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Swordsman Options
🕑 Added 2025-04-08 06:05:09 +0000 UTCWhat I learned over the past few days is that I'm so incredibly out of practice drawing men that I don't have nearly the same sort of visual shorthand for adding variety to these designs. That's made more difficult because I'm a little less interested in the costume for these than I am their faces and hairstyles.
Maybe it's easier to do with satyrfolk because you they have different horns and fur patterns and such, but I have been very challenged by this exercise.
Now that I think about it, these did get a little bit easier to differentiate when I started considering fur patterns as well๐ I hope you enjoy selecting between these eligible swordsmen! If you'd like to look up close, check the attachments for a larger file! :)
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Comments
Winton Kidd
Very very sensible :)
Winton Kidd
I'm always so interested in everyone's individual tastes, because I know part of the decision must be just choosing two different flavors to pair. ๐
Laura
I voted for A ๐ข
Fuya
My personal favorites look-wise are A and D, but I like the clothing of B most ๐
Zelda2sheik
Poor A ๐ I thought he was cutest
Dr. Judge, Private Eye
We got a line of hunks to choose from! As with the Satyrs: B with my head, D with my heart.
Winton Kidd
You're right that a fairer presentation would present everything as equally different. My process for these is usually to draw one, then draw another in contrast with the first, rinse and repeat. The result of that is that I often throw out my first option because all of the iterations I do afterward make it look like the generic one. In the interest of getting the choice out of my hands I let this one go as it was, rather than trying to dwell any longer on the drawings to find yet another option to balance the poses. You've kinda pinned down the single biggest challenge with this work, where to spend the effort? ๐ซ I still don't have a good answer, I just make choices and try to see how things play out to do better next time
Winton Kidd
Thisy one really showed me how much I need to practice and I guess I'll get plenty of opportunity to do so on this project, whichever gets picked!
Winton Kidd
๐โค๏ธ putting the emphasis where the story most needs it ๐ค
Winton Kidd
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Winton Kidd
It becomes clear the further I get into this project how under researched it is lolll sorry Riz! To be fair, I don't think the sword he's holding is the one that's going to get a lot of use in this story ๐๐๐๐๐๐
Evan
Love the Big Guy with the Kindest Eyes (swordsman D), feels like a great match for the cute little satyr doe
Evan
Interesting vote spread so far. I wonder if there's any bias at play because of how C is posed compared to the rest? He's got that come hither expression, but it's also the spread legs, perched on the rock and leaning on the sword so casual like... there's a lot more character in his posing than the others, basically, so i wonder if he subconsciously stands out because of it?? Nothing wrong with his design, its strong in its own right for sure. Just something I'm wondering based on the vote spread.
ValeRipley
You get it!
ValeRipley
A good reason to keep drawing them I guess ๐ C is handsome and heโs got the smolder but D is Big and heโs got kind eyes like Taylor saidโฆ ๐ฎโ๐จ๐คค oof tough one Iโm lowkey hoping for D to win, but C would fit more the story, I feel like. A is also kinda cute, B is the one who stands out the least to me for some reason.
Bowie Twombly
Oh right, swordsman means swordsMAN. I forgot about those tbqh ๐
Taylor
Although D has thick thighs and kind eyes so
Taylor
I fear I cannot choose๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Taylor
Idk why imagining this made me actually chuckle out loud๐
Sam A.A.
B is so cute!!
Riz
I like a' look and b's outfit. Also nice xiphos but no kopis or Makhaira? ( sorry you brought the sword nerd out of me)
Azou
C is giving me a very "Christian Bale as Jesus Christ" vibe
Kurbee
Gonna have to be D for DADDY and also DAYUM those thighs ๐๐๐
