#im such a sucker for outfit designs like that

[ajaxbread]

Haley, courtesy of the non-weirdest ad I’ve gotten on tumblr

The ad in question:

[matryoshkalex]

tmaynt day 7 !!!! favorite turtle gadget

i dunno if this is a popular one but i really love the grappling harnesses from 2012!! i fell in love with them when it was introduced in the insecta trifecta ep in season 4, i looooove the way that whole fight scene was choreographed. it was so smooth and fluid it was just awesome! plus they look cool with the fingerless gloves and bands on their arms n thighs.... just overall Very Cool

tmaynt masterpost

[ethosiab]

tfw youre a pirate and made a stupid decision that cost you your soul. and now youre stuck with this other shmuck

AKA boat boys pirate au designs lets gooo

just some thoughts on their designs:

Joel i stuck pretty close to his actual skin but added a bunch of scars because i felt like he'd be the type to get a bunch of scars and proudly show em off

etho i was struggling with slightly because i never really make new designs for him haha

im happy with the finished product though! and the peg leg is because of that one comment he made in last life about dreaming he was a pirate with a spyglass and a peg leg. i started watching his pov recently and only after i made this design did i see that bit lmao

etho's eye(patch) is very important. as is that amulet hanging off of joel's belt

i changed etho's headband in for a bandana because i thought it looked more pirate-y

also im a sucker for vests man

eyepatch etho is very real and i love it

i wanna make joel look much more animalistic with features such as claws, sharp canines, weird eyes and such, but i didn't focus on those here because i wanted their colours + outfits down pat first

i will probably change the belts/buckles up but i think it's funny that theyre matching tbh. destined to be soulmates.

[peachyfnaf]

Who are your favorite TSAMS artists?

GOD i have SO many, and i also have the worst memory imaginable!!! hold on let me like try to fuckin compile a LIST

@/polaris-stuff

^ I will never shut up abt polaris' art. she's so good at posing, lighting, texturing, showing emotion, literally the whole shebang. also once every two months or so she drops a piece like this or this or this that leaves my ass FLABBERGASTED ON THE FLOOR and thinking about it SO MUCH for SO LONG. polaris S tier frfr

@/zthesheep

^ Z CAN DRAW SO GOOD SO FAST AND IT'S SCARY. he's also hella talented at animating and pov/perspective-work and his art needs more attention rn or im gonna blow up this whole website

@/turbotasthick

^ GOD. TURBO IS SO FUCKING GOOD AT DRAWING THINGS THAT JUST KNOCK THE BREATHE FROM MY LUNGS. and theyre ALSO good at making things that just make me giggle and be HAPPY. like, the silly goofy bm and noface art they do?? joyous and whimsical, but when they DECIDE TO DROP A PIECE BASED OFF AN OLD VICTORIAN PAINTING THAT WATERS MY CROPS CLEARS MY SKIN AND CLEANSES MY SOUL? ascension

@/meemo32

^ They way they color and render things brings me so much joy and satisfaction, theyre also hella good at posing too. shaking around their doodles in my teeth like a cat

@/crees-a

^ GOD. CRESPA. I LOVE THEIR STYLE SO MUCH AND THEIR FULLY RENDERED PIECES STRAIGHT UP LOOK 3D SOMETIMES. THE SHEER AMOUNT OF DETAIL THEY PUT INTO EVERYTHING THEY MAKE IS ASTONISHING AND THE SPEEEDDD THEY DO IT AT IS SO SKJDFHSHDF YK? also i love how they're just an autism creature incarnate lmao

@/fablekitty

^ fable art soft.... fable art elicits me to me feel warm and fuzzy. looking at her stuff invokes the same feelings from me that those old 2015 fnaf speedpaint videos with fnaf music playing ovterop of them did. calmness and a subtle happiness

@/kuuchaos

^ another one who's specific style/way of drawing the dca just brings me so much joy. im a sucker for people who draw em with 3d noses. also the lighting MASTERRR. style that is so squishable yet so strong. oobleck-like artstyle.

@/milkyshea

^ THE SOFTEST AND MOST HOMELY ART EVER. also i could be wrong so dont quote me on this but i THINK milky draws on their PHONE and that. that is insane. thats coocoo bananas. milky how do u draw like that on your phone. milky what are they feeding you

@/frankie-funked

^ ART STLYE THAT MAKES ME GO "HEEHEE" EVERY TIME I SEE IT. ART STYLE THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY AND I LOVE THEIR FULLY RENDERED STUFF. GUYS HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THEIR FULLY RENDERED STUFF??? IT'S FUCKIN' JAW DROPPING AS HELL

@/momokooooooooooooo

^ god i love momoko's human tsams stuff so much. i love the outfits they put the characters in, they're always so creative and have such intricate details in them that i just find myself staring to inhale it all. ALSO CAN BE A PERSON WHO SUCKER PUNCHES ME WITH THAT GOOD ANGST SOUP WHEN THEY SO CHOOSE TO DO SO

@/paaatchm

^ JUST ANOTHER ONE WHO'S ART BRINGS ME JOY AND WHIMSY. their solar design? i love him, especially that one time they drew him with like a steampunk mecha arm. that shit was SO COOL and i just. something about their style is another one that just makes me go 'HHRRHRGRHGGGRHR" /VPOS

@/superstar8bongos

^ what am i to say? it's bongos, we all know that bongos is like. so talented it makes everyone clip through the walls. their way of coloring/rendering is incredible and if i stare at their art LONG enough hopefully i will be able to absorb their skills and have a fraction of their power

@/hazard-c-horror

^ I LOVE. HORROR ART. SO MUCH. HAZARD IS LIKE THE OASIS FOR ME IN THE MOSTLY FLUFF-FILLED/NON-HORROR LAND THAT IS THE TSAMS ARTIST DESERT. they're so good at making things unnerving but also hella cute at the same time? like, their OC, Hazard??? fucking FREAK but also omg thats an OUPPY. also how they do expressions w characters eyes my beloved

@/flufffydestroyer

^ THE best artist on this site to go to if you need to look at some art to perk you up and make you smile. art that is very soft and sweet and loving that will warm you up like hot cocoa on a cold winters day. i love all their trans sun and characters as babies stuff

@/samoftheswamp

^ the best tmgafs/teaps artist on this entire site and i will not be convinced otherwise. i love how they use shapes SO much, and also just their overall. just their overall everything. their puppet-master design??? hello??? put that in a museum

@/marshmallowcat666

^ artist who i have not seen many pieces from but every time i do i just go "!!!" cause' something about the way they color and pose (esp when they do multiple-character pieces) just makes me perk up. joy and whimsy

honest to god i have more but this is already so long im going to end it here solely for the fact that i, tragically, have to do other things than gush about cool artists. punches the air

[calamarikitty]

Hazbin Hotel Redesigns - Part Three!

the hotel attendees are here, along with cherri and mimzy!

individual pngs and design notes under cut

Anthony "Angel Dust" - He/him, trans man, gay

you best believe he has extra legs now! this makes him an anomaly in the industry and grew his popularity.

all of his outfits are like those dumb, tacky sexy halloween costumes. his most used persona is a sexy mafia boss.

he equates his self-worth to his sex appeal and all of his outfits are normal things made 'sexy'

he is more built than he is in the show because i felt like it

spider mandibles and abdomen! for fun! also extra eyes and cool spiderweb eyelashes

also kept his little BANG! gun from one of his earlier designs because i love it so much

also completely unrelated but i just now realized that both angel and molly have drug-related names and i just think that's genuinely so smart.

Sir Pentious - He/him, cis man, straight

just realized that the transparency on his tail is weird so just pretend it's intentional texture shh!

didn't really change his design tbh. i kind of already like it! i just wanted to make him look more cartoon-villainy.

basically just a redraw in my own style

one thing i think he deserves though are silly little mad-scientist swirly glasses.

Cherri Bomb - Any pronouns, bigender, unlabeled

gave them a cyber goth look! i think that she definitely deserved to be more punky.

i wanted everything abt her to be super asymmetrical. i honestly love the different shoe concept that she has in her original design but bro deserves two shoes of the same height so she's not tripping over herself constantly.

the dreads(?) end in a fuse shape because i think that's SUCH a fun reference to her love for pyrotechnics. i tried to include as much explosion shapes as i could.

lots of piercings! stretched septum, stretched ears, snakebites, double nostril, you name it, she probably has it.

also gave her more freckles! she reminds me of freckled strawberry lemonade and idk why. also just thought lime green was such a pleasing accent color for her and i kind of dig it

she's still got her cool goggles and is a badass pyromaniac

Mimzy - She/her, cis woman, straight

my god i have so many qualms with mimzy's original design!!!! i need her to be more glamorous! more fun!

i decided to go a COMPLETELY different route with the colors this time. she is COOL colored now. spooky!

a lot of hazbin sinners are based on specific animals or insects, and i find it confusing that she has no cohesive theming. i decided to take some liberty and make her peacock themed!

i thought this really fit with her glamorous and extravagant nature.

i also wanted to make her hooked nose more prominent, and also give her the awesome feather boa she deserves

i was super scared abt changing the colors so drastically at first, but i absolutely love how she turned out. im also just a sucker for peacock theming though

[yourleftpinkytoe-blog]

Since you’re looking for Andreil AU ask for inspiration I have one.

Neil and Andrew as the Suicide Squad(only the first one) Joker and Harley Quinn. I know people mostly write it the opposite way but Neil as the Joker makes more since to me. Neil with a maniacal smile carved into his, a past no one not even him probably actually knows, a dangerous insane man with a death toll, a fondness and skill with knives and a joy of reeking havoc; it just all makes since to me. As for Andrew I imagine instead of being took in by Nicky Andrew and Aaron are adopted by Bee after Andrew kills Tilda and Andrew decides to get a doctorate in psychology mostly to fuck with Aaron about also being Dr Minyard or Dr Minyard-Dobson but also to honor Bee. I can also see Andrew deciding to get himself assigned to Neil out of pure curiosity and interest(basically canon) and I also hc Andrew as being into gymnastics so it all works out. Also Andrew and Neil doing all the Jarley moments from the movie especially the “but will you live for me?” acid jump moment. And Andrew wearing the gold dress with his hair in shoulder length Hollywood curls dancing in that cage in Neil club during that scene in the Joker’s club *chefs kiss*. I also tend to hc Andrew as femme so I imagine him in Harley’s outfits with long hair and makeup but up to you on how you draw him if I’m first. Also Andrew and Neil are definitely in a healthy relationship unlike Joker and Harley and Neil isn’t abusive to Andrew of course. Basically I just love to imagine Neil and Andrew as co-dependent murder husbands(or husband and wife with Andrew as the wife) and them being the King and Queen of Gotham fits the bill deliciously.

Hope you like my AU and even if you don’t draw it how you enjoy my idea😃

So confession time!

I fucking hate the older suicide squad movies. And i dislike the how the joker and Harley look so so much but im a huge sucker for their designs in the comics. So I made it more of a comic inspired piece rather than one based off the movies.

I love the constant of Neil as the joker and Andrew being Harley (but not toxic as fuck like Harley and the joker) thanks for the ask so much.

(I saw like two other people’s submissions and I think I will be drawing something for them too:D )

+just Andreil cause I put a lot of effort into Andrew and I want people to see his shoes lol

[your-ne1ghbor]

Asha design reference I think idk (TKORAT AU)

She kinda reminds me of young Amaya unironically lol

(probably bc Amaya gave Asha her old clothes 💀💀💀)

(Or that I was playing with my style again for the millionth time)

I FORGOT HER FUCKING FRECKLES NOOOOOOOOO

Also been thinking about changing her sidekick animal to smth different but idk what tbh 🐀

HEheh ofc I had to draw silly angst and moment together

For her dress, Im not even done with it. I wanna add patterns that represents her and the kingdom but idk how to execute it outfit wise atm. Plus, I wanna fix some problems I have with the dress, mainly the middle and top part as well since it really reminds me of FS! Asha and I dont really want that and wasn't trying to go for that 😭

The hair was pretty fun ngl. I got to see a ton of styles in box braids and they're all really pretty :D. I simply went for the pulled back box braids since I thought it fit her well design wise.

The crown was the easiest. I was just simply looking at crowns from medieval times and I kinda got reminded of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe. Specifically the ending where the kids got their crowns.

I felt like it just fit her design wise. But that probs just me being a sucker for flower crowns right now smh 🤦‍♀️

Going back to the dress, I was heavily looking up Spain Outfits from medieval times including some other ones, like the French outfits for example, mainly as inspriation for the outfit so I can come up with my own design of a dress for Asha :D

The rest of the dress kinda came from my pencil, I was just sketching until the design looked right to me and then was like: YES haha

I did look at her early concept version's of Asha as well, but it was only for her hair, since it is always the hair I have trouble with

(plus this is one of my fav styles I see Asha in from the art book lol)

Idk if this will be her ACTUAL FINAL design, but ig it is a part of the process of my overthinking :')

Annnnnndddd ofc thinking how I am gonna traumatize her in her childhood. Hell yeah...

...

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[soldierkitten]

Just saw your pinned post and I am begging you I need more. I am a sucker for magical warrior (my gender neutral term for magical girl) AU's. And seeing as the warriors will be hotguy and cuteguy is making me just Squeal with excitement/joy. Now for some questions.

1) Are Grian and Scar's Warrior names actually cuteguy and hotguy because that would be awesome.

2) Can I expect the stereotypical, hotguy, and cuteguy looks for their magical armor/outfit

3) What are their weapons and magical abilities (exa. Can grian summon wings to fly. Is Scars weapon a boy and dose he get unlimited arrows.

4) You know, those like mini bosses. The ones who are in charge of collecting bad energy or whatever in magical warrior shows the. ones who make the things the warriors fight. Is Pearl and those other two whom I don't remember the name of going to become such people.

im glad people like it! that makes me very happy :D I have a google doc with the story planned out, hopefully I can get around to finishing it. here are your answers :

I haven't thought abt giving them magical names, but scar does scream hotguy when he shoots his bow (like a fancy finisher move)

since I cant stick to one design, I am considering a new design per chapter sort of deal. most likely each design will be a ref to something else

my current idea is that their powers change along with their outfits, but the one constant is scar has long range weapons and grian has short range weapons (an excuse to potentially give scar a gun and grian boxing gloves, I just think thats funny)

just pearl is spreading the corruption (muahahhahaha), everyone else around her is too head empty to realize something is up with her not-a-dog

[soulofamy]

a while ago i tried my hand at giving amy what i thought would be a good design for her soulcalibur 7 appearance. she ended soulcalibur 6 about to embark on a journey to go and find raphael, i think it would make the most sense to give her an outfit that conveyed that she was traveling. i gave her a few leather components because i feel like those make her a little bit more battle ready, and it would be a good contrast from the very aristocratic dresses she normally wears. im a huge sucker for the musketeer aesthetic so i added a shoulder cape, a waist sash, and a feather hat. i tried to keep the roses and skulls motif going as well by incorporating them into her hat and her shoulder cape. the patterns featured were used in her soulcalibur 6 design. i also decided to let her hair down as a reference to viola. i made this a few years ago so i might try my hand and recreating this but we shall see

[periwinklemoonlight]

following that last ask; what are some of your favorite things in character design? either to draw or just to see

nothing here should come as a surprise but ill give a short list of a few things from the top of my head!!

visually i LOOOVE LOVE LOVE designs that have furs or fluffy bits in the outfit in some way!! also a big fan of the short shorts + big boots combo and flowy sleeves + wrist accessories, as well as pearls for jewelry, which are all things you can see in my sona design!! (as well as my favourite colour of course LOL)

beyond that, i ADOOOORE drawing poet shirts (shirts like these)

and designs with flowing fabrics or layered fabrics!! also a huge huge fan of intricately detailed designs with lots of moving parts and accessories (always a sucker for gold or other metals), designs with complex or unique hairstyles, character designs with minimal but explicitly non human features like horns or wings, and designs with very distinct shapes to their silhouettes!!

in broader terms i also adore high fantasy/fantasy designs and designs based on historical or vintage fashions, typically from the last 200 years or so. colour wise, i think any colours can look good in a character design if applied correctly but im heavily biased towards designs with jewel tones, specifically deep vibrant shades of red and/or purple (secret life scar was made for MEEEEEEE!!!!! /j)

not at all a comprehensive list and this is very fashion focused (as it always is for me) & i definitely forgot some things but i think you can probably see evidence of at least a few of these in my designs lol :DD

[brujc]

Anniversary Art appreciation🪷

Just saw this and omg it is gorgeous! I think it's to celebrate tbhk's 10 years since I never saw those before~ and God omg I'm a sucker for these outfits..

Like I saw the Chibis but the full cards~

The flowery theme is so...pretty...ahhh.....and the colorful outfits.......

First look at this guy. The outfit??? The colors are so- omg. I love the patterns on him and the little cats he's holding and the feather like accessory on his sleeves? Kinda remind me of fish Nene. Seeing him in this robe(?) outfit makes me think of Tsukasa hehe...There are so many details and he looks amazing~

NENE OMG IM IN LOVE. THE FISH THEME? THE PASTEL (kinda) PALETTE? SHE'S SO CUTE AND PRETTY AND THIS SUITS HER SO WELL? LOVE THIS

Suit Kou.... He looks super cool~ I adore the tiger thing he has going on haha (with his stupid tiger shirts in manga).

WHY IS HE. SO. PRETTY. STUNNING. A BEAUTY. Heh..his outfit is super similar to canon Tsukasa's. Hen theme? That's super cute haha

Always matching with his brother~ I love the palette here and the stupid turtle behind him.

So elegant. Hair down Aoi is so beautiful. Again, beautiful palette, I love the ruffles on the bottom of her dress ( I love that it's a recurring thing in tbhk aus). So pretty with her green bow and the bird cage..

AKANE??? WTF WHY DO HE LOOKS SO GOOD HERE? Wtf???? What????! I didn't expect this Like seeing his chibi he was like goofy asf. There's something about this more adult-y Akane and glasses Akane that is so... Love the clock detail here and the palette again is amazing ( I don't even know how they made his brown palette work with the theme)

JAW DROPPED. BELOW THE FLOOR. WHITE GREYISH SUIT??? TURQUOISE VEST? THE FAN???? AND THE- THE HAIR????? Definitely one of my favorites Teru outfits now.

She's so cute here! Heh...her smile is so cute... love the yellow and turquoise combination it looks amazing. And the flowers next to her~ Are these Sakura flowers?

Forgot how good he looked. This outfit kinda reminds me of his bakeneko au one?? Like it's something about the oversized jacket-like thing he is wearing. Hairstyle is neat. Outfit is neat. Everything is amazing

Tsuchigomori and Yako! Hehe the butterfly theme is quite suiting! The smoke pattern is really cool to look at. Love his left sleeve design (kinda reminds me of butterfly wing)

Cute mokke! Is each candy representing a character?

The flower is probably hanako and the doll line thing next to it Tsukasa? Nene probably one of the two green fish like candy. Kou the yellow one.Sakura the sakura flower, Aoi the purple bird thing or one of the balls? Akane probably the gourd and Terry the white candy...

Anyways not a single miss in these outfits they look absolutely stunning and I adore how colorful it is (like each outfit palette has really diverse colors and it's so pretty)

Might be one of my favorites AU (not really but setting?Hehe)

[ushouldwatchhaikyuu]

hiiiii so I wonder if you could make some headcons about me x Tsukishima Kei or nishinoya yuu ?

so im a girl and i am gyaru / mcbling like i have manyyyyyyy accessories and i love shine and thinks like that like im girly but in higher level, i love makupe, juicy bags, low rise jeans, tops and I have septum in my nose ( i did it by myself )

I am veryyy extroverted and very talkative, sometimes I feel like I never run out of words im kinda popular like i dont wanna to narcissistic but i think mamy ppl in my school know me bc my loud character and the way i dress, and I am veryy self-confident (you have to be that way to dress)

I'm the most typical gyaru you can imagine, I'm loud, extroverted, I'm everywhere and I always want to be friends with everybody

My hobby is doing my nails, I always do my own nails and my friends love doing duck nails, shiny and pink with lots of accessories.

i hooe that i dont sound narcissistically

Nishinoya Yuu & Tsukkishima Kei x Gyaru! reader

warnings: cussing & mentions of unsafe piercings lmao.

Gif credits: Nishinoya & Tsukkishima ; Dividers ; Middle pic

Nishinoya Yuu:

oh girl that boy is a girlypop queen he would be a sucker for your style lmfaoo

he would absolutely let you do his makeup & give him makeovers.

you'd think he's just playing around letting you do his makeup in your room but he actually wears it out as long as it's not too dramatic/heavy, mostly just because he gets physically uncomfortable. would definitely rock some highlighter & eyeliner to volleyball practice though

he's absolutely your number one hype guy, he showers you in compliments everytime you show him an outfit and he always notices i says how much he loves your nails whenever you do a new design on them

sooo many sleepovers to watch your fav fashion/makeup shows and influencers and paint his nails or give him makeovers

gets you matching jewelry that goes super well with your style

definitely gets you some tacky 2000's style graphic tee that says some corny pickup line with lq pictures of your faces and a heart between u two.

will fight anyone who judges/criticizes your style

he didn't encourage you to do your piercing yourself, but he did let you pierce his earlobes lmao

kinda random but he loves the noise your jewelry makes lmfao

Tsukkishima Kei:

while he's not as passionate about fashion as you are, he likes seeing you be so happy and passionate about it

he drops simple compliments on certain outfits, makeup or nails every now and then.

he would also let you do very simple makeup on him, sometimes. he would make you work for it though, but he definitely loves spending time with you like that

he carries your stuff whenever your purse is too small and always lets you borrow his jacket if you get cold or wanna cover up a bit

he goes shopping with you and gives genuine opinions when you ask him. again, he might not know much about makeup or fashion, but he definitely tries to think about whatever you're showing him and gives you his honest thoughts, which are often actually helpful.

he also definitely spoils you and buys you anything you ask for if you smile bright enough but don't bring that up cause he'll get embarassed and nervous about it

loves watching you do your own makeup and outfits, he thinks its endearing how much thought you put into it

he does try to learn about the stuff you like though, and has a pretty good grasp on what your style is– so he always gets you the best gifts and sends you lots of pictures of stuff he thinks you'd like.

he does NOT like the fact that you pierced yourself and scolds you everytime you bring it up cause he got so worried about it

he doesn't ask for it, but he would definitely wear like one or two pieces of your jewelry if you suggested it would look good on him. same with painting his nails.

[clovenhoofedjester]

jellicle lineups; part 1/4

hi catsblur ! today i am presenting to you the fruits of my labor. my own little versions of the jellicle cats; obviously based on the replica designs With Fun Little Twists ! such as, they are not naked. ramble below the cut, both on designs and some personal thoughts on the characters

these designs are very much first-draft, subject to change, blah blah. you will very likely be seeing me drawing them differently if i post more of them. i just. urrbhhh. i had 2 draw them....

and the clothes ! even though they're very feline i draw them a bit too human-y for the nakedness to not look consistently weird. i will be drawing them closer to the stage designs in some instances but for rn. clothes. it was a fun exercise in character design too

the kittens are all young adults, think 18-20 ! as much as i love headcanons like demeter being sillabubs mother, it shrimply will not work out timeline-wise. so headcanons like that will be delegated to like... siblings and stuff

victoria | 🍧 💌 🩰

i started out with victoria's design not only because of her being the Main Kitten, but because she has such a concise and clear aesthetic to me. she actually started out with a simple pastel brown dance practice fit before i decided that i wanted to make the outfits ornate(ish) and ended up with a proper ballerina getup

i also quite like when victoria is not just solid white with some grey (love ones that are more yellow or brown) so i colored her fur with some blue and pink-ish tones not only to add more depth but to resemble the trans flag LOL

and i wanted to try something different with making her a bit more lavender than baby pink. i also based her overall look on obc victoria, portrayed by cynthia onrubia :^]

to move on to character interpretation, i think victoria is partially deaf and mute. she primarily communicates through dance. as one of the oldest kittens she'd be 19 in human years

plato | 💐 🕯 🍬

plato's design doesnt stray too far from his standard replica design but i tried to add my own flair . i tried to keep the creepy porcelain doll aesthetic going w their face added some more depth like some other designs with different colors and bold face stripes

i also really like the outfit i chose for them. the flower in their hair and on their shirt is a peony which is a popular wedding flower :") because im a sucker for platoria and very much subscribe to the idea that the ball we see is their funny cat wedding in a way

the outfit is based on standard ballerino costumes but i tried to stray from it with the silky half-skirt thing and pointe shoes. lets go queer cats lets go

i think plato is also very quiet and that's why he and victoria were so drawn to each other. i also quite like the idea that he was a bit of a troubled stray before he found the jellicles. they would be 20 in human years

electra |⚡🥭 🔔

boy i STRUGGLED with electra's clothes i struggled so hard. i think i'm happy with what i ended up with though—i originally gave her the babydoll dress that sillabub has (inspired by artsed electra) but figured that i wanted at least one of the girls to be more tomboyish/butchy. thank you to that one production which apparently had electra be one of the raffish crew and get in on some of the boys' choreography

im very happy with what i did with her fur colors as well. silly little tortoiseshell :] its based on a nonrep but i have no idea which one. enjoy her freckles too

i think electra deserves to be a little spunky. [whispers] i also think shes bombalurinas little sister. she'd be 18 in human years

etcetera | 🎠 🍯 🏅

i needed at least one cat with a circus aesthetic. say hello to my magnum opus: jacked tumbler acrobat etcetera. it was only a matter of time until someone said fuck it and let one of the girls perform lifts and stuff. this is mostly because ive always really liked how shes usually the cat to do the flying trapeze bit and wanted to push it further

i also struggled SO EXTREMELY HARD with making her colors look nice and makeup distinctive but i figured it out in the end—thank you obc cettie for the mismatched eyeshadow and such. i also wanted to give a cat a short bob type of head fur/hairstyle and she fit the bill

nothing much about specific character notes other than like... i want to make her related to some of the cats but cannot for the life of me figure out who 2 assign. also she'd be around 19 in human years, a couple months younger than vic

sillabub | 🌻 🧋 🎼

i think of all of these little fellas sillabub is my favorite. several elements are balanced in her design—the standard jemima with a darker/reddish palette, the more softer and lighter sillabub design, the red eye patch from il sistina jemima, and the overall aesthetic of obc jemima with the big hair and wide, deepset eyes

i've seen her typical design critiqued by some people and wanted to incorporate those critiques by making her look less similar to demeter/bombalurina, adding more red to her body fur, and making her makeup more distinct and less... wooo girl give us nothing. and i included the squiggly on her collarbone

i also really REALLY love her overall aesthetic of sweet kindhearted girl NAMED AFTER A DEMON WITH SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG COLORING AND GIGANTIC SPIKED COLLAR !!!! so i decided to push it by making the collar definitely too big for her, giving her a slightly "edgy" outfit and making her hair resemble devil horns

as for character stuff, i think she has magical powers though i haven't developed exactly What they are yet. beyond her sweet exterior they trouble her. [whispers] i also think shes demeters little sister. she would be 18 in human years, a few months younger than electra and tumblebrutus

pouncival | 🌱 🩹 🍵

i struggled with pouncival's clothing design like i did electra's because i didn't go into drawing him with a particular gimmick in mind. but i think i'm happy with the casual formal look. it makes him look like such a kind young man even if he's a little shit

i did have a lot of fun trying to make his makeup distinctive from tumblebrutus'—so many fellas with brown eyepatches ! so his colors are more dark and striking. i also tried to make him look less like Typical Cis Man by giving him a bit of black lipstick

enjoy his freckles too

but like. i think hes literally such a little cis guy. nothing else for me to add for my specific interpretation of him it's all laid out. this guy fucking loves rocket league, fishing and chess. he'd be 19 in human years

tumblebrutus | 🎡 🥊 🍦

SWEET TUMBLEBRUTUS. i think drawing him here gave me a soft spot for him. with his outfit mirroring cettie's i didn't much struggle with that. his colors are also based on obc tumblebrutus

when i was first conceptualizing my own versions of the cats i wanted at least one of them asides from grizabella to have wavy fur. and idk what it is, maybe it's the lack of content for him, but i was really drawn to the idea of curly tumblebrutus!

i wanted their design to be distinctive from pouncival's so i made their colors softer, kinda watercolor-y. OH AND THEIR FUR IS ALSO MEANT TO BE A LITTLE TRANS FLAG COLORED

as for character, i think he is also a bit troubled, as a son of grizabella's. you heard me, people. i'm probably the first person ever to headcanon that. he'd be 18 in human years

AND THAT'S ABOUT IT ! thank you for reading this far, have a great day and stay tuned for more designs in the days to come !

[kits-ships]

🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒 throws locks thru ur window…

heyyy........ lets get a lil into my pokemon crushes.......

list under the cut (non-sharing pokeshippers pls beware)

#20.)

i dont actually know anything about caitlyn i just think shes pretty. i actually never finished b&w ............ 😥

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#19.)

i also dont remember much about will but i like his design . psychic-type users just have cool outfits i guess. what a silly little guy

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#18.)

i want to hit him with a fuckin hammer. the tension between us is crazy and he pisses me off. but also he wants me so bad. fuck you arlo

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#17.)

koga is also hot and also a little bit of a freak. i have fond memories of him as a lil kid.

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#16.)

is it weird to say i remember liking him but i dont really remember why. he's a bit higher up on the list because id actually gained sentience by the time id played moon

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#15.)

HES CUTE !!! he is so nice and adorable and he is my buddy :) i think he was my first crush in shield bc hes also like. the first gym leader you meet

and he's really rocking the weed shoes

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#14)

SHUT UP. I WAS TWELVE AND THAT HAIRCUT.......... FALKNER PLEASE HMU. emo bird boy

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#13.)

again i was 12!!!!!!!!!! but come on... hes a handsome fellow... and he likes ghost types?!? morty please save me. morty. save me morty.

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#12.)

i love u mo. 'scrawny little nerd i could snap over my knee' is 100% my type and you'd laugh if you saw the similarities between him and my husband. he needs kisses.

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#11.)

do i really need to say anything.

i feel like everyone can agree that he's hot and i want him to tell me abt fossils and rocks. literally everyone i knew at age twelve was either attracted to steven or to cynthia. or both.

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#10.)

SORRY. DONT LOOK AT ME. HE'S ANOTHER PRETTY BOY...

his autistic charm has bewitched me and i never even finished b&w. im also a sucker for the lost child raised/protected by pokemon trope

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#9.)

ACK. this man had little angel in a chokehold. i was so happy whenever he was in an episode or movie and his backstory makes my heart hurt....... also id get so pissed off whenever they had to change his voice actor for something

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#8.)

gilf. i will not be taking any questions

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#7.)

i am not immune to spark. i feel like he literally has NO substance to his character and yet i love him. its in my blood as a member of team instinct /j

i like imagining him as a himbo but ik hes a researchers assistant... hes like the kinda guy to explain string theory to you but also get confused when you tell him to 'hit the road'

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6.)

gilf pt. 2.

i love you kabu. inever thought id fall for a short and buff middle aged guy in a pokemon series but i wuv him and i wuv his rare league card

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#5.)

AGAIN HES LIKE TH E FIRST GYM LEADER YOU MEET AND HE WAS IN THE POKEMONM ANIME AND AUGHhh.... ROARK... i literally owe him my life for showing me the underground in pokemon diamond. i loved diggin up those lil rocks and i love him. he had little angel swooning

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#4.)

stop..... dont look at me..... i was like six years old and hes a HANDSOME KNIGHT with a LUCARIO!!!! and no i dont want rye i dont want riley (well maybe a little) i love AARON!!! HE SACRIFICED HIMSELF !!!

this crush has lasted for eighteen whole years and i still go feral over him. his hair is crazy tho

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#3.)

ok. i had the fattest crush on him in pokemon moon. hes a pathetic little meow meow just looking to fuck stuff up and i respect it. i can clearly remember going up to him postgame and just spamming the a button to talk to him. i love love love him.

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#2.)

FUCK. THIS IS WHO IM FIXATED ON ATM. VOLKNER. NOT ONLY DO I LOVE SINNOH BUT I LOVE ELECTRIC TYPES AND I LOVE GRUMPY GOOBERS LIKE HIM!!! HES SICK OF HIS JOB AND HE NEEDS KISSES TO FEEL BETTER (trust me im a doctor) AND HE WOULD BE SO CUTE IN A LDR WITH LUNETTE... SHES OFF SEEING THE WORLD BUT SHE ALWAY S HAS HIM TO SIT DOWN WITH, WATCH THE SEA, aND FEEL AT HOME WITH :,( I LOVE HIM AND IVE LOVED HIM SINCE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE ANIME.....

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#1.)

its leon. are you surprised. i love him and crazy hair, crazy fashion sense, and his little charizard shaped beard. love love love this lil silly

[the-nerds-in-black]

If you don't mind me asking, what inspired your designs for the LiB human forms? Why did you give them the looks that you did?

I love this question!! I'll explain a bit of my design process. (Be prepared, it is a long explanation!)

First and foremost, I wanted to retain their color schemes, but sort of "normalize" them in a sense. The lords dress very bright and wacky, and I wanted to keep that but also make them look like someone you could just pass on the street. So, the first thing I did was assign them natural hair colors. A more natural blonde for Tinky, ginger for Wiggly (because I found it funny), etc etc..

I also tried to make their clothes more "believable". You dont really see a lot of people walk around in shiny, brightly saturated, monochromatic outfits in everyday life. Personally, I think we should normalize that, but whatever. So, I broke up and spread the color throughout their outfits. Pokey still has blue, but its only in his pants and tie. Tinky still has orange and a little bit of red, but he doesnt have those neon yellow matching jacket and pants combo like in canon. Basically the first step in designing them was making them look.. kinda normal!

Then the second part! Relating them to my pre existing lords designs!

Disclaimer!! These are old designs from months ago, and Ive been slowly redesigning them so they aren't exactly accurate to how I envision the Lords!

But anyway, then comes the easy part, making them look like my interpretations of the lords! Face shape, nose type, hair texture, body type, etc etc. I did accidentally make Tinky less husky as a nerd, which wasnt intentional, so when I draw him later he will be a bit stockier!

As for exact design choices for each of the Nerds In Black, this is how I designed them!

Pokey

His outfit is meant to resemble Paul's outfit by the end of tgwdlm. Its pure irony and I am a sucker for that! It also feels like something Pokey would wear casually: formal but not too formal. The little heels are purely for show. In the future I'd probably draw him with chunkier heels. The little streak in his hair comes in a later chapter!

Tinky

I really channeled nerd energy into his design. The short sleeved button down over a t-shirt speaks to me. Also gave him a watch because I felt it was the easiest way to allude to who he is. Plus, it matched the shape language of his glasses! (Which alludes to his goggles in canon) When I draw him in the future I am drawing him a bit chubbier and with messier hair. Also, ive never written about it or drawn it, but Tinky still has an overbite!

Wiggly

He is actually pictured in an outfit that will show up in the next few chapters! It's a dressier outfit than what he woke up in. The inspiration comes from a funny place actually: Grace's outfit. White shirt, cardigan vest, a little ascot resembling tentacles, its just a slightly more masculine (and green) version of her outfit. And this serves a purpose! For now, I'll say that Grace and Wiggly have a surprising amount of things in common, and they are sort of like foils to each other. It was also important to make him look non threatening, including his lanky frame and freckles. Basically, i wanted to emphasize his insecurities, the parts of himself that he believes make him weak, so that he can't avoid facing them head on!

Nibbly

I went a little silly for this one. PERSONALLY, and this is my opinion, I dont.. really care for Nibbly's outfit in canon, but I tried to keep the skirt, pigtails, and overall feminine expression. I feel like the dark sweater contrasted well with the skirt and peppermint inspired accents. Honestly, im not sure if this one is one of my favorites and I may rework it a little, but I still think its cute! Plus he has a little gap between his teeth! Also, the corset was a fun idea I had, and I think he will get it in a later chapter. The strings on the corset are supposed to resemble sharp teeth too.

Blinky

Being fr I have no idea what i was thinking with the polka dots on the hoodie. Maybe like.. eyes? Definitely going to rework that. Anyway, I wanted Blinky to be dressed very modestly. Its sort of meant to represent that he prefers to watch and not be watched. The face mask also serves that purpose, plus obscuring his mouth. I also kept his glasses, but made them a necessity. Its an added weakness, and worse, its a weakness that was once his strength.

In conclusion...

Overall, I think Pokey, Wiggly, and Tinky are my strongest designs that have a lot of thought into him! I will be changing a feel small things in the future, but for now I think they are fine.

And that's my design thought process! Thanks for asking about it :3

[meiko3323]

Maxine (Arlefuri kiddo)

finally decided its time to sit down and finish designing her! you may see this is just a sketch, as ive yet to finalize the colour scheme of her outfit, im still weighing my options. split bw black and lavender/ purple for the dominant colour. the former looks cool, but the latter prob fits her motif better. anyway, for now let me tell you a bit more abt her:

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Name: Maxine (prefers Max for short)

Pronouns: she/ her

Vision: (undecided)

Weapon: (undecided)

outfit details (in case its hard to read):

- has an arm band on her right arm, gifted to her by her friend [REDACTED]. it has the (teyvatian) letter M embroidered on it, for her first name

- has a side pouch on her belt w some basic first aid stuff and dog treats

- short fingerless gloves on both hands

- has both elbow and knee guards that are in a water drop shape w an X inside

- has a dagger strapped to the top of her left boot

- forgot to note: the center bit on top of her tie is a romaritime flower, to mirror the one on her head

About Max (childhood):

due to Arlecchino often having to be away on Harbinger/ Fatui missions, Max was raised mainly by Furina. that said, Arle does try her best to be there for her daughter, spending time w her whenever shes free, and often brings Max little souvenirs from her travels.

while Max was a baby, Furina took a sabbatical from her directing work to raise her. she instilled in Max an appreciation of the arts, with her skillful reenactments, and puppet shows of various plays and stories. once Max is a bit older, Furina starts taking up jobs again, leaving her child in Neuvillettes care at the Palais Mermonia, and picking her up at the end of the day. Neuvi doesnt mind, as Max is a well-behaved kid and either brings books w her to read, or draws while shes there. Sedene and the other melusines take a shine to her, making sure Max never has a shortage of snacks and tea throughout the day.

About Martin:

Martin is her loyal canine companion. she found him as a puppy, tangled in some fishing nets. of course she begs her parents to take him in, and they acquiesce on the condition that he is her responsibility now. since then Martin never leaves her side, even accompanying her on Hearth missions

About Max (hobbies): Max really likes nature, and ever since she found Martin stuck in nets carelessly left behind by some fishers, she took to cleaning litter in her free time.

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i think thats all ive got for now ^^

im a sucker for animal companions, so ofc i had to give her a dog. he is named Martin after my dads german shepherd he had when i was a baby 🐶

Max's redacted friend that gave her the arm band is a future oc im working on cuz yes, shes gonna have friends, two of them in fact! no spoilers as to which genshin couples theyll be kiddos of, but any of yall that know me will probably have some good guesses 😸

still cant believe i went from thinking id never design an oc, to having a whole 3 now

thank you to my entire hoyofam for inspiring me and cheering me on thru this process, yalls fervent support means the world to me 💕