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howlhawk · 1 year

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BRAND! NEW! CHARLIE! REF! LET'S GOOOOO

i HATED the old one so much it was literally in two completely different styles both of which were horrendously out of date and missing a bunch of key details and UUUGH. i was so embarrassed to have it up and have people looking at it but this is SO MUCH BETTER. and hopefully it'll stick around for longer :)

#superhero oc #human oc #character design #hero oc #oc reference #reference sheet #ref sheet #original character #stanley does art #charlie grimms #HI I TALK A LOT BELOW THIS SO FEEL FREE TO SKIP IT ALL #tbh when i started working on this i just wanted a quick replacement for his old ref i wasnt expecting to go this far with it #but im glad i did bc again hopefully itll be accurate for longer #the old one had a mix of art from last april and october in it 💀 it was...not good #umm changes from that one to this one...well i transed his gender 👍#previously i was kinda waffling back n forth on it but like mannn why the hell not. im just gonna commit. gender is stored in the cowboy #updated the colors of his tattoos especially the snakes which used to be a much muddier looking black #this works a lot nicer with his overall color palette i think #earrings are now a pretty much permanent fixture bc ive been a lot more consistent with including them lately #included side views for his hair because everyone gets confused on it (I DONT BLAME THEM it is confusing)#im happy with it! it's a subtle difference that even i struggle w at times but his hair IS meant to be asymmetric #costume design didnt really change except i redid the tooling and noted that it is SUPER optional #i barely draw it if ever and it will never be the same thing twice tbh who give shit #ummm. last and most obvious change Yes He Got Bricked #part of it is subconscious to make him contrast more with alistaire who is a super twink #part of it is he was always meant to be kinda square shaped (evident in original design from 2018)#and part of it is I Learned Anatomy. this last one really did it tbh #but i like it i think he is fun to draw and having a specific body type for him really helps with consistency #also because it's funny that he objectively does not work as hard as he should for the amount of muscle that he has. like deadass #because of power fuckery and shit which i think is endlessly funny

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