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edwinhuang — Character Design Throughout The Years
Published: 2013-04-27 16:20:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 217099; Favourites: 8787; Downloads: 1391
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here is something i threw together for fun. i update her design once every couple of years. i started this character back in ‘06. i’m pretty sure i didn’t know how to draw legs in high school. most of my drawings back then were cut off at the knees.the latest version is pretty much the 2015 and 2013 designs combined.
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closer look at the 2015 version -
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closer look at the 2013 version -
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I really Like the 2018, but I think the color pallet is really close to D.Va's, I think the color pallet is my favorite on the 2015 and I like how she doesn't have a mask in the 2013 one. Just my opinion though.
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I like the 2018 version the most! Reminds me a bit of Harley Quinn for some reason...
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I see most people prefers the 2015 one, but I think 2018 one is the most awesome one º -º
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I really like that the shoes in the 2018 version look like rabbit feet
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Really nice, my favourite is actually the one from 2013. Pretty face and her shoulders are not as masculine as the version of 2015 and 2018.
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Tihs is really awesome! I like the 2013 and 2015 the most!
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2013 has the most badass costume while 2015 has the best anatomy but your 2018 has the most distinct style! I can't decide which one is the best but I think your 2015 is the most distinct one among the rest
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I like the 2015 design best but you do you! The 2018 is also reallyyyyyy cool!
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It's amazing to see how much you've improved when it comes to character design and art in general 
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Wow!!
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Wow, this is so cool! I love it!
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This is so interesting to see. Besides the design it's nice to see how you've improved across the years.
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I find it amusing that her weaponry through the years goes "Sword, sword, BAZOOKA, sword, sword..."
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I absolutely love the bazooka, but had to go back to a sword. She's the main character for an upcoming project and needs to be more melee
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My favorite is the 2015 in my opinion. The anatomy shows a big difference throughout the years. I just think 2015 has the best
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This looks amazing! And one thing's for sure you know how to draw hands!
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I agree, 2013 design is awesome, so are the others, but 2013 appeals to me more.
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Thank you for sharing. I personally love mystery of a beautiful woman wearing a mask.
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This is amazing artwork! Great job :3
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let's hope in the next 12 years you get away from needlessly sexualizing your female characters.
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I'd rather not take that advice. Slut shaming is toxic. Thanks for your opinion
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nice try at poisoning the well, but my criticism is not slut shaming. Nothing wrong with pornography. Nothing wrong with sexuality.
Your illustration(s) are not pornographic. They feature characters who presumably have personalities, abilities, educations, preferences, etc. Your hyper-sexualized costumes and poses betray any character traits you imbue onto them.
Unless this character is literally going to a sex party, or is literally a porn star, stripper, or sex worker, and is currently on the job, there is no character-based reason she would dress this way while armed to the teeth with weapons, presumably on her way to some dangerous fight or mission.
The fact that she has weapons suggests she's a trained fighter, or a mercenary, or some kind of soldier. If that's the case, there is NO REASON why she would wear this stuff while so heavily armed. Maybe she'd dress like this to go to a sex party afterwards. That's fine. Maybe she has a new partner every day. that's fine too.
No character, male or female, with an ounce of common sense or intelligence, would wear such ludicrous, bimbo sex clothes to a potentially lethal encounter.
Your need to gratuitously sexualize the character, either out of ignorance, or out of self-indulgence, betrays whatever "fighter/competent soldier" personality you've established. That's where the dissonance between what you say and what you do lies.
Draw your non-pornographic characters according to what they, the CHARACTER, would wear in a particular situation, or draw porn. No shame in either.
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I have to respectfully disagree. By your measure, characters like Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, and She Hulk are 'needlessly sexualized'. Character development goes well beyond just physical appearance. Story, appearance, and personality is what makes a character nuanced and beautiful. Stifling creativity is dangerous. But that's just my opinion. Have a good day
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uh yes. yes they are. they were designed by nerdy comic book men in the 1960s and 1970s, in a world orders of magnitude more sexist than it is now. Just try a thought experiment.
Say I tell you to design a character who is a super human woman from a matriarchal society. Super intelligent, saves lives, fights in epic battles. her name is wonder woman.
Now imagine YOU are a woman designing this character in the year 2018, with no prior knowledge of mid 20th century super heroes.
What would this character wear that would best express the traits I just described?
And humor me. How does 2/3 of this woman's breasts hanging out while she has grenades and a sword on her person add "nuance" to her character?
Funny how you consider my feedback "stifling" when this design is "sexy giant tit sword wielding weeaboo sex fantasy with bunny ears #44958688839221.
I don't think what I'm communicating to you represents a failure of imagination. I think it's what I'm looking at.
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Your words do not match your actions. You are still using derogatory words and shunning something you're not culturally familiar with. WW and she hulk don't get a 'pass' because of a time gap. I enjoy their current iterations as much as their past. To each their own I guess. Please be mindful and have a good day.
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Any "derogatory" words are meant to illustrate the narrative of the female gaze art world, of which your piece is a prime example.
The modern Wonder Woman is almost identical to the original, and yes, it is overly sexualized for what wonder woman is. If Wonder Woman were a stripper, she's be dressed appropriately. Nothing wrong with strippers. Nothing wrong with porn.
They take a character who is an intelligent leader, a warrior, and a soldier, and put her in skimpy male gaze hypersexual attire. This does not add "nuance" to the character. It betrays the character.
Again you haven't answered me. This woman of yours has live grenades and a giant sword on her person. What "nuance" does 2/3rds of her tit hanging out add to her character? How do hot pants and torn hose "develop" her character? What am I missing?
Wouldn't a mercenary, even if she was a hypersexual person in her personal life, wear full fatigues, protective goggles, knee and elbow pads? Body armor? If you're going somewhere that requires a sword like that and grenades, what kind of "character" in her right mind would dress that way for that particular venue?
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The character is supposed to show the juxtaposition between a playboy bunny and a soldier. A combo that holds a lot of significance to me. But I digress. And please don't continue to mansplain how Wonder Woman is sexist. It is extremely offensive and sexist. I'm done talking to you. Bye.
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Just want to say that I'm glad you are standing up for yourself in this regard. I get tired of seeing moral busybodies go around labeling things immature/sexist/misogynistic (what have you) just because it doesn't line up with their current world views while completely ignoring the nuance of the very thing they are criticizing. Art does not have rules. Art is an expression of the person and if they want to make sexy bunny/commando soldiers then by god let them make it and screw anyone trying to convince them otherwise. So for what is worth, here is my proverbial, digital pat on the back. Keep doing you.
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at this point I'll defer to whomever might be reading this exchange to determine which of us is full of bologna.
you have an opportunity to grow a bit here. seems like you're taking the double down route, but I wish you luck.
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Y'know, you have the potential of giving mature criticism but you do nothing but crucify. You're the only one that needs to grow up.
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