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Nv, by Masway

So, I’m not sure, but I think I may have caused the moderators of Bad Archer Art to weep with joy when I re-blogged Masway’s excellent archer concept art on my Tumblr last week. Archer Art focuses on artists’ lack of understanding of how archery works—things like bows held clumsily and arrows notched inappropriately, as well as poor outfit designs and bad footwork. I suspect Masway’s portrait came as a breath of fresh air after this horrible image of four archer girls wearing painted-on outfits while standing in sewage(?) in Liefield-inspired action poses.

From what I learned from Masway, our lovely archer here was an unused concept portrait for a game for Sega. I don’t know if it was unused because the game was abandoned or if they simply took another direction with it, but regardless, I think it was an unfortunate waste of a terrific character design. Though clearly quite young, our heroine is strong, brave, and determined with an excellent field archer/skirmisher ensemble.

Watch Your Back by Masway

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don’t leave me by Masway

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Jiangshi by Masway

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