Flashback Friday – Balrog

 Artwork  No Responses »
Jun 092017
 

Hello! It’s Friday and that’s good for flashbacks. Let’s get to it.

Balrog is a boxer and apparently he was heavily based on Mike Tyson, hence why he was named M. Bison in the original Japanese version. He was renamed Balrog to make things less obvious. He was one of the three bosses you had to fight before reaching the big boss…M. Bison (Vega in the original).

Here’s Barnaby ready to get in the ring. I like how the boxing pose turned out. I tried something new with the mouth to try to make it look like he was sneering at his opponent.

Here’s the comparison to the original. There was definitely something off about his belly in the original and his paws were way too small.

And that’s all for this week. Next Friday is…another day.

Flashback Friday – Guile

 Artwork  No Responses »
May 262017
 

Hey it’s Friday! Another week has come and is about to go! That’s always good news. And what better way to celebrate than to post a flashback? I can’t think of one, can you?

Guile is one of two American fighters from Street Fighter II (the other being Ken). His military fatigues suggest that he’s in the armed forces. For some reason, he was probably my least favorite character in Street Fighter II (well maybe after Blanka). His trademark is his spiked hair.

Here’s Red Rich, or rather Green Rich, stepping in as Guile. I don’t have a whole lot to say about this piece. It’s solid.

Here’s a comparison to the original. The frontal pose of the original showed the costume more, but I like the dimensions better on the second. And just now, as I’m posting this, I realize that I forgot to include the American flag tattoo on his right arm in the new piece. The old piece’s hair makes me wonder where his ears are. I corrected that in the new one as I can believe his ears are actually somewhere in all that hair.

That’s it for this week. Have a good weekend everybody and see you all again next week for more fun stuff!

 

Flashback Friday – Cammy

 Carja's Corner  No Responses »
May 192017
 

Hello and welcome back to Flashback Friday where Friday is full of deja vu. And that’s a good thing!

Cammy was added to Street Fighter II: The New Warriors. Why they didn’t just make the move to Street Fighter III is beyond me. She’s British special forces…or something like that.

Here’s Zoë returning as Cammy. The biggest challenge was fitting the beret on her head. Once again I had to resort to covering up one ear with it.

Here’s the comparison to the original. This is one of the pieces I was most looking forward to redoing. The dimensions of the original were just terrible. The idea of giving Zoë abs didn’t really work out either.

That’s all for this week. More fighting in the streets next week.

Flashback Friday – M Bison

 Artwork  No Responses »
May 052017
 

Hello and good Friday morning to all the Flashback fans out there. This is the one post that may go up on time this week, barring any silliness on my part. Enjoy!

In the original Japanese, M Bison and Vega’s names are inverted. For some reason, Capcom thought the name M Bison worked better for the end boss. I don’t know that I’d ever be able to reach him, let alone beat him on the regular mode. I have managed to beat him on Easy though.

Big Oonch returns as M Bison. The biggest challenge was the right arm. For some reason, it just kept looking too thin. It’s still a little thinner than I’d like, but it’s much better than it started.

Here’s a comparison to the original. This was still in the time where I tried not to show Oonch’s or Cyran’s legs (to sell that they were short). You also see how thin the arms could turn out.

That’s all for this week. Some more fighting in the street comes at you next Friday. Don’t miss it!

Flashback Friday – Chun-li

 Artwork  No Responses »
Apr 282017
 

It’s Friday morning! That means the work week is coming to a close, but more importantly, it’s flashback time! Click on a pic! You’ll see it big!

Chun-li was THE female character in Street Fighter II…until The New Challengers came out where they added Cammy. She kicked butt…literally. Her specialty was a flurry of kicks that was pretty much the easiest of all the special moves to pull off, at least for me.

Here’s Nektara as Chun-li. That kicking pose is quite something to draw considering my characters’ dimensions.

Here’s the comparison to the original. Oddly enough, the posing might be a little better on the original, but the overall effect is of course much better in the new piece. The colouring is more on model for Nektara for sure.

That’s all for this week. More fighting in the street next week.

 Older Entries  Newer Entries