#you all did amazing & tysm for enabling the treebark-sickness

[sometimes-rendog]

Day 75 pt. 2, i thought i'd share some of the early sketches i did while scratching away at my LimL!martyn design, as a fun little expansion!

i really like these sketches especially since they focus in on the coral / urchin takeover part of his design, and the whole 3L and LimL parallel of martyn's character

i hadn't really decided on how his horn would look atp, since i had originally wanted his design to lean pretty heavy into his oceanic features ( that's why i initially gave him a coral-antler). but i ended up giving him faun-inspired legs in this sketch & that's what sparked the idea for a unicorn horn (even though it's not pictured here). i felt like that detail really pushed that he's still Martyn– Hand of the King– even if he himself has shifted into something more independent, more powerful. because no matter how much he tries to bury it, he never left those walls, he's still surrounded himself with them, even if it is just bamboo, even if he only feels the buzz of magic in his temples now, not his hands, he's still at Renchanting– and it sits heavy on his head, it's crowned him.

i think these are the first sketches i did of him with a 'unicorn horn' (though it's mainly just a simplified coral horn, with some coral-pieces off to the side)

otherwise, everything else was pretty much solidified (beyond his tail and fracture designs), and i'm really happy with how he came out! even though there are a few things i'd change now, i loved working on this guy

This is a death match for a reason!

Day 75, my piece for @treebarkzine! showing Martyn's Limited Life win, you can download the full zine here (for free!)

this zine was so much fun to be apart of and everyone who participated in it put so, so much effort into their work. it's such a beautiful project and i'm so happy i was able to contribute to it! happy treebark-ing everyone

closeups under the cut!