#steven universe style ofc

[intotheelliwoods]

Hey, hey! :D I'm not active follower of yours but I see your arts on my dash time to time (I love your art style, it's so cute!). I recently noticed you draw future Leo with more arms and eyes and it instantly made me think of Sukuna in Jujutsu Kaisen so... I wanted to ask is he the inspiration / idea behind future Leo's look? :3

Nono, the TRUE inspiration was:

[tobyisave]

just a coupla lonesome cowgems roaming free without their sally mays

(aka they both canonically use country music to cope with their aloof blue life partners leaving them and i think thats beautiful) (alt under cut)

[jypinreallifefr]

Redacted audio angel headcannons!!!!!!

(A bit of David)

•Asher definitely sent angel the minecraft movie trailer and said "BRO." Angel watched it and was utterly disgusted but they're gonna hate watch it

•angel played D&D when they were younger,still do but less and got David to play (David probably already played before and angel got real excited)

•angel asked David if they wanted to see the barbie movie with them and probably had to either drag him out to be in a light color of pink or he had to be 'convinced' to go watch it with them (they also probably saw it with milo,sweetheart,Asher,baabe,Sam and darlin and they were surprised that he wasn't wearing black)

•if you ever seen that one tiktok audio that's from Deadpool and its "Hi wade!" "Hi Yukio! It was nice for you to say hi and I said hi back" then that is definitely angel and Asher

•angel loves Chappell roan and probably played it when they were with David (he likes the songs)

•when their texting they probably use :3 XD :P :D D: :> :< :] :[ :) :( :O :C C: :/ :\ :| alot (or when they were younger)

•they probably like kpop (small fan or big stan,your choice) they probably like the groups straykids (my ult ofc) twice,ITZY,(probably) BTS and MAMAOO (they relate to the song taller then you)

•their style is probably either strawberry aesthetic,coquette,scene,gyaru (I think I spelled it right),downtown or acubi (your pick)

•they probably like cartoon shows like gravity falls, steven universe,amazing world of gumball and a hint of owl house

•on the topic of gravity falls,they definitely saw THE grunkle Ford edit and simped for him and they got oddly uncomfortable around sam because they're old (then told him about it and they laughed)

THATS ALLL BYEEEEEE :3

[fbfh]

curiosity is a wonderful thing - ch 8

wc: 3.1k

genre: slowburn, friends to lovers, fluff

pairing: audrey x ben, mal x ben????, eventual ben x daughter of alice!reader

warnings: audrey being a lil bitch again, mind control/hypnosis magic, implanted thoughts, minor emotional manipulation from mal

summary: disappointed again by Audrey's motivations, Ben prepares for a huge tourney match. But something - or someone - becomes very distracting all of a sudden.

song recs: the king - sarah kinsley, mind control - topsecret, do it for her - steven universe soundtrack

a/n: so we took in a stray cat (orange ofc) and he literally did this to me the other day???? peak orange cat behavior tbh. not my pic if that wasn't obvious

TAGS @yesv01 @magcon7280 @hopefullhearts @thatawkwardlittlefangirl @sunshineangel-reads @dustyinkpages @inejsknifes @tulipmagnoliaisme @ev3ningrain

“So, where’s bunny?” Audrey asks Ben as they head to the tourney field. She says his nickname for you with a note of venom. Even though it rarely happens, whenever someone else refers to you as bunny it always hits Ben’s ear wrong. 

“She’s probably just running late,” Ben says, “nothing out of the ordinary.” 

He says it sweetly. You three were supposed to meet up before the match today, but Ben figures you probably took a wrong turn, or got tied up in a project. Ben covers for you like that a lot. He doesn't mind at all, and since he can't go with you to Wonderland, he feels like this is the next best thing. Or the least he can do, he supposes.

“Well great, that's…” Audrey starts, trailing off as she gets distracted by a group of girls. More specifically, by how amazing their hair is. She tries to pay attention to what Ben is going on about this time, but their hair… it’s too distracting. It looks photoshopped. It looks like the hair they use in salon ads and shampoo commercials. She glares at them, her gaze venomous until she realizes her eyebrows are all scrunched up. She snaps out of it, smoothing out her face. First not just one person with better hair than her, but multiple girls with hair so much better than hers that she’s going to get wrinkles over it? What’s next, mixing patterns? Unblended eyeshadow? Orthopedic shoes?

“Do you think they actually paid for those?” She spits conspiratorially.

“D- uh, they- they might have…” Ben sputters at the sudden change of topic, following her gaze and trying to figure out what exactly has got Audrey in such a bad mood suddenly. 

“She did it to Jane’s hair too,” Audrey continues in that tone she only gets when spreading gossip. “And Fairy Godmother’s not happy about it.”

Oh. She’s talking about their hair. 

The realization dawns on Ben, and he takes a closer look at the group of girls. The girl on the left’s new color and style remind him a lot of yours. It looks good. Ben glances back at Audrey, realizing she’s this upset over someone else’s hair.

“I mean… what’s the harm?” Ben starts gently. From what you’ve told him about Mal and Evie, Mal is probably just trying to make friends with the makeup and fashion tips she’s picked up from Evie - and as far as Ben’s concerned, that’s something that should be encouraged. Before he can finish his thought, Audrey interjects, as she so often does when the conversation isn’t about her.

“It’s gateway magic!” She exclaims incredulously, as if this should be obvious to him. 

Gateway magic? That’s… not a thing… Ben thinks, wondering for a fraction of a second if Audrey might be joking. The only reason that magic is retired in the first place is because of the technology boom that came from Auradon’s alliance with Atlantis. All the new technology can do pretty much anything magic can do in people’s day to day lives. 

Aside from that, it’s also much easier to regulate and add in safety precautions. Most people have become more interested in exploring and expanding new technologies than focusing on magic and its traditions. Ben has a feeling that in the coming years, magic will eventually begin to be re-incorporated into society, but for now, it’s somewhat obsolete. Technology is easier to learn, gets more consistent results, and you don’t need to dig through ancient texts for information - one quick Doogle search and you’re good to go. 

“I mean, sure, it starts with the hair.” Audrey continues, and Ben can sense a tangent coming. “Next thing you know it’s the lips, then the legs, then the clothes, and then everybody looks so good, and…”

As he listens, Ben starts to see her point. If using magic to alter the way you look becomes common, it could have dire consequences. Adolescence is a fragile time, and if cosmetic alterations start running rampant at Auradon Prep, who knows how detrimental that could be to the student body’s self image and self esteem? The last thing Ben wants is to contribute to misogynistic, unrealistic beauty standards, give young girls even more unattainable ideologies to compare themselves to. 

He’s sure Mal is well intentioned with all this makeover stuff, and he doesn’t want to punish her for efforts to make friends - solve one problem by causing another. If he can just talk to her, have a heart to heart and explain why he’s concerned, he’s sure she’ll understand. That way they can collaborate, come up with a solution for how Mal can make friends without doing anything that could inadvertently create a negative aftermath. 

“...Then where will I be?” 

Audrey’s voice breaks Ben’s momentary, spiraling train of thought. He looks at her as she pouts, fussing with her own hair. She pulls out a compact mirror and begins inspecting her face. The realization that Audrey is only worried about herself yet again sends a flash of disappointment through him. Maybe if things were different he could talk to her about it, maybe he could get her to understand. But he still has a tourney game to get ready for, a meeting with his parents after that, and a new potential crisis to put out. 

“Listen, Audrey-”

Either she doesn’t hear him, or she doesn’t want to, and cuts him off again - something Ben starts to realize he’s growing very used to. She snaps her compact shut and looks at him vaguely, digging around her bag for her plumping lip gloss. She makes a mental note to get more, the extreme plumping kind if she wants to get ahead of all this magic beauty bullshit on the horizon.

“I will see you after my dress fitting for coronation, ‘kay?”

“O-Okay…” Ben replies, but Audrey is already bounding away.

“Bye bennyboo.” She calls out behind her, leaving Ben alone in the hall. He feels himself cringe a little at her repeated use of the nicknam, but reprimands himself. It’s well intentioned - well enough at least - so he shouldn’t be judgemental. 

Behind him in the empty hall, Mal stands, staring at the back of Ben’s head intently. She steadies herself with a breath. She’s been practicing on the birds outside her window - she even practiced on Carlos a few times - she’s been pouring over her mom’s spellbook nonstop since yesterday, she’s ready. She has to be. She takes a breath and walks forward, clearing her throat. 

“Hey bennyboo!” She says, sarcastic and saccharine. 

Ben turns around, startled by the sound of Mal’s voice, and bites back a sigh. He really wishes people would just call him Ben. Before he can greet her, Mal takes a few steps closer, locking eyes with him, and holds up a baggie of cookies that look very… homemade. 

“Do you want one?”

He looks at the cookies briefly, then smiles at Mal. It seems a little strange that she would take up something like baking when she refuses to even take an art class, but Ben is too distracted by the fact that she’s finally putting a good foot forward. She’s doing something kind, making a gesture, she’s trying.

“Oh,” he chuckles, smiling and trying to find a polite way to decline. He never eats right before a tourney match, especially dessert. 

“I uh,” he starts, fumbling for words that always come so easily. “I’ve got a big game - I don’t eat before a big game, but thank you so much!” He adds quickly, her eyes locked onto his. Have they always been that green? 

“T-thank you. Next time, next time definitely.” He concludes. He should go. He needs to go warm up or he’s going to be late. Why is he still standing there?

“No, yeah.” Mal says, pulling his thoughts back to her. If her eyes had always been so intense, such a vibrant, glowing green, Ben is sure he would have noticed before. “I completely understand.”

Mal smiles sadly. 

“Be wary of treats offered by villains…” She laughs sadly, eyes still locked on his, drawing him in. “I’m sure every kid in Auradon knows that.” 

Panic and guilt flash through him. 

“No, no, no-” He fumbles, trying to explain, but finding the words feels like trying to run through quicksand. He can feel his brain slowing down, struggling to think, growing more and more quiet. 

“No, that’s not it,” he sputters, desperately trying to correct her impression of him, that he doesn’t trust her, doesn’t like her. “I- I really do-” 

He gestures weakly toward the tourney field, eyes still locked on Mal’s, stuck in her entrancing gaze. Everything around him seems to glow with a tinge of that green, that intoxicating emerald color of her eyes. He tries to say something, but there are no words in his head to draw on. It’s like someone cut the power supply to his mind, leaving him reeling in the dark, stuck in place as Mal stares him down, inching closer to him. He can’t think, can’t blink, can’t move. All he can do is watch the shades of green emanating from Mal’s eyes, casting everything around him in emerald and lime and harlequin. He wishes he could say something, then slipping into the back of his mind like a snake, words begin to form. 

Everything you say and do makes everyone believe you’re wildly in love with me. Even yourself. 

Everything you say and do makes everyone believe you’re wildly in love with me. Even yourself.  

“No, I get it.” Mal says out loud, sounding just like the strange orders permeating Ben’s mind. “You’re cautious, that’s smart.” 

Everything you say and do makes everyone believe you’re wildly in love with me. Even yourself.

“Oh well,” Mal sighs, “more for me I guess…”

Everything you say and do makes everyone believe you’re wildly in love with me. Even yourself. 

She holds up her sugary concoction between them. 

Everything you say and do makes everyone believe you’re wildly in love with me. Even yourself. 

Ben steps forward.

Everything you say and do makes everyone believe you’re wildly in love with me. Even yourself. 

He reaches out his hand, compelled by her, then hesitates.

Everything you say and do makes everyone believe you’re wildly in love with me. Even yourself. 

“Eat the cookie, Ben.” Mal says, her melodic voice sounding just the same out loud as it does echoing around his head. 

Everything you say and do makes everyone believe you’re wildly in love with me. Even yourself. 

“Eat it!” She snaps. Ben reaches out automatically, taking a bite. The glow in Mal’s eyes softens, a glint of that green still reflected in Ben’s, and he blinks, trying to come out of this strange stupor. 

“See?” He replies hazily. “I totally trust you. Totally.” 

Mal smirks. She glances over at her friends, who Ben didn’t even notice. Mal looks back at Ben. 

“...How are they?” She asks tentatively. Her heart pounds uncontrollably in her chest. This is the moment of truth. She can feel Evie and Jay and Carlos all holding their breath, right along with her. 

“They’re good, they’re great.” Ben answers quickly. “They’re amazing! They’re, uh…”

A warm, fizzy feeling fills his mouth, trickling down his throat as he swallows. 

“I mean, they’re warm, and chewy, and-” he sputters mindlessly. That addictive, bubbling, fizzy feeling spreads from his throat to his chest, making him feel all hazy and disoriented. “And, you know, they…”

He trails off for a moment. That warm, itchy fizzing feeling begins bubbling in his stomach, spreading throughout the rest of his body. 

“Is that walnuts?” He blurts out, continuing to ramble mindlessly about the cookies. “I love walnuts.”

She knows that, comes Mal’s voice in his mind again, she must know that. That’s why she put them in there. God, she’s so beautiful, and considerate too. Always thinking about other people before herself…

“And, um, you know, the chocolate… the- the chocolate…” he sputters. “The chocolate chips are… uh…”

The earth seems to move around him, absolving him of all his duties, all his responsibilities and obligations besides pleasing her. 

“Sorry. They’re, uh… they’re warm, and soft, and sweet…” He rambles, describing the angel before him more than the cookies. His breathing gets shallow as he subconsciously steps closer, needing her like he needs air. He’s fixating on her again, aching for another hit of that intoxicating look she had trapped him in.

“Mal, have you always had those little golden flecks in your eyes?” He murmurs, voice more low and intimate as he gazes down at her. He’s looking at her differently than he had been - that much is obvious. He reaches up to take another bite of the cookie and she gasps, grabbing it from him.

“I think that’s enough for now…” She says. Ben chuckles, his gaze unwavering. She’s so considerate, always looking out for him in little ways that no one else does. His pupils dilate as he stares at her, overwhelmed by a sense of familiarity, comfort. A strange, aged brew of feelings rises up through him. It makes him think of something, remind him of someone, but he can’t put his finger on it… He’s so wrapped up in the sensation that he doesn’t even notice Jay standing behind him until he speaks, placing his hands firmly - and somewhat roughly - on Ben’s shoulders.

“How you feeling, bro?” Jay asks. There���s a knowing element, a note of some inside information shared between Jay and his friends within his words, but it goes right over Ben’s head. Everything in his mind is screaming Mal Mal Mal! You want to be around Mal as much as possible! She’s your whole world, and you’re totally obsessed with her! 

“I feel… I- I feel…” Ben murmurs, eyes still locked on Mal’s as he tries to find the words, struggling to put his finger on it. A dreamy smile crosses his face.

“I feel like singing your name-”

Mal’s eyes widen in fear and she moves forward, clamping her hand over Ben’s mouth before he can even think about actually doing it. He wasn’t going to, but he smiles into her palm as he realizes she thought he was serious. 

“Okay, well,” Mal says softly with a nervous chuckle. They’re attracting too much attention like this already, and she knows they have to move on if they want a chance at pulling this off. “Don’t do that.”

Ben takes in a deep breath, and the scent of worn, grungy leather and spray paint fumes invades his senses. There’s something else too… nail polish? It’s intoxicating coming from her skin, dizzying, and he wants more. He takes her hand in his, holding it tenderly and inspecting it closely for a moment, his eyes fixated on her bitten nails. They glint in the afternoon light, reflecting off the sparkly, cracked mixture of purple and green polish. Just like her eyes. He looks up at her so softly, and it makes her feel sick. 

“When did you do this?” He asks, glancing back at her nail polish, his thumbs tenderly grazing over her fingers and knuckles. 

“Um-” Mal starts. She’s uncomfortable. She’s not used to having this much attention unless she’s getting screamed at or is knee deep in a gang fight. She’s… unsure of what to do with Ben looking at her like that. He continues before she can try to figure out a response.

“It looks really good, it… it suits you…” He says wistfully, staring at her hand and wanting so badly to kiss it. He looks back up at Mal, and the intensity in his eyes, in his body language makes her waver for a moment. She looks over Ben’s shoulder at Jay, silently begging to bail her out. Jay bites back a laugh at the sight of big bad Mal squirming when someone shows interest in her, but he nods anyway. 

“We gotta go, we have a big tourney match to get ready for.” Jay says, playfully shaking Ben’s shoulders in hopes of snapping him out of his stupor. It doesn’t work, but he hears what Jay is saying anyway. “Right Carlos?”

Carlos blinks, walking closer to help drag Ben away. 

“Uh, right. See you later, Mal.” He says, shooting Mal a thumbs up, silently congratulating her on pulling off such a complicated, difficult spell. Ben feels his heart plummet as Jay pulls him away, Mal’s hand slipping out of his. He twists around in Jay’s grip, struggling to not let her out of his sight yet. You can’t leave her yet, you can’t! 

“You’ll- you’ll be at the tourney match, right Mal?” He asks, a distinct note of desperation reaching for her as he speaks. 

“Yup.” She answers with a performative smile, skin crawling at all the attention he’s throwing at her. “I’ll be the one in purple.”

She mutters the last part under her breath, muscle memory kicking in as she deflects her unexpected discomfort with verbal jabs. She doesn’t think anyone will hear her remark, much less acknowledge it if they do, but she flinches a little as Ben laughs loudly. “I’ll see you there.” He says, beaming at her. Mal can’t remember the last time she made someone laugh out of anything other than fear. 

“I’ll see you right after.” 

He repeats it desperately, like a prayer. Like he’s trying to convince himself that the pain of being apart from her will be over soon. A cold sweat breaks out on the back of Mal’s neck. She grabs Evie’s arm, desperate for some sense of comfort, and walks away as quick as she can without breaking out into a full blown sprint. 

Jay and Carlos attempt to drag Ben away, a little surprised at how hard he’s fighting to look back at Mal every few seconds. Eventually, after a lot of squirming at talking out loud about how great she is, how pretty her eyes are, isn’t she just the best, they manage to get Ben to the tourney field to get ready for the match. Ben stumbles through his usual routine when getting ready for a match, his head swimming the entire time. He’s completely preoccupied with thoughts of Mal. Soon it’s time to head out onto the field, and it couldn’t come sooner. 

Mal is out there, waiting for him, and he is not going to let her down. He calls out morale boosting chants with the rest of the team, psyching himself up to lead his team to victory, because Mal is going to be up in the stands watching him. He’s going to break records, play the best game of tourney in history for her. Everything he does is for her.

[silverlining-ships]

I had someone DM me recently asking for tips for creating an SU sona and drawing in the style, which is one of my favorite topics to think about and discuss!! I'm definitely not the end-all-be-all of SU style replication and have so much to learn, but I wanted to share my method for anyone interested in creating SU art! So here's a Steven Universe Style Replication guide!

Before you start:

Gather LOTS of references. references EVERYWHERE. I have a google drive folder specifically for Jasper references, but I plan on having folders for each character as well. If you know you're going to draw a specific character a lot, gather references!!!

also, gather references of characters you base your S/I on physically. my sona has traits from both Steven and Connie's body types, so I used photos from their references when creating mine - I specifically used Connie's turnaround as inspiration for the height/posing of mine!

((you don’t HAVE to create a turnaround ofc, but thinking of your sona as one that needs to “follow the rules” of the other characters’ designs can help creating something that looks proportional and accurate!))

Colorwise, it’s fun to consider your f/o or the characters you interact with before creating an outfit palette -> I specifically use yellow as a base color because of the way it meshes with Jasper’s orange pallet, as well as being complementary to Steven’s pink and Connie’s blue

Drawing:

SU has the benefit (and curse) of inconsistent style and size references. it's partially proportions to the other characters, yea, but it's more in the shape language you use when drawing in the style, which is why references are so helpful! 

(unrelated but I love how this shows how much I still struggle drawing jasper.... even after six months straight of exclusively drawing her. sigh.)

take these drawings I threw together! these are four completely different characters, but they all feel different because of the shape language used:

even with my own style bleeding in, really focusing in on what their core body is expressing is what demonstrates the character.

this translates to creating your own sona, too - think about how your sona would fall into the shape language. my sona is similar to Connie, but a bit curvier and stockier, which shows especially in the core of the character design!

I know the "belted shape" concept has gone around this fandom for years, but I'd recommend not depending on it as in my opinion it doesn't translate nearly as well as just a general concept of the form - like how it doesn't work as well with Peridot when she becomes tiney

[obligatory PSA that anatomy knowledge/practice helps so much here - I've been drawing SU for YEARRSSSSS but my understanding of the forms got so much better when I started practicing gesture drawing/anatomy practice]

Expressions/facial anatomy:

so again, SU has so much style inconsistency that the way you draw expressions will vary based on the boarder - this EXCELLENT because this means expressions are really easy to pass in the style! but some visuals anyway:

most of the time, faces are extremely simplified with one guideline across the face, a little bit higher than where the "cheek" starts if the character has a cheek

if more masculine, the guideline will be a bit higher and the eyes will be shorter

an interesting note with Spinel specifically is that her eyebrow expression is done through her hairline, which is part of her really fun 20s inspired look!

Lineart:

i feel like if anything really makes something look "canon", it's how the lineart is done in a finished piece. if I compare with a couple fake screens/edits I've attempted:

the lineart makes all the difference here!!!!

for specs reasons if you're curious, I use procreate with the "baskerville" brush on a higher stream line setting. I do not have pressure sensitivity, so all of my lines are hand-weighted, but if you have pressure sensitivity you might have an easier time here!

facial details tend to be slightly thinner. eyes tend to be a little bit thicker on either the top/bottom or sides, although it depends

outer borders, major clothing, outer hair tufts and other major features are the thickest lines

sometimes lines aren't used at ALL for various features (gem facets, some more minor clothing details, like the bottom of Lapis' top or the waistline on Jasper's uniform)

[random screenshots I pulled as examples]

the key part with lineart and style replication, though, is that is varies WILDLY by style. as long as you have some line weighting it's really easy to get it to pass as SU style

lastly I HIGHLY recommend practicing screenshot edits or fake screenshots if you can!!! I feel like the silly edits I do really help emphasize my understanding of what it takes to make something look like the style, and my little journey into making fake screenshots/"canon" screenshots is a big part of how I've learned to draw in SU style!!!

That's all I have for y'all, make all the SU art in the world!! 2025 will be the Year of Steven Universe Art!!!!

[datcravat]

if you don't mind me asking, what are your artstyle inspirations?

Not at all!!

Shigenori Soejima and his team (the artists behind persona 3-5) are a huge inspiration. The instinctive look of the black shading, facial structure, and use of gesture really stand out to me.

Hungry Clicker's deceptively candid-looking poses, quick but gorgeous painting style and incredible use of reflected light live in my head rent free! I have all his books! His reflected light inspired me to incorporate that into the black shading to artificially create more depth in a 2D style, and spaces for colour

Kuvshinov Ilya's spectacular understanding of anatomy, colour, and how to make a face look cute as hell really helped me nail making a character look appealing. I also often use their idea to add a soft glow to the black lineart. Recommend studying him a lot

Alphonse Mucha was a master of composition and pioneered the Art Nouveau movement. A legend. His beautiful use of composition, pattern, bold lines combined with photorealistic elements, carefully chosen areas to supply immense detail, is fascinating and I'm trying hard to learn from that. I think combining elements from this with solid black shading could be gorgeous. You also see very little use of perspective in his work.

Helloclonion, to me, is a genius. Their use of black is beyond anything I've ever seen. Just a pure master. The black shading does not look invasive, and there is an element to it that makes it a little more 3D-looking than others, perhaps the use of IRL models. The way they translate real shadows to blackness is something I can't yet comprehend but man, I study their work all the time!! I also got very inspired to use vastly different hues as rim light from them.

Media that's inspired my art a lot are 90s anime (Interstella 5555 is my fave), Steven Universe, Sonic, Crash Bandicoot 2, Ghost Trick, Persona (ofc).

My art looks like this right now:

Hope this is the kind of depth you were looking for, haha. There have been and will be far more than just these inspirations of course, but right now it's very strongly these five!!

[candyh0rns]

MEET THE ARTIST 🎨

So hi there folks! I decided to put some information about myself here! ✧⁠\⁠(⁠>⁠o⁠<⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠✧

✮ MY ARTWORKS › #candyhorns

✮ Q&A › #candyhonrs answers

"PERSONAL" INFO 📢

• I go by name Mozzy/Candy Horns 💛

• I'm 17yo my birthday is on 11 August 🎉🎂

• I don't really care about pronouns that much ;0

(I just don't feel comfy to reveal my gender online so I think they/them will be the best choice for me)

• I live in Poland 🇵🇱✨

• I speak in english/polish (mi jaja)

• I LOVE CARTOONS 🫡🦅🦅🦅

LINKS ↓ 🧩

📷 Instagram

🎧 Spotify (playlists)

💐 Pinterest

🌐 Bluesky

Q&A ❓

• REPOSTS - I really don't like that, unless you credit/tag me in repost then go ahead💖

• ART COMMISSIONS - I'm not into any commissions for now, but it's not crossed out for future ;D

• ART TRADES, REQUESTS, COLLABS - CANCELED FOR NOW ‼️ I wanna draw for myself for a while! If we gonna hit 2k follows I'll open them again ❤️

I only do small and easy works for free (unless I have inspiration and A LOT of will) dont expect something fabulous yk?

• Had any more questions? Feel free to ask!

FANDOMS 💫

★ Sooo there is my whole list ↓

(or maybe just things that I like a lot)

• Sonic The Hedgehog (I think its my main fandom. I love the Sonic Team the most of all! Especially Tails hes my fav through like 8 years already? 💙💛❤️)

• Welcome Home Puppet Show (I love this "arg" website!! Its so nostalgic? Also the creator is so so sweet and their works always look so great!! I also own a Wally plushie hehe 🥜)

• Steven Universe (That's basically my childhood, I love Pearl AAAAAAAA I adore her smm!! annnnd Peridot is great too :³ I Didn't really like how future turn out but I was still happy to see them together! 💖)

• Adventure Time (That's also my childhood! I don't have like a favourte character cuz i like them all and the plot is so cool! Oh boy and fionna and cake series was so intriguing ✨)

• Gravity Falls (Well onece again! CHILDHOOD!! Bill fav. Ofc him. Also love the pine twins!! 🌲)

• The Amazing Digital Circus (Really like the idea for this show, and again creator is so silly and passioned about it! Cant wait to see more episodes!!! 🔥)

• The Fairly OddParents: a new wish (For some reason I like it more than the original? Adore the style of animation and that they did bring love between Cosmo and Wanda back again! 💚🩷)

• SpongeBob Squarepants (I love spoingbob hes so cute 😭 that's me if you even care lol)

• Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous/Chaos Theory (Maaan it's so good to watch! Im happy that they made another series of it!)

• Omori (Yah! I love the characters sm! Pretty deep for a cute pixel game, I like Basil the most! 🌻)

• Good Omens (The vibe that it brings is sooo greeeaat! Just want to watch more!🪽)

• Stranger Things (same thing!)

• Indigo Park (I think that I just really like mascot horrors lol, also the creator is such a great guy! Wanna see what he can cook for next chapter!🦝)

• We Bare Bears (C H I L D H O O D, Ice bear the best🐻‍❄️)

• Luca (My favourite animation film! I like how warm and pretty it looks, just want to be there man!🎣)

MY CHARACTERS 👥

So as you can see I have a few ocs, I'm planning to make a cartoon with them in future. For now they just my characters with a story attached to them :'))

Maybe I'll start a comic with them, who knows 🤷

Thanks for reading pookie

(⁠っ⁠˘⁠з⁠(⁠˘⁠⌣⁠˘⁠ ⁠)💕

[artistakai]

Introduction!

Hai! I go by Akai or Nept, it doesn't really matter but I mostly go by Akai anyways

About me:

I'm Aroace Sapphic and demigirl, I'm dyslexic and a very nervous, sensitive person

I'm more of an AMEDOT shipper♡

just be nice and patient please, tone indicators are useful, also I am a furry and otherlink/copinglink (sheeplink)

I hv either an inconsistent art style or multiple art styles, whichever one perhaps.

Blog info:

I post mostly Steven Universe art or at other times other fandoms but I do indeed post Ocs

This blog is mostly SFW only (artistic nudes and maybe artistic gore are acceptable)

Although being SFW, Some topics that I post about can or is serious such as vents, arts, character lore/stories, or awareness, etc, i put warnings in specifics just in case ofc

Tags info:

#My art— Any art that I drew or doodled

#DreamcoreAU— My Peridot dreamcore/weirdcore AU, with art, concept, etc (there's a few versions)

#Peri mom Au— just an AU where SU Peridot adopting my Sona, Doti

#Animal Au— Steven Universe characters as animals

Fandoms:

Steven Universe • WHTRJ • TADC • TWF• Invader Zim • Moral Orel • Gravity Falls • FNAF • Stray • Minecraft • Cult of the Lamb • Inside Out • Beastars • Squid Game • ENA Dream BBQ

DNI

Zoos, MAPS, Necrophile, l0lies

Proshippers, darkshippers, comshippers, cnc community, guros

Neo-nzi, racist, zionist, Trump supporters

Homophobia, transphobia, etc

*if you're one of those ppl who always or not put their unwanted lewd behaviors on to ppl and/or blame it on hypersexuality, don't interact with me. It's for the better of ur own and my mental health*

If I reblogged or interacted with a problematic person, pls let me know!!

Anyway enjoy the browse or stay! Take care of yourself, drink water, eat plenty, and don't forget to donate a click!

[your-local-uwu-artist]

like this is great actually lit, like would def post this if i wasn't a coward

going to start making bets on myself over when ill finally just start posting the [redacted] fanart

[auchrauch]

i LOVE LOVE LOVE how you use color for your illustrations (specifically referencing that one TGCF comic), do you have any tips for developing such a use of color? or did you study any particular artist? i’d love 2 learn more abt how u got to that style

Hello, thank you so much!! <3

I wish I could share some really cool tips for color usage, but honestly, most of my coloring process boils down to just "doing as my heart tells me" and playing around with the correction layers :D

I usually stick to some basic rules with coloring. Like avoiding using black, white and grayish colors and settling for more vibrant colors instead. Or using complementary tones. So I guess picking up a color theory would be a good start? Even if you already know all of this, it never hurts to refresh your knowledge.

I didn't study any particular artist, but what I like to do is to look up color palettes from animated shows. I think it makes a good exercise, since most of the animated shows are sticking to the limited color palettes. Just pick up a show you like and try to copy several different shots from it without using a color picker. My faves when it comes to colors are Promare and Steven Universe but ofc you can choose literally anything else.

Sorry, it's probably not very useful for you but that's all I know :')

Don't be afraid to experiment and completely change colors in the process, use references, take inspiration from other people's art, don't be afraid to break rules and more importantly don't forget to have fun with your works!!

[naviaknell777]

THE URGE TO WRITE FULL BOOK STYLE FANFICS THO!!! I have two requests still left to do but I have so many other one-shot and full book ideas. Here’s all the full book ideas I have so far. I’ll need to finish requests before I write anything else but what do you think of these ideas? Any one I should start first in particular?

Adrien Agreste/Chat Noir x OC (Maricielo, her design and character sheet is on my art insta at vera_prime_studio) -> she’s also a hero and miraculous holder

Steven Universe x human reader (future! Series) -> at beginning of the Future series she moves to beach city, befriends Steven, maybe even falls in love?

Donnie x OC (Veron, her character sheet also on my art insta), who’s a turtle yokai

Sans x monster reader -> who’s Sans’ bestie and they experience life while Frisk is on a genocide route.

Sokka x reader -> They’re a firebender who was abandoned by their parents, the GAang reluctantly takes them in

Edalyn Clawthorne x OC (Sairi, who’s character sheet is on my Wattpad), she’s had an on and off crush on Eda since high school (and they’ve been best friends ever since) and they finally get together during the plot of the show

Ofc, I’ll let you know of more ideas if I get any, but that’s all the long term fic ideas I have rn. Lemme know what you think!

[intotheelliwoods]

Can you guys merge into a double handed person or a one sided hand thing?

So, a Steven Universe Style Fusion you ask? Ofc!

Say hello to Avocado Toast! Or just Toast for short!

[bberetd]

Since you asked me, here's my ask! How about, 5, 14, and 22.

Whoop whoop!

Based on this ask game

5. Have you practiced /drawn in other styles?

I supposeee you could say I attempted the Steven Universe style?

This was in 2020, I was obsessed with my American Indian queen Connie 😩

9. What is your least favorite piece that you have done?

This will have to do it. 😬 you know that feeling as you’re doing art, it looks good along the way, but when you finish and step back all the way it’s just… ehhhh? That’s what this piece was for me personally, I was still new to drawing environments and lighting, so it’s not the best. It’s definitely giving me the motivation to recreate it cause I have gained some understanding of lighting over the last two years.

14. What do you like drawing the most?

People!! It just comes the most naturally to me. I’ve been giving myself a challenge to diversify face shapes so not all characters look the same. Obviously, I’ve been drawing Mario stuff a lot, so that isn’t too bad, but when it comes to real life, I’d like to exaggerate some details a bit, which I’m still working on.

Here are some more examples of me trying to practice this, and one w my friends (with their perms ofc, I’m on the bottom right hehe)

[mentalspaco]

When i was about 12 or 13 i watched Gravity falls. I watched the whole thing on disney channel on tv in german, but bc i found out that they release earlier in English i started watching them all online.

I was devastated after finishing the finale. I was sobbing mess.

That show meant so freaking much to me. The weeks following i really just drew a lot of the characters and wrote short stories about the characters.

So i went ahead and looked for shows similar to gravity falls. I stumbled upon steven universe and adventure time. Both of which didn't air on the channels we had, so i looked them up online.

I started with adventure time as it seemed simpler to me to start with and got absolutely hooked.

I genuinely watched it religiously and drew so so much in the art style, yes ofc it was pretty bad but it felt so so good to release that emotion i felt within it <3

I watched it so much in English, yeah of course i didn't understand a lot at first. My English was really bad, i had a c- in English and wasn't really good and didn't care if i was. The good thing about adventure time is that you don't necessarily need to understand all the fine detail words to get the message of it all

The show is a love letter to animation and writing<3

I continued to watch it for years following, i got better in English and understood more of the show and learned more about life and how jakes subtle life advice really helped me myself<3

I was around 16 or 17 when the final episode aired. I woke up at 5am to watch it before school and sobbed my eyes and heart out <3

I am so freaking excited to see what's coming with fiona and cake, and I'm so fortunate for all the kids to see it and experience what i experienced<3

[starredforlife]

random but what's some of your favorite animated works? whether you consider them influences or not, like as an animation guy what tickles your fancy

lots of dreamworks but mostly kung fu panda 2, how to train your dragon, and prince of egypt! then there's the early 2000's disney era (treasure planet, atlantis, lilo and stitch). then more recently satoshi kon's work (specifically perfect blue and magnetic rose), and nausicaa from studio ghibli. ofc spiderverse was a gamechanger but moreso for story for me! i'm not a 3d animator.

for shows i love neon genesis evangelion, teen titans, revolutionary girl utena, wolf's rain, avatar:tla, steven universe, arcane, bojack horseman, devilman crybaby. idk probably a lot more!! but those are off the top of my head. they've all definitely influenced either my art style or my storytelling sensibilities.

[marcusbrutus]

21, 25, and 30 for the art asks?

21. Art styles nothing like your own but you like anyways

Ummmm Jojo ofc

and Ava's Demon

I don't know what the artist does to make the art glow like that but it's MAGIC. Definitely one of the most captivating art styles I've ever seen

25. Something your art has been compared to that you were NOT inspired by

Well lots of people ask "is that anime" when they see my art, and it's like... yes and no. Obviously I'm heavily inspired by the anime art style. But the things I draw are not anime.

30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated?

THIS drawing of Saul and Howard as Zircons defending Steven Universe. LOOK AT IT.

art ask game