Naughty Canine character idea designer Hyoung Taek Nam obtained some criticism for fan artwork they created for Stellar Blade‘s lead protagonist, Eve. The rendition was reposted by the sport’s X (previously Twitter) account, the place followers urged the artist’s take was “ugly” and “revolting”. Stellar Blade developer Shift Up not too long ago posted extra of Nam’s artwork in response to that criticism.
Stellar Blade dev “at all times welcome” fan artwork
Within the authentic put up showcasing the primary piece from Nam, the criticism doesn’t appear to stem from the precise high quality of the artwork. It truly is a bunch of trolls that simply don’t like their interpretation of Eve. Right here is the fan artwork which depicts Eve combating a Naytiba:
Nam’s Naughty Canine connection appears to gas these fires a bit extra. Because the PlayStation studio sometimes takes a extra real looking method to their artwork, a selected group of trolls conflate realism with being woke. So, sadly, it’s no shock this explicit interpretation of Eve, would obtain this sort of criticism.
A pair days after the unique put up, the Stellar Blade account posted a second piece of fan artwork by Nam. This time, it was a portrait of Eve with softer options than the earlier put up. Connected was additionally a response to the criticism from Nam’s earlier piece welcoming the artwork and explaining the significance of favor in artwork.
“Artist Nam Hyoung Taek has as soon as once more drawn Eve for us,” Shift Up responds. “We’re very grateful for this, however we at all times welcome fan artwork within the model of the earlier one.”
“It’s not unusual for fan artwork to have extra of the artist’s model than the unique, and we predict that’s an important and pleasurable level,” Shift Up provides.
Stellar Blade launched again in April completely for PS5. It has obtained quite a few updates since launch, together with PS5 Professional enhancements and Nier: Automata crossover DLC.
