Paper Gaijin Goombah

This was sort of inspired by Nelde’s New Paper Mario project but also is something I have wanted to do for a long time. The image style is based on the Paper Mario style, a bit Thousand Year Door, and a bit Super Paper Mario.

 

Still, I have wanted for the LONGEST time and pitch it to Gaijin Goombah. I like his show and I do think he is good, really talented and I highly recommend his work. Not to often you find someone who can make something educational and entertaining, what’s the word? EDUTAINMENT, but ya know less cheesy.

I enjoy his show and if you are into culture in gaming you really should check it out.
His 3 part retrospective on Majora's mask is amazing.

Now then, ever since I started watching his show his avatar's design just never sit right with me.
It’s not bad, but something about how the head and beard was handled just irk me.
I have been going into kawaii art over the last year so I believed I could stream line the design, make it cleaner and for lack of a better word make him more adorable.
Granted the character looked adorable to begin with but I just felt like I could bring something to the table.

I touched up his glasses, gave them lenses and I just made him in the paper style.
So I dropped his legs instead he has his little sandals and goomba style feet.
I kept to his overall design didn't take away really much of anything save for the legs, then just made minor tweeks.
Instead of the blacked out eyes I gave him his brown eyes I saw on a 3d model in Gaijin's gallery.
I find the colored eyes actually brings a bit more expression.
Not to many changes rather a refine on a solid design.
Then I just added the Pixel cutter.

Still I figure I’d do this and share it with the guy and see what he has to say.

 

 

New Paper Mario ©

Gaijin Goombah ©