01-15-2014, 04:08 PM
I haven't kept up with this thread, since the explosion of "OMG THAT WOMAN IS <insert whatever here".
BUt I will say this.
You guys look at the piece of art (linked on page 1. For ease, I'll refer to is as Mommy Issues, since that made me giggle), and you start dissecting the social / sexual connotations of the mommy issues piece.
I look at that sorceress piece, and I say: What teenager drew that pile of trash!? Because, that is what it is. It's trash. It's junk. It's garbage. And I'm speaking from an artistic standpoint.
Let's look at the first couple of problems.
1.) Proportions. There are none. This isn't even remotely a well thought out, well done piece from a proportionistic (even considering a hyper sexual stylized set of proprotions) standpoint. Follow the piece from Head, through chest, through back, to the butt, to the legs, this piece is enough to give a high school art teacher an anuerysm in semester 2 of introduction to art, after you've discussed style, and proportions.
2.) Consistency of style. This actually looks like it was done by 2 separate artists. One Artist doing the head, chest, and the other doing the background and legs. And it is painful to see the contrasting styles that show up in the legs, and upper exposed skin. The shading style is different. The texture of the skin is different. The muscle style is different. The legs, share more in common stylistically with the skeleton, than with the rest of the figure that they are attached to.
3.) Pose. The first thing that you are taught when you start going through any type of art education, and get to dealing with a creature / human figure, is the authenticity, of a believable pose. There is nothing like that here. The head, chest, torso, is a believable pose by itself. But the butt, legs, feet, coupled with that, turns the piece into a surreal contortionist idea. The pose is bad. It's really bad.
I could go on, but that's enough critiquing of an artist who makes money, by an artist who doesn't make money on his art. I'm just saying, from a technical standpoint, that piece is pure juvenile crap, that would draw the ire of a high school art teacher, let alone a higher education professor.
As far as games, and sexualization of the females, I will say, that is one thing that Path of Exile has done remarkably well. The PC fems, are almost too prude, for a game of this style. The Witch's "Sexyness" comes in the tattered short length of her dress. The Ranger, is not sexualized at all. The Scion is regal, and when not wearing armor, there is a hint of "cleavage" through the shirt, but even then, it would be rated G compared to anything else.
Now, I will say, that there are a few monsters in the game (tentacle breasted monsters come to mind) that are sexualized, but it's not like you are going to stare at them for jollies. UNless you happen to be interested in near naked woman who have no arms, but tentacles instead that fire hot lava at you.
BUt I will say this.
You guys look at the piece of art (linked on page 1. For ease, I'll refer to is as Mommy Issues, since that made me giggle), and you start dissecting the social / sexual connotations of the mommy issues piece.
I look at that sorceress piece, and I say: What teenager drew that pile of trash!? Because, that is what it is. It's trash. It's junk. It's garbage. And I'm speaking from an artistic standpoint.
Let's look at the first couple of problems.
1.) Proportions. There are none. This isn't even remotely a well thought out, well done piece from a proportionistic (even considering a hyper sexual stylized set of proprotions) standpoint. Follow the piece from Head, through chest, through back, to the butt, to the legs, this piece is enough to give a high school art teacher an anuerysm in semester 2 of introduction to art, after you've discussed style, and proportions.
2.) Consistency of style. This actually looks like it was done by 2 separate artists. One Artist doing the head, chest, and the other doing the background and legs. And it is painful to see the contrasting styles that show up in the legs, and upper exposed skin. The shading style is different. The texture of the skin is different. The muscle style is different. The legs, share more in common stylistically with the skeleton, than with the rest of the figure that they are attached to.
3.) Pose. The first thing that you are taught when you start going through any type of art education, and get to dealing with a creature / human figure, is the authenticity, of a believable pose. There is nothing like that here. The head, chest, torso, is a believable pose by itself. But the butt, legs, feet, coupled with that, turns the piece into a surreal contortionist idea. The pose is bad. It's really bad.
I could go on, but that's enough critiquing of an artist who makes money, by an artist who doesn't make money on his art. I'm just saying, from a technical standpoint, that piece is pure juvenile crap, that would draw the ire of a high school art teacher, let alone a higher education professor.
As far as games, and sexualization of the females, I will say, that is one thing that Path of Exile has done remarkably well. The PC fems, are almost too prude, for a game of this style. The Witch's "Sexyness" comes in the tattered short length of her dress. The Ranger, is not sexualized at all. The Scion is regal, and when not wearing armor, there is a hint of "cleavage" through the shirt, but even then, it would be rated G compared to anything else.
Now, I will say, that there are a few monsters in the game (tentacle breasted monsters come to mind) that are sexualized, but it's not like you are going to stare at them for jollies. UNless you happen to be interested in near naked woman who have no arms, but tentacles instead that fire hot lava at you.
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