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IM NOT DEAD🔥🔥🔥

I’m not sick and dying anymore so I’m getting back on the grind🙏🙏🙏 have an old ref sheet of my diluc redesign (with some minor changes) that I just finished (finally lmfaoooo)

This is actually bad news for me because now I don’t have an excuse to draw him inconsistently 💔💔

Ignore the misspelling. NEOW……

Anyway I’m gonna talk about his design because i can 💯

Major points/changes

- he is no longer a twig. Very self explanatory this guy has a big awesome claymore I cannot convince myself that he doesn’t have the means to swing that thing around (one handed no less)

- I darkened his color palette, but I also made it a bit warmer in nature. The pure white right in the middle is a bit distracting and I don’t think it does much to communicate his personality. It just breaks up his design in a way I don’t like.

- scars, yes, but also stitches on his face. I imagine it’s new bruises, stitches, or scabs every week. I know it makes his face just a taaad busy, but idk. Ive been drawing that headcannon for forever atp so I try to accommodate that busyness with lots of flat color by the face to balance everything out

- Just a hint of embroidery here and there. It implies culture and adds just a bit of softness to the design (most of it is on the shawl underneath the fur)

Specific details I want to talk about!

The white fur shawl/scarf/neck warmer/make up a word idk💔

- this serves multiple purposes both thematically and visually

- it creates a ‘barrier’ around his face, not unlike the protective walls that border Mondstadt. It serves to imply his personality without dialogue, a bit closed off and skeptical at first. Almost as if he is trying to shield his peripherals from oncoming foes.

But it is still a soft barrier, and can be easily peeled away to reveal a very kind person at heart.

- it emphasizes the square shape. Not much to say there. Makes his shape language a bit more interesting as well by introducing a softer shape near the top.

- looks a bit like snow, no? Almost like snezhnaya still weighs heavy on his shoulders.

- underneath the fur is a faded red shawl from his mother. The only parts visible from the outside are those golden tassels. I like this bit a lot because it implies that (in reference to the point above) he doesn’t really know a whole lot about his mother or father- it’s buried under mounds of snow. The only thing he has truly been left is their wealth. He’s gonna have to dig if he wants to know their true nature.

-it contrasts very well with the Fatui. Where the harbingers have their signature white coats with black fur, Diluc wears a black coat with white fur

The coat

- it’s wind resistant for sure but also a bit… warm. It’s very thick and long and you can’t actually see a lot of what’s underneath. He’s only showing the viewer a sliver of what’s underneath. Under the rest of the coat? It could be anything. Knives, his vision, maybe even a gun? (Correct assumptions)

-it leaves the average onlooker with a lot of questions but is also very convenient in a fight. Can’t block a surprise knife to the liver if you never even knew he had one on his person.

Miscellaneous

- layers are super prevalent in his design. Especially on his face. From the makeup to the contact, he’s trying really, really hard to convince everyone he is fine (WRONG‼️) the people closest to can tell something is off, but… who are they to say anything?

- the nail polish was initially added because I thought it was funny but I also think it could be effective as a last resort in a fight. Imagine you’re in a fight with a guy and he ignites his fingernails. Scary af.

…I realize that’s probably not possible but it’s really cool so I’m just gonna suspend my belief.

Here’s some hair stuff. I wanna write about mondstadt hair lore in my au/rewrite bc it rots my brain but I have so many wips I gotta do those first

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Not sure if this is a cursed idea or not, but image a Great War AU, with the nations of Teyvat being inspired by their real-life counter parts. For example, your interpretation of Mondstadt bears a lot of similarities to Austria-Hungary, Fontaine to France, Snezhnaya to Russia, etc.

If nothing else, I want to see Poilu Chevreuse, K.u.K Diluc, or a Cossack Childe

Hey sorry for disappearing I was um. busy lmao🔥

Anyway

Whenever you are in my ask box ik I am about to be blessed with some good stuff🙏 you are very knowledgeable and I think that’s very awesome

I love historical clothing👍👍👍

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hi! i saw you haven't posted in a while. hope everything is good. (no pressure i just saw that your last post mentioned that you were sick)

Hello!! It’s so sweet of you to check in on me. My health hasn’t been super great lately so I haven’t been able to draw as much as I want to💔

Currently I’m drawing some stuff from my ask box bc people have been putting some real good stuff in there🙏🙏

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How I am with the brothers actually

Posting doodles because im so sick rn it’s insane💔

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“Most dangerous when cornered”

Very short diluc comic I cooked up off a doodle

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Had some thoughts

He’s hitting the sukuna pose because it’s cool but I’m not a jjk fan so I don’t know the significance of the pose itself. I just watch the fight scenes on youtube lmaooo

I can imagine diluc being really shit with a catalyst. They tried to make him use one early in his knight days but he could never get the hang of it….. so he picked up the bigass sword so he could protect his brother easier.

…oh my god it always leads back to the ragbros 💔💔

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Hi! Do you have a Kokomi rediseng? I love your art, especially your ragbros (Im sorry if i miswrite it, english is not my first lenguage)

Hello!!!! I am so glad you like my art<3 I have drawn Kokomi before but I didn’t put much thought into an actual redesign so this was fun

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Kokomi has a lot of very strong design elements that are all weighed down by genshins need to put all girls in booty shorts and thigh highs. I don’t think sexy/attractive designs are bad, but when it’s overused it is just so corny and it’s very obvious that they are just trying to sell characters

Surprisingly enough, I made an effort to ground her design. I originally wanted to go for a more “divine” look before deciding to make her look more “human”because it provides a meaningful distinction from the Shogun.

I put a lot of thought into how I could represent her roles as both a divine priestess and a tactician, and in the end, I went with a very fancy-looking kimono that has had its sleeves tied in the back. Almost like she had to roll them up in a hurry because she needs to decide the resistance’s next move.

I don’t usually share these but here’s some progress photos because I thought they were interesting

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this is what it looked like when you drew this 🙏 fire art 🔥

smug Diluc my beloved

the original here:

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I usually do not make posts like these but dude💔💔 I found some cold ass art of THE GOAT (diluc) and I was gonna reblog because why not yknow??? And then I was like

Wait

Lemme check their profile to see if the have more

and then BOOM k/luc jumpscare😧there was so much every single post was filtered out lmao

It’s actually heartbreaking tho like bro can you people BE NORMAL FOR ONCE!!!! Can we just make normal art that is cool and not be proshippers thanks chat👍👍

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Ghosto, GIVE US MELUSINE IN YOUR STYLE/LORE AND MY LIFE(my Navia) IS YOURS!

(From, a Melusine adorer.)

Anon I’m so sorry this rotted in my inbox for months💔

I think melusines should be waaaayy more diverse than they are in game. Sea slugs (and other sea creatures) are rad. Make more of em

Ingame they are kinda boring in my opinion tbh. Just safe mascot characters despite having awesome lore. These are whole other creatures than humans. Let them be just a little bit funky or weird

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“Listen to me!”

From his father, Diluc took a gentle hand and a hunger for justice. From his mother, he inherited a mischievous streak.

And rage.

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Alright bro it is NOT that serious stop lookin at me like that😭 acting like it’s MY fault

Higher quality version below

I drew this in a fit of anger because I dropped my food on the floor. Pissed me off…

Uhh anyway I had to delete and reinstall the tumblr app and wtfff??? And new asks that have never showed up in my inbox before⁉️ so I’ll be workin on those👍

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THE BROTHERS.

UAAAAAUUAAAAAAURRRAASAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHGGGGGGGGGGFGGU

URRAAHHHHHHHGGHHHHHHH💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

It’s okay to be stressed and upset, but don’t give up. We need you now more than ever. We need each other.

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any thoughts on emilie’s redesign?

when it comes to her official versus the concepts I think her official is actually very underrated. The skirt is so beautiful and is a lovely departure from typical genshin designs from the waist down. But the concept definitely wins with the color palette and the shirt. The skin tight boob-sock shirt is OLD!!!!

Right above is a design for her that I drew up about a week ago. I had to go through so many loopholes to find it because the file corrupted 💔💔 it is actually the most difficult design I have ever made and I’m not completely happy with it. She is so unbelievably hard to work with omg

Purple ver

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Broken nose

Burnt tf outta my hand yesterday so diluc must experience pain.

When I’m in a making my already bad situation worse using my horrible communication skills competition and my opponent is diluc

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Umm wtf I forgot to post my Furina design ⁉️⁉️

As much as I would have loved to make her a sassy middle aged woman I think that making her look about 20 fits her narratively. Experiencing actual freedom in the “real world” for the first time

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hiii i just found your art bc i was searching for redesigns and yours are amazing <3

and i was just wondering how would you portray fontaine characters? especially those who carry guns/muskets

wonder no more

I actually have a very old redesign for clorinde already but I don’t like a lot of it anymore so I decided to change it a bit and go for a bit of an older approach because her role as a duelist made me think of an oldish (relatively speaking) look. Idk. So her appearance was mostly taken from mid to late 1600’s French military style.

I HAD to get rid of the miniskirt. It’s so unfitting for her i think it could have been given to a different character and worked well but💔 oh well. The hat is so so good tho they cooked with that.

No gun here for navia unfortunately but I think it applies here. this here is an older sketch I did. Went for a late 1800’s early 1900’s look with the suitdress. I wanted her to match the rest of the Spina di Rosula, as well as make her look a tad bit shady in a way. Not that she’s actually a deceitful person, but she deals with everything the Gardes can’t or won’t handle; she’s a bit of a hole-and-corner operation.

Og Chevy what the hell are you wearing please lock in and don’t wear a STRAPLESS TOP MAYBE???? I get you’re pretty lax for a militarywoman but damn.

I took inspo from a mix of late 1700’s and mid 1800’s military uniforms. The red reminds me of napoleon for some reason lmao.

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Myakushek00 posted again we win ragbros nation

spooky ragfam for spooky month🐺🦇