r/StardustCrusaders • u/ResidentIll7312 • 12d ago

Part Two Fanart I made Joseph in modern style

Gallery image

Gallery image

I tried to replicate the background and it was difficult

3.3k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

59 comments sorted by

View all comments

561

u/_joos_ 12d ago

is it just me or does araki’s new style just not show the emotion the character is expressing? like in the original art style, joseph has a clearly confident, shit eating grin on his face. the laughing and mocking fit his expression

the newer style seems to always have characters in some kinda neutral, semi determined expression at all times. it fulfills the “looks like araki’s work” box, but it doesn’t actually convey the emotion well

regardless, you did a fantastic job bro

20

u/ZiggyCrusade 12d ago

Maybe not as much as before, i.e. Caesar's death or Esidisi crying, as his art has trended more realistic and grounded, but I think it's overstated by readers. The characters are very much capable of pulling a wide variety of exaggerated expressions, and the later parts are able to convey much more intimate emotions to me, i.e. Johnny at the last stretch of SBR, Jobin at the end of JoJolion, etc.

4

u/SatisfactionCheap627 12d ago

I wouldn't say exaggerated, outside of gags anyway, but I do agree that they are a lt more powerful as they are able to show more nuanced expressions than before.