/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

I have never seen Hazbin Hotel and don't really have a stake in this but this is a cool Alastor redesign I saw on here in 2020 (yeah, you guys have been having this conversation for at least 3.5 years now)

>>4773641
> Is it important for the viewer to be able to VISUALLY tell what sin somebody comitted?
Yes
> Is this something that needs to be communicated visually?
Yes.
> Is this something that even CAN be communicated visually?
Yes. One guy is literally a spider mobster. That is not communicated at all. One is a wendigo radio host and that is not communicated at all. These are not hard to convey.
>What bearing does the animal they are based on have on the sin they committed?
The animal they are is their sin.
>Why would a viewer be expected to be able to associate an animal with a certain sin?
Because that’s design 101. Your design should be able to convey the feeling you’re going for. Why is green associated with greed? Gold wealth? Dogs loyalty. Birds freedom. If you make a design with the intent on conveying their background and it fails to do that then your design is a failure in itself. These aren’t minor details. They’re pertinent to the story since it’s about absolving them of their sins.
> Sports car headlights are designed after aggressive facial expressions, but you wouldn't consider a car to have bad visual design if the general public didn't know the headlights and grill were made to look like a face.
Cars aren’t an animated story attempting to evoke emotions and thought from you where the design is equally as important as the story. I’d consider the car a failure if it couldn’t convey that it was a car in the first place. That is what these character designs are.

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