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oughh this art is a little old... but eh, better late than never ToT

i was practicing some digital art stuff after not having done it for a short while. (i havent done it since because of my Laptop Incident but that is NOTHING to worry about) and said practice was in regards to my Aphmau colour pallet + potential colouring style.. looking back at it i am obsessed with it sooo freaking much.. like i dunno.. whatever i was cooking is lowkey amazing..

i have also discovered over time that i am definitely a warm-tone-leaning kind of person whenever i make art. i like yellow.. i like orange.. i like making things look like theyre under orange lighting.. i mean i just draw myself into my favourite corners, what can i say 😊😊

i also wanted to practice how i would potentially draw her outfits! the one on the right is.. well.. admittedly unfinished. but the Aph on the left is!! i wanted to get across a "nitty-gritty working lady who just so happens to enjoy being fashionable and amazing" sort of vibe with her. obviously, the short hair helps compliment this vibe incredibly. at least imo.. and her stylised flowers bring me joy and whimsy what can i sayy..

i like Garrnet a LOT!!! she is very fun for me to draw hehee.. and this isnt the first time ive drawn her. hehr. youll see why eventually, do not fret.. i love drawing Garroth with curls, so of course i love drawing Garrnet. with BIGGER, LONGER CURLS!!! BECAUSE YES!!!!!! LET HER BE PRETTY AND WILD AND FUZZY AND FREE GRAH!!!

i already like the face shape i gave Garf, so all i had to do was translate those features into something more femme, while still keeping it all very masculine. to sum up a lot of design decisions i made; i think being conventionally unconventional makes some characters i draw more interesting. i need to lean into it more methinks..

some of the design changes between my Garrnet and Garroth will be pretty obvious at first glance. like for instance, Garrnet has a LOT. of GORGEOUS CURLY hair. and Garf has short but still poofy and frizzy hair. Garrnet's eyebrows are still cute and big, but hers have less volume in comparison to Garroth. i just thought it would be a neat way to further differentiate the two!! they both have the same nose shape because i think the bumpy nose is beautiful and no one can take that from me... Garrnet's jaw is also more defined than Garroth's!! this is because she's a lot more muscular in comparison to my interpretation of Garf!! i imagine he gained muscle and fat due to his circumstances, meanwhile Garrnet put more pressure on herself to be physically strong and to avoid a lot of wealthy feminine traits, (if you were a plump woman from ((im pretty sure)) before the 16-1400's, it was a sign of status and how well fed you were. it was a way to flaunt ones wealth in some cities).

Garroth's nose-scar has gotten longer in some of my recent artworks, and starts from the top of his left eyebrow and goes down and along the right side of his nose. in comparison, Garrnet's nose-scar starts under her right eye and slashes up right below her left eye. this is because i imagine they got their scars in entirely differeny ways. Garroth got his accidentally at guard training (Garte refused to lay a hand on him), and Garrnet recieved hers from her mother (genderswapped Garte 🦈), possibly with a jockey whip or some sort of leather strap. while she as the first daughter certainly wasnt expendable by any means, i think "Garte" injuring Garrnet out of frustration after she discovered Vylad/Vanessa's whole existence. oh that conflict and drama would be spicy actually.. fic ideas fic ideas.. ahem, anywizzle, i found this interesting to mention because the circumstances and symbolism behind both Garroth's and Garrnet's scars mean so much to how i would portray both of their characters in any potential MCD related sense. Garroth's is tied to him breaking away from his family and what that means for him as the heir to a lordship and as a runaway. meanwhile Garrnet's is tied to her family turning on her and how she moves forward with her identity because of her experiences. sure hope that detail doesnt make anyone else think too deeply about this... its already too late for me..

im still learning quite a few things about drawing armour!! i didnt want to do anything too posh nor complicated for Garrnet though, so the design overall is very simplified. ive realised over time that i actually enjoy having cartoonishly simple detail. a side affect of me not learning how to colour until a few years ago lol.. i also need to look up the right era and nations for some of my current and future armour designs too. while i personally have no idea the name of the helmet type i have inferred she wears, the neckpiece she has is designed to connect to her helmet. which means Garrnet gets to wear a very long and pointy-nosed helm hehe

overall. i love Garrnet. i love genderswapping characters and Thinking about how that changes and affects them in a similar story and setting... cultural context and everything about it.. ough so delicious.. do not fret my lovelies, you will be getting some genderbent Aphmau and Laurance too.. Adrien and Lauran will become very real.. AND!!! YOU'LL GET YAPPING ABOUT THEM TOO HOPEFULLY VERY LIKELY!! MUAHAHAHA!!

ive missed making posts about my art.. i need to Get my arse into gear and make some more posts too.. too many drafts in my backlog that i keep putting off..

gosh thinking about this weregar au post again. its already such a fun as hell au in concept. yknow. Garroth being a WEREWOLF. IN GENERAL. if only Jessica had made him a werewolf from the beginning the PLOT wouldve gone SOOOO HARD. UGHH. i love and appreciate anyone who makes garroth a werewolf in their MCD rewrites/aus. he is so scrumptious and deserves more emotional turmoil because. YES.

i uhrm. cough. i also just really wanted to draw Garroth with long hair. curly long haired Garroth the world needs to see you... i need to draw you.. youre so delicious to me..

AUGHHH i think about this drawing of them in particular VERY OFTEN. VERY. OFTEN. ugh. ugh i cant get it out of my head. garmau in turmoil WHY ARE YOU THE ONLY FLAVOUR OF GARMAU I CAN IMAGINE??? WHYYY sobbing

i also just like emotionally turmoiled Garroth in general. he is genuinely written so nicely in MCD, i love and appreciate his character so much. theres something so lovely about a character who's closed off and who doesnt reveal who they really are until they admit a truth they cant go back on. its even MORE FUN when theres multiple layers of truths that the character opens up about over the course of the story, leading to them simply existing openly, honestly, and wonderfully.

i dont have a lot to say about my Zana art ToT ive kinda sorta ended up yammering about it outside of tumblr, and im. i get a bit shy when i explain myself all over again ToT

hehehe.. what i can say is i was rather excited to draw Zane with some longer hair.. all of these pieces take place after When Angels Fall, so both him and Nana have been together for at least a while!

i wanted to design them with each others aesthetics in mind, so i did the best thing i know how!! SHAPE LANGUAGE!!

while i always draw Zane with sharp corners, i decided to soften them a little. make him look more approachable. give him a big cute grin. stuff that makes him rounder..

meanwhile, KC has sharp, curly hair. shes got her ruffles, but she seems pointier. not only that, her aesthetics are a little less full on cutesy..

in short!! THEY AFFECT EACHOTHER RAHH!!! THEY MATCH EACHOTHER!! THEY BRING OUT THE OTHERS TRUEST SELF!! THEY CAN BE WHO THEY REALLY ARE UNDERNEATH ALL THAT!!

and they have slightly more alternative fashion.. heh.. hehehe.. heh..

oh!! also, you guys get to have these sketches i did when i was reconfiguring Nana's design!! i just wanted to draw her in a way i would like, and, well!! i landed on something i thought was delicious and ran with it!!!

ALSO!! THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IM PROPERLY SHARING MY MEIF'WA LAURANCE AND APHMAU DESIGNS ToT im a little too happy with them lol. but also!! look at them!!! the kitties!!!!!!!

far out they mean so much to me. i really do mean it when i say i think about them EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. oh Laur is so special to me. Aph is so special to me. Garr is so special to me. AAUGH!!

i just!! hhehe!! i wanted to draw my favourite sillies looking cute and silly! AND! i also wanted to get my meif'wa designs for both Laurance and Aphmau down pat. my Laur is a brown, short-haired tabby with a really long tail! him being a tabby is semi-inspired by one of my irl cats lol.. he gives off the same energy as that dang kitty... meanwhile, while it isnt super duper clear--Aph is supposed to kind of be a ragdoll! their fur is always so poofy and fluffy, and they. augh they just look so cutee!!! the vibess the vibess augh..

i freaking love every interpretation of meif'wa Laurance and Aph. everyone makes them freaking beautiful and gorgeous and i think its really cool that. they can literally be any cat!! any cat ever!! thank you Jessica Bravura for never giving meif'wa's a specific cat breed we all say in unison <3<3<3

Laurance's outfit design is inspired by some art of him i stumbled upon somewhere--i think it was either twitter or pinterest? it was a half body shot im p-sure. anywhomst, i really liked the tunic design, but i didnt wanna just. copy it. instead i tried to utilise the reference it to make an entire outfit on my own! he still retains his regular Laurance goofiness ofc, hehe

Aphmau's is. not set in stone yet. im still not sure WHAT this outfit is that im giving her, but i. will not stop drawing her like this probably. she is my babygirl and i love her. let that dang woman dress up!! she can slay whoever she wants!!

aughh i know this is very laurmau centric lol. i knooww.. i havent contributed to much as a garrancemau shipper sigh.. truth be told, im very focused on laurmau because i havent seen their horrible cruel downfall yet and im living contentedly in bliss!!!!!!!!! well!!! kind of!!!! dont worry, i definitely love Garroth and garmau an infinite amount as well. i also love garrancemau endlessly!!!! oooohh they are my three losers together they are my three losers my losers ohmigosh my losers.. i need to and WILL BE drawing more of them!! i swear!!!!!!!

AUGH I LOVE LAURMAU AND GARMAU AND GARRANCEMAU AND THEY GIVE ME FEELINGS INSIDE OF MY GUT AND MY HEART AND MY EVERYTHING. AUUGH

i would yammer and yammer and yammer on with my thoughts about them, BUT!! my brain is kinda mushy atm. im concerned that any incoherent ship thoughts i may have might not come out the way i would want to convey in a more sanely manner ToT

i might write something!! who knows!!!!!!!! anything could happen!! its valentines day!! C:

i have soo many drafts lined up that i just gotta finish and post all at once sigh... quite a few of the requests were ship related, so we're on theme for you americans today lol

goodness i think about these dang Shadow Knights. well technically i think a lot of us think about these dang Shadow Knights, but like. why wouldnt we. theyre so... theyre so.. hmm. hhmmm..

this post took FOREVER cause ive been so busy and unwell and busy and SCHOOL IS EVIL!! gah.. but now.. Mystreet Shadow Knights C:<

i knoww Gene only shows up in the first image, but i felt he was necessary to include on this spread in some way. i mostly wanted to showcase how i believe their height differences would look hehehe

i am a short Zenix believer. im sorry. hes just such a little jerk. in my mind Zenix was always the shortest so i think im gonna stick with him like that lol. Gene is in the middle, he's around average height i'd say. dont be fooled though, i also picture Gene to be a fairly small guy!! mostly cause i imagine Dante is taller than him lol. i just like that. however, i imagine Sasha would be the tallest out of their group. one because towering goth baddies are appreciated here, and two because yeah. yeah Sasha would be taller than both of them. she would be lanky as hell. Gene and Zenix both radiate such loser energy that they couldnt possibly be taller than her. let me believe..

ive discussed it before, buuut i wanna re-establish that i hc Zenix as blasian and Gene as fillipino/southern-american/cuban (him and Dante are a mix of all three now mrehehe). i really like all of the ethnicities i chucked at those two hehe. and to add onto that, i hc Sasha as russian!! she just fits all the vibes for being russian in some way for me lol. shes just so cool like that!!