#ttte fanart

[theflyingkipper]

A redo of my Edwards Exploit drawing from ages ago, now in traditional mixed media!

I felt like I didn't capture the mood I wanted last time when I looked it over again (to the horror of everyone who got to see this early. Thank you for gassing up the old one, and keeping me motivated through the making of this)

this version is much more directly studied off the Peter and Gunvor Edwards' illustration, because I've grown into the opinion that the model adaptation of exploit was really weak (technical limitations!!! what a shame) and i want to get back into studying these illustrations, there's a lot to pick apart in them.

Here's a bunch of perspective lines i drew over it when I was sketching. (I don't normally do that when I redraw, but that's usually because I'm drawing from model era screencaps and I can rely on those being proportional, most of the time) Edwards face breaks perspective here just a bit to add more drama to the scene, everything else is proportional.

some in-progress pictures, during which I absolutely HATED how it looked and wanted to switch to digital because I feared I'd messed it up irreconcilably 😭 good thing I was able to look at it with fresh eyes after staring at it for like four hours, the first session of drawing ended at 1am. Believe me, if you hate how your drawing is turning out, put it down and come back to it later!!

Edward is also more referenced off a real K2 here because I really like how they look. Unfortunately they have painful geometry.

something frustrating about my traditional drawings is how they can't be viewed from multiple angles online. I use silver gel pen to highlight some parts (here it's Edward's handrails and the damage) but it doesn't show up well when I photograph it head on. I hope this picture shows a little bit of how it shows up in real life!

(if you can't see, look at the bottom of Edward's boiler bands)

Hopefully you enjoyed reading under the cut :] I like explaining my process and I appreciate it immensely when someone shares my enthusiasm for it.

[konnosaurus]

Hello Konno! It's Te~ May I request Skarloey and/or Rheneas as tiny trains? I don't think you've done either of them yet!

HI TE!!!!! IT'S YOUR LITTLE GUY!!!! i picked rheneas cos i just loove his orangey colour and got quite excited to to the colouring on him hehe. took quite a lot of adjustments on this guy cos i just kept feeling like the proportions were wrong but i really like how he's turned out :3

[beumdi]

"I can't say that my memories of Sodor are so wonderful that the idea of going back sounds much of a prize."

read @meanscarletdeceiver 's small world fic instantly started malding ughh ughh i hope i drew the interpretation of duck correctly here.

[mgose-39056]

We draw both of them. Mavis and diesel (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

[b1anketplask]

OMG THE TUMBLRVERSARY AND FANNIVERSARY!!

Around this time a year ago, I first entered this fandom!! damn, I didn't knew there was a Thomas fandom Until I join XD So here's Thomas giving U a #1 Cupcake :3 I'd like to thank my followers for watching me since I was new at Tumblr!! I'll try to draw more pieces from now on 🫵

[mintchocochip0543]

Here's a page in my sketchbook of Eddie :3

There are also headcanons for my AU, if you're interested, but no spoilers!

Have a nice day/night!

• Edward was born in England on 2/2, 1938

•By the age of 7, sir Topham Hatt recognised his bright mind and asked him in 1945 to come to Sodor. Not a month later, Edward's family moved to Sodor

• Before meeting Henry and Gordon, Edward rebelled by acting out and wearing a red jacket

• Eddie wanted to fully transition at the age of 14, but due to complications in those days, he was happy with just changing his name.

• When the Sodor Rebellions of the 50s started, Edward, along with 3 others, were put in a bunker. In Edward's case, to hide him and to give him space to write out plans to save Sodor once more.

• Edward was in the bunker from the ages of 14 to 16...

...He did not survive

[maxwellscorner]

Does your Jimmy wears corset 👁👁 (or tried corset)

He just knows he looks great when wearing these, a pitty for him he can't work with them (doesn't stop him from wearing them in NWR's or any other parties)

[shikariiin]

Hello! I adore your art, and I was wondering if I could ask you a question:

How do you come up with your designs? They are so pretty, especially Eddie and James ♡♡

I'm asking this because I'm having trouble creating designs for both Gordon and James for my AU, Hope.

Thank you for seeing this, I wish you a splendid day/night! :3

Why hello!!!

Oh gee I would ramble alot in this

Before I make a design, I like to list things that I like about them, their hcs, their ethnicity, and their primary colors

For example, Edward's primary color is blue, but he as a character is a kind and soft soul, in my hc his patience thins faster in adults, so a combination of white and red is a great indicator of this, The red being on his Tie and hair tie so it doesn't overpower the other colors.

My James is the one that's a little complicated, mainly because he's more based on his ethnicity, but him being a vainy, self-centered and show-offy means he likes to stand out, he likes being in the center of attention, so gold is the next best option, but for my James because he have aspects of him that is more cozy (he likes cooking, making clothes and learning languages), earthy Brown is used to support the bright red, that also helps with tuning down his personality a bit.

And next, are Shapes!

Again, their personality plays a big part, in Designing it's a factor that you would want to show your character's personality through their design, The three pillars of Round, Square, and Triangle Aspects plays a huge role.

If you see here, My Edward has a more fluffy, friendly look to it, with a hint of an old soul, and a fire that had died out, his design is rounded.

The same with my James, he has more edge, a sharper touch than Edward!

Appearance is also important, wether you go hand to hand by giving them buffers like a literal anthropomorphic trains, mecha, or more human etc, appearance is an indicator.

You might make them all have the same uniforms because they're a worker, but giving (for example) Gordon square glasses, then combining it with his basely square body type, can indicate he's a strict person, so on.

My James has alot in his design

Golden details in his clothing, Brown as a secondary color, darker red on his coat so that it doesn't clash with the main red in his outer, earrings and lip piercing indicating he loves accessories to support/show off his appearance, the moles I give him for that beauty marks, the Batik on his coat to represent his proudness of his home country, the coat that he make himself, he wears make up to touch up his appearance.

Alot can go on in a design, Mine is not God-Tier level designing, and I'm not an extremely experienced character designer, but these are the indicators I usually do whenever I make my designs.

In simple terms, list what you want to have in your engine design, and build it off from there, this is to prevent overcrowdedness.

And that's all! Thank you for the ask!

You don't have to follow it step by step, be as comfortable as you like, these are just factors and tips to help in designing🩵

Hope it helps!!!

[sketalya]

✨MY ART TRADE PART FOR @jessythebunny ✨

AND ITS JAMES X EMILY ❤️💚

Thank you for inviting me to do art trade Jessy...I had so much fun doing it (⁠づ⁠｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡⁠)⁠づ💖

Sorry if this takes a long time and there are details I missed...I hope you like it ^^🌹✨

[jessythebunny]

My Stanley would like to hug your Skarloey and jokingly flirt with him to make my Rhen jealous

[viktuurishipper96]

Princess Douglas of the Island of Sodor.

Aka it’s Douglas but with out the bow hair tie so his hair is longer and flowing like a dream. In the background, there is a pink curtain, columns and a beautiful night sky with stars. Isn’t he beautiful.

Hope you’ll like it. And likes, comments and reblogs are appreciative 😊

stay beautiful

here’s the ref I’ve used

[frog-e-box]

Another batch of requests done! I'm considering a mini break from TTTE art as to focus on my characters but in the meantime I hope you like these :D

[konnosaurus]

and there are enough for a second (YES, A SECOND!!!!) compilation of the teeny tiny engines!!! another fun selection of colours- a little more variety this time as well! i'm so happy to be able to share these little guyswith you all- they really are just so fun to draw for me, and i'm so pleased you all seem to enjoy them so much!!

FIRST SET HERE!!!!

[sodorinfection]

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[ohmystarrynight]

Better luck next time Bertie! But Thomas, PLEASE be mindful of your poor aunties they don’t like when you race for goodness sake!!!

I think it’s so cute that they race in so many movies and episodes :,)

Also- hey hey! Thomas art! Woah! Been a minute for sure.

[dragons-and-magic]

Henry and Thomas having a chat. :)