for a long while id been thinking about totally retooling the art style in john action, and this is what i have for john right now. it means i would have to totally redraw what i have of the nick pilot but i think it would be worth it, this style just seems a lot more appealing to me.
the tapering on the lineart always seemed a little too wibbly wobbly and sensory overload so i tied it down a bit, i think it should be generally easier to read now. and theres something that always bothered me about john’s head being just a circle so i gave the shape a bit of a cheek. weird pac-man wedge eyes are also really weird and hard to figure out how to animate so i figured it’d be easier to give him more simpsony eyes. i also think making the edges of his teeth rounder fits his character a bit better, and the limbs should be thinner and more noodly, i think its really important for him to be able to express emotion through the arms.
overall i think it’s a huge improvement and im excited to start figuring out how the others would look in this style.