[Kirathis]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Thanks

Nabbed the old timey Lizard.

However, that Spider Man is a pass as the shaded highlights are jarring and do a lot to obscure the sculpt. The colors, on the other hand, are satisfying making it even more of a disappointment.

Now that I have my first, and last, animated Legend - Storm, I can say from first hand experience that I'm not a fan of this experiment. As with Spider Man, the shading diminishes the sculpted details imo.

I am a huge fan of cel shaded styling when applied to statically posed miniatures, statues or Gundam but have to agree that the application on action figures, particularly from Hasbro, has been mediocre at best. As you indicated, it often obscures sculpted details.

Cel shading also often creates a series of light and shadow that does not typically follow standard art practices which utilize a specific light source. This works well on the statically posed items as those lines never change. On an articulated action figure, it creates a disjointed appearance at any time where the figure is posed outside of the original(usually static standing) position.

It is a real shame but I am not overly surprised by the result.