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genc.newgrounds.com • 2 days ago

Cruel* not cool, phone autocorrect.

Even if someone has a really cool style it doesn't necessarily mean I will like the character design, no bonus points awarded for style or skill, we are purely going on how well the design informs the character.

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sealofsealing.bsky.social•2 days ago

I feel like without a story, a proper design can only get you so far. It doesn't even need to be the Epic of Gilgamesh, something akin to a slice of life into a new world/universe should be enough to put the piece in place, if I am expressing myself correctly.

Designs need support.

genc.newgrounds.com•2 days ago

You get an impression based on designs, however, and that impression itself helps inform the narrative, whether they live up to that impression, or subvert it

sealofsealing.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yeah, just felt that I have seen an awful lot of designs stuck in limbo lately. Where even though the impression is formed, there isn't any form of narrative background to contour 'em.

genc.newgrounds.com•2 days ago

My issue is I'm a writer first and then my designs are informed by narrative, most of my characters exist as words on pages until I need them when I finalize a script

sealofsealing.bsky.social•2 days ago

Your writing is essentially your foundation for them. I just find it fascinating, trying to see the scenes behind the process of others only to realize that it is much simpler than what my overthinking could produce.

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