#walking-with-turtles

[classy-thief]

🌻 here's my entry for the second week of the @tmntfashioncompetition ! the theme this time was traditional clothing and I immediately knew I wanted to do something relating to my korean culture haha

I'm going against the lovely @tizeline for this one!!

this was supposed to take place in the Joseon Dynasty, but when researching the type of hanbok people wore back then it was kinda hard finding accurate information 😭 so I just went with what I thought would suit them :]

some fun facts about this drawing under the cut! ^^

I hc that donnie would infiltrate the schools to become an astounding scholar, so when he comes home he teaches his brothers what he learned ^^ he's wearing a dopo (도포), which was what confucian scholars wore back then!

mikey's wearing a child's hanbok (한복), which are more colorful than adult ones. so technically speaking, leo and donnie should be wearing one too, but I felt that leo would want to copy don haha. plus, they all still see mikey as the baby of the group 😁

raph's wearing a gat (갓), and this is kinda where it was hard to find accurate info.. it's known that when someone wears a gat with their hair in a topknot, it signifies marriage, but other sources said that it also signifies when a child has transitioned into adulthood. either way, it represents pride, dignity, and status, so I figured I might as well add it.

and since this takes place in the Joseon period, I thought it'd be nice to have raph copying a page of the Hunmninjeongeum (혼민정음), which was a document introducing the invention of the early korean language ^^

and last but not least, the table is inspired by the one my grandparents own :]

[tangledinink]

Will Swannie miss his wings? He’s been like that for about a year now, he probably gotten use to the wings and the pain in his calves/legs…would Donnie get like….phantom pain or something because of the missing wings? Would he in some way try to get them back or have a reminder of them? Will Donnie even try or want to dance again?

donnie doesn't usually dance on pointe anymore-- it was a rare occasion pre-curse, and now post, the physical demand is typically too much for him to handle. but when your little brother knows levitation magic, anything is possible for a special occasion.

generally speaking, though?

there's no way he's ever gonna want to stop dancing.

[ swanatello ] [ prev ] [ fin! ]

and... that's it! that's the end!

... well, the end of the main storyline, anyway! the end of the story for swannie that i wanted to tell. the au will still be around! <3 swanatello has pretty much always been built on the asks i've received about it, and i still have more tucked away in my hoard that i intend to get to at some point or another as little bonus side stories, and my askbox is always open as well...! and on that note--

thank y'all so, so much for your support on this magickal girl journey. i NEVER expected to get the amount of love or attention that i did for my silly little donniesona that was based on a pun, but i had so much fun with this comic and am so grateful to y'all <3 like i said, this entire au was really powered by the amount of asks i received about him and his story, and it was really such a fantastic experience for me all around. not including any non-canon crossover content, this comic is approximately 965 pages long! definitely wasn't my plan when i doodled him for the first time as a goof, haha.

thanks, gang. <3 i hope you enjoyed the ride, too.

[kaysdenofchaos]

TMMT: Style Guide + WIP

i love trying to animate things with absolutely no base skill whatsoever

[revitalizationrat]

Got reminded of that one meme and that's how it escalated

[x-i-l-verify]

Something that I've noticed ever since the Smiling Critters were introduced is that they can so easily be paired off into complementary duos, ones that are specifically designed to teach children fundamental lessons about life and self-care from two different angles. It's really interesting to me.

Like obviously you have Dogday and Catnap, with their sun/moon, dog/cat dichotomy, that stress how important it is to have fun and get things done during the day, but also that it's important to wind down, relax, and get a good night's sleep.

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Bubba Bubbaphant and Craftycorn were introduced as a duo in the Smiling Critter show's intro, and their dichotomy is quite obvious. They are basically the right and left sides of the brain personified. Bubba is the left side of the brain, logical, analytical, focused on math and science. Craftycorn is the right side of the brain, creative and imaginative, focused on the arts and self-expression. They represent learning and academia in all its forms, the different ways people engage with and understand the world.

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Hoppy Hopscotch and Kickin' Chicken form the sportsmanship duo. They are both portrayed as enjoying sports and the outdoors, but in different ways that highlight the different ways sports can be played and enjoyed and also what it entails to be successful at them. Hoppy Hopscotch may be loud and impatient, but she is also a team player, shown in her willingness to slow down her fast pace to make sure none of her friends are left behind. Kickin' Chicken, on the other hand, is laid-back, relaxed, and chill, the described "cool kid" of the group, but he's also described as having a ton of perseverance, more of a "slow and steady wins the race" type of person.

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This leaves Bobby Bearhug and Picky Piggy as the last pair. Fittingly, these two are all about how to meet the fundamental needs of yourself and others. Bobby teaches children how to nourish themselves emotionally through showing and receiving care from others, while Picky teaches them how good food is important to nourish the body and soul. Depriving oneself of either of these things only makes oneself and therefore everyone around one miserable, because those fundamental needs are no longer being met.

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Like fr, this is some pretty genius marketing right here. You have enough characters that every kid will have their favorite, but not so many that any would get lost in the shuffle, because the lessons each one of them would teach would be integral to the group as a whole. It really makes me that much sadder we saw basically nothing of the Smiling Critters during the game itself, because Mob Games struck gold with this concept, only to ultimately do nothing with it. :/

But I guess that's what fandom is for, eh?

[daremo-desu]

Finally had a spare moment to draw something

I always enjoy when characters that are usually goofy get suddenly serious

But what are they so serious about? 🤔

[cherrytraveller]

okay, fashion show’s finally over.

MNMC Leon by @/mutantninjamidlifecrisis

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[sariphantom]

Leopatra being a silly li'l prince. Also tried out one of the new pens I downloaded from Clip Studio Assets.

[spacedlexi]

making this was a battle between me and the fluid brush tool and i almost lost

[frosteaart]

"i'm glad that 'me' is who you all meet"

Note: this version of leo goes by Doe, uses she/her pronouns and was created by @sad-leon

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[imagionationstation]

Thinking about Leo’s habit of laying a hand on Donnie’s shoulder/lip of his shell when giving advice or just existing nearby.

While simultaneously thinking about Raph stomping out of the room only to return with popcorn and to calmly inform everyone in earshot that he has every intention of beating Leo’s high score in ping-pong before turning to walk back out.

But also flabbergasted by the fact that despite the fandom’s insistence that the bros never listen to Mikey or take him seriously when he makes a claim, not one brother in this room hesitates to take him at his word when he says that he can translate the homeless dude’s gibberish.

NOT ONE BROTHER SECOND-GUESSES THIS

THEY JUST GO WITH IT

[cadoodledoodleydoo]

❀𖤣𖥧𖡼⊱𝒮𝓅𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒯𝒽𝑒𝑜𝓇𝓎⊰𖡼𖥧𖤣❀

Every goth bestie needs their pastel counterpart. ˊᵕˋ)੭ ♡ @intotheelliwoods @dianagj-art Version w/out the shading below the cut:

I want them to rest, unbothered and unburdened.

[thatkoiboi]

Part 1 | Part 2

I love Sunset Duo, they are just so warm~

[untitled-tmnt-blog]

I don't understand how all you angst writers here do it. I'll draw like, 2-3 scratch marks on a character and go -- oh no! I've hurt him too much! He's so injured, can't do any more, nuh-uh. Gotta stop there.

[forgetful-nerd]

Rise! Mikey and 2012! Raph would be best friends because the moment Rise! Mikey spotted this cutie sitting on 2012! Raph’s shoulder:

He’d be instantly obsessed with his fellow fire turtle

And 2012! Raph would never miss the chance to show off his son.

[s4geskies]

plant dad donnie is very important to me