Kowachi
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Peacekeeper, Page 2
🕑 Added 2024-07-06 12:34:36 +0000 UTCAnd here's the final art for this page!
This one took me longer than expected because I really struggled to get it to a place I was happy with. Even now, I'm still not totally satisfied with the end result, but I'm not sure what else I can do short of redrawing the entire thing from scratch. But hey! I started this comic to help me learn and practice dynamic action, so hopefully I can take what I learned from this one into the next page when I get to it.
If you missed page 1, be sure to check out the main post!
UPDATE: Corrected a couple of mistakes in Korra's design on panel 4.
Comments
Kowachi
Thank you! ❤
Linda Lohmaier
The movement in this is glorious. You can almost feel the wind from Korra' staff.
Kowachi
Thanks! I'd say that was semi-intentional. I was focused more on making her body look like she's twisting around in an airbending spiral before going into the strike. I'm glad to read the two motions seem to link up properly 😊
Berata Nikto
We usually give newbies styrofoam bats - same diff, although the weight’s very different - if intentional or not, the way you have Korra’s hips angled works well for the strike she’s about to deliver
Kowachi
Thank you! ❤ It's nice to see people notice those details. I'm not a martial artist but I know Avatar's animators go out of their way to make fight moves look concise and grounded, despite the fantastical elements, so I tried my best to replicate that in comic form. I may have spent a little time swinging around a vacuum cleaner tube to figure out those hand movements 🤣
Berata Nikto
Sorry to read you being so hard on yourself - as a martial artist myself, I really appreciate it when people spend time on the hand exchanges and weight alterations that are required when using staff or sword - I liked seeing Korra’s move close up!
