Actually, I think that's a very good analysis of *why* it's somewhat jarring to the eye--it's FLAT. Also, Ed and the other characters have no "color sep" between the whites of their eyes and their cheeks--"color sep" is an animation term used by inkers meaning a color shading or even a simple black line that gives dimention and suggests a lower eyelid --these characters don't have them--that scene where Maes and Gracia are talking on the couch--just look at Mae's face--the angles are all wrong. And this is part of why Roy just doesn't look right--even in the Manga his face has more dimention, even though Arakawa often draws him with a nearly round, almost babyish face, in profile she does give him a more defined jaw line.
Studio Bones is capable of such good work--"Wolf's Rain" being a shining example. I had hopes that Brotherhood might be of that calibre...but this attempt to (unsuccessfully) adapt Arakawa's artwork just isin't working yet. I don't mind Ed too much--and I think Hohenheim looks great--but Roy looks like shit. Pure and simple.
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Date: 2009-04-06 11:41 pm (UTC)Studio Bones is capable of such good work--"Wolf's Rain" being a shining example. I had hopes that Brotherhood might be of that calibre...but this attempt to (unsuccessfully) adapt Arakawa's artwork just isin't working yet. I don't mind Ed too much--and I think Hohenheim looks great--but Roy looks like shit. Pure and simple.