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Originally Posted by dechirico7
It wouls have been better if they followed the art closer and used the muted tones. I know how the Liono fans feel now.
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Truthfully, this was my first thoughts on seeing the reveal pic.
I try to stay positive on everything, but I was really wanting an updated/realistic-ish Cheetara and I can't shake the strong feeling of disappointment with this reveal.
Hopefully I can offer some constructive criticism in case Sideshow is reading the thread and interested in making tweaks as they move forward.
Although I think Drew Barrymore is beautiful, her likeness doesn't work for this character. Cheetara was always one of the most human-looking of the group, but this one looks TOO human. I wish they brought out more cat-like features. (SSC did a very good job on the Cheetah PF's portrait with mixing human/feline features.)
The paint details are confusing, too. Why are her face and chest so peach when they should be a more white/alabaster tone? The arms could be a darker orange with better defined spots. The sculpt in those areas should be less smooth to imply fur over the current skin implication. (The implied fur was a downside to the Cheetah PF as that looked too much like smooth skin instead of light fur, too.)
This seems to be the design they're working from...
For the most part, I dig it. Just sculpt the fur areas better and make the closer to the original series. I also wish the statue's portrait was closer to this art (something that seems to be an ongoing battle... the Psylocke PF is the most extreme example of this).