Amen brother. 
Really, amen.
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Hm... well I liked the costume, I'd say leave it
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Thanks for the feedback! Can I ask what you like about it?
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Hm... well I liked the costume, I'd say leave it
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Thanks for the feedback! Can I ask what you like about it?
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My instant first thought was... I'm a heterosexual woman? He's hot?
It does look godly, and I do like the striking yellow against the black. I think part of it is also the fact that I wondered, when did males get that top? How have I never seen it? Could I be asking more questions to myself in this post?
It's also nice to see a look that is somewhat 'simple'. It drives me a little crazy when I see people using every color they can, and every costume piece they can fit in, to make something that looks like a giant ball of vomit that would make Trina the Seamstress proud.
You TOTALLY made my decision to post him worth it! Thanks for your comments. You should see him in game! (He's on Virtue Server). I've gotten a few great compliments in game and I think his look is pretty stunning when taking in 360 degrees. I'm trying to choose an Aura effect that'll enhance the "godly" look. Thanks again!
Glowing Aura always looks nice when aiming for the deific effect. I prefer silver or gold tones, but whatever you feel would compliment him the best.
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I'm sorry you're having this bad experience with the reception of the design. But this sort of thing happens in art and design quite a bit, where your intentions have a disconnect with how the audience perceives the work.
In a way, the design is a very bold, solid classic superhero design. The main problem, if you want to call it that, is the plus shaped block of color on the chest. It gives a very feminine look to the neck and shoulder area, especially when the shot is a cropped close-up.
The mixture of an overtly feminine, or simply overly refined element, plus the over-the-top use of bold colors and symbols, pushes the design towards camp which is synonomous with "gayness" for a lot of people. His shaggy hair and intense expression exaggerate this reading.
If you changed the chest pattern or gave him some kind of shoulder pad or something, I think you'd lose a lot of the camp vibe people are picking up on. BTW, I personally don't think the character looks gay, because the gay friends I have would have looks like batman or wolverine or something. But it does look campy to me for the reasons I've laid out.
[/ QUOTE ]I agree with this, but I think the top would actually be fine as is if not for the bands on the arms.
It's really the bands on the arms at the height of the chest bar that creates the appearance an off-the-shoulder sweater or something like that.
it's too bad you can't get rid of that, 'cos then he'd just look like he's wearing a thin tank top.
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Hm... well I liked the costume, I'd say leave it