#adriben

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I thank @twin-books for this cute ship

they look cute together and have some things on common

And my new favorite ship is....

Benjamin Kirby Tennyson x Adrien Agreste Chat Noir (I can’t remember his middle name and I did not feel like looking it up. Sorry. XD)

Now, to be frank I quite literally think Chat Noir fits better in the Ben 10 universe than the MLB universe. Not that he’s bad there. I don’t mean to imply that in the slightest. It’s just, oddly, he feels more like a Ben 10 character, I suppose.

So, due to this odd idea on my part, all I can think of is the universes are connected. They are one in the same in my head. 

In this odd world I like to believe that as soon as Ben’s secret identity was revealed and he became famous it reached Adrien. Like, he had nothing else to do because his parents wouldn’t let him leave the gosh darn house so he spent a whole lot of time watching and reading whatever he got his hands on. So when he wasn’t obsessed with manga and anime he was learning as much as he could about Ben.

I like to think that as soon as he got the cat miraculous the reason he wanted to be a hero so bad is because Ben was around his age and also a hero and a darn good excellent one. His hero persona takes a lot of inspiration from Ben where he jokes a lot in battle and takes more risks and leaps into action constantly.

It’s why he was so calm and collected when he first started as Chat because Ben was freaking 10 when he started the hero journey and Adrien’s got at least 5 years ahead of him, actual self-defense and parkour skills, as well as knowing fencing and rock-climbing. He’s got a few advantages.

I also like to think that’s why he went with more silver accents as opposed to the standard lime green of the cat miraculous because he didn’t want to steal Ben’s branding. That’s Ben’s thing.

Rules: It’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 8 (ish) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome work! I’m gonna get into my art of 2020, most of which I never posted because I either didn’t feel it was worthy or it was fanart of friends’ designs that I didn’t feel comfortable sharing for whatever darn reason. (At the end will be bonus fan fic stuff that I’m also proud of). I thought this would be hard to find 8 favorites but I actually found it harder to choose and pick favorites. I have loads more because they’re all special to me in some way. Whether it’s because the actual outcome looks good, or its because of the idea I had behind it, or because of the medium I used, or simply because of how much fun I had... They’re all special to me in some way. But these are the ones I went with, though it was hard.

1. Vita the Dove Kwami of Life

A concept kwami character that I decided to design. I have no idea if I’ll ever go through with the story I had in mind that she would be in but this was just a quick piece and not really finished. I just REALLY love how she turned out and find her so gorgeous. I love LOVE drawing kwamis so OF COURSE there would be a kwami here. I would probably share all my kwami drawings simply because I love all of them not because they look good but they are so freaking fun to draw, however... I don’t think that should really count, but settle for one. Some day I’ll make a few posts, maybe, sharing all my kwami pictures. Anyway, her name is Vita and she is the kwami of life (from a separate universe, the canon miraculous show). I would go on with this concept idea but that would take a while and I’m not sure anyone really cares since most of my art stuff tends to go unnoticed anyhow. Also, I just love Vita when I made her up. <3 2. Wall of Marinettes

I just really like drawing Marinette. She’s just fun to draw. She’s kind of simple to draw with her shapes and stylize. And I love all of theses (but I will say, Dragon Bug looks a little scary, I think her eyes needed a little work and I perhaps attempted too much detail). I also love how I draw Marinette. I found a style I like drawing her in and I’ve stuck with it mostly. Though I have found a better way to draw the hair that falls in front of her ears.     3. Concept Design for Bridgette if she were introduced into MLB

I liked this sketch of a concept design for what I thought Bridgette would look like in MLB. I really like designing outfits, I guess. It’s just a sketch. Not sure if you guys could tell what it is but I’ve always quite liked it. Don’t ask me why, just looking at it makes me happy.

4. Bridgette and Marinette back to back

Again, one of those things I’m not sure you can see what’s going on but I just love. As I’ve said, I love drawing Marinette. Always have even when, for some reason, I was hating her? *shrugs* But right now this isn’t why I love this piece. I actually love how Bridgette looks so much better than Marinette. I think I frankly did a terrible job with Marinette here. She’s too stiff, less fun, and she doesn’t quite look right to me. I did enjoy drawing this, I remember, so perhaps that’s a reason I like it so much. 

(I should clarify none of these will really be in order by dates because I am absolutely terrible at dating things).

5. Ben 10 as Chat Noir

I really like this sketch, though, I reiterate again, I have no idea if you can tell what’s going on. I just love the combination of my two favorite characters. I love designing. I love how pencil sketches look. I love sketching with pencil. In many ways I love digital art more but nothing can beat pencil sketching... nothing. I’m not a huge fan of his head but I did this to mostly push myself to draw a male body and this is my first success, to me, in quite some time. Plus, I love neko stuff so that plays a huge part. Hilariously, I can’t date any of my digital artwork but I always date my pencil sketches that go in my two main sketchbooks. XD Also, I may like him a lot because Adriben is my favorite crossover ship and this brings up so many fun ideas. :’ D 6. Lion Felix design by @riallasheng​ (who you should check out immediately)!

One of those ones that is actually a finished piece (even if I do hate the background color I decided to choose and the shaky linework) that I never shared because it’s a friend’s design and I don’t know, I always felt wrong about posting it, I guess. Most of my friends always say “it’s your art, you can post it, I trust you” but I just always have a hard time with it because it’s not mine it’s theirs. It’s always kind of a gift. But I only like this because I absolutely love the coloring I did (though his eyes could be better). Also, I just LOVE this design so much that I had SO MUCH FUN making him. He was very hard but very worth it. Also, also... Brown is a totally underrated color and I personally love it. :’ D PLEASE CHECK OUT @riallasheng​! SHE IS AMAZING!!! 7. Marichat May: Stolen Hearts

I didn’t get very far in Marichat May. I burnt out real quickly. And while I liked a lot of the pieces this one has to be my favorite simply because of... well, the simplistic nature. I like how Chat looks. I think I did a fair job on Mari (though work still needs to be done).  I loved the glow of the hearts and the cracks. I also love how Chat looks. I feel like he’s still missing something, though. Either way, I liked it. I loved how it turned out. It’s soft and simple... makes me feel nice and peaceful. I also love all the emotions it conveys like a touch of shock, curiosity, sadness, and peace.  8. The head of my Ladybug design (or redesign, it’s kind of complicated)

The only other sketching style I like is whatever I did here. I just love how it looks. I love seeing my Ladybug come to life. I personally think I need to work on maybe a different design for her bangs or finding another way to draw them that’s easier because they are an absolute PAIN to draw. I just really love this. I think it’s my best work in 2020 which is hilarious as it is just a sketch. Now the whole design/redesign thing is... it’s technically the design I use as a redesign for LB but also, she’s from the same universe as Vita. I have reference sketch of the back and front of her as well as some concept sketches of her powers and her Tikki and some concepts of her civie form (and a bunch of outfits I designed, though one that looks way better that another one of my friend’s designed). I LOVE her SO much and she’s very special to me. So while I may think of her as both my AU Ladybug, I still also think of her as a redesign, honestly. 

Here’s the fics;