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‼️‼️SMIKU WHO CHEERED‼️‼️

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it’s literally not my fault she means so much to me

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Lyrics from Unicorn Tolerance - The Mountain Goats

no specific lore here just love the idea of pearl suppressing this softer part of herself (beating it to death lmao) and after she had pushed herself to the extremes and hurt others and herself Realising what she’s done to herself and experiencing The Horrors. considered drawing a second pearl being absolutely destroyed but that’s a lot of effort mannnn and this was meant to br a quick sketch. really proud of the face and expression. everything but 3/4 angles and neutral kills me quite a bit. the rest is kinda eh but. idk not been liking my art lately aiuhdjhhh someone kill me with hammers

bonus close up of face sketch bc ahhhhh im happy

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sheep in wolf’s clothing

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no more modeled sessions after this so probs no more life drawing posts. for awhile. or ever. AUGhz.

first session - 1 hour - focussing on accuracy and using a red chalk thang. inspired by old masters. cooked a lil bit with that profile.

second session- i did weird sketchy chalk stuff. i don’t fucking know how to use chalk properly. take my scribbles and run boy.

third session. crashing the fuck out ew. i tried doing a line only charcoal thing and eh. got more and more fed up with my idea as the hour went on. evidently. like the final one the most

fourth session. on brown packaging paper. kind fun just chalk charcoal stuff. i lauve chalk and charcoal. cramch. focused on involving the surroundings

fifth session. only on if the two included next to my colourful scribbles. more chalk and charcoal. tried to make it feel v dreamy and mmmmmm. circles and squares. also did a portrait i really like. yauy. :3 may post the portrait somewhere else we’ll see we’ll see.

some recent life drawing work. range of times, some 3 mins some 15! thought i’d include the good the bad and the ugly because the process is the most important thing. been very interesting! the first week we didn’t have a model just mannequins, that’s why she doesn’t have shoulders. don’t even ask me what was going on with that 6th piece. it is genuinely unrecognisable

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recent acrylics :3

Edward Hopper studies - Hotel Room (1931)

John Duncan Fergusson studies - The Open Air Fête (1907)

From own images

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the cubito looked so goddam goober in his latest thumbnail so HAD to draw his cuteass

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facial study w the babygirl cuz i GOTTA weaponise my debilitating obsession SOMEHOW

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he deserves a cookie <3

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A lull

guys trust me they were happy sometimes. guys. they found comfort in each others presence. guys please they shared moments of joy. PLEASE !!! AHHHHHHHHHHG

so proud of that lineart btw. the LINEWEIGHT on TILLY SPECIFICALLY RAHGSGDHDH. ignore the fact i changed brush halfway through though. did NOT notice that. also softlaunching my new pearl design!!!! i’m so happy with herrrrrr!!! was mild lasy on the rendering, defo not my usual style but shhhhhhhhhhh also me yet again with my bloodhound tilly propaganda. someone restrain me. tried to have a very blue toned background and red figures to give it that warmth comfort love vibe

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painting studies i’m overly proud of

Rousse - Toulouse Lautrec and Making Fishcakes, Late Afternoon, December - Caroline Walker

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pearl n tilly fluff for the soul. featuring my EVIL and TWISTED bloodhound!tilly propaganda

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mrow

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this too shall pass.

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enraptured by cleo’s little bots. ohmygod

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Unknowing Endangerment

my gift for @azurecake16 for @mcytblrholidayexchange

now with a FIC accompanying it on behalf of my wonderful giftee <3

click for better quality !!!!

this 26 hour behemoth is done and i love her. i decided to go with the idea of pearl as a living weapon yet completely unaware of it because the idea took me by the throat and shook me around like a toy. adopting it into my worldview. i struggled a bit with incorporating it, and it became much less of a substatial feature than initially intended but i still love it!!!! also lovely tragic wl gempearl, i am enraptured by the whole wrong time wrong place thing they have going on so ha. now you have to suffer too.

i also did a fun blue/orange contrast between the two figures. i am VERY heppy with gem, less so with pearl but still stoked!!! also symbolism. oh baby i have symbolism. most obvious: flowers!!!! pearl is attempting to give gem purple hyacinths, to show her asking for forgiveness and her sorrow over the sl ending. they are partially crushed to show gems rejection. gem is giving pearl unbloomed daffodils. daffodils normally symbolise rebirth and new beginnings, so this unbloomed state shows gems promise of ‘later, when we are both red’. the murder of crows in the background foreshadow gems death, and so the fact this promise will remain unfulfilled. gems gloves are also a physical representation of her reluctance to be close to pearl at the moment. on pearls side, the trees are evergreen and covered in snow to create the idea of winter, while on gems the trees are full of the colour of autumn. this idea of differing seasons both exacerbates the blue/orange contrast and represents the fact they are out of step, unsynced, won’t have the opportunity to be red together

in their facial expressions, i wanted to convey the idea of pearl begging for contact and alliance, and gems slightly reluctant yet firm no. also to note, with the weapons i heavily referenced the butcher vanity music video because i am not much of a prop designer.

ok now process below :3 i am really really proud of my rendering and lineart and colour choice. heck the whole thing. hope you like the gift!!!!!