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Published: 2016-08-17 15:29:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 683; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 2
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I'm not the kind to lay down and die.I don't draw Saff much anymore, many people have let me know that they miss seeing him around but that whole "era" of my art has been gone for quite awhile. That being said, one of my biggest regrets about Saff and the Sonic style as a whole back then is that I never really tried to put much of a personal stamp on my style. I was someone who would conglomerate a bunch of styles and elements I liked into something that I could then refine, and while it was my style there wasn't much that made it stand out apart from the way I actually went about finishing pictures off, the style was just very very simple and stuck close to what I knew.
So I tried something. I didn't want to venture to something completely outlandish from the base style but I wanted to make a bunch of distinct stylistic changes and emphasize certain elements of styles I have been focusing on in the meantime and trying to do something that respects the original while giving it that unique stand out flair I always sort of sought without seeking. So here's Saff, my namesake character back up on my page and drawn for what feels like the first time in forever.
Hope everyone likes it and maybe I'll keep doing some future works to touch up modern Saff and his new style when I can find the energy and focus to do so.
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It's like he walked off into the desert years ago wrapped in a big burlap sheet and all of a sudden just came back one day looking recognizable but pretty different all the same having slimmed up and hacked off a couple of his quills. c:
Hope you've been doin good dude.
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Still the same hottie I remember from all those years ago! I love 'em.
Yea! Same to you. I'm doin' pretty good.
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x3 Glad to hear and ye things are solid. c:
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I will admit, as burned out as I was on Sonic style art, doing something psuedo similar was a nice way to touch on my roots a little. It was nice to draw him again and try something newer.
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I still plan to draw him eventually. Still a neat lookin guy. Haha
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You already know I love your style so that would be fkn awesome to see whenever you do! Ur among the best if not the best artists at getting dynamic animated looking poses out of an otherwise simple style and going the extra mile with detailed expressions and emotions, beyond that your pictures are just too damn sleek. I may not draw Sonic really anymore but I reserve the right to be jelly of what you accomplish with it. x'D
Saff in your style would be next level I'm sure.
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Hahaha. Well thanks for saying so. I certainly do appreciate the compliment.
You're still amongst my favorite artists as well for your take on perspective, shading, and color treatment.
Not to mention me bein a sucker for cool designs like Saff and Nova.
I'm drifting away from doing much Sonic based things myself, but I do plan to get some sorta thing done with him in it before I get too far away from it if it ends up leaving me completely. Super worth. Hahaha
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It's flattering to hear that though I think I remember us both going the rounds complimenting each other a year or so ago (maybe?) so it seems like those views haven't changed any. For me shading is just the most fun part, even when I was sketching things for work in Photoshop or Manga Studio to use as a guide, I would still shade the base for no good reason whatsoever other than to do it. Honestly made re-lining way more difficult than it had to be but it's just entertaining.
I was never quite up to the artistic level of the top end artists (IMHO) so I always wanted to go the extra mile where I could in designs and whatnot and give the characters tweaks from time to time to keep them fresh, you're no slouch on character designs yourself hell we've been at this for so long, even if not consistently, it's good to see how far our styles have come. It really makes the time put into it feel worth it to look back and see what we can pull off now as opposed to say 2012 or 2008.
I'm sure you'll kick ass with whatever you end up directing your talent at when you feel the time has come and I'll be waiting to see what you've got in store for him. >:3
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Yeah I talked with you quite a while ago on Skype I believe.
Didn't end up speaking much because I was still a bit of a shy noodle. Haha
I can tell you do have quite a lot of fun with your shading. It shows a ton.
And yeah! I enjoy going back through our galleries and seeing how much stuff has changed.
Not so much as a bashing for the old, but like a breath of fresh air seeing all the improvement.
It's pretty awesome seeing how it all changed. Hahaha
D'aw thanks dude! I do hope it turns out alright when I get to it!
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You're welcome
Your art style is very beautiful, it doesn't even need any colors to look greatΒ
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Hnn I LOVE Saff ;;
I watched you on my old account yeaarrsss ago - and to this day, Saff is still one of my most favourite character designs ;A;
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<3
Mang you say yearrsssss and it just makes me feel old thinking back about it. Mostly fond memories though, so that's a plus!
I'm glad you still like him, hopefully you don't think I butchered that design too much, if it is any consolation, those frayed hairs below the bottom main quills are supposed to represent what's left of the bottom bang quills he had at his cheeks. Crazy mofo probably crudely cut them off with a combat knife since that's a Saff thing to do. ;w;
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that is a plus < 3!
I like this design ! It still Saff to me~
And that's a pretty cool concept xD I like that idea!
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