#something that's fun about artfight is coming up with a scenario or a way for characterization to shine through

[obstinaterixatrix]

[delirious] it did come out so so good though

[wheretheinkspilt]

LAST ONE LEFT AU

LOL, or Last One Left is a ROTTMNT AU that posits an answer to the “what if” scenario of Hamato Yoshi not being mutated during the first collapse of Baron Draxum's lab, leading to him not taking the children in the process; instead coming back to the human world and continuing his career as a movie star. Meanwhile, the Baron trained the 4 turtles into a group of elite warriors bent on protecting yokai-kind from the menace of the surface.

This AU is a collaborative project between me and @discardedmilkywaywrapper, we are gradually developing it in our own time, and would prefer no questions about it for the time being, unless it's something regarding the current artfight event, over which you can reach me, and I will see if it's something we are willing to disclose. Otherwise we politely ask that you please do not message us about it until we have our information properly organized, we will make it clear when it's so.

Character Info:

April

She thought she was living the dream when she landed a job as a production assistant/coffee intern in the latest Lou Jitsu movie, what she was not expecting was to be thrown into a world full of evil ninja clans, mutants and mystic powers as a side effect. She, completely incidentally, proved herself to her idol by the way she dealt to with being unexpectedly thrown into this world; and the aging Yoshi gave her the offer to become his protegé to learn the ways of his clan. Needless to say she jumped at the chance. Hey, this metal shard that just got stuck on her bat is making this battles with supernatural beings really easy for some reason.

Note: In this universe, given Draxum named the turtles, instead of having their names be inspired on Renassaince painters, their names are inspired of yokai from history.

Raphael; or rather Yonakishi

The tall and quiet leader of the turtles, he speaks in short, precise sentences, he seems to have two modes, icy stoicism or searing rage.

So you see, given he has a baby face and is a sweetheart, the Baron gave him a mask that totally reshaped his face, and trained him to keep quiet in public. Despite outwardly looking so straightlace, Yona has been questioning the teachings of his father lately; he wants to be a hero and do the right thing, but is the destruction of humanity really a noble goal? Doesn't help he is slowly growing to admire that Lou Jitsu and his aprentice with their bold and unorthodox fighting styles.

Leo, or rather Mononoke

The face of the team, Mono does most of the talking for the turtles, from bartering to intimidation, he handles himself like a teathrical villain, building up on his father's presentation, but with more ✨️ PIZZAZ! ✨️

Mono believes being the best mystic warrior of the city is an amazing gig, a position his younger brother hasn't contestes due to having more fun not hamming it up; famous in the underworld, a cool vigilante on the surface, he takes it all in stride. Despite his cocky attitude and self appointed “loose canon” status, being raised by the Baron made him feel like he is always competing for a “The Best” title, and his brothers are all great contenders, so he has to stay on top of his game as the team's strategic mastermind to get that title. Completely unaware he is already slipping.

Further Notes:

Donnie and Mikey are named Zorigami (Zori, or Zee) and Okami (O.K.) respectively.

April only uses her vigilante costume in missions, and just uses her canon clothes in regular day to day life.

I do have a Lou Jitsu design, but given his appearance changes are very minor, I did not make a character ref for him (I didn't originally intended to upload the AU to artfight xP).

[artsyfyro]

Artfight 2023 Collection

This year’s Artfight has come and gone, and it was a pretty active year all things considered. Sent out a lot of attacks, and even got a lot of defenses, especially for Kilua this year. Since a lot of work went into the pieces I did this month, here’s each of the pieces I did for people.

Keep in mind that I was on Team Vampire, so next to the title of the piece, i’ll have a number that corresponds to the person it was for, attributed to near the bottom of the post, and in parentheses, a indicator on which type of piece it was, friendly fire, attack, revenge, etc. Without further ado... here’s what I did this year!

#Piece 1 - 20th Century Boys (Attack) Ft. Clarenze and Liam Signhson

#Piece 2 - Sweeping Blade of Grass (Attack) Ft. Parsley

#Piece 3 - Ballin’ (Attack) Ft. Slim Ridland (Ft. Daily Pyoro)

#Piece 4 - An Unlikely Trio (Attack) Ft. Ivy, Josie, and Wynne

#Piece 5 - Reaper in the Rain (Revenge) Ft. Drizzle

#Piece 6 - Salty Vaporwave (Revenge) Ft. Jewel

#Piece 7 - Hat Trick (Friendly Fire) Ft. Ferris and Mochi

#Piece 8 - Flower-Tailed Forest Dweller (Attack) Ft. Matcha

#Piece 9 - Sunflower Chu (Attack) Ft. Poppet (PMD ver.)

#Final Piece - Fluffy Aeromancer Dragon (With a Battleax) Ft. Aero

Credits:

1 - @clarenzesinghson 2 - @honeycrud 3 - @rachaelpyofren 4 - @madadrawing 5 - @dibblesdoodles 6 - SaltedGlaceons on Artfight 7 - @startistdoodles 8 - sweirde (Kira/Kemoki) on Twitter 9 - @snoofins Final - @noodlebean

Last Thoughts of the Event:

This year’s artfight I think was one of my favorites i’ve had so far (and i’ve only been around since 2021), but not without some added anxiety.

Some of that anxiety was expected stuff from artfight, like not being able to hit a couple people because I ran out of time and energy, and also dealing with artist burnout a couple time. But some other stuff was personal life stuff, and well... twitter becoming more and more of a trashfire.

That all being said, this year was also really fun. One of my favorite things to do over an artfight is find some way to improve on or just experiment with my art since I don’t really do “big colored pieces” very often, and this year certainly helped push that a little further. I experiment a lot with shading and backgrounds, and I think in hindsight, things like Pieces 2, 5, 6, 8, and Final ended up being my favorites to look at just because the colors and background all just work.

Some of them also allowed me to think up a couple ideas of scenarios to put the characters in that added to how I went about the piece. Pictures 4 and 7 especially clarify that, considering they depict a scenario or even a potential group dynamic that’s pretty fun to think on. 

Though what also was crazy was that I got attacked a lot more than I was expecting to going into this year. Like I expected at least a couple if I was actively participating, but I got hit with... well 7 technically, but one was a mass attack Volt was included in, not directed at me, so 6 officially. It was a neat surprise to keep waking up to a few of them, and a lot of them focused on Kilua, she got a lot of love this year. (dw, Volt got a couple too actually). I’m really happy about that, and I love all the drawings people did, they all capture something about the original designs that I love, while translated into their own styles. Dibnibs in specific went and even added backgrounds to them after the event passed, and they (not just mine but a couple of the others I saw) look awesome.

Whatever the case though, the event went really well. I got quite a few pieces sent my way, and I was able to put out a lot of pieces, and a lot of those pieces I really like how they came out. I was on Team Vampire this year, but I think I can say i’ll win either way because I only was on there because a lot of my mutuals were going werewolf, and I wanted to have opposition. That and, I just like Werewolves more. 

If anyone has questions for me about anything related to their art, my dms are open. And with that, thanks for a really fun year to everyone who participated.