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Realized I forgot to post a preview of my zine piece for @hisuizine but it totally worked out b/c they extended preorders until April 26th! Soooo 😎👉👉 go check it out if you like Pokemon, Legends Arceus, and lots of beautiful scenic art and character pieces!

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Pin journey update! @xannerz and I were super happy with the response towards the Cass flame design I posted earlier, and we're thinking that it would actually be the best pin for our first project! With that said, here are some other designs we've also been playing around with- perhaps ones to revisit or follow up on in the future. ✨

The hand/moonstone design is the simplest, but it might be my favorite.

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Sooo, TTS fandom- do you think there'd be enough interest for Tangled the Series enamel pins in 2024? 👀

@xannerz and I have been workshopping different designs feat. Moon Cass- consider this a soft interest check! We'll roll out a poll with more potential designs soon, and proceed depending on the response. We know the fandom's not as big/active as it used to be, so any merch would likely be in very small, LE batches.

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I thought it would be fun to try designing some coats of arms/heraldry for the Centaurworld characters! Here's the Mysterious Woman, the General, and the Nowhere King.

More thoughts on each below the read more-

Mysterious Woman: Probably the simplest, but I think that fits for royalty? Hers is split right down the middle to reflect unity and two halves. The yellow shape is actually the head of the Key in spear/staff form! Happy coincidence that it looks kind of like a lily or fleur de lis to me!

The General: I think the General would probably fight under the Mysterious Woman's banner and use her existing coat of arms, because he was a nobody before marrying in? I also think appropriating royal symbols would lend him authority, but I wanted to design something for him anyway.

If he did want his own crest (or perhaps a logo for his army?), I'm not sure if I could see him incorporating elk or deer in any way... On one hand, I don't think he'd want any reminders or association with his true nature/past. But I could also see him egotistically liking something that reflects the narrative he's crafted in his mind, symbolizing what he views as triumphing over the lesser part of himself.

The Nowhere King: He gets two because I couldn't decide which vibe I liked more. Especially in AU contexts, I tend to imagine the Nowhere King leaning into the 'King' part of his title and styling himself as a ruler over the minotaurs- viewing them as his subjects and trying to create a place where they can belong, legitimizing their 'kingdom'. A flag featuring their kind would make sense to me, but I also really liked the idea of a crest featuring his antlers, because they're so distinctive. I think the green leaves would only feature in a more peaceful AU.

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🌟 PREORDERS OPEN 🌟

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Preorders are OPEN through April 15th! Catch them while you still can using the link below! 🔽

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💙 Coronet Highlands: Full Bundle 💙

This bundle ($65) includes:

Physical zine, A4 size, 100+ pages

Shaker charm

2 die-cut stickers

Sticker sheet

Bookmark

Washi tape

Lanyard

Button badge

Enamel pin

Digital PDF of the zine

💙 Cobalt Coastlands: Merch Bundle 💙

This bundle ($45) includes:

Shaker charm

2 die-cut stickers

Sticker sheet

Bookmark

Washi tape

Lanyard

Button badge

Enamel pin

💙 Crimson Mirelands: Flat Bundle 💙

This bundle ($40) includes:

Physical zine, A4 size, 100+ pages

2 die-cut stickers

Sticker sheet

Bookmark

Digital PDF of the zine

💙 Obsidian Fieldlands: Physical Zine Bundle 💙

This bundle ($25) includes:

Physical zine, A4 size, 100+ pages

Digital PDF of the zine

💙 Jubilife Village: Digital Zine Bundle 💙

This bundle ($15) includes:

Digital PDF of the zine

Thank you for choosing to support us! Looking forward to an awesome pre-orders period!

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TRADE OFFER I receive: reply to meme

you receive: slightly to the left picture of Hector or possibly Cass

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Centaurworld Valentines 💘

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Book Recs?

Slightly unusual non-art post for me, but does anyone have any book recommendations? I've been reading more since the beginning of the year and enjoying it a lot, and the trickiest thing is honestly finding new books when I don't already know what I'm looking for- so I thought I'd ask!

Any genre! I like soft sci-fi/speculative fiction, nonfiction, and premises that are kinda quirky or unusual- I don't gravitate towards fantasy but I'm open to it! Lmk what you've been reading or what your old fav is and I'll give it a look. C:

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A birthday gift for my wonderful bb gf who I love very very much, @xannerz!! Hector and her character, Anya! 💖❤️‍🩹

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A Christmas gift @xannerz and I collab'ed on for @meechatuck, of Hector and her character Amelia! Xan did the lines and I colored. 💖

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I really like hydreigon! I just wish it had... normal legs.

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Underwater- one of my pieces for the scenic Pokemon zine, Winds of Hoenn! 🌊

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hiii i so love all your art!!! the brushes you use make your drawings so satisfying and i want to touch them. i wanted to ask you how you go about making outfit sets. like not designing the outfits themselves, but what do you do for the character base? how does that work? ive always wondered because id love to make outfit sets without redrawing the character every time, but is it possible to make a base without having to draw the character wearing... nothing? loL. how do you do it?

Hi there, thank you so much!! I probably overrely on them tbh, but I do love me a good chalky brush, and it makes me so happy that someone notices/enjoys the effect and texture. C:

I've tried to explain how I go abt making outfit sets! Hopefully I didn't overcomplicate my answer here- I feel like it really is a simple process! Just duplicating layers and reusing base elements.

1. Sketch the base! Technically the character isn't wearing anything at this stage? But it's like a doll or a mannequin, you just need the basic forms as a good foundation to draw the clothes on top of.

2. Sketch different outfits, hairstyles, etc!

3. Line only the parts that will be consistent and stay mostly the same in each outfit- usually the face, hands, hair, maybe feet. If your character wore the same boots in each outfit, or their forearms always showed, you'd line them here too- it's anything you don't need to redraw.

This will be the 'base' that you copy/paste and reuse in each new outfit, sometimes with slight edits. Here are some more examples with the base lines (black), outfit lines (pink), and the base + outfit sketches (blue).

4. Finish lining the outfit! C:

I like to work with my layers in groups, one per outfit. Each group will have the outfit sketch, a copy of the base line art, and then the lines and colors for that outfit. A file will eventually end up looking something like this:

I will also usually color the face on its own layer and duplicate it for consistency/time.

I suppose the other approach would be to draw a finished base body, and then draw the outfits on separate layers on top- like an actual dress up game or a paper doll. And that would work! I just don't do it that way b/c I feel it's more time-consuming + tricky to get the edges and overlapping bits to actually line up.