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Green!
I don't know what got into me this time, I mean I made a rough little animation of this lovely character, instead of making sth like an exploration or conceptual sheet like usual. 😋
I simplified him when drawing, because animations are too tiring to make. Seriously it was tiring, because I made a few mistakes, as a result, I had to redraw some parts and that was 😩😩😩.
The only part that's smooth is the healing of his front leg /arm. As for other parts, I let them move a bit more, but that looked too distracting, so there's no more obvious extra movements.
HAROLD.
His shape was actually harder to draw than I thought. I mean, he's "simple" in some ways, which needs to be really careful when dealing with his structure and shape…😂 Basically like a goldfish…
He's interesting. And I wonder what special skill/professional knowledge does he have? That's pretty important when you're looking for a job…
—————— the 27th original post.
——————2019.06.24.
Meet the Socks (and Stockings perhaps). They want, too. #au #渡鸦之翼 #wingsoftheravens #concept #conceptart #illustration #coloursketch #character #characters #dannyfenton #daniel #danny #dannyphantom #cookies #danny_phantom #sock #socks #doll #dolls #sockdolls #scene #practiceart #digitalart #cartoon https://www.instagram.com/p/BykNFADht5F/?igshid=waqqw0ke5nry
↑I actually drew a freaking scene! And my drawing really looks so much better! The style inspired by Jay P. Fosgitt's art (his designs for characters in mlp comic are amazing).
Some requests! I took quite some in Spring this year (2019). 😜 All requested by users on Lofter.
😁😁😁
↑They wanted me to draw sth nice(?) and a bit angsty(?) as well, with two Danny(s) in it… I wasn't quite sure what that means😂 so I had to imagine the whole scene myself and considered quite some options, and originally I was going to draw sth horrifying, but then I remembered that the content should be PG-13. After carefully considering, I drew this, and I think it looks pretty fine. 😂
↑They just wanted to see them eating ice cream together. I even practised a bit of drawing ice cream for this… 😂
↑I really like Lena! The show is freaking amazing! Sadly I don't have the chance to watch even the last part of season one! Not to mention the following seasons! 😂😭😭冇得仁兄搬运… 个个都去译迪士尼其它啲节目…😂哪怕有生肉都好啊… 唉
This looks like a quick sketch. (I think I drew a bit too fast back then😂)
You know, I'm actually pretty proud of all the Ducktales contents this time… I It was my first time to draw DT… Ah, Scrooge is a freaking awesome character! He's one of my favourite characters.
↓Okay, the last one.
I am proud of this.
(The one who requested this is on tumblr as well but I don't know her username. )
I know this could look better. I mean it.
But hey, FIRST TIME ACTUALLY DRAWING HIM is something to me! 😂
(And this is basically how I draw stuff🙄)
This bad boy is a bit harder to draw, compared to other characters here. But… but this is one of my FAVOURITE villains, and it was really interesting to draw him.
And I know I do draw a lot of Dan, but
Little Dan doesn't count! I mean the one I always draw is from my freaking AU, and everything is different, okay? 😂😂😂
Oh, and the sketch before I make the final drawing… I practised a bit… But didn't take it too seriously, and I KNOW the obvious problems… I could draw better, but I didn't anyway.🙄 I wanted to focus on gesture lines so I switched to a more cartoonic style…
(And I do need to learn and practise more🙄)
The 17th original post of C. Leung! 😏 I want to post more…
——————C. Leung
——————2019.04.21.
Vulnerable Phantom
Some more (old)concept art about this phanfic. 😉
VP written by Deedy (He's got accounts onDeviantArt and Lofter). I help with character &scenery design, illustrating and sorts of things. 😜——————2019.04.04.
You know, it's not like I don't want to be more active here… 😂
PRACTICE.
Some quick sketches. (notice the dates on the pics…) I used characoal pencil.
——————2019.03.28.
Art trade with @sputniikinspace
EntiQuest AU!
😉2019.03.25.
I love these two kiddos. And I realise that the art actually looks fine, so I force myself to post these little comics here as well. 😂
And yes, AU concepts. That AU of mine, 渡鸦之翼(though this is more like a title…).
Dialogues are in Cantonese.
Eng translation here:
——————2019.03.01.
Vulnerable Phantom. (Phanfic written by Deedy, I help with the illustratiing and sorts of things)
A scene from chapter one.
Spoiler? Nope.
Luckily you cannot really know what's going on in the comic if you haven't read the story, and anyway I didn't make the complete plot into graphics. 🙄
I changed and fixed some of the things (the dialogues are the most obvious), so it has some differences compared to the original description. But it doesn't really matter.
I know that when turning textual contents into visual stuff (I mean like pictures, animations, films and so on), lots of things from the original will be missing. And all I could do was to do my best to retell it...
Fortunately it looks fine and I really like the result. I lover how I captured every character's features and expressions...
I didn't use uppercase letters for every word. Does this matter? 😐
It took me almost a month to complete the page (it wasn't like I can work on this every day), but it's worthwhile. I think it was the preparation that took the most of the time. 😐
Many of the things needed me to imagine, like the characters' position, their gestures and expressions, and… They aren't mentioned in the fic since it isn't necessary but the situation is totally different in drawings. 😂(I didn't discuss any of these things with the author, though we did talk about writing blocks)
And as a result, I had made a few sketches of storyboads which showed different perspectives (or sth like that). And I tried and changed them in order to find a nice way to tell the event,😂 and finally there's one fine version.
And there're only 6 panels left. I wanted to put more into one page but failed. There were supposed to be 3 more panels but in this case, it was too hard for me to organise the last 4 or 5 panels, so I just quit drawing those three.
Also, I don't usually draw Jack or Maddie, so I rewatched some scenes from the show and did some study (kind of). And I personally think they look okay here. 😝
——————2019.02.24.
Fanart for Legendary Destination! I actually repost them here as well. Too tired to type all of the info, but I suppose you guys know what's going on here. 🙄🙄🙄
LD created by @krossan
——————2019.02.23.
渡鸦之翼。😉😏😏
Doodles.
Early concepts of the AU.
These cool characters by @cozylittleartblog caught my eye lol. Check them out if you want :)
val is kind of a freak
i find characters that have distinct ways of talking whether it’s their behavior/dialect or inflection extremely interesting
like i can tell it’s them by the dialog or inflection alone even if it’s not their voice
like it’s the guy! it’s you! i can’t see you but you’re the guy!
There’s this weird tendency among fandom types where they’ll take a character, and insist that they are fans of them, before changing their design, age, pronouns, backstory, blood type, species, hometown, favorite color, zodiac sign, medical history, and every other facet of their being.
They will then violently insist that this version is superior to the canon one and act like they “fixed” them and it’s like. Buddy that’s not the same character anymore. That’s just your own oc commiting identity fraud. Like. I get the desire to experiment with different interpretations of a story. But first of all it’s okay to just make an original character if that’s what you really want to do. And second of all, are you even really a fan of the character you “fixed” if they’re a completely different person afterwards?
Like. Idk dude for somebody who claims to be a fan you sure don’t seem to like them as they are :/
How do you feel about writing for gender bent characters?
I'm fine with it, if you guys wanna request genderbent characters. I'm totally cool with it
Ways to get to know your characters:
These are just some ways I do t, feel free to add your own tips!
Google sheets. Just google sheets. Make a sheet for your story and create categories to fill on your character's traits. Very simple example:
2. Making Pinterest boards. Listen maybe I'm biased because I'm on Pinterest more than I'm on Tumblr and it gives me the most intense nostalgia of any website/app ever, but it may be my most helpful tactic. This works in plenty of ways. Making a board for one story's character designs and making individual categories for each character in that board. Making individual board for each character's design, aesthetic, personality, whatever. No example but I think you get it.
3. I might sound like you lame ass ELA teacher from 9th grade or whatever when I say this, but plot mountains are really helpful. Now I don't mean the plot plot for all you, "I just start writing and am as surprised as my characters when everything goes to shit." writers like me, I'm talking about an internal plot. To explain, there is an external plot (exposition, rising action, climax, etc.) and internal plot (character development,) making external plot mountains isn't helpful for me because I want freedom in my writing. I know where it starts and sometimes where it stops and that's good enough, but writing the development of a character is good to outline just for the foreshadowing and because CHARACTER FLAWS ARE FUCKING IMPORTANT. (Cue the one post about eating mayo packets)
4. Mark their birthdays in your calendar. Like google calendar or whatever the fuck you use. Anyway, dedicate their birthday to just getting to know them. Make a wish list of presents they'd like, or a slideshow about the party activities they'd like, or a pinterest board about what their party theme would be. It's fun, I swear.
5. Make lists of a bunch of stuff. Their flaws, their strengths, their favourite thing, their pet peeves, their favourite people, their pets, their little quirks they have, etc.
6. Physical objects. Make them, buy them, or just stuff you already have. Make a little box of things they'd like or have. Treat them like a friend. A real person. It'll inspire you to write or draw more and you can come up with little backstories on the items.
7. Give them a catchphrase. Even if they never say it, it's cute. I like them. Most people do, I think.
"Man this existential crisis is great" - Me, because the depth these thoughts are gonna give my fictional oc is crazy
writing questionnaire I stole :) (siblings)
found this post by @willtheweaver and wanted to fill in with my own characters! it was a tag game but I'm still new enough to having a tumblr account that I'm not sure who to tag. anyone can steal this.
(two sets of siblings, Evan/Austin and Jack/James/Jude/Julian):
Who looks more like their dad? Evan
probably James.
Who looks more like their mom? Evan
either Jude or Julian.
Who eats the most? Austin probably
Jude used to eat a lot, but then he got a girlfriend and went on this fitness kick. (as if his body wasn't good enough. It was.) Julian probably eats the normalest amount Jack goes in spurts but can eat a ton. James kinda is similar but less on again, off again - he just shovels it down.
Who has been in the weirdest situations? You'd think it would be Austin, but it's actually Evan 110%
Jack, by nature of Protagonist Syndrome, but James gets a lot of it too
Who sleeps the most? Austin :)
Between Jack and James, Jack thinks it's James. James has a healthy sleep schedule. Julian sleeps the most.
Who has the most stable romantic life? ...Austin? though to be fair Evan's mostly a mess in general, not in romance specifically
Jack, because he's a brick wall of not understanding. Stable, sure, but I'd call James healthiest as far as romantic life goes. Jude has had a girlfriend for longest but the way he approaches romance doesn't feel quite stable somehow.
What is the worst habit of each? Evan: Catastrophizing Austin: Trying new things (without stopping to think)
Jack: Protagonist SyndromeTM (Wants to do it alone, no matter what the "it" is. Saving the world or struggling through homework. He's gonna be the one to take care of it.) Jude: Comparing things to Twilight James: Getting himself into trouble :) or giving people rocks. Julian: Feigning indifference, making fun of his brothers (mostly accidentally)
Who is the most dramatic? Austin. Which isn't to say Evan's not a drama queen, because he is.
Jack. Baby of the family, rip. Julian went through a phase but he will deny it to his dying breath.
Who has the weirdest phase? Another one of those you'd think it would be Austin but it's Evan. I guess I should explain the phase, but I'll come back to that.
While Julian had A Phase, Jude's was actually the weirdest. He was super into Twilight. Still is, actually.
Who is the best cook in the family? Austin's the best cook on accident, Evan's the more reliable cook.
Julian is the best cook. James is the most creative (in a way that he makes always work out somehow). Jack gets by, and Jude is better than Jack.
What is their best memory together? For Evan, it's when they defeated that dragon back in 8th grade and he realized he was free to spend time with Austin again instead of being ashamed. For Austin, it's a memory of Evan's smile.
All four of them, it was probably the Christmas Santa showed up and gave them a sleigh ride. Julian was convinced it was Dad or Grandpa. Except Dad showed up and the whole family went out together, and they ended the journey at their grandparents' house, where both Grandma and Grandpa were settling in for the night. Jude had spent some time believing Julian but was very excited when Julian was wrong and Santa actually was real. Jack and James were pretty little and had no concept of what Julian and Jude were talking about. They were in it for the bright red sleigh with jingle bells and snow under the nighttime street lamps and getting to stay up past their bedtime.
What is their worst memory together? The Incident where Austin nearly died in an alleyway, Evan spent three days trapped in an unfamiliar and traumatizing landscape trying to recover Austin, and then Evan killed Austin when he found him. (He did survive but that was hecka traumatic and their relationship has never been the same again.)
A bad miscommunication that
What is their dream trip together? The seaside, probably in Ireland
The boys always wanted to go to that place where you can break apart rocks with Viking axes. It's unclear how the four of them came to know of such a place and it's unclear if such a place even exists.
Would you rather: not be able to shower or change clothes? Evan and Austin: Not shower.
Jack: Not shower Jude: Change clothes, I've GOTTA shower for my girl James: Change clothes. I wanna shower Julian: Meh whatever's more convenient for whatever I have going on that day. (That's not an answer. His answer would probably be not shower, since it's easier to look like you take care of yourself if you wear a different outfit every day.)
Who’s older? Evan and Austin change back and forth on that. Neither of them really knows. Austin may be years younger than Evan by some manners of measuring, but I don't think that should count because they're the same age. (At one point they had the same birthday, but over the years I think Austin's birthday drifted apart from Evan's. Not sure in which direction and at any rate they're uh. still the same age.)
Jack/James/Jude/Julian, that order. When Jack was three, James was five, Jude was twelve, and Julian was seventeen.
Describe each other in three words: Austin (as described by Evan): Crazy magic idiot Evan (as described by Austin): Strong idiot magic
These ones will be the three words the other three brothers could agree upon: Jack: Baby (werewolf) (no you can't say werewolf) (why not?) (Mom said not to!) (come on he's more than just a werewolf) (can I say Tourette's?) (dude shut up) (Julian I'm going to put autistic on yours) (okay fine not werewolf what else then?) (young?) (we already said baby) (oh yeah) cool (dragon) (dude that's not even true) (yeah but wouldn't it be cool if he was a dragon?) (Jude come on!) (actually no I think Jude's right) (no guys. I vote no. let's be real.) (Julian come onnnn) (he's not a dragon!) (yeah but what IF-) (how about annoying) (no that would be you, dork) (shut up man he can be annoying too) tired (yeah he does get tired like. a lot.) Jude: (Twilight!) (yeah but a person can't be Twilight) (I don't know if Jack could be a dragon Jude could be Twilight) (that's not fair) (fiiiiiiine) (girlfriend?) (no Jack that doesn't describe him. that's just something he has.) Teenage mutant ninja James: (Annoying) (hey he's not annoying!) (well you're both annoying) (that's no fair, he's only annoying to you) (so what?) crazy sneaky climbing Julian: obnoxious older brother
Who is their role model? Zab
Jack's is James. James's is Steve from Blue's Clues. Jude's is Jacob from Twilight, which is a bit worrying. Julian says he doesn't have a role model. He does, and it's his great-grandpa on his mom's side, who is a war veteran.
Who usually has the worst ideas? Oh, definitely Austin. But.
Jude hits the "a little confused but he got the spirit" vibes, often with very bad ideas coming from good-meaning intentions. Jack is reckless. James goes with the flow, altering said flow when he needs, but good at it.
Who is the “certified bug killer”? Evan
Julian. Jack will do it, though was squeamish about it for a while. James catches them with his bare hands to let them outside, even if they bite or have stingers or pincers. Jude will grab a broom and try to sweep it outside until his mom yells at him to just grab a cup and scoop it up.
Undertale Green
I'll give you some taste of my new project: Undertale Green
Following the Green Soul of Kindness Eggdar through the underground Based on Undertale Yellow and other similar projects but necessarily in the same universe but makes some references to stuff in Undertale Yellow and other Undertale fan games
Here's just some rough concepts of Eggdar, first area characters, second area characters, and the Kitty Scouts