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Post by Turin not Torino on Jan 4, 2022 7:22:02 GMT -5
Came across this this morning: WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY I much prefer the more realistic covers, this one looks way too cartoony for me
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jan 4, 2022 9:08:18 GMT -5
Is this CP?
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Post by tema on Jan 4, 2022 9:34:19 GMT -5
Looks like the same illustrator that did the Tigerstar and Sasha Polish covers. Not bad. Could be worse, could be the the Russian covers.
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Post by Sand 🎃 on Jan 4, 2022 11:43:38 GMT -5
Illustrator/artist is kordian_art on Instagram according to this Twitter thread. There's also a banner image too. I like the art for its color scheme and how well done it is, but Crookedstar looks kinda cartoon-y to me.
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Post by Flamefrost on Jan 4, 2022 12:04:32 GMT -5
Illustrator/artist is kordian_art on Instagram according to this Twitter thread. There's also a banner image too. I like the art for its color scheme and how well done it is, but Crookedstar looks kinda cartoon-y to me. Oh that is stunning to be fair. I like that they actually showed Crookedstars injury unlike the english covers, but something about the eyes feel a bit off to me... Out of all the covers out I would still pick this one.
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Post by Sand 🎃 on Jan 4, 2022 12:10:08 GMT -5
The eyes are what I find off too, I'm not sure why. I like how his jaw is drawn, it looks like how it's described in the books.
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Post by tema on Jan 4, 2022 12:15:36 GMT -5
Illustrator/artist is kordian_art on Instagram according to this Twitter thread. There's also a banner image too. I like the art for its color scheme and how well done it is, but Crookedstar looks kinda cartoon-y to me. Oh that is stunning to be fair. I like that they actually showed Crookedstars injury unlike the english covers, but something about the eyes feel a bit off to me... Out of all the covers out I would still pick this one. It's probably the anthro-morphing. Adding in human-like pupils and morphing it into something resembling the 'Dreamworks eyebrows' mismatches against the more detailed and anatomically-faithful body. It reads as 'off' with how we think a cat should look. The artist isn't bad at all, she just seems to mostly be used to more simplistic works. Also, this was cute: cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/028/078/715/small/urszula-przybylska-nooo.jpg?1593435082
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Post by Midnightcacoon loves Sunbeam on Jan 4, 2022 12:49:25 GMT -5
The art is really pretty, just different from normal polish styled warrior cat covers. I do prefer the more realistic styled covers, but this one is still a 10/10 for all the detail and such.
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Post by Rainfire on Jan 4, 2022 14:27:51 GMT -5
I definitely prefer the more realistic Polish covers too, but I still really like this one! Waaaaay more than the original cover, anyways.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jan 4, 2022 16:36:11 GMT -5
It seems oddly disproportional to me. Like the paws and head.
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Post by 𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 on Jan 4, 2022 17:23:05 GMT -5
I adore the background and character design but the proportions are just off in regards to Crookedstar's head and paws while his eyes seem rather cartoonishly human.
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Jan 4, 2022 18:24:23 GMT -5
The background is simply amazing. I love drawing backgrounds myself and seeing these extremely detailed well-drawn backgrounds made by other artists makes me feel so jealous lol.
Crookedstar does look cartoony but also really cute. It makes me think he's a kit or younger apprentice.
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Post by emofang on Jan 4, 2022 20:46:21 GMT -5
i really like it! its really refreshing to finally see some offical art that doesn't "sugarcoat" how bad crookedstar's injury is. i love the maple leaves on the ground and the background is amazing
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Post by Numquam on Jan 4, 2022 21:27:59 GMT -5
The background is stunning and I think Crookedstar looks very good here, I especially love how his fur and jaw look.
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Post by Turin not Torino on Jan 5, 2022 6:45:02 GMT -5
I do really like the background, and I love the hidden nod to Mapleshade with the maple leaves (did not pick up on that when I first saw it). I think for me it's just that the eyes are too big, his front paws are too big, and I think overall he's too soft looking (more like a pampered kittypet as opposed to a wild cat). I mean no disrespect in any way to the artist. I just remember the first time I saw the Polish version of Yellowfang's Secret and Tallstar's Revenge, and remember how floored I was at how realistic the artwork seemed, so compared to those, I was a bit disappointed in this one. Another fairly new CP cover is the Chinese reprint, and while it's also a bit cartoonish, I think I like it just a little bit more:
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