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ready...set...Hyung TAE KIM Anonymous
hyung tae kim is a GOD
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>> Koban the Ninja Kat
>>155839
He used to be, but his anatomy's gotten all fucked up :(
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>>155924
fan-service effect, baby !
I like it but it's true it may seem "vulgar"...
Same goes for Falcoon too
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>> Mii
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The hips = the win. And heres one of my fav pics by him
>> Anonymous
I never understood this guy's popularity. Sure, he can color, but as mentioned, he doesn't know anatomy. Basically, ugly girls are still ugly, even if they're colored well.
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envy
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>>155993
Maybe he knows about anatomy but only has his own style. Never thought about that?
>> Anonymous
>>155924
>>155993
they are right. He's still an amazing designer and colorist but the anatomy's bleh sometimes
>> Anonymous
>>155993
>>156001
>>155924
I agree. The coloring is downright spectacular, but the anatomy makes it somewhat of an eyesore. Another thing I don't like about his artwork (this in relation to magna carta) is the not so much adrogyny as more of "gender confusion." A few of the characters I thought to be female when I looked at the artwork, turned out to be male, and vice-versa.

All-in-all, he's a great artist, but I wouldn't rank him as god.
In b4 tl;dr.
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>>156004
Yes, you're right about the thing that he isnt a god. But a very very good artist he is. And I understand that many people dont like his style. Not all like that gind of hips and stuff.

I mostly adore his character and cloth design. Allmost all of the cloths are really unique, and same goes with the characters too imo. And at the moment I'm really in love with his art.
And I just want to say that if you dont like his art, people, dont come and say like "he sucks at anatomy and/or drawing lol" Cause he doesnt. You just cant please everyone with your art. I'm done now. Thanks
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I dont really like the stars on the outfit, but this is still cool
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Butt?
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Anyone have bigger version of this?
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And the last one I'm going to post now.
>> Anonymous
I like HTK, but I'd just want to say something which bothers me, and to avoid definitive answers which I don't like : the "style" doesn't explain everything, every guy who can more or less draw can draw realistically, but HTK chooses a more stylized way, influenced by hentai. Hence the boobs and anatomical weirdnesses.
>> Anonymous
>>156038

Wrong. I present exhibit A, Rob Liefeld, who has his own style as well but can't draw to save his life.
>> Anonymous
>>156043

Incorrect. He can draw. You just don't like what he draws.
>> Anonymous
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and all, but I don't get all the anatomy hate. I mean dang, they got two arms, two legs, and two hoo haas, everything is in the right place. If things are a little more curvasious than you're use to, its just a different style, doesn't make it wrong or all that wonky. Guy is my hero, definately one of my favorites I've seen
>> Anonymous
>>156032
Those shoes are fucking awesome. I WANT those shoes.
>> Onanymous
Seriously, people who complain that an artist doesn't know anatomy are fucking retarded.

Especially here, where mostly every picture has a girl with eyes that take up a third or more of their face.

He has his own style, you eff'n morons. Get over it.
>> Anonymous
I think of HTK as a good version of Falcoon. It's not that he doesn't know about anatomy; he deforms it to adapt it to his style (like almost every manga artist).

Sometimes his works looks a bit weird, but he's a top tier artist.

The only thing that annoys me are his costume designs.
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He draws hideously huge,ugly-ass feet. I can't tolerate that outside of Street Fighter Zero/Alpha.
>> Anonymous
THANK YOU for this thread... it was awesome.


Second of all, I'd just like to say that Hyung Tae Kim does indeed know anatomy. He's making conscious decisions about how to express the PROPORTIONS, however -- subtle but important difference. It's the same thing in his work as it is with American comics, where artists generally know the way the body works, but for reasons of emphasis choose to make certain parts larger than life -- hands and feet for example.

Those who do not like the very specific and engineered proportion tweaking that HTK does just does not like his stylistic touch, simple. But just keep in mind he IS doing it intentionally.... that much is obvious.
>> Anonymous
Speaking as an artist: his anatomy is fine and he has a very good grasp of muscle structure. But his proportioning is really strange and often inconsistent.

Artists understand the difference. Rob Liefeld sucks at both.
>> Anonymous
>>156220
Artists also know that if you're drawing something stylistically, proportions can vary.

Jesus Christ. Why do you guys keep picking on Kim's art all the time? Why not do it with all stylized Ecchi art while you're at it? It's a stupid thing to argue. You'd just making yourself sound like a selective know-it-all.
>> n v us n r u
>>156220
hmmm, this artist likes HTK.

his anatomy is like hendrix to someone who studies classical music every day. it's a refreshingly different interpretation from the mundane norm.

and unless you are an artist with at least a few years of life drawing under your belt, you can't appreciate the complex 'variations' HTK uses to create dynamic movement with a standing subject using dramatic perspective and pose.

to be honest, his ability to 'color' comes second to his perspective translations. it is only used to enhance a well-conceived line ... like the paintjob on a classic Shelby.
>> Anonymous
With an artist like this, there IS a difference between knowledge and style.. unlike many artists that claim their lack of ability is a "style." (coughfurriescough) While many anime artists have rather distinct.. and sometimes fucked-up styles.. most are pretty accomplished at real-life drawing, anatomy, etc.

Unlike many wannabe "anime" artists here in the states that teach themselves to draw anime and nothing else, most professional animators will have a solid core of true-to-life drawing skills under their belt. Aside from simply laying a strong foundation, it also helps serve to be able to adapt to the "house style" of whatever project your working on.
>> Absolutely Correct... Anonymous
>>156245

The Hendrix VS Classical point is spot on!

After 3 years of figure drawing I'm still stuck on the "draw what you see" thing. Guys like HTK who can take the human form and tweak it into something new and original are awesome.

Spend a few years taking college level figure drawing from professionals (NOT professors) before you try to critique a master like HTK
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I'm glad theres at least few sane guys/girls here in 4chan. I was really worried that this thread would be another war between noobs.

But thanks guys you really saved my day. If I'd see a fight here as the first thing in the morning, I'd be pissed off
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I dunno why, but I like this pic very much. Its just beautiful
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>> Anonymous
There is a difference between style and not knowing anatomy. Whether or not HTK knows anatomy, it's a fact that he takes it so far that a lot of people think it looks odd, which means he's got a weird taste. Personally I can't stand his "style", since some of the characters he draws look like deformed mutants, or half-furries.
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>>156353
Personally I love it. Masami Obari draws like this too, and... I dunno, I just love it.
>> Anonymous
His colouring is great and he does know his anatomy when he wants to but normally he doesn't pay enough attention and he ends up with mistakes that he doesn't bother to fix.

The problem lies in that a lot of the poses look awkward, so it just looks uncomfortable: joints twisted, elongation of torsos, small heads. then he colours it in a 'realistic' way giving the pictures a very solid look which doesn't mesh with the more interpretive use of anatomy. He also makes other lazy mistakes, like not quite positionning the eye correctly but then colouring the flesh around it as if it was a centimetre over to the left which is a common amateurish mistake. He is tying too hard to fit the drawing to the pose he decided even after he should realise he made a mistake.

I still like some of his stuff it just seems disappointing that he was not as thorough with his initial drawing and then tries to cover it up with his flashy colouring.

Hendrix still kept in tune.
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hips,titties,round ass,antomy seems correct to me.
>> Anonymous
>>156394Hendrix still kept in tune.

Actually most the time he tuned to an alternative E pattern.
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>> Anonymous
>>156045

Wrong. He can't draw. Therefore, that is why I don't like him.
>> error The_Guy_With_The_Gun
there's a massive, unreasonable, unforgivable error in those artworks : absence of nudity or hentai stuff.
for the rest this guy can fux most of his concorrence
maybe doing hentai will turn himself in a living monopolizer...uhmm i smell antitrust XD
>> Anonymous
If you think HTK can't draw anything other than deformed bodies you need to check out some of his earlier works,. Then again, if you made informed comments, you wouldn't be proper trolls.
>> bodhi
i loved thei thread for all that it is... this artist id d4mn good... also im an artist and there is nothing wrong with his anotomy... + every woman is diffrent cant have all the bitches he draws look the same anotomy wise
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that's stupid, lack of skill is lack of skill, not a style...

HTK, ROB! and Mogudan are all the same overrated shit.
>> Anonymous
>>156045

Bullshit, Liefeld can't draw. The style excuse doesn't even come close to saving him.
>> Anonymous
>>156814

Try harder, troll.
>> Anonymous
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No, hee can draw. It's just that everything he draws FUCKING SUCKS.