#i should draw a reference for the alternate outfits of my ocs

[invisiblesketches]

What are you looking at little spark?

I think Angelo would enjoy stargazing! Maybe with Mateo but mostly alone after climbing on the tallest building he could find!

Also this was an excuse to draw him in a different outfit :]

[crabsnpersimmons]

MAKE A DRAWING OF THE HEADS OF THE ATTENDANTS AT YOUR AU 'eaten' SO I HAVE REFERENCES FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.... I'm dying to do this....

help Lina dear👍....please...

hahaha no prob lina! you actually have great timing! i've been working on some headshots of my DCA OCs (so i can make a masterlist of them all eventually)

so here's a preview of that with the Have You Eaten? boys:

P.S. "Sunshine" and "Mooncake" are their nicknames (from Moon of course!) i often use them in my notes just so i can differentiate all the different Suns and Moons (the Eclipses are harder to keep track of... but i guess that's in-character for them 😂)

this drawing also gives you an idea of their outfits and the shape of their torsos:

Sun and Moon are the same height at 7'5" and Eclipse is taller at 8'

they have broad shoulders, leading to a triangular shaped torso

they wear grey chefs jackets and black trousers. Eclipse will also wear a yellow and red striped waist apron. i haven't thought of their casual outfits at all, i should think about that 😂

Eclipse also has a second pair of arms that come out from his back:

both right arms are orange and yellow, and both left arms are blue and grey. he usually keeps them tucked inside his casing unless he needs them

here's their side profiles too:

they have a cranium behind their faceplates and thicker necks as part of their upgrades that allow them to eat food as an alternative to charging

also! their mouths are functional, so they can open and close their lips, part their teeth, and they have a tongue with taste receptors. the best reference i have is a sketch for a funny comic i'll be drawing soon:

they all have blank eyes, but they do have white pupils that show occasionally (with another WIP for reference):

anyways! can't wait to see what you draw! your art is always such a treat!

[misty-wisp]

3, 13 and 17 for Asuka and 9 for another OC of your choice :3

oc development ask game

i answered 3 here so i'll go a number down bc i love answering these :3c

4. And reverse, which one of the four things (name, appearance, personality, role in the story) did you struggle with the most?

APPEARANCE. OH MY GOD APPEARANCE. okay so my self insert was pretty easy to put down bc it was literally just my sona but ASUKA. ough i had trouble with her design for a little bit.

like...okay. i figured out her hair style and color pretty quick. i got the idea for her scarf also really quick. i didn't have any casual outfits in mind (not until i designed them in like...the winter months of 2023-24) but i figured out how to alternate her uniform so she'd look like a unique character you could plausibly see in-game.

but HER THIEF OUTFIT. THAT WAS A WHOLE OTHER BEAST.

okay so. i'm pretty sure i always wanted a "witchy" motif with her thief outfit, looking back at old art. i also know i wanted it to be purple because that's my favorite color. but i also also know in the first draft i wanted a butterfly motif. but i also also also know that deep down, the entire time, i took inspiration from umineko because their witch designs fuck severely. you can tell because i straight-up stole eva-beatrice's shawl

the problem was that i didn't know how to design characters at the time. around then i was used to only drawing school uniforms and hoodies--my ass was NOT prepared to design an actual like. memorable character design.

i drafted it again in 2023 with help from my lovely girlfriend <3 she drew up her own concept for me and i took some things from that and made what's now asuka's current phantom thief design!!!

she also did the same for asuka's persona, aradia! i don't think i ever showed her original design here actually:

i more or less kept the original design's outfit and put it on shadow asuka. i think it fits her :3c

13. Do you have a voice claim for the character? What do you imagine the character sounds like?

I DO!!! I HAVE A VOICE CLAIM FOR HER IN ENGLISH AND JAPANESE!!!

okok so i did once mention i was torn between yui ishikawa (2B from nier, stelle from hsr) and aoi koga (kaguya from love is war, sylphy from re: zero) and i'm still not sure tbh. i'll put clips for both vas here:

i'm an amateur va myself and i like to think in english i voice my own oc. and i think i'd do a good job at it! you can see me have a go at voicing asuka's awakening here

but. without me in the picture. i do still have a voice claim for asuka in english, and that'd be cristina vee! i actually set that into stone last night because i was having trouble filling out that one wiki page template and my ass went searching far and wide. and i wound up landing on one of my favorite vas in general, lmao

17. Are there any motifs or symbols associated with the character? How are they represented, in their design, personality or in some other way?

nooooot necessarily? i went with a "witch" design because i like umineko. and asuka likes umineko. she likes it a lot actually. i like to think it represents her living in fantasies in her head that were brought up by the stories she reads--she doesn't really know what reality is like until it really hits her. her mask does have a motif of drama since it's suppose to take elements from the comedy and tragedy masks too, but that's just a reference to her being a theatre kid. she should def have a bigger motif though....that'd be cool....

9. How big is their role in the story? Do they make a frequent appearance or are they a character with little "screentime" but big influence? Or are they just a favourite background guy?

answering this one for juliette! she's much closer to a background guy than any major characters--the biggest part of her character is her connection to sunday and the family, but that's where it ends. any interaction she'd have with other characters would only be in the form of her quite literally making illusions of them for company </3

who knows though. maybe we'll get a future story i can easily incorporate her into--i'm not entirely sure abt fitting her into penacony's storyline

[nentofus]

okay to like / reblog / tag / save / whatever!

thought i should pop my personal prompt list for this year's OC-tober here! for ease of reading, the prompt list is as follows:

The Introduction Week 1. Newest OC 2. Your favourite OC 3. OC who gets the most love 4. OC who needs a little more love 5. Show some Pride 🏳️‍🌈 6. Your favourite ship (romantic, platonic, found family, any relationship!) 7. Draw over an IRL picture - Alternate option: OC you'd most want to meet IRL

Appearance Week 8. Extra appendages (like extra limbs, eyes, etc.) 9. New hairstyle / New outfit 10. Gloves or socks? 11. Swimsuit 12. Mascot costume / Cursed outfit 13. Crossdressing 14. Wearing something from your culture!

Aesthetics Week 15. Cyberpunk - Alternate option: Vapourwave 16. Cottagecore - Alternate option: Lolita 17. Galaxy - Alternate option: Ocean / Forest 18. Monochrome / Noir - Alternate option: Light academia / Dark academia 19. Neon / Eyestrain - Alternate option: 2000s scene kid / Hot Topic emo 20. Rockabilly / 50s - Alternate option: Ah Beng / Ah Lian (lol) 21. Your favourite aesthetic - Alternate option: Your least favourite aesthetic

Fun Week 22. Song redraw 23. Collab cafe item 24. Limited palette 25. Family Feud 26. Idol / Band subunit 27. Fake screenshot 28. Barbenheimer

The End Half-Week 29. Your OC with a canon character 30. Your comfort zone / comfort character 31. Halloween costume dressup - Alternate option: Guts & glory / Free day!

I'll be putting the explanations for a couple of these under a read-more so that those who aren't interested can skip the rest of my blathering! Feel free to ask questions if y'all like! My ask box + the replies on this post are always open :D

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General - I wanted to make another self-indulgent prompt list this year for OC-tober so I did :3 - If you do feel like following along, remember that your health, comfort and motivation come first! Do as much as you want or as little as you want, or feel free to mix up the order or skip the prompts you don't like! - The alternate options were added because 1. I'm indecisive and 2. If a certain prompt doesn't appeal to you, then there's another choice! - I always have OCs on the brain so if you want to mention/tag me in your posts please do! I'll be responding under my main blog @complementary-oxymorons due to the interaction limitations of side blogs + wanting to keep my art blog as my personal art archive.

About the prompts - I understand that some prompts can be a bit confusing so I'll try to preemptively explain some! - Day 7: Draw over an IRL picture - For some ideas, it could be like drawing your OCs on a picture of a beach as if they're there having fun! Or maybe you could draw little chibis of your OCs sitting on your shoulder / messing with your hand while you draw :D (please do be mindful about the risks that come with uploading IRL photos though!). If you're concerned about privacy but still want to involve your "IRL self" in the piece, a possibility is to fully re-draw / trace over the reference photo you took! - Day 10: Gloves or socks - Yeah this is just me finding an excuse to draw my OCs who wear gloves or draw them in some super cute socks / stockings. Which team are you on? - Day 20 alternate: Ah Beng / Ah Lian - I thought it'd be funny because someone put it on Aesthetics Wiki (link). To those who have ah beng in ur neighbourhood just put portable speaker escooter tattoo slipper can liao also if yall know the typical ah beng spotify songs can tell me pls ok xiexie i only know 小幸运 and heng ong huat - Day 22: Song redraw - Some ideas could be redrawing your OCs on album art, or adapting them into the visuals of a song as if they're covering it! (Like how vtubers do hehe) - Day 23: Collab cafe item - Create a food or drink item that represents your OC! Some IPs (anime, games, etc.) collaborate with IRL cafes to create a themed menu which runs for a limited time only. The items on the menu tend to be references to the IP and its characters (e.g. an orange-haired character in the game gets a menu item that's an orange soda with decorative sprinkles, or a character who loves curry gets a menu item that's a special curry dish, something like that). If you're still unsure, google stuff like "collab cafe"! - Day 25: Family Feud - Feel free to redraw your favourite Family Feud clip as your OCs because there are a lot of strong contenders kekdog - Day 28: Barbenheimer - Exactly what it is! Feel free to draw your OCs dressing up to go to either movie or something. - Day 31 alternate: Guts & glory - This one's for those who prefer a more bloody Halloween :D Feel free to gore it up in any way you like. Plush, candy, flower, extra visceral... get those guts some air!!!

[enderina]

{1st part of all the stuff i drew in september and october}

First of all i developed better my new self insert/oc comparing to the last post i did

This should be {techically} her full body reference, Although i'm still changing some stuff. {including a few pins on her sweater and her shoe color probably} I'm still working on her relation with the neighbors too

And i decided her last name will be dear* {She is not related to eddie dear in anyway btw}

{In the first drawing that's an alternative outfit she wears}

This is a drawing i did of her today in her most recent design i developed

[fashion4standusers]

Everything you need to know on FFSU!

(FASHION WEEK CHALLENGE IS HERE!!)

Contents:

-Tag guide for searching/filtering (including triggers and spoilers)

-Post submission info

-OC Friday submission info

-Canon fan art submission info

**IMPORTANT: PLEASE DO NOT INTERACT WITH MY BLOG IF YOU’RE USING THESE POSTS FOR YOUR THINSPO/E.D./PROANA BLOG. THIS CAUSES HARMFUL CONTENT TO GET INTO MY FEED AND POTENTIALLY MY FOLLOWERS’ FEEDS.**

Tag guide to help you navigate/choose what you want to see!

triggers will be tagged as both “cw ____“ and “tw ____”.

spoilers will be tagged as “(full part title) spoilers”, i.e. “vento aureo spoilers”, “stone ocean spoilers”, “jojolion spoilers”, etc.

”MUSE” tags: refer to a specific character who would wear the piece in question or have the same vibe it has.

“ART” tags: specific canon characters featured in a piece of fan art

“ART: stand swaps”: stand swap designs

“ART: other media characters”: non-jojo characters reimagined as stand users

”OC” tags: muse tags but for my personal OCs.

”looks for ----” tags: refers to a specific part that the piece would fit in.

Part 1, Phantom Blood: ”fighting vampires”

Part 2, Battle Tendency: ”protecting a precious red stone”

Part 3, Stardust Crusaders: ”traveling the world”

Part 4, Diamond is Unbreakable: ”hunting a killer”

Part 5, Vento Aureo: ”taking over the mafia”

Part 6, Stone Ocean: ”breaking out of prison”

Part 7, Steel Ball Run: ”a cross country horse race”

Part 8, JoJolion: ”tracking a mysterious fruit”

Part 9, The JoJolands: "a tropical heist"

”ffsu.txt”: text posts of mine; usually PSAs about changes or updates to the blog, or just general shitposts of mine.

“psa”: blog announcements

”oc showcase”/”oc fridays”: drawings of people’s JJBA OC’s.

”fan art tag”: people’s art of canon JJBA characters.

”my art”: art made by me :)

”ffsu.help”: signal boosts for medical and emergency fundraising posts.

”not fashion”: everything that is not about fashion and clothing, including memes/shitposts, signal boosts, and reblogs of textposts and memes.

”nsfw-ish”: fashion posts that contain somewhat suggestive content; this will include underwear/lingerie, suggestive posing, and exposed chests, but you won’t find any pornographic content or depictions of genitalia.

”request”: people asking for specific types of outfits for specific characters, usually as help to design their own OC.

“calamariposting”: posts about Calamari, the blog mascot :)

Post submission guidelines!

You can submit posts in a couple ways: tag me in an existing post for me to reblog, send me a post to reblog via DMs, submit photos through the “Show Me Stuff!” link on the homepage (click the three bar logo in the upper left corner-- this is the preferred method for sending photos that haven’t already been posted by someone else!), or send an ask with your photos.

If you want your submission tagged for a certain part/character, leave the names in the tags or include it in the text of your DM/ask!

If you submitted something and I haven’t posted it, it’s because I’ve already shared that piece/post!

Try to avoid anything super explicit-- see the “nsfw-ish” tag explanation above for the extent of what’s allowed!

Please include a source for your image(s)-- this should include the designer’s name at the very least, but years/seasons, publication info, model/photographer/stylist names, and all other information is also greatly appreciated. Alternatively, you can include a link to where you found the picture if that link is for the creator’s website/store, a magazine article, or some other kind of helpful and informative source. If you found it on Pinterest, don’t send the Pinterest link-- send the outgoing link that the pin leads back to. If you’ve tried and failed to find a source via reverse image search, Googling, etc., then you can submit your images with “Source needed” as a last resort.

OC Friday submission guidelines!

I won’t accept AI generated images. You might send me something without knowing it’s AI, and that’s okay, but just know I won’t post it and I encourage you to look closely any any off-looking images before you submit. Here's a post I've made to help with that.

I don't accept art of pre-existing non-JoJo characters or designs as fashion posts. For example, if you send me "X from the Y franchise reminds me of a JoJo character!" or "This fan art of Z from the show Q is wearing a cool outfit!", I won't count it. If you can find the real-world fashion that inspired those designs, feel free to send those instead!

Any kind of character art is welcome!

There’s no limit to the number of characters you can submit.

You can either tag me on a post or submit art through my main page, but I recommend tagging so that people can find your blog more easily!

I'll also be going through the OC tag and picking out characters from all around Tumblr! So it'll (hopefully) be a mix of submissions and non-submissions.

Any quality of art is welcome, just be sure to give proper credit if you're using any kind of base or if the art is commissioned from someone else.

I’ll post whatever you guys send eventually (barring of course any unacceptable/hateful content).

Feel free to send me posts of other people’s OC’s as well, as long as it’s on Tumblr because I won’t repost art from another platform.

Fan art submission guidelines!

Submit art of canon JJBA characters wearing alternate outfits from what they wear in the series-- art of canon outfits don’t count! I’ll make an exception for alternate outfits from official art (i.e. Jolyne/Bruno/Abbacchio in their Fly High with Gucci outfits) as long as it’s not the character’s primary outfit within the story.

You can send your own art or other people’s, but it has to be from Tumblr bc I won’t repost art from other platforms.

The clothes can be from this blog or not from this blog! (but it does make me very happy when you draw stuff I’ve posted)

There won’t be an official schedule for sharing these posts but I’ll try and get around to all of them eventually

[rosesmith18]

(PnF) Headcanon #11 Thomarie Nitpicks #2 Pt.1 Clothing

This is sort of a sister post to post #6 & #7, it mentions characters from post #6, and is connected to my current series of post about the problems I have with the MnT(Marie and Thomas) Universe. I want to make it clear that I like these characters...to an extent, but to another extent I don't. I want the best for them as they were a big part of my childhood, and so in this post I want to make some tweaks to their clothing and personalities, as I find them currently sporadic and dated.

*Disclaimer: The MnT Universe is centered around (OC)Maria Flynn & (OC)Thomas Fletcher. Marie belongs to angelus19 & sam-ely-ember deviantart. Thomas Belongs to Melty64.

Maria's Child Clothing: Okay, so a lot of people have made the claim that Maria's design is generic which I will not deny. It's a blatant ripe off of her mothers clothes with a change of color palette, and while I enjoy the idea of Phineas designing her clothes to be that way, it's a waste of potential(as are most things I will mention in this post). Maria canonically adores France, and in my headcanon was born there, so I think some Parisian style could be added to this design. I'd draw instead of writing about this, but I have no artistic talent. For starters, based on my research(as I myself am not French)puffed sleeves are a common occurrence in French clothing culture, so giving Marie puffed sleeves in place of her mothers regular ones would be nice. Instead of basic shoes, ankle boots are also a common item in French clothing followed by white and/or black tights. Now, ironically enough the style of belt Isabella has on her clothes is similar to a French Skinny belt called a Maison Boinet, so just change it from being one color to a light brown with a metal clip, and it can stay-as can the main outfit. Lastly, to quote https://leoncechenal.com/french-girl-style-guide/ 'And I think the ultimate goal of all French girls is to find their own style (what they like and what they don’t) and to stick to it.', so in summary this doesn't need to look perfect or fancy it just needs to look natural.

Maria's Teen Clothing: Okay, this one is even worse in my opinion, but the whole one color thing is killing me! So, for this I did a COMPLETE recall and came up with this; A purple beret, orange bow wrapped around her neck mimicking a Parisian scarf, dressed in an orange & purple horizontal striped sweater dress that hangs off her shoulders, and a pair of black single buckle ballet flats. She would have a gold chain-link belt to replace her Maison Boinet one, a cameo necklace of the Virgin Mary, and a gold choker with small bells. Based on my research actual Beret's aren't that common in French culture anymore, though ironically striped shirts and dresses are, but Marie's is canonically the one her mother wore in the episode 'Summer Belongs to You' and familial connection is super important to Maria-so I decided to keep it. I kept her Garcia-Shapiro bow as I am appalled they tried to get rid of Isabella's in AYA(Act your Age)! Vivian clearly still has her from when she was young, and I believe every Garcia-Shapiro who wants one should keep them to some extent throughout their life! Off shoulder tops and dresses are pretty common in France as are sweaters, so I gave Maria an off shoulder sweater dress. And, ballet flats are some of the most common footwear for woman in  France, they have many styles like the single buckle that don't actually look like ballet flats we American's would usually associate with ballet. The jewelry wore by French woman is wore all the time, and is rarely below the quality of 10-carrot gold. Layering necklaces of different sizes such as a cameo necklaces and a choker is normal, and chain-link belts are considered appropriate for any and every outfit. Chokers are a bit longer than some might expect them to be, and I went with a cameo necklace of the Virgin Mary as I headcanon Maria to be a serious Jew. Lastly, make-up in the French world is some of the most neutral in color and shade, so I gave Maria a soft pink lip and nose bridge blush at best.

Thomas' Child Clothing: I heavily dislike Thomas' child design. It lacks any personality in my opinion when compared to Ferbs or Vanessa's. I appreciate that it isn't a ripe off like Marie's, but that doesn't make it good or interesting. Also, this ties into my biggest problem with Thomas, but he's too...boyish. There is nothing wrong with having a practically boyish character, but that kind of personality and style is better used on a character intended to be boyish, and not characters who happen to be boys. I mean Thomas is the son of one of the most headcanon'd nonbinary characters in the whole show, and one of the most headcanon'd bisexual's in the whole show. This is why I mentioned these characters being a bit dated. They definitely came out before LGBTQ+ representation became popular in the fandom-at least compared to the extent of today. So, for Thomas I want to propose a few heavy changes to his child design, starting with...SKIRTS. I petition Thomas to have an either black & white(or purple and green), plaid skirt that reaches his knees. This style of skirt is popular in both British and German(Drusselstein) clothing culture, and is something his family would so support! I mean the potential Thomas has for normalizing clothing as gender neutral is being completely wasted! A white polo shirt inspired by his fathers and his original design underneath. A tweed blazer-of the same color scheme-which is considered always in style in Britain, and the Haferlschuh which are the most popular type of shoe found in Germany-and suit any outfit. Add some tracht socks in white and you have the perfect style!

Thomas' Teen Clothing: This design wasn't horrible, I actually quite like the overall vibe it was going for, but it's not specific enough. I don't find this design to be more than a vibe; It doesn't go deeper than that when it could. So, I summarized it into this; Ripped up, leather pants, sleeveless, white turtleneck, high-heeled, black boots, and to top it all off a trench coat and leather satchel. Considering Thomas is the lead singer and bass guitarist for a classic/heavy rock band I think some ripped leather pants with a bell bottom are perfect. I kept the sleeveless, white classic turtleneck that came from his original design as I do think it's appropriate. I also wanted to pay homage to his mothers almost iconic heels by giving Thomas a similar pair himself; A pair of black, over the knee boots, with a stiletto heel. The trench coat MADE his original design, and the traditional leather satchel is a perfect accent to it, both are British classics in the world of fashion.

Thomas' Rock Outfit: I'm added a subsection for Thomas' clothes as we NEED to talk about his band outfit. I want to say this first, I don't like the original name for the band. Clair is a generic name that doesn't sound too rock-ish in my opinion. It's supposed to represent Maria as it is a French girls name, but it's too simple for someone like Thomas. So, I changed it to Église des Gémeaux which represents Maria in more ways. The name literally translate to Church of Gemini from French to English. It represents Maria's French heritage, her connection to her Jewish Religious roots, and contains a reference to her birth month of June-her birth sign Gemini. The band in itself is canonically represented by The Spill Canvas which is an American Alternative rock band which I also changed. I gave the band a more Eisbrecher/Queen style as Thomas is German(Drusselstein)/British. Eisbrecher is a German Neue Deutsche Härte rock band(translating to New German Hardness aka Industrial Rock), and most of us know Queen the British rock band known for helping to start the rock genre making them a Classic rock band. Major headcanon to this band I want to add, Thomas primarily sings in German(Drusselstein) as he himself has a heavy German(Drusselstein)/British accent. His canonical outfit is a leather top similar to his mothers teenage attire, some basic jeans, and some black boots. I have rewritten this design as such; Ripped up, bell bottom, leather pants, long-sleeve, purple, deep V-neck top, covered by a studded, leather jacket, and keeping his pair of black, over the knee boots, with a stiletto heel. Accent this outfit with some studded, leather cuff bracelets, silver chain choker, and industrial piercing as well as some crescent moon 2nd/Upper lobe piercings. Now, the style of rock/punk is highly personal and changes heavily from generation to generation, but as someone whose family is highly involved in the antique business; It can be expected that Thomas would have a classic rock style inspired by the band he loves such as Eisbrecher, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Mozart L'Opéra rock, Amon Düül II, etc. Some of the elements of his outfit repeat such as his pants and heels, though his deep V-neck is inspired by a picture of Queen. His studded jacket is inspired by MANY rockers of the past. And, his jewelry has a very punk aesthetic. His make-up can be expected to be heavy with intense eyeliner, mascaras, and aided with a plum lip to match his V-neck. While I do enjoy the Grunge style take for Fred & Xavier; I personally find it underwhelming for someone such as Thomas.

I'll end the post here for now as it's getting pretty long. I'll make a post about personality changes at a later point(likely my next post). If you have any questions, comments, etc about what changes I've made feel free to share them! If you have any expertise with French, German, British, or Rock attire and believe I've been misinformed than please tell me! I remind you I am not an expert on fashion, character design, and am only aware of American trends. These changes are entire based on what knowledge is available to me, and my own personal feelings about clothes and characters, but I'm open to learning! I apologize if my opinions come off as harsh, I am merely opinionated about things I enjoy, but I hold no ill-will towards anyone who thinks differently. At the end of the day, I don't own Marie or Thomas or Phineas and Ferb, and am merely expressing my freedom to make or suggest changes. I encourage anyone reading this post to do the same, and be has intense as you feel, of course WITHOUT being insulting of the people you disagree with. Thank you!

[rai-knightshade]

It's time for the final reveal of the new, improved Arion Neptune! But first, a look back at how he's changed since I first drew him way back around 2013-14. Image 1: the intro featuring his new silhouette. Image 2: the very first drawing I ever made of Arion, waayyy back in my sophomore or junior year of high school. He was my second ever after high oc and one of my first LGBT+ characters (though he played heavily into the Tragic Gay™ stereotype which I'm not proud of; his new story should fix most of that). For a long while this was my main drawing of him; he didn't gain color for at least 6 months if not a year after Image 3: one of his first color drawings, made when I'd just gotten a tablet and Autodesk express. The colors are off but this was essentially what I'd made him to look like Image 4: his original color reference; this was his concrete color scheme for a long while Image 5: while there are still some errors I notice now, this right here is the single best pencil drawing I've ever made and shows well the melancholy my salt son holds within him Image 6: the start of his change into Modern Arion, this was when I realized my cast of characters wasn't all that diverse racially and strove to change that. Since Arion barely had a color scheme, he was a good candidate for a change. This was sometime in 2016/17. Image 7: Arion's New Wave outfit, which was initially meant to be an alternate look but has become his new Signature Look. Gone is the preppy soft boy uwu, instead we have a vaguely pastel-punk young man who gives ZERO f$&ks. It fits his salty personality much better Image 8: his official color and merman-form reference. The style isn't completely accurate now cause I drew this 6 months or so ago but this is essentially Modern Arion and a guide for his Merman form. Stay tuned for the reveal of his Signature Look™! . . . #eahoc #everafterhighoc #everafterhigh #myart #fanart #myoc #lgbtcharacters #gaycharacter #thelittlemermaid #artistsofinstagram #originalcharacterart #originalcharacter #artthenvsnow https://www.instagram.com/raiknightshade/p/Bt8-oQNh1Bq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ijfvbhf0ozgo

[edelwary]

when you were first getting into art, what and how did you draw? (like did you just doodle ur masterpieces on pieces of paper and posted-notes or did you have a proper sketchbook) how did you find motivation? bc ive been trying to draw but I always get unmotivated and stop while still wanting to get better just by doing nothing.

REALLY LONG, LOTS OF ADVICES FOR ARTISTS : 

TL;DR ; skip to the HOW TO ACTUALLY FUCKING DRAW part bc i have a megaton of shit to say lol + The MOTIVATION part 

mmh… I’ll get into details with this one tbh bc it’s a long ass process ahah : 

I live by the sea ; when i was youung i used to draw TONS of boat, but like, dollhouse boats, you could see the insides and stuff ; i loved to add tiny details and stuff, and imbricate everything together !

around 8 or 9 yo, i went to the public library with school and discovered the wonderful world of mangas ! I basically… Copy pasted an entire Mermaid Melody tome x) 

For about 2 years i alternated between reading mangas and trying to copy them ! Then i just kept drawing in the margins of my schoolwork for about… 5 years ! I have a Fuck Ton of sketchbooks of that time, it was… The start. Lol. Never say it’s bad because it’s never bad, just not there yet !!

Around my 13 yo, i went every saturday, for two years, under a bookstore ; there was a cave, and drawing classes ; that teacher was mean and harsh and stuff, but like… Not really. He would take away my eraser for the class, force me to use pencil, to draw something else (bulky boys instead of magical girls). 

I’ve learned a lot, more in terms of How To LEARN to draw than to draw itself, but i still progressed a LOT !! 

Then i kept drawing by myself for a year and i really worked hard on it ; about hours a day, trying watercolors and stuff ; i have a real problem with colors in traditionnal art, but i’m much better with lines (i should scan some RAD stuff i made in the weekend, yall ive never done anything this good i stg i dont know why i always forget im so much better on paper) 

This gets us to my sweet 16 ; i have to year of advance, bc i got ‘’’promoted’’’ idk how to say it ; anyways, i entered my (current) animation school for the first year at 16; vERY IMPRESSIVE AND TERRIFYING. 

And i learned. A fuckmegaton. Of shit there. 

Now i’m going for my third year there and i can make photorealistic marmora blades and cyberkpunk decors if i want to and that’s rad, but here is

 HOW TO ACTUALLY FUCKING DRAW : 

I have one HYPER important advice, and i’m keeping it to heart since i’m like, 11 : Have. Sketchbooks. Please !!! It’s very important. Here’s why : 

You keep everything with you in one place. You have 1 sketchbook, it’s basically easy to take every where (a A5, or A4 are pretty easy to carry, i have like, 12 of those, and around 8 of A3) 

You keep track of what you’ve done. It’s super important, bc first you can cry of laughter at your old stuff bc its cute but not so good, and second, you can just be like ‘holy mama’ and see how much you’ve improved

It’s very important to be organized. I WORK in art, and trust me, if there’s something that i’ve learned this year through tears and missing files and bugs : Be. Impeccable. Now if it’s for fun, go a little loose, and just have a folder for art on your computer, and a sketchbook, no need to stress, but the better you try to keep a record of where is what, the better you’ll see whats wrong

Notebooks are friends !! You can draw, write, glue stuff, make notes, lists, everything !!! I have my life in those. It’s more important to me than any of my phones. 

Be proud of it. Like, not everything, duh ! But try to tell yourself than it’s like a RPG ; even if it’s only 2 xp here and there, one day you’ll beat level 40, and that’s super important : art is. Fuckin. Long.

I cant stress it enough. It’s soooo long !!! SO LONG !! it’s years. It’s like karate and fishing and ANYTHING. To be good at it, it takes time, but it WILL COME if you keep trying. There’s no secret passage. 

You’re gonna me it, believe in me who believes in you. 

Use. References. 

Coming from a little shit who’s got a really good visual memory, that can sound like bs, but i stg everything is always AT LEAST twice as good if you’ve used a visual support. 

I’m not saying COPY EVRYTHING (even though thats a good training) I’m saying, if you really want to do that asian tiger, please have at least two or three pictures of it nearby. Take photos of your hands, and stuff ! 

Make it harder. 

No eraser. 

Paint. 

I draw all my backgrounds on my sketchbook with INDIAN INK; no returns, no refunds. 

Ink, Ink, INK !! Don’t allow mistakes.

And if you make mistakes :

New page, restart

It’s okay

It’s for you

I once started back again a whole EXAM bc it was bad, i got one of my best grades 

You’ll improve and be more assured if you know you just have to DO IT. Trust me. It’s VISIBLE; if you can erase, you fidget and hesitate and ‘’kbeujebez hahhaaa idkkidsd’’ ; stop ; do it, and if you don’t like it ? Try again, there’s no time limit

Draw as large as you can 

There’s no interesting story here, it just helps. Bigger movement of the hand, more place for details, breathing lines

Thin lineart helps

Thinner. Make it even thinner

Break the rules, but not the ones that structure your art 

Big lineart ? Why not

Unfinished lines, vaporeous colors ? Pretty

Cubism is actually based on extensive and intense practice of classical art, it’s not wibbly wooblly ; the anatomy is more correct than you think 

Structure and composition are important, but so is movement and life ; choose your fighter ; mine is fluidity and fun, i’m like, a rogue/archer in drawing. Some people are dwarf fighter. That’s amazing and great. 

Don’t be afraid to do nothing

Pages and pages of my sketchbooks are actually just lance facing right and smiling, you know… 

Sometimes it just doesnt work : two ways :

Take a break, Kiki’s delivery service style

Keep trying, break your art until it obeys and comes back

Take breaks. Breath. 

Don’t compare. I do it, it doesn’t help at all. You’ll make it ; and if you compare, keep in mind that everyone’s different

I’m not gonna lie, it’s NOT easy, it’s even hard 

But I really, really think it’s worth it 

MOTIVATION :

My main bitch 

I’m always pumped for art because i can LITTERALLY NOT do anything else ; i love reading and writing and stuff but at the end of the day i just want !!! to draw !!!! aaaaaa-

Fall in love with it, and with the possibilities ; i have stories to tell, tell me yours ! Do your best, one day it WILL work

Actual advices : 

I have an inspiration blog where i just reblogs stuff i like to draw them later

Find a picture, copy it. Do it again. Change the characters (i have 2 ocs and Lance and Keith as default characters) in the pic. 

Like an artstyle ? Break it to its very core, analyse it, copy it, redo it, trace it and ABSORB it. Don’t copy/past, LEARN from your heroes.

Do what you like. I have 86578 pieces of voltron, this is not a coincidence. I have ENDLESS ideas for this show, wtf. 

Try new things. Buy indian ink im begging you. It’s so cool. 

Have a game with yourself, or a challenge. STICK TO IT. 

Study. When you’re bored, usually it’s because you’re stagnating. Make it harder or do hands until you cry. 

Love your backgrounds; make backgrounds, study trees, and tokyo streets, and venice’s bridges. Decor is just as cool as characters, if not more

Mess a little with everything. My roomate more than one found me stained from head to toes trying to DO STUFF 

Draw outfits. Draw what you want but can’t afford 

MAKE YOUR LIFE A COMIC. Remember those sketchbooks ? Make a comic a week/month/every full moon, whatever, and draw your life (mine’s the roomates au lol) 

Prompts blogs are cool too 

Make fanart of a fic you liked ; you have the characters and the pose already, you just have to illustrate ; double bonus, you probably will make a writer’s day, if not year !

That little movie that plays when you listen to your favorite song ? DRAW IT

Your favorite scene in your favorite movie ? Redraw each shot. On post it. Plus it looks awesome afterwards to have the infamous TREX scene of Jurassic Parks in post it

Get bored. That’s inevitable. Dance, scream, get back to it. Walk, draw everything you see. 

Make a paper google map street view : Take a walk : every 50 meters, draw what is in front of you. 

Snapchats your friends. Draw their snapchats when they answer 

Draw maps. Invent places. Invent bikes, and hovercrafts, and monsters. Make your everyday inventory. Make your life a video game, and do the concept arts of it. 

FETCH your inspiration. I have approx. 20 artbooks, full of drawings and concept arts of my fave movies/games ; take what you like and add it to the story you have since you’re 8. We all have one. 

Ask for it ; your sis, your mom, me even ! If you dont have ideas, someone will have them. 

WELL i’m gonna stop there, even though i got like, 9864567 more to say, but with this you should be fine ! Anon, i’m rooting for you ! we all start somewhere, just hold on!!!! 

[kihaku-gato]

Since my time management between games and art sucks (especially when its minecraft where I was currently using up my creative energy on a blindly-built greenhouse base) I've put myself on a gaming ban till I can get some progress.

For sake of sanity I am NOT going to do new alternative outfits for Riivar as her current redesigned one will suffice. Also means that the drawing with that new outfit in question should suffice for a general fullbody reference sheet- HOWEVER-

I need to make a side profile of her head to make clear to others of her big/distinct nose, and I need a separate part to show her winged headband. Both are sketched, will process them further after some other sketches are done.

I badly want to get her dragon form in this reference (I already have 3 Hoepian Dragon OCs in the art fight Roster but only 2 have a reference to their dragon forms, both of which do not make certain important details visually clear), though that requires updating the Phoenix Dragon design overall, difficult since they are only the feathered dragon race and I want to badly give a blend of eagle/hawk and peacock aesthetics, two of which I'm not artistically well-versed on.

She has always been able to summon puppets of fire, especially a signature bird/phoenix one that I've only drawn once ever, in her very very first drawing of her. I want to make a ref of at least that signature bird of fire, with a silhouette of Riivar as a size reference.

and lastly and most painfully (tied with previous point) I do recall that I had given her a weapon; golden metal claws/nail glove things that she wears over her hands. Anyone watched Dragon Booster and recall the antag had one always-clawed golden hand?

yeah him. Basically they'd be akin to that (I know this show was for kids but how come the man never did anything with that hand? BRO YOU COULD SLASH SOMEONE'S FACE OPEN WITH THAT THING WHY DIDN'T YOU-). Which requires me to design my own interpretation of those AND draw competent enough hands with them.

Combine this with the fact that Riivar, even in redeisgn, is difficult for me to draw consistently still, and I got my work cut out for me...

Riivar is way too ambitious of an OC to get a ref up for with so little time even at the lowest of bars I'm starting to really stress myself out.

[smeastmanart]

hey there!! sorry for the radio silence, October turned out to be an absolutely crazy month for me. I’ll be working on some more up and queuing it up ASAP, but in the meantime - I’ve finally officially opened up commissions! please share if you don’t mind, there’s more info under the cut:

Icon/portrait/bust illustration: * Lineart only - $5 * Greyscale OR flat colors - $8 * Flat colors + shading - $12 * Lineless painted - $20 * ADD A BACKGROUND:     > Flat color OR simple pattern - FREE!     > Simple lined and/or colored background - +$2     > Fully illustrated/painted background - +$5

Full-body character/illustration: * Lineart only - $20 * Greyscale OR flat colors - $30 * Flat colors + shading - $40 * Lineless painted - $60 * ADD A BACKGROUND:     > Flat color OR simple pattern - FREE!     > Simple lined and/or colored background - +$5     > Fully illustrated/painted background - +$10

SPECIALTY OFFERINGS!     * Please note that prices for “specialties” will vary depending on a number of factors. If you’re looking to commission one of these, please discuss the project with me in detail so I can give you an accurate estimate!

COMICS! * Simple: Individual panels, no complex layouts. Price is for complete comic, but especially lengthy/complex comics may incur additional charges.     > Lineart only - $20+     > Greyscale OR flat colors - $30+     > Flat colors + shading - $40+ * Full pages: Traditional comic style, with multiple panels specifically laid out on a page. Prices are per page due to more intensive workload.     > Lineart only - $40+     > Greyscale OR flat colors - $50+     > Flat colors + shading - $60+

MODEL SHEETS! * Either a complete turnaround of a character, or one view with multiple alternative designs, outfits, etc. For writers, D&D players, and so on, I also offer complete character designs if you provide at least a basic written description!     > Lineart only - $40+     > Greyscale OR flat colors - $50+     > Flat colors + shading - $60+     > Lineless painted - $80+

EXPRESSION SHEETS! * A page of various facial expressions for one character. Great for icons, roleplayers, etc!     > Lineart only - $30+     > Greyscale OR flat colors - $40+     > Flat colors + shading - $50+     > Lineless painted - $70+

HOW DO I COMMISSION?

If you’re interested in contacting me, you can contact me one of three ways. Send an email to smackenzieeastman@gmail.com (the most reliable option), send an ask or message to my tumblr, or send a DM to @PuzzleGameNerd on Twitter. Please let me know what it is you’re interested in commissioning (ie. a comic, or a fullbody lineart illustration…), who or what you want me to draw (please provide reference, unless commissioning a full character design!), and if you have a date by which you require the finished piece (ie. it’s a birthday gift). I will reply with a price estimate and a reminder of the process/terms.

If you agree to the cost and any terms, I will create a rough sketch of the commission for your approval. Once you OK the sketch, I will send you a PayPal invoice for the agreed-upon cost, and continue work on the commission. Unless you request otherwise, I will most likely provide you with occasional progress shots of the commission while I work on it. Note that I will not deliver the finished piece to you if the invoice has not been paid.

Once the piece is complete, I will send you the finished file, ideally via e-mail. I do ask that you do not post the finished piece without my explicit permission, especially if it is on a platform outside of Twitter or Tumblr. I will also ask for your permission A) to post the finished piece on my Twitter or Tumblr, B) to name you as the commissioner (if you do not want your name attached, I will leave as “Anonymous”), and C) to use the piece in my professional portfolio.

WHAT WILL YOU DRAW?

Just about anything! Fanart, OCs, furries, monsters, etc. That said, I do reserve the right to turn down a commission for any reason.

OK, WHAT WON’T YOU DRAW?

I’d prefer not to draw mechas or complex machinery, simply because I’m not good at it and I want to provide you the best possible work! I also won’t do gore or any explicit nudity/NSFW. (Minor injuries or artistic partial nudity may be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.) There’s some no-goes that shouldn’t even need to be said, too, like incest, etc. And, as stated above, I reserve the right to turn down a commission for any reason even if it’s not in my “won’t draw” terms!

WHAT IF I WANT SOMETHING WITHOUT A PRICE LISTING? LIKE AN ANIMATION, OR WRITING, OR ACTUAL TANGIBLE ART?

Simply send an email and tell me exactly what you’re looking for, and we may be able to negotiate something! Animations I don’t have set prices for since they’re so variable, and writing I don’t currently offer just because I can’t guarantee a quick-and-good production like I can visual art. But again, if you’ve got your heart set on something, talk to me and I’ll see what I can do!

HOW MANY COMMISSIONS WILL YOU TAKE AT A TIME?

As of right now I should be able to handle commissions for 3 people at any one time! I’ll update this post if that changes, and/or I figure out how I’m going to communicate how many “slots” are filled.

HOW LONG WILL MY COMMISSION TAKE?

If you require your commission by a specific date (ie. it’s a birthday present for someone) I will make sure it is done by that date! (If there is an emergency or other unforeseen circumstances that prevent this, I will let you know and offer a discount or refund on the commission.) If you have no such restrictions, it’s more variable - I’ll try to get it done as soon as possible, but I do work a full-time job with a number of other commitments that take up my free time.

WHAT IF I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION?

Contact me here, @PuzzleGameNerd on Twitter, or at smackenzieeastman@gmail.com!

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hi so i'm trash and i was scrolling down your blog and i saw the homestuck au and i want to draw art of it so do you have any like, references or ideas as to how everyone looks? like, horn shapes, symbols, outfits, etc? or are they just like the same from the manga? sorry for bothering you btw

2: hi, specialstuck anon again. any ideas for like their online handles and ancestors? sorry about bothering you about this bc i just realized that your posts about that au was from like months ago and idk if you care about it anymore i’m so sorry

Hello! I’m sorry for not responding. I’ve just been a shitty blog-runner, and haven’t been here. This ask makes me really happy because I honestly still like Homestuck and genuinely think its well written. I was really into classpect assignments back in the day, so this was a fun little project.

I didn’t post about it because I didn’t think anyone liked it, but here you are, proving me wrong-ish!

AND OH MY GOD YES, I LOVE WHEN ASK TO DRAW ART OF MY IDEA!Don’t worry nonster, you’re not bothering me at all! I’ve literally done nothing over the summer.

I’ll post the pictures separately too just so you can zoom in.

I’m putting a cut because this got longer than expected.

Okay, so I had a guide with all of their horns and symbols, buuuuuut…I lost it. So, special for you, I made a new, updated one! My hand was cramping so bad after this. I would scan it, but I don’t trust my printer/scanner right now, because last time I used it, it completely crumpled my drawing (its the kind that eats the paper and scans it)

BTW I changed some stuff.

In terms of online handles, I dunno. Those are haaard. Ancestors, ignoring the sexes of the characters, would be the character’s parent of the same gender, unless there is only one parent, or if the character has no known parents or no living parents, they would be a sibling. If there are no siblings belonging to that character (Emerald, Red, probably someone else I’m forgetting), they would be a fictional character or OC or someone else from the canon that has some sort of familial or social relationship to the character. So for Silver it’d be Giovanni, Sapphire has Birch, Ruby has Norman, Crystal and her Mother, Green could either have Oak or Daisy. Yellow’s could be her Uncle. And so on.

Clothes would probably be the same, except for the trolls, all their shirts would be black instead of the color they normally are and for the humans all their shirts would be white.

In terms of Lusi (Lususes?) for the trolls, their starts fully evolved forms would be them. So, like, Swampert would be Ruby’s Mudbeast Lusus or Meganium would be Crystal’s Neckbeast Lusus. The same for the humans’ consorts, except in that case, they be the unevolved versions.

Gonna get my caveats out of the way now, I wanted to stick to the ‘one-of-each’ format Homestuck has going on while adhering to the gender-roles, so, at the end, some characters were left with God Tiers that didn’t really fit them *coughsilvercough* So, for those characters, I’ll provide what they were left with and the alternate I would have preferred. The hardest was finding a Breath player. Only the humans had repeats of the trolls.

(Top: Gold, Silver, Crystal Bottom: Pearl, Diamond, Platinum)

Gold: Knight of Blood, Land of Sap and Bells, CueKind, Non-Psionic Yellow-Blood, Prospit.

I forgot why I designed Gold’s horns the way I did. I think it had something to do with resembling his hair. His symbol is the logo for HeartGold.

Gold is a character who’s arc is about feeling inferior to his friends and overcompensating. When he finds out that he didn’t have a title, it broke his heart. The Knight class experiences change and growth throughout the game, and the Blood aspect is about platonic relationships and bonds. Come to think of it, I think Gold could also pass for a Page.

I can see Gold being on the characters who starts one of the teams and competitively tries to get the people he wants to join his team.

Silver: Rogue of Breath*, Land of Dust and Masks, IcePickKind, Non-Psychic Rust-Blood, Derse.

*Not only could I not figure out what Silver would be, but he was also the one to get the most out of character God Tier. I can see him as a destructive class, like Prince of Blood, but both that class and aspect have been taken. I am very unhappy with the result.

I had so much trouble drawing Silver’s hair, that I ended up putting it in a ponytail, but, let’s admit it, we all need for more of that. His horns are supposed to look like an ‘R’ when put together, so one is curved and the other has a hook on the end. They’re asymmetrical. I know its hard to see, but they are. His symbol is supposed to be the logo for SoulSilver. 

I refuse to explain Rogue of Breath because there is nothing to explain. Rufioh, in canon, is a Rogue of Breath and these characters have nothing in common. A Rogue of Breath would steal Breath – or Direction – for the benefit of others and I genuinely cannot make this work. So, instead, I’ll explain Prince of Blood. Prince is a destructive class that destroys with the aspect, in this case Blood, or bonds. Prince can also be one who destroys the aspect. So, Silver destroying past bonds he no longer wants. 

Silver would befriend Blue over the chat, become fascinated by the concept of siblings and request to be Blue’s sister (cause she was explaining it in terms of being his unrelated sister), to which she’d agree for him to be considered her brother.

Crystal: Thief of Doom, Land of Wheels and Flood, FootKind/ShoeKind, Non-Psychic Teal-Blood, Prospit.

One of Crystal’s horns is supposed to be straight, only curving at the end, and the other one has a star on the tip. Her symbol is, surprise surprise, a Star.

I know what you’re thinking. Thief of Doom? Crystal? No Way! Well, I’m gonna explain. Thieves take the aspect to benefit themselves, and the concept of Doom ranges from just a simple burden to death itself to complete planetary destruction. In the Pokespe canon, Crystal was hired to complete a job Green and Red failed to finish, and she was happy to do it. This makes me think that Crystal is willing to take on certain burdens that coincide with her interest, something a Thief of Doom would certainly do.

Potentially the other team leader, maybe the only one who thinks this is an awful idea. Begrudgingly agrees.

Pearl: Seer of Space*, Land of Peaks and Frogs, FanKind, Slightly-Psychic Brown-Blood, Derse.

*Could have been either a Seer of Space or a Mage of Space, but Seer fit his behavior more.

Pearl’s horns are supposed to look like the antenna and tail of a Chatot, so the one behind his hair resembles a music note (see Chatot for reference) while the other one just has a ball on it. I think I’ve seen his horns drawn like this before by other artists, so I don’t think this is the most original decision, but I still really like it. His symbol is a Circle/Pearl.

One of the most important parts of a Seer is their ability to observe. This is why it was so hard to me to pick between Black and Pearl when it came to choosing a Seer. However, because I wanted Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum to be Time, Space, and Void no matter what, Pearl got the honor. A Seer of Space observes Space and exists in the present moment. They may also oversee or take charge and are creative types.

Pearl’s weapon is FanKind because he picked it when he was young and practiced in the art of fan-to-fan compensate.

Diamond: Heir of Time*, Land of Fruit and Geysers, LadleKind, Non-Psychic Cobalt-Blood, Prospit.

*I originally listed him as a Page of Time, but changed it after giving Wally the role of Page. Either works for him.

Dia’s horns are supposed to look non-threatening, so they are wide and not very sharp. They’re kinda Munchlax-esque. His symbol is a Diamond.

When picking between Heir and Page, I went with Heir because Wally took Page Diamond has a sense of time from the beginning. Heirs become their aspect in one way or another, hence why they’re called ‘Heirs,’ and Diamond has such a grasp on his flow of time (not to mention his major-legendary equivalent being Diamond), that I see this working. If he were a Page, which would also have been good, it’d mirror his rise against Pearl is the DP chapter.

Diamond makes food puns constantly in chat and there is no way of stopping him.

Platinum: Sylph of Void*, Land of Snow and Tomes, UmbrellaKind, Non-Psychic Violet-Blood, Derse.

*To be honest, a lot of the female-based classes in the Void aspect fit her character, except Witch.

Platz horns should look like the faceplate of an Empoleon. Same situation as Pearl, I think I’ve seen this done elsewhere my multiple artists. Her symbol is the Berlitz family sigil.

Void is nothingness. Pretty much any class enacting Void is lacking something, since Void is the lack of anything. As a Sylph of Void, one could create Void because Sylph is a creative class, and Platinum does this in a social sense by ignoring the claims of other people and acting as though they never happened. In terms of her behavior in early chapters of the DP chapter, she also acts as though she isn’t supposed to emote.

She will never admit she is friends with a lowblood.

(Top: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald Bottom: Black, White, Wally) 

Ruby: Prince of Light, Land of Mirrors and Silk, NeedleKind, Non-Psychic Rust-Blood, Derse.

I exaggerated Ruby’s scar a bit for this. The horn on the side of his face with the scar is broken, but both of his horns used to be symmetrical. They’re supposed to look like the antennae of a Milotic. His symbol is the pattern on Groudon’s arm.

A Prince of Light would destroy knowledge, which, at first, sounds very out of a character for Ruby. But knowledge doesn’t only apply to books and science. Instead, is refers to anything known. Considering how Ruby acts at the end of the RS chapter, throughout the Emerald chapter, and again in the ORAS chapter, where is constantly pretends as though the confession never happened and lies about a variety of things, actively destroying what people know, I think this is the most fitting God Tier I’ve provided. Ruby is also a character I can definitely imagine playing the role of minor-villain at some point.

He’s super salty about not only being the lowest of bloods, but not having any psychic powers to compensate.

Sapphire: Witch of Rage*, Land of Thorns and Thunderstorms, ClawKind, Non-Psychic Indigo-Blood, Prospit.

*Would rather have Maid of Rage, but White fit the Maid role better for multiple other aspects. Witch was all that was left.

Sapph’s horns resemble Gamzee’s, but are thicker and less curvy. They’re just supposed to look wild and are not based on anything. Her symbol is the pattern on Kyogre’s flipper.

As much as Maid of Rage fit, I had to give her Witch of Rage, which, in actuality, would probably belong to an incredibly unstable person. Witch’s have completely control to manipulate their aspect while also fully embodying that aspect, and when that aspect is Rage, chances are that person isn’t to in a safe psychological place. Maids, on the other hand, start by relying on other people for their aspect and where to enact it before learning on their own to use it as they please. Sapphire would have gone through this change twice: once when she was younger and changed when Ruby was hurt and she realize she couldn’t that girly anymore, directing her Rage towards her younger self and/or people like that, and again when she changes in the RS chapter and compromises.

Sapphire leaves animal pelts at Ruby’s doorstep to make stuff out of. She brings most of the meat to Dia and feeds the rest of it to her eggbeast lusus.

Emerald: Bard of Mind*, Land of Dunes and Towers, PistolKind, Non-Psychic Olive-Blood, Derse.

*Couldn’t for the life of me figure out what this kid was. Rald

I used his current design because I couldn’t draw his croissant-hair. You’ve probably already guessed it, but his horns are based on his eyebrows. His symbol is the pattern on the head of Rayquaza.

Again, same as Silver, I’m not going to explain it. But for Rald, I just don’t have anything else to say. I’ll put it simply: I don’t think Rald is a destructive player (in fact, he might be a manipulative player), but I’m out of stuff and I’m stumped.

Immediately joined Crystal’s team without a second thought and before knowing what the heck they were doing.

Black: Mage of Hope*, Land of Kaleidoscopes and Skyscrapers, RockKind, Powerful-Psychic Brown-Blood, Prospit.

*Seer of Hope was also an option, but it is taken by Pearl. They both make great Seers.

Hexagon. Everything about Black is based on hexagons here. Horns and Symbol. Put his horns together and you get a hexagon.

Mages fully experience their aspect at some point. Admittedly, a Mage of Hope would be naive and maybe a bit too hopeful, but Hope is definitely something Black has a lot of, even up until the end (y’knoow, up until he became a rock). A Mage of Hope would be dedicated to making it to their goal because they would genuinely believe that they’d get there, a la Black when he wants to become a pokemon master.

Sees the world in hexagons a lot like he does with Musha on his head.

White: Maid of Heart*, Land of Roots and Carnivals, WhipKind, Non-Psychic Cobalt-Blood, Derse.

*I also really liked Maid of Hope for her.

Y’know White’s hair-antennae? They’re her horns now. They’re close together and bend back over hear head, not outward. I didn’t know what Symbol to give her, so I just made it a box.

Heart and Blood are very similar in that they’re both about relationships, but Heart is more about the impact of those relationships. A Maid of Heart starts by relying on someone else for their relationships and enjoyment, but would eventually come to do it on their own. If anything, regardless of aspect, White is definitely a Maid.

Had Black sign a contract that ensured he would join the same team that she was on.

Wally: Page of Life, Land of Pumps and Corridors, PumpKind, Non-Psychic Teal-Blood, Prospit.

Wally’s horns are tiny because I felt someone like wally wouldn’t have especially large or threatening horns. His Symbol is the pattern on the face of a Kecleon.

Wally was hard, but I eventually settled on Page of Life. Pages and Maids are very similar in my eyes, because they are both classes based around personal growth. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if it turned out that Pages were the male equivalent to the female Maid. A Page of Life would lack Life in the beginning, which would manifest itself in physical or emotional health. As a Page, he’d grow in health, perhaps to the point of overdoing it. I think this God Tier mirrors his subplot pretty well.

Blindly follows Ruby around where ever he goes.

(Red, Yellow, Blue, Green)

Red: Heir of Blood, Land of Rivers and Lightning, BallKind, Prospit, Consort: Bulbasaur.

I FORGOT HOW TO DRAW RED’S HAIR! His Icon is a Pokeball.

Heirs have a need for their aspect, and one thing Red really enjoys is his pokemon and having a group friends, and even protecting people/showing off to neighborhood kids. As an Heir of Blood, Red would need to embody the Blood aspect and pretty much be the connecting force between the other characters. I picked this because he essentially started the series and, as the first character, I interpret him as the driving for keeping older characters together. Heirs also have a natural talent for their aspect, and I think the term ‘natural talent‘ in general is a decent description of Red. Plus, he’s really good at making friends.

Yellow: Sylph of Life, Land of Keys and Ink, RodKind, Prospit, Consort: Can a Snake be a Consort? ‘Cause I’m thinking Ekans.

Her Icon is a Lightning Bold (Also could have done a feather.)

I mean, come on. Like I said before, Sylphs are a creative class and Life is synonymous with health, and, therefore, a Sylph of Life creates health. Naturally, Yellow would be the teams healer. She could probably bring things back to life or give like to inanimate things by creating Life itself.

Blue: Thief of Space, Land of Coins and Frogs, CrowbarKind, Derse, Consort: Squirtle.

(Oops, she looks like an axolotl) Her Icon is a Mask.

A Thief of Space would steal Space for their own benefit. Blue would probably use this by stealing size from one object and applying it to herself or transferring size between things, switching the location of herself and something else or the locations of two items. It’s be great for stealing from other people.

Green: Prince of Time, Land of Fog and Beats, FistKind, Derse, Consort: Charmander.

His Icon isn’t a pomegranate seed, it’s supposed to look like his pendant, but I can understand the confusion.

Prince is a destructive class, so Green would be destroying with Time. As a result, a Prince of Time would be impatient and easily annoyed and unable to cope with the passage of time. Some of these aspects match Green at an early age. As we known, baby Green had a lot of trouble with patience. They’d be stubborn and have trouble listening to others. This pairs well with early-Green. Current-Green is a lot calmer and smarter that he used to be.

If I didn’t feel the need to have one of each, the cast would look like this (In the same order as all of the above):

Knight of Blood, Prince of Blood, Thief of Doom, Seer of Space, Page/Heir of Space, Sylph of Void, Prince of Light, Maid of Rage, (Whatever Emerald would be), Seer/Mage of Hope, Maid of Hope, Page of Life. (Minus the Humans)

[zedrin-maybe]

guess what’s back

I’m gonna be limiting myself to 5 slots a week this time! Just send me a message via ask or via messenger.

Transcript and additional notes below the cut!

You can also read everything here (includes examples for animations)

~COMMISSION RATES~

CHARACTER COMMISSIONS

Lineart: $20

Flat color: $30

Simple shading (just shadows): $40

Fully shaded (highlights, etc.) (smooth or cell, you pick): $56

Extra costs:

For waist-up / bust shot commissions, take 25% of the base cost off.

For complex designs, add 25% of the base cost.

Add 50% for an extra character, angle, or sequence portion.

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~CHARACTER DESIGNS~

I can also help come up with character designs and character sheets.

These assume you have no direct reference material of a character. If you’ve had them drawn before, feel free to just get a regular commission!

Lineart: $30

Flat color: $44

Simple shading (just shadows): $60

Fully shaded (highlights, etc.) (smooth or cell): $75

EXTRA ONLY: Sketches: $5 each as full views, or 2-for-$5 if they’re just bust shots for expressions.

Extra angles are 50% of the above costs each, not including sketch add-ons.

For an example, please see http://zedrin-maybe.tumblr.com/commissions

Instructions:

1. Select what level of quality you want for your ‘primary’ image. (Note: I’d suggest avoiding complex shading, solely because it can distort the character’s color pallet on the reference.)

2. Decide how many alternate angles / drawings you want.

Extra angles can show alternate sides and forms of a character, expressive features, or highlight how some parts are drawn.

Note that these cananot exceed the primary image’s quality–if you get a flat color primary, you can’t have a shaded alt image. But, you can get a shaded primary and a flat alt ($60 + $22).

3. Decide how much you want to be open to interpretation and describe your character to the best of your ability. Focus on physical description. A brief mention of their role/purpose in their world, or their personality can sometimes be helpful as well, as designs should often reflect a character’s purpose.

A color list is also helpful.

I’d recommend reading up here for examples of how to describe a character to give you some ideas.

4. Provide me with ANY reference material that might help. Images of similar characters, clothing references, body type references, or art styles help.

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~ANIMATION LOOPS~

Loops are up to 6 seconds long. I’d recommend discussing this with me so I can tell you what level of detail would be right for you.

I’ll sketch up a very VERY rough draft of what you’re asking for to help give an estimate of the timing and cost. Times are rounded up–so a 1.5 second animation would be charged at a 2-second rate.

All animations are at 24 fps and are flat color or have limited shading. Some outfit designs may need to be simplified slightly to be animated (patterns in animation, for instance, are hell)

Simple movement: no major angle changes. Examples: expressions, gentle dancing/swaying, lipsynching. $50 for the first second, $15 per additional second.

Standard movement: character is undergoes a few angle changes or has a few parts that are more dynamic. Examples: walk/runcycles, individual attack animations, movements or turns of up to 90 degrees. $70 for the first second, $25 per additional second

Dynamic movement: character is in constant motion. Examples: most non-rigged frame by frame work, combo attack animations, any movement of 180 degrees or more. $90 for the first second, $35 per additional second.

Again, transparent or simple backgrounds only. Add 50% of the total cost if it’s of 2 characters. (No more than 2)

For examples, please see http://zedrin-maybe.tumblr.com/commissions

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Other stuff: Comics and the like.

These are based on quotes, so you’ll need to message me about them.

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~FLAVORTOWN~ (or what I’m used to / what things mean)

I draw a lot of girls, but I can draw guys too.

Complex designs include things like mecha and anything with complicated patterning or structure, color schemes, etc.

NSFW and complex poses are A-okay. You got your weird porn you want drawn? I’m the guy to draw it. Maybe.

I’m usually pretty good with emulating a style, if you have any preferences. Do note I can’t make promises on this aspect.

~NO-NO LIST~ (or what I definitely will not do)

no MLP or FNAF stuff. This includes species-bending an MLP character. I’m not gonna draw your ponysona as a wolf with two monster dongs.

nothing that’d be illegal (no lolicon)

no body waste fetishes, extreme gore, or vore.

no foot fetishes (I really just do NOT like feet ._. I’m fine with drawing feet, but I won’t draw things like footjobs or perspective closeups on them)

if commissioning one of my OCs, they can’t be wildly out of character

I’m relatively chill with most kinks and content, but I do reserve the right to decline a commission if I’m against it, even if it’s not on the no-no list.

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~DISCOUNTS~

I offer a few discounts depending on the nature of the commission.

A: If you’re commissioning something including one of my own characters, take 50% off the extra character fee for including them, or 30% off overall if it’s a solo image.

B: If you’re a patron, you can take 10% off the total commission cost if you’re in the basic or student tiers, or 25% off the total cost if you’re anything higher. This discount is applied after discount A if valid.

If you don’t want me to post a work, just let me know when ordering. You’re free to post it yourself as well to your own blog or page, just please credit me (DA is Zedrin, tumblr is zedrin-maybe, twitter is @zedrinbot)

Payment is due up front and is through paypal invoice. You can email me at pv02.pivot @ gmail . com or just send me an ask/message on tumblr

(I have to stagger that out cause of spambots)