winner pearl design
closeups and explanations under the cut vvvvvvv
FINALLY managed to make a design I actually like, it took me months I think ;-;
anyway here's my insight:
mostly what's been bugging me about my designs is how the cape would make it less interesting, but there have been other on-spot changes too for example, the hairstyle. idk if anyone noticed, but the hairstyle I give to her depends on the context (so if it's siitw it's short and fluffy and if it's just hc it tends to be long and straight, but honestly it depends on the season lol). and here I was debating on what hairstyle to give her when I went "wait, why not AURORA's hairstyle since running with the wolves is the song I associate with her the most", but I made it wavy from other miscellaneous changes, she now has stars on the ends of shoelaces cuz I thought it'd be cool and moon hairpins for the same reason
this one will actually be relevant even beyond this post cuz I've had the winners have necklaces with their symbols for a while now, but I think I never actually posted anything that would actually show that ajhjdsjgsafkg
and last but not least, a headcannon I came up with pretty much on the spot: under certain circumstances (don't ask what those are) "freckles" that depict the stars in the sky show up and along with her left eye glow purple (normally for a winner both eyes would glow, but since the win was "given" to her it's only one (hopefully I'll make Scott's design soon, but if I don't - for him only his right eye glows))
I just finished reading chapter 21 of TAMN by @uhohbestie
and... yeah...
don't get me wrong, I've seen spoilers, I knew it was going to happen, I know what's gonna happen
but DAMN, I think I'll need a little break to be able to continue reading
I am sad that I got into it so late tho, I think by the time I'll catch up fully it'll be over and this is the only contribution I'll be able to make to the fandom while it's still in bloom :(
Hermittober Day 4: Woods
version without blood and ramblings under the cut vvvvvvv
Hermittober prompt list made by @collierose1 speaking of which WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR HERMIT OCTOBER PROMPTS /nm /lh /j
since I found it only now I'll have some catching up to do maybe I'll post the previous 3 prompts once I'm done with the whole list, who knows
anyway, now about the actual piece. not gonna lie, I thought it would take me much longer, but it only took about 6 hours at most (with me getting distracted occasionally), which makes me rather positive that I'll be able to see this prompt list at least halfway through. either way, I really like how this one turned out, especially my attempt at introducing more shades with the bluer parts. AND I'd even say that the background turned out decent, which feels rather new since I don't really do those usually. here's hoping the rest of Hermittober goes as well
no hermittober for today (12th) or tomorrow (13th) cuz I have some stuff to take care of
hopefully after that will be able to continue normally tho 🫡
Hermittober Day 22: Warmth
you know the drill vvvvvvv
Hermittober prompt list made by @collierose1
the eepiness was strong, but the innate desire to draw block yuri was stronger
I hope I succeeded in translating onto paper the warmth I wish I was feeling. it gets to like 7C here at night nowadays Q_Q
anyways, this one looks less refined than my usual stuff in a way, but I like it. hope you do too
do you really believe scott “gave” pearl a win? like seriously? pearl got a quad kill on everyone else who was left but them. in any other series she won right there. she would have killed scott with her dogs. he didn’t give her anything except the headache of the fandom constantly invalidating her win. if letting yourself die so another person can win means you gave it to them, scar got given his win too. good art but ruined by that detail.
ah, I had a feeling my wording would be misinterpreted. I fully believe she deserved that win, through and through. the "gave" part comes in more in lore sense than anything I guess? every other winner took out the 2nd place themselves, but scott didn't give her the option to, so I just decided to put that as a detail, even gave scott a matching eye, which imo should indicate that "given" the win or not, they're ALL equal winners to me, I just liked the concept
but I struggle with wording in general and when I wrote the post I was very tired, so I can't really blame anyone for misunderstanding my ramblings lol
what if we had matching eyes that were "given" to us by the same person who has sacrificed himself for us multiple times in the past and we were cosplaying divorce
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don't let ME stop YOU from fulfilling your scar dress dreams
the world needs more scar clocker in a dress
SO LETS SPREAD THE PROPAGANDA TOGETHER
AM I CRAZY OR DOES THIS STRAIGHT UP LOOK LIKE SCAR'S LIMITED LIFE OUTFIT
YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND <3
so, let's start with the thing that gave me most trouble: colour choices :,D
going in I knew from the text that her clothes would be primarily pink with purple and yellow accents, but also I envisioned her with pink hair and skin that looks quite pink, but can pass off as just a normal skintone. now, as you might've noticed, while the skin does fit that idea (at least I hope), the hair doesn't. and that's because I just couldn't make it look good :,). I played around with the options quite a lot, but it just kept bouncing around between "that looks overwhelmingly pink in a bad way" and "I somehow managed to design a demonic version of pinkie pie by accident yet again" (I mean, with the latter I guess it would've been fine, but when I tried out golden hair I liked it waaaaay more). so I decided to lean into her hair being more golden and even tried matching it to her eyes >:3 (not 1 to 1 obv, but I aimed for both kinda having glowing effect to them). and since I cannot stop coming up with lore whenever I do designs, I reasoned that maybe she kinda shows her status even through her hair. because even if she's standing with her back to you and you can't see her eyes, your gaze will still be met with that golden yellow. the rest of the colours kinda came intuitively, I just had to play around with brightness and saturation a bit lol
now, next up. the horns :). I remember the text describing her as having "horns too tall, teeth too sharp" and I might've taken that a bit too seriously lol. I think they're about as tall as her head? but also they don't look overwhelmingly tall (at least to me), which I really like. from the moment I first imagined her I knew I wanted her horns to kinda be more ornate, with them splitting into different sections and going different ways. and I think I did pretty well at that. and again, to make up lore where there wasn't any given, I feel like she'd try to set herself apart from and higher than other demons even through appearance. that includes horns. because as far as I can tell, even if some demons choose to wear jewelry on their horns, it's not many (maybe it's cost-related idk). so maybe she sees horns as part of the "animalistic nature of demons" and sets herself apart from it and most demons by adorning them. I also added the kinda teardrop shaped gems to kinda show her silently saying "if you go against me that's what your blood is gonna look like :)"
now some miscellaneous parts :D !
starting with the teeth. I fr went "oh they're sharp?" *gives shark teeth* (although I'm now imagining her like a shark with several rows of them and omg). I do imagine her showing them as intimidation tactic most of the time except when she's trying to play being more innocent than she is.
next up is the dagger. I'm not sure if this classifies as a kris, but that's the only wavy dagger I could find. I remember seeing her described as "a dagger coated in honey" and decided that this is gonna be her weapon of choice (although if I'm gonna continue with that line of thought Two is gonna give me one hell of a time, my only guess for now doesn't really suit his personality :,) ). and it's wavy because I imagine that'd be a lot more painful and do a lot more damage this way (I imagine that out of the big three she is the one who'd deal with interrogations and stuff)
and finally the tattoo. ngl it came to my mind rather randomly, but I like the thought of the Big Three having their numbers on their bodies (although ngl I have NO idea where it'd be for Three)
also here's live footage of me every time you answer to my posts :3
spoilers for Finale - Part 2 of When The Dawn Breaks made by @cedar-scented-soap
(if you haven't read it I highly recommend you go do that :3)
so, I was reading it and had a vision, a meme that I could make. but then I realized that I'd need visual design concepts for the Big Three, so I decided to have a go at it myself >:3
starting with One!
now, you may notice that I've yet again forgotten to give a character from wtdb their wings. and I've actually noticed it back when I was doing lineart, but couldn't fit it in nicely, so just imagine they're there. I'll probably make the wing designs into another post, but we'll see
and ngl, I started writing out my thoughts on design choices, but I have too many of those for this post, so I shall hold myself back :,) (if even just ONE (1) person asks me about those I'm writing a whole damn essay)
binged the Lamplight AU on ao3 in one night and now coping the only way I know how creating my own AU (at least trying to) here's what my brain came up with
bonus ending under the cut vvvvv
planning to make a fic with it
There's an account (fairly certain a bot with how quick they're posting) stealing other people posts and spamming them in the goodtimeswithscar and wild life smp tag.
From their user and profile its clear that they are not part of this community, and there's a glaring link underneath the stolen post. I checked their profile, and they're staging as a news blog with a dodgy link in their bio. Please do not click it!! First rule of the internet, but please report them, especially since they're stealing posts and claiming them as their own.