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How did the idea of Monster and Me come to be and what was the thought process behind the designs for you and your husband? The colourful versions of contradicting the pure black and white version are so cool! Definitely gives me Yin and Yang vibes lol

Also have a little monster doodle lol

BUCKLE. TF. IN.

Monster and Me is, to try and put it simply:

A story about travelling worlds, and a metaphor for being the gods of your own universe. What if you could travel through all these worlds we see as ‘fandoms’?

It follows the Match Head (Demi Duality) and her husband Jackson Murto as they traverse multiverses, dimensions, and other worlds. It’s based on our personal experiences, and told through the meaningful connections we both have to various characters and worlds growing up, that influenced us both creatively.

Jackson, a Sandman, aka the Wanderer. He has a purpose, but chose to stray, to be with her.

Demi, a girl who was chosen by chance when the Match; a being of creation and bright half to the Pantheon of Duality, sought her for its new body in a desperate act of survival.

Both Demi and Jackson have their own unique lore, worlds, and reality bending abilities, as well as friends and allies from worlds they’ve connected to (and in some cases, altered).

It’s wayyyyy too much lore to get into here, for both parties.

To answer your question specifically- The monochrome and colourful aesthetic comes from Match and Ink, the two halves of the Duality. Both represent creation. The Match: passion, energy, light, heat, life and intense fire that burns as well as creates. The Ink: macabre, beauty of darkness, horror, night, flesh, and contrasts. The grief, solace and dark beauty of creation.

The Duality couldn’t keep itself together, the irony of its own existence. After tearing itself in two, the Match selfishly ran from Ink as it was scared it would drown, and left in its own Core, Ink became corrupt and stewed in her own rot to eventually create the dimension-devouring Void and the De’amons that spread like a virus in chase of its other half- the Match.

(Ink is later restored with Jackson’s help, and one of Jackson’s replicants Mister Masque but that’s another whole arc)

How the Match Head/Demi Duality works

The Wonders of the Wastes

The name funnily enough comes from my original little comic strip series about Demi (then Dilemma) and Monster being goofs. It just stuck. Seeing as Monster is a central character and one of Demi’s Wonders of the Wastes.

To give you an idea of how extensive and ice bergy Monster and Me lore is, this is just a partial list of the ‘arcs’ or ‘chapters’ in Match Head’s Chronicles before she met Jack. (Feel free to guess at what worlds they’re set in lmao). There’s so much more they do after meeting, including the whole story of restoring Ink Blot.

Not Alice

Not From The Valley

Not An Anomaly

Not The Controller

Not a Mobian

Not Of The Force

Not a Superhero

Not a Companion

Not a Bot

Not an Alchemist

Not Gonna Starve

Jackson and half of all this lore is thanks to my amazing husband @captsharkb8 ❤️‍🔥

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💰Commissions💰

Some recent tier 2 and 3 commissions done for my amazing friend @doctorwhofan225 🫶✨ always a pleasure working with you and omg these guys and gals have been SO fun to draw! Look forward to doing more art with ya mate! 💖

I’m strapped for funds atm so commissions are open and if anyone is interested in getting art from me, please don’t hesitate to DM! Just please make sure to look over my price list and rules first! 😙

Commission Price List

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Finding this while going through my old art from high school over a decade ago… makes this comic hit way harder than it should. Holy shit. 💕

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are you alive? then you’re doing great, sweetie.

being alive can be exhausting.

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timelord victorious 🪐💥

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JUST FOR BEING SO CRAZY SWEET SEND ME AN ASK WITH YO FAVE BOT FROM TF AND YOU BET YOUR ASS ILL ANSWER 😭🫶

TFA was the only iteration of Transformers that got my boy Bumblebee this close to perfection. Everything down to the voice actor, his design, personality, and personal arcs just ate. The only ones that come close are TFP and the Bumblebee Film. (G1 too obviously nothing beats og)

Yes I’m bias and yes I’ll die on this hill 😩🤌

A bestie of mine is a diehard for Jazz so he’s probably on my chopping block next.

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🩵 STARTER PACK 🩷

Commissions: Open

Am I late to this trend? Yes? I don’t care. 😛 time is a construct.

Thought I may update my ‘Meet the Artist’ and finally properly promote my commissions.

You can find my previous Meet the Artist (and written commission prices) here! 🫶 if you have any questions at all or are interested in a commission slot please don’t hesitate to DM me. Xx

⏬️ Commission Info Below ⏬️

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TFA was the only iteration of Transformers that got my boy Bumblebee this close to perfection. Everything down to the voice actor, his design, personality, and personal arcs just ate. The only ones that come close are TFP and the Bumblebee Film. (G1 too obviously nothing beats og)

Yes I’m bias and yes I’ll die on this hill 😩🤌

A bestie of mine is a diehard for Jazz so he’s probably on my chopping block next.

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Idk why but these tags straight up made me cry like- 🥹💖😭😭

The fact that I’m drawing a dw comic for fun, hearing this genuinely made my heart swell I’m always so scared to post any fanart of this show but this just made me feel so happy. 🥹

the fact that he wore black converse with black tie has tarnished my brain 😩

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Clearing my drafts- really wanna redo this piece in my current style and (hopefully) make one for all their other regenerations. May as well post this rather than let it rot in the drafts ✨

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boys and their wives’ cats. 🩷🩵🖤🤍

@captsharkb8 💖💖

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I’m not gonna pretend to be normal about this. 👀💦

Going through some mental health fun so here’s my coping mechanism bc this blog is my sketchbook.

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Same software different case. ✨

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If I don’t draw my girl Vi next I’ll actually crash out. Circus tent pants here is so fun to do as an art block cure 💙🩷 should I do prints of this?

👇 Timelapse Vid below the cut 👇

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Mermay Day 18 . Fangtooth Moray Eel 💛🤎🧡

They look so dopey I’m naming her two morays Banana and Nababa.

My prompt list is still up on my blog and I think a top post as well, it’s not ‘Mermay’ anymore but as a Mermaid enthusiast (and secretly one myself probably) I do these mermaids all year ‘round. Partly bc I’m the queen of procrastination and also because one month isn’t enough for me.

If you wanna use the prompt list be my guest! I’ll probably be making a new one next year ✨

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I found this post and all I could see was Donna judging this particular fashion choice.

speaking of ten people always draw him with the classic suit n tie combo How come no one draw him in the iconic 3 Shirts 2 Jackets Fit :( ?

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Mermay Days 16 + 17 . Manta Ray and Coelacanth

Catching up but also not really pfff. The manta took everything out of me tbh 😂

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