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Patron Question: Nico Construction

Added 2017-04-20 19:22:55 +0000 UTC

Sam S. asked:
"...could we ever see a constructional process with Nico? I've been trying to draw more of him but he always comes out kinda wonky. I think it's a combination of making his head too round and not getting the angle/position of his cheek floof right. "

He's tricky to draw - wonky is a good word for it. It usually takes time and repetitive drawing to get the hang of any character, but to be fair, it took longer than usual with Nico to get what's in my head and what manifests on paper into relative alignment. All of my older drawings of him look terribly awkward to me. Because he has a long face, it's easy to accidentally over-define his cheekbones, jaw, nose and chin such that he starts taking on an unappealingly human quality...or looking like a misplaced dancer from Cats. Inversely, too little definition can leave it looking like his features are floating without anchor points in the structure of his face.
Anyway, this represents my thought process about shape as I'm drawing him. I hope it's helpful!