The Spanish Ninja By TixieLix Watch

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This was one of two entries I did for the UDON Capcom Fighting Tribute way back in January (the reason why I didn't post anything for Vega's b'day then.)



I had the idea of doing a Phantom of the Opera inspired drawing, because there are just so many comparisons between Vega and the Phantom (and I could totally see him hanging from the chandelier and pulling similar shenanigans - see SF II V haha) Overall, I went for the chiaroscuro look like Caravaggio's and tried to make it dark with an ominous atmosphere while at the same time contrasting it with richness in colours and textures to allude to Vega's contrast of personality and appearance.



There are quite a few elements that do seem familiar compared with my previous Vega art and that's because I wanted to try and perfect certain aspects of how I see this character. I'm actually glad the other entry got chosen over this: while I am pleased with it, I can't help but notice things I should have done differently, especially if I were to do it now and time does make them even more obvious... ah well... what's done is done and the only point is to learn from it.

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Published : May 10, 2015