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And part 2 of Sparrow's model sheets, her as a Sparrow. I intentionally made a version that was both furry and non for the hell-of-it, but honestly I like the idea of her being a flexible enough character that she can exist in both "human" worlds AND "furry" worlds. Why limit myself?
- Polecat
Lessons Learned - The beak gave me fits here, as may be noticeable in the head on view and some of the expressions. Also making her look feminine without the "clear" sign from the lips was a surprising challenge, which I answered with the absurd antennae-like eyelashes. Also setting where the mask would end proved interesting, since ending it as I did on the human version looked VERY odd. In the end I decided her mask on this version was just cut open for her beak, which made it look a lot less "odd". I also used more comic-like proportions on her there, which lead to thicker thighs and hips, a larger head, and more skewed proportions. Personally I think it looks good. ^_^
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I like the human version more so, but the avian version is alluring too.
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I think I got a slightly curvier body on the avian version.
- Polecat
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*chuckle* Thank you.
- Polecat
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That's the first time I've heard that word, but I get the meaning. Thankya.
- Polecat
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How about a variant were she has a short cape based off of a feather design. Like Dove from DC Comics.
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A cape would interfere with her quiver. Gotta keep her back uncovered for the quiver and bow (when not in hand). Think more "Green Arrow".
- Polecat
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If I remember correctly..Green Arrow has a female sidekick that wears a hood/cloak (Mia I think is her name). As with the cape, more of a variant idea to the main one. Heck, if it's raining...Sparrow might want to try and stay dry..lol.
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I actually don't know that character. I know Green Arrow's original Sidekick, Speedy.
- Polecat
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Here ya go: [link]
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Interesting. I only knew the old Speedy, who also appeared in the Teen Titans Cartoon a few times, including as a member of "Titans East"... he also briefly appeared at the start of DC's new cartoon featuring the sidekicks of the Justice League. Tho a girl joins them later, according to the promos who is an archer... guess now I know who that is.
- Polecat
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I think part of the reason the Beak is giving you fits might be solved if you consider her jaw. Most critter jaws are fairly straight from the corners to the tip. So if her beak portion goes halfway from tip to corner in profile, it probably should show as halfway from center to the corners of her jaw straight on.
One of the biggest problems I see in Furry art is that people treat cheek ruffs like they're some kind of solid structure. Okay, that's not really an issue here, but something I wanted to get off my chest. But it does lead to artists making critters with narrow muzzles attached to wide jaws in a way that structurally doesn't work.
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Rich, I honestly have no clue what you just told me. >.<
- Polecat
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Rats.
I'm talking skeletal structure. Think about the shape of a jawbone. Just the jawbone. Mentally turn it around in your head.
Basically the beak looks too narrow in the front view compared to how far back it comes in the side view.
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Okay, that I can follow. I thought you were talking how far "forward" it set in the profile shots, and was getting all messed up.
- Polecat
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Heh, an example of my frustration at only being able to communicate my visual ideas through words. Even if I write something strikingly visual, it still pales in comparison to what I see in my head.
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That's the hazard I have as an artist. I can NEVER get on paper anything that even remotely compares to what I see in my head.
- Polecat
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At least you can come closer than I. Words often fail.
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Not always. But sometimes it's hard to get everyone to see the same thing.
- Polecat
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So, I notice most of your characters have both human and furry versions. Is there some kind of dimensional rift thing going on that causes them to shift back and forth? Or just alternate universes on the edge of one another?
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I actually don't have many with a human and a Furry version. Tasha does, of course, but that's my "persona' character, and she actually has the tech to alter her form as she wishes. For Sparrow, it's just neighboring universes.
- Polecat
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theres no reson to limit yourself who knows where the crazyness of the heroic world will lead theres a ton of worlds in the multiverse and this proberbly exsists in a few of them and may even cross over into both meeting in the future/past because of some event ^^
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I don't know about future/past (Batman Beyond this isn't), but like most heroes, I wager there's copies through the multiverse of them all. Hell, DC comics likes the posit that quite often....
- Polecat
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hehe yeah and marvel more recently lol so its not impossible in her future ^^
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Scarlet Sparrow. ItΒ΄s spelled C O Y. Especialy the left unmasked one.
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*chuckle* Thanks.
- Polecat
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I like it!
I personally always like to see the human and furry versions of any of your characters. It's certainly always a treat to see what kind of animal the furry version ends up modeled after.
An avian Scarlet Sparrow was obvious, but welcomed. ^_^
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Well yes, some are just obvious when their species is right in their name.
- Polecat
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Mmm, well it would make sense for the mask to be differently shaped if it's an entirely different face and she's live all her life with it in this dimension.
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Aye, tho I was trying to keep the costumes as close to each other as I could....
- Polecat
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Well it still works.
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