#they’re chibified

[skipandloafer-anime]

Skip and Loafer Chapter 63:

We’re in Kyoto!!!!!

[venacoeurva]

But look at that smile! Grinning and barely bearing it

Also I like doing chibis with the choppier etched type of lining, gives em a little extra character

-Please do not reupload/edit/use-

[pickleandthequeen]

Gimme this back, you cowards

So... that Dragon Ball Daima trailer...

[plushie-sentai]

Zenkaiger was actually built to be chibified. They’re such perfect lil guys

[just-antithings]

I just joined a server for a gaming server that I found on reddit and some of the server rules were so ridiculous and obnoxious that there was rules about not “proshipping” any of the “underage” characters (even though they’re all chibified NPCs with the exact. same. model. and do not look anything like real children) but then I read that you shouldn’t lurk “without good reason” because it would “make minors uncomfortable”. I just immediately left.

[wowzie-zowzii]

some (hobie centric) doodles

[id: various drawings of hobie brown. i’m the first, he’s in his spider suit hugging a suited gwen, miles and pavitr. the text reads “buddies” in mixed letters. in another, he’s unmasked and pulling his teeth into a smile. in yet another, he’s playing music alongside gwen. he’s on the guitar, she’s on drums and they’re smiling at each other. finally, there’s one where he’s suited and chibified, hopping onto miles’ back. the text reads “miles” with a smiley face. there is a subtext next to that saying “obligatory style break.” the text at the top right corner reads “spider punk.” /end id]

[ambyandony]

shortcuts I took to make drawing the squatizi comic easier

Used a photo reference for the backgrounds (note: this actually made it harder, I couldn’t figure out which beach was in the picture I was looking at so I only had one angle)

(note 2: I didn’t trace the photo or anything but I did colour pick from it)

made Squalo’s towel fall off his shoulder because it looked awkward and it remains on the ground for the rest of the comic . That stupid fucking blue towel.

for fun I made it visibly do this like you can just see it slowly slide off

didn’t overline the background characters and made them all a solid colour cause fuckem

didnt even draw the background characters in one of the panels even though the lesbians probably still should’ve been visible . I just have to assume Squalo is in the exact position on the frame where they just aren’t visible behind him

there’s a rock in the background but I didn’t draw it at all when the camera angle was facing only tiziano because I fucking hate that rock

If I don’t like how something looks and it’s inconsequential to the overall panel and in a corner I just deform the panel so it’s covered. Cause fuckit

covered one of Squalo’s hands with Tiziano’s hair while they were hugging because it looked wonky and I redrew it too many times

accidentally drew Tiziano’s hair wrong in one panel. That wasn’t a shortcut I just fucked it up and by the time I realised I’d already coloured and shaded it and it sucks and I want to fix it

used speech bubbles to hide shit I didn’t like

used a grid to write most of the dialogue

chibified the boyfriends for 2 panels but that was more because the panels were very tiny.

I would say having Squalo’s arms covering his chest for the first half but that was intended and not a shortcut

One side of Tiziano’s hair was originally over his shoulder but it was very annoying so I scrapped it . Except for exactly one panel where I could not draw his neck/collarbone right in that exact area.

the other side IS partially on his shoulder but not fully. I just think it looks more elegant that way but it has the added benefit that I don’t have to think too hard about shading his neck . Thank fuck for men with long hair 🙌

Tiziano’s hair length is inconsistent because I was having trouble making it not look awkward in certain poses

not drawing the lips

Tiziano takes his stupid sunglasses off for exactly one panel because I could not make them look good and then he puts them back up on his forehead because he needed a free hand and had nowhere else to put them. He is not shown doing this

I save Squalo’s freckles till the last step. Squalo’s freckles go on when I’m done with everything else so I have GOT TO REMEMBER TO PUT THE FUCKING FRECKLES ON ITS GONNA BE SOOOO ANNOYING IF I POST HIM WITH NO FRECKLES

The background characters with speaking roles have the exact same hair and skin colour and I drew their faces simplified even when they’re visible up close for one panel because speaking roles or not they are still background characters. Even though I named them.

as an artistic choice I didn’t refine the lineart in the central panel of page 1 (inadvertently made it easier it was actually a choice for the aesthetic of the panel)

Didn’t try very hard to draw the back of Squalo’s hair.

things that did not make the comic easier

Adding extra panels . and reworking all the dialogue from the previous version because it was awkward

themed dialogue fonts

I HANDWRITE ALL THE DIALOGUE MYSELF ALL OF IT. AND I DECIDED TO FUCKING MAKE THE TITTLES ON THE IS AND JS CUSTOM FOR SQUALO AND TIZIANO. AMONG OTHER THINGS. HELP ME

drawing Squalo’s stupid nose broken

the last minute inclusion of the Portuguese Man O’ War

not knowing how to draw nipples

changing background character with speaking role #2’s swimsuit top and not knowing how to draw boobs

THOSE STUPID FUCKING SUNGLASSES

I draw Tiziano’s eyes so fucking detailed. Because he is beautiful

Emphasising Squalo’s musculature

not saving the base skin colour I used for Tiziano OR Squalo before I started shading

drawing them hugging. 3 1/2 times.

making this post instead of finishing it

[bloggingboutburgers]

What about in their casual day-to-day clothes? They’re often in those — one wouldn’t need to know how to draw superheroes to draw them in your own unique art style.

...You do know my 'own unique art style' mainly amounts to overly-simplified stuff like in my comics these days though, right?

Like... I don't even draw chins, or even noses most times anymore. It's all very "chibified", and not in a cute way even; it's about as far as proper anatomy as it gets, and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but proper anatomy seems to be a staple of superhero comics... That was my main concern here, not the outfits per se. I'm pretty sure if I tried to draw them in my style they'd hardly be recognizable at all.

[mossy-paws]

Ghost and Hornet Design’s but chibi-fyed!

Heyo! Breaking away from my usual posting to show my Little Ghost and Hornet designs! Yes, these are my legitimate designs for both of them, they’re little magical gals! I haven’t un-chibifyed hornets yet but I’ll post ghosts not chibi design soon!

[tsubasaclones]

the filler episode where they’re chibified the whole episode because they got transported into a book (?) and mokona is writing their story with a pen that has the feather on it is the only good episode of the anime it’s so stupid but it did make me laugh

[chaos-le-mieux]

Error Chara Answers: 018

26th Question asked by: Shadowlord202 Third Question in a row asked by Shadow Lord :3 aawww, Error Chara still keeps those 3 in their memory :3 I wonder if they'll ever see them again. welp, they're all chibified for simplicity. And awww, look at that, Error Chara is an Angel, totally a real Halo and not one they just made up :3... Enjoy~ Undertale © Toby Fox Reapertale Chara © @renrink Freshtale © @loverofpiggies CORE!Chara © @dokudoki

[ava-of-shenanigans]

Strategies so far have included:

Make their necklace things bigger so they cover a significant enough amount of the breast

If they’re chibified enough then just don’t give them boobs and pretend it was a stylistic choice

Bite the bullet and make the dress higher (hate this option so much)

Every time I try to draw an Egyptian goddess I have to spend like an hour trying to figure out how to keep their clothes historically and mythologically accurate while also not showing their breasts because tumblr might get mad.

[absolutely-nothing-to-see-here]

I hate to play this card but

If Hetalia had less crude humor, wasn’t set in WWII, and had a (mostly) female cast (so the Nyotalia designs) it wouldnt be considered as cringey Here’s my proof:

Don’t act like you guys wouldnt waifu the fuck out of them. Also of course there are non-gender bent Hetalia girls, who could all be waifus in their rights

I’m mainly saying this because Waifu-fication is popular, and you all went head over heels for Earth Chan. So, y’know, maybe in another timeline you guys would be gushing over these gals. Just sayin 🤔

[phoenixyfriend]

Commander Buir

Follow-up to this post. Not in any particular order, just spitballing ideas, with contributions from several friends on discord.

Like presumably it takes long enough for them all to meet up again that Anakin and Cody do, in fact, end up treating each other like family, just so I can have that good good "well, guess I'm Dad now" energy. Shmi isn't entirely sure what's going on but she's not a slave anymore and her kid seems to like this rando mando, so.

Anakin gets to have a mom and two dads, though one of the dads is arguably younger than him.

Also when they all meet up again and Cody explains the "General Skywalker got shrunk" thing, there are three reactions: (General) Obi-Wan: Oh, Anakin. Obi-Wan: [gestures to take him, ends up with an armful of clingy padatoddler] Anakin: You can't blame this on me, Obi. Obi-Wan, a little teary, because babies cause emotions: Of course I can, you absurd human being. ------ Rex: That's... my general. Anakin: I am, Captain. Rex: Cool cool cool I'm gonna go stand where I can't, uh, break you. Anakin: I'm not THAT fragile! ------ Ahsoka: [gasp] Skyguy is SKYKID! Anakin: Padawan, this is-- Ahsoka, grabbing him and cuddling: Oh my goodness you're adorable this is the best day ever. Anakin: This is humiliating, Snips, put me down. Ahsoka: Never.

Anakin hates being a toddler because of the lack of independence but Cody keeps picking him up when he's cranky and just holding him until he falls asleep and that's... nice.......

- The brain limitations aren't quite as bad as the situation with Sokanth and Ylliben in the other AU, but - Even if his brain is mostly adjusted he’s still got a tiny body with different needs that he’s not used to. Like, he needs to sleep more but he’s got more energy than usual when he’s awake and it’s all weird.

Cody carrying around toddler Anakin like "God you give me ulcers but you're adorable, you little shit."

Inconveniently tiny body aside, Anakin has a pretty great time in this au. His family are all together and safe and within reach. His wife isn't around, but toddler brain means he doesn't have the Romance Drive, so that's not as bad as it could be It could be significantly worse.

@atagotiak asked: Does Anakin get annoyed about being called cute? - To which I say, He bites the first few times but Shmi tells him that's Naughty so he stops. - Babies are cute so you packbond with them before they’re annoying, Anakin is cute as a self defense mechanism - He’s extra annoying so he needs to be extra cute

You know how you need to keep an eye on toddlers so they don't, like, fall down the stairs or put something toxic in their mouth? - They need to keep an eye on Anakin specifically so he doesn't rewire the ship they're in while they're in hyperspace. - He has less self control on account of being smol. He still has all the mechanical knowledge! Just less comprehension of y’know, consequences.

Anakin, with a sippy cup: This is demeaning. Ahsoka: Your hands don't work great enough to avoid accidents yet. Anakin: It's still embarrassing.

General Kenobi can't just kill Maul, not when Maul is baby right now (sixteen, which is baby enough) so he just. Kinda. Kidnaps a baby Sith. (It's fine. He's fine.)

General Kenobi (not to be confused with Padawan Kenobi) decides to declare Maul his new padawan because someone has to deal with this teenager, and Plo already claimed the rest of Ahsoka's training. And Anakin's three, so.

"What do we do with Maul?" "Eh, I can handle him. I dealt with teenage Anakin getting arrested for illegal pod-racing twice a month, I can work with this."

Maul bites, but only slightly more often than Anakin, it's fine

Ahsoka definitely bullies Maul whenever possible

Consider: Rex holding very still because Anakin wanted to be tall, so he climbed Rex. Being unexpectedly climbed is better than being unexpectedly yeeted. It's still extremely nerve-wracking. - Cody is perfectly capable of running around with a backpacking toddler General, but Rex freezes like a statue. - Ahsoka finds this hilarious

You know how little kids like to be thrown around and swung in circles and stuff like that? This must get even more ridiculous with force users. Can throw a child real high and catch them safely. - Rex panics whenever Ahsoka throws her chibified Master

Literally everyone except Rex loves being yeeted. Even Maul can appreciate a good tactical yeet no shut up he's not having fun this is TRAINING - Rex is Suffering - Cody, a very Tired Dad, deserves to mock his vod'ika a little, as stress relief - Rex, a certified Little Brother, shoves Cody off something tall. Jokes on him, Cody thinks freefall is fun too.

Tia asked: So the people who didn’t exist yet got flung bodily back in time and Anakin did the mental time travel. Why did Obi-Wan not become Padawan Kenobi? (I mean “because I want it that way” is def a good enough answer I’m just wondering if there’s any reason.) - Which, well, it really was mostly "I want to" but here's two options, both of which come down to Blame Daughter and Father. 1. They figured a responsible adult Jedi Master was needed to convince people. 2. Nobody was supposed to get de-aged but Daughter figured they needed to make Anakin less liable to kill things for a few years. - Also IDK the Force God-Manifestations also took away any risk of rapid aging and early death from the clones because uhhhhhhhhhhh I said so

Rex and Ahsoka are fumbling their way through a relationship where ages are just really confusing and awkward, so they're keeping it to just kisses and cuddles for a bit.

Cody is so tired he doesn't even realize anyone's hitting on him until it's been three years of co-parenting with Shmi and his General. - Somehow Anakin knows Cody is in a relationship before Cody does. Cody has never been so embarrassed. - How did he manage to be less observant than Skywalker? -- it was sabotage; all his brain cells were taken up in managing said Skywalker -- Because Skywalker was up at three in the morning whacking a training droid with a stick so he didn't have the energy for Relationships

Also Shmi's come-ons are super subtle, while the General's are... well, Cody's gotten very used to ignoring anything ambiguous on that end because fraternization rules, and also because Obi-Wan flirts a lot with everyone. So.

Please imagine Cody and General Kenobi walking around with Anakin tucked into a toddler sling while they do whatever work they've ended up with at the Temple. - Yes, Cody is helping the Jedi figure out the best plan of attack to take down this slave ring because his grasp on tactics is phenomenal and he knows how to deploy people at greatest efficiency, but also he's got a nosy toddler on his hip who keeps offering his own insane-but-competent ideas. - General Kenobi ends up with a Council Seat just on account of, like, being the kind of person he is. As often as not, he's got Anakin tucked into his robes, chewing on the ear of a stuffed tooka or something.

IDK what Shmi's doing but apparently Legends had it that some of the administrative and support positions in the Temple were held by non-Jedi civilians? So probably something like that.

GENERAL KENOBI LECTURING PADAWAN MAUL WHILE ANAKIN'S BALANCED ON HIS HIP AND GLARING AT MAUL FOR STEALING HIS DAD

General Kenobi: Ahsoka's babysitting. Anakin: I'm her master, I don't need babysitting, this is-- General Kenobi: Fine, then you need supervision, so that you don't blow up a training salle again. Anakin: And you think Ahsoka would stop me? General Kenobi, eye twitching: Fine, I'm leaving you with Plo.

Even if he’s mentally an adult Anakin always needs supervision Look at canon! Anakin was left without supervision for like two days and he became a Sith

Quinlan gets distracted by how attractive General Kenobi is and tells Obi-Wan "dude, you're gonna be so hot once you can get rid of the stupid haircut" and Obi-Wan pushes him into the nearest pond.

They end up with this weird "Uncle Jango" situation (uncle to Anakin, via weird brotherhood-ish to Cody) because Rex and Cody are just like "Uhhhhhhhhh yeah okay" about him eventually, and Jango just like. Drops by. Trying to Earn Affection Of Blood Kin by bringing weird gifts for them and their (ugh) Jedi.

"Okay, Rex'ika, I stopped by Shili--" "What?" "--and apparently this is a delicacy there, so just... your girlfriend will like it." "She's not my girlfriend." "..." "Okay, I can't call her my girlfriend. Jedi have rules about that sort of thing, and--" "This will make your Jedi happy, probably. Just take it, kid."

Baby Anakin got his arm back but for some inexplicable reason still has The Eye Scar. He matches Buir.

[plutodile]

the splatoon miku has been gettin a bit of attention recently and ive really really appreciated seeing peoples comments on my art progression :D sometimes i think people get a bit scared to make comments on like, what could be improved in someones art and i get why because it is very hard to deliver that information without sounding like an asshole. but i think having all these little notes and comments saying what they prefer in the old art and what they like from the new art makes me very happy and feel justified because i basically agree with all of that stuff. i am very excited to do the miku this year but i have to wait until october/november 😔 but that is not stopping me from starting it now hohoho

funny concept sketch for the lady that i will hold off on finishing until at least october

notes

- lightly resdesigned her head area. i made her bangs closer to actual mikus design i truly do not know why i didnt do that at all in the last 3 years of mikuing. i really like the small tentacles behind her neck heheh miku has hair there in her normal design and so do most inklings so i have no idea why i never added them! but they are extremely cute and really balance her whole head area. makes it feel slightly less top-heavy

- i allowed her to have her headphones this year, i was excluding them previous years because i wanted to show off her inkling ears so you know shes an inkling?? which, in retrospect, a bit silly, i feel like there are other more... teal-coloured signifiers she might be an inkling 

- i kindof tried this a little bit in 2021 but i redesigned her eyes again to resemble actual mikus eye shape. and i realized. why the hell was i giving her eyelashes she literally doesnt have those. PLUCKED out those singular eyelashes eating them as a snack

- major point. a LOOOT of people mentioned mikus pose in 2021 and yeah totally i prefer both previous poses. i want her to be more action-y to fit into splatoon

- i made her anatomy/ physique more child-like. it wasnt really an issue in 2019-2020 but it kinda bothers me how adult she looks in 2021 i have absolutely no idea how that happened. miku isnt built like that and neither are most inklings (nothing Wrong with someone being built like that but i dont want anyone getting the wrong impression of me 😔 and again i just want it to fit into splatoon) 

- people have mentioned the first one being more splatoon-like because of the head to body ratio which i completely understand but i just prefer drawing them more human shaped lol. any time i go to draw them splatoon-chibified i instantly remember the sunken scrolls that kindof imply they’re more human proportioned in reality. but reguardless i still think she looks very splatoony this year 

- i should probably make the big tentacles more flowey to imply movement in dis pose it looks a bit like shes been holding that pose for a couple seconds

- for some reason her tentacles have been becoming shorter and shorter every year

- i like how sweet her eyes look in this one i feel safe with this miku

ok wait taiko break the urge is here

the day i get  100% good is the day i delete my account and dedicate my life to getting so good at taiko

[wellspringrpg]

A wild preview appeared!

A little sneak peak at some of the illustrations that will be appearing in the upcoming combat section. Up top, we have some visualizations for the combat grid system (”grid viz,” as I’ve taken to calling them and will continue to do from here on out), and drafts of the remaining four classes’ chibified poster-children for their own grid viz sections. If you’re interested at all in the process here, check below the cut for my ramblings.

So, here’s the vision: each class has a “posterchild” character that’ll be used to illustrate (literally) what each class’ vibe and abilities are. Up top on the basic grid viz is Zaay, who’s immense shonen protagonist energy makes him ideal for the basic grid viz covering stuff like movement rules. Each of the other first five classes will be starring in other sections to show off various combat ideas.

You’ll notice that these are the only full color illustrations so far, and that’s intentional! Most of Wellspring is black and white with limited color to evoke that good old manga feel, but after some discussion and experimenting, we ultimately decided that it would be best to make these color so they’re a bit more clear and easily “readable”.