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you ever have a niece thats so close in age to you that shes basically your sister

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I'M A PART OF THIS, LOOK!!!!!!!

So I decided to be funny and host a very quick collab project right lmao

Happy Women's History Month! We are celebrating both female and feminine leaning Madness OCs for the occasion!

Here are the credit pages for everyone who participated!

From top left to right, bottom left to right:

EBONY & BANK - Me lmao

PATHOS - @s0uless-b0nes

VALERY - @trashcansienna

GRANK & MAW - @green--y

ROSE - @p1nkm4dn3ss

BISCUIT - @darlingvendetta

BOX - @knightlysnowy

EMILIA - @distressedwalnut

A.N.N.A. & ESTHER - @32lice

ROMPGIRL & WRAITH - @pinkburgerbox

MINETTE - mayhems_spam on twt!

TD - @adoorsocnonsense

HANANOKI - N3VAK1 on twt!

SKULL - @anghelcode

ROSE - savysnakeyes on twt!

DELILAH - Zirik_Fear on AO3!

LIZ - @michabyun

FRUIT HANK - @lil--ichigo

FADE - DoddlesofLab on twt!

ROCK - @arandanoedgy

MARTHA - @cinnamonpatty

TYLER - pinkpumpkinsp2 on twt!

ANNETTE - @phantas-mag0r1a

PROCRASTINATOR - Jxsterings on twt!

TILLY & DOMIEL - @kit-combat

ENVY & IVY - NV_NAVEL on twt!

DAHLIA - @christnarr

IRIS - @pybytes

AKARI - BackupHikarun on twt!

PUANK - bunnieykr on twt!

KITTEN - @pestilencegremlin

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Fuck it, Ebverse Bank gets to have an alt fit because I've literally been meaning to design one for her and just straight up forgot lol

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you guys don't understand how insane I've been going over on twitter over the announcement of A.B.A. making her return to the Guilty Gear series, this has been the MOST excited I've been over anything this year AHHHHHHHHH

Anyway, to deal with it, since A.B.A. acted as one of the personality inspirations for Bank, I just HAD to dress Bank up in A.B.A's new fit lol. Both the normal color pal + my fav alt color pal for it because like, dude c'mon

Man I wonder who that is that's helping her with her cosplay by "dressing up" as Paracelsus lol

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a bit of your thoughts on character designing? your characters are all so distinct and unique, I've been wanting to ask for awhile how you went about your sillies!

You fool. You idiot. You absolute buffoon. You have no idea what you've done. You have no idea what I am about to unleash unto you all.

Hi i am extremely autistic about character design so obligatory [read more] because I am gonna fucking TALK your EAR OFF about this shit, prepare for a fuckass LOOOOOOOOONG post

So the first rule of character design is to fuck around and have fun :)

Anyway onto the real shit:

P1: Foundational Shit

For starters, I'll link you to a post I made like 3 years ago on this topic, just to get some foundational shit out of the way!

Me personally, I have a very rigid structure I stick to whenever I design characters, which is:

I must know what their personality is like

I must know what their fashion tastes are

I must know what their role in the story is (this one only applies if the character is even apart of a bigger narrative in the first place, obviously. I just am strict and don't make new characters unless I have a purpose for them to serve in my stories so it's hard baked into how I operate as a character designer lol)

By having these in mind when I design characters, shit becomes a WHOLE lot easier/more natural for me. This is because:

The personality of a character can usually be reflected in their design, whether it be a bubbly loud energetic guy who's dolled up in bright colors and playful clothing accessories, a commanding bossy stoic guy who's dolled up in subtle and professional clothing pieces, or even subverting this idea by having a character who acts one way but dresses in a way you'd expect from the opposite.

Knowing what kinds of fashion this character would be into in the first place makes it a whole lot easier to get ideas and look for resources on ways you can style them- Knowing the character would be interested in like, for example, scene fashion makes it far easier to look for the type of clothing they'd wear and find pieces that stand out to you so you can start experimenting with what works or what doesn't for that character.

Knowing the role they play can also help a lot when designing them, much like knowing their fashion tastes can. However, where knowing their fashion tastes helps in looking for visual inspiration, knowing their role in a story can help with their design in a thematic sense; If the character is supposed to be some kind of trouble maker rebellious kid, then you're probably going to wanna make them visually fit the bill (or, again, you might want to subvert the idea of what a rebellious little shithead looks like so you go for the opposite of what people imagine!) Ykwim?

Now with that out of the way, let's get some VISUAL EXAMPLES, using my guys obviously lmao

For an example of the personality thing, here's a page I made where I talk about my thought process behind the designs of some of my goons in regards to taking into account their personality (and aesthetic taste):

For an example of the story role thing, here's a page I made where I talk about my thought process behind the designs of Eb and Ben (+Neco and Alli) in regards to the role they play in their story:

I hope this gets the point across!

P2: Additional Stuff to Consider

In addition to the above section, there's also some other things you can utilize to try and make your designs stand out!

One such thing is brainstorming ideas for stand out design elements! Like, something that' makes them stand out from the crowd, or an element of their design that is so specific to them that they just can't be the same character without it. This thing in general is kind of vague by nature so here's some examples using my guys that I think get the point across:

You can also go the extra mile and give them little design details that just add that little extra bit of "oomf" to the character overall. Again, this is kind of vague by nature, but here are some examples I can give with my characters. Some of these doodles are OLD AS HELL so that's why the art style is outdated, but the point still stands!

You can also go the extra mile to try and diversify your designs by doing some structural tests with your characters. What I mean by this is by literally dumbing them down to their most basic attributes, or as I like to call it, "Run the Silhouette & Recognition Test" What I mean by this:

The Silhouette Test: Making a lineup of your characters and blacking them out so they show up as silhouettes, which allows you to check the readability and/or recognizability of your character's design, and if it's unique from your other characters!

Recognition Test: Make a lineup of all of your character's heads and/or bodies, and only draw their facial features/head shape and/or body shape/structure, nothing else. I do this mainly to help myself try to avoid face/body syndrome and I think it works pretty well for me!

Now, for my last extra thing; Remember my point about knowing a character's taste in fashion? This is applies here. Knowing your character's fashion tastes can make designing their main outfit, or any other alternate outfits you make for them, like SUPER fuckin easy. Here's a couple examples with some of my gals:

Raina likes real casual clothes, simple shit like crop tops/tank tops n' jeans, just styled to her liking. She's a simple chick with simple tastes! But there are noticeable touches, like how she has a habit of changing her earrings to match the occasion she's celebrating!

Eb likes grungy clothes, and adds flair to her outfits by dipping into a decora kei inspired style of accessorizing, which compliments her nicely since she loves customizing things to make them her own. She's not fully there with the extravagance of it yet but she's getting there!

Yume likes pastel colors and form fitting clothes, sometimes with loose jackets/robes to keep her cozy, with minimal accessories. She's also simple, but unlike Raina, she doesn't tend to try and go the extra mile with jewelry and/or makeup, not often.

Bank's a baby punk and is still finding her style, but it's clear she likes a lot of leather, spikes, chains, all that kind of shit. Dark colors, with minimal touches of her favorite color (pink lol), and some accessories like earrings, pins, and/or straps are enough to complete a look for her. And of course, any clothing article to obscure her face works for her!

I hope I don't sound fucking nuts I genuinely put way too much time into thinking about all of this stupid bullshit lmao

P3: Actual Examples of Me Working Through the Character Design Process

I figure if I show off examples where I was working on concept shit, that'd help put this into something digestible for y'all lol.

For starters, here's a doodle page I made back in 2021 when I was making small tweaks to a couple of my guys designs, which is why my art style looks old and some characters have their outdated looks lol:

Now, here's a MUCH more recent example of my concept process, where I was figuring out the idea for Namgi's new design (which is still being worked on atm lol):

Here's the concept pages I made when I was figuring out Majin's recent redesign:

And here's some concept pages I made when I I was figuring out the Possessed Form designs for my hosts!

I hope this is all actually helpful and not just like. stupid nothing shit lmao

And like, yanno, you don't HAVE to do/listen to any of this, this is just the kind of shit I've learned over the years that personally helps me with coming up with designs that feel fresh and distinct, at least for my personal tastes! Something I do might just not work for you, the design process is unique for everyone obviously. It's the same thing as your art style, everyone does shit differently lol

This concludes my Autism Ramble!!

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An animation for #animonthly on Twitter. It’s a magical girl transformation concept based on a cartoon I’m working on. I got this done in record time due to my better understanding of animation and I’m realllllly proud of it!

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Do you ever just feel the need to draw something gay and affectionate? 💜🧡

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Musical weapons and magical accessories

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I drew a comic of the Sounds going through the same experience I go through too many times

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Jackie is THE Barbie girl

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I got really into Ethel Cain's Preacher's Daughter lately

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CW/// DRUG USE MENTION

A friend gave me this idea blame them lol

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I can't believe this is the first image of Val playing her sax

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Howdy! Mermay was late again this year oops. I did the Sounds of Justice (my OCs) again cause it's been a few years and I'm obsessed with them!

Here is the old one for comparison!:

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Sometimes you just gotta draw your OCs as shitty memes (and perspective practice)

Anyway remember my story Dimensions? Yeah I'm re writing it alongside working on Sounds Of Justice so look forward to that

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I finished my refs for my main Magical Girl group, The Sounds Of Justice! I'm gonna more for this story and Dimensions when Artfight is over!

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ASK ME ABOUT MY OCS I WANNA BE STUPID ABOUT MY STORIES AND DESIGN PROCESS SO FUCKING BAD!!!!!