#instrumenoc

I forgot to post this on here but I ate fr. Like I love how this came out sm!

Little bit of a lore break just to get back to moving some of my instagram art on here. This one was really fun to do I loved the Barbie movie.

Updated Instrumen ref sheet!

This is an open species that anyone can create, and if you do I would love to see them. Just use #instrumenoc and/or #instrumenspecies

I have created a brief overview of the important stuff so if anything doesn’t make sense feel free to ask! I will definitely go more in depth in the future, sorry if things sound a little repetitive.

Brief overview

Instrumen are immortal humanoid lifeforms that used to live in harmony with humans. They have been around for as long as humans have existed. One day out of selfishness, humans decided that they wanted to play music for themselves and hunted down as many Instrumen they could until they were nothing but heads to play. Lots of Instrumen ended up taking refuge in a realm called Instrapolis. This realm was created by The Organ and he is the largest Instrumen and he is considered the heart of Instrapolis.

Much of history has been lost on both sides. Modern humans have nearly no recollection of the beings and the Instrumen have no knowledge of what the human realm is like in the present. Instrumen also cannot grasp the concept of women, they believe them to be mythical creatures that have gone extinct because of mankind’s cruelness to their species. Some even believe that they haven’t existed at all!

The size of the instrument heavily influences an Instrumen’s body shape and height. A tuba for example is a very big instrument in both width and length, so tubas tend to tower over much smaller instruments such as flutes, which are generally much smaller and thinner. Generally, all Instrumen take a more masculine appearance with their he/him and or they/them pronouns. They also have names that usually correspond with whatever instrument they are.

Instrumen originate from instruments being built. The Organ takes instruments and constructs them into Instrumen. This is done by binding them to a specific suit that is seen as their default appearance. These specifically tailored outfits are the only things they can wear in their original form. In their human forms, they can change their clothes to whatever they please (human made or Instrumen made). In their original forms, Instrumen are susceptible to having their heads removed, usually by people taking them off. However, this isn’t typically a threat for taller Instrumen. If their main suit is damaged in their original form, the suit will go flat and their head will pop off. If their head is somehow removed from their main suit in their original form, they still have consciousness but they cannot speak nor can they move.

Below are some height comparisons!

Never would’ve thought that I’d draw these two again and give them more depth but here we are! I finally gave the cymbal twins I drew back from 2019. Human forms and names! I think they came out pretty good.

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Syme and Bail are two Cymbal Instrumen. Most cymbals typically have both their plates be one individual, however the Cymbal twins are unique. In their Instrumen form the twins rely on each other to communicate. When separated they use sign language. In their human forms they can articulate themselves more freely as individuals but they always prefer to speak together when they can.

Syme and Bail both use He/They pronouns

Syme is a little more laid back than Bail. He wears his bow tie undone so it’s easier for others to tell them apart. Although that’s what he tells people, he’s actually just too lazy to tie it.

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I’m still working on their individual personalities so whenever I figure that out I’ll let y’all know!

Finally made Argent’s ref sheet. He’s such a cutie patootie!

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