#it's actually a redraw of an older picture..

[cotl-flower-crown]

Wip showcase

I most likely won't be finishing any of these WIPs, but I figured that I might as well show them off already

This might be a bit long

Obligatory Bishop doodle

They turned out a bit boring tho. I wanted to redraw them properly, both with their bishop forms and follower forms, but I don't think that's happening any time soon.

The Lamb before the execution, aka Kora

That is Angel, before they became the Leader. They were born in the Lands of the Old Faith right before the Sheep Genocide begun. Them and their parents were fated to live a life on the run. It wasn't always bad, but it wasn't easy. Their parents sacrificed a lot to raise them. As you can see one of the sketches is unfinished.

Cotltober "You are what you eat" prompt

Gave up halfway into this drawing, but I think it would be a waste not to show it off. Like to think that the Lamb actually devours the hearts of the bishops to get upgrades

Cotl Red District (gang au) oc

A red panda that Grinder used to know very well in his high school years

Angel's harem

Yes, Angel was supposed to have a harem. Funnily enough, most of them are women. Even funnier, only one of them is not jealous of the other spouses. I wouldn't be surprised if Angel thought for the longest of times that they were a lesbian. First one is Nana, the first follower of the Lamb, second is Ruri, third Sylvia (my OC) and at the last is Narinder, the latest addition to the team. The wives tend to exclude him though, due to the clear favorism from Lamb's side. Well, mostly Nana does, the other two understand Lamb's infatuation.

I wanted to make more doodles of them interracting with each other and a relationship chart, but I've been putting it off for a long time already and I doubt I'll ever get to it

And lastly there is a series of VERY rough sketches for Red District AU lore Those were supposed be Lambert's Isaac's (yes, I changed his name) family photos to depict the family dynamic in his life before he met Grinder

The first one is a wedding photo of his parents. They married young, Isaac's father is beaming, while his mother has more of a toned kind of happiness on her face. She's posing, which is going to be a pattern in these photos.

Second depicts the parents holding their first son, Isaac's older brother. They both look very happy, as they pose for the picture in embrace. A nice heartfelt photo.

Third one is where the tone shifts. It was taken some time after Isaac was born. His father, looking noticably more tired, holds newborn Isaac, while the mother happily clings to her first born son. Shouldn't it be the other way around though? Notably, there is also a bit of a space between the parents, they no longer as much as touch each other.

Fourth one is taken after the birth of Isaac's younger sister. There's notable variety of expressions here. Most of them are clearly forcing themselves to strike a nice pose for the photo. Couldn't hide father's judging look as he observes his wife holding a child that looks vastly more different than any of them, nor could it hide the mother feeling said look like sins crawling on her back. It kinda looks like the parents just finished an argument. Why did they decide to keep it?

Fifth picture is a graduation day for Isaac's brother. The mother is leaning on her unimpressed first son proudly, while holding her daughter closely. Meanwhile Isaac and his dad stand around as if they're not supposed to be there, tired, but still smiling for the picture. Isaac is notably thinner and than anyone else in the photo.

Sixth sketch is about Isaac's graduation. The older brother is not in the picture anymore, off in the college, arguably couldn't bother. Isaac is flusterred by the attention he's getting from his dad, who's clearly doing his best to make up for the lack of attention from his mother. She's just there to strike a pose and look pretty, holding her lovely daughter as if trying to shield her from Isaac.

Seventh picture is of Isaac's sister and her graduation. For one reason or the other, Isaac and his older brother are not in the view. Her mother haven't been this happy since the birthday of her first son, while the sister herself looks more like she's trying her best not to cry. At that point the young girl looks vastly more different than how she looked when she was a child, and clearly she's not happy. Meanwhile the father looks too tired to even acknowledge her hidden despair.

Eighth picture is a complete family photo with the parents and their grown up children. The eldest doesn't seem to care at all, the youngest looks clearly uncomfortable with the presence of either of her older brothers, and Isaac is trying his best to ignore his mother's killer stare with a cute pose. She's clearly not happy with his presence there. The father tries to pleadingly look at his wife, but she doesn't even acknowledge him.

Nineth picture... Welp It is chaos. While Isaac is strangling his mother on the dinner table, the sister is cowering in the corner as their father is rushing in to help in panic. The eldest brother, who's haven't been off his phone the entire time is taking the photo among many.

The dialogue in the 10th picture goes as follow, in case my writing is too hard to read. It was written before I decided to change Isaac's name: Grinder: "Lambert, this is a proof of crime. I think you should get rid of it." Lambert/Isaac: "Aww, that's my favourite one tho!"

Thanks for reading!

[lesliemeyers]

HAPPY 27 YEARS OF SOUTH PARK!!!

+ extras ↴

first here's each of them a little closer/right side up

and second, this is SORTA a redraw of a much older piece of mine, but less in a 'this is an exact redraw' way and more in a 'as if in-universe they years later recreated the picture at a different time of year' way. here is that older piece from 2017:

and THE ABOVE PIECE was actually a redraw of an EVEN OLDER thing I had done in 2012:

[ralibo14]

TPN Brainrots part 1:

Another TPN manga panel redraw, but this time everyone goes down with me (because it's sad).

Also part one of my 'wonderful' tpn theories and head canons. It'll be long😅. There will be manga spoilers so please, read at your own risk😊.

First character I go through is... Ray.

He is one of the most complicated characters I ever saw (all tpn characters are, tbh). I always thought that people who have photographic memory are so lucky. Ray showed me that it's both a blessing and the curse.

Like in the picture above. You can clearly see that the first 2 kid waving at his direction. It's strange to know that there was a time when the Trio were one of the young kids and not the older ones. My first head canon is that Ray tried to save more kids, not just Emma and Norman when he was younger. When the blond haired boy leaves (first panel) he looks like he is about to cry (also the Trio is around 4 or 6) but when the other kids get 'adopted' Ray keeps his head low most of the frames (I'm convinced that when the second kid left he was already working as Isabella's spy.)

Ray coloration explained:

Purple eyes are self explanatory to me. I started draw him with purple eyes as soon as I found out he is Isabella's son. Purple in the hair and freckles? Well... I'm still very, very convinced that Leslie didn't die (at least not when he left the House). I always think about his situation, like what Norman got into with Lambda. The Ratri-clan is big but they need outsiders, to be soldiers, scientists, etc. And since girls from the Houses can only become Sisters and Moms... maybe some boys can become scientists and soldiers. (I can't believe I'm writing this but think about Andrew🤢... he was 100% not Ratri yet he could become an adult). So by this logic I believe Leslie could grow up too and (because I'm a sucker for happiness) he met Isabella again at some point.

Ray turning away:

On the second frame he is not looking at the girl who is leaving, but to the opposite direction. Why? Notice something else? Yes, Norman is missing too. Gilda has her winter jumper on so I figure Norman got sick again. Ray priorities his friends safety over everything else.

Also notice how Emma and Norman slowly get into the middle of the frame while Mom/Isabella get out of it? Pretty strong metaphor. It's the perfect example of 'Blood related family ≠ real family'. And while I'm a RayEmma shipper (obviously aged up version) I would never forget about Norman. He is as important to Ray as Emma. This Trio sticks together no matter what.

(older manga colouring ⬇️)

Now onto the hearth breaking stuff:

Ray's relationship with Isabella:

This deleted scene with Ray and Ayshe lives rent free in my head. Like there are two people with similar family situations and the one who lived int the middle of nowhere with a demon parent thinks positively about their parent, while the other, who grew up in a comfortable home like space with a human parent, thinks the opposite.

"But to me, she was always a monster"– Ray.

Like ufff... This sentence hits real hard. And it's low-key true from Ray perspective. He studied and read all the books in the House, not because he was interested, but because he had to. Norman is a genius, Emma learns real fast, Ray does everything he can to always get max points on his tests. But he also secretly planning his friends excape. Collects scraps of technology to build the device which makes them able to excape, plans his own 💀 carefully, so no one else will get hurt and on a top of that he is 'spying' for Isabella. Sacrifices people he wanted to protect. I can't imagine that inside panic when he didn't get max scores to that one test. I'm sure he was happy because Norman and Emma got their regular scores, but deep down he felt like he failed.

My head canon here is that Ray always gets nightmares if he is alone or in an unsafe place. And 'thanks' to his perfect memory his nightmares build up from actual memories (like we see that in the Seven Wall Arc). Also he doesn't get sick often but when he does... it's like a memory fuelled fever dream, with hallucinations and etc.

Ray's healing journey starts after the Jailbreak Arc. As soon as Mom is not around anymore, he ever so slowly starts to let down his guard and starts to show more and more emotions. His relationship with Yuugo/Mister is like a greatest archivment in his case. The playful, sarcastic 'arguments' and the way he openly said his opinion on things in front of Yuugo and Lucas. Shows how much he changed and opened up.

Isabella on the other hand... her change of heart and feelings were a mistery almost to the very end. To be honest I hated her most of the time, until the Back to Grace Field Arc. (Older manga colouring again⬇️😅)

Two things in this page which are very important.

1: Ray's guard is up again in no time, when he sees Isabella, while her emotionless mask is cracking. This is the first time we get a little inside of how she really feels about Ray.

2: Flashback of the two most important things that connects them. The song and the way they were forced to sacrifice others to stay alive.

The lullaby is very important, because it's calming and feels very intimate (like a normal parent-child relationship should be).

You also can't convince me otherwise that Ray didn't hummed this lullaby at least once in the B06-32 shelter to help the youngest kids fall asleep.

And now... onto the last picture. Their goodbye.

Saddest part ever! Never forgiving for this decision.

Ray and Isabella were never allowed to talk even two short sentences with each other without any consequences. In the House they had to play their assigned roles. Then they didn't see each other for almost 2 years. Finally they had to save half of the team from getting unalived... And they moment they would have time the last twist happens... leaving us with a sad ending.

Epilogue and Human World Arc...does little to compensate. Although I can't get over the fact that Yuugo's, Conny's and Isabella's 'ghosts' helped Ray found Emma in the Human World.

Speaking of finding Emma. My last head canon for Ray is the following;

When they found out that Emma lost all of her memories from the Demon World. Ray couldn't help himself but whisper a "I wish this happened to me". And everyone looks at him with an understanding smile thinking he blames himself for this... But in reality he really just selfishly thought (only for seconds) that he could forget everything happened on the other side.

Okay. That's all. Sorry for the supper long post and I'm forever thankful if you read through my brainrots 🥰😘. Also let me know if I should cover more characters like this. I'll obviously do Emma and Norman but if there any other characters you want to see please let me know🥰🤩💖.

[kbthebearcat]

I decided to try redrawing the second-to-first ever art I drew of Troy. I wanted to stay as close to the original as possible and keep it simple. Also it was just easier on me as well haha. 😅

Even though I try to be more positive with my older art, it was kinda hard to gather courage to show the older one… I mean, you can find it on my DA if you dig enough for it, but otherwise it’s not like it’s on the front page or anything. But you have to start somewhere, and if it wasn’t for me continuing to try and I wouldn’t be where I am now. The older picture is from 2014 by the way!

But anyways yeah, I just decided to try and do a progression thing here and take a look at the progress of my artistic journey. I actually want to go back to just like, drawing busts and more simple drawings of my characters… I realized I’ve been putting pressure on myself to do more ambitious and complicated things because that’s what I feel like I HAVE to do, and if I don’t do that then I’m a failure at drawing or something like that. But… I feel like I’ve actually crippled myself by forcing that. So… I’m going to try and go back to basics and just make more simple stuff. And if I feel inclined to do more complicated pieces, then that’s fine too, but I shouldn’t feel like just drawing things like this is any less of worth.

[kaumedii]

Ok so I genuinely don't know how to ask this in a way that doesn't sound rude, because I'm actually a huge fan of your character designing and lore organization, but why would you go so far out of your way to say Hightide Havoc is an original project that has no relation to Splatoon and then picture an unmistakable Inkling Girl?

Primary Intentions

No worries! Although, I did not expect this concern for the cover of the infographic, not that that's any worse. Here, I drew them together as more of an in-your-face or "here, damn" kind of a compare-contrast situation but also as a nudging kind of introduction into HH because something with a frame of reference isn't as intimidating to engage with.

Fig 1. Squids, 2023.

This also hints at one of my earlier concepts, which actually had a style much more resemblant of the SPLAT style that I adamantly wanted and still want to move away from.

Background

Moreover, I acknowledge that people here or anywhere else I've recently signed onto don't have that same context as those who've tagged along with me from my older platforms, which is that the HH did root from a SPLAT AU until it didn't or, more accurately, couldn't, so it's even a bit of an homage to that.

Squids are not the species of focus, let alone the only HH species. They are just dominantly represented versus something like the crustaceans. An odd decision to push them out before the focal group? Yes, but trust that it is intentional.

It's been a running joke that I kneel, writhe, and beg that HH is not SPLAT, so I also played into that.

I don't believe I've misled anyone, not that I'm insisting that you have, but I'm just hoping other people don't get that. If anything, I get more comments such as "isn't that just SPLAT?" rather than comments actually in favor of HH's independence, so this also made me smile!

In Summary

It is to compare-contrast the squids and provide a sense of familiarity and association with co-marine media.

It is also a redraw (See Fig 1).

Squids may have been the first introduced of the HH pool, but they are far from being the last.

HH is an ex-SPLAT AU.

You are not rude. :o)

[dustdeepsea]

I decided to redraw an older image to round up the end of the year. Here's Dammon, my first BG3 crush :)

There's about a year between these two drawings. (I've removed the gradient map colour effect from the piece to compare the lineart and shading.) I talk a bit about my learnings and progress below the cut!

Here's the reference image, courtesy of @captainsigge

Caveat that I'm just a hobbyist, trying to document what worked for me:

Seeing shapes: I've been training myself to notice the planes of the face better and not "flatten" faces. Unfortunately, the only way I know how do this is to keep drawing and re-checking your images. It helps to have a blorbo you love to to keep redrawing :)

Draw what you see, not shorthand: A tendency in manga (where I started) is to stylise the features excessively. I'm probably going to keep drawing hair like this for a long while, but I've worked actively to break myself out of the typical conventions for eyes, noses and lips. And there are going to be a few weird transitional phases in between as you figure it out. (Dammon definitely was one of them.) Looking at the reference picture you can see that although he's handsome, he doesn't have typical "anime" proportions at all and I was trying to force him into them - big eyes, sharp chin, high cheekbones, big hair. BG3 was a great series to practice from because the features lean fairly realistic in proportions, with lots of skin texture.

Brushes: Good brushes that work for your style can do a lot of heavy lifting. In the old picture (left) I'm using a brush that mimics a pencil that adds a lot of texture. In the newer one I'm using a combination of smudgy/smooth brushes and textured charcoal ones. That said, brushes are not a substitute for plain old practice. (My favourites are Jama Jurabaev's brushes for Infinite Painter.)

Values: In both pieces I've used a toned colour layer to mimic skin in both images and then added shadow, but the older one looks significantly flatter and starker than the other. I find get a better range of values by adding a light wash to shade the skin first, and then erasing to add highlights. Sketching in a colour that's not pure black is stylistic choice, but I could add more tones by using a darker, less saturated pencil as well. The more tones, the more dynamic and interesting the image (that's why we love to bump up the contrast on photo filters).

Lighting: I suck at consistent lighting, and this is something I still struggle with. Similar to seeing shapes, it helps to practice and add shadows where they actually exist, instead of free-styling them.

Overall, I'm happy with the progress over one year with a moderate amount of practice :)

[faeralcatmeems]

愛しい魔女になるつもり

alternate caption: it's time for my yearly yasu redraw!!! jk, i don't redraw my yasu pictures every year, but every time i do draw anything umineko, i default to yasu. that part of umineko spoke to young me most directly, i guess. i find myself relating to yasu the older i get, actually

[sweetdreamprince264]

Hey there! Lemme introduce myself real quick!

//(Picture will be edited in the future, this serves as a substitute for now while I redraw Max‘s artwork)

OOC & Lore/Infodump down below (I may add stuff in the future)

//OOC - About Max (OC):

Hi, I’m @starlightcosmos04245 and I’m playing this OC, Max, as well as his older brother, Marc (@matsubusa-m), my main OC Lizzy (@ematsubusa) and Courtney aka Jördis (@kaga-ribi-612).

Max is Marc’s younger brother. He’s 10 years younger than Marc and actually Marc’s cousin. He was adopted by Marc’s parents shortly after birth.

Max is gay and married to a sailor named Shimizu Amakawa.

Max also is pretty flamboyant and open. He loves to chat and gossip about all sorts of things. That’s why he’s also known as Team Magma‘s gossip girl. He‘s also known for standing up for his fellow girls and gays if they’re in a pickle. He’s got a sharp tongue and no filter when he’s pissed.

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//OOC - About this blogs boundaries:

I, personally, am usually very open about everything. Though I have to admit I’m very shy and get nervous easily… so sorry for that. I’m happy though to be included in everything happening ^^

(I maybe disappear sometimes for some time due to mental health reasons or just stuff in my life happening. We all need breaks sometimes ^^; )

I’m okay with ic anon hate, poke fun at Max. Tease him, feed him with more tea/gossip. He will be responding accordingly. And he loves to hear gossip about what is going on in the multiverse. Also, feel free to ask him any questions. If they’re too extreme, though, I’ll ignore them (fyi). I also won’t condone any ooc hate. It’s inappropriate. This is a RP-Blog, after all. We’re all here to have some fun :)

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Alright, now we’ve reached the LORE ☀︎

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LORE

Max was born far away from Hoenn. He is Marc’s aunts son on his mothers side. But due to a mental breakdown that resulted in resentment and the abandonment of her own newborn, he was quickly given up for adoption. Since Marc’s mother wasn’t able to have more children without risk, she wasted no time and adopted her nephew. She and Marc’s father raised him as their own and Marc quickly accepted him as his little brother.

Max has always known that he isn’t like his brother or his friends. He’s always been more flamboyant, liking colourful clothes, dresses, make-up… he also always knew that he’s into boys. When asked, he says of himself that he’s sure he was born in the wrong body and should have been a woman. But aside from that, he’s very comfortable with himself and his body. Some even say he’s shameless, since he has no filter and loves to overshare.

When Max left Hoenn for some years to study abroad, he had a few boyfriends and lived an exciting life. Going to parties and/or clubs every night, doing dumb stuff, having fun… he lived his early 20s to his fullest.

After he returned to Hoenn, he joined his brothers, back then, newly reformed Team Magma as a PR-Manager and journalist. He’s no scientific man, but he knows how to speak to the masses - something that was desperately needed to restore the image of Team Magma.

He met his partner, now husband, Shimizu Amakawa, in a bar in Slateport. Shimizu is the captain of a ship there and often out on the sea. So Max stays either at the Magma Base or at his brother’s and sister-in-laws house very often, when his husband is out of the country. He’s a social butterfly and doesn’t like being alone.

He’s the type of uncle who teaches the kids stuff they shouldn’t know or gifts them things that are nerve wrecking for their parents - just to annoy his brother.

He loves his older brother though and looked up to him as a child.

Max loves rock, metal, glam-rock, a little punk and grunge and pop music (especially the old ones). He’s a big fan of Twisted Sister and ABBA. Also, he loves musicals - mostly for the drama and the fitting music (he LOVES drama)

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If you read through all this, again, thank you very much! Have fun with the little gossip girl :3

[kinmokusei-stars]

Inuyasha and Kouko's first and only child, Kurohyo! °˖✧◝(*´︶`*)◜✧˖° It's her in all her cute baby glory! 🌱

I've wanted to draw baby Kurohyo for a while, and I'm so happy with how she came out! She's absolutely stolen my heart. o(≧▽≦)o She's a mischievous lil goober in her toddler years, and grows into a tall, scary looking stoic lady when she's older, but she was a very cute and squishy baby. Very sleepy and silly.

The only reason I didn't draw Inuyasha with a shirt is purely to show off her little tail, since otherwise his sleeve would cover it LMAO Her little outfit in his doodle is probably not period-accurate, but it was too cute to pass up LMAO

The picture of Kouko holding Kuro is actually a redraw from my original original concept drawings of Kuro! (Which I won't share because they were really low quality lol) It was really nice to revisit after so long! (o´▽`o)

If you wanna read more about her, I have a lot of info about her and who she is in her first post!

[crescentpaws]

Any art tips for aspiring artists?

practice!!! i know that’s what everyone says but that’s bc it’s true… practice is the best way to get better (as is true for a lot of things). a lot of the time i end up improving without even realizing it which is crazy

other tips that can help with practicing:

- use references! ppl who say using references is cheating are lying to you. even experienced artists use references all the time. plus, the more you practice this way the easier it will be to draw without references later on :) (i used to have to use references for every single hand i drew but now most of the hands you see in my art were drawn without references). also sometimes i just like looking up references when i need pose ideas or whatever (though if you heavily reference another artist’s work it’s best to give credit, especially if the resemblance is noticeable. at the same time, pose theft and color theft are not real. that is not a thing. but i’d still be careful with heavy referencing actual art vs things/pictures that were made to be used as references) you can also take pictures of yourself if you need a specific reference photo but can’t find one you’re looking for. i’ve definitely done this with hand poses a few times

- look at/watch tutorials! whenever i see a tutorial on instagram that seems like it might be useful i save it for later 👍 keep in mind that a lot of them are stylistic preferences but they can still help a lot if you’re unsure where to start

- tracing! controversial maybe but tracing can actually help a lot (it can help with practicing hand movements/improving muscle memory, proportion/anatomy study, and just overall figuring out how to draw things :)) DISCLAIMER: this should only be used for practicing purposes, not for sharing or posting. i do not condone tracing another person’s work and then sharing it online as your own. that is a form of theft <3 (even if you do give credit, most artists do not like having their work traced. you’d think that most people would know this but…)

- don’t be afraid to take inspiration from other artists! this isn’t really the same as referencing imo, especially if you’re only taking inspiration from a specific part of someone’s style. this is how i’ve developed my style over the years! if i like how a certain artist draws noses, i might try that out! if i like how they draw hair, i might take some inspiration from that! same with shading and coloring processes:) this is a good place to start imo because even if you start by referencing these things they will eventually develop into your own unique style over time

- this one might be a bit obvious but: draw what you want! art is so much more fun when you’re actually… you know.. enjoying it. if there’s a fandom/show/anything you’re interested in, draw things from that! i’ve improved a lot because of various hyperfixations i’ve had LMAO. also, draw because you enjoy it, rather than for the sole purpose of sharing it online and getting likes/comments/etc. if you’re just drawing as a hobby, have fun with the process and don’t worry too much about the result :) i like sharing my art because i want other people to enjoy it as much as i do!

- at the same time, don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and try something new! (admittedly i have trouble doing this sometimes lol…) also, don’t be discouraged if your art looks ‘bad.’ everyone has to start somewhere, and without the bad art there will never be a chance for the good! i’d also recommend not throwing away/deleting old art, because it’s fun to look back and see how much you’ve improved :) i personally really like doing redraws of older pieces as well

hmmm this was longer than i planned on it being but whatever!

[the-crystal-femmes]

Updates on Pearl that I wanted to share

The screenshot redraws of Pearl are somewhat outdated. That is what zeir veil looks like, not how Pearl actually looks

It's most likely Pearl was afraid of revealing zeir true form for a bit

We've confirmed Pearl actually looks like the design by deadwooddross. Ze looks like the "older" Pearl interpretation but uses the "younger" Pearl interpretation for profile pictures due to comfort reasons

Pearl has admitted to being "feral" and I'm unsure what this means

Makes me wonder if my form is also a veil

[t8pew3rmf00l]

To that older cousin figure that never actually criticized me verbally online ever since we became mutuals, I will do an eye/eye color reveal by redrawing a picture of my eye.

(This one’s for @cosmo-lives-here)

Oh and for the other older cousin figure that’s a Homestruck fan and also did the same thing too although we don’t talk much anymore ( @justs0meguyiguess too)

[doorki-love]

fat art dump

umm... art related post #2!

aka i like showing people my art

(yall ts did not upload in the order i wanted it to)

depiction of a virus/infection that i made

hans capon catified because im a kcd2 enjoyer

part of a pmv i did on scratch

part of a pmv i did on scratch

part of a pmv i did on scratch

part of a pmv i did on scratch

character reference #1 out of god knows how many

drawing of a warrior cats oc 25 days after the first drawing

the first drawing of the warrior cats oc

dallas winston catified because my friend is a matt dillon enjoyer

henry of skalitz catified because

character reference no.2

part of a MAP part on scratch

part of a MAP part on scratch

meowna lisa

catified peter parker!! one of a few catified marvel characters i did

kind of character reference no.3. his name is phobia and hes one of my oldest ocs <3

another warrior cats oc (this was another redraw but due to tragedy i dont have the original drawing)

character ref number 4

catified steve rogers!! see image description #16. yes hes polydactyl. yes his thumbs are fully functional.

catified thor!! see image desc #16. usually people have drawn him with a long fluffy tail in the few cat versions there are but i really picture him with a stubby fluff it just embodies "himbo" so much better

nami (one piece) drawing i did in an outfit i made. basically my first time drawing a woman so the anatomy might be off but also i tried to make actual nami have more realistic proportions (yall know what one piece women look like...) so it coulda gotten distorted

another warrior cats oc, the image is small because it's a screenshot of a drawing. tragedy mentioned in #18 but i lost a LOT of drawings i had saved on my computer...

fenc fox

the few viewers this will get, youll probably notice the 500 different art styles....... i change art styles like once a day + some of these art a bit older not too old but yeah. you might notice some things look similar like i draw eyes kinda the same for cartoony styles but other than that my art changes faster than the cops heading off for a donut sale 😭🤚

again all art done on FIREALPACA!!!!!! lil tip for the coloring you might see where things are blended that is always CALIGRAPHY BLUR WATERCOLOR (CBW) BRUSH!! i love that brush. it's versatile. the lineart for the black-background drawings is done with cbw brush. blending is SUPER easy with that brush you just need to overlap colors in just the right way and sometimes use colors in between. it's amazing for markings on realistic animal drawings, shading, lighting, and lineart results is a kinda fluffy/fuzzy outline. the only issue is it can blend with unwanted colors.

just unintentionally advertised firealpaca but I DONT CARE I LOVE FIREALPACA

do not use or trace my art. unless you're using it as a reference for your own art, a "oh i like this design i'll base my design of __ after it", inspiration, or with my explicit permission, DO NOT steal it or trace it and claim it to be your own. it's punishable by law just a little heads up.

[deenew-ed]

🎬 - Fourth of the Third Landscape REF SHEETS 2025!!

Starting with the yearly Reference Sheets remakes (and fixing the designs a bit too!)

I've reworked these fellas a LOT lately, so let me yap about the changes a bit:

Made a relatively-huge rework on their story. Originally I wanted them to already be friends so that they could be put in any kind of plot. But that eventually led to them having NO PLOT. Things were bad, I actually had to consider retiring them. I consider them my best teenage-hood work, did some pretty cool stuff in here. Buuut, I'm not a teenager anymore. So I had to sit them down and tell them "One last chance: you either prove me you can still make it, or you're out for your own good.". And it turns out they made it! Their friendship is a strong one. So I decided to fully focus on that. Now, their friendship IS their plot. I think it fits them well :]

AAND THEY ALSO FINALLY HAVE A TITLE!! This WHOLE time I would refer to them as "those 4" because I literally had NO IDEA how to call them. Now I got this longass philosophical title, but these are exactly the ones I like. I doubt anyone can understand its meaning, but that's ok, adds to the charm.

Jennifer: I got hit with the realization that I should embrace her eccentric actress side more. I never had problems with her personality, but I think putting her in a specific category might make her more fun. Jacket sharp as always, spiky lad. Deeefinitely got more mischievous.

Sasha: Oh Sasha, I feel like I've always done you so dirty... Finally exploring him more, I'm actually understanding some sides of him I tended to ignore. I used to draw him in such an out-of-character pose, it looked good on him but it was NOT him, this one works way more. I'll probably change it again next year but hEy, means I got to know him better!

Shaun: Bro got a COLOR EXPANSION!! WOW!!! Can't believe he has socks (finally, might I add). I feel like I never manage to get his body-type fully right but ehhh eventually. Until then, this is already an upgrade. His picture is actually a few weeks older than the others', I didn't wanna redraw him for this, so instead I used HIM as a model for everyone else! I usually use Jennifer for that, she got a better height for it if you ask me, but Shaun worked too this time (phew).

Matthew: Matt has seen multiple personality changes lately, probably the most in here. A friend of mine made a grumpy character and that made me go "hey, I actually like that aspect, let me develop my own version too!" and Matt was the perfect candidate for that! He always had it in him, I just never thought it would have been interesting so I mostly ignored that. But not anymore! I feel like it helps making his sweeter side... well, sweeter. Also, I added a little design detail that I really like hehe, he's definitely the kind of person who'd put his shoelaces in the shoes instead of tying them together.

Really happy with where I'm going with them, they've officially developed from teenage-hood into adulthood.

[sp-growingpains]

Also! Also 6, 13, and 19 for Joel because I know you wanna talk about him!

But do it for Jean too because I love her 🍎💜

I'm sorry this took so long! I finally got my first day off from work in, like, a week! Thank you so much for asking about Joel! I gotta write more for him!

𝕵𝖔𝖊𝖑 𝕯𝖆𝖚𝖇𝖊𝖗 -

6) What was the thought process behind their appearance? Did you go mostly for the aesthetic or are there other reasons they look the way they do?

I'm so glad you asked this one because I love talking about Cowboys. I love Cowboys. Something about that good old wild spirit, western grit, sand in your boots kinda shit. It's my personal goal in any fandom I'm in to put a cowboy in it!

South Park is no different. So enter the boy! (I drew this forever ago, he deserves an update)

So I wanted someone who looked like they come from the deep south. When I finally get around to redrawing him, I'm gonna try and focus on how hard worked he is. In my head, the guys are all college age. (I'm just really tired of high-school shinangens. There is nothing wrong with it, I'm just an old person, and the stories I wanna tell involve life after teenage years)

His hair was inspired by that wind swept look! I just really wanted him to feel like an older brother. The kind of guy who works hard, but is just so laid-back that he never complains about it.

I wish I could tell you I put more thought into his hair color and his eye color but...I don't really remember why I chose it? I guess it was a sunset pallet I was thinking of for him. When he's not wearing flannels and blue jeans, he wears light pastels because he likes the way they look against his skin tone!

13) Do you have a voice claim for the character? What do you imagine the character sounds like?

I do! That's one of the first things I think about! The way they sound helps me imagine what they look like! For him, it's Travis Willingham! For my Critical Role babes, specifically the voice he gives Fjord! Texan man gotta be voiced by the guy from Texas. It just kinda makes sense!

19) What is your general favourite thing about the character? What is your least favourite?

How much of a family man this man is! He loves his Mama and his Pa so very much! He loves his pet goat! He loves Butters like a little brother! I sort of have it in my little world that his family kind of fosters Butters, taking him in from the madness he lives in. As far as Joel is concerned, Butters is family, and he adores that boy. He won't helicopter parent him, but he stands up for Butters when the four are being assholes to him. Like the picture above, he'll listen to Butters talk for hours about shit he just doesn't know about. He's just happy to see his little buddy happy!

My least favorite thing about him? His family owns horses, they're ranchers more than farmers. They break in wild horses, or they take in old ones that can't race or work anymore. Joel loves horses and most animals

I, as Ashe, do not. I do not like horses. I have never liked horses. I want to fist fight them...I will lose that fight. The horse I fight will kill me. I can't tell you why I don't like them, I just don't.

Clysdesdale horses get a pass because I have to admit they're powerful and pretty. Again, I don't know why I'm like this. I just am.

𝕛ꫀꪖꪀ ᭙ꫀꪶꪶꪑꪖꪀ -

6) What was the thought process behind their appearance? Did you go mostly for the aesthetic or are there other reasons they look the way they do?

Hehe getting to talk about the dumby again! So Jean actually went through a bit of a change from her first design! Are you ready? Ready to see ✨️ progress? ✨️

When I first drew this, I was very proud of it. And to a degree, I still am. There are things I did that I am impressed that I was able to do.

But it... still didn't feel like Jean. It's close, but not quite. I can't deny who I am as a person, she wasn't tall enough for me. Five ten just didn't cut it. Six foot felt better! While I liked the jean jacket. (Jean wearing the jean -) I ended up swapping it out for her jacket she wears now.

And the plaid skirt was rad, and the nets is always a classic, but again - wasn't right. I do want to eventually give Jean's current jacket the patch treatment! Back then, she put a patch or pin on her jacket that reminds her of the people she cares about!

Her current design couldn't have gotten where it was had I settled. Some days where I think I'm not getting better, I look back at her old designs and I feel good. She makes me feel good when I look at her.

Her design was inspired by Rhea Ripley and Karlach! I've said that so many times, but they were the inspiration for her! I love tall, big, strong women, dude! I think they're beautiful! Her clothing was inspired a bit by how I dress! Also, my struggle with accepting my body (which is something I also gave Jean). Not necessarily hiding it, but feeling like you're restricted to basic, baggy clothes because suddenly changing would draw too much attention. Like, she grew up getting most of her clothes dirty or ripped. So wearing nice, pretty clothes makes her nervous. What if she rips it? Ruins it? What if they look stupid on her because of how buff she is? It's all that goes through her head.

I've said it before, but that era of Tony Hawk Underground 2. That grungy, kinda punk feel? Yeaaaaa, that! And somehow, I tried to smash a little sportsy feel. Without it being too much.

Her hair was inspired by my friends and me! She has beautiful black hair that just stretches down to her lower back! I just like braiding my hair like that! It keeps it out of the oil and car gunk I gotta deal with every day. Her piercings also came from me! I don't have the mid-helix like she does, but I have a forward helix so it counts to me.

The bracelet was something Lulu drew forever ago, I've talked about that before! [Here!]

If you draw my dumbass and add little things like that, it's canon as far as I'm concerned.

13) Do you have a voice claim for the character? What do you imagine the character sounds like?

I do! Oh I do! I knew who I wanted her voice claim to be immediately!

Her name is Brittney Slays! She's a metal artist from Canada! I have seen three of their shows live, and every time, her voice blows me away. She is so friendly and has that tone that I imagine Jean carrying. Warm and just all-around approachable! I have this song on Jean's playlist for that reason! (Shameless Unleash the Archers plug)

19) What is your general favourite thing about the character? What is your least favourite?

B E E G L A D Y

No, but seriously, I adore the friendly nature that comes with Jean. In most cases, when I write these things or if I ever get around to my story again, I can shut my brain off and just be silly. I love that she's a himbo. I love that she's connected me to so many great people. I love that she's friendly and warm! She's an everyone kinda friend! I can project that bittersweet pain of growing up on to her and tell a story where I can let people know that they're not alone. Those feelings you have, you're not the only one. It can feel really lonely out there in the world, even when you can connect to people through the world...it's a lot. I wanted to tell a story that people could feel connected to.

My least favorite thing? The self-deprecating. I gave that to her. I wrote her like that. But as someone who's trying to stay positive and out of that mindset, it can weigh me down a little. I know I just said I love that she is a character that helps people feel heard, and that layer of depression is so very important to talk about. Depression itself is something that should be addressed and taken very seriously. So, don't confuse with least favorite thing as something I hate. Again, it's bittersweet.

[theresa-of-liechtenstein]

art by em year in review 2023!

for the fourth time, i present to you a selection of the art i did this year! this definitely was the Year of Understanding Procreate, and i think it paid off. as usual, reflections under the cut.

january: i saw @malcolm-f-tucker tag a picture of abigail thaw with a comment about a theresa faceclaim and it left no survivors, i.e. i decided that theresa should have greying hair and did not look back. this was from when i was still trying to figure out what brush to use for lineart in procreate. luckily i had learned my lesson from the sketchbook learning curve and realized that what i liked for lineart would most likely be in the pencil section. however i wasn’t a huge fan of the brush i used in this one, so i didn’t use it again. instead, for later pieces, i decided to customize the 6b pencil brush to my liking, and…

february: …this came out of it! this is still one of my favorite things i have ever drawn, and it’s my favorite thing i’ve drawn yet for herc and linda. this piece really convinced me to use overlay layers more in my art, and the amount of detail i managed to capture in this one still amazes me now. and before anyone asks, yes, they are doing specific things in the startup procedure for an airbus a320-family aircraft, except linda is doing things off the CM1 checklist and herc is doing something off the CM2 checklist, which i learned later is not really something that is done. let’s just say herc is not the tightest stickler to convention.

march: one half of an intended two pieces centered around the f1 au (which, regrettably, i have yet to continue… i just reread what little of the second part is on ao3 and god, it slaps actually, i really need to continue it so bad) depicting a pivotal scene from around the outside, where theresa and linda decide to put aside a childhood feud at the top of the banked curve at monza. at sunset. on theresa’s birthday. i know, very meaningful, incredibly homoerotic. read the fic to see how well that turns out!

april: i always knew i wanted to redraw the first filipino!hercolyn thing i did back in 2020, the one that completely solidified in my mind the notion that These Characters Are Filipino, Actually, and when i got comfortable in procreate i quickly jumped on that. (if you notice, a lot of the stuff i did this year were redraws of old pieces i really liked but wasn’t fully satisfied with.) of course i wanted to draw them in the traditional clothes in my parents’ and grandparents’ wedding pictures. the implication of this being, of course, that this is the soft shoe shuffle wedding. i have a fic planned centered around that, from douglas’ perspective. now that grad school apps are basically done, if my honors thesis doesn’t kick me too hard, i’d love to get on that as soon as i can.

may: YOU JUST GOT COLINED! SEND THIS TO A FRIEND TO TOTALLY COLIN THEM! ah, colin fairbairn: the figure whose presence haunts all of newcastle but is never actually. named. (much to the chagrin of a lot of people who genuinely thought linda’s dad was named colin bc i Wouldn’t Shut Up About It) i just love him so much and i love this piece, i wanted to depict the wistfulness of an older colin whose airline is on the verge of collapse, who has been secure in his job as chief pilot of air cal, who looks out over glasgow airport (that’s glasgow’s runway in the background) and wonders if it’s time to put himself out to pasture. wondering what he could have done differently. it’s okay bby. there’s no way that you could have prevented this. but he’d never believe it. he’s too duty bound. he lives in my head rent free.

june: another redraw, this time of a piece from 2021. i was so happy with this one, and i am very happy with it still! everything about the older piece i loved was improved massively by this redraw: the poses, the proportions, the line work, the coloring. honestly, just thinking about the two of them just existing in the airport, overlooked by bustling passengers, just part of the landscape, but having such a rich history and relationship between them… it’s something i think about a lot and i love it.

july: this comprises the third part of an unofficial trilogy of drawings i did centered around douglas/martin/theresa. in each one, i centered a different member of the ot3: i did one centering martin last year, one centering douglas in the spring, and this one centers theresa between douglas and martin. i really enjoy how i did the expressions in this one: martin, looking out toward the planes; theresa, following his gaze, eager to share in the passion they both have; and douglas, looking down at both of them (yeah i think they’re both shorter than him. i think it’s cute). i feel like when i draw these three, where they look and how they look is very important to me.

august: can you believe before this point i had never drawn herc and douglas together? yeah, me too. anyway, them 🤍 i’ve literally only ever drawn them as older men so trying to draw them younger was. lowkey kind of hard. i’m hoping to revisit air england herc and douglas in the future, especially since i didn’t intend for this to be anything more than a quick bit due to those bisexual divorcee brackets (which i don’t know what became of them in the end except that douglas got through and herc didn’t, lmao)

september: unposted self-portrait done as a part of my aerospace fellowship application i wound up getting rejected from because they required me to do a creative component. not much to say here. anyways.

october: yet another redraw, this time of a portrait of herc, carolyn, linda, and arthur i did a year prior, in october of 2022. i like to think that lfeu!herc carries pictures of linda, arthur, and carolyn in his wallet: he had never wanted to be the family man for most of his life, but in his new life, this new form, he can play it well. something about the coloring seems a little off to me: i think i may have to go in and adjust arthur’s skin tone because i think it doesn’t look 100% right. but i love this one too. i hemmed and hawed for ages over what they should be wearing but in the end i put them in what they’d wear for work bc i couldn’t think anymore. but it turned out super cute and i think it emphasizes what brought the four of them together in the first place: aviation.

november: a cute little doodle of young!colin with baby linda, from a bigger piece. something i generally feel like i’ve gotten stronger with this year has been drawing a larger variety of poses. i discovered that procreate allows you to import reference images in a smaller window that can be very easily dragged around and resized, which was a massive improvement over my previous strategy with sketchbook, which had been to import reference images as their own layers. often, moving it around or resizing reference images resulted in some loss of quality. anyways there’s something just so tender about colin and linda and i love to revisit them.

december: last but not least, we finish off the way we started, with theresa (and an added douglas lol). and boy, how different does december look from january? granted, it’s a different angle, but i personally think there is so much more dimension at the end of the year compared to the beginning. i was less afraid of using overlays to enhance the coloring. and the brush i wound up settling on for lineart really ended up serving me well this whole year, culminating in this piece. not much to say on this one, i like it a lot :)

overall thoughts: i didn’t think i drew as much as i wanted to this year, but looking back i still think i made really good progress and improved a lot from last year, so i’m still happy. definitely want to draw more next year, explore new subjects, and maybe work on redrawing more pieces from previous years because those projects have been very fun to undertake.

once again i want to say a big thank you to everyone who’s ever shared or commented or left a like on anything i’ve drawn: it will have been 10 years next year since the end of the show i primarily create fanwork for, and to still have people out there who like what i do is such a gift. yes i create for myself, but i do also like receiving feedback from others and sharing it with others, so thank you thank you thank you. and happiest of new years to all :)