Subeta - Bloodred Jollin

It's bizarre, because I was so insecure about my nightmare jollin and I was sure no one was going to like it...and I don't think it got a bad comment. This bloodred version, on the other hand, I have loved from the start, and it's reception was a lot different. Not all bad, at all, but enough negative comments to make me suddenly doubt myself!

I feel like I want to go into my reasoning behind this pose. Firstly, this video: [link]

I love love LOVE how quietly and subtley this fox captures its prey. It's body is so limp and non-threatening as it pounces, even though it is about to bring death upon something else. I've wanted to use this 'silent death' pose for the jollin ever since I created them, and was happy to finally be able to with the bloodred. I would have liked to have it looking down instead of at the viewer, but BR is a colour where eye contact is necessary, I believe. So he's pretty angry that you've distracted him at the last second!

A lot of people are saying the ears look wrong - too pointy/they should be laid back. Well, I know they shouldn't be laid back because they're listening out for the prey in front of them, but I'll accept that they didn't translate to cartoon for some people as well as I would have hoped. Now it's been pointed out to me I feel like I want to move its left ear (our right) more towards its left (our right) but there isn't actually any canvas space left, and making more canvas space would decrease the overall jollin size which would be even more of a travesty for me! I have to just tell myself that it's done, I loved it upon release, I need to stop letting other people change my opinion on my own art XD

Still, even with the differing opinions on this, I can say I'm proud of it. He's a special guy to me, this one

Bloodred jollins are (c) to Keith Kurson of subeta.net