Candidate #1

gh quality art in terms of pictures showing characters from a certain show having sex. In this case people should look first at how well the candidates draw the body, face and expressions since, you know, it's sex and those elements are what matter. Than look at how well it's colored, shaded and all that (elements that can be improved way easier than anatomically correct drawing of said characters). But apparently they, at the moment, don't care of how well the bodies and faces are drawn because most are in so much lack of their daily dose of BleachPiXXX that they are willing to accept bad or at the very least very mediocre ones like this one. And the funny fact is the very same people will come later and bash the artist for how bad they are in very much the same manner as they did with FairyTailPiXXX since people there were always in the same mind-set ("artist isn't drawing very well but he'll improve" ) and look at them now, considering FairyTailPixxx the bottom of the barrel which is a shame since FairyTail has also a great amount of girls that can be used and is just as popular as Bleach or Naruto. In the end if they still insist on a replacement as great as Ellery or close to her level than they should look back at her pics and realize that what made her so great was her ability to draw the body correctly and faces as well unlike this sample which failed quite well there.

ut it also needs an improvement.

of the characters to look right than that's no good. Everyone keep's saying this did the coloring better etc. What's the point of him coloring right if the characters look very awkward and nothing like the actual ones and I'm mostly referring to the girls here since they are the most important. This is just barely better than what FairyTail's artist is offering at the moment but nowhere near Ellery. And again the coloring process, shading etc are things that can easily be improved upon. But in terms of body anatomy and facial expression as well as the face overall is something you need a great amount of time. Candidate 3 may have done it as a painting but at the very least he can do the face and body correctly for the most part. Why not give him a shot at improving on some normal line art drawing since I'm pretty sure he's more than capable of doing that considering how hard it is to make a painting which doesn't work around line arts that much usually. That's really what I don't understand. You got number 3 who can do for the most part right and than this one or the other that really don't shine. And people are willing to give a shot to the mediocre ones just because the only one that tops them on what matters felt like doing something more impressive like a painting. In terms of these kind of pictures the most important aspects are how good the faces and body are depicted. The coloring, shading etc are only second to those mostly because unlike the key elements the latter ones can be improved with minimal effort, of course assuming the artist is willing to work hard to improve them as well. And seeing as how number 3 went for a painting it's pretty clear he's more than ready to work hard since painting is no easy feat to pull off.

respect the boundaries of the line art ). Body dimensions are wrong, faces are drawn very awkwardly and do not manage to closely resemble the characters it tries to portray ( and I mean the human face of the girl not Mayuri since his face isn't one of a normal human and thus can be taken some big liberties with it, but even so he looks way to creepy as it is ). The details are non-existent ( pussy lips are nowhere to be seen and by the least bit of evidence indicating she has a pussy, namely that little red dot, it's clear there's no sense of detail there, also no inner lines in her hair to indicate multiple threads of hair for a more natural, realistic look, no eyebrows, no genuine facial expression on her face, Mayuri's lower half is way too far away from the position his upper half is located, even if he's supposedly bending his lower half outwards the resulting angle wouldn't be so big, his hands are extremely small almost half the size they should be etc. ). The line art is very crude, there's no smoothness to it. If you look closely at it you'll notice it has many interruptions. Candidate has a better sense of body proportions, still not good enough but way better than Candidate 1, the faces are drawn well enough, he did manage to give away some facial expressions on the characters in his sample. All in all Candidate 2 delivers better than Candidate 1 on more key elements. His only biggest flaw is the coloring on his behalf and the line art thickness which varies between too thick to too thin. Candidate 3, yes I know it's a painting pretty much, it's never been done before, but I say in art you gotta leave prejudice aside, so let's just look at it like any piece of art, with an open mind. Ignoring the fact it's a painting he clearly delivered the best facial expression, the character clearly has an emotion there, the body proportions are spot on, the details are good ( the cum looks natural with a liquid for to it, the hair is done well, being shown to actually be affected by gravity considering the angle her head is seen having and also the way it rest upon the sheets there. The coloring is good, the colors blending well with each other making the whole pic look more natural and doesn't scream that much "I am just a drawing/painting with nice colors". Also the shading is very similar to the way Ellery did it so that's a plus in his favor. But of course there are some flaw there too. And no I'm sorry but being a painting isn't a flaw, it's another form of art. The real flaw there is the fact that the tones of the colors used could use some work. And while I might agree with some about seeing Candidate 3 do a sample normally with line art instead of painting much in the form of how Ellery did them I think for someone to do a painting the way he did is extremely hard and by doing so it's proof that there's potential as well as an already good knowledge on art to help him along the way. So I say if HK needs an artist at the moment it is Candidate 3 for proving he has a mastery of the basics of what art here demands to be met.

eally don't see this sample as close to Bleach. Nemu's body has inconsistent proportions, she looks to young , their faces are nowhere near how they look, and have no facial expressions. Go as far as compare at the very least a Nemu pic by Ellery with this. Her face here doesn't even come close. But as I said before. The pics here are about the characters having sex. Thus the body, face and expressions need to be done well. This one just didn't manage to hit those key elements.

oring is ok in #3 when it is too yellow or orange (it doesn't compare to the actual skin tone of orihime).. the reason why ellery's pinup stands out is because the artist based these elements or qualities on the actual style of bleach. in which case - these are things i don't see in #3. I have praises for #2 as the artist is able to draw the facial anatomy close to orihime there - and i think looking at the way it's drawn - i think #3 is more used to different angles than of #2. just my 2 cents...

no real reason for their to be yellow. On the gums between several of his teeth there is yellow. One the purple collar there is yellow bits all throughout even if the places where it doesn't come close to the background or the golden beard thing on his head. And for some reason there's also yellow at the base of his dick if you look close enough, along with yellow in various places on his captain's haori and standard black uniform. I'd have to place this as number 2 in my votes. I like Candidate #2's the best.

be right. And also the coloring isn't good. Yes the color palette is good enough but if you look closely you'll notice colors are going through the line art mixing a bit with the other colors. Candidate 2 does better with the proportions than Candidate 1 but is the least impressive in terms of coloring. Candidate 3 is the best since everything is proportionate, the coloring is ok and the perspectives are just as well. The only reason I'm seeing why this is still in a debate is because Candidate 3 chose to do his/her pic as an oil painting style. Maybe next time it'll be better if he does it just as a normal drawing so that people can rest assured he/she's as good as some fail to see.

he facial anatomy of bleach, this is has more potential.