#I can’t search up magic show posters bc all the posters are about black or occult magic which isn’t very Trucy

[pumpkinsouppe]

Trying to make an art board for Trucy bc I thought she’d be the easiest to find insp for, considering her entire playing card/magician aesthetic, but oh my god this is so much harder than I thought

[crescentmoonrider]

some details from my recent comic (mostly environment)

also, stuff that hit the cutting room floor and isn’t present in the actual thing

[link to the comic, it’s 5 pages of kekkai sensen noir AU]

so, as some might have noticed (and as i said in the tags of the comic i think), i paid A Lot of attention to the details and environments in this comic. so i thought i’d explain some of the stuff i had in mind while drawing

surprisingly, i have nothing of importance to say about the brick wall (on page 1) i spent over 5 hours on - aside from it being bricks bc, well, new york, man

or, as the artistic director for the bbb anime Kimura Shinji said : “the most emblematic buildings in new york are from the time when art déco was “in”” and “the image of the 70s new york was the one that satisfied me most [in terms of mood]”

(ive got loads of interviews with the anime staff that came with the dvds i bought, though in french, but if anyone is interested i could translate some of them)

anyway that’s what i looked up for reference. 70s streets, emblematic new york architecture (meaning bricks and side stairs or whatever these things are called), some noir movies back alleys to fit the theme of the AU, and four new york taxi photos for a result that is

... yeah

details i do have loads to talk about though !

this poster (on page 2) is based on an actual ad for the city of new york, featuring the empire state building

so why did i choose to put this element in daniel’s office ? obviously, the setting is hellsalem’s lot right ? why keep an ad of a city that basically doesn’t exist anymore - plus, what kind of person keeps an ad of their own city ?

(also, side note, is- is the huge building that we see tumbling down at the start of the Collapse in the anime. is it the empire state ?? did the empire state get scraped from new york/hellsalem’s horizon right as Mr. Kimura said he based his backgrounds on this kind of architecture ?)

anyway, this poster was my way of slowly building up the... let’s say static state daniel is in, in this AU. page 3 mentions “The constant numbness that’s been following [him] for the past three years.” and that was my attempt at introducing this idea environmentally

this daniel refuses to move past the disappearance of marcus, refuses to accept it, and that form of denial kind of leads him to get. stuck in place - or maybe stuck in time, leading me to

this glass of water (page 2 still)

how long has this glass been sitting here ? who knows. a while, certainly, if the way it’s sweating is any indication

how long has daniel been standing looking at nothing through that window, stuck inside his thoughts, until reality calls him back whenever a client walks in ?

how many times has it happened ?

on the same desk, we have... quite a few pictures

(yes i put effort into this detail explanation, yes i redrew the pictures for this one)

(also i realize i put the pencil on the left side out of habit, so i guess daniel is now left-handed. ooops ?)

on the center of the desk, we can see... Leonardo Watch ? yup, that’s him, he has a file dedicated to him, and daniel apparently followed him around enough to get 4 pictures taken on various occasions, and one mugshot he got.... somewhere

daniel is, in fact, not working on a case relating to leo. officially. alright, so, i haven’t figured out the way everything fits together, but daniel’s search into his brother’s disappearance lead him places, among which research into Things You Can’t See, and as such, the eyes of the gods

pictures 1-3 are just leo in various situations (meeting up with nej, eating at diane’s dinner, waiting for his train)

picture 4 shows leo on a bench, obviously interacting with.... someone ? who cannot be seen. even though leo clearly has his arm over their. shoulder, probably. daniel annotated the picture by hand, circling the empty space at leo’s side, and adding the commentary “doesn’t appear on photos?”, indicating that whoever was there could, in fact, be seen by human eyes

(leo, what the fuck kind of friends are you making in this AU)

on the right side of the desk, literally put aside, is a file full of daniel’s official work. and a picture related to his most current case

not explicit, or even implicit, but probably a fun fact, this one file is just. a collection of investigations into one Zapp Renfro’s many affairs, each investigation related to a different case

i’m not saying zapp keeps daniel fed through his many infidelities, but i’m not not saying it either

if they ever actually meet, daniel is either going to shout at zapp forever for being a garbage person, or he will thank him for all the easy work. or he might do both

so how did daniel take these pictures ? did he use a portable camera, like any old-fashioned detective would ? or did he go the modern way, and simply used his phone ?

the answer is neither

welcome to “i couldn’t fit this in the comic so just take it”, featuring daniel’s left eye ! my headcanons for his canon self vary from day to day (and also whether we’re talking manga or anime, since his design slightly differs), but in this AU, we’re going with a huge scar and an artificial eye

the eye is a product of beyondian technology. pure tech, no magic involved. it works as a covert camera, but mainly serves as, you know, an eye

sometimes daniel sees people with his right eye that the left one seems blind to, and something tells him he should probably not ask about it if he can avoid it

next page !

those who saw me post my progress in real time already know this one, but i still can’t get over the fact that i put research into a single shot of a small part of a watch. but i did

anyway the watch is an actual existing one. it’s a Boucheron “Epure”, steel with a white quadrant, and a black gator bracelet. you can look it up

and now we get to the One thing i really, really wanted to put in the comic, but had to refrain myself out of a desire to keep things not too cliché. i mean, shady client comes in, detective thinks to himself “the moment i saw him, i knew he was trouble” while dragging on his cigarette...

look, steven is heavily femme fatale (homme fatal ?) coded already, and is trying to look decent and Not like he murdered someone/is planning on murdering someone, because that’s precisely the problem he needs daniel’s help with. murder accusations

anyway he can not decently show up in a fur coat looking like some mafia boss

but BOY do i wish he would

[hallucinationoflacrymosa]

30 questions tag!

I was tagged by @caramellcat1998

Thanks a lot babe <3 I’ve never been tagged in this kind of things and I appreciate it a lot.

Rules: answer 30 questions and tag 10 people you’d like to know more about!

1. Nicknames: I let ppl call me as they please, but closest friends call me Nene, Nana or Ire

2. Gender: feminine human being who acts like a cat most of the time

3. Star sign: scorpio

4. Height: 153 cm (I think it’s 5” or 5’1”)

5. Time: 17:01 I’m a lazy ass so I’ll probably post it late in the night

6. Birthday: 7th of November

7. Favorite bands: uhmm… Black Eyed Peas was my absolute favorite, then there are Pentatonix, Bon Jovy, Die Antwoord (I can’t understand shit but man if I like what I hear), Black Veil Brides, The 69 Eyes (I really love goth music), White Lies, B.A.P. and Big Bang (yeah, I’ve been pretty fixated with kpop during my 3rd year of highschool). They’re not bands but I also do adore The Hobbit, King Arthur and Suker Punch soundtracks.

8. Favorite solo artists: I think I’m gonna die lmao btw David Bowie, Will.I.Am, Sia, Kat Graham, Hilary Duff (her last album is fab), Emily Browning (ik she’s not a singer but I ADORE her songs).

9. Song stuck in my head: I’m still pretty stuck with “Human” by Rag’n’Bone, this song is absolute perfection, and with “Fire Escape” by Civil Twilight.

10. Last movie I watched: Coffee Shop, a romantic comedy (but imo is more a drama) with Laura Vandervoort.

11. Last show I watched: 12 Monkeys and you should absolutely watch it bc it’s freaking amazing if you like sci-fi, and GoT (I’m seeing it translated into Italian bc I watch it with my parents so I’m an episode behind).

12. When did I create my blog: January 2012, but I started using it only late in 2014.

13. What do I post: obv fandoms (I have so many, gosh: Stargate, LOTR, The Hobbit, Avengers, TWD, TW, GOT, Strange Magic…); videogames, such as Dragon Age, Mass Effect, the Witcher; stupid things I like; plants; gifs, so many gif bc I love them, and also photoshoot of my favorite artists;  cats, cats and cats everywhere bc they’re my ray of sunshine.

14. Last thing you googled: Emily Browning height in inches bc we’re more or like the same height lmao and I can’t understand for the life of me how the heck I can convert cm in inches.

15. Do you have any other blog: a blog I made in 2014 with the help of my bff, I wanted to write what I feel but I’m a lazy ass so I’ve never wrote anything.

16. Do you get asks: Nope

17. Why did u choose your URL?: It’s similar to my mail and the mail is really really more complicated. I created the mail bc I wasn’t able to enter in my skype account and I wanted to complicate my self, so I took some part from song names of my favorite artist and here am I with a terrible mail and a terrible url, but now I’ve grown affectionate to it lmao.

18. Following: 423 and I won’t delete any of them.

19. Followers: 44, I block every porn blog that follows me and I’m not so interested in being followed.

20. Favorite colors: absolute favorite is Black, it’s so classy and stylish even if you’re simply wearing a pajama. Then there’s red bc I’m a vampire and I like blood (?) and I’ve take a liking on green.

21. Average hours of sleep: *screech* I should sleep at least 8 hours or I’ve a super iper mega giga headache, but I’m a dumbass and usually stay up until it’s too late and the next morning I struggle to get up. Or, I can sleep to 14 hours.

22. Lucky number: 7 or 8, I’ve never really thought about it, but I think 8.

23. Instruments: I used to play something in elementary school but I gave up for lack of interest.

24. What am I wearing: I’m literally sweating the sweats of my ancestors so I’m wearing only a pink camisole and a pair of purple shorts.

25. How many blankets do I sleep with: depends on the season, now (here’s summer) I sleep without blankets bc I’d risk to burst into flames lmao, but in winter I do love to wrap myself in a duvet. The softer the better lmao.

26. Dream job: I DON’T KNOW. I’d like to do something books related but I’d need a degree or do something with the language I know bc I really love to speak and help tourist.

27. Dream trip: I’d like so much to see the pyramids, I love Egypt and everything related to it. I’d also like to visit Scotland again bc i’ve been there in idk 2014 (I’m bad at memorizing thing) and it was like a dream.

28. Favorite food: I do love to eat, I think my faves are pasta, pizza (hehehe I’m Italian) but also tiramisu, ice-cream, and fruit such as peaches, strawberries, cherries and melon.

29. Nationality: italian

30. Favorite song now: god idk, I’m listening to “Dana” by Dear Frederic so I’ll say this. I’m tagging:  @bootycap I’ve fallen in love with your movie poster, they’re so fucking amazing, and I’m really happy to see your posts on my dash. @veritaaas Even if I don’t follow Z Nation or The Last of Us, i’m pretty affectionate to your blog bc of your love for Boondock Saints. @samcaarter I started following you for Sam Carter and then I’ve discovered that we’ve more fandoms in common and I love your posts. @goldwerewolf As soon as i’ve seen Strange Magic I started searching for blog to follow and gosh if you’re one of my favorite. I really love your drawings of Bog and Marianne. @suzie-guru I think I’ve been following you for quite a long time by now and I’ve always been pleased to see your posts. @nilukka You’re one of my favorite artist that I’ve discovered from tapas. Every update of your comic bring a smile to my face and I would like to adopt a Black Star and tell him everything I know (?) @sikanapanele Your gifs are fantastic and you fill my heart with wonderful ppl every day. My eyes and my soul say many thanks. (All this Charlie Hunnam is a blessing) @givebackandlivehappy I started following you for Strange Magic and then I liked you so much that I’m so happy to have you on my dash. @lovelyblueness  I believe that you are one of the blog I’ve been following quite from the start and idk, when I see your post I’m like “Oh yeah, a post by Natalia, I love this girl. @terrible-wolf In time of crisis you’re my sterek safe island and I don’t know what I’ll do with you. These are just a few people that belong to your tumblr-dash and you get concerned if they don´t show up for a while.