#my artstyle has changed so much since i started this thingy oml

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Kix is not paid enough to babysit (spoiler: he's not paid at all)

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sorry (not sorry) long ass astral guard post again, have it on my mind constantly :P

going through the folders for table talk and found these axis sprites >:)

think i remember seeing these in the famous rpgmaker 2k3 sale video but also thinking about how this might’ve been a big influence on how i draw Axis’s hair now. Always liked how it goes up to one side (cowlick?) but actually used his updated face sprites when working on that weezer parody

think i peaked on his hair with this one

idk if the cowlick is technically a canon design anymore though?

still dig his hair even if not but noticed its not as prominent in the table talk title screen/promo and some more recent axis art

think for the longest time i’ve always been drawing his hearing aids with the antenna thingy at an angle which might’ve been based on older teasers though i think its straight now

I think i also tend to draw Axis a bit chubbier now too?, and i think that might’ve been party inspired by his proportions in the 2021 teaser? Think Axis is more twinkish in actuality but idk i think a little chub suits him 😆

I really love referencing old art particularly when drawing astral guard stuff sometimes, like in the piece with Sear and Coda, Axis in the background has a headset inspired by an old rpgmakercola piece with axis in it (unfortunately cant find it right now)

and on a non axis related note, referenced sears old poncho design when doing that steel ball run parody

(the steel ball run volume cover parody is still probably my favorite astral guard fanart i’ve done so far)

Also I haven’t the faintest idea where i got it from??? I dont remember ever seeing earrings on Voleric but in that second ever astral guard fanart I did i gave him earrings for some reason??? Not a bad look i must admit but I cant remember if that was a creative choice on my part or not.

Always been obsessed with concept art and seeing the old designs for these characters and how they’ve changed over the course of its development is just so fascinating to me. 

also look at this old piece (they’re so cute oml 🥺 )

And also seeing how much punkitts artstyle has changed over the course of its development??? Its so inspirational seeing how much it has, i’ve loved their artstyle since i first saw astral guard but like just LOOK at this early piece of Axis compared to something more recent

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LIKE LOOK AT THIS??? THIS SHIT IS SO COOL!!!!!

like you can TELL that they’re pouring their heart and soul and so much love into this project and its just so inspirational and awesome and i dont know if  i can ever fully express just how much I love seeing how this project has been developing and how much I will love the end result.

Like I would consider myself a relatively melancholic person, and have had a bit of trouble paying attention to the things I like about stuff?? but Astral Guard really has made me start like genuinely trying to just find and enjoy those things?? Don’t really know how to explain it 😆

hope these posts dont get like too annoying, and there will probably be many more long ass blog posts like this but like I do get so much joy seeing punkitts art and im so excited to see what they have in store for not only astral guard but just anything else in the future.