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Harlock is trying to perfect his “don’t care” smirk. Tochiro may or may not be standing on a box to reach 5′2″. They are both having way too much fun for a pair of incarcerated space pirates.

First time trying a more realistic digital artstyle, and for a meme of all things... well, given my past efforts, I suppose it’s to be expected, lol.

The expressions were heavily inspired by their official wanted posters, which are amazing. Just look at these goofy goobers:

And of course, here’s the original meme:

#my art #digital art #memes #leijiverse #space pirate captain harlock #arcadia of my youth #endless orbit ssx #galaxy express 999 #captain harlock #harlock #tochiro oyama #barbie meme #barbie

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Some of my Star Wars OCs I drew recently for digital art practice: the crew of the YT-1000 freighter Acklay, around 10 BBY. From the top:

Kass Copek - Gungan, Force-sensitive thief, copilot

Jax Terava - Zabrak, smuggler, captain and pilot

Ayy “Hail” Luroon - Twi’lek, mechanics specialist

Athilai Bar’yet - Bothan, information specialist

R5-B22 “Bee” - Astromech droid, slicer

Their intro story is still in the drafts stage at the moment, but for now, I’m just happy to have finally figured out all their designs. They’re the greatest rebel scum in the galaxy, they’re going to crush so many stormtrooper helmets and break so many chains, and maybe even become an accidental found family along the way.

(tagging @rogue-kenobi​ since you were interested in the crew, well here they are! :)

(pose reference under cut)

credit: artofflorence

#my art #digital art #star wars #star wars legends #original characters #star wars oc #rebel oc #gungan #zabrak #twi'lek #bothan #astromech droid #my ocs #kass copek #jax terava #hail luroon #athilai bar'yet #r5-b22 #draw the squad

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I totally want to know more about your Jax after reading your tags! The fact they’re both Zabrak too! Tell me more 🥹

Also if it helps mine is really called Jaxton but Jax for short! 🤣

Oh man, well now that I think about it they're probably very different in character, lol - your Jaxton being a chill Force-sensitive Jedi-turned-healer, my Jax being a Force-average mercenary-turned-smuggler who is somewhat reckless and incredibly stabby.

So my guy is named Jax Terava, and he's an Iridonian Zabrak, born around 50 BBY. He grew up learning to fight and went into the Iridonian planetary defense force straight out of school, as per his family's tradition. However, the military career didn't agree with his chaotic tendencies; he was soon discharged for troublemaking, and joined a mercenary guild instead. While doing mercenary work in the Outer Rim, he was captured and enslaved as a gladiator, and by the time he escaped several years later, he was pretty done with the whole warrior thing. Turned out his epic reflexes meant he was a natural pilot, and after learning to fly while working aboard various starships, he acquired his own ship and started work as a free trader. Later, during the rise of the Empire, he became involved with various nonhuman resistance groups and ended up as the co-leader of a rebel cell aboard his ship, the Acklay. He started off just wanting to enjoy his freedom and avoid the Empire as much as possible, but became reluctantly dedicated to the cause, and gained that sweet sweet character development in return.

Some more fun facts:

preferred weapon is a zhaboka (Iridonian polearm) or vibrolance; also has an extensive knife collection

likes spicy food, "spicy" here meaning "he can eat the Star Wars equivalent of a ghost pepper and not break a sweat"

inclined to ignore his personal issues in favor of partying, punching Imperials, and acting like an overconfident hotshot

And here's a quick phone drawing of the him:

#asks #my art #digital art #sketches #writing #star wars #my ocs #jax terava

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The pirate knight and the rose maiden, who met in Arcadia

#my art #traditional art #colored pencils #leijiverse #arcadia of my youth #harlock #maya #not me having feelings about childhood friends who grew up to start revolutions together #this took two weeks to finish. what was i even thinking #i never want to look at a plant again

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I’ve been rewatching EO SSX and drawing memes to cope with the inevitable

something something, shitposting is the best antidote to sorrow

(bases + credit under cut)

credit: unknown (this one is a classic}

credit: @little-geecko

credit: @jokesitos-art​

#wasn't sure if i should share these with leiji's passing still fresh in our minds but i feel like the fandom could use some humorous content #idk man i just love these dorks #my art #digital art #leijiverse #arcadia of my youth #endless orbit ssx #harlock #emeraldas #tochiro oyama #tadashi monono #la mime #memes #draw the squad

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I rewatched AOMY recently and had to draw Them

(base credit: @mapleleauf )

#the best space pirate rebel friends #they are going to save the universe and live forever #my art #digital art #leijiverse #arcadia of my youth #harlock #maya #tochiro oyama #draw the squad

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A handful of my DTDAY Flight Rising artworks from 2021, when I was really into oversaturated marker drawings and still figuring out dragon anatomy.

#my art #old art #traditional art #flight rising #dragons #draw the dragon above you #dtday #fr mirror #fr fae #fr veilspun

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One of my OCs from an original story: Christopher “Kit” O’Donnell, a spacer from Pluto in the 23rd century. Nothing bad is going to happen to him out there in space, I’m sure. Nothing at all...

(I finally figured out how to color traditional lineart on my phone. With this knowledge in hand, I am now unstoppable, and may even do something with my ancient hoard of uncolored pencil sketches... someday.)

#my art #my ocs #tradigital art #artists on tumblr #astronaut #sci-fi #original character #kit o'donnell

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my latest diversion: learning how to use autodesk sketchbook by drawing a hundred pictures of anime space pirates (they are my children)

(original pencil sketches under the cut, warning for crap quality)

#my art #sketches #digital art #leijiverse #space pirate captain harlock #arcadia of my youth #endless orbit ssx #harlock #emeraldas #tochiro oyama #blorbos from my shows #i drew these from memory and colored them without reference so pardon the inaccuracies

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"The hero, the princess - hand in hand - must bring the light back to this land."

Or, when the princess falls into an abyss, the hero, his new spooky magic hand, and a dragon-headed flamethrower must bring the light back as best they can, apparently.

Tears of the Kingdom is going to be wild...

(Colored pencils, 2021)

#my art #old art #traditional art #colored pencils #the legend of zelda #breath of the wild #tears of the kingdom #link #zelda #fire. so much fire

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"Nighthawk” Valeri Tenau, a Mandalorian OC of mine doing Mandalorian things, like flying around looking cool and edgy (probably after assassinating a Jedi or something).

(Acrylic painting, 2021)

#my art #old art #traditional art #acrylic painting #star wars #mandalorian #original character #mandalorian oc #valeri tenau #cityscape #(kinda)

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A painting I did a while back for an art contest on the Overly Sarcastic Productions discord server. The prompt was “OSP god designs”, so I went for their version of Athena. She didn’t win (Dionysus did, lol) but it was a great experience nonetheless. (This was the first thing I’d done with acrylics in years, and as you can probably tell, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing.)

(Acrylic and ink, 2021)

#my art #old art #traditional art #acrylic painting #acrylic and ink #overly sarcastic productions #osp #greek mythology #pallas athena

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"Oh, it's you! I know a song about this place. Would you like to hear the ancient verse passed down in this region?"

- Let's hear it.

"Excellent! Without further ado..."

(Watercolor and ink, 2021)

#my art #old art #traditional art #watercolor and ink #the legend of zelda #breath of the wild #kass

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Hey look, it’s the scary space lady and her scary space kid

(Watercolor and ink, 2021)

#my art #old art #traditional art #watercolor and ink #metroid #samus returns #samus aran #baby metroid

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“But you see, it's not me, it's not my family In your head, in your head, they are fighting-”

More cyborg ninja angst. The detailed linework was really fun to do; I used one of his figurines for reference.

(Colored pencils, pen and ink, 2021)

#my art #old art #traditional art #colored pencils #metal gear #metal gear solid #gray fox #frank jaeger #cyborg ninja #blood #tw blood #(don't smite me tumblr gods it's just ketchup i swear) #this remains one of my favorite things i've ever drawn. which uhh says something i guess

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“I stare at the stars, and the sky up above, And think, what am I made of? Am I full of sorrow? Am I hurt and pained? Or am I filled with love?”

(Watercolor and ink, 2021)

#my art #old art #traditional art #watercolor and ink #metal gear #metal gear solid #sons of liberty #raiden #he's just chilling

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Boba Fett as he first appeared in The Mandalorian. I liked his desert hobo look.

(Watercolor and ink, 2020)

#my art #old art #traditional art #watercolor and ink #star wars #the mandalorian #boba fett #tusken #the shading in this is... ouch #but i still like it