
In short, the cold hard truth is that if every name in your whole work sounds like you pulled it blind from a Scrabble bag, it's going to feel like you did.Like there really are no nationalities or races or languages, but one: nonsense. If all the fantasy language in your work sounds like nonsense, and nonsense of the same sort, your work looses half it's charm, and half it's 'believability' in one flaw. The language becomes a barrier to enjoying the story, instead of a help to enjoy it.
Make him left handed ^,^ It sounds like some kind of anime plot.
It's actually doubly impressive that you did this with a mouse, though. Mouse drawing is generally an exercise in self-torture. I'm poor, so I had to settle for a cheap unknown brand of tablet, but buying cheap tablets is kind of like playing roulette with your money: will it actually work? Or won't it? o,0
I still draw with the mouse when I can get away with it, but even though my mouse is slightly higher res, it still doesn't always work the way I want it to... which is why I need to win the lottery. ~_~,
Talent is the most important thing, though, and you seem to have some of that, so...
Note: To be honest, the only reason I noticed the sword thing, is because I had just made that mistake myself, in a story. So you're not the only one.
Erm.... This is really well drawn, but I'm pretty sure the sword is supposd to go on the LEFT side. (At least according to a book of historical Japanese costumes I have).
ALthough, someone could be really different and make him a "lefty" ... in which case this way would probably be right.
Note: Yup! Just checked some historical samurai photos: everyone's got it on the left side. Not trying to be a jerk, here, but it is good to get the correct info out there so that everybody knows, for future reference. I believe the reason is because the sword is so long that it requires a certain amount of room to draw it out, and it just wouldn't be that easy if you drew it with your right. You'd have to, like... pull it upwards or something, which would be really awkward when you think about it...
Cool drawing, though, definitely. It'd be great if someone made him left handed, actually. Not seen that yet. Wonder how that would throw an enemy off. They'd be all like, "Ohnoes... what the flock do I do now?!" XD (I have no idea, really. Interesting question, though.)
dannorder: Yeah.... It probably was a bit much. >_<
But they didn't say anything about what is wrong with it. They didn't comment on what they even THOUGHT was wrong with it. They didn't even tell me it looked like a piece of bacon stuck on a pole. They didn't give an opinion of ANY kind. They just came in and acted like they'd just seen saw a toilet trout float by. What do you do with such a remark?
Sorry if I went too far, though.
I wasn't even that offended, actually. I just hate to think of those who are easily hurt, getting a comment like that.
Thanks! ^_^
Thanks! ^_^
Thanks! ^_^
Absolutely awesome.
Oh... :(
Personally, I'd rather see names of real-life nationalities than one more character with a name that looks like it was created by the author's face crashing into the keyboard during a violent sneeze. >,<
In short, the cold hard truth is that if every name in your whole work sounds like you pulled it blind from a Scrabble bag, it's going to feel like you did.Like there really are no nationalities or races or languages, but one: nonsense. If all the fantasy language in your work sounds like nonsense, and nonsense of the same sort, your work looses half it's charm, and half it's 'believability' in one flaw. The language becomes a barrier to enjoying the story, instead of a help to enjoy it.
Make him left handed ^,^ It sounds like some kind of anime plot.
It's actually doubly impressive that you did this with a mouse, though. Mouse drawing is generally an exercise in self-torture. I'm poor, so I had to settle for a cheap unknown brand of tablet, but buying cheap tablets is kind of like playing roulette with your money: will it actually work? Or won't it? o,0
I still draw with the mouse when I can get away with it, but even though my mouse is slightly higher res, it still doesn't always work the way I want it to... which is why I need to win the lottery. ~_~,
Talent is the most important thing, though, and you seem to have some of that, so...
Note: To be honest, the only reason I noticed the sword thing, is because I had just made that mistake myself, in a story. So you're not the only one.
Erm.... This is really well drawn, but I'm pretty sure the sword is supposd to go on the LEFT side. (At least according to a book of historical Japanese costumes I have).
ALthough, someone could be really different and make him a "lefty" ... in which case this way would probably be right.
Note: Yup! Just checked some historical samurai photos: everyone's got it on the left side. Not trying to be a jerk, here, but it is good to get the correct info out there so that everybody knows, for future reference. I believe the reason is because the sword is so long that it requires a certain amount of room to draw it out, and it just wouldn't be that easy if you drew it with your right. You'd have to, like... pull it upwards or something, which would be really awkward when you think about it...
Cool drawing, though, definitely. It'd be great if someone made him left handed, actually. Not seen that yet. Wonder how that would throw an enemy off. They'd be all like, "Ohnoes... what the flock do I do now?!" XD (I have no idea, really. Interesting question, though.)
^_^ Glad people are enjoying them!
dannorder: Yeah.... It probably was a bit much. >_<
But they didn't say anything about what is wrong with it. They didn't comment on what they even THOUGHT was wrong with it. They didn't even tell me it looked like a piece of bacon stuck on a pole. They didn't give an opinion of ANY kind. They just came in and acted like they'd just seen saw a toilet trout float by. What do you do with such a remark?
Sorry if I went too far, though.
I wasn't even that offended, actually. I just hate to think of those who are easily hurt, getting a comment like that.
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