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Published: 2019-06-21 17:10:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 6786; Favourites: 236; Downloads: 16
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Seven years and I still haven't figured out Louis' hair!
This failed as an attempt to find a more efficient way of producing comics. The intent was to merge the look and feel of ye olde timey paintings with cartoony characters in the foreground, but unfortunately I'm not sold on the final results. Everything is a little too drab.
I may also have to do something about their costumes, including quite possibly rolling James back to look more in line with his 17th century lifestyle. I can't have them both wearing lapels!
Those who have been around for a while may recognize the setup. In lieu of actual new Honour Amongst Thieves content, here's an old comic redrawn instead.
Original (2012):
--Sak
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Comments: 15
AHHHH ITS SO BEAUTIGUL IN ALL ITS REDONE GLORY!
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Beautiful! You've improved so much!!! I still love Louis hair
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It looks less like a solid sponge and more like actual hair, now.
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Less sponge more hair I love the look of individual strands!
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It took me ages to get my fangirling under control
I missed H.A.T. and I loved the 2012 artwork and this new version of it looks absolutely wonderful to me, from the detail on James' jacket (I mean the decoration on its front-right) to the background. And I love how Louis' hair came out, so fluffy looking
Really good work, Bravo!!
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Belated reply, but I just wanted to say thank you so much! It fills me with fuzzies when I see familiar faces (or ... icons) crawling out of the woodwork, especially when they remember old favourites like this.
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Well how to forget? ☺️ I’ve been a fan of your art even before creating a dA account and I remember going through your Lasalle Comics over and over because, other than being well drawn, they were funny 😂
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Louis is still a glam-rocker and you're worried about dialing back James's appearance???
Being fashion-indifferent myself, I'm not sure what's wrong with both of them appearing in lapels if that might be the current style for their times. There's also the consideration of their completely different approaches to said style. If they're on a battlefield, would it really be all that colorful or anything but drab? That would also help the colors of the protagonists stand out a bit more as well - for both reader and foe. Still inspirational work, Sak!
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I've always categorized the characters as representing three eras in my mind: Louis is more modern and therefore gets away with funky finery that otherwise shouldn't exist in his world, James is a sign of the times and needs to be the most respectful to the era as a result, and Santiago is constantly looking to the past, wearing outdated clothes in a representation of his inability to let things go.
The style of uniform that saw lapels in the navy didn't arrive until much later, and while it worked in the animation that was partly because 1) it was just a silly cartoon dreamed up to help me pass my finals, and 2) because Louis was not wearing lapels himself, but an open coat with frills to offset the starched stiffness of James' uniform and clunky armour.
I still need to give all their outfits a proper revision, but in the meantime this has been my thinking. Whatever James winds up wearing it will be a little more respectful to their era, even with artistic liberties. And for the sake of my own peace of mind, he and Louis are not allowed to share a similar wardrobe!
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First, that 'silly cartoon' was quite creative, took a great deal of effort, and was well-worth the presentation as I recall. It showed an amazing amount of promise and the clear fusion of technical expertise with personal flair. Second, the meeting of Louis, James, and Santiago (etc) is an encounter taking place in a slightly separate timeline/space - yours, to be more precise - so technically, they can run around in anything from bathing-shorts to space suits, if Mama Sak decrees. 
Still, I get keeping the styles separate to help define each character and keep them distinct, as well as showing individual nuance. That makes a great deal of sense. Too many options is as bad as no options at all. I'm sure James's relief at not sharing a wardrobe similar (AT ALL) to Louis's style is nearly palpable (as is the reverse, no doubt).
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I still love Louis's hair, it's so fluffy!
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17th century?! WHY NOT GO FOR BAROQUE? 8D
I shall see myself out the door.
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Expressions are perfect! And damn, it's noticeable how much you improved!
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Thank you so much!
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my favorite thing is James' expression in the last panel
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