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A blast from the past! Bringing you my take on drawing 1979 Nezha and Ao Bing 🫣

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Gently placing this here and scurrying away

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It's been a while but here's some human Radioapple for ya'll 📻🍎

Question: how to render hair 🥹 because i cannot for the life of me render hair at all 🤧

Still trying to find my digital artstyle 🫣

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That look held the weight of a heart on the precipice of a beautiful fall...falling into love. 🪷

I had to draw this scene because it keeps repeating in my head 🫣🤭

No one can convince me otherwise, that look? Those are the eyes of someone falling in love, plain and simple.

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Love this analysis so much 🫶 the writers really locked in on this one, they really wrote these two to embody yin and yang not just simply on a surface level 🥹 the level of detail i just 🤧🤧🤧

Something that I was talking about with a friend another day was how Nezha defies social rules, but AoBing defies social roles.

NeZha obviously breaks social rules, with his constant casual manners and he doesn’t seem to be courteous at all. However, from my perspective as a western audience, I felt like NeZha’s fear of showing weakness is indicative of his relationship with his own identity of being a boy, or being masculine. The way that he was afraid to show affection for his mother at the beginning of NeZha 2 because he’s embarrassed by what onlookers might think might also stem from his want to appear strong. He bit his lip hard enough to draw blood in while flying to Lady ShiJi’s mountain because he was so hurt by the destruction he saw in Chengtang Pass that he masks it with anger.

AoBing on the other hand adheres to social rules, and he’s known for being a gentle, well-mannered figure who’s much more respectful compared to NeZha. However, something I’d like to mention is that he doesn’t care as much to present himself as strong or masculine as NeZha does, and he expresses his moments of weakness much more honestly than NeZha. He’s not afraid to cry, and he willingly expresses his love to his father, in comparison to how NeZha tries to act tough all the time, even around his own parents at the beginning of the film.

Whenever I read fanfiction of them, I usually like when they’re written with this contrast: where NeZha might be egotistical, he’s actually quite insecure in himself, and where AoBing seems more gentle and humble, he’s actually more confident in his own identity. Just because AoBing seems less masculine compared to NeZha, does not actually make him more meek or unconfident.

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My other hobbies include breathing and rewatching this 🫣 over and over again ☺️

Oubing animatic WIP update‼️‼️

Istg my WiFi is so bad if this doesn't send I'll-

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🥺🪷🫶 peak ending scene 🤧 will add this ending line to my collection of calligraphies 🥹

Translating the last line of Ne Zha 2 (2025)

When Ao Bing asks Ne Zha how he knew he'd come back, Ne Zha says something that I think might be the perfect ending line.

因为我们都太年轻，不知天高地厚

Yin wei wo men dou tai nian qing, bu zhi tian gao di hou

I think the theatre I watched translated this as "Because we're both too young. Too young to fear."

Honestly, this translation is pretty good! It's touching and impactful.

Bu zhi tian gao di hou, 不知天高地厚, is a saying that is used to refer to someone that is arrogant or foolish and doesn't understand the power or cruelty of the world.

It means: To know not how high the heavens stretch, nor how deep the earth goes.

Usually it is used to admonish someone, usually an elder scolding someone younger that they're overly confident or idealistic, and don't know anything about the realities of what's out there.

Ne Zha and Ao Bing have both technically lived thousands of years. They were originally the Chaos Pearl, so they've witnessed a lot. They do, in fact, know how unfair the world is, and have seen the heavens and the earth.

However, since their bodies and minds are still young, it's especially impactful for Ne Zha to say this to refer to himself and Ao Bing. Essentially, he is saying that despite them both understanding the cruelty and unfairness of the world, they still choose to be young and foolish.

It's not that they're arrogant and overconfident. It's that they understand they have little chance, but they must fight anyway. They are choosing to be young and wild, choosing their three year old naïveté over their thousands of years as the Chaos Pearl.

IDK, it really got to me.

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Ao Bing and Ne Zha practice sketch

trying to find my artstyle so I can draw more of them 🪷

Also, I have a question to Oubing shippers out there. Why is the ship name Oubing? And what does Oubing mean? I just started being a fan and shipper last week so I am still a bit uncultured 🥲 Am I even spelling it right? I am curious since I really want to know and understand everything there is to it. I tried searching it on Google but it didn't really answer my question. 🤧

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The artwork is just 🫶🤧🥹☺️ every scene evokes a different kind of emotion 🤧🪷 i still laugh and cry no matter how many times i rewatch it 👀

Nezha 2 Ending Credits - 就是哪吒 (x)

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a digital redraw of this gravity is natural meme I did last year

Looking at this side by side made me notice the differences of how I used to draw them back then versus how I draw them now 👀

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This total shoujo moment of Ao Bing falling in love with Ne Zha the second time and right after having the disney equivalent conversation of "follow your dreams" with his dad shortly after which he went to go and stay with Ne Zha. It's going to live in my mind rent free.

These two got me giggling and kicking my feet.

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unknowing the heights of heaven and depths of earth

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My current hyperfixation 🤭👀🪷

i watched the first film and proceeded to watch the second! Ne Zha 2 is the highest grossing animated film and is top 5 in highest grossing films of all time! Who else has been sleeping on this masterpiece?! 🤧

The level of storytelling and the animation itself was simply all breathtaking and tear jerking 🫶🥺

NeZha 2: Mo Tong Nao Hai （Nezha 2: The Demon Child's Havoc in the Sea）(cr 丝鸣.东城张三爷）

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More drawings of fem Luci 🤭 just wanted an excuse to draw more of the eyelashes or eyeliner(?) 👁

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I've had these Radioapple story concepts swirling in my head, and I really wanted to write them. However, I often struggle with major writer's block and a good dose of laziness 🥹. Because of this, I was hoping that if these little story ideas haven't been explored yet, some talented fellow Radioapple writers might be interested in bringing them to life 👉🏻👈🏻.

Here's the list of the Radioapple story ideas that have been plaguing my mind:

- Radioapple x Avatar (not the last airbender kind of avatar): I imagined Luci as Neytiri and then Alastor as Jake. While Luci is Neytiri, I was thinking Charlie is the one who stumbles upon Alastor's avatar body. Then she brings him to their clan or her people. Luci is the chief of their tribe and is very distrustful of Alastor. He doesn't want to have his daughter hang around Alastor so he himself trains Alastor to be one like them. And then slowly fall in love with each other 🤭 Orrr maybe Charlie should just appear in the Way of the Water plotline? So Luci gets to meet Alastor first 🫣🤭

- Radioapple x ColorRush: To those that don't know Color Rush, it's sorta like a soulmates kind of thing. It's world where there are Monos and Probes. "Mono" refers to individuals who see the world in shades of gray, while a "Probe" is their destined soulmate who allows them to experience color. It's a really interesting concept and I have yet to see a Radioapple fanfic that incorporates this. If there is or are any that actually exist that I am unaware of, I would very much like to know if it's on Ao3 and kindly ask for the link so I can read it 🫣 anyway, I thought it would be a riveting story if like Luci became a mono after his fall, his probe was Lilith but then with her long disappearance he spent years not experiencing colors. And a mono can only have one probe in their lifetime, so when Luci sees Alastor for the first time in the hotel he is in absolute shock to experience a color rush from the Radio Demon himself.

- Radioapple x Ben 10: This was just a very quick fleeting idea in my head but I was like yooo what if...Charlie and Luci were like siblings or cousins, since they look a lot like each other, Charlie could be the one who has the omnitrix and then Luci is the one with the Anodite dna. Or vice versa if some of you prefer it that way. Then Alastor would be Kevin. It would a compelling story to write an enemies to friends to lovers type of slowburn. 🤭 also imagine the adventures they could go on fightinng aliens and going herotime

- Radioapple x StarVsTheForcesOfEvil (SVTFOE): This concept was an idea I almosttt acted on writing because I was really into it. I honestly already drew concept art of it. Luci as Star and then Alastor as Marco. Then Lilith can be Tom. And then instead of like the Butterfly family heritage it can be the Seraphim family or maybe Angel family? Michael would be Queen Moon which would be Luci's dad. And instead of them turning into butterflies they turn into their seraph forms. Luci's circle cheeks would glow with his magic just like Star in SVTFOE. And his magic wand would be his apple cane. I already had this concept almost thought out through. I mean I rewatched SVTFOE and definitely got inspired by thinking it would be a cool story or fanfic. I was kinda really hesitant to share this and want to write it myself but like what I already mentioned earlier, I have terrible writers block and can get very lazy when the inspiration to write just doesn't strike. So, to whoever does plan on writing a fanfic about this, i entrust this concept to you 🥺 also, I would happily share the drawings about it if you all would like

- Radioapple x Brave: Merida has been one of my fav Disney Princesses and movie alongside with Rapunzel and Mulan. I thought maybe Luci can be Merida and then Alastor can be one of those suitors he's supposed to chose one to marry. I would love to read about the archery scene and imagine it as Luci hitting bullseye after bulleyes. 🏹 Then Michael is the king and father of Luci who he turns into a bear(?) or maybe a different kind of animal? To make it a bit different from the movie since there was no love story at all, I thought that Alastor and Luci would hate each other at first but actually have some kind of chemistry they can't see yet. Luci doesn't venture out with his father into the woods alone but has Alastor alongside with him through the journey of changing his fate and mending the bond that was torn by pride.

- Radioapple x Barbie SwanLake: Luci as Odette and then Alastor as the Prince. I thought it would be an interesting story with Luci getting turned into the most beautiful swan 🤭 or should he turn into a duck? 🤔

- Radioapple x Superhero AU: This is like a somewhat original idea but it was inspired by superhero series or movies in which heroes and villians hide their true identities then try to live normal lives. I was giggling over the idea of Luci being a secret superhero and Alastor is a secret villian, or vice versa, in which the two are archnemesis. And while the two are enemies with their masks on, without their masks, however, they are actually very close friends, it could be like a superhero highschool au or maybe where they're working adults in the same workplace 🤭

That concludes my list for the moment. I do have additional concepts stashed here in my head, but I wanted to keep this concise. While I'm unsure if these ideas will spark anyone's interest, I would be truly honored if they did. I hope you find the writing enjoyable. As for credit, it's perfectly acceptable whether or not you choose to mention me. It's all up to you. Nevertheless, I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide a link to the finished story. I'd love to read it and express my gratitude for taking the time to develop an idea I couldn't pursue myself. 🫶

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tried drawing a human version of the short king 🍎

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been practicing digital drawing and coloring 🫣👀