The Toon Girl From Far Away by MrGorf

Digital Comics • Character Formulas • posted on May 10, 2011

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I'm trying to get a "fix" on the toonified face of a long-lost character known as Venya. I reread my copy of "Archie Meets The Punisher" and paid attention to how characters drawn in different styles would look if they were in the same panel. At least in that case, it works. My gimmick is that white, black, and hispanic Americans will be drawn in the "silver age teen comedy" style. Japanese, Korean, and Chinese characters will be drawn in a manga-like style. One exceptional character will be shown in a realistic style. I looked around the internet and there does not seem to be one singular, definitive Indian comic style. So... I'm just trying to make Venya look a little different from everybody else. She is Indian and should look like it. She should NOT look like she is black or Native American. Also, Venya has been traditionally been portrayed with short hair. I'm trying a long-haired interpretation here... Which should I go with? Also... I think that giving her a bindi would be a bit much, but how about a nose ring? Not sure about that. Suggestions, please!

Comments (5)

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Faemike55

11:24AM | Tue, 10 May 2011

Very good representation for Venya

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KaiArt

11:25AM | Tue, 10 May 2011

Excellent work

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T.Rex

12:34PM | Tue, 10 May 2011

Oh, NO nose ring - she's not a bull. Yes, long hair, maybe darker or completely black. Maybe a red mark on her forehead between her eyes. That way, NO mix-up about nationality. Maybe a sari when she's all dressed up formally. The "Archie" style is quite apparent here. They look good (T.Rex is snivelling in the backgroung - doesn't want paper for lunch, but, I've told him so many times - DON'T eat the characters!). Good idea with using "manga" (deos that stand for "mangled" somehow?) for the oriental characters. And Didi in exceptional 3D realistic style. OK? :-)

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DangerousThing

3:55AM | Wed, 11 May 2011

This is OK. Comics do not deal well graphically with race because they seldom have the detail to get the details right. Generally they depend on introductions, accents, clothing, and obvious details (the red mark on the forehead which I believe is a religious symbol of some sort). If you look at the early comics of any kind, they had poor color printing which is why race details that only depend on skin color get lost. Of course, in the action comics they could stereotype their figures and exaggerate the color (Oriental villains with a very yellow skin and exaggerated racial details; blacks with huge lips and sloping foreheads, etc.). To show race in a small panel with more than skin color takes skill that I don't have. There must be a drawing book out there that shows racial differences for artists.

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