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My digital sketch is only slightly cleaner than the ballpoint pen sketch - I'm still not very skilled with the tablet, unfortunately, and this is my first time really working with colours using CS6. You can also probably tell where the transfer from paper to tablet failed... a lot of the original drawing actually changed, and I'm not too happy about it on the whole, but I'm not sure I can do anything about it without spending time that I don't have on it. Another thing I wish I could have done better is bring out that general <obscenity>-ness in their expression. The original image really does that better, with that condescending look and mocking eyebrows. And I do wish I could draw hands, poses, etc everything better, generally speaking, but that's always a given.

The surrounding words should be pretty clear, I think - we start out with an elegant script at the top, and change to a more mundane and ordinary type for the rest of the words below, as suits their meaning. The intended effect of the words themselves should speak for itself too, I think. You could call it mockery of the supposed suaveness and attractiveness of the original character, I suppose. The stiff formality of the words is also supposed to juxtapose the sheer impropriety of the question, kind of like how I went into this thinking the characters would be genuinely attractive to women in general but personally finding them quite repulsive instead. Certainly the impeccable dress of the characters seem to conflict greatly with their beastly personalities.

The background colour is reminiscent of some of the joke valentines cards I see sometimes on social media - they're usually accompanied by some kind of pun, but if I have to make a pun about vampires with this thoroughly unlikeable character I'll.. I'd much rather not. Honestly speaking just drawing this generic animesque character took a lot out of me.

I'll just end with one last paragraph on this - it's okay to like and enjoy content with dubious or problematic aspects in them - but it's important to be aware of the problems and be critical in the consumption of media. It's the only way to keep fantasy well-separated from reality, as enjoyable as the world of the former may be. So go forth and indulge in the world of physics-defying swords, hair and bosoms, of world-saving children, of suspiciously willing harems of the opposite gender... just don't forget to pull back every now and then.


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