Heh. Don't think you got it from me. :) But it's right. And it's amazing that his characters have such a range and *still* manage to be more ... er, realistic, I guess, than most manga.
And Light looks to the left a lot, too. I ahve my Giant Page o'Raito Hair, a 9x13" printout that I made from cutting-and-pasting many many pictures of Light from DN, then printing it out and managing to close the file before saving it. :/ Anyway, almost every single one, he's facing to the left in some way.
Another thing I've noticed about pro manga vs. amateur -- the pros lamost enver do pure profile shots. They're usually at a 3/4 or 2/3 view of the head, with a lesser amount of straight-on shots, and very very few profiles. And what profiles are done are usually at a slight up or down angle. Obata does this a LOT - I had to look hard to find profiles in the three chapters I've got printed out. And none of the ones with the mouth open more than a smidgen are pure profiles (at least in the chapters I've got). If a character has their mouth wide open, they're at a 3/4 view.
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And Light looks to the left a lot, too. I ahve my Giant Page o'Raito Hair, a 9x13" printout that I made from cutting-and-pasting many many pictures of Light from DN, then printing it out and managing to close the file before saving it. :/ Anyway, almost every single one, he's facing to the left in some way.
Another thing I've noticed about pro manga vs. amateur -- the pros lamost enver do pure profile shots. They're usually at a 3/4 or 2/3 view of the head, with a lesser amount of straight-on shots, and very very few profiles. And what profiles are done are usually at a slight up or down angle. Obata does this a LOT - I had to look hard to find profiles in the three chapters I've got printed out. And none of the ones with the mouth open more than a smidgen are pure profiles (at least in the chapters I've got). If a character has their mouth wide open, they're at a 3/4 view.