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Published: 2008-11-08 14:52:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 1116; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 30
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Here's another Mara Jade piece ... at least the beginnings of one. I drew this last night, and this morning I'm less than satisfied with her face. I probably won't do anything about it, but I think the face looks too cartoony - too much like an anime influence. The model has high cheekbones and a heart-shaped face, which at that angle ... well, you decide.Ink on bristol board
Working time: about 4 hours (Hey, I was watching a movie, too.)
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I think her nose is a little too long, but that's easily corrected. I have no problem with this piece what so ever. It's very well done. And I agree with you having Mara's hair shorter at the start of her life as an Emperor's Hand. It does make her look the 18-year-old she was at that time, even though I've seen lots of young-looking 18-year-olds with waist-length hair.
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Thanks! I agree, the nose does seem a bit too long, making her look a bit "ferret-faced".
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I like it but I can see what you mean about the face. As for her hair, I think it's thrown over her left shoulder...not cropped.
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Looking at it now, I'm not as dissatisfied with it as I was. It's still a little anime, but it could also be said that that style of anime art is drawn that way to emulate the look of a young woman, in which case its fairly spot on. In any event, since I adopted a minimalist approach for the rest of her exposed skin, it works, I think.
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I don't think her hair is that short...all the official artwork I see with her hair down show it as reaching her upper back, at the very least (it's also kinda wavy). Never cropped.
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Dodgegirl32 is correct - her hair is over her left shoulder. You, however, are also correct - her hair is straight and shorter than has been typically depicted. Why? Simply that I don't feel particularly constrained to "do what has always been done", particularly with a character that has never appeared on film.
The image, as suggested by the title, is meant to portray Mara at the beginning of her career, before she was established as a genuine "supergirl". Long, wavy hair tends to suggest maturity and sophistication, so I made her hair shorter and straighter, more of a bob-cut, which is more suggestive of an 18 year old girl than a mid-20's+ badass supermodel.
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