#I was listening to Epic the musical while drawing this

[rin-solo]

Finally, I am happy to present to you my ...

EPIC: THE MUSICAL | ACT I [Character Design project]

I have been working on these for a long time and I am very happy with how these turned out. I am a huge fan of visual character design and I simply needed to do a full lineup.

Act II will follow shortly (it is all done except for Ithaca Saga, which I will add as soon as it drops.) Please enjoy, and read below for some thoughts and background on some of my design choices!

TROY | CYCLOPS ft. Odysseus, Athena, Eurylochus, and Polites

With Odysseus, I really wanted to emphasize his free spirit in this era and mark him as Athena's warrior, so I gave him a special belt and some armbands that represent her (this was inspired by some of @mircsy's work). He also has heterochromia; his left eye is green, representing his cunning, wisdom, and spirit; his right eye is gray, representing his ruthlessness and warrior side.

I simply love Athena in purple/gold. Her mask is a symbol of her invulnerability and comes off only during "My Goodbye" when Odysseus tells her that she's alone. Her cape can also transform into wings, and her eyes are actually golden without the mask.

I had to give Eurylochus his large anime sword (it's just as heavy as it looks but he likes it that way because that means no one besides him is strong enough to wield it ... I imagine Eurylochus can bench press at least Odysseus' and Polites' weights combined. He and Polites are also wearing variants of Odysseus' armor, indicating that they belong to the same army.

Listen, I can vibe with Eurylochus' giant sword but I draw the line at Polites with glasses, sorry. He still gets the hairband, of course. He's also dressed more casually, and without a weapon, because of his pacifistic outlook. He's the physically weakest among the trio by far but also still an inch taller than Odysseus (it's fine, Odysseus is still like 5'10, his friends are just all so freaking tall...)

OCEAN ft. Aeolus, Poseidon, and Odysseus

Not gonna lie, I LOVED designing Aeolus' outfit. She's playful and mischievous and loves to hang out in the clouds all day; her outfit is probably made out of clouds let's be real. Also yes, her image on the windbag moves to make cheeky faces.

Poseidon I cannot imagine without tentacles anymore thanks to @gigizetz's "Ruthlessness", idk it just fits him so well. He definitely got all dressed up to go and sink Odysseus' fleet that day, he has a reputation, you know? And he just likes the shiny gold and accessories; the ocean is full of them so why wouldn't he?

Since breaking up with Athena, Odysseus lost her belt and armbands. He's still wearing her brooch because he couldn't bring himself to fully throw that away as well yet. Polites' hairband around his wrist reminds him of what he's fighting for and what to live by ... for now (Poseidon is about to ruin this man's whole career...)

CIRCE | UNDERWORLD ft. Circe, Hermes, and Tiresias

I wanted to give Circe the "witch" vibe while putting a Greek spin on it and I actually adore her design. She seems both immortally youthful (something I aim for with all my god designs) and motherly. There she was, gathering some herbs when a bunch of strangers crash onto her island ... Oh well, at least this man was a good man this time.

Hermes is kind of just Hermes. I wanted to keep him shaded, a bit impish, and definitely up to no good. He's wearing the contrasting colors on purpose, by the way. And yes, his hat can fly on its own ... But for it to do that he'd have to actually be willing to show his face which he seldom does unless he really trusts you.

Tiresias is a soul, so he has the same kind of ageless youth as all my gods (something that goes for souls of dead people too, since I like to think they get to appear at whatever age they want after death.) He's looking a bit regal since he's a prophet, so I imagine regarded highly, even in the Underworld. Instead of the blindfold, his hood covers his face, adorned with a symbolic eye to identify him and his skill.

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Well, that's it for ACT I, friends, I hope you liked these! I will upload ACT II asap. Please comment and/or tell me your thoughts about my designs! And feel free to ask any questions you may have! I would love to talk more about these.

[aziraphalala]

⚡️Thunder Bringer⚡️

You know what they say, when in doubt...

🌸 Electrocute yourself 🌸

[nuria-keller-arts]

More Hermes because this unhinged guy is somehow curing my burnout

[polyhexianbirb]

Based on @irunaki 's Bird boi Hermes. I know he literally has wings but they're the only person I've seen make him like a macaw or something lol

The Yellow crested was drawn bc I'm Aussie and see them a lot here (I have a Lego one)

The Catalina macaw bc its my brother's favourite macaw.

The Scarlet Macaw bc rainbow and pretty colours

[fleshacker]

Quick sketch with my Nerevarine Eloy and her not so imaginary friend from childhood's dreams

[cherrycola-and-marigolds]

“come my way and stay, my honey~”

@mechtober-2024 Day 6, i think? i’m so behind shsndb- (click for better quality-)

sirens was my favorite UDAD song ngl and i like drawing mermaids! so have my three favorite Sirens

other version under the cut :3

[lionmythflower]

Officially obsessed with epic (I've started making fanart for it)

I give you Apollo and Hermes

Closeups under cut

(the end of the tags is js me rambling lol)

[sirjo-esque]

I did not mean to make him short

[starryskyspectacle]

🌊The Great Captain⛵

🌊🌊🌊

Theodore Ode you're always gonna be famous to me

[anipwrites]

Is anyone else going a little insane over how the very beginning of Puppeteer starts with the same melody as when in Full Speed Ahead Odysseyus says ‘Polites gear up, you and I’ll go ahead, we should try to find a way no one ends up dead’ or is it just me

[thenamessparkplug]

[weepingfireflies]

Not to rat myself out, but despite listening to a compilation of all the Epic clips so far an ungodly amount of times, I only recently realized they're saying, "Eurylochus" and not "you really just." It makes a lot more sense now lol

[autism-corner]

maybe we all need to Be More Chill

[xblueshin]

got a bunch of messy doodles!

I love drawing in the Lego Monkie Kid style, but I want to also develop a style that's more "mine" I'm still experimenting around what I like best; I'm not 100% sure yet.

I wanted to have 2 styles because:

1. It's fun to experiment around (even though the very first stage of figuring out how to draw a character can be frustrating, lol).

2. Last time I've drawn characters in a radically different style from mine (the sonic characters) for a long while, I went back trying to draw humans again and it sent me into art block immediatly, I felt like I couldn't draw humans anymore and I'm still struggling with it, so I don't want a repeat of that.

I think from here I want to try and add stuff to their designs. For example, on these sketches, I already added the turquoise lines under Wukong's eyes because I LOVE when people draw him with them. I also love the curly hair that resembles his nimbus that some people draw him into. I dunno if I want to implement that because I hardly change character designs too much; it was already hard for me to change Mac's and Wukong's colors for skin and eyes (I still want to slightly change Mac's eyes color, though).

Fun fact: I made the 2 doodles of Wukong looking down while I listening to Monster from Epic: The Musical. I dunno, it just clicked. I've been imagining Wukong singing it, lol.

[nie-za-po-mi-naj-ki]

cuties patooties

I zoned out for a few hours while listening to EPIC: The musical on repeat, and for the first time in months, I started drawing

[skyscrapergods]

Seeking battle music!

It is time now. Musical horses of the world, lend me your songs for this moment.

I need epic, sorrowful soundtracks of world ending calamity. I need a song where you lose everything. I need a song where you watch the sky drop to the earth like it's trying to crush the mountains.

This is a tragedy. This is slaying the one you love. I need you fall a hundred thousand miles, weeping with broken wings.

Here's what I have so far. I want songs, movie and game soundtracks, with and without lyrics, but especially those with orchestral accompaniment.

Make me think of giant titans clashing in the sky, their hearts breaking at the violence toward each other, even as they crush cities and states beneath them. Long teeth and blood, hitting like bombs, cresting like tidal waves in slow motion.

Here's some pictures for inspiration. I need More music to listen to while I draw the actual scenes.

Remember, these beasts are miles tall and wide. Their hearts could level kingdoms, and they are breaking.

This playlist is about VIBES not lyrics.

It's something to listen to while I write and draw, not for capturing the story. I personally DO like lyrics, but the ones in your songs don't have to match the story. If they do match story but not vibes, then I don't need them yet.

Highlights of songs that have the perfect vibe:

Church Of The Helix Choir - Bloody Sunday

Shadow of the colossus - a despair filled farewell

Avatar the last Airbender- the last Agni kai

JC Row -Final Eclipse