Bara Style Challenge - Patrick Fillion
Added 2024-01-08 15:30:02 +0000 UTCWhat can I say about Patrick Fillion? He's a legend. You probably know him as the creator of Class Comics too. Of course, he is noteworthy for being incredibly talented with a unique and instantly recognizable style but he's also a fellow Canadian. Not only that, but a fellow Quรฉbรฉcois to boot! He's definitely one of my biggest inspirations as I have discovered him a long time ago (when I technically wouldn't have been allowed to look at his art... Oops lol) and he's the first gay artist that made me go "Wait... What? There are people who draw smut for a living?" Ngl, to this day, one of the highlights of my career in adult comics is getting followed back by him on Twitter. And no, I will never stop fangirling over that.
I think I did pretty okay here. But there were a lot of challenges. I'm seeing a pattern where the three things that are the hardest to translate into other styles or just find references for are the stubble, the freckles, and the hairstyle. One of Patrick's main characters is also a hunky redhead (Naked Justice) and I didn't want to accidentally make Finn look too much like him either. But looking back, he might have been one of the reasons why my protagonist is a redhead haha. I'm noticing with a lot of these styles that redheads don't have freckles (which is understandable since they can be a pain to draw over and over) so I left them out here too. To me, this style is reminiscent of 90s and early 2000s comic books and I think that's part of why it feels so familiar even if you've never seen it before. It made me think a lot about volume which is good preparation for one of the later (more intimidating) styles.
I hope I did this style justice... Naked Justice! *badum tss*
Comments
Ooooooh! It would be fun to do the reverse after I'm done!
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-11 17:23:34 +0000 UTCThank you, that's a huge compliment. Although I'll admit I don't know if Nathan Fillion draws bara ๐
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-11 17:23:18 +0000 UTCThe boobs are boobing!
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-11 17:22:32 +0000 UTCCan never go wrong with Patrick Fillion!
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-11 17:21:45 +0000 UTCAnd now I want to see all the emblematic OCs of these artists in your style XD I would love to see your take on Camili Cat.
Nicoclaws
2024-01-10 15:47:44 +0000 UTCMan that's really impressive, i thought it was a real Nathan Fillion piรจce for a second
DrustVak
2024-01-10 00:12:02 +0000 UTCMmmm...that killer smile...and those PECS....
John Cardona
2024-01-09 15:08:27 +0000 UTCWowww thatโs an amazing addition
Christian V
2024-01-09 03:37:32 +0000 UTCHaha that's a good point ๐ I must say I'm not claiming he's a fan of mine, I don't even know if he remembers he follows me lol. I'm still a bit starstruck though.
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-09 02:29:46 +0000 UTClol who amogus started out legal? Also, I love that youโre inspired by him (it actually kinda shows), and itโs awesome heโs a fan of you too!
Hayden Hayes
2024-01-09 00:40:03 +0000 UTCThank yoooou! โค๏ธ I'm really happy with how this one turned out, I feel like it's one of the more convincing ones. And coming from a fellow fan of Patrick, it's doubly flattering!
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-08 23:49:16 +0000 UTCI think you really outdid yourself on this one. I see a lot of the Fillion style here. The musculature, the veins, the nips, the coloring style, the the pose, even the facial structure remind of Fillion's work. Like you, I saw Patrick's work before I was really supposed to and it had a huge influence on me and what I find attractive, so seeing Finnn in his style is quite fun!
Jarrod
2024-01-08 22:06:18 +0000 UTCThank you!
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-08 19:32:12 +0000 UTCWow! Thank you so much, that's a huge compliment! โค This challenge is quite the exercise cause it forces me to think differently about how to portray specific details, but I think it's positively impacting my own art.
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-08 19:31:06 +0000 UTCThank you! I'm very happy with how it turned out, especially because I'm a big fan.
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-08 19:28:55 +0000 UTCHe's such an iconic artist to me, I think he's been an influence on many of us.
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-08 19:28:11 +0000 UTCHahahah can't leave these out!
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-08 19:26:09 +0000 UTCHahaha perhaps one day, I'll make a full illustration as an homage to him :3
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-08 19:25:47 +0000 UTCHaha thanks, that's a big compliment to my beginnings. But yeah, I think his art is still an influence for me.
Cabaret Bara
2024-01-08 19:24:45 +0000 UTCLooks Incredible!!!!
Tom W
2024-01-08 18:52:07 +0000 UTCThat's insane! You could take the labels off all of these and I could immediately tell you the artist style, and I'd assume that artist had drawn them. I'm in awe! Bravo
Shakam
2024-01-08 17:11:25 +0000 UTCi think you did an AMAZING job ! The nipples, the neck, the veins, and especially the coloring is on POINT.
Nicoclaws
2024-01-08 16:54:28 +0000 UTCOh yes, get that Fillion vibe, and agreed: I think his OC Deimos the Taro demon influenced me to be open to purple, (and blue and green) skins.
Allan Meyer
2024-01-08 16:14:26 +0000 UTCYou got the Fillion nips going!! ๐
Griffin Barrows
2024-01-08 15:49:25 +0000 UTCI am A MASSIVE fan of Patrick Fillionโs work - Iโd love to see a full portrait with the unrealistically huge dong ๐คฃ๐
Mattarot
2024-01-08 15:36:01 +0000 UTCI think you did great. Reminds me of some of Finnโs first iterations too.
Adam Lunter
2024-01-08 15:34:07 +0000 UTC
