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Post by Nikudou Natsumi on Dec 9, 2014 4:25:27 GMT
If people have been keeping up with the Anokata thread in Fanfic Writing and Resources, then here's the beginnings of the cover picture I have in mind. I'm pretty sure it's obvious that I used a reference picture for this. I would NOT have been able to draw Conan and Shinichi this well without it However, as you can see, this picture is sorely lacking of Hajime, the oldest of the three. I still have to figure out how to draw what will basically be an older Shinichi, but Hajime will be peeking over Shinichi's right shoulder (with that face). I still have to decide whether Shinichi will be looking at him with a face or if he'll just be looking straight ahead with his smirk. Conan will be looking up at both of them with this face: (Thanks Crimson for the added faces! They helped me explain the expressions ^^)
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Post by StarlightDragons on Dec 9, 2014 4:45:43 GMT
I see the benefits of Shinichi smirking or if he's looking at Hajime with that face... The latter would be amusing, considering Shinichi technically doesn't know his past and all and he's looking at Hajime like he's confused XD
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Post by neonquincy1217 on Dec 9, 2014 7:38:58 GMT
Do you plan to give Hajime a mustache? If so you can borrow James Black's or Pisco's...? ...or Yuusaku's? EDIT: Oh, I forgot to say... Nice art btw
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Post by Nikudou Natsumi on Dec 9, 2014 13:57:24 GMT
Hm, a mustache . . . Would young Hajime (so basically Shinichi, since I want them to retain their personalities) want a mustache? And I just realized that a lot of 40-and-over men in DC have mustaches . . . maybe it's to separate them from the younger men? In that case, yes, Hajime would have one.
Oh geez, imagining Shinichi with James Black's mustache . . . Pisco's is better and Yuusaku's is good, too. I'm just hoping that if I do Yuusaku's, Hajime won't look too much like his . . . nephew. Oh man, that's so weird to say . . .
On a completely different topic, I need to change the angle of Conan's head so that it actually looks like he's looking up at Shinichi and Hajime rather than straight forward.
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Post by Mikauzoran on Dec 9, 2014 15:35:13 GMT
NOOOOO! Not a mustache! Anything but a mustache! Ugh. I really hate how whenever characters get old in DC they grow a mustache. It would be fine if it were just one or two, but it seems like all of the guys grow mustaches when they reach middle age, like Mouri, Yuusaku, Touichi, (what's Heiji's dad's name?) Heizo, Nakamori, etcetera. I think it's a little overdone.
I personally like clean-shaven, feminine-looking men, though, so maybe ignore my blatant bias. I think, though, that it's just a cop-out. Instead of drawing in some wrinkles or a receding hairline or something to make them seem to age, just slap a mustache on a guy, and, tad-ah! They look older. End of rant.
Anyway, if Hajime is to have a mustache, I think something like Touichi's isn't hideous.
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Post by Nikudou Natsumi on Dec 9, 2014 15:51:37 GMT
Yeah, I think something small is good. See for me, I don't really know how to draw older people, so without the mustache it might be hard to tell Shinichi and Hajime apart. But I'm still undecided about the mustache. I think I'll draw Hajime by himself first and decide from there.
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Post by Orange04 on Dec 9, 2014 17:38:56 GMT
Great picture nikudounatsumi !! Looking nice so far I kinda agree with Mikauzoran i absolutely hate moustaches i keep staring at people's moustaches all the time with only one thought running through my mind: aren't they a bit uncomfortable ? Basically any movement in the mouth area has the whole moustache moving and doesn't it tickle, okay I'm being wierd and side-tracked; back to our point, since they're obvious trends in detective conan you might as well add one though i think any kind of huge moustache will look....how should i say that... off i guess, his face is thin so adding a big one wont look great; maybe a small moustache that's not quite like toichi's but not quite like yusaku's; those two already look like each other. On another note, a confused/panicking shinichi would be better than a smirking one. Basically a face that doesn't convey his known confidence since in this case he should be scarec out of his mind of finding that he was the boss of the very organization he's aiming to destroy. I also think that adding heiji in the background somewhere with a contemplating face would be a nice touch since he's basically the one uncovering the mystery, just saying. Looking forward for the end result
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Post by Nikudou Natsumi on Dec 9, 2014 18:23:27 GMT
Thanks! Okay, I did a quick drawing of Hajime, and I have to say yes, I like it without the mustache. Unfortunately I once again didn't bring my usb-thing that connects my phone to the computer, so I can't put it up yet, but I will later. Yeah, that sounds good Arigatou! As for Heiji, I don't know. I feel like Conan, Shinichi, and Hajime will do it. I feel like they're the main thing, and Heiji would be a side thing. Also, I'm still not too sure how exactly Heiji will play into this. I mean, he'll probably be investigating, yes, but I don't know how or how he'll react yet. I don't even know the storyline for current time either, so . . . Thanks again!
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Post by StarlightDragons on Dec 9, 2014 20:03:54 GMT
I think it'd look fine with just the three versions of Shinichi XD them interacting is already a fun image to picture, haha
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Post by orange04 on Dec 9, 2014 20:22:47 GMT
Maybe you're right after all because adding heiji will just only shift focus from the main point and adding him only would also be unfair to the other characters like yusaku and yukiko who played an important role, too. So yup you're right the image of those three would be better alone You said you like him without the mustache !!! See told ya moustaches aren't needed ! Looking forward for the pic
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Post by Mikauzoran on Dec 9, 2014 21:24:09 GMT
Yay! No mustache! Huzzah! Am I too emotionally invested in the Shinichi/mustache issue? Yeah. Maybe. I think there are some characters that are suited to mustaches, but...I don't think any of the guys like Shinichi or Kaito would look good. Mouri, Agasa, Megure, etcetera all have mustaches that fit, but Yusaku especially I don't think looks good. Geez. Okay, back to the topic. Yeah, I think just the three forms of Shin-chan on the cover would be good since they're the main focus. I think if this were turned into manga/novel format, a puzzled Heiji would be a good picture to put on the back, but I think in this case he'd just make the cover too busy. In other news, I like the fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/340/3/4/look_up_by_crimson_amarone-d88yb70.gif look for Conan, and I think Shinichi's face should be like, "Who the heck are you?" In my humble opinion. Whatever you come up with is going to look really awesome, though, I bet.
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Post by Nikudou Natsumi on Dec 9, 2014 21:24:43 GMT
Yes, it's very fun to see them interacting XD That's one of the reasons why I like looking at the inside cover pictures on the tankoubons where Conan and Shinichi are interacting with each other Lol, true. Mustache's aren't needed, but they're still optional. In this case, though, I can't imagine Shinichi with a mustache XD Maybe it's just because I'm used to seeing him without one, but that doesn't matter too much, does it? That said, my adult Shinichi still looks really weird O.o Hopefully it's just because I didn't have a reference picture when I drew it . . . *shakes head* Edit: Yeah, I think I'm going to go with that face, Mikau Thanks! ^-^
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Post by Nikudou Natsumi on Dec 9, 2014 23:06:47 GMT
*puts hand to forehead* Why did I draw this? It just doesn't look right . . . I'm sure me not having a reference picture when I was drawing it is part of that, and the fact that he's more like an adult is another part of that, but still . . . Anyway, here's my attempt at drawing Hajime. For me it seems like one of those things that's good but horrible at the same time . . .
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Post by StarlightDragons on Dec 9, 2014 23:09:32 GMT
I like it! He looks a bit more - mature? - than Shinichi usually does, which works nicely XD
I had a silly thought of "it looks like Shinichi" before I smacked myself and thought, "hm, I wonder, it's like he's actually Shinichi or something, pfft"
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Post by Nikudou Natsumi on Dec 9, 2014 23:15:41 GMT
Thanks ^-^ You encourage me.
Lol, wow. That reminds me, I was working on my 20th Century Film and Music final and thought, "I wonder what we'll be doing for our Final in this class. Will he just make us analyze short clips or something?" *smacks head* I was WORKING on my Final when I was thinking that . . .
Ah, I completely forgot that little thing of hair behind his ear! How could I?! I need to fix that . . .
Edit: *fixes it* Wow. I can't believe how big of a difference that made . . .
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