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I had a writing spree on vacation and wrote a mini script for a comic I've been trying to create for almost a year in one week-

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What happened when you wish on a star?

In the kingdom of Roses, everyone knows wishes do come true, thanks to their beloved King Magnifico, granting all their wishes overnight while they sleep. Everyone trusts in that, except Asha, an artistic and quick-witted young girl, for she knows in her heart that her deceased grandfather never got his wish granted. On her 18th birthday, when it was time to give her wish, Asha discovers a terrible secret, the king and queen are not what they seemed. With no one else to turn to, she makes a wish upon a star... And the star answered.

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This is the cover I made for my friend @annymation fanfic "The Kingdom of Wishes", which you can read both on Ao3 and right here on Tumblr!

All necessary links for readings will be attached to this post.

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Now let's talk about the cover itself.

At the bottom we have Asha on top of a tree, with Valentino. She's catching up to Aster, right above her. These 3 elements the tree, Asha and Valentino are illuminated by the light that comes from Aster, a yellow light and are shaded by purplish blue shadows precisely because yellow and blue/purple are complementary colors divided on the color wheel and this is a characteristic of my art I like to make colored shadows and not black ones.

Aster has a thick outline and no shadows because he is in 2d, while the rest of the universe is in 3d.

This pose was inspired by one of the promotional posters for the Wish film.

I followed the same colors as the sky and wanted to place the wish balls and star sparkles making a circle around Asha.

I tried to leave Asha and Aster more to the left because the protagonists, in film posters, should always be more to the left.

Magnificent and Amaya are appearing in the sky, in the background, precisely to represent this subtle threat, but always existing throughout Anny's story. Magnificent and Amaya may not always be present in the same place as Aster, Asha and Valentino, but they are always watching, aiming and wishing for the star.

Unlike the film, Anny makes it clear that these two are the villains of the story and to rescue this I wanted to bring triangular shapes to their faces precisely because a triangle represents a warning of danger, sharp pointy things that can kill you and do you a lot of harm — this is even the case. a form often used in classic Disney villains. I also rescued the use of the color green for the villains, well seen in all Disney films; That's why both the light that illuminates them and the shadows are green, one lighter and the other darker.

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Making this cover was a lot of fun, it was a great experience that taught me a lot of things!

If you think it's beautiful, I invite you to follow me because I'm preparing several other illustrations for this same fanfic and they will all be posted here, with the same explanation of what they mean and my creative process.

I'm loving being part of this project and thank you so much for reading this far!

Kisses full of light and stars!

~Emy ✨

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@annymation @uva124 @oh-shtars @signed-sapphire @mythartist21 @kstarsarts @spectator-zee @tumblingdownthefoxden @chillwildwave @gracebethartacc @gracebeth3604

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ALED WHY ARE YOU SO BAD?????? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😩😩😩😩😩😩

I made this quick comic as a break between drawing some drawing requests and getting on with the redesigns :D

In short, it is Hedus clarifying his feelings at the worst possible moment, being an easy target for manipulation, yayyyyy angst! :]

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MY TIME YAY

@signed-sapphire @flicklikesstuff @chillwildwave @kstarsarts @meggalathemermaid0913 @mythartist21 @oh-shtars @gracebeth3604

Tag game!!!

Do this quiz

And this picrew

And tag people(obviously)

@anartistwithamask @gummy-axolotl @shadowthegay @auseryoumayknow @copper-ichor @moonysfavoritetoast @alexthescaredenby @invaderxeya @fungal-boy-witch-yay @artists-void @hazbin-hotel-lucifer-simp @ka1-the-pr0ot @theautumnalcat

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Important ideas to consider when creating characters who are black and indigenous people of color. (x)

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@annymation @oh-shtars @chillwildwave @emillyverse @kstarsarts @tumblingdownthefoxden @signed-sapphire @rascalentertainments @spectator-zee @gracebethartacc @mythartist21 (If I haven't tagged you but you still want to participate in this, go ahead! It's nice when more people join this little fandom) Hehe, I was already taking a while to ask random questions that have nothing to do with wish, right?

Anyway, here's my question: What do you think a Karaoke night would be like between us? (This is not at all a question to know if we all have the same musical tastes. Not at all)

Mmm, thinking about it, it could be fun! maybe Anny me and Bo would be singing the songs from Epic the musical (circe and underworld saga>>>>>)

And with Emy some of Lydia the Bard's songs :D

mmmmm hey @chillwildwave what do you think about singing some of 4town's songs?

With the others I don't really know what it would be like because I don't really know what kind of music they like, but I still think it would be funny to all have a karaoke night!

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BRO THIS IS AMAZING 😭😭😭😭💕💕💕💕💕

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!! Anny and I are busy with our colleges at the moment, but we plan to come back to you when everything clears up. Until then, thank you for all your love and attention!! You guys are awesome!!!!🥺😭💕

@annymation @oh-shtars @chillwildwave @emillyverse @kstarsarts @tumblingdownthefoxden @signed-sapphire @rascalentertainments @spectator-zee @gracebethartacc @mythartist21 (If I haven't tagged you but you still want to participate in this, go ahead! It's nice when more people join this little fandom) Hehe, I was already taking a while to ask random questions that have nothing to do with wish, right?

Anyway, here's my question: What do you think a Karaoke night would be like between us? (This is not at all a question to know if we all have the same musical tastes. Not at all)

Mmm, thinking about it, it could be fun! maybe Anny me and Bo would be singing the songs from Epic the musical (circe and underworld saga>>>>>)

And with Emy some of Lydia the Bard's songs :D

mmmmm hey @chillwildwave what do you think about singing some of 4town's songs?

With the others I don't really know what it would be like because I don't really know what kind of music they like, but I still think it would be funny to all have a karaoke night!

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OH MY FUCKING GODD!!!!!

ASHO AND ASTERIA !!!!

GOD I'M IN LOVE AGAIN-

Take as long as you need and no rush whatsoever, exam week is hard— you know what YOU CANNOT ANSWER THIS ASK UNTIL YOUR EXAMS ARE DONE

There. Now.

Welcome back! I hope your exams went well! Take a nap, drink lots of water, then come back

Okay. Hello again!

Now, my art idea: genderbent Wishing Star? Hmm?

@oh-shtars @flicklikesstuff @signed-sapphire again, you two are mentally connected lmao

Here you go friends!

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Okayy hmmmm if I took this storytelling style:

And I was inspired by Lydia The Bard's proposal: A universe in which children were captured and taken to Neverland so that they would never stop believing in fairies...

(Check out the proposal in the video below)

...And so rewrite the Peter Pan play, transforming it into an alternative universe where, after Wendy's death, Peter fled to the mainland with a dead Wendy in his arms and, in revenge, "Tinker Belle" dominates Neverland using a dark magic powder, thus trapping the lost boys and then setting off in pursuit of Peter Pan on the mainland.But Peter would no longer be alone, as on his escape he would encounter a trio of abandoned children with tragic pasts and become attached to them, delivering magical treasures from Neverland so that they could use and help him save his friends and everyone from Neverland....

Would I be sued if I did this and posted it on YouTube?

Be nice to me, it's a genuine question.There are so many adaptations of the book out there, telling about Captain Hook or the villainous Peter, have they all really paid royalties? And the piece did not enter the public domain this year.

This would be just one of thousands of retellings of the story and, as a still unknown and independent artist who just wants to tell a story about grief and friendship, I ask myself: Will I get really screwed if I do this?

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AMEI MUITO 🗣️🗣️

🇧🇷 Nos primeiros concepts de Wish, a estrela seria um “star boy”, talvez até um par romântico pra Asha.

Saudade do que a gente não viveu… 💔✨

🇺🇲 In the first concept arts for Wish, the star would be a star boy, also a potential romantic interest for Asha, in some interpretations.

I'm kind of in grief 💔✨

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CHANGES OF PLANS (forgive me?)

Hi KoW fans, it's me again. It seems like I only appear here to share sad news Lmao.

I'll be short and direct: I'm not going to do the KoW Comic anymore .

Reasons?

1- It's a big project to do alone and without financial incentive.

2- Personal life occupations.

I hope you understand. This isn't just bad for you, it's also bad for me: it's frustrating to want to do something and agree with other people that you're going to do something, and suddenly, cancel everything...

But this isn't the end!!!!

Talking to my team (@annymation and @uva124) We decided that, instead of comics, I would do illustrations:

[ ] The illustration for the cover.

[ ] An illustration for each chapter.

(18 illustrations in total)

This way I will be able to work with fewer things in quantity, but do them with much higher quality.

I want to do an illustration for the song covers too, but I'm not promising that yet.

I hope you forgive me, but still give me a chance because I really love this fandom and everyone I met here!

Kisses full of light and stars

~ Emy

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Art Help

I redid this list because broken links 💀

General Tips

Stretch your fingers and hands

Art is for fun

Never too late to start/improve

Using a tablet

Editing software: pictures & video

Moodboard resources

Comic pacing

Watercolor

Coloring

Color Theory (not children's hospital)

Gold

Dark Skin undertones

Dark Skin in pastel art

POC Blush tones

Eyes colors

Human Anatomy

POSE REFERENCES

Wizard Battle poses

Shoulders

Tips for practicing anatomy

Proportional Limbs

Skeletons

Hair Directions

Afro, 4C hair

Clothing

Long skirts

Traditional Chinese Hanfu (clothing reference)

CLOTHING REFERENCE

Sewing information

Animals

Horse -> Dragon

Snouts: dogs, cats, wolves, fox

Foot, paw, hoof

More

Drawing references sources

Art tutorial Masterlist

Another art tutorial Masterlist

Inspiration: father recreates son's art

Inspiration: Lights

ART BOOKS

Plants/flowers: North America, Hawaii, Patagonia

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Asha in the movie canon: O-o-okay okay soooo I make this wish to give us more than this!

Asha at Concept Art: REVOLUTIOOOOOOON!!!!! GUILLOTINE IN THE MONARCHY!!!!!!

Visual development for Wish of Asha and Star by Malcon Pierce

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Hi Emyyyyy! :D

*bites you affectionately*

Oh, hiiii!!! :D

OwO

I was having a boring day and wasn't expecting a hello or a tender bite (hope you didn't swallow too much hair Lmao) but thank you very much!! This made me happy!!!

:3 ♡

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Gabo: *sighs* I messed up

Asha: *without looking up from the book she is reading* and does it affect me?

Gabo: no

Asha: so suffer in silence

Gabo: affects Aster

Asha: *closes the book tightly* what the FUCK did you do?

We should start an incorrect quote compilation for Kingdom of Wishes. I’ll go first!

Delilah: So… when are we gonna tell them?

Gabo: Just give him a minute.

Aster: (pulling a door that says “push”)

Asha: Three words. Say them and I'm yours.

Aster: Three words.

Asha:

(Now you guys continue in the reblogs)

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*lights a torch* ANNY, ALED COME BACK HERE, THERE'S NO USE OF HIDING!!!!!!

UMAI loved Au, again I say the art is beautiful (I had the "privilege" of crying with her before everyone else, I love having a rewriting chat group Lmao) and ANNY YOU WRITE SO WELL AAAA !!

I'm depressed 😭

Could you write an agnst scene inspired by this sketch please 👉👈?(no pressure of course)

ALED YOU’RE SO EVIL!!!

I’ve taught you well >:3

And yes I will GLADLY write something extra angsty for this! Hope I can make the illustration justice!

TW: Blood, character death.

It was cold.

The atmosphere was chilling in the deep dark woods of Rosas, but it wasn't the common weather of the night, there was something different. It was quiet, ominous, even the animals could feel something was coming, and perhaps that's because of the wishing star currently hiding from the evil sorcerer king.

So far, all Aster's attempts of stealing the magic staff failed miserably, at this point, the star boy is getting quite frustrated, and so was the king.

"I don't know about you, but I'm getting quite fed up by this game of tag, little one" Magnifico sensed Aster's presence nearby, he didn't even raise his voice, knowing the star could hear him. The king chuckled darkly as he walked through the woods "So how about you just come out and fight me like a man?"

Aster was hanging on a tree, far away from the king's line of sight. They smiled, for that comment just gave the star an idea on how to get under the king's nerves some more.

"I'm not a man though" Aster chimed in from the tree tops, his voice echoing all around.

The king didn't know where the voice was coming from as it seemed to come from all sides, but he could tell by the overconfidence in the star's tone that they were trying to throw him off his focus

"Well, yeah I know Bu-"

"I'm a star" Aster interrupted with a child like playfulness in his voice

"... Sure- But that's not my po-"

"This whole gender thing humans have going on is so weird honestly"

Magnifico could practically hear Aster's smirk, which peeved the evil king even more

"Listen here boy-"

"Not a boy heh eheheh" Aster giggled

"SHUT UP! UGH YOU ROTTEN BRAT!" The king was on his last nerve, much to Aster's delight

(Fun fact, this is a deleted scene I wanted to include in KOW to emphasize Aster is nonbinary (He/They). But the scene didn't fit, so I'm glad I can recycle it here)

Aster smiles victorious, but the king's next statement caught him off guard "You think you can beat me by vexing?! HA! This is not a battle of wits, lad! It’s a battle of strength, something you clearly lack!”

Lack strength? Why? Because he can’t hurt others? That’s not a weakness, Aster knows that, to inflict pain on others doesn’t make you strong, it just makes you cruel. Aster knows very well that strength comes from many places, and he’d NEVER be “strong” the way Magnifico is.

“I’ve got plenty of strength, actually” Aster claimed wisely “I’m strong in the ways that matter. Strong to care, to keep trying, and to trust my friends even if all odds are against us…” a smile grows as Aster thinks of yet another remark to throw at the king “Also, you’re one to talk hehheh without that magic staff you’d be as strong as any average nobody”

Oh, Magnifico was officially pissed off. He wanted to wipe that smile off the star’s face in any way possible… And Aster’s comment about “friends” just gave him an idea

“Oh yeees, your friends, of course… All 7 of them huh?” The king had an wicked smile as he casually brought up the 7 teens

“Yup! All sev-“ Aster stops himself onde realization hit him like a truck… “W-wait… How did yo-“

“If I were you, I’d be more careful with who I place my trust” Magnifico’s eyes scanned the trees above, trying to spot any glimpse of yellow light that could be Aster hiding. His wicked smile only grew as he noted the star’s silence, that was exactly the reaction he wanted “For example, trusting that the son of my most loyal knight wouldn’t spill your plans? Tsk tsk tsk not very strategic~”

“… Simon?” Aster muttered in a shaky whisper

The king and queen knew their plan?… So that means-

“Asha!”

Aster quickly jumped from the tree branch he was hiding, revealing his location to the king. But Magnifico had no time to capture the star, no, in the blink of an eye Aster was already flying towards the castle, leaving the sorcerer all alone in the dark woods

“……….. *sigh* Cursed be my monologuing mouth” Magnifico sighs in frustration as he began flying with his magic, back to the castle he calls home.

Aster flew faster than the wind itself, the usual optimistic star had his head filled with worst case scenarios of what Asha and the others could be going through. What if Magnifico set up a trap? Or what if the guards caught them?? Or even worse, what if the QUEEN caught them???

No no no. Aster can't think like that, Asha has a magic pencil and her sketchbook after all, she can handle herself without him just fine... Right?

Aster reached the top of the tower, and upon entering though the window, he was met with a shocking sight

Asha and Queen Amable were dueling with swords, Asha using a hand drawn one, while Amaya used one made of metal, that was strikingly sharp.

Aster instinctively called out to her

"ASHA!"

Aster doesn't know why they just did that.

Neither of the two women had noticed his presence before that scream.

Aster could've disarmed Amaya.

Aster could've just moved Asha out of the way.

There were so many things the star could've done...

But he chose to scream.

Making Asha lose her focus.

She took her eyes out of Amaya for one second, turning to the source of her lover's voice.

One second was all Amaya needed.

S L A S H

Asha didn't even have time to speak a word...

The piercing blade cut right through her heart.

The star did not move.

It was like time itself had stopped for him, and deep down, Aster wished it'd stay frozen. They didn't want this nightmare to keep going.

But it kept going, once the queen swiftly pulled the sword out of the girl, her wide smile was reminiscent of a crescent moon.

Once the sword left her body, Asha fell to the ground like a puppet whose strings have been cut.

Aster finally felt movement return to their limbs, as he caught her in his arms just before she hit the floor. His protective embrace was so firm it was like he was trying to keep her from falling apart... She didn't hug him back.

"A-... As-ter" She croaked in agony, barely able to breathe and let alone speak, as she felt her body grow weaker and her mind become hazy.

"I'M HERE! I-IT'S OKAY! Yo-you're okay!" The star's panicked screams made Asha flinch, with everything sounding even louder in her head. Aster realized that, and with an wavering voice they try to comfort her "I'm sorry... I- I'm here with you now, just keep breathing-"

Aster's soothing words were muffled by the queen's sickening cackle, followed by an heartless rebuttal of the star's whispers

"Oh something tells me she won't "keep breathing" for much longer, dearie" there was no sign of pity or remorse behind those eyes, just sadistic mirth as she watched the girl's violet dress slowly turn crimson.

If only looks could kill. Aster tear filled eyes glared at Amaya like he wanted her to catch on fire, much like the burning flames that was set ablaze on his forever moving hair.

But even with all that rage, the star tried to ignore the older woman. Asha needed him now. They turned to look at her face and-

...

Her eyes no longer had that spark Aster fell in love with...

There was no glimmer of light...

No sign of life at all...

She was gone.

...

Aster just kept staring at Asha's vacant expression, his eyes wide and pupils shrunken. The star held onto her lifeless body carefully, shaky hands still caressing her hair as if she could still feel it.

Amaya just walked away from the two of them, a victorious smile plastered on her face, as she admired her own reflection on the now blood stained blade in her hands. She sat on a comfortable velvety chair in the study, to wait for her king's return.

She was not at all afraid of the literal star in the room, after all, her husband assured her they were harmless, a being literally incapable of hurting or killing anyone. So she was eager to just sit and cruelly watch and make fun of the boy's misery.

Aster was oh so aware that he couldn't hurt her... But he wanted to.

The young star could already hear the stars above, calling for him. They were watching through the open window, urging him to just leave, go back to the sky, accept he failed to save Asha but he can at least save Rosas by not letting the king capture him... But Aster didn't want to run.

He recalled an old song he heard once, a song that old stars sang when they were on their last dying breaths. The other stars always said he should never repeat that song in his young age, otherwise he'd be a danger to those around... But that's exactly what Aster wanted to be right now.

And so... Aster began to sing it.

(........... In case you don't know what this song is about, hi, welcome to the madness that is my rewrite, and HERE is a blog about some AUs I made. Go read it and skip straight to the "Aster turns himself into a blackhole" part to learn what this is all about, cause' I'll actually skip the whole Aster morphing into a blackhole bit, sorry, but basically same thing that happened in that AU blog happens here: He sings, slowly goes crazy and creepy, Amaya has her soul sucked out of her yaaaay let's move on)

Magnifico was pretty much sprinting on air as he used his magic to make himself levitate to the castle, it was a shame that his magic limited him to only fly as fast as he could run.

"*huff* *puff* Ough I'm too old for this" The king was panting as he reached the tower's window, his head lowered as he attempted to catch his breath, but he still chimed in to cheerfully call his wife "Darling I'm home~ heheh I trust you've given our little star a warm wel-"

The king shuts up with a gasp stuck on his throat. For once, he was speechless.

Asha's body was laying on the ground, that was to be expected, it's by far the least shocking thing in the room for him.

What truly made his world shatter was witnessing his queen laying lifeless on the floor, it was clear she was not breathing. The pain in his blue sky eyes ran so deep one could even feel sorry for him, but there was no one in the room to care about his tears...

For the only living thing in the room had no mercy left to give.

"So, your highness" the former star uttered the tittle with sarcasm, as he walked around Amaya's corpse, his pitch-black eyes stared at her almost as if they were admiring their own work. And he kept not making eye contact with the king as he asked "Is this strong enough for ya?"

It was cold.

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Very proud of how this one turned out, thank you @uva124 for the inspiration!

@gracebeth3604 @emillyverse @signed-sapphire @oh-shtars @rascalentertainments

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I wanted to take a quick stop here to thank everyone who is tagging me in their posts and drawing me together with the fandom members!! You are very special and you make me feel very very welcome and loved!!

Sometimes I feel bad for not drawing pictures of you or your Starboys to give back, but I have several obligations to fulfill and the time I have to draw I'm using for KoW and other art projects. I'm still traveling, but this time I didn't bring my scketchbook, so we don't have any updates yet, Besides, I'll probably be creating another blog to post the comic and some of my stories and art in a more organized way and leave this one to interact.

Anyway, thanks for being so nice and healthy!!! You guys are like family and I hope to deliver the best KoW work possible for you to enjoy! I haven't read all the posts in which they marked me, but they are saved to read in some relaxing moment! Love you all !!!

(I leave this cute message here and go back to my dark and cozy cave to hibernate until the next time I have to post something)

@annymation @uva124 @kstarsarts @mythartist21 @signed-sapphire @flicklikesstuff @oh-shtars @chillwildwave @rascalentertainments @gracebethartacc