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Tryphe — Mello, Matt, and Near

Published: 2007-08-01 04:54:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 2855; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 14
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Description My attempt at getting these guys down. Random comments scrawled all over because...I was bored. (This was mostly done during TBS's set at Project Revolution, and then I started writing stuff while I waited for MCR to go on.)

Things these guys like to wear/have with them that I have no idea how to draw: leather, fur, boots that aren't girl boots or Docs, pajamas, guns, toys, and goggles.

"Mello IS A BOY!!!" was written because my dad asked, "Why does she have a gun?" As much as I love Mello's leather getups, they don't do much to make him look like a guy. At his manliest, he's still gay beyond belief.

As for the boots, I'm not sure if I like pointy boots for Mello or not. 'Cause he wears both pointy and not-pointy in the series, so I can choose between the two. At the moment, I think I'm going with pointy, if only because they're more interesting. And I really want to make Matt wear Docs, because I know how to draw those, and because there's only two panels that show his boots in the manga, so it's hard to be canonically correct anyway.

Eee, Near is so tiny! But he's half a foot shorter than the other guys anyway (er, I think), so I guess he should look that small. He's the easiest to draw with ref, but the hardest to draw without it. For me, anyway. He looks at least five years older than I wanted him to (while Matt looks five years younger O__o). But I want to get him right, because he is pretty much the cutest thing ever. When he isn't being a psycho marshmallow, anyway.

All in all, I rather like the full-body Mello and Matt, but Near needs serious work, and non of the head shots are quite right. (M and M have enormous hair! I didn't notice it until I'd already scanned. >.< )

And please please gimme some constructive crits, 'cause I really want to get better at these guys.
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Comments: 8

pralinkova-princezna [2011-07-21 23:17:47 +0000 UTC]

The hair should have more volume in the head pic of Near, it will make him much younger.
Otherwise pretty good drawings, and fun reading to it.. LOL @ psychotic marshmallow XD

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OpticPessamist [2011-01-20 04:42:41 +0000 UTC]

Uh critique is that in the full body Matt he's a little too lean (he had muscley arms in the series) and in the headshots their chins are a lil to close to their necks but otherwise this is fantastic and realistic-anime like drawing. I love this (:

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WaltersGirl12 [2010-03-28 03:02:00 +0000 UTC]

wow, they'er cool. mello's mouths are a little off, and matt's shirt in the first pic looks a little funny. And matt's eyes seem a little too small in the head shoot. BUT EVERY THING ELES IS AWSOME!!!

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PsychoInStripes [2008-11-18 15:08:10 +0000 UTC]

I've never been good at constructive criticism, sorry. @__@
They look great to me...
(And yeah. Mello is six inches taller than Near (who IS the cutest thing ever) xD)

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Screw-You-Narutard [2007-08-06 20:24:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I admire your skills on this! It's really hard to draw anime more realistic. Especially guys since they all look very skinny and girly. ¬_¬ But I still love Mello and Matt even if they are rather..dare I say, bishi. XD

My favorite part of the pic is the side view Matt. Think you did well with the boots for not knowing how to draw them. I think the only reason Near looks older is cause he lacks those huge anime eyes, haha. Hmm I'm really horrible at crits, but I'll just say to work on your neck a little bit. The one in the Mello headshot seems too..funny. Like his chin doesn't stick out enough or something. I 'unno, I'll let you figure it out. xD;

I'm from El Jay if you didn't figure already. 8D But I only lurk so I won't bother to tell you my sn.

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Tryphe In reply to Screw-You-Narutard [2007-08-06 21:42:55 +0000 UTC]

Eeee, thank you (for both the compliments and the crits)!

Personally, I'm glad Mello and Matt are of the pretty variety, because manly men are not my strong point ^__^ And goodness, yes--anime characters are hard to do in other styles. I'm avoiding drawing L after that first try because his hair is impossible to draw even remotely realistically.

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Natushi12 [2007-08-01 13:48:06 +0000 UTC]

the full bodies seem good, the close up of Mello seems wrong in some way, i think his face is too high up or something

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wonderholic88 [2007-08-01 05:27:51 +0000 UTC]

Totally awesome character sketches
And somehow, i really have the urge to color this~ o__o
lolz

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