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So I saw Sonic 3 today, if you get the chance GO FUCKING watch it, dear god It made me go so crazy that I made another Rock. This is Iolite Sunstone- they're a speedy asshole, very silly aged 2001 because that's when sonic adventure 2 came out goodbye

I did not leave myself enough time to do an Image ID but I WILL get back on that with future posts I hope you enjoy this firecracker hatsune miku concert smug speed demon sonic the hedgehog motherfucker

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[Image ID: A page of drawings depicting my Land of the Lustrous Persona. On the right is a full body drawing of them sitting down with their legs pointing towards the left. In the bottom right corner is a heavily stylized drawing of them with their mouth open and the word "FUCK" written next to them. in the bottom left is a stylized headshot drawing of my Persona smiling, they have two long, slightly curved horns. In the top center is a headshot profile drawing facing towards the left, and below that is a drawing of their left eye. /End ID] *Sorry if the Image ID isn't great, it's been a while! Character Profile/Notes written below...

Name: Indicolite Pronouns: They/Them Age: ??? years old Mohs Hardness: 7.5 Height: 6'0, sometimes 3'0 Appearance: They have a curvier build with wider hips, a wider belly, and broader shoulders, their face is semi-angular, with a smaller nose, droopy eyes with thick top-lashes, and medium eyebrows. Their hair is short, fluffy, and covers their eyebrows, the sides of their head appear shaved, and they have small locks of hair in front of both ears. They wear the winter uniform with puffy sleeves, a tie, bermuda shorts, and flat strappy shoes. They wear tights and opera gloves.

Character Notes: - Appears at random, usually with one of three different looks - Has a strange way of speaking - Calls everyone their "Son" - Doesn't actually exist - Don't ask questions

Nicknames: "Indi", "Didi", or "Cole" Job: No one knows Note from Euclase: "A strange gem, nobody really knows when they appeared, where they came from, how they change their shape, or where they disappear to, but everyone has just accepted this anomalous gem as part of the school." ---------------

I CAVED IN!!!! I wanted to make a sona mostly for meme purposes, I chose Indicolite because Tourmaline is one of my birthstones, and tbh I connect more with that than I do with Opal. I also tried to make them more like my real current body type? It was hard, but I feel pretty good about it for this character at least :] They may come with some Lore(tm), but we'll see I am finding it hard to create and post things on any of my blogs, but I wanna let you know I'm playing around with TWO AUs/Stories for these guys- hopefully we'll see something soon!!

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Hello hello I know it's been a while since I posted on ANY of my blogs, I've been in a biiig big art rut as of late.. ..But I am here to let you know that I am cooking. There are 7 more rocks on the way that I will make refs for, they will be added to the big OC post once they are done these guys won't affect any of the dynamics too much, but these are the ONLY new rocks I'm adding, I cannot add any more or the dynamics WILL be ruined for me I hope you look forward to seeing them :]

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[Image ID: A page of annotated and fully-coloured digital drawings featuring an interpretation of the character Apophyllite from Land of the Lustrous, on the right is a full body drawing of the character facing the right, they have grey-blue hair that reaches their chin with one side partially covering their face, they wear the winter uniform with a shirt, tie, puffy sleeves, flared shorts, and flat shoes with bows on them, they also wear white knee-socks and elbow-length gloves, In the lower centre is a headshot of Apophyllite looking towards the left with their hair obscuring their face, in the lower left is a stylized drawing of them with one hand on their hip and the other holding a broom, finally in the top left is an image of Apophyllite crystals, and a Manga screenshot depicting a Lunarian mentioning the gem, with a red circle and arrows pointing to the name. /End ID]. Annotations will be rewritten below

APOPHYLLITE She/Her Pronouns Mohs Hardness: 4.5 Nicknames: Phyll or Poppy The Fourth Elder Gem. She pulled everyone together when Kongo Sensei lost consciousness. She's a lovely gem, but very strict on how she runs things- she's always fussing the youngsters about their uniforms, sleeping quarters, and even their posture. Apophyllite is a jack of all trades, she can teach, fix broken gems, mend clothes, she can even make quality paper. But she prefers cleaning above all else- dirt and clutter beware!! Some stuff I didn't write on the drawing: She is the Head Cleaner, and while she has a team of cleaners to keep the school tidy all year-round, she begins rallying every gem to get things (mostly) spotless before winter hits.

[Image ID: A page of annotated and fully-coloured digital drawings featuring an interpretation of the character Pink Fluorite from Land of the Lustrous, on the right is a full body drawing of the character facing the right with their head turned to the left, they have long, sleek, reddish pink hair that hangs around their shoulders like a scarf with a strand of hair drooping from the top of their head, they wear a suit with a waistcoat, shirt, tie, rolled-up sleeves, trousers, and high-heeled shoes, In the lower centre is a stylized doodle of Pink Fluorite from the waist up, they have their hands on their hips and they have a disgusted expression on their face, the word "disgusted" is written in bold letters on their left, in the lower left is a bust drawing of the character facing the left while looking over their shoulder at the viewer, their hair is tied into a bun, finally in the top left is an image of a Pink Fluorite crystal, and a Manga screenshot depicting a strategy board where the character Phosphophyllite mentions them, a red circle and arrows point to the name. /End ID]. Annotations will be rewritten below PINK FLUORITE She/He Pronouns Mohs Hardness: 4 No Nicknames: Use their full name or refer to as "Sir" A total etiquette freak, far too strict to be a Mediator, but she still does her best to uphold the rules to the best of her ability. He was once the Delinquents' worst nightmare, but he started to mellow out a while ago. She had a weird one-sided rivalry with Labradorite, but she has mostly grown out of it. Mostly. Several-hundred years shy of Elder Gem status, but he still pulls the age card like it's a badge once in a while. She's weirdly agile for a gem that doesn't fight. He often ties his hair up into a bun, a very prim and proper gem. Some stuff I didn't write on the drawing: Pink Fluorite is actually quite elusive nowadays, he's usually holed up in the Library, making sure everything is in the right place. Despite her cold demeanour, she gives pretty good advice to those looking for it. --------------------

ALRIGHT OK ALRIGHT!!! I'm so happy with these I posted them together because I didn't want to just, idk bloat?? my profile?? I don't know how to say it but ANYWAY I realise these are a bit messy but I don't really mind it? I got my thoughts down and that is what matters. All three of these gems (Sphalerite, Apophyllite, and Pink Fluorite) looked VERY different to when I first thought about them, it's a shame I didn't draft those out, but I' so so happy with how they ended up. Although it's been very hard not to write "Pink Floyd" instead of Pink Fluorite I will be doing some proper art soon ish, I have several ideas, but not not all of them will be pretty rock related, so if you're tuned into my other blogs you can keep an eye out if you want :]

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[Image ID: A page of annotated and fully-coloured digital drawings featuring an interpretation of the character Sphalerite from Land of the Lustrous, on the right is a full body drawing of the character facing left while looking towards the right, they have long, brown, slicked-back hair with cream-coloured tufts on the hairline, in front of their ears, and on the back of their hair, their eyelashes and left eye are cream while their right eye and eyebrows are dark brown, they wear the winter uniform with puffy sleeves, a tie, short-shorts, and spike-heel shoes, they have opera gloves and thigh-high socks, in the centre of the image is Sphalerite facing away from the viewer showing the tufts on the back of their hair, in the centre left is a head-shot of them baring their sharp teeth, finally in the top left are two images, the bottom image depicts the sphalerite gemstone with calcite growing on it's side, and the above image is a screenshot from the Land of the Lustrous Manga where the character Diamond is looking towards the viewer and mentioning Sphalerite, a red circle and arrows point to the latter name. /End ID]. Annotations will be rewritten below.

SPHALERITE He/They Pronouns Mohs Hardness: 4 and 3 Nicknames: Sphae, Hale, or Phae The third ever gem to be born, the original troublemaker - despite his age, he's considered an honorary delinquent. Though he has a low hardness, this fucker fears absolutely nothing. They're the teacher you never want to piss off, but they're actually very gentle in nature. They will only ever wear the winter uniform. Somehow, they have teeth, unlike the other gems. Sharp and made of Calcite, they require frequent maintenance, and he must speak quite carefully. If a tooth breaks, he completely forgets different words. When they were born, they vehemently refused to let Kongo Sensei remove teeth. Some stuff I didn't write on the drawing: Sphalerite was the first gem teacher, and their first student was Blue Diamond- mainly because Blue was afraid of Kongo Sensei. After some trial and error, and a lot of help from Yellow Diamond, Sphalerite managed to teach Blue with their needs in mind- and gained a new purpose in the process. --------------------

I'M CRAZY I'M INSANE!!! I really really enjoyed drawing this one, Gravy and Mashed Potatoes Gem, Peepaw. They were gonna be more grey, but the brown worked so much better imo-

I just have Apophyllite and Pink Fluorite to finish now >:]

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OK SO.

As well as returning to art-posting, I actually started working on one of my many ideas, which is drawing the three gems that are mentioned but not seen/drawn (Sphalerite, Apophyllite, and Pink Fluorite) I've already sketched Sphalerite, I need to design the other two I'm worried about Toyhouse rules, so these guys WILL NOT have Toyhouse profiles- I am too paranoid to deal. But I will post them here and they may have their links on this blog's pinned post- I can't wait to show them off :]

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[Image ID: A page featuring digital drawings of Land of the Lustrous character Padparadscha reimagined for my Alternate Universe. In the top left is a fully coloured bust of Padparadscha smiling and looking towards the left, below that is a stylized sketch of my OC Blue Diamond crouching down and looking embarrassed while Padparadscha pats their head, in the bottom right is a fully coloured drawing of Padparadscha's head and torso with an unbuttoned shirt revealing seven holes filled with similar coloured gems, they have their eyes closed and are faced towards the left, finally in the top right is a stylized drawing of Padparadscha sitting on the ground and leaning on a sword, they have a relaxed smile. /End ID]. Notes written on the image will be rewritten below.

Padparadscha - They/He/She Pronouns This is THE favourite of the Elder Gems, the King of Chill, very silly. They have to change their fillings every decade or so, on top of that they have to deal with fatigue, fainting, mind fog, and dizzy spells- but he can manage his energy much better thanks to Rutile.

Bit of Blue Diamond context: In their early days, Blue was pretty much always with Yellow Diamond, practically glued to them- but whenever Padparadscha was awake, Yellow would always spend time with him- and overtime Blue got attached to Padparadscha as well. Y.D and Padpa are Blue's sort of parental figures pretty much.

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AAA ITS BEEN A WHILE I had a whole thing with my drawing tablet, then my pc, but its all mostly ok now :] I've wanted to draw Padpa for so long!! I actually really enjoy them, their hair is absurd and I'm glad I drew it well enough. I think I'm most proud of the chibi sketches >:]

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[Image ID: A page of five fully coloured busts featuring Land of the Lustrous characters on a crystalline background. In the top left is Phosphophyllite, top centre is Aquamarine, top right is Hemimorphite, bottom left is Alexandrite, and finally in the bottom left is my OC Dioptase. /End ID]

I had an itch and I scratched it I really don't know if I'll do the other colours- I just really wanted to do teal/turquoise

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[Image ID: A coloured digital sketch of 6 gems wearing matching uniforms on a plain background, from left to right we have my OC Tanzanite sitting on the floor pointing to a map in front of them, then we have Goshenite leaning over Tanzanite, standing above is Yellow Diamond smiling with their hands on their hips, next is my OC Citrine who is sitting opposite Tanzanite and pointing to the map, next is Blue Zoisite standing and looking at my OC Blue Diamond, who is stood rubbing the back of their neck with their other hand in their pocket. /End ID]

They are exploring distant lands!! I enjoyed scratching this out, I usually don't do group drawings

The Lunarians have at least one Tower in each region to survey the general area, (one for the islands, two for the mainlands, kind of like botw or totk because I'm?? insane.) Since the Lunarians cannot stay on Earth for long periods of time, the Gems formed an Exploration team to monitor each area every century or so, to see how it changes over time.

Leading the charge is Yellow Diamond (They/Them), although they prefer to let the younger gems figure themselves out and intervene when necessary

Blue Zoisite (They/He), wanting any excuse to get off the Home Island joined the team- he's nimble and highly observant, and can cover a lot of ground on their own

Goshenite (She/They) joined the team for confidence building, she's come real far and is more firm and more decisive. They're also very resourceful

Blue Diamond (They/Them), while similar to Bluzo in age, joined quite late- Y.D brought them on so that they weren't entirely unemployed, and it wasn't hard to persuade them since their close friend was on the team already. Blue doesn't like admitting it out loud, but they really enjoy exploring

Citrine (He/Him) is very much the heart of the team, he absolutely adores adventure. He actually begged Blue Diamond to take him with them multiple times until they finally talked to Y.D about it

Tanzanite (They/Them), while being the youngest of the group, usually leads the team meetings, as they're the best at navigation- I forgot to draw it, but they always have a little bag to bring home souvenirs for their friends back home.

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[Image ID: A digital sketch of my two OCs Citrine and Onyx jumping into battle towards the right. Citrine on the left is holding a sword behind him and grinning, while Onyx on the right is holding two swords with a more sinister facial expression. /End ID]

Off they gooooo These two are usually always paired up for patrols, as a team they've made up to 21 Gem-Eater kills over the centuries (that's a lot!) Citrine hits harder, but he isn't very precise, so he opts to distract and wear the creature down, he also knows when to play it safe. Meanwhile Onyx strikes with incredible accuracy at the cost of overall damage, and his speed is top-notch- but they are reckless and often risk losing a limb or worse. These two are totally in-sync and are reliable as fighters, but they tend to get into all sorts of trouble together.

I still need to draw the Gem-Eaters, but I keep getting in my own way about it- "realism" and all that I'm also too used to drawing humans and humanoid beings <3

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Small Update

Something I realised earlier today- I NEVER WROTE THE GEMS' APPEARANCES IN THE WRITTEN VERSIONS OF THEIR REFERENCE SHEETS!! BIT EMBARRASSED, BUT IT'S BETTER LATE THAN NEVER I SUPPOSE

I will be editing The Big OC post to add detailed/semi-detailed descriptions of all their appearances- Like their faces, their hairstyles, their clothes, etc, I don't want to miss much

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[Image ID: A page of 10 partially coloured headshot sketches featuring my Land of the Lustrous OC Onyx in various facial expressions on a blank background, the expressions are (from the top left onwards): despondent, enraged, doubtful, awestruck, incredulous, frightened, sinister, jovial, amazed, and annoyed. /End ID]

WOAH WOAH WOAH ANOTHER ONE!! I will do one page for all of them but I wont post them all because I know it'll be repetitive- they'll all be up on their toyhouse profiles when I get to them.

I actually really enjoy Onyx (They/He)... my silly Boba Tea guy- They will slaughter invading Gem Eaters one after another no problem, but he will cry if an itty-bitty beetle lands on them

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[Image ID: A page of 10 partially coloured headshot sketches featuring my Land of the Lustrous OC Blue Diamond in various facial expressions on a blank background, the expressions are (from the top left onwards): disdainful, awkward, angry, serious, adventurous, sceptical, shameful, joyous, bribed, and startled. /End ID]

I'm trying to loosed up with my art a bit moree, I've been enjoying this pencil brush quite a lot- these expressions were and will be challenging because I will not draw the gems with teeth (ever) I want to do expression sheets for all of my OCs, but I started with Blue because I'm normal about them

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Welcome to Marzbix's Crystal AU!

This is my AU for Houseki no Kuni, which is under almost constant development!! My AU is mostly for my own enjoyment, I made 5 of these OCs long ago and they never really left my brain, I made more, and now here we are! The AU also serves as sneaky art practice, and they've been pretty helpful so far! The main tag for this blog is #marzbixcrystalau, it will be on all AU related posts The secondary tag will be #marzbixocs, which applies to all of my blogs that feature my OCs

Important posts (will be edited as we go along): The Big AU Info Post OC Reference Sheets + ((Persona Post)) Other Beings Funny Gem slang/curse words

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Ask about my AU!! But bear in mind that I may not have answers for everything You can also ask my OCs anything! (Within Reason!)- these asks may take a little longer to answer

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[Image ID: Two stylized drawings of Land of the Lustrous characters dressed as the Five Nights at Freddie's mascots, on the first image from left to right we have Heliodor as Bonnie the Bunny, my OC Erythrite as Foxy the Pirate, Phosphophyllite as Freddy Fazbear, and my OC Brookite as Chica the Chicken holding the cupcake, they're all posing on a dark tile background with dirty corners. On the second image we have my OC Brookite and Phosphophyllite in the foreground with shocked expressions with Phos pointing behind them, in the background Heliodor is stood to the left praying, my OC Blue Diamond is stood in the centre looking very confused while wearing a purple suit with my OC Erythrite on the floor playing dead. /End ID]

I love these cringe rock children, this was very fun and entertaining to draw :] The meme-canon is that EVERY SINGLE GEM knows what Five Nights at Freddie's is EXCEPT Blue Diamond, and *no one* will tell them anything about it Regular canon is, sometimes Blue will have these four following them around the school, they see them as a cool older sibling, maybe a cool uncle or grandpa- It bothers Blue a little bit, but they can't be too mad

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[Image ID: A page of Land of the Lustrous themed drawings, in the top left is a coloured drawing of my OCs Afghanite and Kutnohorite with their hair loose, they are back-to-back and smiling at each other with kutnohorite sticking her tongue out, in the top right is a doodle of the character Diamond posing in a cute outfit, and at the bottom of the page is a doodle of my OCs Black Opal Clinohumite and the character Phosphophyllite, Phos is hiding behind Clinohumite while they both scowl at Black Opal who is standing sheepishly, next to them is an arrow pointed towards the left where there is a simple doodle of Black Opal looking angry while swaddled in a blanket labeled "Time-out Swaddle". /End ID]

Just a simple doodle page today, I've hit a bump in my art road, and that's ok I'm quite proud of Opal's expressions- Swaddling is the only thing that seems to deter their bad behaviour because they absolutely hate it- the Mediators have tried giving them disciplinary work but Opal would still find a way to antagonize someone on the job, so they get Time-Out Swaddled Also, Dia being a full-time pop star in this AU, I have an excuse to put him in hyper-cute outfits Also more un-ponytail'd gems!! Afghanite and Kutnohorite are great pals, I need them to interact moar