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My favorite thing about Calamity is using her like my personal dress-up doll

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Calamity uses any pronouns

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"King of Diamonds" ♦️

Part 3/4 of my contribution to @mcyt-couture-zine! For the series, I was inspired by Doc's poker den and casino, and each piece is based off of a different card suit.

This piece was inspired by the diamond suit, and mainly the fact that Doc is the King of Diamonds in his custom poker deck, as well as general 1940's menswear.

As always, click below for full design breakdown and details!

Like on the spades piece, I had a very strong composition in mind for this piece from the very beginning, so I didn't want to design too much knowing it would all be covered up by the framing and kept most of the detail to the shoulders up.

The biggest image I knew I wanted before even sketching the design was a playing card crown, similar to this one I found on Pinterest. I also knew I needed to play with the diamond shape motif without it feeling to jester-y, so limited by colors in the main outfit to largely red and black.

The design itself was largely inspired by classic 1940's men's suiting, with padded shboulders, wide upturned lapels, and high waisted pleated pants. Because the view would be chest up I wanted that diamond paneling to be very visible in the lapel, as well as adding red piping along the seams such as at the shoulders to give a little extra color pop. The diamond applique on the collar of the shirt and the diamond-shaped tie fastener got a little bit lost in the final posing, which is unfortunate because I think they're cool.

The biggest thing I think I regret about this design is not pushing the bright blue Minecraft diamond angle more in the design and the composition. While he has diamond cuff buttons and a lapel pin, the pops of blue don't feel like enough to denote extreme wealth and 'royalty' when it comes to diamonds. I think I could've upped the amount of jewelry he had - added rings to the hand by his face, for example, or a diamond encrusted wristwatch that's so common in high end menswear. It was a bit of a missed opportunity, though I think the piece still came out quite cool in the end.

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"High Roller" ♠️

Part 3/4 of my contribution to @mcyt-couture-zine! For the series, I was inspired by Doc's poker den and casino, and each piece is based off of a different card suit.

This piece was inspired by the spades suit, 1940's outwear and men's coats, ermine fur, and Doc's own white lab coat.

See below for design notes and details!

This design was largely inspired by wanting to have a piece of Doc leaning over the roulette wheel with eerie, almost threatening under-lighting. The idea of using a big 1940's coat was perfect to add to his intimidating and powerful aura in this piece, and was the perfect opportunity to incorporate Doc's own white lab coat into the design, too!

When playing with the design I found these wonderful suit jackets with hanging heart charms, and it made me think of how the black spade shapes when hung from the point could be made to look like ermine fur, which was another point to symbolizing his wealth and power, as ermine was typically worn by royalty in medieval England and is still associated with wealth, luxury, and high standing to this day.

Doc in this outfit is representative both of the House, the all-powerful force of the casino, and the high rollers it entices to spend and gamble their money away at the poker and roulette tables. He needed to read powerful and rich but not overly flashy, while also incorporating the spades motif as much as I could. The white coat was an obvious nod to his lab coat, with the spade charms we talked abotu as well as spades motif on the collar inset into the white fur and in buttons along the cuffs. His waistcoat is 1940's style and red pinstriped satin, with diamond-embedded spade buttons and silk cord trim. The silk tie/cravat is meant to look like a spade in the way it's shaped, and the collar's spade details were just too fun to not include.

I ended up adding the leather gloves you see him wearing in the illustration later, but I think it also matches nicely with the idea of him as a detached observer of the game, urging you to play on one more round without actually getting his hands dirty or gambling himself.

Also, a moment of silence for Doc's unseen crocodile skin dress shoes with the spade detail on the toe. RIP king, maybe I'll draw you one day.

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"River and Turn" ♣️

Part 2/4 of my contribution to @mcyt-couture-zine! For the series, I was inspired by Doc's poker den and casino, and each piece is based off of a different card suit.

This piece was inspired by the club suit and poker dealers at casinos, as well as a slight nod to punk elements.

See below for design notes and details!

I knew I wanted one of the pieces to have a skirt as part of the design, and this one was the best for it as it had a full-body silhouette to work with as opposed to the compositions I wanted for the other pieces. That being said, I actually had a hard time with the design for this one, and ended up combining two of my original concepts into one for the final piece:

I knew I wanted this look to be more informal-looking, or rather less 'powerful' than the others, since his role wasn't of a high roller or a gambling boss but as the face of The House in a service role - a dress shirt with sleeves rolled up and simple double-breasted vest is perfect for that look. I played with asymmetrical panels in the skirt, plaid patterns, spiked shoes, and chunky chain jewelry as a way to add back some editorial edge, and tried to combine elements of the dressy formal skirt look with elements like the loose suspender tails of the second to have the best elements of both. The clubs design came in mainly in decorative elements - the fasteners on the suspenders, the charm at the end of the pocket chain, and the fringed applique along the edge of the skirt - but I did try to nod to it in places like the shape of the necktie and the pattern of the sheer socks as well.

I actually think that of all of the pieces, this one ended up the weakest, maybe not entirely in design but certainly in my posing and rendering. Ah, well - there's always a weak link of the group, no matter what project I work on! We forge ahead either way.

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"The Goatfather" ♥️

Part 1/4 of my contribution to @mcyt-couture-zine! For the series, I was inspired by Doc's poker den and casino, and each piece is based off of a different card suit.

This piece was inspired by the heart suit, The Godfather, and 1940's smoking jackets.

See below for design notes and details!

My main inspirations, through all the pieces but especially this one, were the powerful aura and noir aesthetics of The Godfather. I was especially struck by a particular poster for The Godfather II for the posing and composition for the Hearts piece:

I really wanted to capture the 1940's aesthetics and feel in the fashion and was inspired by 1940's mens smoking jackets, which both exude a sense of relaxed, casual energy and a distinct luxury and power - complete lack of feeling threatened by your presence, and the riches to dress well even while relaxing. In my head the materials are expensive, silk and satin and velvet, and impeccably tailored to custom fit.

My original sketch shows how I took inspiration from those historical sensibilities while still keeping things modern and more like a fashion editorial: A 40's inspired jacket shape, with its shoulderpads and shawl collar, is modernized with a draping sash and unconventional design element along the hem. The heart motif is boldly present in graphic shapes along the collar, cuffs, and pockets. The pinstripe pants are vintage feeling, but in a modern colorway - charcoal grey with deep red. The red bottom slip-on loafers simultaneously give an air of modern Louboutin luxury and relaxed casual formality, while also pulling in even more heart shapes in the details on the heel.

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Apparently this piece ALSO got selected for the Hermitcraft art gallery (my Skizzleman piece for this zine was selected as well, after I had already submitted for Cleo, too)! I'm absolutely blown away by the love these pieces are being shown, and Cleo's is one of my absolute favorites so it getting selected feels incredible.

Thank you so much for selecting it, ZombieCleo!

ZombieCleo x Versace

Part 1/18 of LifeStyle: A Life Series Fashion Zine

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I had so much fun working on this personal zine and art book, and Cleo was the first piece I did for it, all the way back in October of 2023. 19 illustrations later, it's finally being released in all it's half-toned, high fashioned glory!

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This amazing zine I participated in is finally released!! Go check it out and support all the incredibly talented artists, writers, and makers, and the all-star mod team that made it all happen!

And if you see a certain green goat man... well, I may have had something to do with that 👀 Stay tuned for more...

Works from over 60 contributors! Over 200 pages!

Please go give our contributors lots of love for their work!

High Quality Version, need to download in order to view

Low Quality Version, can view through google drive

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My design of American Pharoah as a horse girl from Uma Musume: Pretty Derby!

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The MCYT Couture Zine (@mcyt-couture-zine) releases in a week, and I'm featured as a guest artist! Enjoy this sneak peek of my work for it, and keep your eyes peeled for the release on June 7th.

Can anyone guess who I chose to draw? 👀

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Sketchpage of my old Witcher OC, Saria (she/her) from the Cat School

She's evolved a lot since her first iteration, which was right when the first season of the show came out on Netflix, but I'm very happy with where she's ended up finding herself.

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"Despite everything, it's still you"

Ryn's campaign is over and she just had the worst two months of her life.

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To celebrate the up coming release of the MCYT Couture Zine, the mods have organized an event week for everyone to participate in!

Each day corresponds with a different aspect of fashion! Any fan content is welcomed. Please use #MCZFashionWeek25 to tag your posts (we will not be tracking the tag).

Fabrics — Explore different fabrics types, learn how the weave could affect luster or the stiffness of the fabric. Silk, linen, fleece, leather await you!

Accessories — Anything that you can add on to tie together your desired look; ranging from shoes, jewelry, purses, canes, belts, and everything else you use to make a statement.

Needlework — The eye of detail; bold embroidery, delicate beadwork, intricate lace, thick knits.

Tailoring — Half of what makes fashion so eye catching is tailoring; the cut of the collar, where the sleeves fall to on the arm, how the fabric sits against the body. Each detail matters.

Patterns — From the wax prints of West Africa to the silk dying of East Asia and the modern tie dying practices of America the world is filled with so much color and design!

Alternative Materials/Mediums — Go avant garde! Play around with what you can push the limits of fashion to become. Cardboard, metal, plastic are a good place to start.

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Little doodle page of Verian

Verian uses they/them

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"Hinokami Kagura"

In December 2024, I gave myself a week to paint a skate deck design I'd had in mind for a year and a half during the week I was visiting my parents for the holidays. I used an old skate deck of my brothers' that had been collecting dust in the basement and a collection of acrylics I've had kicking around since high school.

It was designed and laid out on Procreate, and I then transferred it to the board with pencil and transfer paper and hand painted in acrylics with brushes before sealing it with some UV resistant sealant.

I'm so proud of how it came out, and I can't wait until I can hang it up on my wall for the world to enjoy (no, it will not be used in action - I'm too worried about scratches for that!)

Some process images under the cut!

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So it turns out the way I found out this fashion piece got selected for Skizz's HermitCraft Art Gallery room is from an Impulse stream I was watching at work HA

Anyways I'm incredibly honored and flattered to have had it chosen!! Congrats to everyone who was selected!

Skizzleman x Alexander McQueen

11/18 of LifeStyle: A Life Series Fashion Zine

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A fun loving Skizz to go with our Impulse! I did really try my best to find a sleeveless suit jacket from that season but alas, I couldn't get one. I did find this super neat reconstructed jacket and deconstructed suit pants, though, so the vibe is still there with the funky formalwear, and I'm so happy with how his pose and movement came out! I tried to make him and Impulse pose sort of like a duo as a nod to their podcast and long-standing irl friendship.

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baby boy baby (Calahan's big beautiful eyes)

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Ryn sketch I did during our campaign’s final boss fight/rescue mission/prison break heist - this shot is of her busting into the room that held our target in it. Suffice to say she was having a rough time