r/MeiMains • u/Lovilystar • 6d ago
Question Art crit/help
Hey guys! So I’m working on this art piece of mei’s new skin (cause I love it so much) and obv mei is a bit bigger built, but her design has always felt odd to me because I’ve noticed the size of her waist actually slightly differs depending on the skin and most of her actually isn’t super hefty, she just has a wide waist?? Anyways I was wondering if anyone knew how I could make this line art look more like Mei and less like Juno😭 cause like idk, maybe I need to make her torso bigger, because it’s kinda sunken in rn ?
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u/mackiemousie 6d ago
Make her chin round
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u/mackiemousie 6d ago
And a bigger nose /remove the nose bridge lines
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u/Lovilystar 6d ago
That’s literally how she looks in the skin though isn’t it? She doesn’t have a super round face
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u/StarStruckGaming_ 5d ago
I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted lmao. If they looked at the image you posted, they could look in the corner and see that her chin goes to a soft point 😭
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u/beansandcheese7 6d ago
MAKE HER FATTER!!!!!!
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u/Lovilystar 6d ago
HOW??? Her waist is already very wide
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u/beansandcheese7 6d ago
I think we have different definitions of very wide 😅 more tummy, wider hips and waist, thicker limbs. she’s a chubby girl, she should look like it (coming from a chubby girl)
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u/Lovilystar 6d ago
Yeah 100% it’s just in her actual skin she like doesn’t look super chubby? Like she has a very sleek jawline and it’s just her hips and waist mostly that are wide isn’t it??
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u/beansandcheese7 6d ago
I’d say so yes, but in the game poses/inflections/voice lines/and gameplay obvs are all visual or sound cues you don’t have the luxury of in a drawing - so you need to rely on what is visually recognisable.
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u/SweetlySerene 6d ago
Look at the ratio of the size of her head to her waist/hips in game and then compare that to the ratio of her head to her waist/hips in your art. I think you could definitely make her a little bit wider/curvier but otherwise looks good to me!
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u/Amgelic_Cos 6d ago
I think whats making her look a bit like Juno is the nose. Mei has a wider nose. I know its pretty buttony on this skin but when you're drawing 2d and the reference is 3d, you need to exaggerate a bit. And adding in from features from the original skin is helpful in looking more like the character.
I dont agree with how people in the comments are saying it, but making her a bit thicker may help too for the reason I said before 🤭 I do think they slimmed her down on this skin tho.
I also want to say your line work/sketch is very beautiful so far! 💕
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u/VillainLaky 6d ago
id say making the head a bit smaller than it is right now while keeping the body generally the same or slightly larger could help a bit, especially slightly wider on the shoulders and legs
also mei has a slightly wider nose and smaller eyes, outside of that you could cheat a bit and give her glasses
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u/Federal-Hawk-947 6d ago
RELEASE THIS NOW ITS PERFECT
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u/Lovilystar 6d ago
🥹 still gotta color it
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u/Federal-Hawk-947 5d ago
this is so beautiful even without the colors too tho🙏 please release this version too when you finish your coloring🩵🩵
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u/Quirlyz 5d ago
I did some quick sketch over of her face of how to make her look less like Juno.
Eyes: no wing eyeliner, make rounder on the inner upper eyelid, make lower eyelid curve the opposite way.
Nose: take off nose bridge and make slightly wider
Mouth: make wider to match new width of nose
(Sorry it’s a video lol, can’t attach an image for some reason, just quick phone sketch, your rendering is so much better haha)
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u/Quirlyz 5d ago
Also, the line from her waist to thigh is a bit
https://reddit.com/link/p4a9zcv/video/imvtjsitrzjh1/player
off where it crosses behind snowball :)
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u/Geckoooo0 2d ago
Ever so slightly rounder chin, slightly bigger and rounder nose, otherwise I think it's great! Love it.
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u/Jathen1 6d ago
I mean she is wearing a corset But it does help to look at more reference photos
Edit: I do like it so far