Helpless

Illustrator and Etsy seller! They/them Comms open https://linktr.ee/h3lpl3ss13

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hello!! im val/valentine/helpless! i'm an illustrator and etsy seller whos really into aphmau diaries (not mystreet) and percy jackson! along with many other fandoms!

i take commissions on my vgen

here are my other socials if u wanna support me <3

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post shadow knight laurance x aphmau is like "yea my dog could maul a whole human to death but isn't he being such a good boy right now?"

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Irene and aphmau standee coming soon <33

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Obsession x Perfect Blue

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Diaries travlyn where are you

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screw it, have some genderswapped Garroth.. Garrnet oh how i think about her.. (+ your irregularly scheduled yammering under the cut)

i like Garrnet a LOT!!! she is very fun for me to draw hehee.. and this isnt the first time ive drawn her. hehr. youll see why eventually, do not fret.. i love drawing Garroth with curls, so of course i love drawing Garrnet. with BIGGER, LONGER CURLS!!! BECAUSE YES!!!!!! LET HER BE PRETTY AND WILD AND FUZZY AND FREE GRAH!!!

i already like the face shape i gave Garf, so all i had to do was translate those features into something more femme, while still keeping it all very masculine. to sum up a lot of design decisions i made; i think being conventionally unconventional makes some characters i draw more interesting. i need to lean into it more methinks..

some of the design changes between my Garrnet and Garroth will be pretty obvious at first glance. like for instance, Garrnet has a LOT. of GORGEOUS CURLY hair. and Garf has short but still poofy and frizzy hair. Garrnet's eyebrows are still cute and big, but hers have less volume in comparison to Garroth. i just thought it would be a neat way to further differentiate the two!! they both have the same nose shape because i think the bumpy nose is beautiful and no one can take that from me... Garrnet's jaw is also more defined than Garroth's!! this is because she's a lot more muscular in comparison to my interpretation of Garf!! i imagine he gained muscle and fat due to his circumstances, meanwhile Garrnet put more pressure on herself to be physically strong and to avoid a lot of wealthy feminine traits, (if you were a plump woman from ((im pretty sure)) before the 16-1400's, it was a sign of status and how well fed you were. it was a way to flaunt ones wealth in some cities).

Garroth's nose-scar has gotten longer in some of my recent artworks, and starts from the top of his left eyebrow and goes down and along the right side of his nose. in comparison, Garrnet's nose-scar starts under her right eye and slashes up right below her left eye. this is because i imagine they got their scars in entirely differeny ways. Garroth got his accidentally at guard training (Garte refused to lay a hand on him), and Garrnet recieved hers from her mother (genderswapped Garte 🦈), possibly with a jockey whip or some sort of leather strap. while she as the first daughter certainly wasnt expendable by any means, i think "Garte" injuring Garrnet out of frustration after she discovered Vylad/Vanessa's whole existence. oh that conflict and drama would be spicy actually.. fic ideas fic ideas.. ahem, anywizzle, i found this interesting to mention because the circumstances and symbolism behind both Garroth's and Garrnet's scars mean so much to how i would portray both of their characters in any potential MCD related sense. Garroth's is tied to him breaking away from his family and what that means for him as the heir to a lordship and as a runaway. meanwhile Garrnet's is tied to her family turning on her and how she moves forward with her identity because of her experiences. sure hope that detail doesnt make anyone else think too deeply about this... its already too late for me..

im still learning quite a few things about drawing armour!! i didnt want to do anything too posh nor complicated for Garrnet though, so the design overall is very simplified. ive realised over time that i actually enjoy having cartoonishly simple detail. a side affect of me not learning how to colour until a few years ago lol.. i also need to look up the right era and nations for some of my current and future armour designs too. while i personally have no idea the name of the helmet type i have inferred she wears, the neckpiece she has is designed to connect to her helmet. which means Garrnet gets to wear a very long and pointy-nosed helm hehe

overall. i love Garrnet. i love genderswapping characters and Thinking about how that changes and affects them in a similar story and setting... cultural context and everything about it.. ough so delicious.. do not fret my lovelies, you will be getting some genderbent Aphmau and Laurance too.. Adrien and Lauran will become very real.. AND!!! YOU'LL GET YAPPING ABOUT THEM TOO HOPEFULLY VERY LIKELY!! MUAHAHAHA!!

ive missed making posts about my art.. i need to Get my arse into gear and make some more posts too.. too many drafts in my backlog that i keep putting off..

for those lovely oomfies who have been wondering "where did kraycee's irregular but potentially beloved art posts go??" the answer is... i got sick 😢 lost a lotta motivation due to being sick + losing a lotta time for art. i have still Drawn Stuff do not fret.. just havent found the time to post/i have been very anxious about posting.. just regular boring stuff like that. my laptop is also Fucked Up atm and is not working as promised, nor according to plan.. so a lotta stuff has been paused for me because of said issues. (cant even complete my schoolwork ahahahahahahhahhahahahaaha..) we are getting there!!!! it is taking a While though.. mental health issues and illness do not go hand in hand sigh..

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Some more genemau as a treat before I go work on commissions!

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HELPLESS PLEASE DRAW MORE GENEMAU AND MY LIFE IS YOUR !! 😫😭

I plan to but idk if nsfw is allowed on tumblr 😭😭😭

My private twitter where I post nsfw is @/valkyr1e707 have ur age in bio pls

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Finished my dumb genemau comic cuz I love them sm

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My Gene headshot <33 new pin of him coming soon <33

Gene has always been my favorite aphmau chatacger so this was so exciting to make I can’t wait to have his pin fr :DDD

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Which Mcd character should I put on a pin next?

Zoe

Katelyn

Zane

Other (comment)

Voting ended onMay 17

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My Gene headshot <33 new pin of him coming soon <33

Gene has always been my favorite aphmau chatacger so this was so exciting to make I can’t wait to have his pin fr :DDD

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Posted this on my twt priv but IM FEELING BRAVE SO IM POSTING IT HERE TOO

I MIGHT line and shade this and make it look pretty but idk yet

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I have a weird addiction to drawing blind Laurance from season 1.

Levin's room was next door to Laurances in the basement, I feel like they would entertain each other.

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Restocked my MCD mini phone charms for the last time!!

I explained on TikTok but the tldr is that: I’m retiring this design and making new, better and slightly bigger version of these phone charms and hopefully I’ll be able to add more characters :DDD

They’re still available on my Etsy but once they sell out they’re not coming back!!

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Finally drew Dante, I might change the bg color but Dante badge pins coming soon!!

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Dante Mcd wip!!

He’s my favorite guard after Laurence and garroth, I’m hoping to make badge pins of him to sell on Etsy so stay tuned!!

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So my solangelo phone charms came in but I’m honestly a little disappointed with how Will came out, Nico’s head looks so much bigger and a lot of wills details are lost bc he’s so small so I’m thinking of selling him at a discount ? :/

Next time I’ll restock he’ll be fixed