The art of sqbr

Sean, they/them. A tumblr of my creations. sqbr @ DeviantArt: art pre November 2010, sqbr @ AO3: multipage comics and fanfic, sqbr@tumblr: random ramblings.  

[alias-sqbr]

Lilique from Gundam Witch from Mercury holding a tablet and smiling, drawn in the style of F. Champenois by Alfonse Mucha, with gundam-y scifi decorations instead of flowers. For @kentsarrow

And that's the last of the art prompts from LAST JUNE. Sorry this took so long everyone, I have been WILDLY blocked, though once inspiration hit for this I had a lot of fun with it.

[ririya-translates]

Pecker Manga English Fan Translation

For Neji's birthday, a few of us from the Univeil Manga Club decided to put together a translation of Sui Ishida's bonus short, Pecker (short for 'woodpecker'). It's only 16 pages long, but it still gives us a fascinating look into the dynamic between Neji and Chui. (Imgur || Mangadex)

It picks up directly where Puppet and Parsley left off (at the end of the Year 77 summer performance). Unlike the other one-shots though, this one does require either reading the previous manga or playing at least the game's common route to make much sense. It assumes you are already familiar with these characters and their history. There aren't any route spoilers, but Neji's route does add more context. Pecker also acts as a setup for the upcoming Roots/Perch manga about Neji's class transfer.

The official manga is available physically/digitally in Japanese via the Foliage anthology, which includes Puppet and Parsley. (Shueisha || Bookwalker). Please support the official release.

Thanks to: @himehikoshrine, @alias-sqbr, @sleepythefoxx, Pastafellows, @archaeren

[ririya-translates]

Parsley Manga English Fan Translation

In honour of Sugachi’s (delayed) birthday, the Univeil Manga Club presents the long-awaited English fan translation of Sui Ishida’s manga one-shot, Parsley! (Cubari || Mangadex)

Focusing on the Onyx class in the Jack Jeanne universe, Kiyoharu Sugachi struggles with self-doubt, calling himself just a ‘garnish’ in comparison to the other incredible performers at Univeil. But he’s forced to face these insecurities head-on when chosen by the class leader, Dakeshin Kaido, to take the leading female role as the Al Jeanne. The story shows the beginning of Sugachi and Kaido’s partnership, one year before the first game.

As this is a prequel story, there are no spoilers for any game routes. While the game provides more context for certain characters (such as Fumi), the translation was written to make it understandable to a general audience with no prior knowledge. Dialect features were also added to Sugachi’s speech to try to distinguish his heavy Kansai dialect.

I would also highly recommend checking out the fully voice acted video which goes through the entire story panel by panel.

The official manga is also available physically/digitally in Japanese via the Foliage anthology, which includes Puppet and Pecker. (Shueisha || Bookwalker). Please support the official release if possible.

Other Jack Jeanne manga: Puppet (EN): Mangadex Duckweed (JP only): Part 1 || Part 2

Thanks to: Pastafellows, @valeatory, @sleepythefoxx, Kajpur, Empish, @ell-io, @archaeren, @alias-sqbr, @himehikoshrine, ChoujinXArtRT

[alias-sqbr]

I did a bunch of the redraws on this!

[alias-sqbr]

Kagura from Welcome to Ghost Mansion happily punches a ghost. For hebethen.

[alias-sqbr]

For @anghraine. I tried for a sort of 60s comic feel, including colours from the Animated Series, but couldn't bring myself to give Spock literal yellow skin.

I thought about having the background be the words "OH NO I'M GAY" repeated infinitely, but it's implied ;)

[alias-sqbr]

I'm going through the Media Studies course Media and Power, one exercise said to crop a group photo to see how this can change the vibe, but I thought it would be more interesting to do it to this Jack Jeanne fantasy AU I drew. I tried to find crops that gave each character a different vibe, with mixed success.

[alias-sqbr]

Akimichi Chuo Chuo leaning on a red and white katana, smiling, while wearing a pretty pink butterfly yukata. For hokuton_punch, referencing Lauren Ashley holding a sword like a cane.

[alias-sqbr]

Fatter Chen Guo from The Kings Avatar, for Shadaras.

I have had MASSIVE art block for MONTHS, but I got it done eventually!

[alias-sqbr]

I initially used relatively realistic colours for a Japanese Paradise Flycatcher but here's something more Neji-ish:

[alias-sqbr]

For @thriceandonce, who asked for this scene with a fat Mensah. I have been too sick to draw for ages, and ended up tracing a screenshot from the show, though I gave her lighter hair to match the books.

[alias-sqbr]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Title: Dango over Flowers (43,908 words)

Chapters: 7/7 Fandom: Samurai Love Ballad: Party Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kirigakure Saizou/Main Character, Kirigakure Saizou/Main Character/Sanada Yukimura Characters: Kirigakure Saizou, Sanada Yukimura, Main Character (Samurai Love Ballad Party) Additional Tags: Fanfiction, samurai love ballad party Summary:

Yukimura's life is fine. He's happy, his best friend is happy, and his best friend's lover is delightful. And he is absolutely, definitely not in love with either of them.

FINISHED. IT. AFTER FIVE YEARS OF WRITER’S BLOCK. IT IS. DONE.

[alias-sqbr]

Ruthi from Lady Eve's Last Con, playing the innocent ingenue, and about to have her schemes wrecked by the hottest butch this side of Pluto. For @ryfkah. I realised belatedly that the skirt should be longer but hopefully this is otherwise the right vibe.

I drew a little on Nigerian women's fashion for this outfit. The peplum+ mermaid skirt + ruffles look I saw a lot would also be a great way to show off fancy fabric without accidentally flashing anyone on a low G dance floor.

(and don't worry, it's fruit juice ;))

[alias-sqbr]

A dark red and pale yellow picture of Ion from Jack Jeanne doing a hand stand. @quacksmith asked for "chubby character of your choice doing a handstand" so here's Ion proving he is still a fit and flexible performer.

[alias-sqbr]

Art Prompts For Visibly Fat or Muscular Humanoid Characters

I struggle every time I have to draw a character who can't be approximated by a series of smooth cylinders, so thought I'd ask for some prompts to help me practice!

So! Please give me art prompts for visibly fat or muscular humanoid characters, preferably in a relatively realistic style (anime is ok but not like Johnny Bravo)

No more than 3 characters, nothing that requires a background or complex/many props. Give me an image reference if it's not something I can look up easily. Picking a pose from the references below or sending me your own would make my life easier!

Fanart or original, including stuff like "This character but fat" or "A man in this pose and this outfit", but not vague things like "Any character in a victorian outfit". Nothing too sexy, squicky, or containing zombies(*).

Anyone who follows me is welcome to prompt!

(*) I only have a problem with the mindless contagious sort, or really gross decay. Possessed/controlled corpses are fine but no skeletons for this prompt ;)

Fat poses:

Wider characters at Adorkastock

Plus Size Beauty Reference Pictures

Academic Female Poses

Chubby/Fat References

Plus size figure drawing reference

Muscular poses:

Male Character Design Reference Pictures

Bodies in Motion

Posemaniacs

freephotomuscle.com

[alias-sqbr]

For @himehikoshrine. They asked for 3Q in the forest, so you'll just have to trust me that they're sitting on a log under some trees.

Can't decide if I like the desaturated version more so here have that too:

[alias-sqbr]

Mary Jane (played by Sugachi) smiles down as she stitches the hand of a kneeling Jacob (played by Kaido). For Schlems, based on these fantastic designs.

[alias-sqbr]

Watercolour style art of Mitsuki and Kisa holding hands and smiling at each other as they sit on a bench. For sparrow.