#this is an excuse to design all the characters

[lunchtimebedamned1997]

Celebrating Velvette's First Fashion Show!

(Timelapse at the end of the post :3)

HOY BOY I FINISHED IT!!! This one took ages but it feels so worth it! Velvette dressed up her boys ofc ofc, they had to represent their girl!

Really though, I had too much fun with this one. I've been putting off background and fabric rendering practice forever, and this seemed like the perfect excuse for both! Fun fact, I actually almost went to university for fashion/costume design, so it was extra fun to try and come up with outfits that felt true-to-character for each of them, while making it feel like something Vel would make, and keeping the mid/late 2010's in mind.

I experimented a lot with this piece, and tried to make things look 'realisitcally textured' (Vox's screen being smooth, the sweatervest fuzzy, and Val's fluff furry, etc.). Just playing around a lot and seeing how I like to render things out! The style of this one ended up somewhere halfway between my kind of 'default' style and Hazbin's, and I really, really like the combination tbh.

Now a timelapse for you all! The is the one min version, but I'm thinking of posting my longer speedpaints on my YT, so if I do, i'll link it here later :3

Overall, besides Valentino's anatomy perspective confusing the fuck out of me, this was a super fun challenge for me and I'm really proud of how it came out!

#my art #fanart #hazbin hotel fanart #hazbin hotel #hellaverse fanart #digital art #speedpaint #the vees hazbin hotel #the vees #vox fanart #valentino fanart #velvette fanart #hazbin hotel velvette #hazbin velvette #hazbin hotel vox #valentino hazbin hotel #digital painting

[tawnyevergreen]

I’m addicted to making these

#tma #georgie barker #melanie king #text post #lgbt #mlm #horror #podcast #rusty quill #tma shitpost #tma fanart #fanart #art #the magnus pod #the magnus archives #I am in love with them #digital art #meme #this is an excuse to design all the characters

[jastard]

Working on these guys again

#bugs #entomology #ocs #character design #polly #eugene #ne-309 #this ocverse has lots of worldbuilding that im not used to. they live in a capitalistic bug hellscape and their society thinks they were #sent to a habitable planet interstellar style to preserve life on earth (false) (clickbait) #they live underground so the bugpeople are all detritivores #excuse for me to be communist about insects. writing is fun occasionally #art tag

[ebiebii]

i´m kind of really late for this because i always need way more time to finish my drawings than they actually require but anyway halloween means soul eater 

#soul eater #maka albarn #soul eater maka #fanart #soul eater fanart #i think this series is like peak of character design like leigt #this was all an excuse to draw maka actually

[moongothic]

Seen at least one (1) person complain about Crocodile losing his "unique faceshape" (now having the same facial structure that 90% of OP men have) after episode 1086 came out and like

To be fair, yes, the shape of his head HAS changed since his first appearance in The Year 2000. The thing is, Toei's latest Crocodile Offering is frankly more in-line with how Oda drew Crocodile during Impel Down and Marineford than ever before. Like yeah he looks different, but this change isn't new

But that comment really did make me think about how FUNNY it is just how different Croc really looks from his first appearance, like. The evolution in how Oda draws the bastard is so facinating to me

These are from chapters 155, 160 and 205 respectively.

No massive changes happening here in the middle of the arc, but you can kinda tell that Oda was definitely still figuring out how this asshole was supposed to look as he got further into the Alabasta (which is perfectly normal), which just makes That First Appearance look even funnier with time because. Who the fuck is that lmaooo

But then we get to see him briefly during Miss Goldenweek's cover story, this being from the cover of chapter 413! All things considdered, bastard hasn't changed that much, still looks pretty much the same as in Alabasta. His head is maybe a little less elongated than before but still, chin is quite pointy still

And now we're in Impel Down at chapter 540. Again, dude looks about the same as he did before...

But it really doesn't take long for Oda to start reshaping this bastard's entire head at this point

Chapters 544, 546, 578, and cover of chapter 584

The chin is easily the most obvious part, but you can tell Oda kind of defaulted to giving him that same ol' evenly square-ish head most his conventionally attractive characters have during these story arcs (instead of the elongated shape he originally had).

And then we have the latest appearances, from 1082 and 1100

I do feel like comparing these to what's come before would be a little unfair considdering his health and eyesight and how those affect the artwork itself, but. They're there, for comparison's sake

But the point is still there. Crocodile's face shape has changed since his first appearance, but it's not like Toei was behind that, the change was (mostly) gradual and from Oda himself. And it mostly happened in 2008, so it's not new by any means either

So really, all Toei did was just update his character model because ⬆️ is more accurate than ⬇️ for One Piece right now

Regardless. The sheer difference between the two is hysterical to me

#Moon posting #OP Spoilers #Sir Crocodile #💚 All Crocodiles are Beautiful 💜 #💚 Reblog if the Man in the Bottom Image is as Handsome as the Man in the Top Image 💜 #For the record this is not like a serious post #I just genuinely find the evolution in the character design interesting and funny and wanted an excuse to post about it #And people who prefer the Original Pointy Crocodile are Valid #He DID have a more unique face shape and it is a shame he's lost that uniqueness over time thanks to Oda #(Also aren't crocodiles the sharp pointy ones and alligators the ones with wider snoots? Arguably the OG design is more crocodile-like then #I am simply not immune to conventionally attractive evil men. I am quite boring in fact. #OP Meta #My favorite funny minor change is that his hair seems thicker than it was originally but Oda draws him with more lines on his face #So he simultaneously looks older and younger than he did in his original appearance

[lonicera-edulis]

All that has left.

#wips #I've lost the psd file with the rest of characters so I have to post these unfinished /as always) 😭 #I've changed Dain to a red river hog #and came up with cool Dis design #but it's all gone the psd file is broken after light shut off #also I fixed a bit sketches with bilbo thorin and ri brothers but well #I guess for nothing #pity is unnecessary #I am just letting it out in a text form :( #I am going on hiatus #my mental state was in shambles even before this happening #excuse me for venting here #there are bigger problems of course #this was like a little bump to make everything worse

[liquidstar]

Between commissions I finally managed to finish this OC set of parent characters! If the looks aren't enough to show you who their kid is, the background colors match them ^_^ but of course more details below!

Name: Thuban

Name origin: The former pole star, before the north star (Polaris), it's name means "Large snake" and is referred to as the “Dragon's tail”

Pronouns: He/him

Age: N/A

Relation: Raised Polaris, though they're not related by blood and have a somewhat distant relationship, until he suddenly went MIA

Weapon: Spear (Same as Polaris's)

Ethos (Power): N/A

Flaw power is based on: N/A

Notes: Make no phallic jokes about the large snake thing and you'll be rewarded

Name: Ananke

Name origin: A moon of Jupiter, named for the mythological spirit of necessity, inevitably, and compulsion

Pronouns: She/her

Age: -

Relation: Bella's mother, she raised her to be a warrior

Weapon: Bardiche

Ethos (Power): Indomination (The ability to freeze the movement of objects and people, and lock them in place)

Flaw power is based on: Her strict enforcement of obedience through authoritarianism, and a lack of concern for the wishes of others

Notes: She believes in tough love. It's better in the long run to give your kid strength rather than affection.

Name: Rhea

Name origin: A moon of Saturn named after the Titan known as the mother of the gods

Pronouns: She/her

Age: 38

Relation: Saiph's mother, though she gave him up to the guild when he was very young

Weapon: None

Ethos (Power): None

Flaw power is based on: N/A

Notes: Was unable to take care of a baby at the time, and gave Saiph to the guild. She wishes she'd visited beyond that but it's probably too late now...

Name: Arche

Name origin: One of Jupiter's moons, it's name comes from the muse of new beginnings and is associated with springtime

Pronouns: He/him

Age: 7

Relation: Saiph's half-brother. Neither currently knows the other exists

Weapon: None

Ethos (Power): None

Flaw power is based on: N/A

Notes: He's just a little guy. He likes flowers and playing with toys. He wants to be a cool hero like his dad

Name: Poerava

Name origin: A star in Tucana, the Maori word for a black pearl of mystical beauty and perfection

Pronouns: She/her

Age: -

Relation: Al's mom. She mostly raised him on her own while her husband was with the knights.

Weapon: None

Ethos (Power): None

Flaw power is based on: N/A

Notes: Probably the best parent of the bunch if we're being real.

#Finn's ocs #Finn's art #oc references #i wrote the descs while w the kids so hopefully they make sense. my attention was split #but anyway here in the tags I'll talk about the designs in relation to their kids lol #polaris is emulating thuban moreso than anyone else. her color scheme and outfit motifs are the same as his- they ARE his #her original outfit is clothes she took and diy'd into her own so she could go off into the world and well presumably look for him at first #the truth is she always wanted to see the world that's why she loved maps. in a way this was an excuse. in another way she was just lonely #but doesn't understand loneliness. also the fact that she's not his daughter by blood is part of that #bc of her actual parents (not as relevant character-wise) she sees all relationships as temporary and she has issues connecting #ananke i wanted to mostly look intimidating in a way that Bella really isn't #Bella puts on skull hairties and fishnets and stuff but she's very much. a cute softie trying to look edgy. she has pink twintails #she's so different from her mom in pretty much every way but she still did have that ideal of strength drilled into her #still her take on it is softer. she's the team leader now but she's really pretty lenient aside from the important No Killing rule ofc #w Rhea and Arche i had a bit of a flower theme. pussywillow (lol) means motherhood and buttercups mean childishness #so. mother and child #but rhea is interesting bc she's raising a whole different kid now that she's in a different place in life #if you do the math she had Saiph young. and it was alright for a while until his dad (again not as important) died #so she didn't have support or money. but she had a connection to the guild because his dad's old sword teacher is a member (hmm) #but she was too scared/ashamed to visit. she just left him his dad's old knife because that's all she had (THE KNIFE IS IMPORTANT) #arche is her kid with her second husband and her new beginning. this will cause some inner problems for Saiph when he meets them... #Poerava was kinda designed to have rich lady vibes because remember Al's family is practically nobility #but more importantly she's designed to look like a mom. with the low ponytail and tired eyes #the black pearl of her namesake as the centerpiece of her outfit too #again she's got the healthiest relationship with her kid here by a longshot #but i mean don't worry Al still got the daddy issues so he's not getting away unscathed #I already drew Taurus with the zodiac knights though so i didn't feel the need to reintroduce him #anyway Mira really has 0 connection to any family at all she was found as an orphaned baby after a monster attack #obviously she had parents but beyond town of origin it's unknown who so she has no connections to any sort of past parental figure #the guild is her one and only family and that's how she wants it. she wants to be with them forever the past doesn't matter

[slumbergoblin]

Ghost doodles for the night^^

#pmatga #my art #character design #yes that is a blinky-esk ghost #I just wanted an excuse to draw something blinky-related :( #and also!! a jinkx monsoon ghost :) #I wanted to try multiple different body types/skirt/tail types (also NONE of these are to scale!!) #and I think these all came out pretty good! #also the ghost holding the blender cube™ is only holding a blender cube™ because I was too lazy to make it more books #originally the 'blinky' ghost was just holding giant wheels of parmesan because that's just how they ended up #but I committed to the books instead

[rubysparx]

Looking into it it’s apparently clarified which criminals are under the command of which wardens. Pattadol has Otta and Fleki while Mithrun has Cithis and Lycion. What’s interesting about that is Fleki and Lycion not being a package deal for one- but also was Lycion, as a werewolf, assigned to Mithrun due to that rarity and strength? and is Pattadol in charge of simpler strengths (terraforming and familiars respectively) since this is her first mission, since she’s so new? Cithis and Lycion were both arrested and became part of the canaries due to the magics they were involved with beforehand. So they just continued to specialize in their respective areas. Where Otta and Fleki were arrested for non magic reasons (human trafficking and other illegal sales) It’s likely Otta and Fleki were ordered to specialize in particular magic fields for the benefit of the canaries

Fleki on magic types (in daydream hour 5);

im just imagining Flamela like "here captain mithrun, I've assigned you some of our most gifted convicts. This is cithis, she will be taking care of you during missions by use of charm spells. This is lycion, he is one of our werewolves who will act as your guard dog if need be." and then "oh, pattadol, right. Uh. Here's a terraformer we arrested last week, and here's Fleki. They're just one of our many familiar mages, they tend to be stoned while off duty too though so keep an eye on them"

#dungeon meshi #yeah I’m they/theming the weed elf #you can’t stop me. #also on Otta and human trafficking; #I always interpreted that as her being a kobold trader since it’s implied that’s pretty common #but I can’t read Japanese so idk if human is the best translation or if it said demihuman #even so what defines someone as a demihuman is rather loose #I’m not excusing that crime #also I think it’s cool that Mithrun is the designated warden of Lycion #it adds to their ship dynamic 4 me. smiles #I’m not bothering to tag all the characters mentioned here #if this post needs to be found. then it will be found #send her out cortana #also this post was p much entirely pulled word for word from #bullshit I said on discord #I figured I may as well take it here too

[melonteee]

I just think they didn't do Sanji's eyebrows cause they couldn't make it work with the hairstyle they wanted, every Sanji actor looks like a cosplayer, which is not a bad thing when it comes to like live performances on stage or at theme parks, but they're SO clearly wearing wigs LMAO they do not look like "real" people that would exist since that hair (wig) is not natural looking at all (and we all know that Sanji would look wacky with both brows showing, that's why he NEVER shows them in the manga), Netflix is clearly going for realism and Sanji has "realistic" hair which is kinda ironic since One Piece and realism don't really go hand in hand but lol Netflix ¯l_(ツ)_l¯

This same goes for Usopp's nose too, but they have literally NO excuse for removing Sanji's little "beard", that shit should've stayed on since it IS one of the most realistic parts of his design lol but again it's fucking Netflix

Also hot(?) take: I think Oda just designed Sanji to have eyebrows like the spiral in narutomaki cause he found it funny, I think he added the Germa stuff to it later (I think he had a lot of Sanji's story planned out from the get go but judging from his comments he decided Sanji would have siblings much later so I think he also just added more meaning to the brows later)

Anon you cannoooot say "it's just unrealistic looking, all the other Sanjis wear obvious wigs" when Nami and Zoro are wearing the most obvious wigs ever. It has nothing to do with realism, Zoro's hair is bright green for god's sake. If a cosplayer on a $15 budget can add the literal key trait of Sanji's design, Netflix could've found a way to do it on a million dollar budget - possibly even with a more natural look!

I'm not going to lie I'm extremely sick of these excuses that everyone is just making up FOR Netflix, like can we just be in agreement it was honestly disappointing and lazy to remove a physical feature a LOT of people recognise Sanji for. A feature that is so easy to add. You can be excited for it while also going "Wow, that kinda sucks!"

Removing a feature of a character that he's literally recognised for in canon universe, that he gets nick names for and pointed at for MULTIPLE times, is just an extremely disappointing move by Netflix - especially considering it is currently story relevant in the original property right now. They just wanted to make him a conventionally attractive man without any of the design choices that actually make him stand out.

Sanji's eyebrows are also literally meant to be weird, if they look uncanny then that's kind of literally the point. It's why he gets made fun of for them.

Once again, this has nothing to do with the actors at all. They do not control their costumes lol.

Also my hot take here is, if you want to make a show with physical realism, why in the world would you EVER pick one piece to adapt for that 😭

#I'm sorry anon i do not mean to be aggressive but they ALL look like cosplayers #Sanji has just been shafted to be a normal guy with Usopp for some reason #please stop making excuses for a million dollar company #i especially could never see oda just happily agreeing to remove the main trait design of a character he clearly loves #i know ppl think this is an over reaction but it's almost like this is a physical attribute of Sanji that Sanji fans have loved for years! #ask

[bluxtapose]

(spoilers for the start of tma s5) a little pmv i made because the idea was driving me insane ... i've never been so possessed by an art thing but yay first time attempting a longer form project

#i think about this song all the time thank you weyes blood #both being allegories of capitalism etc etc #please excuse the unfinished end bit character design is hard #i am in awe of every single tma animatic creator because the video element is so insanely tedious.... #the magnus archives #tma #jonmartin #jmart #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #tma animatic #weyes blood

[aurosoulart]

I don't know anything about Beam Saber but please infodump about your dolphin

FINALLY ANSWERING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE THE ENERGY LETS GOOOOO. I uh.... am Really Into this character rn and actually properly infodumped here so it's under a readmore 🐬🐬🐬

ok so Sunlith is a second-generation uplifted bottlenose dolphin. that means that his parents were born in Ocean (the cetacean name for Earth), but they pursued the Uplift process, which changes parts of cetacean biology to make them more suited to life on land/in space/with humans/etc. (I can go into detail about what actually happens during Uplift but that would be its own post. 👀)

anyways! his parents went to space and Sunlith was born among a nomad fleet of stardrifters (another dolphin word for spaceship) in the outer solar system.

uplifted dolphins make up less than 1% of the Sol Union (the name for all space-faring beings from the Sol system), but they still have all the same rights and freedoms as humans... and particularly ambitious dolphins can make a killing as mineral extractors in the asteroid belt due to their exceptional piloting abilities. (cetaceans are naturals at maneuvering in low/no gravity 360 dregree space)

this was the profession of Sunlith's birth pod, meaning he grew up with the finest education available. this education allowed him to get into the Europan piloting division, which is especially sought after by cetaceans due to the fact that the best anti-grav exopods (mobility devices worn by cetaceans) come from Europan technology.

Sunlith wanted to go to Europa for a couple reasons: as a second-gen uplift, he's behind his peers in terms of fitting in with humans and other more culturally-adapted cetaceans. he uses traditional cetacean terms like 'maker' for humans and 'many-arms' for cephalopods (his favorite area of study.) basically, he's socially awkward and just wants to study tentacled creatures all day.

Europa is the only other planet in the solar system with native life forms - and they're possibly intelligent! they're called Nautilids and are convergently evolved with Ocean nautilus. by getting accepted as a frame pilot on Europa, Sunlith could both study his favorite organisms AND gain cultural prestige.

there was only one catch - the work on Europa is (you guessed it) mineral extraction! all Europan tech utilizes Europite, a rare metal only occurring on its namesake, for its coveted anti-gravity properties. the Nautilids on Europa are protected, but these protections are only enforced under a trade agreement with a hyper-advanced alien species called the Ouro. these aliens provide funding and equipment for non-invasive mining techniques in return for a cut of the Europite.

this finally brings us to the reason this is a Beam Saber campaign in a war setting: the Ouro are threatening embargo with the Sol Union because they want access to the human-inhabited extra-solar planet of Terra Brea, and these humans refuse to relocate. embargo would not only see Nautilid protections stripped away, but also a massive reversal of technological progress across the entire solar system.

and this is why Sunlith Joins The Peacekeepers (AKA the war. there is not much peace happening)... or, it's one of the reasons anyways. the population of Terra Brea is a religious sect called the Clusterists, a xenophobic group who don't take too kindly to dolphins. so that's also part of it. the Clusterists have their own stuff going on, the war is extremely unpopular, and it's messy and complicated!

I've REALLY been enjoying developing not only all the space-faring cetacean worldbuilding aspects of this universe, but also the whole fallout of an idealistic dolphin trying to fight for a cause he believes in only to discover that War Is Hell. he's VERY useful as a soldier because dolphins have higher psychic ability than humans, and he's used as a lie detector. his frame (mech) is also huge and has advanced shielding, since it was originally used for mining, moving ice sheets, and protecting Nautilids from harm.

to wrap up: Sunlith is very good at what's being asked of him. his call sign is 'Loyal' because of how his teammates view him as an order-following machine, but as he learns about human culture he's starting to hate his life more and more... but he still just wants to protect his little* squid friends and is experiencing extreme moral crisis.

will he succeed in any of his goals?! who knows!! but I'm excited to find out.

*they are not little at all actually. their shells are the size of ferris wheels and their tentacles extend like 100ft

#auropost #sunlith #beam saber #my brain right now: FULL OF DOLPHINS 🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬 #thank u so much for this ask #PLEASE anyone else feel free to ask me questions about any of this #some things i will not be able to say cuz it's spoilers #but there are SO many non spoiler things i can talk about regarding sci fi dolphins and their intricate cultural adaptations #like about how different species adapted to human society differently! #and about how different cetacean religions were brought into space! #or about how inter-species sol union spaceships are designed!!! #and different exopod designs for different cetacean species fhdskghsk #it's been YEARS since i've had this much creative energy and it feels SO good to actually MAKE something again #as opposed to making stuff for other people since that's my job #however now i can use my job as an excuse to make 3d character designs for all of this #so i am just going full tilt into it and i am SO excited about it #atyk

[anonabelle]

Gonna attempt to post one rise fanart a day this month!

First up - some bros having a good ol’ time.

#risetober #rottmnt #tmnt #rise raph #rise leo #raphael #leonardo #fanart #procreate practice #sketch #risetober is just my excuse to finally clean up all the doodles i've accumulated in the past two months #varying levels of quality but all drawn with my entire heart #i love these character designs so dang much

[scootscoot69]

A little duet 🎸🎤

#oc artist #character design #my art #artists on tumblr #oc art #digital art #procreate #oc #art #original character #original art #this was an excuse to practice drawing guitars tbh #digital artist #artist #artwork #illustration #one day I’ll drop the lore on my band ocs #all the band ocs …. #band oc

[cosmicrhetoric]

i don't know if fishman island era sanji is genuine flanderization or im somehow giving him too much and too little credit at the same time. and maybe i was just frustrated that he regressed so bad after two years on Gender Island when i erroneously assumed (after watching iva + co at impel down express that queerness is as close to the ultimate ideal of freedom that one piece is about as you can get) that he would be better for the experience. and i know im going to turn around on him by the time i get to whole cake island but literally brother can we cut this shit out lmao

#its just very frustrating having a main character's transmisogyny be a major plot thing when 100 episodes ago ANOTHER mc #like thee mc like The Main Guy's LACK of transmisogyny equally moved the plot forward #and all this during an arc where we're supposed to see how much everyone has grown and matured #fishman island #there was that bit when he first showed up again when he was like 'say hi to iva btw' and i was like oh! ok so he got slightly more normal #and then he really really really didnt #one piece #how is it possible to have such complicated emotions about character who is literally french #and like i know that iva like. i KNOW about the trans characters in one piece to come and i know theyre not drawn #like the women on okama island but people have been talking abt how the writing doesnt match the art forever and i finally get it #how are you presenting characters with complicated interiority and heroic arcs as the worst stereotype ever #sure bon clay's design was a joke to start and he's the most universally beloved character in the whole series #and they wrap it around like iva in impel down does have that whole 'you dont have to conform we are who we are by kesha' speech #everyone who is there looks exactly how they want to look bc they have the option via iva of looking different #but that doesnt excuse it!!!!!!!! it doesnt make it better!!!!!!!!!!! on the doyle lens!!!!!!!! #and again i know that two more of the most beloved characters in the series are trans and are not drawn with a joking hand. so ill wait #i'll wait for wano. save me wano arc save me. save me kiku #im literally past fishman island btw im in punk hazard now it just really still bothers me

[pencilofawesomeness]

Hello!! I think the action thing is quite cool and your art is really beautiful. If you feel inspired for it could I suggest letter C or I with Freed (maybe in the demon form, or maybe not)? 🤗

This was my first time drawing Demon-Freed and I had way too much fun messing with the design.

(Action Pose Challenge)

#fairy tail #freed justine #action pose challenge #all you gotta do is say demon form and it summons me #I've been wanting to mess with freed's for so long #and this was a brilliant excuse #I have a half-demon agenda going #always beneath the surface #all i've drawn are his ancestors as practice lmao #I'll probably mess with his design more later #but for now action pose go brrrr #also thank you!! #your compliment was very sweet and had me melting upon reading #full pencil blush mode #anyway I definitely am not going to color all of these #but the character design won out and I wanted to mess with #freed's chiton skin soooo #color it was