oh awsome emouse emo-mouse hehehe i love word play

Cheer up, emo mouse!

Double posting, I don't even care. I noticed that Artie's right arm (left from our perspective) Only seems to have two joints, due to his paw resting on his leg. His left arm (on the right from our perspective) seems to have three joints. Seems a bit nit-picky, but it looked unnatural and was just something that bothered me. Otherwise, well done, Immy.

Agreed. Having some sort of swell or bump for that wrist would probably help to make the arm looke longer...maybe.

Niiice. I was hoping for a view of the marriage tattoos in his cast picture. The older look really fits him.

Freakin' emo boy.

poor emo-mouse. The tattoo explanation works, since he's got fur instead of just skin like dolphins do.

Poor guy, so much has happened to him, especially recently. I really hope he can pull it together.

...I think somebody needs a hug! :D

I like how all of his hair is growing out. As opposed to how he used to have Beatle-bangs in the front and long in the back. It suits him.

Also, I get a kick out of the idea that the Old Artie would not have chosen to pose shirtless. :3

Re: his arm-have you tried posing in front of a (preferably full-length) mirror and just sketching how the hand looks from there? That's what I do if I need a ref when doing hands and arms.

His crotch is on FIYAH.
The forehead looks a little too big, I think, and the arms are a little iffy, but he works well in this style nonetheless.

I think his forehead is a little too high, as well. Tho that might be me.

Otherwise, great picture. Captures Artie's personality quite well.

only seems to be a problem on his left arm though

I love you because of the fact you realised tattoos + fur = DON'T WORK. <3 It's mind boggling how many characters I see who are furry but have tattoos. X_x

It's dyed! ;)

In THIS case yes.
But the number of people who use tattoos on characters with fur and then try to justify it are numerous. And pet peeves are pet peeves. :O

This is true. See, in MY case, I could get away with them.

Of course, no fur or scales to impede.

I don't like how large his forehead is, it makes him seem old...

i think is kind of... SUPOSED to look older >.>

poor poor artie

Wow he looks really cool now^^

the forehead is a tad big and the eyes seem way too soft for sadness, he looks a bit high

It's blankness. That stage of depression when you just plain don't care. you look blank, distant, and uncaring. That's how he is right now... *speaking from experience*

Favorite character in the tale, now made even more epic Great job Immy!

the whole thing with Artie is still a lil ??? to me ^^;;;;; hes looking good though

Arms need a bit of work - other than that, pretty damn good ^.^

such an emo

lookin good though

hmmm....

whiskers are just a bit too emphasized... maybe make them a bit shorter, or change the color.


but much better than the new Matt and Joel

HIS HAIR. I wanna pet it. I bet Melusine would too. MORE B'AAAAAW.

I really really like that you're adding more of a the species into the style, you've done a lot more than just change the eyes. But on the species, don't mice have really obvious pink noses?

And on the subject of fur tattoos... Regardless of what the fur does, wouldn't he still have the tattoos on his skin underneath? If you really wanna play with it, you could say the tattoos changes the pigment the fur grows as. It'd still shuffle around like you've shown it, but it's one train of thought.

If that sounded pompous, I didn't mean it to be. I really like this whole progression you're doing, and I'm sure lots of other folks feel the same. ^^

That's not how tattoos work, though. Hair doesn't change color when the skin beneath is tattooed.

Not denying that. I just propose the idea of having something, not ink, that makes such a reaction so it does change the fur/hair growth. It's more than just a hand-wave explanation, but not -really- that much better.
We've got a world full of anthros that've adjusted millions of things about normal human life to being furred/tailed/scaled/etc lives, just a thought as to something else that could be adjusted. *shrug*

he looks so wise,
and those feet!

I think his forehead looks fine. That one arm, though.... I agree that his arm needs work. Also, it could just be the lack of a background, but his posture kinda looks like he's just floating there.... I mean, I imagine a floor, and maybe something that he's sitting on, but he back, lower legs, and feet just seem too vertical for him to be crouching.

PS: Am I the only one who thinks it looks like his pants are bulging a little?

he looks so emo that makes me feel sad.
does that was supposed to happen? if yes, exelent pic.

aww
*hugs him*

eh, i sorta miss the old style for him, but your getting better :D

poor Artie

awww poor artie (*hugs the poor mouse*)

I'd say just making artie's forearm and hand bigger, to make up for the perspective issue. Other than that, great portrait

I think I would advise making the "snout" a little slimmer, or a little longer, or both: he doesn't quite read as a rodent, more as a "indeterminate critter."

But otherwise definitely liking the changes.

New Artie joins New Joel as my favorite of the New Style.

I love the new style immy!!!

Wonderful!! :D!! Artie's always been my favorite ^^ I just wanna hug him and make him know everything'll be ok D: Definate fav <33

Aww, cheer up Artie!

Now that I think of it, even if he chose to have marriage tattoos, didn't Melsuine die? Or do she exist in spirt (al a Joel's sister)? Guess I will have to wait another week to find out. Oh well. Nice work so far, btw. Like the new deigns. The ones I like so far are Joel, Matt (sans the creepy grin), and this one.

Man, he looks like he's seen some better days.

Cheer up, emo kid!

great job on the fur color transition around the "tattoos."
the right pec (artie's right) looks a little misshapen...like you started the upward curve a little too early.

very nice, though. much for the dedication to the style re-vamp.

I thought the "marriage" tattoos were more of a permanent change of his hair due to the magic bonding of the two. They seemed magical especially with the telekinetic powers. I dunno, something to think about?

Also Artie seems more Rat than Mouse.. for some reason I always thought of him as a rat due to the ear/nose construction. Rats have smaller ears and wider noses where as mice have larger ears and a smaller, pointier nose.

Well, seeing as how there's no such thing as magic, this seems rather unlikely.

You captured his expression perfectly... It really DOES look like he's depressed, not just BAWWW EMO like most of the pictures I see. This picture shows a very realistic emotion.

His right arm's forearm needs to be longer still, unless his emoness has turned him into a cripple >>;

So he's gone past anger right to depression? Meh.

Awhh, He seems more mouselike now. Like, kinda creepy, less cute. It may just be the way he;s croutching.... but meh.

Your style has come such a long way from when i first started watching you. ^_^

I think you've captured his despair pretty well, as well as an empty feel to his eyes. I look forward to Artie appearing in the comic!

I like this - it looks almost not like artie any more but i still really like this!

I like Artie like this. He's sad but he also (with help from the markings) looks ready to go commando on those responsible for his grief.

That reminds me, I've always felt that Artie was responsible for the reported oil spill at the dolphin city (the one one Joel denied causing). Would he stoop to revenge or just feel sorry for himself? 'cause at that point he definitely felt vengeful.

Boo.

Oh I love this got he's cool looking the dakest white thing I've seen

I'm very proud of your artistic improvements and hope to see more from you ;D

Yes. Artie is emo. Buuuut, he has his long hair again! Yay ^_^

Voice: <Cuddle ponce of ultimate love and happiness!!!!>
Artie: NOOOO emo...powers.. fading ... Crawling in myyyy skyyyyyyyynnnnnnn

A beautiful picture of a wonderful character!

he looks waaay messed up, and very emo...
poor guy
but his tatoos are awesome!!

Just a suggestion (something I've thought of for a while for fur patterns) there would or could possibly be a way to change a fur colour permanently by working at the gland level, which would indeed make it a tattoo of sorts.


As for the forshortning, if the elbow is going back, it needs to get smaller near the elbow, and our left (his right) hand needs to be at least the same size as the one on the right, that might help :)

That little strip of hair makes the forehead look so much better, nice job.

I still love 'im XD

....and damn, he looks hotter now! XD

The opposite of the other Artie pic, I think this one shows his willingness to fight and a loss of his vulnerability that was further enhanced through the "Metastasis" story line.

Sorry for interpreting character pics, Immy, but I'm starting to see inside the essence of what makes them individuals, even if good or evil.