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Sketchydeez — adult Aang-revision

Published: 2014-01-13 04:58:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 26403; Favourites: 309; Downloads: 243
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Description spent some time on the OG avatar team pic that has been in limbo for a while: fav.me/d6ikkw3


focused on fixing one character at a time.  so this is the changes made for aang.  originally, he was way too bulky, and his face has a weird angle on it when he should have been looking straight ahead.  tweaked his costume a bit, and also added more air bending tattoos.  styled them after the polynesian tribald tattoos.  

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Gksketchbook17 [2020-04-02 15:06:18 +0000 UTC]

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Sketchydeez In reply to Gksketchbook17 [2020-04-02 16:13:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Very much appreciated. You got great stuff too.

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nerdyhufflepuff [2015-07-20 11:39:35 +0000 UTC]

THIS. THIS IS MY FAVORITE DRAWING OF YOURS. CAN'T GET OVER HOW AMAZING THIS IS. 

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Sketchydeez In reply to nerdyhufflepuff [2015-07-20 19:19:07 +0000 UTC]

thanks!  very much appreciated.

i do consider this version to be the "definite" version of this sketch: fav.me/d80xdwg

i tried to fix some of the odd proportion issues in that later revision, so it has better balance overall.

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zezonz [2015-04-19 22:50:57 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! 

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Sketchydeez In reply to zezonz [2015-04-20 04:39:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! You should check out the other revisions I have made on this sketch. It's come a long way since this one and I think you'll like it if you like this one.

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Tokkaship [2015-01-30 06:35:17 +0000 UTC]

AMAZEBALLS SO GOOD!

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Sketchydeez In reply to Tokkaship [2015-01-30 17:18:20 +0000 UTC]

thanks!  i actually revised and did a full turnaround on this one if you want to check it out: 

fav.me/d80xdwg

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NahXIII [2014-08-01 02:14:51 +0000 UTC]

Annnnnnd Subbed

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Sketchydeez In reply to NahXIII [2014-08-01 18:30:58 +0000 UTC]

thanks, very much appreciated.

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NahXIII In reply to Sketchydeez [2014-08-02 14:29:18 +0000 UTC]

 np, thx for watch back

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yca-ca [2014-01-13 18:02:50 +0000 UTC]

i LOVE your work and especially your style. but i have to be honest here... i think you have some proportion issues on this one. :/

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Sketchydeez In reply to yca-ca [2014-01-13 20:52:36 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the feedback...i always like hearing how i can improve.  what do you think is out of proportion?  i probably have been staring at this for so long that i can't see where things look wrong.  


i don't typically draw the skeleton underneath, and i keep getting the nagging feeling that the legs are too long.  maybe i should actually draw the skeleton to see if it make sense.

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yca-ca In reply to Sketchydeez [2014-01-13 22:55:15 +0000 UTC]

oops. i should point out in my scaled version, i rescaled the lower body AND the tatoo'd arm to be in the correct alignment with the thigh. you may also want to slightly scale the head but i was on the fence on that part.


btw.. you should draw the skeleton! i know everyone says that but it really does help once you get use to it.

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Sketchydeez In reply to yca-ca [2014-01-14 04:10:11 +0000 UTC]

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redraw based around the rough of how the body is supposed to be. i think it looks a bit better but let me know if it still looks out of wack.

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yca-ca In reply to Sketchydeez [2014-01-14 04:17:53 +0000 UTC]

that, you can get away with. personally i would go a bit shorter, but now we enter into stylistic choice i think so i would say if you feel good about it then you're golden.


i can't wait to see this finished

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Sketchydeez In reply to yca-ca [2014-01-14 04:49:33 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I think intend to go long on the legs in general. Probably my subconscious trying to make up for being short in real life


I'll probably tinker with the other upload a bit more ...let's see if I'll be able to finish this one off in a timely fashion.

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yca-ca In reply to Sketchydeez [2014-01-14 06:34:54 +0000 UTC]

just be careful though because the chest you've drawn wants him to be not very long...  

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yca-ca In reply to Sketchydeez [2014-01-13 22:51:40 +0000 UTC]

i hate making posts like these because you never know how the artist will take it. so thanks for being receptive.


first of all, again, your work is brilliant and i love your personal style. so, this is not a knock at all -- just an observation. when i draw, stylistically i tend to do longer legs myself. but i find that everything tends to be in scale to eachother body wise. and that's what i look for when i look at someone's work -- they can have exaggerated limbs but as long as they follow their own scale in their own drawings it totally works. in this case, you did a lot of work in the head, chest and arm which commits you to a certain scale and when i look at it, that's where i see the issue (i'm explaining just so you know i'm taking your style into account). 


so, yes, the waist down looks like it will be fantastic. the cloth work is great but it's out of scale to the rest of what you've detailed out already. i mocked it up to illustrate what i mean... feel free to disagree or not though. this is just what i see. 

marked up: http://i360.photobucket.com/al…
mocked up: http://i360.photobucket.com/al…

hope this helps. let me know if i'm not explaining well. again, lovely work -- i'm a fan.

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Sketchydeez In reply to yca-ca [2014-01-14 03:25:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I see what you mean. I'll do a redraw and see what I can come up with.

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Atrum-Legio [2014-01-13 09:14:00 +0000 UTC]

Do you just paint the tattoos on or do you block them out then paint over? Either way, looks fantastic, kinda wish we got to see more of an Adult Aang.

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Sketchydeez In reply to Atrum-Legio [2014-01-13 20:53:12 +0000 UTC]

i just painted them on.  i've never been able to do good tattoos so it just ends up as a bunch of random designs.  

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adamexe20a [2014-01-13 04:59:56 +0000 UTC]

wow!!!

this is epic!!

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Sketchydeez In reply to adamexe20a [2014-01-13 05:06:15 +0000 UTC]

thanks! very much appreciated.

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