#color and text edits by me

[poshtotties]

Billie Blair in Loris Azzaro for Virginia Slims

[asukachii]

Jujutsu Kaisen 2 ED 1 | AKARI

[gemharvest]

Hey Karl you think whenever BF or GF just hit Pico with a random hug no matter the circumstance his face just crumbles into the most vulnerable and yearning look and suddenly the hug lasts for 20 minutes because they don't have the heart to pull away when Pico lays his arms around their backs in the most gentle way possible

(id in alt - do not repost, please ask before using as icon/ banner etc.)

yeag..

Close-ups of my personal favorite shots LOL. I also really like how Boyf came out here but he's already Huge in the piece so he doesn't need a close-up.

Do you ever think BF and GF get super emotional when he's soft with them? This guy, known for his fuckin' Bite with an attitude developed partially for self-defense, melting at their touch and allowing them to see his more gentle side? Something that nobody else will ever get to see?

The demon and the rapper are nice by default. Boyf can be a bit of a menace and Girlf is not afraid to show her demonic side when necessary, but they're kind to others as a default, maybe even to a fault. Not that Pico doesn't ever show kindness to others, but he's usually prickly and standoffish; his kindness could come off in ways that read almost as passive aggression. And yet, around the two idiots (used affectionately lol) he's like putty in their hands.

Anyways idk what I'm on abt really I just think if you gave him the choice he would literally melt into their embraces. Safe, and protected in their arms; for once, he isn't the one who has to do the protecting. I think the worst part of a hug to him would be having to let go.

[siphisket]

Get Spr(ule)onkd

[robotssssss]

100% accurate depiction of the Ferryman writing that journal

[murderofsomeone]

it's probably decently obvious that my main lemon demon design was created BEFORE seeing any fandom depictions (or even really that much official art past the logo) because of how violently he stands out in comparison to other designs. it's a little obvious that my inspiration was self-contained and it granted me a bit of creative freedom along with a completely different train of thought while designing him. his three eyes however is very much a relic of 2022 because I was designing a lot of demons with asymmetrical faces at the time and well, why not make another

anyway here's a comparison of him to my most recent lemon demon original design (where it's a bit more obvious I was influenced by somewhat of a fandom culture)

extra bonus rambling under the cut

my general design process has actually stayed relatively contained with a few exceptions like soft fuzzy man's color and weirdly neil himself. yeah sorry chat neil is the first guy that was highly influenced by someone else's design you can shoot me too if you'd like. but I legitimately believe he's the only real example because every other character that has a design remotely similar to someone else is likely due to us both following a similar source material (like my cabinet design being based off polybius) or there being only so many ways to interpret the design (gef the mongoose would've fallen into this category if it wasn't for the fact I made him Joker colors)

in general I tend to follow a mindset of how "weird" I can make a design or how much I can push a lyric/implement it into a design. I also like to twist around the convention and try new things. a good example of both of these apply to my doctor amnesia design.

really the main things going through my head were "well he didn't state HOW many eyes", chosing an eye color that often is overlooked in conventional beauty standards to elevate them and cause you to think, while leaning into the somewhat otherworldly nature she's depicted in by giving her blue skin, a color I associate with the song.

another fun thing I'll do is create a "design pipeline" where I'll take an attribute and run it through a list of connections before we end up in a place long past where we started or just combining a bunch of traits that could be interpreted that way, resulting in designs like this.

though wolfgang isn't my weirdest design, he definitely did not start where we ended off. I believe before the wizard of oz theming for clown circus was set in stone (a choice that has EVERYTHING to do with oz explodes and an element I'll explain later), he was some kinda mirror object head that had absolutely nothing to do with his current namesake. since I wasn't satisfied with that design, I kept a relative aspect of the personality and shapes and thus ended up creating a really interesting take on a character who is largely depicted as... well there's no really good way to say this, but Bad.

since I was working with a new fresh aspect I started by making him a wolf... and then connecting him to "there's a robot in my head". this kind of connected the dots to ultimately make him associated to the tin man, since no one was connected to that character for the wizard of oz element and it was up for grabs (this is also how he somehow got associated with toasters via connecting the previously mentioned song to "what's in the toaster", etc etc). these pipelines of connecting songs that aren't normally related, but making them Work in a believable way makes designs more interesting for me and gives them a bit more purpose and personality. I think this is what ultimately makes people get a bit lost on my interpretations considering they aren't super simple by just being about One Song, but by being about multiple that aren't originally related in the source material. just like how I connected dr amnesia to when he died, explaining a bit of her more mildly supernatural or off-putting elements by making the man in that song her father.

the final real design element that I focus on is the strange rule I follow in terms of how these characters are shaped. there's a massive sort of "alice in wonderland" theming going on in terms of how human/humanoid designs look in contrast to designs that look less and less human. their proportions become more cartoon and shaped, their sizes are affected etc etc all while the human/humanoid characters stay relatively normal next to each other with more believable design elements.

here's the horrid long strip of nearly 100 different character renders next to each other to get a general idea on what I'm talking about

the silhouettes of the human characters "pop" less because they're supposed to contrast to their nonhuman counterparts. which isn't something I normally do, but given the source idea of a sort of "wonderland", I think it works in this specific context.

in conclusion: I'm design autistic and like to use designing to try new things, which is why I fucked that lemon up. sorry about that chat

[lover-of-mine]

Buddie Countdown to Season 7:

68 days.

[beckybarnes]

you know where to find me, and i know where to look

footers(the bows) by @/animatedglittergraphics-n-more

alt versions

[undedkat]

i coloured the usamamo dance panel because i love these two so much

Scan Credit: Miss Dream

[actuallyitsstar]

does it count as a criminal record if his only crime is having way more fun than the navy allows? (insp).

[aenslem]

my mortal enemies (not the ladies, the ladies are the loves of my life, I mean the filters in media)

[silverskye13]

In which being a knight is a double-edged sword, and Helsknight isn't wearing his gauntlets.

[ask-thearchivists]

Can you show us your and your siblings' mortal forms, Conservator?

The Conservator: Hmm, well, there are many mortal forms to choose from, so I will make them based on how you said humans look.

The Conservator lifts its hand, and with a flourish, a set of 6 images appear in its hand. It turns the pictures around to show all of you.

[vinnymauro]

@miwnet motionless in white meme — 2/4 songs

disguise

[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

"There was a lady Inzilbêth, renowned for her beauty, and her mother was Lindórië, sister of Eärendur, the Lord of Andúnië in the days of Ar-Sakalthôr father of Ar-Gimilzôr. Gimilzôr took her to wife, though this was little to her liking, for she was in heart one of the Faithful, being taught by her mother [...] No love was there between Ar-Gimilzôr and his queen, or between their sons. Inziladûn [later called Tar-Palantir], the elder, was like his mother in mind as in body; but Gimilkhâd, the younger, went with his father, unless he were yet prouder and more wilful. To him Ar-Gimilzôr would have yielded the sceptre rather than to the elder son, if the laws had allowed." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth"

@tolkienofcolourweek day 4: cultural identity + growing up || INZILBÊTH & INZILADÛN

[ID: an edit comprised of four posters in shades of teal and cool beige.

1: A rectangle image taking up most of the poster shows Advina Ratnaningsih, an indonesian model, sitting holding her young child in her lap. They both have brown skin and black hair, and are draped in variously patterned batik fabrics. The room is richly decorated with rugs and brocade hangings. Large teal text up the left side of the image reads "inzilbêth" in all caps, and small text in the bottom right corner reads "she was secretly of the Faithful, for her mother was Lindórië of the House of the Lords of Andúnië." Teal lines flush with the text frame the photo / 2: A small image of traditional indonesian stone carvings on a beige background. A thin teal frame surrounds the picture, with text at the top reading "mother & son," and text below reading "faithful to the valar," with "faithful" in a large gothic font / 3: Same format as Image 2, but the small image shows green mountains in mist, and the text reads "queen & king" and "flowers of númenórë" / 4: Same format as Image 1, but the picture is of a young indonesian man dressed in a patterned sarong with other pieces thrown over his shoulder and wrapped around his head. He is surrounded by green leaves and looks seriously at the viewer. Text on the right side reads "inziladûn" in all caps, and the smaller text reads "he took again a title in the Elven-tongue as of old, calling himself Tar-Palantir" //End ID]

[welcometoteyvat]

A heart of clear water, and a face of ice.