#Never change Val

[blueeyeddarkknight]

I'll do that when he stops being bbg ( Val Don't u dare stop!)

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(Not mine)

[cada4us]

reed and val REDRAW

[satanfemme]

[IDs in alt]

it's quite literally the middle of the night but I have more film stills from Mutilation to share.

compositions borrowed from the crow and from city of the living dead.

[lesbians4scully]

ok one thing i Have enjoyed abt resurrection is that the emotional side of stuff Is being acknowledged. ik ive seen a lot of ppl criticise this coming straight from phase 1 where everythings lighthearted quick quips and action, but its sort of idk. cathartic ?? to see val rly Struggle with so much of the shit shes had to deal with, and also to tend to bury her head in the sand to deal with it. it’s also rly sweet to see skulduggery try to respond to it and b a little more. Caring. idk. it’s refreshing

[axewchao]

Hey! Can I just say I love your pokemon artwork. Especially Valerie, since sceptile is my favorite pokemon. I like the way you did the head fringe, kinda looks like a pair of ears.

Aww, thanks! ^w^

I'm glad to hear that you saw her crest (fringe? Which is it, I'm genuinely asking) as ears, because that's exactly what I wanted them to look like!

She's got Ampharos genes, and I wanted it to show through different parts of her body, most notably her head.

That being said, appearance is all she got; no affinity/immunity to Electric-type moves or anything like that. Hell, she doesn't even have Thunder Punch for an egg move.

Which sucks, but she won't complain... too much =w="

[kittykatkatelol]

welp new fictionlink/otherlink (or just straight up otherhearted/fictionhearted - can't tell) acquired

fuck(/pos)

[spookky-aint-spooky]

there's no pain quite like wanting to change your name to one you absolutely love but the character it's associated with is one you despise more than anything

[haliaiii]

tell us more abt sam and val plsplspls they are the backbone of our society i love hearing abt them

ofc ofc!! i love talking about them lmao

The story itself is called Retrograde and Sam and Val are the two main characters!

(Brace yourself it's kinda long!)

Val:

Personality wise he's pretty reserved, doesn't really say much unless needed, he's more open with people he's close to

Though he may look moody, he's actually just awkward

Currently he's working as a bounty hunter to pay his rent and keep the license but really it's just a title and he just goes around accepting odd jobs that pay him

He doesn't kill people so he instead chooses to beat them up real bad and turn them in

Val isn't his real name, it's just a nickname. Barely anyone knows his real name aside from one or two people.

Doesn't have the best past (original i know but its plot relevant) but he's working through his mistakes and trying to make amends with himself and others

He was found drifting in the river on the verge of death but was miraculously revived by a doctor who ran a small clinic nearby

He got into bounty hunting because he could get a license that works as a valid form of id so he can rent an apartment and have a bank account while also being able to hide his identity (loopholes)

His eyes are actually not normal and are in fact a genetic condition he was born with! He gets a lotta stares and comments for it but he doesn't really care atp

Actually ridiculously good at dancing, he won a lot of competitions for ballroom dancing when he was in highschool and he could've gone professional if it weren't for certain other reasons

Because of his weirdly unique talent, he's really agile which makes him good at close hand combat

He's the one who drives both him and Sam around because he's the only one who has a hoverbike and can drive

Things he likes:

Ballet performances

The spicy shrimp noodles from his favorite thai restaurant

Cheesy romcoms (a secret)

Cats

Driving his hoverbike 30 miles above the speed limit

Things he doesn't like

Fire

Large crowds

Bugs (especially spiders)

People who don't respond to text messages

Messy eaters

Sam:

He's gonna have a longer description cause he's pretty plot relevant for the beginning

He's a pretty easy going guy, in many ways the opposite Val

Easy to get along with, most of the time he's pretty chill so he doesn't find it too hard to talk to people

Not really an extrovert tho, somewhere in the middle but still social if that makes sense

Val found him in an underground cave sleeping in a pod like thing while on a bounty

Somehow he managed to open the pod and wake Sam up, only to find out he has no recollection of anything that's happened to him nor who he is or his name

They decided to call him 'Sam' for now because it was printed on the tag hanging from his left ear

The last thing Sam remembers before waking up is a giant flash and burning buildings

Based on the weird room, sleeping pod, and the weird suit he's wearing, the two figure out that Sam's been asleep for a lot longer than he thought (more than 500 years)

He's actually from the Previous Era, which was an old civilization a lot more technologically advanced than the Current Era but was destroyed by a cataclysmic explosion (wonder what caused it?)

So Sam is technically many many years old atp but is still mentally the same age as Val

As you can guess he doesn't really take this very well

Turns out there was another pod next to Sam's pod that's been opened meaning that he may not be alone

Sam decides he wants to recover his lost memories and find out what happened to him and also find the person in the other pod, or at least what happened to them

Since he has no idea what the current era is like he enlists Val's help in exchange for helping him pay his rent.

He decides to keep his true identity a secret to not draw attention

He's actually really good at fighting and can hold up with Val pretty well so the two become partners

He's got these strange metal implants inside him, the most visible one around his neck which he's a bit self conscious about.

He doesn't know why it's there but it might have something to do with the blue ring above his head

The halo only turns off when he sleeps/lies down but seems to be above his head no matter what (he doesn't like it cause it draws a lot of attention)

His eyes are really unnatural and actually glow in the dark, another thing that freaks him out

His hair is naturally coral pink and not dyed (which is also a bit strange but not as much as the other things in his opinion)

Sam can't really read well, he's not sure if it's because he never learnt to read or the language has changed so much since he went to sleep, he's also not great at math

Kinda thanks to this he's also not great at budgeting and sometimes spends a lot of money on useless things that piques his interest (which causes him and val to do more bounties, much to val's dismay)

Even though he can be kind of an idiot sometimes, he does his best to fix his mistakes and make it up to people

Weapon of choice is dual guns!

Things he likes:

Sweet drinks (he's got a bad addiction to boba, milkshakes, and smoothies)

Arcade games (sucks at the fighting games but really good at rhythm games)

Astronomy (he knows nearly every constellation and its position by memory, it's kinda scary)

Action movies

Things he doesn't like:

Needles

Narrow hallways and closed spaces

Horror movies

Bugs (they're both screwed i know)

Some other fun facts !!

They live together in Val's apartment, they alternate sleeping on the couch and bed since Val felt bad

Even though Val said he'd only help Sam if he helped pay his rent, he actually didn't mind helping him for free and only added that because Sam insisted

Val is the only one who can cook out of the two, however that doesn't mean he's good at it, so they usually just order out most of the time

The world they live in is a mix between futuristic and post apocalyptic, yeah there's still technology but it's not as great as it was before

Part of this was because after the collapse of the previous era, rebuilding took a crazy long time and there was a big power struggle until the current government took control

There was a 4 year long civil war that happened and ended around 5 years before Sam woke up

There's currently a large supply shortage so for the past few decades so some technology has regressed

Their world is technically an alternate universe of our world, the divergent point happened around the late 1940s, I could go into it more but it's not that plot relevant but it is the reason they don't have a lot of today's modern technology despite it being many years into the future

[decoloraa]

Real random, but do you have a solid front and side view reference for Casther or Val's head(s)?

Yep, I have some character sheets for them! Tho they’re a few months old and not quite up to date (Casther still hasn't a surname on this one and I spelled his name wrong. I always forget to fix it)

I wanted to update these for a while now so I took the opportunity to make a quick overview and added a few descriptions for funsies. tbh I’m still figuring how to draw some parts. Artists that are able to show different face structures and draw them consistently are a big inspiration, I really wanna improve that 🙏🏻

[blueeyeddarkknight]

Put those grippers down! 😂👇

[grapecaseschoices]

What kind of references do you provide for your kendis commissions? They always came out so well!

Everything under the sun!

In short: Picrews/meikers, the pinboard/moodboards, and the fc. And any other detail they might desire.

The first gives a look (as well as the fc) and the second gives hints on personality.

Then we work from there. I usually ask friend's who know the character second opinion -- like ask them to read over summaries I write about description on character's (not just Kendis') appearances/expressions/style etc, to ensure I didn't miss anything and if what I wrote was clear. Sometimes, they also help my indecisive self pick things when the artists gives me options.

I also think knowing the character helps. I feel I have a clearer vision for Kendis (and I probably would if I did an Andy one) commissions becausee their personality and style is [USUALLY, lmao] clear to me -- but even if you don't have years on your IC (like I would with them), fiddling with their look and personality helps a LOT and helps guide you. Like for example for my Lala request their look was clearer for me vs my Xhyera request where I know her personality/demeanor better than her style.

And dont be afraid to put a lot of detail! And to say what you do or don't (nicely please!!) like during the sketch part. It is rare that I have found an artist that did not give me a part of their process where I can state what I wanted to change -- actually I don't believe I have; even when I'm not part of the process step by step (mostly), they always ask me my input at some point.

Also below, here is a summary of what I sent for a joint commission I've had done. Hope it helps!:

[grimgrinnr]

...One of these days I wanna do a thread where Alastor absolutely murders Valentino...

[venusbby]

user @ranpozz is going to be the death of me.

[kirkwallgremlin]

I made Eila and the rest of her family here <3

Top row is Eila, her sister Keira/Kiki and big brother Eoin

Bottom row is her mum and dad who currently don’t have names 😶

[kindacreepy-kindaugly]

Maybe I just miss havin someone else to blame

[radiaking]

+ memes / accepting!

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