convergence -19-
posted 2009.02.07 at 18:33
I WAS going to redraw this. While processing convergence -13- through -18-, I nixed the idea, for a few reasons. First off, I'm lazy - and with time constraints being what they are these days, I'd rather throw ink at three new pages than three new and one old... especially when fixing that old page is a giant breath of fresh air after slogging through eighteen pages from 2003. Secondly, I've hated this outfit since about ten minutes after I created it, and I'd sooner not go through the hassle of keeping Xand's arm and other bits on-model until I have to. Which will be sometime next year at the earliest, at this rate.... and won't involve cutoffs and a thong. Huzzah!
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OPD : 2005.05.03 @ 23:22
20070723 : Ding removal. See the ding? It doesn't need to be there.
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Added 20050503 : Backdated so it will list properly with everything else. First time I've drawn Xand in a Very Long Time - first time I've drawn her in this outfit since, appropriately enough, the previous page. Considering where this is sitting in page continuity, I shouldn't be that concerned about anatomy, but the boobs didn't come out right, dammit.
The pose has a ton of errors - the last time I drew anybody running, it was the same character from a different angle, well over a year and a half ago. Obviously, I need practice. At least I used reference for once.
I'll blame my recent exposure to Liefeld, since I've compared the more fantastic of my shittier moments to his ... uh.... "anatomy."
The ding on the bottom left belings to either Athena or an asteroid. I don't have my copy of 777 on hand at the moment so I can't dig up a clean reference. I figure since Dean Hsieh used it in the comic of the same name, it's cool. If this isn't the correct symbol and I stumble across the right one, I'll Edit. Unfortunately, the internets resist my ability to validate.
20:42 < mdxi> Six Million Dollar Xand
20:42 < mdxi> Chariots of Pink
20:43 * solios falls over.
20:43 < mdxi> i elect to only meta-make the joke "The Running Xand"
20050504 : Tweaked the linework and the size of the mouth slightly.