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HATSUNEMIKU+COROLLA-PENCILSby ~alvinlee

Manga & Anime / Traditional Media / Drawings

Here's the RAW PENCILS of the second piece for the Hatsune Miku + Corolla Campaign! [link]

I've been getting some very mixed reviews for this piece and I welcome it! Discussion is always good and never bad. It's what free-thinking minds should do, and honestly I learn quite a lot from them!

The Argument at large here is that it doesn't look quite Anime enough or "OTAKU" for Hatsune Miku and also that I copied Tony Taka's original drawing.

In my defense the client wanted her to look less Otaku and more "mature" specifically in her eyes, being a little slimmer. Aso the hair was requested to have more individual strands, to cater to a "sexier" American market. (However I will note that the nipple and side boob was strategically removed in the final.)

In terms of the piece looking like Tony Taka's, that was fully intentional. It seemed the client really liked that specific pose and simply had me redraw it. I submitted many variations anyway (which I will post as process pics later) but in the end...Tony Taka's still won the day! what can I say, it's a great pose! Just consider this piece an homage or like a remix of the original.

I'll admit, some of the digital colors on this piece ended up turning out little more realistic than I originally intended but I must stand by my man DOE, because I was blown away by his work on this piece. More importantly, so was the client!!!

I will post the digital colors soon, just wanted to give you a little taste and perhaps a little more insight into this piece.

Also I will note that artist Zain has now done an awesome new version of the print Ad for June, I believe that this is to illustrate to the public that these are just artist interpretations... Miku will always be Miku!

Like it or hate it? You be the judge!

love 9 9

joy 4 4

wow 3 3

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

~~fear 0 0~~

neutral 1 1

~chinokin Jun 4, 2011

the art is awesome.. and Clients are like that.. usually they don't know what they want but still, they are the bosses :S

Nice job!! looking forward to see her in colour!!

~Mango-Monkey-Boy Jun 3, 2011 Professional General Artist

I love the way the hair turned out! It has a nice flow to it and I love the individual strands it gives the hair more volume and presence. Really well done.

*sihi-chan Jun 3, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

you should color it ^^

~DTJB Jun 2, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Not anime enough? Sounds like some people need to expand their horizons. And with the various ways the medium looks, how does one prove something is "anime" enough anyway?

~McHuggins May 31, 2011

i love the pose and composition of this!

~Anguiad May 31, 2011

Me, I like it. Sadly I don't know about Taka's original piece, usually I despise art ripoffs, but if this is an homage as you say then I have no problem with it.

And about not being totally manga I don't know what to say; if people can't stand hybrid styles of drawing, which IMO are quite difficult to master, then fuck them.

*ZRoWing May 31, 2011

Whats up Alvin cool work as usual!

~MaruroSan May 31, 2011 Professional Digital Artist

I'm sure this will turn out very good. What I'm not so sure of, is the individual hair strands , cause they look shorter than the pigtails.
However, yor drawing skills are terrific man. Wonderful piece.

~shenkouhei May 31, 2011 Professional Interface Designer

LOVE IT!!

~eatsleepdrawcycle May 30, 2011

i like it.

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