Experimenting with minimalism, chibi, typography, and a modern outfit for Vahaadi.
Some details on Vahaadi's design.
Working on more expressive posing...
More expressive posing, cont. I'm working my way through ReincarnatedPorano's
Body Language Meme; I would have never thought of drawing Vahaadi drunk otherwise. XD He is physically incapable of becoming drunk due to the way his stomach processes food (it's a Ia'lerian Djinni thing.) And really, that's for the better; Vahaadi can't make good decisions when he's sober, so I can just imagine what he's like when he's smashed.
I'm excited to continue working my way through the meme. It's great practice and it's been really fun to get more in touch with the way Vahaadi acts. I need to work on ensuring his outfit is consistent from drawing to drawing (I keep shuffling up his jewelry in particular, or leaving out the coins on his right sash) or else come up with new outfits that are obviously distinct. Which brings me to another major design challenge...
Colors @_@ I'm so bad at picking colors it's not even funny. This is what I've got for his "usual" outfit so far, but I'm still not sold on it. My concern in choosing these colors was avoiding black and red so that he won't look color-coordinated to Spark, but as you can see I couldn't resist the red. I've also been told the white is off-putting. Hmmmm...Another concern is preventing him from looking too much like Aladdin, the Prince of Persia, Sinbad or Flynn Rider.
Anyway, I'm satisfied with how his design and my art are coming along, but there's still work to be done. Colors, consistency, and alternative outfits are all on the agenda.
But in the meantime, have a My Little Pony Vahaadi. XD
I'm actually really burned out on MLP in general, but I drew this awhile ago and promised I'd share it. His pony name is Luster because his super special talent is wearing way too much shiny stuff and tricking other ponies into wanting what they shouldn't have. Ho ho ho, double meaning! He should probably be a unicorn, but I didn't think of it at the time.
