#beaks and perspective ref

[dg-outlaw]

No offense to the artist, but it's giving AI art vibes. One of those things that looks interesting at first, but after you look at it for a minute you see where the algorithm of the tech bro's useless wet dream that uses up all the water got it wrong.

Here's why:

The jacket. Is it attached to his body armor like a faux jacket/vest? Did the algorithm find old photos of Red Hood and add in the jacket like a mock cape?

The shoulder pads. Are they part of the faux jacket-cape? They seem detached and rigid and not like whatever cloth material the faux jacket is made of, but there was an attempt to connect it bc the coloring.

I agree with @the-mad-dame , the giant emblem looks like it detaches and could be used like a boomerang... or a machete to cut someone in half. Maybe the algorithm pulled in some Jason Voorhees refs by mistake. Side note: I've never been a fan of the semi-bat-shaped logo that's his hooded face in silhouette. I know there are in-universe reasons for not using a bat, but still... this one looks like an angry bird with a huge beak.

His hood is black. One of those, the prompt read "hood" and added a hood. Maybe he's the Red-Black Hood now? War Hood? Mister Checkers? Idk.

The broken face mask is explained from what context I have of the issue, but I've seen AI art where it doesn't fully translate a mask onto a character.

His face. While young and appropriate for his age, he looks more like an amalgamation of Tim and Damian's recent face styles. Like if they did a DBZ style fusion and boom, they become DamiT Hood.

The pants are fine. I hc that they're actually Tim's that Steph stole back when they were dating. She never gave them back, but Jason was in a rush and they were there at his apartment and he couldn't find his pants. His regular tactical pants are at Steph's. I'll let you put 2 and 2 together. That or go ask your older sibling or parents.

The boots are giving classic Air Jordans. I'm fine with it. It works with his street level, urban Gotham boy vibe. Maybe they were a custom gift.

And finally... he has 4 fingers on his right hand. Maybe I missed something in canon where he lost his pinky, but I don't think so and I'm sure I'd see it in fanon stuff all over if that were true. It could be tucked under due to perspective, but wonky, missing, or extra fingers is another AI thing.

Again, no shade to the artist(s) if this is not AI. Okay, maybe some shade, but I get that they are often in a rush to crank out pages. I even get a kick out the long distance/overhead/bird's eye view panels where it's just a doodle of a character and maybe you see a blockman and red oval and it's Jason. They took a swing here, but it didn't connect... IMO.

So Jason is fine (as I totally knew he would be ahaha 😳) but what the fuck is he wearing. I said he should die and come back in a better outfit clearly my wish was not granted

[makabunni]

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[ask-the-skeksis-and-mystics]

(This is probably giving it away, but may I please ask for a ref of your version of SkekShod? Do you draw the beak first before the head is drawn cuz I feel like I'm doing something wrong here.)

I usually start with a circle base, but the beak is often what I do first. It gives me a perspective on where everything else should be.

The Skeksis are really hard to draw, but my main advice will be to just draw them as is comfortable for you. I struggled for weeks trying to draw the Skeksis until I just... Started drawing them in a way that was good for me.

I know the way I draw them isn't how they really look. I draw their heads to big, their eyes to big, I just tend to draw them too human like. But it is what's comfortable for me and until I'm being paid, I'm going to enjoy drawing them like this while I practice their actual anatomy.

It will take practice, just take your time, do what's comfortable, and don't worry if you make a mistake or if something looks awkward or weird.

[disastrousducks]

Nice, may come in handy

I got asked by a super nice dude to make a tutorial on how I do duck beaks and faces in perspective (not like I'm great at it but I'm happy to share some knowledge!)

So here ya are! Hopefully this finds anyone who may need it :0

[thecreaturecodex]

Pentapus

“Alien Octopoids” © Traci Shepard, accessed at Arcane Beasts and Creatures here

[Commissioned by @wannabedemonlord. The art suggested the direction to take the flavor text--its facial expression put me in mind of a dim witted but loyal dog.]

Pentapus CR ½ N Magical Beast This bulbous creature looks something like an octopus walking on the tips of its tentacles, except it only has five of these appendages. Its body is split horizontally by a big maw.

A pentapus is a small, vaguely cephalopod entity that is kept as a pet by multiple species of sapient extraterrestrial. Pentapuses can survive on almost any organic matter and are capable of extreme loyalty, all of which make for excellent companionship. Their ability to reproduce rapidly is either a boon or a drawback, depending on perspective, and some ships are overrun with pentapuses. They often escape from alien craft, leading to their establishment as minor monsters on a thousand planets.

A pentapus is dim witted and has little in terms of strategy—it merely charges towards the nearest foe and bites it. They have no teeth, instead having a razor-sharp lining to their jaws somewhat like the beak of a turtle. A pentapus soaks up mind-influencing magic like a sponge, sacrificing its own health and wellbeing for that of its masters.

A pentapus stands about two feet tall and weighs around thirty pounds.  Their lifespans run the course of about a decade, and they reach sexual maturity within six months of birth.

Pentapus             CR ½ XP 200 N Small magical beast Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, Perception +3 Defense AC 14, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+1 size, +2 Dex, +1 natural) hp 6 (1d10+1); fast healing 1 Fort +3, Ref +4, Will -1 Resist electricity 5, fire 5 Defensive Abilities psychic target Offense Speed 30 ft., hustle Melee bite +2 (1d6) Statistics Str 11, Dex 15, Con 13, Int 2, Wis 8, Cha 10 Base Atk +1; CMB +0; CMD 12 (18 vs. trip) Feats Stealthy Skills Escape Artist +4, Perception +3, Stealth +8 SQ no breath Ecology Environment any land or underground Organization solitary, pair, clot (3-10) or nest (11-50) Treasure incidental Special Abilities Hustle (Ex) Once per day, a pentapus can make an extra move action on its turn as a swift action. Psychic Target (Su) Any creature attempting to cast a single target spell or spell-like ability with the mind-influencing descriptor at a target within 30 feet of a pentapus must succeed a concentration check (DC = 10+spell level) or target the pentapus instead. If there are multiple pentapuses within 30 feet of the intended target, the targeted pentapus is determined randomly.

[kackmack]

Fake Smile

Chapter 3

Friday 

“Now for the final fight of the night, We’ve got two outstanding ladies! Standing on the right side we’ve got MANNON OF THE BLACK BEAKS. And on the left we have AELIN THE FIRE BRINGER!” The announcer roared through the speakers.

Bouncing on her toes Aelin looked out to the audience. Mannon must have some kind of following because tonight’s tournament was abnormally crowded.

Kick boxing has always been Aelins escape, her little piece of sanity no matter how fucked up her life is, when she put on those gloves she was no longer Aelin. Even though it was her horrible foster father who forced her to have this physical outlet for his own gain in bets, she didn’t care, she loved it. Aelin loved the feeling of being completely submersed in the fight.

Staring at Mannon, Aelin let the killing calm consume her. As the bell rang.

Mannon striked first with right hand dead strait coming to Aelins face, Aelin dodged at the very last second and the hit whipped Aelins long braid. With Mannon leaving her right side open, Aelin flung her leg straight to Mannons rib cage causing her take a step back. Mannons face went into a feral smile and her left hook caught Aelin by surprise as it went across her face.

Aelin didn’t let the hurt show as she swung and the impact to Mannons right eye was glorious.

On the Fifth and last round, Aelin could feel her limbs start to shake lightly in protest, Mannon has been giving a good show and quit an equal fight, the winner could be either one at this point.

Mannon had just landed a harsh kick to Aelins stomach when the seconds were winding down, on sheer desperation of being hunched over with one hand gripping her stomach, Aelin punched upward, giving Mannon an uppercut that sent her to the ground.

The bell rang and the crowd went crazy, howling and stomping filled the gym.

Aelin didn’t even feel Dorians father grip her arm and throw it up in a victory stance.

“Well there you have it ladies and gentleman. The winner is AELIN THE FIRE BRINGER”

Stumbling out of the ring, Dorain caught her arm and put his face to her ear to whisper something that she didn’t hear at all, causing her to give him a quizzical look.

Dorian didn’t say anything else as he led her to the locker room, Aelin could have sworn she saw a familiar tall silver haired man in a hoodie, from the corner of her eye but she refused to think anything of it.

Entering the locker room Dorian laughed and said “What I was trying to say is, did you want to wait for me to get your winnings together tonight or come back in the morning?

“Well how long would I have to wait here tonight?” Aelin asked.

“Few hours. At latest I’ll be done by around 1 am” Dorian answered.

“Uhh no I’m starving” Aelin laughed as he ungloved her. “Plus its best I don’t walk around with money too late at night”

“Oh by the way, your win tonight is going to bring in a lot of popularity to the gym…. Apparently you just broke Mannons 13 running winning streak.” Dorain said as he exited of the locker room.

Aelin couldn’t help her smirk as she walked out of the gym and made her way to her favorite 50s diner around the corner.

Walking out of  the gym, she heard shouting from behind her, trying her best to ignore it, Aelin increased her pace.

“Hey Bitch”

“Hey Bitch”

“You stupid little bitch, I’m talking to you”

Aelin started to sprint when a large hand gripped her arm and yanked her to the alley.

Aelins head was slammed to the brick wall as three men crowded her.

“Do you know how much money you cost me, bitch?”

Aelin started thrashing against the arms holding her back. She tried, she really did try to keep her mouth shut “Shouldn’t of bet on the wrong horse”

The man laughed low scratchy sound that sounded terrible. “Wrong horse? Mannon has been a sure thing for months. That last punch was illegal and you know that”

“The ref didn’t think so” Aelin answered.

“That’s just because your fucking his son sweet heart”

Aelin thrust her face forward connecting with his. He grunted as he yelled “You fire breathing bitch”.

He followed that with three punches to her face and one hard to her stomach.

Aelin started to whimper with pain and the man smiled.

“What? Can’t fight out of the ring with no gloves?” he said smugly.

“Well have your men let go of me and take me on like a real man” Aelin said through her teeth.

“No I don’t think so.”

Aelin didn’t see the following punch to her stomach.

She let her head hang low and he gripped her jaw up to look at him. At that Aelin spat all the blood that was pooling in her mouth, strait to his face.

One of the men holding her back lifted her up and slammed her to the payment.

Aelins air was knocked completely out of her.

Aelin heard footsteps and she turned her head slightly to see a tall figure running towards her, the man attacked the three men and she didn’t see or hear the rest.

………..

Earlier that day

“Mr. Whitethorn”

“Yes Remelle” Rowan said to his secutary, shifting his face from the computer to meet her eyes, Remelle seemed to blush slightly.

“Mauve is on line one, says its argent.”

“Thank you, Remelle” Rowan said as she left his office.

Rowan couldn’t help but sigh inwardly as he picked up the phone to his boss.

“Rowan, I need you to go to the other side of town and meet up with Rolfie, He’s thinking of pulling his investments and I need you to be…. convincing”

Rowan gritted his teeth as he said “Isn’t that Graviel or Vaughans job?”

“Yes but they are both out of town, Lorcan is a little too tough and Fenrys charm won’t work with Rolfie, he’s a little prickly in that way.” Mauve answered quick.

“Yes mam. I’ll be on my way”

Few hours later, Rowan was walking out of Rolfe’s office, infuriated at how long that negotiation took, he knew Mauve was selling him short by saying prickle.

Rowan was two minutes short of shoving his face to the table when he finally agreed.

Walking down the street, Rowan was trying to let his anger ease before he headed back to the office when something caught his attention

It was the girl. The girl from the French restaurant, her picture was in front of some small gym. Being promoted for some fighting competition tonight against a white haired woman.

Her face looked angry, angry enough to look years older which is why Rowan almost didn’t recognize her until he read “Aelin the fire bringer”. Rowan didn’t know why he laughed, maybe it was the fact that he realized he missed judged her, or because this poster did indeed surprise him.

That night, Rowan didn't know why he was at this gym. He didn't know why he decided against his better judgement to come to the competition. For some odd sick curiosity, Rowan needed to see the fire ball fight.

Standing in the corner in a black hoodie, Rowan tried his best to blend in with the men crowding the ring. He knew he would have to wait awhile before she fought because her being headliner meant she's the last fight of the night.

Finally he saw her bouncing in with a smile as people surrounded her walk to the ring.  

Rowan watched as Aelin was on her toes waiting for the announcers to finished. He noticed that she was in a long sleeve dry fit shirt and shorts showing her long lean tan legs, compared to the white haired girl with a small sports bra and tiny shorts.

As the fight started, Rowan didn't realize he was indeed on his toes watching her every move as she twisted her body and swung, nimble as a cat as she dodged and struck.

Hes never seen people fight with such grace, even with his past in the marines, fighting was always rough but she.... she looked like she was dancing. 

On the last round his nerves were high and his heart was beating fast as the seconds were winding down. He could tell the fight could go either way until Mannon struck hard to Aelins stomach. It almost felt like she struck him because he could feel the blow.

Next thing he knew Aelin struck upward and Mannon was on the floor. The Crowd went crazy around him as they crowned her victor. 

As Aelin stumbled out of the ring, a man held her and Rowan could have sworn he kissed her cheek while leading her out of the gym. Rowan didn't want to acknowledge the pang of jealousy. 

When Rowan was finally able to get out of the gym, he heard some commotion from the other side of the street, he wanted to ignore it, he wanted be on his way but the moment he heard a grunt and a body hit the floor, with blonde hair whipping in the air and hitting the ground he couldn't stop him self from running to her. He couldn't stop himself from flinging his body towards the men to get them off of her. 

Authors note: Okay i really tried not to jump between scenes this time. I hope its better to read. Its my first time switching perspectives hopefully its understandable. 

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