Woodchips and Dried Ink

Welcome to ask-my-memoir! This is a pokemon ask blog following the life of a recluse Zoroark who enjoys the art of writing. This blog will be heavily plot based, with its story being driven in part by character interactions.

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What no updates does to a mf

Uh, hi! Been a while, eh? Yeahhh, work picked up again and this time like… I dunno it just drained me? Really bad. I didn’t draw for a week and came back sorta okay but couldn’t find the good or joy in really… anything?? Trying to get back in a positive art mood and get the juices flowing before I come back here. I’m alive and well and doodling in the meantime, if anyone was worried o/

Okay yes I love this question so much!!

Kaine is the berserker type. He'll throw himself at his opponent with no regard for his own safety. He favors physical attacks over ranged. He doesn't typically use moves when he fights. Prefers the good old fashioned fists 👊 He also plays dirty when he gets really into it. Like that sucker will bite a chunk outta your arm, he's an animal.

He low-key hates to lose. He'll fight tooth and nail to make sure he doesn't, but if he does you're gonna be running him a rematch before he's even finished recovering XD Winning is the only option and he relishes it.

Hathaway is kind of a coward I won't lie. He has little to no battle experience despite being at lvl 100. He uses ranged attacks mostly. Psychic is his go to. He uses it to increase gravity on his opponent / pin them so they can't move as fast.

Were there any characters that inspired some of your own? Which piece of media would you say is the most inspirational when it comes to your art style? How long has it taken to develop?

Admittedly desgin wise Kaine's normal appearance and his human form are unintentionally inspired by "Hydrated" Ganondorf as he appears in Zelda TOTK. Specifically his Demon King form!

Hathaway was unintentionally inspired by Ganymede, the geek mythological figure. In most artistic translations I've seen, he's depicted as a young man who's appearance leans towards androgyny but with feminine attributes.

I say "unintentionally" because I didn't realize how similar they were until I had a moment one day like: "Wait... hold on this is eerily familiar to- OHHHHH!" I realize though that quite honestly them being based off those characters was pivotal to their lore, so I decided to own it rather than change them completely.

Artstyle inspos, huh? Hmmm, while I have more than a handful, the most recent I've been viewing are Zenless Zone Zero, Guilty Gear, and Persona. I also like the Disney and western animation style. I'm still developing my style, so I don't really see one particular media shining through. It's a blend of aspects I cherry pick from them and mash together Frankenstein style.

my question for you is: what influences you/your characters/your writing? do you try to come up with ideas by yourself only, or do you like taking inspiration from other media? be it music, movies, series, books, anything really! I'm just curious about your process 👀

I'm often influenced the most by music, shows, movies, and games. I have an entire playlist on Spotify that's this blog's soundtrack. Music especially really helps me develop ideas!

Oooo I like this question!

Okay so,

Kaine:

- Fighting

- Writing/Reading

- Meditation

Hathaway:

- Making clothes

- Reading

- Collecting things