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Carmen Sandiego Redesign Project: Members of VILE

Over a week ago, I redesigned Carmen Sandiego because of a conversation I'd had at lunch. This past week, I'd gone about redesigning other members of VILE. These are my thoughts on each:

Carmen Sandiego:

When redesigning Carmen, I wanted her to look "actiony." I had to try really hard not to make her sexy. I did away with her trench coat in favor of a tek poncho, and figured that giving her a catsuit would add to the action-appeal I was going for. I gave the catsuit ninja toes to imply a swiftness of movement.

The Carmen Sandiego I'm envisioning here is not new to the game, but not quite heavily seasoned. Probably a few years out from having left ACME Detective Agency. Not quite at the level of stealing monuments, cities, and entire islands, but she's getting there.

Patty & Gren Larceny:

Redesigning Patty Larceny helped me figure out the ethos behind VILE in this head-fiction I've allowed to abscond with me. The members of VILE are all in it for the love of the game.

In doing research, I discovered that Patty was always a youngster (but back when I was a kid, I thought she was grown). Here, I decided to stick with that. I wanted to make a character whose first heist was the theft of her daddy's credit card, and she was never punished or scolded for doing so. Probably looks up to Carmen as a role model.

I imagine her as being a kleptomaniac proficient in sleight of hand - easily able to steal smallish objects. Likely a master of diversion tactics - which is where her dog, Gren, would come in. Patty carries Gren on her coat (it's faux fur - she has a conscience). Well, Patty probably carries everything in her coat. If she got hit or took a tumble, everything she'd stolen would likely fall out like Sonic's rings.

Vic The Slick:

Right away, I knew that I wanted to make Vic the Slick a bishonen. When blocking out the face, I noticed that he resembled Prince - so I leaned into it. Prince is the original bishonen after all. My mission was to make Vic the Slick fuckable. And I knew I succeeded when my moderator came into the stream while I was working on him, and said, "Oh, he can get it."

When designing Vic, I leaned into a couple of things I'd only tried in thumbnails for a client or two, but clients never really dug - for example, the high-waisted skinny slacks-turtle neck combo. I did away with his original color scheme in favor of something a little more modern. in order to add the "used car salesman vibes" back into the character, I gave him gold chains.

I imagine this Vic the Slick as VILE's fence and HUMINT specialist. A smooth talker. If there were a fight scene, he'd probably be scrambling around trying to get help from the other members of the crew.

Eartha Brute:

I think the most drastic changes I've made to any member of VILE has to be what I've done with Eartha Brute. I've essentially reimagined her as a former pro wrestler - likely a heel - who got sick of constantly having to "do the job" and was never pushed or given a title shot. She wears the prize of her first heist on her waist.

It was important to me that I retained some semblance of her original color scheme - the pink of her costume and the green highlights in her hair.

When designing her tattoo, I was initially worried because tattoo design isn't really my forte. But in this instance, it just kind of flowed.

I imagine Eartha as the muscle - someone you call in when something or someone big has to be moved. In my mind, she travels kind of like the Hulk. By leaping large distances.

Robo-Crook:

Robo-Crook, in this head-fiction, was a former mobster who was caught stealing/embezzling from his boss and operation, and nearly perished as a result. Science was able to save him? He uses his second chance at life to continue stealing whatever he can. For the love of the game.

Robo-Crook's accessories and pinstripe panels were things he probably requested to make him feel like he was dressed sharp and presentable.

I imagine he functions as the old wise member of the group who is also a tech specialist.

I also threw them all together to see if they fit. And they do. There. It's all out of my head. I can move on and continue my sculpt of Anura.

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Impromptu Carmen Sandiego Redesign

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Have you ever seen a violinist going APESHIT?!

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A nice place to start. (via http://nihilnovisubsole.tumblr.com)

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Girls with Icky Things Promo Art 2 Set 1.

Finally finished painting the promo art for Vespid, Anura, and Deca. Three down, seven to go.

Now, I can start plugging my card game's website in earnest. Do me a solid. Go to https://www.girlswithickythings.com/ to check out information on the Girls with Icky Things card game I've been developing and join the mailing list!

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Painted Vespid's new promo image. Two down, eight to go.

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Some thoughts on drawing, hope they're useful!

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Painting new promo images for the Girls with Icky Things. Starting with Anura. One down, Nine to go...

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Another entry for the Nikke 1st Anniversary fan art competition.

That drink was initially gonna be a Cuba Libre, but Mihara's a Mojito kinda gal.

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In the future, remind me not to attempt something I see on an Instagram tutorial at 1AM.

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For a challenge, I decided to attempt to redesign Wapeach.

I don't get to do cartoony stuff like this often, so it was fun. What do y'all think?

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Hi! I was wondering if it would be okay to print a piece of your art to frame for a friend for Christmas? I could also pay for the permission if needed but I wanted to ask first.

What piece? I may have it up on my Redbubble already. And if I don't, I can probably make it available.

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"It's SHOWTIME with Noir & Blanc!"

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Fantastic art! 👍 On you're most recent post, Anura's Bridal outfit is my favorite. The leotard underneath is so hot. The front view is amazing. Golly! Great butt cheeks as well.

Thank you very much!

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Anura Character Reference Sheets

I finally went and did it. All of Anura's outfits have been committed to character sheet form. . . And I will have to do the rest of the Girls eventually.

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Monster and Hunter armor design for a design contest.

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