#startobe

[sqarletsworldlesswandering]

Startober Day 11 - Windy

It's heckin' wimbdy-

[indiestsnake]

Startober Day 11- Windy

RHHHG this turned out way better than I thought it would

[yumeniz]

Startober Day 25: Cat 🐈‍⬛

Prompt by @/starlxck.art on Instagram

[bucket-of-cheese]

21 / 22 - The Hero / Star

IM BACK! I had to take a bit of a break from startober but IM BACK YIPPEE

[k-didathing]

Startober Day 2: Legacy

Gem was a sword fighter. She was a rather good one too, taking on some of the best in the galaxy. She often competed in tournaments for money, or took on the occasional bounty when money was sparse. It wasn’t an honest living, but at least it paid the bills. But one of the consequences of not having an honest living is one tends to get involved with some… shady figures. And several of these shady figures seemed to take an interest in Gem. She had made a deal with them for more money than she had ever won from any other job, but things didn’t exactly go as planned. And that was why Gem’s right arm now appeared to be made of the void itself, its inky swirls crawling up her harm and embedding themselves into her skin.

Gem gripped her sword in her left hand, slashing with all the coordination she could muster. The fighting simulation bot (nicknamed Sunny by her roommate) attacked in turn in that same predictable pattern that Gem should have mastered at this point. But with her left hand, Gem’s coordination was sloppy at best. 

She tried to parry, but her form was off.

Wham!

She tried to stab, but she didn’t keep her guard up.

Wham!

Sunny had its sword pointed at Gem’s chest, then it returned to a neutral position. “Better luck next time,” It said in its robotic voice. 

“Ugh, tell me about it,” Gem sighed, setting down her sword and grabbing a quick drink of water. After a moment, Gem found herself staring intently at her sword, lying motionless on the ground beside her. Things had gone downhill ever since she had made that deal with those mysterious entities. Now that her right arm was pretty much useless, her days of tournament competitions were long over. The money that the entities had given her helped a little, but it was starting to dwindle. Soon enough, she wouldn’t be able to pay her half of the rent, and then what would happen? 

Even though she knew it wouldn’t work, she tried to pick up her sword with her right hand. But no matter how much she strained, her arm couldn’t bear the sword’s weight, and it would slip right out of her hand. She just sighed and picked up the sword with her left hand, priming Sunny back up for another round.

Parry.

Wham!

Stab.

Wham!

Survive. Survive. Survive.

Wham! Wham! Wham!

Eventually, Gem ran out of patience. She threw caution to the wind and swung wildly with her right arm, aiming directly for Sunny’s head. 

(Did she notice how the surface of her arm rippled and swirled, its inky surface spiraling out like tendrils? Did she notice how it sparkled like it had been embedded with stars?)

Gem barely felt the impact of the punch, but the aftermath was abysmal. She had utterly demolished Sunny, leaving a massive crater in the side of its head. She looked at her right hand in astonishment, and noticed that a second, phantom-like hand, much larger than her own, surrounded her arm. 

“Gem? Whatcha-” Pearl stopped in her tracks a few feet from the door, witnessing the damage Gem had done.

“Oh, hey, Pearl!” Gem said, trying to divert Pearl’s attention. “How’s the search for your friend going?”

“Still no leads yet. But I see that you’ve been busy.”

“Yeah… sorry about that. I don’t know what came over me, to be honest.”

“That’s fine! I can fix Sunny later. Though I’m not sure what I’m gonna tell Sausage…”

Gem glanced at her arm again. The phantom arm was gone, and the tiny sparkles were beginning to dim. She wasn’t sure if her sword fighting skills would ever be the same again, but maybe something new was in store for her.

Maybe she would be okay.

(Au by @skimmeh and @kairamuwu)

[octahedral-chaos]

Should I attempt to do all the Startober prompts... or do I only do the ones I could manage?

[kairamuwu]

Stareater au tag and startober tag, why you broken :((( I wanna see art :(((

(If anyone makes startober art you better send me it cause ill be so so sad if I miss any)

[luckstersart]

StarTober 2022 Pt 3

I’m finally almost done. Just one more.

The burnout was real with all of this.

Originally posted on NovusAngellite’s twitter

[doctorslippery]

A lot of awesome stuff at that link.

[sqarletsworldlesswandering]

Startober Day 18 - Ascend

[indiestsnake]

“Absolute power, but only for a moment…”

“Pure godhood. Transcendence of the being.”

“In the name of Duality, for this war’s end, and polarity’s destruction…”

“BURN!!!”

Perspective practice with Duality that quite literally spiraled into messing with brushes. And writing poetry.

Late Startober Day Five- Transcendence I suppose :P

[yumeniz]

Startober Day 19: Horns 😈

Prompt by @/starlxck.art on Instagram

[galacticjonah]

Welcome to Startover October! #StartOber 

Art is hard and sometimes we kind of get lost in the creation over time - I sure have. So why not go back to the basics? 

1. This is not supposed to be a “challenge”. It's supposed to be a relaxed chance to learn something new! 

 2. This art activity is for everyone and is meant to encourage exchange of resources and wisdom between peers. Beginner, pro? Everyone's welcome!

3. Every listed topic lasts 3 days. Use them as a warm-up & combine them with other October prompts that make you happy. Fun & learning are our goal. 

4. I'll try to post a thread (on my Twitter, same username) for each new topic, listing some resources to exercise and learn! Post there or in the tag to share! 

Happy #StartOber 

[k-didathing]

Startober Day 1: Traitor

(Sorry I'm a few days behind /:)

Tango frantically shoved as many blueprints as he could into his bag and sprinted down the hallways of his beloved torture chamber. He traced his hand over every dear wall for the final time. Although leaving his beautiful creation behind made him feel more cold and empty than anything  on this voidforsaken planet, he was out of options. This was all he could do. He passed by the Ravager enclosure, where one of the massive beasts made a sad grunting sound that made Tango’s heart break all the more. He stroked the Ravager’s nose, their warm breath his only consolation in this freezing, desolate place. “It’s okay,” he whispered gently. “I will come back for you. I won’t let them use you.”

There was no more time for tearful goodbyes. Tango’s time was more than up. He pulled the hood of his fleecy jacket over his head, hoping that it would shield him from the cold as well as hide his identity. He ran through the snow, which came down thick and fast around him, going as fast as his clunky snow boots could carry him.

Then a strange feeling crept down Tango’s spine. 

He was being watched. 

They had found him. 

He ran even faster, but he knew it was in vain. A strange, staticky noise, like the cry of an Enderman, echoed through Tango’s head until the world simply slipped away into oblivion.

The next thing Tango remembered was an overwhelming warmth surrounding him, one that was achingly familiar. For a brief moment, Tango thought that he was back home. But as he began to move, he noticed the itchy sand beneath him, and he noticed the unfamiliar smell in the air, and the alien hue of the rocks. And he swore that there was a strange beeping noise echoing through his head.

Ah, but you already know this story, don’t you? Fine, then. I won’t tread on Stareater’s turf. I have my own stories to tell.

(AU by @skimmeh and @kairamuwu)

[mapsareforbraindeads]

here is my one (and likely only) startober drawing for day 1: sun/moon :)

i did this over a week ago but who cares

[tinywhitestar]

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