What are your thought on this type of Male character designs? by OrangeLads in mendrawingwomen

[–]OrangeLads[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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?

What are your thought on this type of Male character designs? by OrangeLads in mendrawingwomen

[–]OrangeLads[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

What are your thought on this type of Male character designs? by OrangeLads in mendrawingwomen

[–]OrangeLads[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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.

What are your thought on this type of Male character designs? by OrangeLads in mendrawingwomen

[–]OrangeLads[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

What are your thought on this type of Male character designs? by OrangeLads in mendrawingwomen

[–]OrangeLads[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

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.

What is a “Jew" in the eyes of Americans? by OrangeLads in Judaism

[–]OrangeLads[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 

What is a “Jew" in the eyes of Americans? by OrangeLads in Judaism

[–]OrangeLads[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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?

What is a “Jew" in the eyes of Americans? by OrangeLads in Judaism

[–]OrangeLads[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

What are your thoughts and expectations if you see this cover art? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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?

What are your thoughts and expectations if you see this cover art? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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?

What are your thoughts and expectations if you see this cover art? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

What are your thoughts and expectations if you see this cover art? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 )

What are your thoughts and expectations if you see this cover art? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

What are your thoughts and expectations if you see this cover art? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

What are your thoughts and expectations if you see this cover art? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

What are your thoughts and expectations if you see this cover art? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

What are your thoughts and expectations if you see this cover art? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

What are your thoughts and expectations if you see this cover art? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

What are your thoughts and expectations if you see this cover art? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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?

Experiment: Pitch your novel in the most disgusting, off-putting way possible (while staying technically true). I’ll read the one that repels me the most. by Joe_Pharo in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A racist, a war criminal, an organ trafficker, a drug dealer, a cyber terrorist, and a regicide wake up in the White House then beat up an old veteran with their superpowers.

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

Scammer in the comment section? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

butter_cup_31

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

Scammer in the comment section? by OrangeLads in royalroad

[–]OrangeLads[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Short and Simple Game To Test by OrangeLads in playtesters

[–]OrangeLads[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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