>>11339992
Made an edit to he more existential

>>11348299
>i can't say i agree that drawing a band around a cylinder must be as complicated as drawing a bumpy band that casts its own shadows around a cylinder simply because they're both being added to a 3D space
One thing I'm considering in the complexity is the effort to draw. Some could have relatively simple styles (like Zyldark or Canvas Solaris) but the amount elevates them in complexity because while it can be easy to replicate in a small scale it can be difficult to be consistent. So when comparing Mamimi to Angel Auxes, the amount of edges you have to draw may for a continuous mass of smegma may may end up being less than individual smears of it.
It could just be individual ability, if you try the two styles you may be right that Mamimi's is easier for you, but I found Angel Auxes' to be more simple.

>i'm surprised you didn't consciously notice that before,
I was mostly using the muscular futa one as reference, because I wanted to stick to futa to make a smegma thread have wider appeal. Had I tried to replicate it from reference directly, I could probably get closer, but I like to examine the image and then replicate it from memory so I'm actually building a skill rather than just copying. Primarily I was focusing on the way the lighting works, and I didn't check thr reference again for the second attempt. I'd have to give it a few more attempts while trying to focus on different details to eventually learn how to draw it innately.
I want to be able to do edits/drawings in this way (without reference via having ingrained the shapes in my mind) because I like to be as quick as possible as it was trying to compete with AI that inspired me to do edits and make custom tools.