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WIP Wednesday

Thank you so much to @sorcerousadventurer, @woundedsoul12, @sandcastlekings, and @chaosherald for the tags!

Above is Teia/Queen of Crows, in progress to complement the one I did for Viago/King of Crows earlier. This one is mid-process, so there are still a lot of things that will change for decorations, and I def. need to improve her ear and nose, as well as expand her hair, because it should be glorious.

I'm partway through work for a scene from Crow Parties are Murder - this was going to be the kiss while getting redressed, but with that background, I may need to do the rooftop one instead which means they both need far fancier dress.

And finally, a very early stages Mafia AU Gladius (the real, and sadly deceased version.)

Gladius Mercar de Riva

In the Mafia AU he's dead (but what if)

"You died." "Convenient timing, wasn't it? For everyone but me." "But you were dead." "About five minutes, if Viago isn't lying."

Some people, it's clear, learned almost entirely through absorbing the world around them. Grammar and punctuation will be all over the place, spellings are approximate, but the voice of the narration will come through so clearly. You can hear the dialect of the people around them as of they're telling the story. It's not a written story, it's a transcription of how they talk in their day to day life.

Some people learned through reading a gazillion books as a kid. Grammer and spelling will be rock solid, formatting occasionally based on the single tab of physical books rather than the double tab of online scrolling, but dialogue is often stilted and overly formal. You might notice a lack of contractions and very rigid rules they made for consistency that actually have a lot more flexibility than they think. They tend to have a fantastic grasp of sentence flow, though.

And other people formally learned how to write. This could be anywhere from taking school classes seriously because they enjoyed writing stories as a kid to literal certifications and jobs in the field. Grammer is flawless. Punctuation is triple checked. Foreign words are in italics. Characters have distinct voices. But their self indulgence is tempered by perfectionism. They know precisely what they want from a fic. Authors notes often feature mutterings about their happiness with the chapter. Kaomojis often appear! They seek a style to their writing, and it makes for some wonderfully clever plots! These are the ones most likely to get fun with formatting!

And some people.... Some people examined it all. They dissect dialogue, people watch, cross reference behaviours and compare characters to people irl. You can tell almost immediately who had formative experiences with Terry pratchett and/or ghibli, because it's these people. While others see writing as fun, expression, craft, they see it as art. Plain and simple. Sure, the grammar is occasionally sacrificed on the altar of creative freedom, and the occasional sentence might miss a full stop, but these people seem to self reflect on themselves as part of the art making process. On occasion, these people have the most masterful grasp of dialogue and invocation and hand sewn characterisations. Formatting is pretty standard because all the focus is on the actual words. These fics can be edited to the moon and back!

All of these can vary wildly in forethought and quality, and betas can often catch individual problems before they hit post, but just. Isn't it so cool? What's that one Oscar Wilde quote about every mask just being another fragment of yourself?

Little lighting practice with Veilguard team. Took in game colors. Tried new brush. Liking it a lot. Might start using it.

You can tell who i draw the most from likeness

I should do my Rooks next 🤔

Food service really is a heroic struggle! That's why it's better with a partner :3 Ty to @davrinsleftpectoral for commissioning these two, and for your patience!!

Also totally thinking about stealing that tag line as the description for the fic! 😂

Cover art by @ratbagjasper

This monster is finally ready! My wrist hurts and I'm so ready to share this beast with you. I hope you all laugh as much as I did (unlikely, but one can dream lol)

The gang is preparing to welcome the students of the prestigious Crow Academy. With everyone manning their battle stations, are they truly prepared for what is to come? How much trouble can 20 six year olds get into anyway? Neve also celebrates a major corporate milestone. 

Extra special thank you to everyone that let me kidnap borrow their babies. In order of appearance below the cut 

tagged by @genjyoandgojyoandhakkai !! getting a headstart on the wip wednesday train - i have not been writing this week but i HAVE been drawing like a maniac!! so last seven lines/panels drawn??

comic incoming feat zio illario ;) I'm on the last couple of panels now but here's a few WIP comparisons hehe. i was very amused with my initial sketches

and one more bonus bc i can't stop laughing at this one

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