#to design the cover art... much to think about

[durge-marzio]

No, I’m not done with just a reblog. I have to talk about his character design. It’s nearly perfect for what it’s trying to accomplish.

There’s scared tissue around his eyes creating permanent dark circles. He’s covered in grime from his work, showing despite his power, he still gets dirty. He has the wrinkles around his mouth, most likely caused by grimacing in anger so often—most likely a result of his childhood. But he’s also described as having a quick, easy smile. He’s good at putting on a mask and the wrinkles show that. They’re the opposite of Gale’s smile wrinkles in a sense. His eyes are almost always narrowed, his eye brows furrowed. He’s always thinking, calculating, and it shows!

And don’t get me started on his hair. There is so much to say about his hair. Did he cut it after experiencing grief? Is it bed head? Did he just not want to spend the time styling it since he works all day? Is there grease in it from his work? Did he cut it himself because it was in the way while working? He’s hardly shaved, so he either gets no sleep or hasn’t had the time. He wears his work ethic on him. It’s not because he doesn’t care about his looks, it’s to show the people that he is putting in the time to be their Archduke (whether some nobles find that gross or below class or not). This is speculative of course. He might just not care because he’s sleep deprived, and dude me too. Or did the devs just not like the way his concept art looked in 3D so they gave him final fantasy hair?

And then there’s the mystery to him that most people would be allured by! Are there scars under his gold bracers from working with devils or metals? Where did the face scars come from (they are angled to maybe have come from a blade in one swing and not two, so a narrow escape)?

His clothes display his values and interested. Demons and dragons. Words are more powerful than actions in a demons contract—charisma and intelligence. Dragons can symbolize Tiamat or the power of Baldur’s Gate with Balduran and Ansur. Karlach mentions he looks the same just with a fancy coat, so could all just be for display. He’s a working man underneath all that embroidered gold.

The only thing I have a gripe with is the collar of his coat. It creates a shadow on his face almost at all times, and it hides away his cheekbones and jawline. But then again, he probably wants that shadow. Mysterious man. I see through you. You’re silly and gay!

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I probably missed other things, but this isn’t the first time I’ve gone off on this tangent. It’s just the first time I’ve typed it all out.

"gortash is ugly"

a part of me dies every time i see gortbashing and obv attractiveness is subjective but i always look back at this one screenshot i took while in dialogue and i sigh and kick my feet

[bloos-bloo]

HELLOOO!! I HAVE RETURNED- ANDDD Idk how to do lineups- please- this is a new type of embarrassing for me lmaooo-

BUT HEY! BISHOP REDESIGNS PART…. 3! YIPPEEE-

I didn’t change much lore wise- so the original sheet still has some info- but I will be info dumping under the cut with the individual art of each and like- my inspirations for them.

Narinder changed a lot- ummm he’s such a slay now. Omggg- Tee hee- Anyways, His pronouns are He/Him and he’s Pansexual- yes yes. He’s no longer a disciple but he’s an Undertaker and a GraveWatcher. Thought it was more fitting for him-

Ummm he’s based off a Kurilian Bobtail cat :D I NEEDED TO MAKE HIM FUN TO DRAW OKKK?? AND NOW HE ISSS AKDBDJDBJD

Leshy uses He/Him pronouns and he’s gay demisexual Yaaayyy- :D He’s a bartender and occasionally farms, but he rather destroy the plots for fun or eat the crops.

I kinda took all kinds of inspirations for him- ummm first of all- I based him off the Moss Creeps from hollow knight- cause yeah- they’re adorable. HE HAS LESS CLOTHING CAUSE HES ALWAYS IN THE DIRT- Less clothes = Less of a hassle to deal with clothing being restrictive. It makes totallyyy sense- yes yes

Me accidentally making Heket my favorite- tee hee- WIBDKDBD OK- Heket uses She/Her pronouns and she’s aroace. She has no time for no MAN OR WOMAN- AS SHE SHOULD!! GIRLBOSS YOUR WAY THROUGH LIFE!! YIPPPEEEE- She’s usually a cook but once a while she’ll go on missions. Give her a weapon of any kind and she’s golden.

For the life of me- I cannot draw frogs- so I based her off of the Chinese Giant Salmander- just pretend she’s totally based off a frog.

Imma be so honest- idk why I always draw Kallamar so small- tee hee-

OK! Kallamar’s transfeminine who uses He/They pronouns. They’re also poly <3 love that for himmm- look at themmm- enough hands to holddd- A good think to point out is that they’re completely blind in his left eye- (looks like it’s right in this- um.. trust me-) they can never win- tee hee. Uhh he’s still a medic and occasionally helps at the tailors.

Kallamar my beloved- YOU COVERED UP!! YIPPEEE- THE SLUT DOES GET COLD /silly. Um- he’s based off a diamond squid- kinda sorta- I just loved the frills those squids had- tee hee-

MURRAAAA- MUURRAAAA-

Cough cough- ummmm. Shamura’s a demisexual nonbinary <3 (AFAB to FTN- me projecting PLEASE-) They’re still a disciple but their main focus is usually in the library or tailors. Unlike Kal- their second set of arms are retractable! Along with their legs- erm, you can tell when they don’t want to walk with those small ass feet- I bet it hurts.

I have- no solid inspiration for Shamura other than tarantula- I did steal the colored beads from my human design of them. Each bead being their sibling. I just love fluffy spiders-

FINALLY THIS BITCH- /silly

Emery uses all pronouns and is unlabeled! They love whoever- (do they even love? Idk man-) She’s normally known as the Shepard, carrying around the Shepard’s hook.. love that for them- tee hee- uhhh not much to say about her. I just love Emery- (The difference between the two Emerys is terrifying btw-)

Like Shamura- I have no official inspiration for them besides looking around Pinterest. Man- I just love how she came out though- like??? Ekdbdjbdkdbdjdvdid-

I wish I wrote more but my brain is dying- I’ll most definitely redesign my fankids and the spouses- 🫡 laaatteerrr- yes yes- tee hee-

[mumuscae]

ArTw: Extraterrestrial! Pollux

More info on the Extraterrestrial project, and character info beneath the cut!

Extraterrestrial is a personal project for me to remake ArTw to be... Not as bad as it is. Basically making my ideal version of Arcana Twilight. A fan reboot except it's probably not getting any further than concepts, rambles, and art. I will be omitting things I personally dislike, giving more soul to the characters, attempting to write a coherent plot, WORLD BUILDING, and getting rid of some uncomfortable and controversial things within the games writing. Part of this project is rewriting and redesigning individual characters! I'll be going over the basics first for these next few posts, before getting into the nitty gritty of what I have to offer So up first is Pollux because... I like his design as it is ngl I don't really have much to change. And I'm SO NORMAL FOR THE POTENTIAL BEHIND HIS LORE AND CHARACTER

Disclaimer! A lot of this is my own personal tastes and how I, Mimi Mumuscae, would write and design these characters. If you do not like it, you do not have to! That is fine if you like the canon and original versions! I like them too! This is a completely self indulgent project.

Design Changes Made

Not much ..😭

Not as pale (yes he's paler than this in game)

More saturated eye colors! I always liked to think his eye colors were meant to represent how the stars Castor and Pollux are Blue-White and Yellow-Orange in color. Wanted to make it more apparent.

I really don't think I did anything else to him??

Random Character info!

Personality wise, he's about the same-ish. less "OwO i-i totally don't like you!!! >w< " and he leans more into the trickster and "I don't make friends easily cuz I'm too cool for that or whatever 🙄" aspect of his personality. Although it's plainly obvious he's not truly meanspirited he's just trying really hard to feel cool... He acts troubled but it's mostly because he's surrounded by bad influences and needs better friends.

Other than that I mostly wanted to expand upon his magic and give him more reason to be in the guide committee, since in Extraterrestrial Ive made it so every guide sorcerer is exceptional in one way or another.

Ive taken inspiration from Castor and Pollux in mythology.... So our Pollux can now throw hands! His threat to beat up anyone who bothers summoner actually has some merit to it now. He's a dual gun wielder (his guns are called Dioscuri, meaning twins), he uses Destruction magic, and has some awfully powerful mana.

However powerful mana ≠ good sorcerer. He's still very new and lacks skill. And skill and range of abilities is usually what people consider makes a good sorcerer. Can't do much outside of destruction magic. His fighting style is also very reckless, unpredictable, head on, and doesn't mesh well with other sorcerers who don't know exactly how to cover for his weak spots and compliment his strong points. (There was once a sorcerer who could do this perfectly.... However he's mysteriously disappeared. oooooOoooOoOooooO whoever could that be.) So a good chunk of the reason he's gets to stay in the committee is simply because he has good potential. (Gets to stay. They thought about kicking him out after there was a "misunderstanding" about what kind of magic he uses. Apparently there was a misprint and they labeled his brother's magic instead of his own. Odd)

Much more to his redone character, but that shall come later✨

Ik this was a lot of rambling. However it will get worse. You are not prepared for the changes I will make to Sirius.

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I'VE MADE A CONCEPT ART FOR BLACK LORD OF ALAGADDA AAAAAA <<<3333 It's not yet finished, I'll add onto the design as I go but here's the reason/meaning behind his clothes ↓

The hair is short because long hair is hard to take care of, he barely takes care of himself so how is he gonna take care of his hair? HMMM?! It's also frizzed to symbolize its misshapenness(its not curly, I hc him having straight hair)

The bandages, so, I've actually seen someone say that the black lord was covered in bandages, not in the wiki or any story, I don't remember where I saw that but It seemed so true to me, he is covered in dirty and loose bandages because, come on, he's been dead before and went through torture, his body is bruised and he has injuries, the neck area is more prominently dirtied with blood because he was decapitated as a jester

The cloak is because he's dead and cold, but he can still feel it so he uses his cloak to cover himself, and, ahem, I've never read anything about Alagadda having a sun tbh. The reason the cloak clasp is more like a broche is because regular cloak clasps have two clasps and a chain between them, and since he was beheaded he doesn't want to wear something like that with the fear of it tugging on his throat and choking him, also, the reason the clasp is shaped like a diamond is because it was one of the symbols he had on his costume as a jester and because it's the most minimalist and even shape, if it was a clubs it'd be more droopy because of the uneven mass

The simple shirt is because it's comfortable and a much detailed and accessory ridden outfit would make him feel anxious and claustrophobic inside his own clothes

The gloves are to hide the bandages, that's it

He's not wearing a corset, that is a scoliosis brace, because he's been TORTURED I remind you, his bones were most likely broken and his spine was damaged, the grey base and the patterned inside seemed nice but somehow doesn't seem quite right? Idk

The loose pants are because of his anxiety to wear tight clothing and accessories, they irritate him

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Yeah, I didn't wanna take away from his assigned color but I didn't think I had to make him strictly black and white, I might change it up because, like I previously said this is still a w.i.p

[gingerteaonthetardis]

researching bookbinding... this is the year i finally bind a smutfic for my bestie. the one i was reading out loud to her and my partner when a deer hit our car in the national forest. and another deer almost hit the ranger car that came to pick us up. the three of us had to stay in a shady forest hotel but at least we got to read about bisexual threeways together. and eat soup out of a tupperware <3

[kizykoolors]

ARLIGHT PEOPLE, AFTER A TON OF HARD WORK AND HAIR PULLING, i present to thee....

My designs for Calypso and Circe!!

[starrysharks]

"it happens all the time, it happens all the time", a tautology of self-delusion - a one-way love affair that turned me into a weak rabbit

[nylilcosmos]

♱ 4. Bat Wings ♱ #vamptober

[yo-yo-yoshiko]

I was complaining about not being able to draw him properly today so @ultrainfinitepit dared me to draw him seriously crying. Are you happy? He's sad now!!

[drpicklesart]

they are going to mehnahnaroo

[vvirtue]

desperately trying to remember the graphic part of graphic design (full drawing below cut!)

introducing my pop disaster, Marnie Williams Daydream! she's upbeat and cheery on stage but a nervous wreck behind the scenes, pining after her manager and wishing things could go back to how they used to be with her ex-best-friend... oh honey, you've got a big storm coming.

this was meant to just be a quick sketch to unwind so I started out using a base by @/albanenechi but then decided I wanted to change what the arms and feetsies were doing :3 then I realised that the sketch was actually pretty good already so I cleaned it up and went straight to colouring. I love skipping the lineart stage so much.

[littlelightfish]

As I said I would, I drew my oc with yours my beloved @clawdouobit

My pretty girl likes to infodump your pretty girl about the smallest things. She's like a reel, talks a lot but most of it is meaningless.

Close ups and more info because I can't shut up ehtier under the cut <3

20 years old and engaged to a half-foot. They're waiting to gain some more money to get married and leave the dungeon. Note: they're best friends but idk if what they have going on is truly romantic love or just a very good friendship.

Quite skilled at upper levels, but wouldn't go to lesser levels. She isn't skilled enough to make her party survive there.

Her race is a mix between gnome and half-foot. Idk if that's possible but I don't think it's not.

If I had to guess, she's 13/14 on half-foot standars. It's unclear whether she's an adult or not, but she's preety mature most of the time. Most.

Flushed cheeks always. Also very pale.

She's 109 cms tall, a lot more than avarage on haflings, but lot less than avarage on gnomes. Since she hangs out mostly with haflings, she's a giant woman. This gives her some problems with traps so her BMI is 18 due to diet.

Fwens with Shahad. Who knows why tho. We gotta figure that out ;}

[welcometogrouchland]

IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR BATMAN AND ROBIN (2023) FANS!!!...he eat a burger [ID in alt]

(taken from Nicola Cizmesija's insta, who's on art for B&R issues #5 and #6)

[maulfucker]

a handful of oc concepts

[moe-broey]

MOE. SUMMER ALT‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

BIGGEST thing about Moe history is that for Literally Actual Years. I have been trying SO hard to get a beach outfit for it Right. I always had some aspects of it in mind (the white cover-up -- initially sheer, but I like the idea that it's a light shawl kinda like Lyon's, here). But a lot of my designs felt too feminine. Moe is about Balance. Moe is about Mishmash. Moe is about The Silly Factor. It's also unexpectedly practical and loves questionable fashion choices.

All this in mind! I think its Look really came together when I decided to give it some sporty touches. I esp love the wet shoes... and the visor works so well on it?? The little fish skeleton is a handmade accessory (not actual bones.), like its "tail" in its everyday outfit. I imagine it's jointed/maybe chain linked, so it has some movement to it! The skeleton adds a bit of edge it always has, and ALMOST. Gives a manta ray silhouette paired with the shawl (most noticeable in the topmost art! Didn't set out to do that, but when I noticed this I ran w it LMFAOO)

And. Some doodles

[tulipsnflowers]

Hey everyone go read seasons of change by @zscyber if you like long fics. Seriously.

I realize this is not for the last chapter but if I drew anything for that it would be me punching the lights out of Xanders so let's not

I already ranted about it in a different post but by God is the fic great! I can't wait for TDAD. Mostly because of James but there's going to be so much angst in general.