#azil eclipse

[jenn-the-butterfly]

Been sitting on some sketches that got me through a rough mental dip. Practicing my sequential art and stuff is nice but god did I need the fluff that came with it. Holiday season can suck my butt.

Funny the only one who didn't get a solo run was Ty, I should make up to him for it

Echo is such a food junkie he's not allowed to pick the apples himself because he starts eating them, but after being a good boy with the basket he's given a treat. A little love munch makes sure it's ripe, gives him an easier place to bite down and sharing food is a sign of affection 🥰

Everyone got used to Jenn's night terrors pretty quick. She's had them for ages and skipped sleep a lot because of them, but Nova has been keeping her on track regardless because it's not healthy to run on empty like she does. While they can't do anything about the dreams, sometimes a little smooch settles the nerves for you 💕

In the cases where that doesn't work and her brain is just being absolutely horrid, even when awake... Well, there still isn't much to do at all. Event is hands on with his problem solving, so he has complicated feelings about his human seeking him out for comfort and safety but being physically unable to do anything about it. Drives him crazy, but he's not a quitter 🥺

Last batch is sketches taken from a pose sheet by AonikaArt on DA

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✔ECLIPSE✔ Happy eclipse America! - Detail of one of my new works, an abstracts landscape, going to an exhibition this week; a bit of nostalgia, a bit of yellow, a bit of blue; "Waiting for The Rain " 92x92 cm Acrylics and mixex media on canvas. 🔹 Feliz Eclipse. Detalle de uno de mis trabajos recientes, listo para una exhibicion grupal. - "Esperando por La Lluvia" Un poco de nostalgia, azil y amarillo. Acrilicos sobre lienzo. #nidiahansenart #eclipse #rain #landscape #arte #art (at Perth, Western Australia)

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Twitter comments be wildin'

See if you can figure out the secret

Also I hit 300 followers on Twitwit 🐦 so I'll be trying to set up something or other to celebrate

Halloween gonna be busy~

Check out the other goofy comment shenanigans with Event or pop over to my Ko-fi if you want previews, WIPs and other projects first!

https://ko-fi.com/cleverfoxstudios

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Been sitting in this for a while, Echo needed some love I think

Bc he’s close to a Nocturnal type of unit, he tends to process a lot of his feelings internally so showing things is hard in single images. There’s more going on under than grin that he typically lets on.

For Echo (and Event) if it’s not part of a job or provoked, he doesn’t like to punch down as there’s no enjoyment in beating a weaker opponent “for fun”. While notorious for bending & breaking rules for his own entertainment, he only tends to do so against those who can reasonably stand up to him.

He's cheated at ball sorts, regularly surprise attacks the others, and makes up his own rules without warning but only because he easily gets bored when there's no challenge and if the others don't like it they can contest him in it, which is part of the fun. Chaotic Neutral in the most affectionate way.

Oh, he also bites. Like, a lot. Just because.

Even if they get sick of it, he doesn't take it personally and comes around again later with a new way to antagonize them.

It's this perception of ability-based fairness that Echo uses as a part of his moral compass (he's the only one that knows which way it's pointing) but it isn't based on universal criteria. If you can do something and he knows you can, then any amount of disability doesn't matter and he expects the effort; if you at least try first, he's more willing to offer help after. But if you can't, he might be willing to do it anyway.

If it's an outside force though, well... That's not very fair, is it? "Messing with kids" isn't a hard rule, kids are just as valid as adults for laughing at them being stupid, and while he had to learn the nuances of laughing with versus at someone and understanding the limits of what is and isn't appropriate, Echo is a very boundary minded person. It's an expression of autonomy that he values as highly as his personal freedom, and one of the boundaries he keeps in mind is that kids should not be placed under the same expectations as adults, or even older kids.

Helping out little game buddy could have been anyone in a similar position who was new to the game and being unfairly ganged up on, but it being a child who had no way to defend himself verbally, emotionally or mechanically against an adult who should know better?

Nope. That doesn't fly in his lobby.

I like to think he now makes a habit of finding new or young players and being the big level 60 dude that helps the level 5s out so they can have fun and keep the jackasses away.

[jenn-the-butterfly]

A Moment To Think

Comic style experiment to see how it looks as a page. Decided after some discussion with my bestie that I should tone down the rendering as much as I can if I don't want to go crazy or burn out anyone's eyeballs. Not sure how that will look or if I'll end up doing this anyway because I'm a masochist for some reason but I can't relent on the use of color by going to black and white.

Color is so, so important in subtle ways in this world that not using it is a disservice to the story and Azil itself 😔

Anyway, enjoy the Event angst, I'm sure he's fine.

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A small collection of art of Ty & Nova <3

Credits: chibis by Papyswaghet/clownpillz; portrait was a gift commission from @quilandscroll, drawn by NexuxCryptid

Credits: "What Event's Made Of" by @imagine-creative; follow up by me~

Credits: Jenn Squad (gift art) and Starfall (art fight) are both by DragonGirl685

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I saw this goofy ahhh bingo thing on bird-app and decided to fill it out. Not at all shocked Event was the only one to get bingo

Plus bonus Cosmind goober Xeros stickers

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Forgot to post the new dumbass (affectionate) TikTok I made

This is Echo, concentrated into his simplest form: weird philosophical goober

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The last of the main theme images and honestly a really cool accident XD

The terror in the dark, menace of metal,

Echo Chamber

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Definitely not a concerning light effect at all.

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Follow up of the full page of warm ups also serving as a goofy StellarCity X Free Runner cross over

In order:

Wet cat Comet

Comet and Nova talking about food on their way from the grocery store

Echo and Moo, both officionados of comfortable leg wear and chronic unseriousness

There are two war crimes here, aka two lethal robots talking about their knife collection

The idea of 8ot falling into the “can it run DOOM?” felt a bit too in character to ignore (apologies if I’m wrong) and feels less terrifying than the alternative of what watchlist they ended up on

Tydal is having none of Cat’s shit

Bookend with the other sweetest boy, Idyll

@8um8le again lmao

Hehoo

It’s been a minute since I've been fully active here and decided to pop over to my favorite blog for a bit

Bought a new reference photo pack and saw one that felt appropriate, so have some SC Sun and Comet warm up sketching

(Hi @8um8le ;3)

Comet the anxious wet cat is my favorite gender 😂 drawing him next to Nova is absolutely wild stylistically but I think if they were to talk about the restaurant business Comet might open up a lil bit (or get his retail face activated)

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I’ve had this gag in my head for like a week—

Jenn has a very consistent delivery record, even with some locations and customers that are notoriously… difficult to find. She’s very good at her job.

She also has a criminal record.

These are not mutually exclusive facts.

Featuring @8um8le ‘s Eclipse trying to remember if he left the window open or if he needs to check the alarm system

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Fashion Week

Sort of breaking standard rotation with this since it started with Ty and ended with Event, but I finally got the boys to all have some kind of values-and-wardrobe page to experiment with their looks a little bit. I’m sure I’ve shown the others off at some point but it’s nice to have everyone together on the same page too~

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Hey guess what

I'm back with snazzy sketches

Jenn: *frantically searching things like “how to cope with bf being hot”, “help, my partner is sexy and I don’t know what to do”, etc*

I’ve been meaning to do some clothing stuff for all the guys so I can actually give them, well, styles and not just The One Outfit ™️ like a shonen anime…

But this might be dangerous for me cuz that bottom left fit got me like 🥵

He shouldn’t look so good in cop tops, I swear

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Follow up image plus weird pose practice of holding onto the beanpole for dear life (realizing i think I made Jenn too short, whoops)

The shell has been cracked and its all up[down]hill from here

I really need to get the other two more screen time too, but someone's design is being a pain in the ass. Lookin' at you, Solar.

"It's not my fault I'm made with precision and detail~"

"Built different, built stupid."

"Wait, did you just call me 'Solar'?"

I did, what of it.

"You can't blame me for your own decisions, I didn't draw myself."

You exist as a pain in my ass regardless.

"Does that really justify calling me by my model."

I'll call you whatever I want until I get your ref done, thank you very much.

"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the aurora today."

"Not very fair if you ask me."

Then hold the fuck still so I can draw you properly the first time!

"I can hold him down if you want me to?"

"Don't you fucking dare--"

Better start running, Solar Boy.

"I don't run."

"Your mistake then!" >:D

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Started as a gag but then it turned cute on me.

Echo is a naturally curious guy who likes to ask anything that comes to mind, no matter how random or out of pocket it might be. Sometimes the others are put off by his bizarre thought process.

But Jenn? Given she loves to learn and share her findings, questions don't bother her much (usually) and she loves exploring and discussing things like morality and philosophy.

Echo's questions almost always result in her also getting curious about the answer and going on a deep dive if they don't spend an hour discussing it first. It's how they bond.

This time it was about ethical cannibalism because Echo learned humans taste like pork.