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uhhhh would anybody be interested in a "daily gsa" kind of thing? i don't have time to make drawings every day so it would either

a) include reblogs/ text posts as daily content and not exclusively consist of my artwork or

b) be a collaborative effort in between multiple artists alternating every day (this second one sounds incredibly scary and i'm still not sure if it would be in between a select 5-ish people or an entire server)

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sir arthur gijinka 2.0!!! i drew the last one on my phone with my finger in a moving car, so it's only natural that i drew this one on my phone with my finger in a hotel bathroom.

+ some patch notes under the cut <3

where to begin?

the cape is whiter than it was previously. its texture is also soft and feathery as a contrast to the previous "wispy" one. i made an effort to keep it reminiscent to galacta's fluffy wings while maintaining the subtle spiral motif that's also present in arthur's pauldrons and boots. something something "spiral into horror". just like in uzumaki guys no way.

one of the main canon deviations is that the helmet has wings on its sides! this is, again, a reference to galacta knight, and hopefully provides a very religious touch to to the design that's similar to a few different deities from miscellaneous ancient pantheons. it makes our general look quite angelic! 🐍🍏

i generally don't like to make my gijinkas 100% human, so arthur is Divorce Cat™. if you've been following me for a bit, you already know the deal, but if you don't, there's context under the cut of this post.

added some notes on arthur's sword mostly just because i thought it was cool. as you've probably noticed by now, he's unworthy to wield the blade you'd expect him to (galaxia/excalibur), but worry not! that comes up later.

i gave him a fun little """casual""" outfit for banquets and stuff. it feels unrealistic for him to be in such heavy armor all the time and its fun to draw him in decorated irl army captain-like garb.

slightly shorter than galacta knight, taller than meta knight.

earring is a traditional ancient symbol, showing his admiration for their methods. this is coincidentally a match for galacta's emblem (huh, these two keep intertwining, don't they?)

i just realized i misspelled "wielder" as "weirder" on the second drawing lol

i know what you are O///O

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im gonna schedule some grass touching time now

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How testing a bottle of ink started: full intentions of drawing Submas How testing a bottle of ink is going: Kirby gijinkas

Complete with slightly messed-up shading because I was trying to dilute the ink with water and it. did not go the best.

But I still like these bois. :>

I have been encouraged to complete the borb set, so hopefully I'll be doing Meta Knight and Morpho Knight sometime later.

Oh, and Dark Meta Knight. Kind of forgot about him for a moment, there.

Anyway, I hope you all have a nice day. :>

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*tosses wip I started but will never finish*

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I wanted to try the noise+chromatic aberration combo!

Also found out how to make the eye glow work :D

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I finished the wip...

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sphere doomer. not that proud of this one but I hope you still like it.

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ROUND TWO: Guinevere VS Zerpy VS Ridge

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i haven't drawn an orb in so long i've forgotten how

anyways have my messing with my layer settings

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Some Meta Knight art from last year! The second one is a redraw of a page from The Knight of Yomi light novel (original illustration below)

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new fandom new fandom!! i may have only played about half an hour of a kirby game total, but i've started reading the fanfic and i am hooked 💕

this is fanart for @galapathy 's fic As the Stars Fell!

The fic has Galacta Knight landing on an island, but I put him in a more foresty area instead. My bad for forgetting that detail, but I hope this feels just as lovely as the fic 💗💕

progress shots + more commentary below the break!

The fic first inspired me to do all of these color and composition studies, but I liked them all so much that I wanted to try my hand at finalizing at least one 🙏 in total, these sketches took about an hour. The final piece took me 5!

I started reading kirby fanfic on a whim, and now I've been swept up by some new favorite fics of all time 💗 I'm really inspired to create fanart because of the simple character designs - I really want to use this opportunity to better my sense of composition, color, and emotional expression 🙏

Alternative Versions:

*if you're wondering why the Waddle Dee's faces are heart-shaped, i uh

artistic liberties

i thought it'd be cute :]

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oops, kirbied my particle system

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happy late valentines

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impulsive little doodle i made of my falspar gijinka. i hate his guts and hope he dies and love him with all my heart

+ the original sketch i drew last night and a version with his actual palette

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wanted to try drawing spider lilies and considering the symbolism it felt only natural to throw the ol’ soul parasite in there