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Visual guides

Illustrated readings of selected AUKAO works. Compare framing, color, and silhouette, with observations tied to individual images rather than production tutorials.

Reading a Dragon Ball portrait: silhouette, color, and transformation

A change of hair color is easy to spot, but it is only one part of how a Dragon Ball portrait communicates power.

Three Sasuke studies: how framing changes a character portrait

A portrait can feel restrained or confrontational without changing the character.

Reading robot shapes: three approaches to mechanical character art

Mechanical figures can become difficult to read when every panel competes for attention.