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NEW BRAND LOGO LET’S GOOOO. I really wanted to get some sort of official text/logo that I can use on my socials and also as a watermark on my art possibly, so I commissioned the same guy who designed my book cover title text and I am BEYOND happy with it. He does such an amazing job every time omg 😭🫶

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Happy Halloween you spooky mfs

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I told myself I only had the time and motivation to do a quick doodle for Halloween, which turned into me redrawing Katrina’s costume from last year, which then led to me dressing up the rest of the main gang as well so you’re welcome. Idk how I did it so fast 💀

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I’ve had major Blade Runner brain rot recently so I made this short animatic at 3 am and then threw an edit in there. I’m sorry that the movie clips keep changing screen size. I only had access to YouTube clips and they were all inconsistent 💀

Also I mentioned this on my Instagram story earlier, but for anyone not in the loop, I’m currently making a very lengthy blog and video essay for this franchise that will go over lots of info about the movie, book, production, creation, and analyses on the plots, characters, worlds etc. So look out for that ;)

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Book rating and info:

Fanart:

Here’s my first book review/fanart post I’m putting on Tumblr! I’m hoping to do more of these in the future :) Also there aren’t any spoilers in this review but I do go into a lot of details about the story and characters, so if you want to be surprised, I suggest reading the book first. But if you want a detailed review about this book before reading it, keeping on reading. ✨

ALSO also, please support the amazingly talented writer who wrote this book! Here is his link tree:

Review:

I had so much fun reading this book. It reminded me a lot of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy with all of its wacky humor and crazy space adventurous, but with its own twist and writing style. Everything about this story is colorful from the world, to the technology, to the characters and more. It had found family, crazy cooperate politics, diverse characters, relatable struggles, and a really unique depiction of the future. I found myself laughing and cheering on the characters for every page and looked forward to reading it whenever I could. I would say my only critiques are related to the prose and world building. There were a lot of times where I didn’t understand what was going or had a hard time imagining things because of the way things were described which, in turn, made some of these colorful places and things get lost in the narrative. But I believe a lot of the errors I found will be resolved in the final draft, and I honestly had such a perfect image in my head most of the time that it wasn’t hard to connect the dots during the more difficult moments. I imagined everything like a cartoon because of the energetic, over the top, and sometimes slap stick type descriptions and situations which, in my opinion, is some of the best ways to tell a story. It’s so imaginative and creative and I wish more books took that approach honestly. It makes everything seem so colorful and clear in my head.

Regarding the world-building, it felt like it lacked a tad at times since I was unsure of why a lot of things were a certain way, but all in all, I was able to pick up on the way things worked eventually. The story knew what it wanted and did a pretty good job maneuvering us through this insane galactic world.

I think where the book lacked in prose/world-building, it made up for in its characters.

Oh. My. God. These characters. I love them unbelievably. They felt like family to me and I think I almost cried at the end lol. I loved seeing how these characters developed and how they each worked together to get their happy endings. They are all such a tight-knit family who love each other dearly, and each has their own unique, 3D personalities.

First, we have Jolene, a determined, hard-working waitress at Galaxy Waffles who also does a lot more work on the ship than her job requires, but that’s just the way she is. She’s reliable, and will always go above and beyond to help her ship and her crew no matter if it’s her duty or not. I related so much to her frustration as an overworked and underpaid staff member who just wants the best for her loved ones while also struggling as a minority in this world, being held back from opportunities because of her status. I think that part specifically hit very close to home and I loved how the book covered real-world topics like that but in its own fictional way. It was a great allegory and I think, as a minority myself, it approached it realistically, respectfully, and in a way that is digestible and understandable to younger audiences while also showing it in a way where older people can be like: “yeah I understand and/or sympathize with that.”

Then we have Boris, the veteran Robot and chef of the ship, and also probably my favorite of the crew. He’s such a kind-hearted, lovable sweetheart who’s witty, sarcastic, playful, and caring. He’s always got his heart in the right place and does what he can to help his crew mates and ensure they’re all safe and happy. He warmed my heart in every scene, and I wish I could be friends with him irl lol!

Next on the list is Murph, a quirky blue alien with a jelly body and shifting abilities. They’re such a crackpot with a huge personality. Whether they’re talking/acting like a mobster from their favorite old movies, turning their hand into a calculator, or shifting into hilarious creatures/beings, they always got a laugh out of me.

Lastly, we have O.D. and Erabella. O.D being the ship’s AI, usually appearing like a holographic, sentient waffle. And Erabella being a mostly Android prick in charge of the crew’s every move. Although I hated both of them at first because of their mean-spirited and spiteful personalities, I came to love O.D. as his arc progressed and was satisfied with Erabella’s ending.

I could go on and on about more characters, but you get my point. I also really enjoyed how the book read maturely but also cleanly at the same time. It’s NA, and it did a really good job at finding a middle ground between mature content that adults could relate to while also being clean enough and digestible for teenagers.

This book was such a colorful, whimsical, chaotic adventure that had me smiling, laughing, and feeling sad for these characters every step of the way. I really recommend this book to anyone looking for an easy-to-read space adventure with humor and heart, and I hope a sequel comes out because I’d love to see what these guys do next!

A/N: I was an arc reader for this book back in July, and though I’ve already posted my review on Goodreads and Amazon, I MEANT to post it along with this fanart on my accounts too but life got into the way. Better late than never I guess 😅

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Villain vs. Villain and the Revitalization of the Transtemporal case official book trailer is here!

If you’re interested in this book, go to the link in bio to get a copy for $5. It’s quite an adventure 👀

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I am once again so sorry for how late I posted this compared to my book’s release. I am by no means a professional artist, so this was a big project for me even if it seems small to others but even despite the stress it caused me, I still had a blast working with the voice actors and music producer, as well as drawing all those frames, and I’m so happy that I was able to finish it 😭🙏

I have so much more to say, but I don’t want to clog this post with a bunch of rambles, so I’ll make another post in a day or so going over all my thoughts on this 6 month long project. For now, I’ll save my words so you can enjoy this thing I labored over for half a year 🥹🤞

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Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com (adding this small credit section to follow the copyright rules of the website)

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1 day baby! Here’s a list of things to sort of “prepare” everyone for what to expect tomorrow 😈

1) I would suggest watching it with headphones and on a bright screen since there are a lot of visual and audio details I wouldn’t want you to miss ;)

2) The trailer has over 90 separate drawings and over 240 frames. There are 4 voice actors involved, a custom soundtrack, a fourth wall break form yours truly, and a possible after credits surprise 👀

2) It’s 4 and a half minutes long. The first 40 seconds are dedicated to the book’s prologue, the next 2 and a half minutes are dedicated to the main plot of the book, about 25 seconds is the credits, and the last minute is the little after credits surprise ✨

3) Although it has a few animated parts, it’s more of an animatic. But instead of everything being sketches, it’s fully lined, colored, and shaded. The quality of each illustration isn’t as good as my normal illustrations because of how many I had to draw in so little time, but it’s far more colorful than most animatics I think.

4) I had to slightly alter some scenes and dialogue from their book counterparts. Almost everything shown are direct quotes and scenes, but a few things had to be changed and a few lines of dialogue had to be added since story telling is a bit different in visual formats than in literature, and I needed to do what I could to make sure the plot was understandable in such a short video. I’m hoping that worked out okay because I’ve never had to summarize a plot and then tell that summarizes plot in a visual video. So I’m keeping my fingers crossed the story is understandable 😭🤞

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2 days until the trailer release! And I wonder what he’s hiding from 👁

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3 days until the trailer release!

My favorite thing about this frame is that no matter how much guessing you do about what’s going on here you’ll probably be incorrect every time lmao.

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Starting today I’m gonna be posting a still frame from my trailer every day leading up to the trailer’s release which will be September 30th! Starting off, here’s one of the most detailed frames I did. I kinda rushed it but I’m not gonna nit pick a drawing that’s gonna be on screen for literally 0.5 seconds lmao.

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Here’s the last clip I’ll be posting before the trailer release! I’ll be posting a few still frames after this, but I won’t be posting any more clips since I wanna save most of them as a surprise for when y’all watch the full thing 😈

The trailer is set to be released by the end of the month and I can PROMISE that for sure since I’m literally on the last drawing right now and only have minor touch ups to do with the audio and shit. I also need to edit this clip a bit since the water animation is super inconsistent and it’s bothering tf outta me but I was too anxious to post this clip to fix it right away so I’ll do it later lmao.

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And if you don’t know… That’s okay too. ❤️‍🩹

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Excuse me as I rewrite history…

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Here’s another still frame from my upcoming book trailer! I should be posting it in a couple of days so look out 👀

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I will randomly get the motivation to attempt to draw something realist-ish, then will get burnout after a single drawing and lose the motivation to ever try something like that again for another few months and the cycle repeats. At least this looks better than most of my past attempts so I’ll give myself that 💃🕺

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Thank you for the og ref Ophelia. You always feed us well 🙏🧎‍♂️

Also thirst trap aside, I love finding excuses to draw my character’s bodies cuz it’s good practice. I feel like the way I draw my characters and their bodies are always changing, but that’s because I have a very specific image in my head that I always struggle to get out on paper 100% accurately. And as my art improves, the quality will change and so will details as I find better ways to draw them ✨

ALSO also, before anyone asks about why Katrina’s skin is two different tones: her skin is naturally lighter but she’s out in the sun all the time and can’t tan to save her life, so her upper half is just always red lmao.

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Here was my entry for the 2k Oc Cosplay Collab hosted by just_renegade on Instagram! I drew my oc Larry as Spock from Star Trek because I just KNOW he’s a fan of that show and he’s also like—the only nerdy oc I have, so this was a fitting prompt lol