Cell Shading

[mars396]

I am interested in hearing about Cell Shading.

Specifically, WHY?

I personally hate it, but clearly lots of collectors like it, and I am curious to understand why.

[tarot]

Cause there is a market for it. Look at other companies and you will see they are doing it too. Hasbro wasn't the first to do it. They are just jumping on the wagon for it.

[enzosaurusrex]

Speaking as someone who grew up on the X-Men The Animated Series cartoons, there's something appealing about having a shelf dedicated to it. Besides I've already got all those "Jim Lee" characters in their normal looks. It's just another way to own those characters again.

[leokearon]

It's very popular idea, but Hasbro have done it so badly with their sweat stains

[mars396]

Nobody is making any real argument pro celshading.   Looks like I'm acetoning my Cyclops

[greenlucario]

Personally can't stand it, but it's helped my wallet to skip most of these releases.  

[enzosaurusrex]

On 12/22/2022 at 12:22 AM, leokearon said:

It's very popular idea, but Hasbro have done it so badly with their sweat stains

Yea I wish they committed to it. IMO it looks best on the Storm (if only they improved the quality of the cape).

On 12/22/2022 at 1:20 PM, mars396 said:

Nobody is making any real argument pro celshading.   Looks like I'm acetoning my Cyclops

LOL You were actually wanting strangers on the internet to talk you out of doing something you were clearly gonna do anyways?

It's your collection...

[TheArrow]

As an animator, I don't think they really did the shading on the cartoons very well at all.  Large swathes of black shadow ( or colour) that don't always conform to the contours of the anatomy end up looking pretty ugly.
And then transposing that to the figures..........well, I don't think it's a good mix. I'm not a fan.