#got really extra with this...

[orphanheirs]

Graphite, palette, and pastel for Tristan?

Ooh!! Thank you!! These are really thought provoking questions...

From this ask game!

Graphite: what's something decently common that your character does in a unique or different way? (like how graphite is present in all pencils, but not everyone uses pure graphite)

Tristan generally marches to the beat of his own drum, and somewhat consciously does things according to his own fancy and against convention. What's harder to think of is anything he does that's decently common. Lol. But here's a few things I can think of atm, and that I've developed specifically so far:

First thing I think of is his appearance. It was not uncommon for young boys to have longer hair in the period, and Tristan has shoulder length hair in a typical style BUT he likes to put his hair in a ponytail, which is kind of out of fashion by 1810 (I think). My idea is he ties it back with a black ribbon or finds an old wig pouch/bag. This is partially the result of his obsession with the late 18th century (he's like a "born in the wrong generation" kid longing for the 80s only he's longing for the 1780s..) and partially because of his going through a phase where he was really interested in the theories of Franz Mesmer, who rocked a similar look:

Also related to his appearance, Tristan wears suits with jackets like other boys of his era BUT once he's on his own (when he lived with his family he would not have been able to do this) he experiments with mixing in feminine articles of clothing in subtle ways. One of the ways he does this is by wearing spencer jackets (worn by women and girls) in lieu of an actual young boy's jacket. Both types of jacket were often cropped. He doesn't do this out in society either--the differences are enough where you can definitely tell which is which. He does it in the presence of all the supernatural freaks he hangs out with though, being that they aren't themselves concerned with gendered social conventions.

Left, a spencer. Right, a boy's jacket.

Tristan, like many aristocratic people of the period, greatly enjoys dancing BUT since he had so many health problems growing up he never had a dance master, so he's only been able to glean so much knowledge of how to "actually" dance from observation, and so fills in the blanks with his own fanciful movements. He couldn't do this at an actual ball, but he loves dancing about like a wild fairy whenever possible. (Usually just by himself...in the woods...)

Like most aristocratic people of the era, he speaks in an upper class "refined" accent BUT it sounds a bit old-fashioned, overly formal, and exaggerated. This is partially him overcompensating because he feels like an outcast of his family/their world, partially due to the practical shortcomings of being somewhat isolated from society as a whole, and partially due to him being a kid who's trying to sound "grown up". He also purposefully uses excessive flowery language because he thinks it sounds pretty/wants to add a dramatic flair to daily life/thinks it makes him sound smart. Since he reads so much he may use language more commonly found in writing than in casual speech. He also never goes to a school and thus hasn't mixed with other kids his own age much. Any slang he uses he gets from Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Like most kids, he played with toys when he was younger, including ones that have heads and limbs, such as toy soldiers, dolls, etc. (due to his family's wealth Tristan is also lucky enough to have mechanical automaton figures) BUT their "lives" did not last long, because Tristan was quite fond of chopping their heads off with a model guillotine he also had.

Palette: list four of your character's primary skills, then share at least two ways these skills might blend or overlap

languages (French and Latin)

magic / occult

literary knowledge

hairdressing/cosmetics

His knowledge of Latin might have helped him access some occult texts. His ability to read French likely allowed him to read a wider range of literature, AND also access French beauty manuals/journals describing French fashions in hair and cosmetics.

Pastels: Give me three colors that best represent your OC. Now give me three colors that your OC likes best. Is there an overlap?

Purple, blue, red. Purple, blue, black. Yep lol

[dreamlogic]

i got an impossibly tiny metal model mail truck kit in my stocking & went into a fugue state until i'd finished assembling it. welcome to the world my beautiful son otto mobile who has every disease

[wolfchans]

[mimimar]

finally completed my comic based on the song ivy by taylor swift!✿ please zoom in to read the text and see the details~

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you can get the digital zine pdf here! it includes extras like character profiles, costume design, more art of willow and ivy, zine-exclusive sketches and an illustrated guide to the symbolism of all the flowers in this comic.

you can also get prints of individual pages here!

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[alloverthegaf]

on episode 5 of Squid Game 2 and watching Gi-hun come to the realisation of the microcosm he's fighting in real time - the pitfalls and propaganda of capitalism, the "you can build your dream if you just work harder", the desperation to succeed overcoming their desire for everyone to survive. Everyone recognises the faults, the danger, the gamble of what they're participating in - the lotto over the bread - they know some will not fare as well as others. What's more they know in order for them to win, they know more people have to die. But they still willingly participate, not because they're evil, or blind, or lack empathy - but because they think they have no other choice. They allow themselves to become complicit and justify it by saying it's for their own survival.

[peach-moths]

The pb&j screenshot redraw from 2022 I was talking about in my other post

God seeing my old art style is so weird

And of course the screenshot I redrew

Also don't expect the backgrounds to increase. In fact, the one for raph and mikey is.....minimalist at best LMAO

[zero-is-nebulous]

Tee bee atech I might jig this design a bit but this is what I have so far, he's a Japanese dragon because uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh he's a big tall strong handsome man and allat

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Laios's three Boy Best Friends. And yes, they hate him.

[samipekoe]

played lethal company w the touhou models mod. it truly enhanced the experience

[dragonita-arts]

~Space Pride Dragons~

[barksbog]

custom plush for @sauriaaaaaan of their really fun Aardcroc!

glow in the dark embroidery details

3D mochi nose and pawpads

big soft ears!!

custom printed shannon minky (printed on grey/brown base)

weighted with poly pellets

glow in the dark glass eyes

[starry-bi-sky]

mmmmm danny with sensory issues both in and out of his ghost forms, but on the opposite ends of the spectrum. Ghosts can't experience sensations the same way humans can when they're in the mortal realm. They're naturally intangible, and it takes energy to be physical. When they're physical, all touch feels the same barring the texture. They feel no heat, no chill. Sunlight passes through them, and so does wind and rain.

You know when your foot falls asleep/goes completely numb, and you go to touch it with your hand and it causes a strange jumble of sensations? You can feel the skin there, your palm is pressing against an object and there's resistance, pressure, but you can't feel the heat? It's kinda something like that. Like he's feeling everything through a set of gloves.

As a ghost, when it rains, he can feel the raindrops hitting him, and he can feel his hair getting wet, but he can't feel the chill of the water and he can't feel the wetness. His suit is soaked but there's no weight like there should be. During the winter snowflakes don't melt when they land on him, and he can't feel the chill of the snow when he gets buried under it.

Sunlight passes through him, a nice breeze ruffles his hair but there's no relief in the sensation. All pressure, no sensation. It's like a strange form of sensory deprivation. And of course, the internal things. It's even worse when he's intangible, when he's not putting energy into being physical. He doesn't feel real.

As human, things become too much. Especially when he's been a ghost for hours. He can feel the weight of his ribs pressing against his ribs, he becomes hyperaware of the expanding of his lungs when he breathes, the feeling of his heart pulsing in his chest.

He curls his fingers in and out slowly and becomes fascinated by the feeling of the joints moving. He turns and grabs Tucker's hand, and soaks in the warmth of his body heat -- he can't feel it as a ghost. He runs his fingers through his hair, and he can feel the individual strands.

There's a weight when he walks. A small drag when he bends his knee and lifts his leg and takes a step, and when he's been a ghost for too long he stumbles over himself, drags his feet along the floor and stomps when he doesn't mean to because he forgot to weigh his steps. Sometimes when it rains he goes out and sits on the front steps of the house just so he can come back in shivering and soaked through to the bone. Runs his fingers obsessively over the goosebumps up along his arms and legs because he can't get them as a ghost even if he's cold.

Because there are certain things, even when he's in the ghost zone, that are exclusive to the living. The little internal things you don't notice and take for granted. Things like breathing and goosebumps and exhaustion exclusive to running that makes your heart pound against your ribcage and your chest hurt with the need for air. Sore muscles from working out and sweating. Thirst and dry mouths, chapped lips and hands, blinking and dry eye, the feeling of the sun soaking into your skin on a nice summer's day.

As a ghost, Danny faces sensory issues in the form of not enough. When he can't feel the hair behind his ears or the weight in his limbs where there should be muscle, tissue, and bone. He can't feel the sun or the wind, everything is in a permeable state of 'just fine', and its maddening. He can breathe if he wants, but there's no point to it. He has no lungs, he can't feel them expand, and there's no relief behind it. He's going through the motions without any of the reward.

On those days, the idea of going ghost again makes him feel ill. Paranoid. He can't stand the thought. He needs to feel. He needs to feel the soft texture of the rug beneath his feet and the grooves in his knuckles, he needs to feel dirt crumble beneath his fingers and get stuck under his nails, he needs to feel the heat of his sister's hand and the feeling of body warmth passing from her to him. He lays on the carpet room and stretches out, and focuses on the feeling of his heart beating and the weight of his bones and muscles and tissue pinning him to the floor.

As a human, Danny faces sensory issues of too much. When all the things he's starving for suddenly make him sick. He feels trapped in his own skin. His ribs become a cage and breathing becomes a dumbbell that he can't put down. He can feel the hair along his arms and it rashes him. He's too cold, he's too hot. He feels like a ghost puppeteering its own corpse and he needs out.

On those days, Danny dips away when he can and goes ghost, and Sam and Tucker don't see him for the rest of the day. He's gone invisible, intangible, and he does nothing but exist.

Just, him experiencing sensory issues as both ghost and human, but in opposite directions from each other. And the idea that ghosts experience the mortal realm differently, and that there are certain things that are just exclusive sensations for the living that Danny doesn't realize until he's a halfa.

[lizzybizzyart]

“I want you to appear before me every day, like this, until the day we leave,” said Harrowhark

fellas is it gay to demand your childhood nemesis appear before you everyday wearing traditional face paint after applying said face paint under threat of force

[artuurle]

Siiighs.... here's Crumb's official little design page thing after a few days of rotating them. They are wearing generic clothes in the second image (and doodles) so i can show off their weird limbs. Not quite just human anymore but also nowhere close to divine. Warped by the rift into something they can't recognize as themselves- at least not yet.

Worst vacation ever, 0/10 wouldn't recommend to my worst enemies.

[1000sunnygo]

Here are all four One Piece Victory Carnival special booklet comics by Kouji Souhei. Once again, source provided by @walrsu.

@fallensnowfan thought you might appreciate a tag!

[daeyumi]

misc. design scribbles for cycle of the stars (plus one extra link design from a possible one shot au i may do later down the line)

i will clean these up later but wanted to shove what i have here for now