DAMN YANKEES (...throes of) part 6

Reggie Jackson is difficult to make interesting due to the simplicity of his "Pokemon"-like facial structure. Simplicity is wonderful when it's accompanied by a jarring incorrectness, or an incongruity in facial flow... Jackson has none of these, he's fairly geometrical, and so the search is on for where to make him catch visually. (Jackson could solve this problem for me by having a surgeon adjust his features as did his namesake, but we all know where that led, so maybe not...)
I'm working with a fish eye placement. His eyebrows are insisting on an east-west attitude, and it's natural to have the eyes follow along; because I'm using his eyes as a visual catch, his sun-glasses, which are a key to his "look" will need to be treated transparently... This may work against itself, and I may have to abandon the fishy bits... Reggie is small in the composition and it may be better to capitulate to his simplicity and let it go at that... Stay tuned.














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Quick thumbnail studies as Reggie shifts into caricature gear
















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First somewhat realistic-ish study of Mr. October; I'm already spreading those eyes out.

















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Below is a reworking of Ruth. I've decided to manipulate more of his head form, and have the features squat in a smaller surface area. It's not quite where I want it to be yet, but the head form is more appealing, and matches the other heads better.

















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Preliminary studies on what the form of Babe's head is truly about, and what angles they take.











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