I can't even imagine a day when my slate is finally clean, man. I've gotta draw everybody, for every game, twice per game, until I get to Armageddon. And then I'm going to start making up my own "what if there was no reboot and MKA had a sequel?" stuff. So we're talking like a decade from now before it all ends, lol.

Have you started on Jax yet? *Half expects an Awww Yeah!!*

Just some preliminary stuff, sketching out his pose.

Understandable, but keep it in mind if you ever have a change of mind ;)

I'd be more than willing to add another artist to my contacts :)
*edit* er, just clarifying by "another artist" I don't mean "I'll go elsewhere if you say no" I meant I'd love to ho your skills one day :)

Cool, cool.
He won't be Ghetto, will he?

Picture Shaolin Monks Jax, but the stripe on his pants is red and white camo instead of purple.

Much better.
What's his pose gonna be like?
Any hints?

It's not that special, but if I describe the whole thing, why bother drawing it? You'll just have to wait however long it takes. Hopefully less than a week.

I can wait.

Wait, *you* drew these?!
I'm very impressed!

I had no idea you were an artist.
Great work!

Well it doesn't come up much when I'm posting on the other sections of the site. I could go around being like "Y'know how I know this costume design sucks? 'Cause I made a better one and put more thought and story into it..." and then post a link, but that would make me look even more like a douche than everyone already thinks I am, lol.

Well, costume designs are highly subjective.
Kitana's alt and Reptile's main from MK:DA come to mind.
There's nothing wrong with showing folks your idea of how you think someone should look on the main forum. You can do it without being snarky about it

I'm just really not interested in hearing the arguments.

I've noticed costumes are among the most divisive topics in the forum.
That and liking any character post-MK4.

I understand.

So, how's Jax looking so far?

The same as a few days ago, lol. I'll get around to him soon, but, y'know, real life and all that. I wouldn't make a habit of holding your breath and checking this thread daily. There were whole months between when I drew Kung Lao and when I drew the character before him.

I know, just asking. xD

UPDATE: JAX ADDED

Got him done earlier than I expected.

Wow,that's a surprise.Did u have a lot of free time? )

He looks awesome though ))) Very curious on listening HOW u thought to design him,kinda review u did earlier for all characters )

Jax looks awesome, like he don't give a fuck.
Noob's next, right?

Nope,Jade is,she got more voices )

And I noticed how he placed all of Earth's fighters in one row above,though I would put Scorpion out of row below,cuz he ain't part of Outworld forces )

Jax looks sick. Would totally love to see that as an alt in MK9.

Eh, no more than usual. I just felt motivated.



MK2 Jax primary - Honestly, I don't have a lot to say about Jax. I've had this one in my head since Shaolin Monks came out. I loved his costume in that game, but I felt the stripes should've been red and white like in MK2, not purple like in MK3. Then it occurred to me that red and white camo would look more serious-military that the flag stripes, and would match Sonya's MK1 camo pants a bit. There's some MK9 elements in the thigh belts, kneepads, and boots too.

I gave him a wristwatch because the USSF characters seem to have ones that work as communicators in the newer games. I wanted some indication of his "world's strongest man" powers too but if I'd drawn him in a Ground Pounding position, some of his costume would be obscured, so instead, I went with "purple glowing fist-in-palm".

The head was a little tricky, I was going for a cross between John Parrish, Michael Jai White, and MK9 Jax. I think I pulled it off pretty well, though.

Fun facts: I actually drew Jax in separate sections and then copypasta'd them together: first the torso, then the arms, then the wristbands and shoulder straps, to make sure that his musculature underneath the arms was shaped properly. Also, I payed close attention to character sizes as usual. Jax is second-tallest, after Raiden, and naturally has the biggest arms. I think he may also have turned out to have the biggest head, lol.



Jade's ahead by one vote. I haven't started yet though so if anyone else wants to speak up...



Technically, it's Top Row: Good Guys, Bottom Row: Neutral and Evil Guys. I wanted to do it Earth/Outworld and have Scorpion on the top row too, but then it'd be seven on top, five on bottom, instead of 6 and 6.

Jax looks great!

And another vote for Jade ;)

Uh,Razor,I think,after comparing Jax and Sub-Zero's heads,u would want to make Subbie's head bigger in size...I dunno,it kinda feels unnaturally small comparing to Jax's or to Johnny's for that matter.Maybe it is just because of the head angles. Same goes with Scorpion's head size,I just compared his and Kitana's.(even used pencil on the screen,lol)

I think it is the only thing that bugs me,everything else is almost perfection.Maybe it is just me though.