>>5783574I'm trying to appeal to people that like textured work.
If you take a search on Hollow Knight figurine or miniature you'll see that all of them are on-model, which is completely smooth surfaces based on the very clean art style of the game.
I wanted to put texture into it, so the cloth of his cape is textured like cloth. His little bug head is something like a fossil or a hard shell, so that's what I did, and so one.
I'm a mask sculptor, so my style may simply not apply well to the source material, which is fair enough. Fans of the game seemed to like it, so far, but I still haven't received any actual criticism (besides yours).
See, the board is doing it's intended purpose, it doesn't have to be solely about 2d illustrations.