@universe63 submitted: (1) (2)
Some gems from http://www.howireally.com
I particularly like the second one notes that the world is ending outside and she hasn’t even finished gluing. Because really, a lot of the costumes we see would require a lot of carefully applied gluing, followed by very little moving, to stand a chance of staying on.
– wincenworks
This Dragon’s Crown Statue Is Freaking Me Out
This Dragon’s Crown Statue Is Freaking Me Out
@ajhasaplan submitted:
Front page of Kotaku.
What in the shit.
The history of this Dragon’s Crown statue is a wild ride that keeps on going. Originally it appears it was unlicensed, then it was licensed for an exhibition and limited release only within Japan in 2013. And when the world saw how the stylized Amazon looked like when she was represented as something three dimensional, they were horrified.
Now apparently the figure is going to be given a second shot – no word on if they’ll be selling this outside of Japan. But the article provides a pretty great summary of how opinions have warmed:
But really what I love about this statue is that it highlights just how limiting this kind of character design is. It’s not horrifying because they’ve departed from the original design principles, it’s horrifying because in a 3D form that encourages examination – it’s no longer shielded by distraction and the expectation of acceptance due to it’s dependence on tropes.
Seriously, nothing about this design was ever anything less than horrifying – it’s just (poorly) concealed behind distractions and rhetoric about it being some sort of statement about the fantasy adventure genre.
Seriously whether it’s the question of where does the rest of her body go, or what is happening with her “armor” everyone one of these action shots is a moment of horror in the making.
– wincenworks
This Dragon’s Crown Statue Is Freaking Me Out
This Dragon’s Crown Statue Is Freaking Me Out
@ajhasaplan submitted:
Front page of Kotaku.
What in the shit.
The history of this Dragon’s Crown statue is a wild ride that keeps on going. Originally it appears it was unlicensed, then it was licensed for an exhibition and limited release only within Japan in 2013. And when the world saw how the stylized Amazon looked like when she was represented as something three dimensional, they were horrified.
Now apparently the figure is going to be given a second shot – no word on if they’ll be selling this outside of Japan. But the article provides a pretty great summary of how opinions have warmed:
But really what I love about this statue is that it highlights just how limiting this kind of character design is. It’s not horrifying because they’ve departed from the original design principles, it’s horrifying because in a 3D form that encourages examination – it’s no longer shielded by distraction and the expectation of acceptance due to it’s dependence on tropes.
Seriously, nothing about this design was ever anything less than horrifying – it’s just (poorly) concealed behind distractions and rhetoric about it being some sort of statement about the fantasy adventure genre.
Seriously whether it’s the question of where does the rest of her body go, or what is happening with her “armor” everyone one of these action shots is a moment of horror in the making.
– wincenworks
@strawberryshakeus submitted:
Cortano, winning intellectual points on your phone 😀
Tools : James model (Poser), 3ds max, photoshop, Corel Painter
This may seem like exploitation – but he’s really just showing you that he’s so confident and commanding he doesn’t need to look like it!
– wincenworks
“Battle Costume Cammy”
nora-bright submitted:
Preorder bonus outfit for Cammy called “Battle Costume Cammy.”
According them this her being “Decked out in mission gear, Cammy is ready to complete her next objective!”
I gotta ask, what kind of battle, mission and objective are they expecting her to do in that without feeling a constant wedgie? Like seriously, that must be digging into her crotch no matter what she does.
I can already hear the furious hammering of keys as people rush to tell us that we should know Cammy has always been a heavily sexualized since she was introduced twenty-two years ago. Being particularly famous for this:
Briefly however, let’s discuss how here original ridiculous outfit from 1993 (when people thought Rob Liefeld was a genius) has gotten even more ridiculous both in the pre-order and the standard:
That’s right, her costume now has the crotch section trimmed down, comes with extra straps to draw more attention to her boobs and has vacuum sealing around the navel.
I am genuinely perplexed how someone could even begin to think that such a thing would be bareable to wear standing still, let alone jumping around in full contact tournament fighting.
– wincenworks
“Battle Costume Cammy”
nora-bright submitted:
Preorder bonus outfit for Cammy called “Battle Costume Cammy.”
According them this her being “Decked out in mission gear, Cammy is ready to complete her next objective!”
I gotta ask, what kind of battle, mission and objective are they expecting her to do in that without feeling a constant wedgie? Like seriously, that must be digging into her crotch no matter what she does.
I can already hear the furious hammering of keys as people rush to tell us that we should know Cammy has always been a heavily sexualized since she was introduced twenty-two years ago. Being particularly famous for this:
Briefly however, let’s discuss how here original ridiculous outfit from 1993 (when people thought Rob Liefeld was a genius) has gotten even more ridiculous both in the pre-order and the standard:
That’s right, her costume now has the crotch section trimmed down, comes with extra straps to draw more attention to her boobs and has vacuum sealing around the navel.
I am genuinely perplexed how someone could even begin to think that such a thing would be bareable to wear standing still, let alone jumping around in full contact tournament fighting.
– wincenworks
