Discovered your blog a few days ago and I love your art! Found your ghostxkonig piece and 🤌 *chefs kiss* thank you for the food🤌 It’s so hard to find ship art of them bc they’re like a rare pair compared to ghostsoap 😭
Thank you!! <3 !!! !
I was thinking about polishing this particular drawing, give it slight upgrades (especially since I draw Ghosts mask a bit differently now), but since I've first posted it I've had to deal with hate, discourse, war and arguments in my comment sections .... ?!
Thank you for reminding me of other like-minded supporters of this rareship, I'm not too deep into shipping & headcanons, but I simply like seeing them together as I like both of them the most :3 It's simple as that hehe
And you're absolutely right! For every 200 ghostsoap fanarts you'll find 1 ghostkönig art, I'll try to work against these odds but I'd need to duplicate myself lmao
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How did you study about military gear? I'm currently trying & searching sources and looking for some tips.
I really like your work btw. Keep going✨️
Hi! Thank you so much, I'm excited to share some knowledge with someone. <3
I tried summing up methods that have helped me the most:
1. lots of research (vids, blogs, magazines, loadout lists,...)
2. store/product photos
3. military photos (not airsoft!)
4. damtoy loadout showcase vids
I first started off with doing extensive research on cod operators. Cosplay guides by shadeops21 (DeviantArt) are a huge help with the most accurate loadout lists.
Next step was looking up product photos & studying the functions, shapes, different angles. Store/product photos are my most used refs, they're in high resolution & you'll see every detail thanks to a well lit environment. I also collect military pics in one huge folder, not only for pose refs & inspo, but also as refs on how the gear is used. Product photos will lay flat, worn gear will always look different!
Make sure to learn how to differentiate airsoft from real military pics, airsofters (except for dedicated reenactors/milsimers) tend to have wacky tastes (ugly, black amazon gear and fake, glowing NVGs,...).
The gear of Damtoys is incredibly accurate & precise, watching videos of the dolls being dressed will also give you an idea on how accs (pouches, glow sticks, radio systems, ...) are attached to the equipment.
My strongest interests lay in SOF, so I'll also collect magazines with expert info, insights & loadout descriptions (K-ISOM (German) SPECIAL OPS (Polish)).
To my advantage, I do have friends who are either huge military nerds or in active duty, I'll sometimes ask them questions and learn about the features and (dis)advantages of various pieces of gear. It's a life hack, but you'll achieve your goal either way if you're determined!
After you got a feel for the basics, you can start accommodating knowledge.
Study drawing/recognizing the most used equipment first, western modern kits are very repetitive (as the products are so good, they don't need to be replaced).
Headsets: 3M Peltor ComTac, Sordin, Ops-Core AMP
Helmets: Ops-Core, Crye AirFrame, Team Wendy, MICH 2000
Plate carriers: Crye JPC, Crye AVS, First Spear, Lindnerhof, AGILITE, LBT Slick & 6094
Gloves: Oakleys, PIG FDT Alpha, Mechanix, Petzl, Nomex flight gloves, Outdoor Research Ironsight
After that you can start looking up more niche or less iconic brands and gear, you'll be a nerd in no time.
I hope this is helpful and I'm sorry for the late reply. If you ever need help or info on something, feel free to dm me on Twitter or Tumblr!
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