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practicing making collages [2]

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° road trip (3)

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practicing making collages

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° road trip (2)

⬅️ road trip

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An improvised gas station for improvised transport somewhere on the misty island of the New World

🎧 : Gorillaz - 19-2000

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When I found out that, canonically, Hawkins' animal resemblance is a horse.

That made me wonder who would suit Marie. I eventually settled on roe deer 🦌

🎧▶️ song: Ylvis - The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)

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There’s always a warm place in my heart for the artworks of little Marie and Hawkins. And yes, I’m still not over the topic of her cooking 🤧

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° the inspiration: Hotel Transylvania 2

° the soup

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Hawkins: Faust? You’re here? I thought you were in the kitchen.

Faust: Oh, Captain! No, Marie is there at the moment. She wanted to cook something special for you, so she asked for my permission. I didn’t mind.

Hawkins: …Does Marie even know how to cook?

Faust: Well…I didn’t actually ask.

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My headcanon that Faust is the cook on the ship. Firstly, a cat chef is just adorable. Secondly, his signature dish is biscuits!

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A while ago, I drew this art and thought:

"Now I want this as a figurine of Marie, inside a little glass dome. And it should light up too."

Well, I finally got around to making this idea a reality!

The dress doesn’t replicate the original one-to-one, but overall, I’m really happy with how it turned out. I genuinely like the result!

By the way, I need to think a little bit, and maybe I’ll make something similar with Basil 🤔

Look at this

A tiny paper flower for a tiny paper Marie 🤧

And, of course, on this day, I couldn’t find my tweezers… with so many tiny details to work with 😵

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Like a proud mom, I want to show how my Marie and Jack have grown - from the first sketches to first more serious works and to what they’ve become now. 🤧

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The first sketch of Marie appeared back in November 2023. At first, I imagined her simply as a mysterious artist, but later this turned into the story of an unfortunate girl abandoned by her own relatives on a deserted island because they believed she was a witch. On her home island, people have only a shallow understanding of Devil Fruits, which fueled their fear.

She was a princess from the late Middle Ages — since that’s the +/- same time period where her native kingdom exists 🤷‍♀️

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At first, Jack was purple. His abilities changed multiple times, but one thing always stayed the same: he was always a wanderer, helping others and existing in a permanent state of calm, almost meditative serenity. Oh, and some features like his hairstyle, glasses, and the four-leaf clover in his hair remained consistent in every version.

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And one more thing. I’m much better at drawing Basil’s nose now...😭

I adore Hawkins, without a doubt. But that nose was my struggle

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Marie: "Captain, why don’t you spend more time with the crew?"

Hawkins: "We’re not friends for it to be a necessity. Well...with most of them, anyway. I consider it my duty to give them a break from my presence."

Marie: "Don’t you ever get curious?"

Hawkins: "I enjoy silence, Marie. Sometimes I prefer being alone."

Marie: "O-oh, I see…"

Hawkins after a pause: "Besides, they sing weird songs when they’re drunk. I honestly have no idea how I’m supposed to react to that."

Marie: "You don’t have to! Just join in and sing with them!"

Hawkins gives her a sharp glance, then looks away: "Absolutely not."

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Meanwhile, the songs he's talking about:

° 📼 video from: Carter Vail (YouTube)

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So! Imagine Hawkins as a mysterious librarian who knows all secrets and gossips. She appears silently behind you and vanishes just as quickly. And if you break the library rules? It’s best not to find out what might happen next...

° 📼 inspiration video from: College Life (YouTube)