Bendy And The Ink Machine

Quite simply, I love inkblot styled characters, its one of the reasons I'm trying to make a cartoon video game right now. I'm glad to be seeing the style get a resurgence in stuff like Bendy and Cuphead. Inkblot style has a kind of charm, but that charm also goes hand in hand with a surreal kind of horror, and in that regard I feel like you hit the nail on the head here.

Its not IN inkblot style sure, but the style gives this a nice texture (gooey, but the same time slightly grainy) and lends to why I like old cartoons without actually looking that way. It reminds me in particular of Epic Mickey's concept art. the lighting is great and in particular I like the eyes inside the eyes, like Bendy has lenses or a mask on, and it goes a long way to make him more menacing.

Some things I think could have been improved are minimal. The white parts of bendy seems a bit too clean and as a result it doesn't stand out as much from other pictures of him that I've seen. The buttons on his gloves could've been dripping through his fingers his bowtie could've been dripped over or made to look like it was more a part of the character than an accessory. maybe he could have had common pen mistakes like light streaks or a light thumbprint somewhere to reflect how he was made. His left hand has a little issue with perspective as well his pointer finger seems just the tiniest bit too long with two buttons looking like they are on one knuckle.

all in all minor gripes, but a competent piece of fan art!