#uruchan

Webtoons are quickly taking over my life again and I will never fight back

I mean, at first it was just Seraphina and John. Then Arlo tries to interrupt rudely and he gets Sera kicked out of Welston. Then he acts friendly to John, and then betrays him so John kicks his ass.

Then there Blyke and Isen introduced first. Then Remi joins, becoming the golden trio. Arlo and Remi also appear as a duo.

The first vigilante arc was just our unordinary golden trio.

Then Seraphina's kidnapping arc. Her search team did not consist of John, and obviously Sera.

Then the fight against Joker where Seraphina and John weren't present again.

Then Seraphina, Arlo, Remi, Blyke and Isen coming together during the shadow king era to put together the information they had on Amber and the situation with Seraphina's ability. John wasn't there because he was busy being trapped in his delusional head.

Then Rowden arc where the group had to be split (Arlo and Remi + John, Isen, and Blyke + Seraphina who had to be away for her mission. She came back, but a bit too late (Terrance deserved his ability being taken away, and I know his backstage is really sad, but I still hate what he did, though i don't agree with his death)). Even when she caught upto John, Blyke and Isen, Arlo and Remi weren't there yet. And when Arlo and Remi caught up, John was unconscious and Seraphina had to hide herself.

I suppose thy did come together during the amusement park part, though again, too brief. And the fight only involved Blyke and John, and afterwards when John was beginning to go too far, the rest were on the other side of Arlo's shield. But John did come over to their side after powering down, but then they were split again, with Arlo, Sera, and Remi sorting things out, Isen and Blyke on another side, and John drowning in his memories, again.

Then there was the safe house, and I know it's a major arc in the webtoon, but John wasn't there when it was formed. When he did join (the self defense classes with Sera), the crisis(?) was kind of over partially, and after sometime, Arlo stopped supervising it. But he did help them out later, i suppose.

Since nothing good can last forever, Seraphina had to flee (Thank God Arlo told her beforehand), and then Sera was absent. All the later meet ups where in smaller units [Seraphina and John (doc's apartment)], [Arlo and John (a very unexpected but satisfying friendship, especially since i am a jarlo shipper)], [Arlo amd Remi (the friction was there, but i understand both sides, and it felt like Arlo was trying atleast, with all the truths he did and didn't know and him finally seeing that Remi was right and what she was doing was an inevitable consequence of the current system, though he hated that she and her friends were in trouble)], [John, Remi, Blyke, and Isen (publishing unordinary into smaller parts, a very wholesome one, though too short...I wanted more of theor interaction)], [John and Remi (loved how john started respecting Remi, seeing her strength, her conviction and admiring her to do the right thing...though I had really hoped her words might help John step away from the edge. Also, Remi's encouraging words were something. I liked this pairing)] etc. Like, they almost had that friction between them (especially with John) solved...

Then comes breaking out of Welston. Seraphina wasn't a part of it. Arlo (who realized that the authorities are in the wrong and that they were meber right) sneaked in, John bulldozed in, and our golden trio tried everything so that all of them were safe. Then John's 'Imma go to hell and I'll drag you with my teeth and nails' fight (hated Sylvia or whatever her name was), Arlo's realization that his future is done, but also that he still have genuine support from his friends. And I thought they'll all escape, but Arlo and Blyke got left behind.

Then they got together to save Blyke, and our redhead in distress wasn't there obviously. Neither was Arlo...I think it would take much longer for him to be a part of them again. They got Blyke out, was together again, but then again, no Arlo.

They had to split up again after breaking Blyke out of prison, and John and Seraphina is now on their way (⚠️⚠️SPOILERS TO CHAPTER 379⚠️⚠️) to observe Orrin, where Arlo and Kass are planning to go too. Will they meet? I'm not sure. Even if they did, the golden trio is again absent.

i just thought it fitted them 😭

the first attempt way back when...

+ the sketch i liked so much i downloaded tumblr to send it into the void:

my art basically began with copying uru's style for an art assignment back in april and from there i started drawing again so getting the look down means a lot to me so i figured i'd try again with my oc lol

the official how to draw book is actually really helpful to study unOrdinary's style...if only i'd gotten it as a pdf...i could be color picking their palettes AND not propping it up with a tape dispenser and prayers 😭

the art book also had some exclusive illustrations of the cast (in a kind of different style bc it was drawn by an assistant) but points out neat things like isen's more rounded features compared to the rest of the cast and an official height chart!! highly reccomend if you're as feral for this series as i am :)

anyway more on the study

things i have learned about how uru draws:

- veryyyy thin lines. im using an ink brush that can go really thick and thin at like 5pt.

- gender lies in the nose.

for some reason only boys have the two little dashes on their nose bridge + A Singular Nostril. Girls cannot breathe. i think i noticed sylvia has the extra hatching on her nose but that's probably cause she's meant to have stronger features as the scary ass bitch she is

- boys also only have that line on their necks. Cool.

- eyes are made up of 1 top lash line and 2 bottom lash lines + a secret fourth one on the edge of the eye. it's less noticeable in the boys but still there...callum's eyes are drawn more like the girls because he's bonita :) but most guys in the series have little to no emphasis on it

- basically all characters have two little cowlicks at the top of their heads which i'm guessing are meant to break up their silhouettes and add Flavor. this is science. it's more noticeable in the chibi art since their heads have been squished down lol

- eyes usually have a double eyelid drawn above it when open but when closed or in side profile the lid is depicted more like this shape /___ if that makes sense. in my older attempts at copying the style i always drew the eyelid like that and drove myself crazy thinking i hallucinated it being like that because most of the time the line is like This ( but vertically

That's it for now!!

I have NOT cracked the coloring yet, especially hair, bc i haven't tried to replicate it on mine so far (especially in more recent screenshots from the webtoon because they have to shade really fast and I can't figure out the formula for where they place shadows on the hair shchshsh)

however i HAVE noticed that:

- main cast is all the same skin color so. Easy coloring i suppose.

- current style uses more desaturated colors

ex: remi's hair color in the old style vs a more recent remi

- faces are shaded with a slightly more orangey color than the base which is also used for blush. everything is probably shaded with a clipped multiply layer or smth idk i'm not good with layer modes 😭

- darker skin tones are more noticeably desaturated in her style 😭 a little nitpicky but i'm pretty close in skin tone to farrah and the way she's colored makes her look dehydrated 💔 it's more noticeable on kayden though because his hair is also pretty desaturated...ik unO uses more cool and desaturated colors more often than not but kayden, farrah, and the warden from s3 could really use some more warmth in their skin 😭 maybe using a warmer shade for the shadow color would help? So it stays with the "shadow = blush" rule they have

idk maybe it's just me but i would give her lotion if i saw her irl. Kayden too. I'd put a sc of him in but i hit the photo limit 💔

Faith: SCREW YOU AND YOUR DEAL!

Orrin: Faith, let's calm down, shall we-

Faith: *Stands up, walking from the table* You can keep your deal, unlike you I don't toss people away!

Orrin: *Looks at Terrence* You understand right, Terrence, we're family

Faith: Terrence!

Terrence: *Looks at Faith then Orrin, his eyes wide*

Faith: *Holds her hand out, staring at him*

Orrin: *Smiles* Terrence-

Terrence: *Stands up and walks past Orrin, taking Faith's hand*

Faith: *Side eyes Orrin as she walked out* Don't talk to me or my little brother ever again, bastard, find someone else to bother

Terrence: *Glares at Orrin, walking beside Faith*

~~~~

Faith: *Looks down at Terrence* You alright?

Terrence: I thought we were family, but he tried to kill me, were it not for you I'd be dead

Faith: *Pulls Terrence close* It's alright...

Terrence: *Rubs his eyes* C-Can I have a new name?

Faith: How about......Leon, it's a tough name and you've survived the harshness of the world for so long...

Terrence: *Looks down and smiles slightly* I like it...

Faith: *Wraps her arm around his shoulder, resting her head on top of his* Let's go home then, Leon Star

Leon: Alright, Big Sis

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Arlo: You're joking, Faith-

Faith: Trust me, Terrence isn't gonna betray us..

John: You gave him a new name and a whole new identity though, if he does something we won't known it's him

Faith: Do you guys trust me?

Remi: Of course, Faba, but it's Terrence we can't trust!

Isen: He literally aided in trying to take our abilities and possibly kill everyone!

Blyke: Did you forget that!?

Faith: I've known Terrence since I was fourteen, it may not have been long but he is loyal to a fault-

Blyke: EXACTLY! He has to be turned back in!!

Faith: You said you guys trust me, so trust me when I say that Terrence won't betray us, I trust my little brother

Arlo: Faith-

Faith: Please Arlo...

Arlo: *Sighs and nods* Fine, he has ONE chance, if he betrays us he gets tossed back into jail.

Remi: Agreed, Faith?

Faith: Agreed....

Faith: Come inside, Leon!

Leon: *Opens the door and walks in, his hair dyed a flaming orange with yellow contacts in his eyes*

Isen: See! He has a whole new look, we weren't gonna know it's him

Remi: Isen, we made a deal with Faith, so we trust Leon for now...

Leon: I can tell you a little of what I know but not much

Faith: *Smiles and pats Leon's head* Maybe tell us a bit more about what we already know and we can work around to what you know

Leon: *Smiles at her and nods* Alright big sis...

Remi: *Stares in surprise at the two* He's completely different

Blyke: Don't tell me-

Remi: Maybe we can trust him...he's completely loyal to Faith now it seems

it literally is so well done 🔥🔥🔥 I've been reading it since 2017 and aside from a few arcs (*cough*joker*cough*), it's been a massively steady and entertaining thing to look forward to every week. I really have to appreciate uruchan's storytelling abilities! Even from the earliest chapters, you could see her setting down the bread crumbs about Ember, the officials, Vaughn and Keene, etc. Now that we're finally delving into the world outside Wellston as the students fight it, her writing shines even more!