Simplified depictions of humans or human-like entities seem to hold a particular charm for the human eye (or at least us here on Sup Forums) whether we find it attractive or visually pleasing. Perhaps it's because these art styles remove all the visual noise found in the highly detailed realistic anatomy of an actual human face/body and focus solely on the key landmark traits our brains are keyed to hone in on. But, if this were true then why do noodle art styles like Adventure Time hold their own charm? Perhaps it allows us to fill in the gaps of what is shown and what isn't allowing us to subconsciously project our own ideals onto a template.
And beyond simplified depictions, why do character designs that defy the conventional norm (aliens, animal people, fantasy races) hold so much appeal to people?
That said, what are some of your favorite unique character designs and art styles whose aesthetic challenge the conventions of normality & realism?
i disagree with this simplistic view that all cartoons are just simplified depictions of humans. they're all completely different, alien from each other, and most of them are grotesquely ugly to me, while others are so great I feel more connected to them than with real people
Cameron Long
Only weird social misfits would find fictional characters sexy appealing.
And those feelings will wither and die once they get with a woman who actually exists
Ryan Lewis
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Jason Myers
I could have sworn there was a thread of this earlier. What happened?
>all this autism to avoid the mods >all this autism for lewds
Josiah Richardson
And where are said lewds?
Xavier Edwards
A lot of designs only have appeal after you see them in motion. Voices also factor.
I lost track of Wander partway through the first season then started seeing all these Dominator threads and thought she looked kind of generic. I didn't fall on the bandwagon until I got back into the show.
John Richardson
>getting a girlfriend will magically make someone normal
you know how I know you don't have a girlfriend?
Zachary Sanders
How?
Hunter Evans
Even though the art style only works for certain characters in the show.
Lincoln Perry
Cheetara! C L A S S I C L A S S I C
Brandon Price
The Best.
Jack Martinez
The most fuckable skeletons of 2014.
Logan Wright
>Whulma Flintstone yeah yeah.
Justin Nelson
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Daniel Thompson
>And those feelings will wither and die once they get with a woman who actually exists married two kids I still have a waifu
Jaxson Thompson
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Adrian Brooks
i miss wander over yonder so much fuck you op
Connor Davis
>not having raven from teen titans as your first crush Normie fags
Asher Hill
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Lucas Bennett
>skeletons >possess breasts
Cooper Baker
skeltal majicks
Jaxon Walker
>what are some of your favorite unique character designs and art styles whose aesthetic challenge the conventions of normality & realism?
Noah Rodriguez
But the Season 1 designs were shit.
Lucas Wilson
>not liking a superior and expressive artstyle user...
Sebastian Scott
No it just looks cheap.
Mason Baker
Dominator looks like shit
Robert Walker
what is that from again?
Hunter Harris
>looks like shit I know right...
Nicholas Hill
I mean just look at her, she's hideous. barf! Who would be attracted to this thing...
Landon Long
>off-model What is your point?
Nathan Price
>chooses the most boring designs in the show because of /ss/
Leo Gonzalez
>the desingns that were actually expressive >"boring" And the /ss/ works with any design
Elijah White
This post, ironically, makes you come off as a weird social misfit.
