Challenge #28 - Makeover

[chacusha]

Title: Seong Mi-na & Hong Yun-seong
Artist: chacusha
Rating: G
Fandom: Soulcalibur (Soulcalibur III to be specific)
Characters/Pairings: Seong Mi-na/Hong Yun-seong
Content Notes: My submission for the makeover challenge. Drawn with Photoshop and Krita respectively. I recall the original being an extremely quick speed-draw (45 minutes). I took much more time on the redraw (~5 hours of work). My proportions and posing are obviously better now, but I kinda like Yun-seong's rather innocent expression in the original and being able to see more of Mi-na's outfit. Ah well.



Original (2005?) -> Redraw (2020)

Comments

[mific]

I think they're both great in different ways - the details are clearer in the redraw, and the poses in the original are interesting. I love their expressions in both and the vivid colours are lovely!

[chacusha]

Ahhhh this is such a late reply, but thank you! Facial expressions are my favorite part of drawing, and I'm addicted to bright colors so I'm very glad you enjoyed those!

[minoanmiss]

I do so love this challenge, people taking nifty art and making it even niftier!

[chacusha]

(Late reply sorry orz) I agree -- I loved seeing everyone's redraws and reading their thoughts re: their art improvement journey. It was really inspiring!

[goss]

Cool! The details, colours and lighting really make the second one *pop*. :D

[chacusha]

(Sorry for the late reply!) Ahhh, thank you! Lighting is something I've definitely gotten better at over time. I'm still not great at it, but I find I'm usually pretty happy with my results.

[amberdreams]

It's like your attention moved from Mi-na to Yun-seong this time - so we get more of his costume and body and less of hers. Both are cute!

[chacusha]

Haha yeah XD I decided to go for a more "from the front" viewpoint and then didn't realize how much that would result in Yun-seong blocking Mi-na's body. Definitely makes for an interesting change, though! Thank you for the comment, and sorry for the late reply!

[enemytosleep]

The re-do is much crisper, but I agree there is something really sweet about the expression and angle of the original. I am weak for the small female hugging from behind, ♥

[chacusha]

Definitely agree! The original is tender while the redraw is more teasing. I like them both but they have very different feels. Tiny female hugging from behind is indeed great. 😊