From some challenge I entered the other week. http://www.byond.com/members/PixelArt/forum?id=6517
It was a personal experiment to be honest. The point here was emphasizing that an outline is not nearly as important as it's usually played out to be and that with the right shading techniques you can overcome a "bad outline" or completely alter anatomy.
Heh. That's like, one of the best icons made from that challenge. I tried that challenge and it did not turn out the way I planned.
( By the way, I'm from BYOND too. xD)
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