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If you've read this far, hi! I'm Lev, local eldritch horror who draws silly little guys and I've got a deal for you! My husband @thecoffeerain and I run a patreon/Kofi where you can support our household and visual novel game just by giving £1 a month or more (if you are so inclined)
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Our Visual Novel in development is called Beyond Blood and it's all about supernatural creatures finding love in a small town + some vague apocalyptic events possibly. By becoming a member you can get full updates of the project all the way up to voting on characters and story elements, and get bonus content you won't see on social media!✨ You also get optional access to the equivalent patreon tier, if you'd like to see our non Beyond Blood content or even get more goodies!✨
(below is concept art for the game and only one lineup of many for Romance Options)
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✨Not so fun stuff (why I will be queuing this every other post for a bit)✨
Both of us work grueling jobs that we are severely struggling with. We are both disabled, trans, and Neurodivergent. I work 8-9 hour days on my feet constantly to the point I've developed a need for a cane just to be able to get by. I'm also AUDHD and have begun to experience symptoms of severe burnout but I cannot stop working retail. Currently the NHS has decided I'm too high functioning/not bad enough to qualify for CBT or other therapies for my PTSD as well, despite the fact I've recently undergone traumatic events and have had multiple breakdowns. So if I want to treat these things I have to pay for it out of pocket and I cannot afford that.
My husband is in a job that has him constantly exhausted from early days and late night shifts, and the environment is not only discriminatory towards trans people but also to those with mental health issues. But again he can't leave his job.
Both of us are at our limit and we need something to change.
So if anyone knows and has spoken to me and seen any of my ocs, they'll know I LOVE making things wacky and out there if I have the ability to. If possible, I will have some wacky backstory too! For Enot's case, this is very much possible!
I'm basically just gonna ramble describe my own little thoughts and design choices for Enot with some of my art as reference!
If you want to know my own thoughts and design choices for another character, be sure to let me know! It'll take a little bit as I like to go all out with these as much as possible.
ANYWAYS ONTO DESCRIBING ENOT UNDER THE CUT BC THIS'LL BE LONG!
Spoilers for Enot's campaign below!
Design Choices
So this is my Enot design!
Yes I know it's very strange and wacky looking, but c'mon. I think the little chaos gremlin deserves to have a chaotic design, y'know, as a treat!
I decided to make their whole body fade, but to fix the issue of their limbs blending in too much, their arms and legs are different solid colors, which allow me to draw them easier!
I really wanted to keep the red in Enot's design, but I didn't want to overuse it, so I decided to make it an accent color and sprinkle red throughout the design. I think this makes it easier to look at Enot, and also draw more attention to their face, as that's the most interesting thing to look at! Enot's eyes are red spirals because honestly I think that would be fun. Enot's red whiskers are made to look like a curly mustache because they obviously have to twirl it like an evil supervillain. The last red design choice is seen with their lizard-like tail, which I'm just about to get to.
Enot has a bit of lizard biology in their DNA, specifically white lizards. This explains their strange frills on the back of their tail, their odd distinct head shape, and one of their abilities that I'll list in the later sections.
The last thing I wanted to mention was glitches! As much as I love glitches and stuff with characters (If you have a glitched Enot design I absolutely love it already, please be my friend), I decided to leave this out of the physical design of Enot because I have a cooler idea! Based on text said by Five Pebbles in game:
Five Pebbles obviously wouldn't say this, so I thought of something that I think would be funny. What if Enot was some kind of cryptid or eldritch horror kind of scenario? Whelp, I can say that my version of Enot is.
Enot causes the environment around them to distort and change sometimes because of a reason I'll get to in a different section of this post. Overall though, this explains the strange changes in the world, the weird Five Pebbles dialogue, and fits into the absurdity of Enot's character as a whole.
Personality
Enot is basically chaos incarnate, nobody knows where Enot came from except Enot themself. To sum it up, bro is basically a real time cryptid or scp. Overall they're chaotic, and very loud, but genuinely entertaining if you manage to get to know them.
Yes, manage. Bro is very scatterbrained and is always all over the place.
Other than that, Enot thinks of themselves as some kind of incredibly evil supervillain, but they're absolutely horrible at it. Not horrible in Enot's bad at their job, Enot's bad in terms of the fact that they just don't actually do supervillain things. The most evil thing they can think of is filling a room with their weird eggs, or causing some minor inconvenience as some silly joke.
This basically makes Enot one of those supervillains that is actually not even bad, just a silly guy pulling pranks because they have the power and capabilities of doing so.
Powers
"Enot has a bit of lizard biology in their DNA, specifically white lizards."
For Enot's white lizard biology, this gives Enot the ability to change colors like some kind of chameleon like the picture above. They cannot change shape, just color, which means that if they were to try to imitate another Slugcat, or another species, it would look off.
How to tell the difference between another Slugcat and Enot is obviously the body, but also some of the red on their body. The spirals in their eyes, the red whiskers, and the tail frills always stay red, no matter what the rest of Enot's colors may be. This makes it easy to tell that Enot is pulling a prank or messing with other Slugcats.
"Enot causes the environment around them to distort and change sometimes because of a reason I'll get to in a different section of this post."
Ah yes, the completely wacky idea I had stored for this moment. Enot is some kind of universe or dimension traveler, which explains the environmental distortion, but also the really weird ending of their campaign, the dating simulator.
No Slugcats were found before (minus Slugpups) in Enot's campaign, until the dating sim which just came out of the blue. The lizards changed personalities, somehow all the Slugcats are alive at the same time, moon is now alive yet she was powered off in the campaign previously, and so much more about the dating sim can make me believe this weird belief.
Enot can just go to different dimensions just because they think it's funny and likes to mess with others by doing that. I don't make the rules, Enot does.
Egg
Yes the egg gets its own section.
Enot can lay eggs because I think that would just add to the absurdity of their character. I don't actually know how they would do it , so maybe they just throw up an egg like an scp scenario, similar to a hairball. (Also to keep up the weird factor about them)
REGARDLESS.
These eggs are an active threat when thrown, so I think it's at least worth mentioning. I don't know how to describe the fact that Enot's eggs are singularity bombs, so I'm gonna try to explain how it could work by how I've been making the rest of this post with my weird logic.
My best guess as to why Enots eggs are the way they are is because of the fact that Enot is a weird universe traveling cryptid or something similar to that, so all eggs that Enot creates are pretty unstable, and when thrown, this disrupts the balance, similar to a fire egg.
Relationship Descriptions
OKAY SO THE FINAL SECTION. Wow this has been quite the wacky post. I'm just gonna explain why my relationships for Enot are the way they are. A lot of these are gonna be grouped together.
All of them have pranks pulled on them because it's Enot. Why wouldn't Enot do so?
Iterators
All of them are neutral except for Five Pebbles because Enot never really had a wacky connection with any of them, except for Pebbles and Moon. Enot just really likes Five Pebbles' strange personality. Too bad it's one sided though.
Downpour Slugcats + Hunter
Enot is relatively friendly towards all of them, having crushes on the others (except for hunter). Think of it like having a crush on an actor from a tv show or a movie. Enot doesn't have that strong of a crush, but it's still there.
Enot does have a small bit of respect for Artificer as they know what Artificer went through. This was unfortunately found out from a prank they made, but once they found out about the whole incident, they backed off and apologized.
Enot does have a huge amount of respect for Gourmand though, as it has to do with when they first met. When Enot and Gourmand met, Enot was looking for a place to call home, so Gourmand decided to take Enot under their wing and accept them into their colony. Enot has a lot to thank Gourmand for, as they wouldn't have met anyone of the Slugcat crew, and wouldn't have a home.
Also sometimes Enot and Hunter hunt together, which does give bonus points for the friendly factor.
Monk, Survivor, and Their Family
Enot is generally friendly towards all of them, but especially has respect for Monk and Survivors family. (This is my own little made up campaign for them that's part of my own little story for the Slugcats, so keep that in mind.) Enot thinks that the whole family going in for Monk and Survivor, despite the little hope left is very admirable, and generally finds it heartwarming that they all could reunite again.
Nightcat
Nightcat at the very least is very close to Enot, as they both have very strange origins, and both are oddballs out of the Slugcat colony. At the very most though, Enot and Nightcat would be together as they both are pranksters by heart, and can fight the uncaring world off together like partners in crime.
OKAY WOW WHAT A RIDE! I hope everyone enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing this! I spent quite a while writing this, so if you'd want to see more of other characters, be sure to let me know!
Hey Raven! 👋🏻 I just went through your #my art, and i wanted to tell you that i really really really like your artworks of Miss Raven and Co. You truly put a lot of effort into your artwork, and it shows! With each new drawing, you seem to be getting better! ✏️💕
As i mentioned earlier, i really liked your Miss Raven drawings! they're so cute! especially when you drew Miss Raven in alternative clothing. I also like how much detail you put in your designs for Miss Raven, like the ones for the Fairy Gala or Masquerade Ball are so beautiful 🥺 and still fit her character!
The one you did with her wearing different dorm uniforms from each dorm was such a cool idea! it was interesting to see how she may have appeared if Miss Raven was transferred to said dorms! call me biased, but i liked the octavinelle design the most 😂 but poor Miss Raven. If she had to work part-time in Mostro lounge, she'll have to avoid two predatory Eels 😭 One wants to tease her while the other either wants to squeeze her or dump all his work on her cuz he isn't feeling it today, then there's Azul who takes advantaged of the fact that Miss Raven is close to headmaster Crowley and makes profit 📈 Run Miss Raven Run!!!
Anyway, I think i'm going to steal her away and fight off a certain dangerous and manipulate Eel, a Skilful Hunter, a Lazy Lion, and a dude with the power of christ (idk is Rollo x Raven even a thing?!).
I always look forward to seeing a new artwork of yours truly~
[Referencing this tag!]
Wehhh 😭 I’m glad you find enjoyment in my silly little doodles! Art is definitely an area I’m less comfortable with, but I do like dabbling in it when the mood strikes.
There’s something therapeutic in designing a new look for your OC! You take the time to consider their individual style, the overall theme, and how you can marry the two to create a cute outfit~ I’m really happy with how Raven’s Fairy Gala Couture came out; it’s definitely one of my favorite looks for her. The Masquerade outfit was also fun for me to assemble, but it seems a lot less cohesive in hindsight (probably because I didn’t line + color it, so it’s harder to distinguish individual elements??).
The NRC dorm uniforms (+ the sequel with RSA and NBC uniforms) was another cool project! I think my favorites from those are the Heartslabyul look (just because I’m a sucker for the Alice in Wonderland aesthetic + Raven is twisted from the raven in its infamous riddle), the Diasomnia look (it gives “fairy tale princess turned knight” energy), and the Noble Bell look (because the extra fabric is nice and flowy). You can see how the environment and the personality of each school/dorm influences her, right? ^^ It’s also interesting to think about how differently Raven might have turned out if each of these places had more of an influence on her life.
Bruh 💀 I think she’d die if she worked at the Mostro Lounge, dealing with customers and shady coworkers and employer… though that’s not to say that any of the other dorms would necessarily be better! Miss Raven would have gripes with or rivals in each of them somehow. It’s the Night Raven College way, I guess??
One of these things is not like the other… Looking back on it, 3 out of 4 of those are basically predatory-prey dynamics there there’s a type developing and I don’t know if I like it/j 😂 I’d say Jade’s the “main” love interest, while Rook’s the “oh, he’s cute” one… L*ona kind of started as a crack ship but now I think it’s more of a one-sided thing?? Like, Miss Raven still sees L*ona as sort of a rival, whereas he’s grown a little fond of her but knows he can’t do much to sway her… It’s the eternally “second place” syndrome… 😔
Rollo has the most complex relationship with her (sure, call it a ship if you want 😂), built primarily on a strange savior complex. He did some heinous stuff and dislikes her because she’s very pro-magic—but I think there’s a part of him that feels like she’s a lost lamb that’s been led astray by Draconia and therefore he needs to “save” and “correct” her. Problem is, he’s bad at Emotions so his anger gets redirected at Miss Raven herself. Meanwhile, Miss Raven realizes the similarities between herself and Rollo, so she wants to be a friend to him. She sort of forces him to be her pen pal (thinking that writing down how he feels will help him cope with what happened). So weirdly enough, Raven wants to “save” Rollo and Rollo wants to “save” Raven (but both suck at communicating well).
Who knows, we’ll see how things play out from here Nd when the whim to draw strikes next 📝
for all that Stranger is a very plotty series I really appreciate how it always makes the time for little character moments. things like han yeo-jin’s drawings, hwang si-mok vs food, kang won-chul’s silly office habits. and then it builds on these to give actual character insight?
han yeo-jin likes her drawings, a load of her doodles are actively anime-style which is fitting considering how much she’s into animanga, she likes to gift them and they mean a lot to her. they’re literally part of how she shows her appreciation for others, from her coworkers to si-mok. so in s2 when she’s suddenly *not* drawing? that shows something is severely wrong even before si-mok points it out. her returning to doodling later on after starting to mend the rift with si-mok therefore pulls some weight in showing that she’s healing, but at the same time, when her co-workers look over she still hides what’s she’s doing. this contrasts with her old work where she literally left post-its of her art as gifts on full display. she may be improved from her lowest state but she’s still not comfortable in her current environment.
si-mok vs food, better people than me have explained, but he’s constantly interrupted from having meals because of cases. it starts mostly as a running gag but it does get built upon. when he’s at odds with another character and they try to have a meal with him it’s inevitably cut short (kang won-chul’s s1 manager intervention, lee yeon-jae meeting the team) or he actively dislikes the food (and this part gets more blatant as he starts to express more emotions in general. initially it’s other characters who have to directly comment on or ask him about not approving of the food whereas by the time he has the meal with woo tae-ha the disgust is visible on his face). the only times he’s able to have a proper meal is when he’s started to let people in, so si-mok accepting the invite to the team meal in s1 (just before everything all falls to pieces) is a big step. it catches everyone off-guard for a reason. beyond that, there are the meetings with han yeo-jin which are some of the few times he’s actually able to have a proper meal with someone.
si-mok vs alcohol is another indicator. much of s1 is spent refusing alcohol and saying he doesn’t drink. in situations where someone else is drinking and it would be socially acceptable for him to mirror them (see eun-soo drinking alone in the pop-up bar) he is notable for how he refuses to do so. it takes most of the season for him to ‘give in’ enough to drink and when he does it shows that he may not be showing it in other ways but he has hit a low point. and that he chooses to share his history with yeo-jin when he’s in that state speaks volumes as to how much more he trusts her now. (I could speculate here about how him avoiding alcohol seems to be rooted in a not wanting to lose control kind of thing which is at odds with his whole emotionless deal in the same way his repeated lying about his pain is but that’s a tangent so I’ll leave it be) and at the end of s1 he drinks socially with yeo-jin and later on in that episode shows a full smile, showing him choosing to ease up re: alcohol is actually a *positive* development for him in some way. so him then reverting back in s2 to not drinking alcohol? it’s either his development being stunted/reverted or he’s not in the position where he’s with someone he trusts enough to drink with.
as for kang won-chul? I don’t think there’s any real *development* as such with his office habits (spinny chair, trying to get the paper into the bin), but it does demonstrate he doesn’t conform as much as he seems to at first glance. he’s a character who at first glance knows the ways this all works and blends in with it, but he doesn’t quite fit.
my point is just, the show didn’t have to bother with any of this. they could have still hit all the plot points and it would have made sense. the characters would have still stood up to scrutiny. but they chose to include all these little indicators that build up a picture of all the characters and where they are in their respective arcs. and I appreciate it so much that the show trusts the audience to complete the puzzle.
Your roblox pngs are so gosh darn cool!! Never seen em done like that before, the poses are so fluid and the lightings just right. What's your process like?
gaah!! thank you so much! it's actually a little less conventional than you'd think - but it works for me! idk how others do it anyway, i figured this out on my own. THIS guide will be a bit messier because it's late and i was talking to others during this but... hopefully it'll help!
i actually use the pose editor in a roblox game (or EXPERIENCE i ur roblox itself) named 'catalog avatar creator'. it exists to create and preview outfits - but you can also take cool pics in there an customize your poses (and even your items!)
you can even change background to various greenscreens, so that helps! i use this regularly to plan oufits before i may want to buy them! for example i haven't even bought the things for the tv head avatar i showed.
bu anyways, lemme show you how i do my pngs or 'renders'!!
first you either make an outfit in there... or just use your regular avatar! my current avatar is my silly space kitty i concepted in this game, so i'll use that to demonstrate.
FIRST you wanna click here on the sparkle button i masterfully highlighted in mspaint
2) and right away you see the pose editor!! click it!!
okay, at first glance THIS MAY BE SCARY!! but if you're even LIGHTLY familiar with even the most basic of like... 3d stuff WHICH I KNOW NOT EVERYONE IS - you will do swell. a lot of roblox editing things use this sorta system so you might've practiced there before? (i sure have in tprr's animatronic oc editor!)
3) what you wanna do is just select a body part you want to move. it will then highlight on your avatar and you can use the balls to turn em in it's respective axis. some angles will not work as well so move your camera while you do this
(but have a good camera point set in mind! you may wanna do camera trick stuff in your pose depending on what angle you're at. for example i disattach the tail from the body and make it slightly visible on the side. you aren't able to tell! makes it look nicer.)
to MOVE stuff and not just ROTATE it click the little arrows thing! you will move and not rotate that way. just play around with it :] don't be worried to de-attach things - roblox isn't exactly realistic so don't worry to mess around w that!
4) just pose it! go wacky! here's a few things to keep in mind
certain body parts are connected! and ofc, their respective items - i will cover this later.
for example, the pelvis, if moved, moves the torso as well. if you wanna make a floaty pose, move up the pelvis and rotate it first and then the chest (and other parts of the body)
references for poses may not hurt, but being an artist who likes drawing silly poses i'd say i have a DECENT enough grasp of good poses - so that definitely helps with the Flow of my poses you (anon) mentioned! practice makes perfect!
ALSO, you can save poses!
anyways, here's a pose i came up with!
but that's not all! i wanna move the items!
5) well, just click "apply" and re-enter the effects menu!!
then you click whatever you wanna edit and... boom! fancy new window! now you can play around with your item here - i won't explain that, just have fun!
but to move your item around just click "transform item" - it'll bring up the same options you had before while moving body parts!
aand... here's the result!
so, the pose is done... but we wanna prepare it for editing and actually take a picture! well, first, we can't use this background. so...
6) click the gear and then select 'environment' and select a good green, blue or pink screen! i have to settle with what's best since my fella is rainbow. (whatever doesn't clash with the edges of the character is best!!)
here you can also set the lightning! if you go back and pick 'camera & lightning'
I HIGHLY SUGGEST YOU SET A LOW EXPOSURE AS IT MAKES LIGHTER COLORS LESS "FUZZY" AND **WILL** MAKE EDITING IN A SECOND EASIER! it makes it darker but you can edit that, too!
anyways... here's my final product after fiddling with the lightning!
7) take a pic! you can either angle your camera as is which is a bit limited... or... free-cam! which is a bit better but dear GOD is it annoying to control. (tho holding shift makes it less sensitive)
so... here's the final stage we'll do in-game! one last thing i did to make it look better is for a second turn my graphics to max and THEN take a roblox screenshot. (then turn it back down to not deepfry my computer)
honestly, i could've turned the avatar to face the camera with their body a little more when tuning my camera, but i'm not gonna fix that now i don't have much time now LOL let's speed thru this.
8) the TEDIOUS PART. yeeting this into an editing program.
your editing program WILL require anti-aliasing OFF options, a bucket tool and if you really wanna fix issues - a selection tool and just.. layers. and brushes. i use SAI 2 so it's specific to SAI 2.
if you did your camera settings right, you will have a pretty crisp outline everywhere, unless you're me and fucked up here. but this can be fixed. we don't want this fuzz that much
well, i use sai which has a nice bucket tool! i set it to paint with invisible/eraser bucket and adjust the rance of similar color. may take a few tries to get right pick 'similar colored area' or ' all similar colored pixels'.
personally, i pick all similar pixels.
AND TURN ANTI ALIASING **OFF**!! CRISP PIXELLY LOOK
before i do anything tho, i use the selection tool and pick up everything that's the same color as the background in it - being pink.
you can also use the selection pen!
some get tricky and pixel precise... remember if you use sai that the pen is fuzzy - but selection tool is more precise (not the lasso - that's fuzzier too)
here's the goober with all the Protected parts selected. then just invert the selection... (pointing at how u do that quickly)
9) ok NOW you get that bucket tool and just tap at the pink and watch it BE GONE... ofc, make sure you set it to transparent/eraser bucket tool
BOOM. gone. b-but... ENHANCE...!
NOT PERFECT!! CLICK THOSE OFF TOO! remove manually with pixel tool or whatevz if you must
10) look around the edges of the image and look for any fuzz like this... remove it! and if there's any jaggedies...? you can edit those in yourself, usually it's small enough to clear up yourself. (you can also just - save with a diff name, reopen original, copy the section you erased/has jaggedies and paste it into this edited version)
depending on what bg / greenscreen color options you chose (and yoour avatar's colors) and how careful you were... this may take a time to edit! it depends!
also, see texture mess up? depending on the texture and ur skill/patience... goot bye! i usually keep cover ups to simple things like this myself and i can edit things pretty well, too. u can embrace some roblox silliness and imperfections!
10) color adjustments i do to brighten it up...! once i crop the screenshot around the avatar to be a good size i copy it and paste it into the image again
and i set the layer effect of the top pasted image to SCREEN and fiddle with the settings...! (ofc, you can also use other settings - or even the regular color layer settings - but this one's more straight forward to me!)
then i may double check for stuff but... we're done! here's your finished "render" !!!
i don't have time to proof-read this currently, so i hope everything makes sense and there aren't any weird typos or left-overs from previous editing.
Sorry in advance for the long block of text here… Ive been seeing your ocs all over my feed and now im obsessed!!! Hope you do not mind answering my 5000 questions!!
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~ What was Hercules like as a wee lad?… For the sake of science if you stuck him in a room with 6 other children, what would he do..? would he have any notable / unusual habits compared to the others….?
~ If Hercules could wish for anything ever in the world what would he wish for. Also whats the most expensive thing hes ever bought!
~ Does he have any consistent quirks/stims…? Any silly gestures or quotes ?
~ What do you think an average day would be like for him ? What does he usually eat ? … Hows his morning / evening routines? Is it basic or extensive? Do you think hed be the type to take an hour long candle-lit shower and bathe himself in 50 creams lotions perfumes … or does he just dip and go ?
~ What is his house like…? Does he have his own or is it a family home / did he inherent it. Do you have any idea what it would look like ? What does his own personal room look like ? does he enjoy keeping/collecting anything in particular , or is he a minimalist
Okay now for the sake of science and connecting to Hercules psychologically I must know how he would react to the following scenarios:
~ If he one day woke up in a 4x4 cage in the middle of the Arizona desert what would be do? …
~ If he was walking around one day and suddenly the government said his city was gonna be nuked in 10 MINUTES what would he do? …
~ If he went to walmart and saw a child throwing a tantrum over toys what would he do? ….
~ If he was sitting around and a cute little kitty or puppy came up to him and wanted food and pets really badly what would be do? …
~ if he was going on about his day and, bare with me now, was firsthand witness to the oppa homeless style tumblr text post scenario, in real life, what would he do?
That is all .... Thank you for your time homie of tumblr nation
please DO NOT apologise these sorts of questions and character analysis things are the stuff i LIVE for. strap in folks its gonna be a long one gonna answer these in bulletpoint form maybe a drawing or two scattered throughout!
~ Hercules was,, uhhh,,,,, Not that similar to other children and that fact only exacerbated as he got older. At his mentally healthiest he probably would’ve gotten a lot of ‘wow you’re so mature for your age!’s from adults. Growing up being completely desensitised to violence and in a relatively loving but still very fucked up environment will do that to you.
In regards to sticking him in a room with a bunch of other children and seeing what happens- he actually went to kindergarten! Titan was surprisingly firm that he have as regular of an education and upbringing possible for the kid of a mafia boss. She…. half-managed.
In regards to your thought experiment, here are some drawings from his time at kindergarten when he was at his least traumatised!
~ If he could wish for anything. This is an amazing question- what do you give the man who thinks he has everything he wants? He’d probably wish for whatever problem in the moment that was stumping him to be fixed (gang relations, nosy detectives, etc). Personally I think he should wish for some therapy but thats just me.
In regards to money, he’s really not that extravagant a spender (leave that to Titan) and his quarters are rather modest, the most he’s ever spent on things are probably gifts for his mother lol.
~ Oh BOY does he have stims- he taps. He’ll rhythmically tap his cane on the floor, tap his feet, twitch his tail and tap his nails against the nearest surface. He usually does this when he’s impatient or bored and it’s Not a good sound to hear when in a meeting with him. Though he tends to do this unconsciously and will usually stop if he notices and is in the company of other people (he thinks its unprofessional).
~ Like I said above, he’s really not super into decadence, he thinks extravagance and showy displays of wealth are tacky and unnecessary. His morning routine is probably something along the lines of wake up at 8am, take an ice cold shower, get dressed, eat breakfast (homecooked meals only. He’s a surprisingly good cook), check up on his finances, go do all the things he needs to do for the day, come back home and go to sleep. Very important note is that he wears those cartoon blue and white striped pyjamas.
~ DESPITE not being into overt displays of wealth, he does in fact live in a giant fuck off victorian mcmansion that he inherited from his mother. He doesn’t even use half of it and spends all his time in the house either sleeping or holed up in his study.
His study is a mess btw. Papers everywhere, needs to be swept. He’s very embarrassed about it but since he only ever uses it for all-nighters he never has any time to clean or organise it. His bedroom is immaculately tidy with only a few personal effects and the rest of the house aside from the essentials and a few guest rooms is covered in a fine layer of dust.
okay and here are his reactions to some hypothetical scenarios!
~ Cage in the desert. Okay so his thought process would probably go something like this;
Step one. Don’t panic. Evaluate the time of day through the position of the sun. Scan memories from last night to check for any gaps or places he could have been drugged.
Step two. Go down through his list of enemies and try and figure out who was most likely to have done this.
Step three. Do not panic. Felines can survive for three days without water. It likely hasn’t been more than half a day since he was kidnapped and Leroy will have been alerted to his disappearance and is likely looking for him now.
Step four. Do. Not. Panic. Stay put and attempt to look for weaknesses in the cage, if none can be found stay put and don’t waste your energy. Prepare to drink your own piss if things get bad. Also prepare snarky retort for when Leroy finds you.
~ Nuke scenario. Probably try very hard not to panic and follow his emergency evacuation plan of the city and try to get as far away as possible with his friends most valuable employees.
~ Child tantrum. Depending on the age of the child he might just straight up flash a gun at them to try and get them to shut up. He wasn’t this whiny as a kid- what’s their problem?
~ Very cute animal begging for attention. If alone, the most logical course of action is to acquiesce to its’ demands and give it a pat. It doesn’t take away attention from the task at hand will get it to stop making annoying noises. If he’s with other people he would ask them to give it attention to get it to stop bothering him.
~ Oppa homeless style. He would slowly back away, go home, get out a bottle of his strongest liquor and re-evaluate what he’s doing with his life. Too bad oppa homeless style doesn’t exist in the canon of sadboycats 😔
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTIONS and apologies for the absolute wall of text in response. These kitties have been eating up my brain.
I have another dump of the Sillies, this time little doodles and sketches (and some shrinky dinks)
I’m also gonna use this as another dump of random character info so enjoy :)
I guess I’ve never really seen Phoenix as red bc Zoraxis/Zor is red, and plus, orange/yellow and cyan are complimentary colors. Handler is yellow bc of his subtitles in IEYTD1 and bc yellow is a warm silly color and he’s a warm silly guy. Phoenix has cyan specifically because of their telekinesis/telekinetic implant. Like, y’know when you grab something in-game with your powers and there’s that cyan/light blue beam? Yeah, that color. This does kinda clash with Roxanna Prism’s color (teal), but hers leans more towards green on the color wheel while Phoenix is just a straight cyan. If Phoenix hadn’t joined the Agency I think they’d be a darker blue/indigo. Also Phoenix is constantly bobbing their head and doing little dances to music that isn’t playing (in their head or the environment, their mind is just TV static) (I’m pretty sure they have ADD or ADHD).
Handler is a weirdo and wears a sleeveless, yellow turtleneck sweater over a short sleeved shirt and black pants, while Phoenix wears a long sleeved collared shirt but they roll the sleeves back (they kept getting singed/dirty), a cyan tie, and (technically) dark navy pants (but for simplicity I draw them as black).
Before the Death Engine, Phoenix was just kinda going with the flow, enjoying their job and not really taking it too seriously. After the DE Incident, however, they finally realized how serious their work is, and rather than see a therapist or come to terms with what happened (missing leg, almost dying and falling to earth), they cover it up and pretend that nothing happened. It works most of the time, but they don’t like to be too alone with their thoughts, and that’s where Handler comes in. He acts as an anchor for Phoenix and is there to bring them back to reality should he notice them getting that glassy-eyed, million mile stare every once in a while.
When Phoenix woke up in the hospital room after Rising Phoenix they were super freaked out over their new arm. They were really panicky and kept thinking “not my hand, not my hand, THATS NOT MY HAND, NOT MY OWN” because their eyes were telling them one thing (it’s still there) while their other senses were saying the exact opposite (can’t feel it, strange muted whirring and clicking sounds whenever they moved it). What might be stranger is that their telekinesis still worked with the artificial hand.
Anyways that’s all I got for now, if you want more content you can also find me on Insta where I post little animatics and reels with the Goofballs (same username).
Hiya friend!! (Can I call you that? I don't know!) I thought I should share a silly drawing that reminds me of you! (Not trying to be rude! It just reminds me of your personality and art!) Have a lovely rest of your day!
Also, any fun facts about the home zone that don't reveal to much? (Just curious!)
Hello Friend!! (sure! if I can call you friend too @:]) This is very fun, thank you for sharing the art! It's very cool, lots of fun colours! It is Very Fun seeing a representation reminders of the vibes you've found here @:D
Hmm as for Home Zone, I don't want to spoil anything but I can give some environmental fun facts!
There exists a blueprint of the apartment, and though things get wonky the layout remains the same (or mostly, sometimes walls just need to grow haha). The Home Zone was named by a commentor and the name works in multiple layers!
Other fun facts about the Home Zone (speed round! I have so many thoughts!!)
The MC has multiple photographs they've taken up around their apartment. Originally the deer picture scene also had a description for warped photos of birds, a sail boat off in the water, and of a sunset! I'm a big fan of Deer Horror so I kept that part in, but the rest are part of the story in my mind haha. Because it is You, You can imagine any photo being warped in that scene
The dragon statue in chapter 16 being warped is a Charizard @:)
I don't know if anyone cause it, but the odd Duck Bowl in one of the earlier Home Zone chapters (I forget exactly which one, but it is likely chapter 12 to 14?) is a reference! It is Duck Guy from Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (in strange uncanny bowl form, I thought it was funny @:p )
The wires from the ceiling is based off of what electrical wiring can look like in an unfinished space. I've lived in many under-construction places and the electricity is shut off so the wires are safe. It looks funny though!
The atmosphere of Home Zone is heavily impacted by the non-physical environment of all the ""characters"" in the story (is this a spoiler? I don't think so? I think people picked up on that(?))
It is also called Home Zone (to me, to me. This is a Silly Thought you now know!) because I think Wally calls the MC's apartment home because anywhere his Friends like are a part of his home. Because he thinks Home means something like Safety and Care, and he Cares about his friends (home is where the heart is, etc etc. I don't know if I explained it well, but he is just a Silly Little Guy!)
Additional fun fact: Wally is the MC's height for a reason! I cannot share because that would be a spoiler, but there is a reason!!
I could ramble a LOT about The Consequence of Imagination's Fear (I think about it a lot!) But i shall limit it to that. Thank you for the ask, this was really fun to answer!!
Have a Lovely day or night too, and keep being awesome @:D
i had things i wanted to type up about 13 after passing it's intro and getting the party split + starting the gapra whitewood but i fucking forgot everything i was going to type -_-
anyway let's make an attempt here - will probably be fairly scattered thoughts because i'm a little tired:
I think i was going to cover my thoughts on its start/intro + how the game explains its setting with the characters talking about l'cie and focus and ce'ith etc etc and how, with this being a replay, my understanding of things is being coloured by my past experience with the game - I know these characters! i know their story so I know where they are coming from and where they will go.
That aside, personally i don't think it's too terribly hard to follow along with what's happening and at any point i've missed a thing or gotten something confused i just...look it up in the datalog? It's usually a clear two paragraphs and updates along with the story so when they mention the cocoon fal'cie boom! there it is in the data log (BTW their sun is a fucking GOD and it's pheonix of all things?? fucking cool). anyway it's a good slow start that sets itself up well...however the fact i don't remember a single villian aside from eden/cocoon (whoever the final boss was)...well lmao even.
speaking of story this is where the strength of it being linear comes in!! i know half the reason, or majority of the reason i'll play a ff game is for the story. It's expected im going to play something with a good story so give it to me!! and they do. I'm actually really impressed at how well the game has kept it's pace with cutscenes and such interspered along the level and the battle amongst it too....dare i say......somewhat similiar to doing a dungeon or nicely scripted chase in c.trigger. Well anyway I don't think this game needs to be open world to work at all [the looming specter of gran pulse hovers under me]. I am interested to see if it keeps this pace or spreads things out a bit more depending on how long levels get. I recall one dungeon in gran pulse being. long so we'll see if my opinion is still the same after some time.
There's also been a few moments where they've gone 'yeah running along this track is a little boring let's throw in some silly stuff/basic 'puzzles' (usually encounter to get to key to unlock path forward). I haevn't taken issue with it yet and for the most part the environments are so fucking pretty i just stop and stare at it for a while.
Oh also! love there are a few places you can see how cocoon curves...upwards....it's so fucking weird! The area you run around at night make it look like the 'sky' has weird clusters of stars but nope! that's cities you're looking at - and later when you play as snow in a flashback you can literally see the ocean curve upwards it's really fucking weird!! (but cool as well but also part of what i mean by the game doesn't really draw attention to the fact you are in, what is basically a shell - iirc you don't even see cocoon like that until you leave it).
oh yeah combat...i am enjoying it a lot more that i understand it. Still a few enemies i think i'm fundimentally misunderstanding how to keep the chain going on + build up their stagger to do damage (not needed most times but enemies with phys/mag resistance kinda need to be staggered) however...two team parties are kinda hard to build paradigms for because you are limited and i've had a few situations where i've put the wrong job on the wrong character and struggled in a fight - eidolon fights especially. Did have a funny moment where i was distraced for a couple of seconds and saw two bombs going to self-destruct and couldn't swap to healing in time and got a game over lmao. I've had a few game overs already due to losing concentration or just playing too reactively (you really need to be proactive, when you are it flows real well) but retrying doesn't set you back far at all (very nice!)
Anyway do like that debuffs work really well and do make a different (smt moment lol) especially for a series where trying to apply debuffs on enemies doens't work half the time (hello bosses). it's mostly like this because of how it affects the stagger bar but im really excited to play around with that once i get more debuff abilities.
woah that was a lot more than i thought i was going to write. I haven't even touched upon the characters themselves yet! ah well, next time.
30 - Free space! Say something about this ship that you want to say!
oh no decisions and being given freedom to talk about anything....
I just rlly care them lots <3 I could talk an essay about the ship, they're beloved to me. they're really sweet, and they make me smile lots!! they compliment each other rlly well as charas and as a dynamic-- I love how they both uplift each other's strengths and help them grow past their weaknesses. friends to lovers is a ship dynamic that I'm v soft for and I think they do it rlly well and respectfully,,, I sent a little ship meme I made ages ago last post that talks about a few silly headcanons but they just fulfill a lot of tropes that I love.
it's really interesting to me that they parallel each other a lot-- they both end up visibly questioning what they're doing and the team that they're a part of, but are trapped in it for different reasons. they're both kinda the one spot of normalcy for the other in Meteor-- which isn't a good environment for either of them to be trapped in. both of them seem pretty reluctant to battle the player (i.e. stuff like using gimmick sets, visible reluctance and dialogue surrounding fights), and only do so because of orders and obligations-- I get the feeling that the MC in a story instead of a game (and absolutely plan on capitalizing on this) would absolutely pick up on the fact that both of them never really... try. both of them just don't really ever want to fight you-- whereas some other characters like Blake, Zero, Fern, etc will pretty much always throw everything they've got. that along with them being really close in age (canonically! the exact ages are left ambiguous, as is the same for most other characters, but it's mentioned that they're very close in age) and they just are both really fun to talk about and to draw and write together. I love how they still are there for each other even when Meteor's no longer a thing and I love thinking about how much both of them finally having that freedom can help both their relationship and them as characters grow.
it's an AU but it's also pretty heavily canon-based in terms of characterization (although events diverge a lot from canon!) so I love the two of them in Margo's AU as well-- Martakace (Meteorshowershipping) is one of my fav ships along with Takace (Royalcourtshipping) rn <3
rambles under the cut bc this is OC stuff that I have shared custody over with some friends so it's not as pertinent to the original ask, so cutting it here in case you don't want to read!
HI if you're here! i have SO many thoughts about martakace and MC/Ace/Taka as a polyship outside of Margo bc they're a power throuple hdfsdf. since Ace doesn't send their letter, now neither of them know where to go, and they end up leaving to the desert together. neither are really very prepared, and they're both kinda in a rush so they don't have many supplies beyond food and healing items and their backpacks. they can't use their PC of course since Terra would zero onto them in an instant so they only have the teams that they carry on them (Ace's is modified a little to split between the mons they share on other teams), although they miss their other Pokemon dearly.
they end up sleeping on the sand together one night and wake up to find Margo on the platform the next day and the reaction is panic initially. Margo's absolutely been able to tell that neither of them have really wanted to fight throughout the game and they see that these two people are panicked and unprepared and just. protec. Taka and Ace are panicked on the other hand and just think "okay if they're here then the others aren't far behind and then it's gameover for us." so they're a mix between terrified and betrayed and resigned. but then the three of them are traveling together and they're just both. confused. Taka and Ace are obviously very close with each other but here they're kind of questioning whether this is even the same person that they heard rumors of with meteor? and Margo calls them friends for the first time and it's kinda the start of both of them developing a sort of puppy love crush-- where it's kind of just that Margo is very cool and thoughtful and kind to them. their feelings for each other are obviously the kind of thing that's never been acted upon-- Margo encourages them to be more open with themselves as well as with each other-- so Taka and Ace end up getting together in Train Town after having a first kiss one night very late in their travels when the three of them are stuck on top of Teknite at night. Margo refuses to take the Gible when they're all in Sugiline and adopts a Trapinch instead, and doesn't take the sword either when the three of them are atop the tower.
Margo just encourages both of them to be more open-- Taka to be more confident, and Ace that it's okay to be vulnerable and to put themself first sometimes-- since they have a habit of neglecting themself in favor of worrying about others (such as Taka and Margo). Taka and Ace help each other grow and end up growing closer as friends due to being able to communicate more, and grow into not just being used to acting as stepping stones-- but instead wanting to actively help others and do things. there's a lot of other canon divergences-- Labradorra City+tournament and Victory Road are big ones due to both Ace and Taka being involved in that and in a relationship now, and their feelings for Margo growing more (they don't get together until postgame after Margo comes back from the New World, though, so it's slowburn on that end).
there's so much more but I . will stop rambling. thank you for listening shdfsdkfsd I will talk more about either of them until the cows come home but this ask is getting too long and I'm getting embarrassed. I love them v much <3
I was tagged by @glamfellens for this very cool reflection challenge! This is a super fun one, thank you for tagging me!
Rules: Share five of your own fanworks (fic, art, etc.). Then, tag five more people to share the things they’ve made.
1) Something you absolutely adore
Dimitri and Byleth is such a tender pair for me, and I'm a really big fan of the softness of this piece 🥺 Plus, since it's a redraw, I really enjoy it as a marker of my artistic improvement 💗
2) Something that was challenging to create
This one had a lot going on before I made the decision to render it in a lineless style. Posing four characters full bodies, having them interact with each other believably, creating appealing and in-character post-canon designs, having dynamic lighting... and then when I was almost done I had thought of "what if I tried that rendering thing I see other artists do" which added another solid two days to the time spent on this piece 😅 In my humble opinion, though, it was worth it, and I still consider this one of my most impressive pieces!
3) Something that makes you laugh/smile
I drew this little series off the heels of my New Year's resolution to "draw more silly", which I was struggling with bc the first one was def supposed to be a little goofier, but it actually came out looking very serene. And then one morning my dog jumped into my bed and woke me up by sitting on my face 😂 It reminded me a lot of Declan the Mabari and I wondered how Fenris would take to a dog sitting on him in the morning haha
4) Something that surprised you
I still look at this one some times and am just like,,,, bro how did I do that. I think it's like one of my Top 3 kisses I've drawn, and I'm still shocked at how good the colors came out (I've actually come to the realization with this that black hair is really fun to color in bright environments bc it's so reflective 👀)
5) Something you want other people to see
A pretty recent one, but one I'm really really proud of! The BG3 brainrot is real :')
I think I'll tag @thefife01, @hajima-7, @stereotypedebunker, @hanpaopaoo, and @iubworks! I'd love to see some of y'all's favorite works! No pressure though of course! (especially if you've already been tagged in this haha 😅)
How do you write a good mys mes oc, Kait? Your ocs always super fit the characters you pair them with, and I really want to write a good one that fits them. I'm starting with a Saeran cmc since he's been my favorite for years (she'll be for all saerans because he's perfect in all ways, smh.) But I'll make a Seven one too and maybe even Jumin, it's just my focus is Saeran.
I'm not sure how to go about design or personality or even backstory...do you have any advice? Much love from a huge fan of yours 💝
I appreciate the warmth you have for my CMCs! They're important to me because they've seen me through hard times and I've grown with them just as much as they've grown through story-telling. I think the most important thing when it comes to making an OC is that you are the happiest person in the room.
What I mean by that is you can only make a character for OCxCanon for yourself if you're putting your heart into it. The thing that gets a lot of people when it comes to my characters is the fact that they've got traits that I know like the back of my hand. I add a little of myself into all my characters, which not only helps me grow as a person but allows the character to transition with me.
Like, with Lila, I shared some of my personal insecurities. So, I forced myself to confront something I struggle with by allowing her to be a vessel for that part of me! So, not only was I subjected to unlearning that insecurity for myself, I got the chance to write a character who's able to be loved despite her fears. She could learn how to be loved by another person!
She could learn how to love the parts of herself she is insecure about! So, that's one thing I've learned over the years to help me flesh out a character the best way I know how. When you share a part of yourself with your character, it forces you to grow alongside them. It really can make a difference in your life if you're willing to think outside the box like that. Humanizing your characters can come from trying to share parts of yourself.
I think the best characters often share one trait with their creator, but that isn't always the cause. It's the same thing with Judas and Minji, I have to add. They might not be used as much as Lila is considering I love Saeran and I want to always make content with him, but the two of them have traits I love in others or things I don't like about myself. I think that's the best advice have for personality.
Now, when it comes to backstory, I think the most important thing you can do is think about how you want your character to be shaped by their past. What family circumstances do you think fit your OC? Is it going to be important in the future? How will interacting with other characters in the story affect them when it comes down to family and interpersonal relationships? What trauma have they been through? Is their life relatively normal?
Remember, your character not only moves through the environment you put them in—But, that environment affects them, too. You have to consider the world and your character at large since it never stops, that's a good way to look at it.
Most importantly, I think above all else, you need to write and create content that makes you happy. You're not doing this to be popular or anything. You're creating content to make YOU happy. You're drawing or writing things to feel good inside! So, no matter what you do, make content that makes you happy, no matter what that means. It doesn't matter how silly it might be. I don't care if you want to write a story in which Saeran is a catboy and your OC is a bunny person, as long as it makes you happy, that's all that matters.
aaaa I kinda wanna make a DHMIS side blog and write some fic but seeing so many ppl start getting harassment out of nowhere is so discouraging 😂 wishing you all the best, I love your warren stuff (and sorry about those mean anons!!)
oh, sweetheart. i'm so, so sorry that you feel this way. this is dreadful.
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared fandom, look at this ask. over the past week myself and many other fans of the shorts and show have been receiving vile messages. death threats, wishes that our favourite characters should die in horrible ways, and personal attacks. the level of harassment the fandom has reached is unconscionable.
if you're one of those individuals who thinks it's a great time to spew filth into people's inboxes, or to scream at artists/writers/theorists through tags because you really don't like a fictional character, or even enjoy watching the fireworks like people's emotions are some kind of sport? re-evaluate your life for a moment. right here, you have an individual who is too scared to engage with their interest because of this harassment.
now, i'm thankful i'm in a good place mentally and am able to laugh this stuff off. i've liked weird characters and been bashed for it before, and it will happen again. but these people are forming an unsafe, toxic environment. it's not 'lmao this freak likes the worm i'm gonna send death threats 😂'. it's them taking time out of their day to make others miserable because they can't handle other people liking something they don't. i find it unbelievably ironic that it's posting about Warren, of all characters, that is drawing such ire. joking about how he's ugly and a terrible person is one thing, that's all in good fun - he's both! but did the actual message of that episode go entirely over their heads, or is their media comprehension so dim they believe it to be a one-to-one depiction of reality?
for anyone who has been made to feel unsafe in this manner - whether in this fandom or another, for liking an unpopular character or for just trying to enjoy themselves - you don't need to give these people your energy. go ahead and make that sideblog. post those headcanons. make your art and write about your ships and create your AMVs. and do everything you need to do to keep yourself and your mental health safe. it's okay to turn off anon, it's okay to delete replies, and it's okay to block liberally when assholes come into your space looking to ruin your day because their own lives are so vapid and hollow.
anon, thank you so much for your kind words and for being so sweet to me - i'm really glad you like my silly Warren content! i think you should make that sideblog and have a blast with it. for every awful ask i've received, there's been a hundred other messages, reblogs, tags and more gushing and theorising and just having a great time. the fandom as a whole isn't bad - it's just a couple of people who have nothing better to do and want to project their insecurities outwards. don't worry about them. they're leading profoundly sad lives.
take care of yourself, and i hope, with time, these people grow up a little and learn to enjoy themselves. 💖
As the last episode comes out tomorrow, I figured I reflect a little on my experience being a part of this fandom for so long.
I first discovered Young Royals when the season 1 trailer dropped back in June 2021. At the time I was going through a weird teen drama phase and this seemed right up my alley (although I will say as the series continued with seasons 2 and 3 I found the teen drama aspect of it fading to more serious and adult stuff which I really like). I had also just finished reading Red, White, and Royal Blue and while I did not love it, I was obsessed with the secret relationship and the monarchy stuff. Therefore these two interests combined and the fact that it was a teen drama, made this show seem like a perfect fit for me and I figured I would give it a try.
Come July, I was actively trying to distract myself from a book series that was coming to an end. I was very obsessed with Carry On by Rainbow Rowell and the first week of July waiting for that final installment was pure fan agony. That's when I remembered Young Royals had come out that day and as a distraction I decided I would watch an episode a day. Of course, that ended up being impossible as I got so immersed in the show that I watched the whole series in 24 hours rather than over the course of 6 days. Before I knew it this became another hyper fixation of mine. I find it crazy that while I was actively losing one this new one just arrived.
I remember when I got to college that year and would literally use Young Royals as a comfort show while adjusting to a new environment. I remember forcing some of my new friends through the first season (they didn't like it as much and that's ok). I remember when season 2 got announced and I was so excited and realized that this show was actually getting really popular internationally. I remember when more and more of the interviews were being done in English and I didn't have to hunt down translations as much.
When season 3 got announced it was such a bittersweet experience. I was so excited this show was going to come to a proper conclusion but I also knew that the day it ended would be hard for me. It feels silly that this little Swedish show means so much to me and it's really hard to explain. I myself don't even fully understand it. It's weird but losing a hyper fixation, even one that comes to a planned ending, is like losing a little fandom part of yourself.
I can't explain the draw that I have to this show. Maybe it's the monarchy part. Maybe its that all the characters just feel so real and while they are messed up I have a soft spot for them all (yes, including August). Maybe its because it was one of the first series I consumed where the characters had acne and that was okay. Maybe it's a combination of all of that and so much more.
Whatever it is, I am glad this series exists. I am thrilled that we will actually get a proper conclusion tomorrow and that this was one of the few shows that Netflix decided to give a chance. I can't remember the last Netflix show I watched that actually concluded as intended instead of getting abruptly cancelled. I plan on watching the last episode later at night so I will be avoiding tumblr for the majority of the day tomorrow. I just wanted to get these thoughts out before its released. I hope everyone has a great time with the series finale tomorrow. I'll be crying with the rest of you and then we can all move on together, while still holding this series in our hearts.
It's so cliche but I love the quote "don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened". See you all on the other side!
After everything with modelling was done, the rest was pretty straightforward. I knew the colour was going to be purple because the colour matches well with warm and cold environments and is versatile. The only time it wasn't so easy was when the god character was being made. I kept changing their colours because they kept looking muddy or too different. Eventually, I was happy with the final results because they looked whimsical and still looked like they were in the same universe. The only thing I would have improved was the neckpiece because the values blend a little too much with the marble skin and shirt. Overall pleased with the final out come. The design inspiration also took from the Yorkshire trip but more on that on the other post.
The villain however did go through a couple of changes here and there. As I wanted the character to be saved for last on list. The character is a bull because part of the story was inspired by three day dance with the bull being an evil spirit from Coasta Rica. It was also inspired by the last unicorns bull. I wanted the character to resemble death and the character to have some black liquid because the villain comes from a land that burns mortal flesh and lava. So it felt fitting that he would be a skeleton. But the outfits were tricky because I wanted them to look like they could travel and had their background but too much like they are on holiday. I decide that character have little about them and make them more mysterious with one of their symbols. I changed the horns around because it didn't match the silhouette that I ordinally made for it. The face shape that I also made was changed too because it looked silly.
The turnaround was mostly okay to do because I refenced my model a lot while doing it.
Overall this experience was very fun and creative to do. I especially loved doing the modelling because it gotten me to experiment with sculpting and gotten to draw me more male characters. which helped me get out of just drawing the usual female characters.