Thread:GreenMoriyama/@comment-26815373-20170314063050/@comment-3391671-20170904114023

Holy molly!! Raymond is looking nice there, even as a sketch!

Being honest here, Raymond looks like Raymond. Obviously, not to perfection, but I do not believe you should feel ashamed if you are. I can understand that feeling of "am I meeting the expectations," as I have been in the position too. In the first place, I appreciate sketches of all kinds, and while I do ask for good quality, I don't complain about someone's hard work.

To me, you have captured what are iconic for Raymond. Some people I've chatted to about Raymond didn't get the shirtless shirt idea, but you got it down. His pose is also something I can expect from him, saying "Boss, I'm heading out. Cya." His outfit is also casual, something I expect from him too. I'm sure if he were to be in League, he would need more for his design to be flashy, but this at its base is lovely. Just take it, I like what you've done, as simple/sketch as it may be. Definitely, I would demand more, but what am I to say before someone who also was worried if they could pull it off? There is no guilt to be felt my friend, not that I am attempting to sweep under the rug what you've been feeling over the months. I appreciate that you've been feeling it, because it meant that you were making sure you were putting yourself to a given standard of expectation, taking this seriously.

I too hope for one day that I can release ful concept page like the one you linked. On one end, I feel the artists have it easier because visuals tend to make a better impression than the kit; but surely, not all artists are capable of making good enough kits. For me, finding someone who can do art like you is more than enough to appreciate, as some artists I have encountered either have to steep their price to meet competition or are a bit of a jerk when it comes to concepts ("May I have it this way?" "Wut? No way! Bring that sht somewhere else"). I'm sure we'll have them realized eventually. Know well, you have a fellow champion concept creator as an ally, along with others such as Lesdin, Primus and PoisonShark.