Divinity, please note that in a previous post I emphasized that I'm not trying to start an argument. I'm not in any way trying to sound condescending or aloof, but I'm seriously flabbergasted that anyone would still insist these two images look exactly alike except for the lighting.
My whole point of posting this comparison the first time around was to illustrate that the above "pink" image was a traditional drawing based on the "blue" CG image. I did read your one post thoroughly, but apparently there were some misunderstandings. I thought you were trying to emphasize that you hadn't seen any CG film clip-art that either hadn't been extremely stylized (A) or taken directly from the CG models (B), so that was one of the ways you were justifying why the Tangled clip-art
had to be CG. Which is why I showed you examples like the various book covers (C), which were the closest examples I could find that proved they sometimes produce hand-drawn illustrations that resemble the films more closely than the stylized work (like what I believe they're doing with Tangled right now).
My bad. And I wasn't offended by the "Jesus" comment , it was more that I didn't understand why you were acting so exasperated. If you have a different opinion, that's fine, but there's no real need to snap at anyone over a misunderstanding.
While I only have a basic understanding of 3D model animation and rendering, it's easy enough to recognize in most cases. I can say I've personally had experience in traditional and digital illustration, and I'm 100% certain that the pink image is a hand-drawn illustration, most likely colored digitally in a program like Photoshop or Corel Painter. While the coloring and shading definitely give the form dimension, the style of it simply doesn't match the way CG gives dimension. CG lighting, whether it be soft or harsh, is precisely calculated by the computer. "Lighting" and shading done by hand (even within a computer program) is typically much more intuitive and has a different feel. If it's the hair that's telling you it's CG, keep in mind that a realistic texture like that can easily be Photoshopped into a hand-drawn illustration.
I won't argue that the two images aren't similar, in fact I wouldn't doubt that whoever illustrated the pink image initially traced over the CG as a starting point and took some liberties to make the figure appear more interesting. And if you're arguing they are structurally the same despite any minor differences, they simply aren't. The waist and chest areas are especially different, not to mention the placement of the shoulders and arms. Interestingly enough, the head, neck, and one of the hips are pretty much the same. If we take a moment to trace each image we'll get a clearer view of this. The blue tracing is actually a pretty stiff, weak-looking "drawing," and IMO the clip-art has made a better adaptation of the pose:
Click here for a simple animated loop of how the outlines differ.
One more comparison between the clip art and a CG image before I'm done with the subject (one which I'm surprised no one has posted before):
Obviously the same character, and the artist of the first image was going for the look of the CG when they drew and colored it (shading and overall style), but it's slightly simplified. If nothing else, look at the difference in the dress between the two pics, the left one doesn't have the same reflective quality as the right and the texture is very different, and the detail of the right is more precise. This can't be blamed on the size and quality of the pics, even if you were to blur and distort the right image to a certain extent you'd still be able to see it has more detail.
Anyway, I'm not sure why anyone's getting worked up over all this.
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An interesting note on the name change, I've recently had a few people ask me if Disney couldn't get the rights to the name Rapunzel, and if they actually changed the character's name to Tangled along with the movie title. Talk about Disney confusing the general public!

If they really wanted to attract more boys, they should have gone in the direction of the demotivational that
sotiris posted.
PatrickvD wrote:she looks like a total slut here by the way.

So I injected my usual sluttiness? Hmm. I should trademark that.
ajmrowland wrote:Love the image Enigma!

Thanks!

I actually went ahead and posted the "regular" version at dA; let's hope I don't have any issues with the mods for the time being.
