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I said earlier in the journal [link] that I'm having problems making a 1920s version of Johnny that Amber will draw in the Chromatown Shorts. My initial efforts were too deep in the Uncanny Valley, then I made the ears solid and it looked somewhat better.

I could use a little feedback to make this better. So I can use it when I get to the color and shading phase.

Oh, and I know that one leg's a bit too short, but this is an alpha sketch anyway.

Edit 1: I made a better depiction of 1928 Johnny. But this time with the Modern Day Johnny to compare. I think you can guess what dances they're doing.

I made 1928 Johnny's body color darker so that he'll contrast more with the background. When I convert this version to Chromatown, his clothes would have some color, but he'll be stuck in grayscale. I made the ears solid (although still two-toned if you look carefully) to go with the eyes and keep him out of the Uncanny Valley. I consider this an improvement.

I also started to use more layers in my fills. (Magic Wand on the layer with the line art, move to another layer, than paint bucket. It makes things easier to make shadows, (since I can put in an in-between layer, but it's apparent that I'm starting with a minimalist approach to my shading, for now. It'll probably be that way until I get more confident in this.

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I said earlier in the journal [link] that I'm having problems making a 1920s version of Johnny that Amber will draw in the Chromatown Shorts. My initial efforts were too deep in the Uncanny Valley, then I made the ears solid and it looked somewhat better.

I could use a little feedback to make this better. So I can use it when I get to the color and shading phase.

Oh, and I know that one leg's a bit too short, but this is an alpha sketch anyway.

Edit 1: I made a better depiction of 1928 Johnny. But this time with the Modern Day Johnny to compare. I think you can guess what dances they're doing.

I made 1928 Johnny's body color darker so that he'll contrast more with the background. When I convert this version to Chromatown, his clothes would have some color, but he'll be stuck in grayscale. I made the ears solid (although still two-toned if you look carefully) to go with the eyes and keep him out of the Uncanny Valley. I consider this an improvement.

I also started to use more layers in my fills. (Magic Wand on the layer with the line art, move to another layer, than paint bucket. It makes things easier to make shadows, (since I can put in an in-between layer, but it's apparent that I'm starting with a minimalist approach to my shading, for now. It'll probably be that way until I get more confident in this.