#ref: acorns

[imaginationblur]

How’s it hangin’ Sal?

Bunnie>>

[droodlebug]

Blight outfit haul... he really is one of the most men ever

[peoplepersonoaktree]

I'm joining this au if it kills me-

This is Toffee (I just about died trying to figure out a name. I hate names. All names- just- *gags*) for @sleepis4theweak 's foodie au.

She's child. Baby child. Like- 7 or 8, maybe. Around 3ft 8in? Lives on the streets of the hidden city as a pickpocket because I felt like it ahehahrheh-

She's a leopard tortoise. I'll add more sketches onto this... eventually.

idk. Have a nice day.

[adhd-sonic-the-hedgehog]

i miss them. i miss satam. im gonna go lie down.

[cookieseals]

Pile of Acorn4's Current Reference Art

Object VER/First Ref Made:

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Hooman VER/Season 2 Fit:

(Likely will be remade)

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Without Fur:

(Take Note, this ref was mostly made for when drawing his fur being removed due to either be removed by force or from injuries by other means but will only be chunks so good luck seeing a full furrless Acorn4 in canon):

(All blue markings become purple in Do Not Disturb mode)

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Do Not Disturb Mode + Season 3 fit:

BEING REMADE

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Pre-Season - Season 1 Outfit

(UPDATED DESIGN)

[pajulammas]

[Prophecy of Chaos AU] Supporting characters from the Resistance and the reference sheets for their outfits!

Chuck’s Eggman Legion uniform designed by me; the rest of the outfits are designed by @tillytilli​

Height chart:

The fic can be read here!

[totaleclipse573]

I don’t see the incorrect part here

[foxglovesound]

Acorn Beesly of Thornwood Sound

Name: Acorn Beesly Past Names: Nameless Age: 37 months (3 years, 1 month) Rank: Resident (sentry) Identity & Pronouns: Molly, she/her Orientation: Bisexual

Family:

Unnamed vagabond mother

Residency: The Beesly Residence

[arsonwizard]

does a gay lil run that makes you so mad

[dinobeates]

Reference for my Paralogos, Acorn!

[buttfrovski]

i am losing my fucking mind i'm going to go fucking insane they're such funny lookin dudes. what little freaks. absolute zygotes. why are u so bitty, itty? what the fuck is wrong with u? u look like the hungry caterpillars next snack u are so berry shaped. like an acorn. stupid fucking acorns. maybe u should like.. grow perhaps. like u look like the ref mistakes u for the ball at the peewee soccer games.

[yoga-onion]

Legends and myths about trees

Celtic beliefs in trees (16)

D for Duir (Royal Oak) - June 10th - July 17th

“June Tree - 7th month of the Celtic Tree Calendar (Ref)”

metal: gold; Gemstone: diamond; Gender: male; Patrons: Dagda, Esus, Taranis, Artemis, Zeus, Jupiter, Thor; Symbols: strength + patience, generosity + protection, justice + nobility, honesty + courage

The oak was the most revered tree of the Celts, with a tall, round, stout trunk that is thick and round, spreading out like a crown. They grew into huge, imposing trees and lived long lives, so they became objects of worship for the Celts, who wished to live forever. 

Another reason for their worship was their high level of usefulness. It was used for housing and furniture. The round table around which the knights of King Arthur's Round Table were surrounded was made of one solid piece of oak wood. Merlin the Wizard used magic in the oak forests and his magic wand was made from the finest oak branch. The ancients also believed that with the help of acorns, they could come into contact with the gods who ruled the natural world.

The bark was used for tanning, dyes and medicinal purposes and had a wide range of uses. Oak wood was also used for coffins to hold the remains of the dead and was associated with the afterlife. Oak acorns were a favourite food of pigs in ancient times and helped in the mass rearing of pigs. Oak trees, as well as the mistletoe that inhabits them, were a factor in oak worship. Because it was believed to have fertility and reproductive benefits, a ceremony was held on the sixth day of every month in the lunar calendar to reap the mistletoe by the druids (Ref2).

The oak woodland was revered as a sanctuary by the Celts and was called Nemeton. Druidic rituals were held under the oak trees of this Nemeton. There is evidence of the presence of many Nemetons in continental Gallia (the ancient name for the ancient Celtic settlements).

The oak tree, imbued with energy, power and vitality, represents divinity in nature as a gateway to the inner world, a passage to the Kingdom of God, and communicates its divine will to us in the company of the gods.

木にまつわる伝説・神話

ケルト人の樹木の信仰 (16)

D for Duir (Royal Oak) - 6月10日～7月17日

『6月の木〜 ケルトの木の暦（参照）の第7月』

金属: 金; 宝石: ダイヤモンド; 性: 男性; 守護神: ダクダ、エスス、タラニス、アルテミス、ゼウス、ユピテル、トール; シンボル: 力＋忍耐、寛容＋保護、正義＋高貴さ、正直＋勇気

オークはケルト人が最も崇拝した樹木で、背が高く，丸々としてどっしりとした幹は太くて丸く、冠のようにこんもり広がっている。堂々とした巨木に成長し、長生きすることから、永遠に生きたいと願うケルト人の信仰の対象となった。

崇拝されたもう一つの理由は、その有用性が高かったことである。住居や家具などに使われた。アーサー王の円卓の騎士たちが囲んだ丸テーブルは、１枚のがっしりとしたオークの木でできていた。英国では、アーサー王とともに、オークは魔法の守護者とされていた。魔法使いのマーリンはオークの森で魔法を使い、魔法の杖はオークの最上の枝でつくられていた。また、昔の人々はどんぐりの力を借りれば、自然界を支配する神々と接触できると信じていた。

樹皮は皮なめし、染料、薬用などに用いられ、用途は広かった。オーク材は死者の遺骸を入れる棺桶にも使用され、死後の世界とも関わりがあった。オークの実、どんぐりは古代には豚の好物で、豚の大量飼育にも役立った。オークの木だけでなく、オークの木に宿るヤドリギも、オーク崇拝の一因であった。多産と繁殖をもたらす効果があると信じられたことから、ドルイド（参照2）の手でヤドリギを刈り取る儀式が陰暦で毎月６日に行われた。

オークの森林はケルト人にとって聖域として崇められ、ネメートンと呼ばれた。ドルイドの祭式はこのネメートンのオークの木の下で行われた。大陸のガリア(古代ケルト人の居住地の古称)にはネメートンが多く存在した証拠が残っている。

エネルギーと、力と、活力をそなえるオークの木は、内なる世界への入り口、神の国への通り道として、自然界における神性を表し、神々との間にあって私たちに神意を伝えている。

[bonefall]

BB!Character Summaries Masterpost

...and also a place for me to dump my art

Version: 1.1

Character summaries are when I make a design for a character, and then ramble about their personality, role, and altered family in Better Bones!

I'm open to making these for just about any character, even if they're as minor as someone like Mumblefoot. I love kissing background blorbos on the head, like the pope but if he was cool.

For now I'll sort this by Clan and chronology, older cats first.

THUNDERCLAN

Goosefeather

Featherwhisker

Spottedleaf

Runningwind and Mousefur

Longtail (kind of, plus Jaypaw)

Dustpelt

Firestar

Sorreltail

Squirrelflight

Leafpool

Birchfall

Millie (headshot)

Cinderheart

Hollyleaf

Lionblaze

Ivypool

Sparkpelt

Alderheart

SHADOWCLAN

Deerfoot

Runningnose

Tangleburr

Wildfur

Tawnypelt

tigerHeartstar

Gullswoop

Shadowsight

RIVERCLAN

Whitefang and Dragonclaw

Sedgecreek

Hallowflight

WINDCLAN

Larkstripe

Brushblaze

Heathertail

Antpelt

DARK FOREST

Shredtail

Morningstar

Houndleap

Silverhawk

Antpelt

CATS OUTSIDE THE CLANS

Barley Senior and Barley Junior

PREHISTORIC CATS

Dove Wing/Half Moon + Jay Wing

Acorn Swoop

Bumble

Thunder Storm (ref; not a summary)

OTHER STUFF (because idk where else to put this)

ANIMATOR FRIENDLY BUMBLE

Hongry Ashfur

Snapper's Shenanigans Ft. Crowpaw and Gorsepaw

Brushblaze is Disappointed

Fallenleaf Card

Stupidhead

Bumble bestows a speech upon Tigerstar

Oakheart: the dad who stepped up

Resting Bitchface: Blackstar, Rosepetal, Dappletail, Lilyheart

Snowfur Doodles

Cloudtail's makeup

[cookieseals]

Quick ref I made for myself-

APad, aka Acorn!MePad haha-

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Idk if anybody wants to see this but yea..-

[satellite-blossom]

NEW ART !? It's more likely than you think !

I've redesigned Léa's Magical form again, but this time around I've actually colored (& shaded) the whole thing ; I'll share more of my process under the read more.

Feel free to reblog this (but it's ok if you don't) !

(Léa use they/them pronouns and are agender)

So this is Léa's old Magical form, or at least the last art of it I had completed before the 2024 version :

I was going for a fancy, somewhat ouji inspired outfit that'd still be comfortable to wear, as Léa Acorn's style is all about being cute yet comfy. Their body saw no change from their regular form.

I think I was already not fully satisfied with this design by the end of 2021, but as time went on my list of grievances kept growing longer. I started to dislike how much of the design was pure white ; it's not really something I like on Magical Girl designs but for some reason I included it here, probably because I was trying to branch out and take inspiration from series like Lolirock & Pretty Cure for once. I also ended up finding the jacket kinda dumb, or at least the way it fit on top of the shirt seemed off. I had no idea how to color the shoes when I drew this design and it was bugging me more and more over time.

But while I fell out of love with the outfit, my main grievance was the staff-paintbrush-scythe hybrid, which was not only drawn poorly but also pretty boring. I couldn't help but try to redesign it just a month or two after completing the new ref, but I didn't want to redo the whole thing as back then I still made my refs in Microsoft Publisher with the help of Photofiltre, which was a slow and painful process I dreaded.

(Léa's Mobian forms 2021 ref, for... Reference)

So between my laziness, art block and the general state of my life I wasn't able to complete any new design before this year (2024). Let's break down this new design, shall we ?

This was my main inspo board this time around :

As you can see I kept the lolita/ouji influence but added some streetwear elements to it. I felt like the previous design didn't do a great job showcasing the mix of preppy prince & comfy fashion Léa are supposed to encapsulate, so I brought up pictures of a character that had only influenced their story and personality so far : Sora from Kingdom Hearts !

It's not something I bring up a lot anymore, but I used to be well-versed in Kingdom Hearts lore and Léa's story was heavily influenced by it ; they were even supposed to fight with a keyblade at one point ! Design-wise, I borrowed the length of Sora's shorts/jumpsuit for Léa's bloomers, and replaced their cropped suit jacket by a short-sleeved hoodie (which also mirrors some of their Sonic.exe world designs). I mixed these elements with lolita items for a cuter look.

Léa share my love of ties, so I've replaced their bow tie by a regular one ; it's somewhat short to showcase their shirt, which is a revamped version of the old one.

For the legwear I took inspiration from some long flowy legwarmers I saw in a few fairy kei coords, and also the shoes from this CocoPPaDolls screenshot I've taken years ago, back when the game was still up :

(I miss this game every day)

And of course I needed the shoes to be velcro LED shoes, because that's just the Léa Acorn way.

The rounded pink heart-shaped gems throughout the outfit were somewhat inspired by Amulet Heart from Shugo Chara.

Talking about gems, time to talk about the staff ! It was inspired by Amulet Spade's paintbrush, some Lolirock items, and a bunch of bootleg Magical Girl wands. Why reference bootleg wands, you might ask ? Well, since they're already off compared to the real deals, they allow me to not design wands that are too similar to ones from well-known properties.

I've been meaning to make Léa's eyes pink in their magical form for years but didn't actually follow through for a while. I ended up making their eyes brownish pink to not make their eyes too light, as I felt like it'd remove some of their charm (I already felt guilty for not keeping their eyes brown in this form). And of course, I had to bedazzle their eyes to hell and back.

Actually all this shininess and sparkling was inspired by the original drawing of Léa's Magical Form drawn all the way back in 2017 and redrawn in 2018 :

For some reason I took a lot of inspiration from Sailor Moon for these despite Léa's role being inspired by Card Captor Sakura (and Kingdom Hearts). Also Wish Gems used to be called "Magical Chaos Emeralds" and look just like the regular Chaos Emeralds, which was kinda dumb. But I loved the energy of these pieces so I've tried to recapture the "sparkly pink magical transformation void" vibes they had ; I hope I've succeeded on that front.

Anyway, thank you for reading this all the way through ! I hope this was an interesting read, somewhat.

[gendrie]

the fact that theres a song in an arya/gendry scene that was written by grrm to reflect certain aspects of their relationship is hugely significant. tom even winks at arya bc the theme of love across class boundaries is clearly relevant to her and gendry. 

but i do actually think theres a historical backstory behind the song. in asoiaf songs are, generally, written about people/events within the universe. this one? its duncan and jenny! who were “beloved” by the singers. theres a couple refs to jenny in arya’s ASOS storyline (she literally interacts with a dear friend of hers who is still in mourning) so it tracks imo. the song the ghost of high heart requests is one of grief and loss but the song at acorn hall is one of courtship and love. its about a highborn man with all the comforts of his royal life and an unusual maiden of the wild woods falling in love. thats prince duncan and jenny of oldstones’ entire thing. arya and gendry’s class difference is reversed compared to them and to the song. though, despite that arya and jenny share a nature motif.