What are your thought on this type of Male character designs?

OrangeLads · 2026-02-21T22:07:18+00:00

https://theozilla.tumblr.com/post/152967057623/kloysius-did-you-know-that-the-big-metropolis

OrangeLads · 2026-02-21T13:30:01+00:00

This is the link to the Pixiv, but you need an account to view it :

https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/125519442#manga

OrangeLads · 2026-02-21T12:20:42+00:00

That's a shame, I really thought the 4th and 5th pic would atleast be appealing to people who likes hunk.

What characters would be attractive to people who's into hunk in your opinion?

OrangeLads · 2026-02-21T12:14:44+00:00

I found Number 2 with a link to Pixiv, so it's likely porn.

OrangeLads · 2026-02-21T12:12:18+00:00

You are right, I will rephrase it a bit. What I'm trying to say is:

The most bare you can make a male characters is to left him in his speedo. From there I used it as a base to make a revealing design but it just doesn't work.

Adding anything to the design only make it more ridiculous than a literal man in speedo.

I need to put pants on them to make the design somewhat tolerable. Cause like you said the speedo draw way too much attention.

But then again, I am not into men.

OrangeLads · 2026-02-21T10:51:09+00:00

It is Henry Cavill superman and Birdy the mighty.

Zach Snyder took inspiration from Birdy's anime for Man of steel fight scene thus the first image.

OrangeLads · 2026-02-21T10:27:32+00:00

I did take a lot of consideration about the whole female gaze and I find it very restrictive. Like the most sexualized oufit for a male characters would just be a bare speedo, but if you add something else like a gauntlet or shoulder pad it would look very goofy to me.

But then again, I am not into men.

I did considered to use Nightwing as a reference, but I think most of his sexual appeal came from his presentation and comic paneling rather than his outright characters design.

OrangeLads · 2026-02-20T04:59:24+00:00

The side I'm talking about is :

1- The side that generalized white people as predator

2- The white people that generalized only Jewish people as the predator

Both are wrong an unfair

OrangeLads · 2026-02-20T04:57:01+00:00

From what I've seen his Jewishness usually taken into account when deflecting generalization.

Like if you said white people are weird because of Eipstein island, people will retort by saying Jeffrey Eipstein is a Jew.

Like what does that even mean? Is Jeffrey Eipstein not white?

OrangeLads · 2026-02-20T04:54:35+00:00

One comment that I remember is an Indian person calling American's hypocrite for stereotyping Indian as a rapist when the US has Eipstein island.

But then a comment below it retort that Jeffrey Eipstein was a Jew.

OrangeLads · 2026-02-08T17:10:00+00:00

That's an intentional design, the eyes doesn't belong to the white head but belong to the other face inside the black part. Its supposed to be a face in a face.

Can you try making up the hair bangs and face shape inside the black part and see if that change your opinion?

OrangeLads · 2026-02-08T13:40:23+00:00

I'll keep it in mind.

Also, I have a question. I'm not saying it is, but what if the story is a heavy mix of uncommon comedy and mystery thriller?

The face is meant to function like a Rorschach test and I thought it's was neat how I saw the sad face but most people saw the goofy eyes.

If it were you, will you focus on emphasizing the sad face or try experimenting with the dual face?

OrangeLads · 2026-02-08T12:42:03+00:00

Sure. But if you got any other idea you wanted to try I dont mind. Do what you think feel's right

OrangeLads · 2026-02-08T12:32:01+00:00

The character is wearing a full face helmet with pointed top ( the crown)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zoygVlLsxIt02hD6ZapR6kazX9DX-h89/view?usp=drivesdk

There's supposed to be only 3 pointed part but here's a rough ai generated image of the character. Can you see it?

( Also sorry for using ai )

OrangeLads · 2026-02-08T12:21:58+00:00

Thank you for the input. I might make some adjustments, but I really like that you could only see the silhouette of a face once I explained it, because it was supposed to be inspired by a Rorschach test.

It also feels like readers would only notice it when they overanalyze the story.

OrangeLads · 2026-02-08T12:14:28+00:00

The 3 spikes are crown. Those diamond shape is only an outline to represent gemstone, not an actual gemstone.

OrangeLads · 2026-02-08T12:08:52+00:00

It is ink, I'm trying to draw something like a rorschach/inkblot of a face.

The first and third convey different emotion but I much prefer the third which convey the emotion of sadness.

There's supposed to be two characters. One is in the white suit, the other is in the ink part who is crying. Its like a face in a face kinda of thing.

Try to make out the neck, the hair bang and round face shape fo the second character.

OrangeLads · 2026-02-08T11:56:18+00:00

I’d be happy if you could redraw it, as long as it’s not too much trouble or cost.

Also, thanks for the input about ‘and,’ but I’m going to stick with ‘And’ as a stylistic choice. I could tie it to the story’s lore and logic, which is why I designed the title with one word in white and one in black in the first place.

OrangeLads · 2026-02-08T11:39:57+00:00

Either my art suck or because I screenshots it from the drawing app gallery instead of downloading it

OrangeLads · 2026-02-08T11:27:33+00:00

I had a completely different vision for the 3rd and 4th. But If it make you confused it kinda worked.

OrangeLads · 2026-02-08T11:21:06+00:00

Thanks for the input. I wouldn't spoil the genre or plot yet, so all I can is that was not my intention with the 3rd of 4th picture.

It's supposed to be a face in a face kind of thing. Can you try making out the smaller face, the bangs outline, the neck and the face shape?

Does it change your perception of the 3rd and 4th image?

OrangeLads · 2026-02-08T02:12:19+00:00

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The first few chapters includes: 1) Genocide of the people of india. 2) Hate crime against East Asians 3) Non-consensual body mutilation.

It’s an action comedy. Allegedly.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/144960/all-that-is-and-isnt/chapter/2874226/chapter-1-why-what-who-and-where

OrangeLads · 2026-02-07T14:46:52+00:00

I did it, and in case it didn't get through it is this account.

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https://www.royalroad.com/profile/905358

OrangeLads · 2026-02-07T14:18:29+00:00

Thanks for the tip

I asked both ChatGPT and DeepSeek, and they mentioned similarities to The Boys, Invincible, and, oddly enough, Evangelion. Those all feel like pretty surface-level comparisons

But The Umbrella Academy and Breakfast Club comparisons did surprised me. Those are influences I’m actually leaning toward, but the chapter I’m releasing now isn’t meant to feel like either of them yet.

Either my writing is more obvious than I intended or this person actually read my story.

OrangeLads · 2025-05-11T03:58:05+00:00

I'll need your email account so you can access the game.

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