First impression if you saw this tattoo? - General Tiki

CJ Cole Jr Member Joined: Dec 14, 2014 Posts: 8	CJ Cole Jr Posted posted on Thu, Jan 8, 2015 8:39 AM On 2015-01-08 08:26, bigbrotiki wrote: While the illustration looks very original - because it is based on one -, the tattoo DOES look like he's smiling. I think images change when they are applied to a 3D surface and become more organic, and in this case it is dis-advantageous. There are other Kus that might work better. An ancient Tiki should look scowling, dangerous or brooding - smiley Tikis are reserved for Tiki pop. I think that if the angle of his eyes was adjusted he would be scowling rather than smirking.

On 2015-01-08 08:26, bigbrotiki wrote:
While the illustration looks very original - because it is based on one -, the tattoo DOES look like he's smiling. I think images change when they are applied to a 3D surface and become more organic, and in this case it is dis-advantageous.

There are other Kus that might work better. An ancient Tiki should look scowling, dangerous or brooding - smiley Tikis are reserved for Tiki pop.

I think that if the angle of his eyes was adjusted he would be scowling rather than smirking.

Post #734651 by Cole Jr on Thu, Jan 8, 2015 8:39 AM