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An unexpected proposal is in the cards for Jayce and Viktor in this fic by @communionnimrod 💍

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I've seen this often where they try to draw a figure with a plaid skirt or vest, and regardless of the laws of depth & perspective that should be governing the garment, the lines in the plaid are straight up and down, even when the garment itself is tilted at an angle, and bends or creases with the position of the wearer.

i want to make a formal apology to anyone out there who was personally harmed or traumatized by this piece and my method for creating it. i simply didn’t want to spend the time on the very difficult task of making each crane by hand since this art was literally just a little fun piece. also apparently there is nothing in the books about him having gold cranes on his jacket? idk man

My dude, that is literally a confession.

That said, I am not complaining about the fact that you "cheated", rather I was pointing out that your picture suffered as a result. I went into specific details how it does not look right to me, a human being, with eyes, connected to a brain, who knows what clothing looks like when draped on a human body. You made an image that does not look like that, because you attempted to copy-paste the image that you drew, rather than redraw it each time, adapting it for what the fabric is supposed to be doing in each place. I don't care about the means you used, I am just pointing out that because of that means, your art suffered.

i want to make a formal apology to anyone out there who was personally harmed or traumatized by this piece and my method for creating it.

As you are the victim here, it's up to you if the apology is accepted.

i simply didn’t want to spend the time on the very difficult task of making each crane by hand

Oh, I know. I imagine everyone knows. "I did not do the job properly because I did not want to put in the effort" is not generally a justification or a viable comeback against criticism anywhere outside the art world. As I said, you did not need to show him with a coat with a specific pattern that you were not capable of properly depicting. You could have done a solid color coat and I would not have had a word to say.

also apparently there is nothing in the books about him having gold cranes on his jacket? idk man

Than take the word of someone who does. You know art, I know WoT.

I freely admit, I would not be capable of doing a drawing nearly as good. I would not be able to begin to utilize your duplication method. But as I said, I am a person who knows what cloth looks like, and your technique for replicating the image undermines your effort to draw it.

in the future i will be flogging myself publicly before each art session to remind myself of my abject failures

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