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    • miranda-hoover
      miranda-hoover last edited by

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      I'm trying to make my mad scientist into a sloth, but I'm worried it's not reading easily enough (I sometimes get bird or mole vibes). Any thoughts? Since I'm running out of time, I'm hoping I don't have to start over...

      Also, do the hands and arms seem ok, or should I work more on their structure?

      Thanks!!!

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      • jenn
        jenn @miranda-hoover last edited by

        @miranda-hoover maybe it is the body shape, like they have sort of broad shoulders and long torso. the arms could go even more exaggerated in length and with long shaggy hair. The shapes of the arms and hands are nice and have a believable pose. I like how the chubby cheeks and little fangs make it cute, like scary but cute.

        The goggles sort of obscure the sloth's natural mask coloring which would help identify it as 'sloth', maybe let it show through more?

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        • Asyas_illos
          Asyas_illos @miranda-hoover last edited by

          @miranda-hoover - I can tell he's a sloth but I like sloths so I can spot one easily. Maybe the tuft of hair is throwing people off or that his eye mask is covered by the goggles, maybe move them up to his forehead?

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          • AngelinaKizz
            AngelinaKizz @miranda-hoover last edited by

            @miranda-hoover
            Might I suggest doing a bigger set of clear goggles, that way you can see his eye coloring? The eyes are so defining for a sloth, that without it, it’s a bit trickier to read. I love him though, I think his stance is full of energy and dynamism.

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            • miranda-hoover
              miranda-hoover @jenn last edited by

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              @jenn @Asyas_illos @AngelinaKizz Thanks so much for the feedback! You all were right about the mask--moving his goggles to his head helped a lot. I also grew his arms a bit more.

              I've also been reminded that 3-toed sloths don't have 4 fingers πŸ˜… so I'm going to try experimenting with that a bit...

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              • Asyas_illos
                Asyas_illos @miranda-hoover last edited by

                @miranda-hoover he is cute, great character design!

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                • jenn
                  jenn @miranda-hoover last edited by

                  @miranda-hoover so excellent! his personality really comes through

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                  • Miriam
                    Miriam @miranda-hoover last edited by Miriam

                    @miranda-hoover I don't think sloths have that many teeth.
                    Usually, they have their mouths shut, but in photos I've seen with the mouth open, I can only see canines .
                    Quick search: " They have relatively few teeth; they lack canines and incisors, and only possess five upper and four lower molars."
                    3af43a89-32a6-4ea4-9a6d-c97c89fe025d-image.png (3 Toed Sloth skull) http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/Bradypus_variegatus/

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                    https://slothconservation.org/8-facts-about-sloths-skeleton-anatomy/

                    If yours is a 3 Toed Sloth, you might want to add more neck.

                    Also, I think the nose shape is more flat (but still rounded) & blends into the snout. The mouth & nose are all a dark color & blended together with a shape that curves outward at the corners of the mouth & often makes them look like they are smiling. So you might consider changing the snout area to more of a rounded diamond shape.
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                    • Kevin Longueil
                      Kevin Longueil SVS OG @miranda-hoover last edited by Kevin Longueil

                      @miranda-hoover This is looking great! Checking out sloth images on google i am thinking that the most important slothyness cues for me would be no space between the upper lip and the nose, a very large nose, wide set tiny round eyes, almost no cheek from a 3/4 view, dark muzzle that makes the mouth look wider than it really is and insanely long but strangely limp claws.... i think the no space between upper lip and nose feels most important to me though. Miriam mentioned the nose and mouth blending together too now that i am scanning the previous comments. Very cool image! I'm sure it will be awesome when you are done.

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                      • miranda-hoover
                        miranda-hoover @Miriam last edited by

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                        @miriam & @Kevin-Longueil Good call! Thanks for the feedback! I added in some of the changes you guys suggested and might work a bit more on the snout if I have time.

                        I did some experimenting with the 3 fingers, but no luck so far πŸ˜… But both Sid and Flash have thumbs, so if I don't have time to figure it out, I won't feel too bad, lol.

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                        • Miriam
                          Miriam @miranda-hoover last edited by

                          @miranda-hoover When I was searching previously, I saw something online that said they found a 3-toed sloth that had 4 toes, so it has happened at least once (if that source was correct).

                          So there's your justification if you keep it with four. 😁

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                          • miranda-hoover
                            miranda-hoover @Miriam last edited by

                            @miriam Hahaha, that's perfect! Thanks πŸ˜„

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                            • Miriam
                              Miriam @miranda-hoover last edited by

                              @miranda-hoover It's looking good. I think using long strokes for shaggy fur when you add the texture / details will really help define him as a sloth, too.
                              I love all your details around the garage in the 2nd image. (I'm not good β€”at all β€” at drawing technical items like pipes, gadgets, & machines!) I hope image #3 is a crop to focus on the changes for your character & all the background stuff makes it into the final.

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                              • miranda-hoover
                                miranda-hoover @Miriam last edited by

                                @miriam Yep! That stuff made it in. Thanks so much for your help πŸ’›

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