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I'm Slowly Forgetting Your Face

『The Constellation ‘Muse of Mars’ smiles upon you fondly as they try and remember your face』

I had to pause a different animation project I have in the works because this trend/meme was basically made for Kim Dokja. I’ve only caught up on the manhwa so far and not the full novel (YET) but Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint already means the absolute world to me.

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Cross posting from my instagram story reel, a quick wip for Kim Dokja, Happy Birthday you ugly squid ❤︎⁠

I've only recently gotten into ORV (mainly a manhwa reader) but I know this story is going to wreck me by the end.

(also yes I've been working on an animation meme since late november I'm still only about 50% completed on at the moment)

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𝔓𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔞 ℑ𝔫𝔣𝔞𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔢

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Witch hat Atelier has been a series close to my heart in terms of making magic an art-form and that drawing itself is the magic system.

I wanted to try making a tarot card of the hanged man specifically with Qifrey because it felt apt for his character. Each of the four corners are each thematically picked magic seal spells that I felt most represented the message of the card. Additionally I knew I couldn't complete this illustration without a Silverwood Tree from this image because of the relevance to card itself but also the specific tie to Qifrey's past. Also I had to include water as some aspect of the background to tie in Qif's elemental affinity for water magic!

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Detailed symbolism under the cut

Top left: Memory Erasure Spell - Specifically in use of secrets or conversations. Infamously this is the one drawn by Qifrey himself and not the one used by the Knights Moralis. I always felt like it feels way more intentional than all other spells in the series due to how much conjuring ink is used compared to all else. For me this relates to the tarot card in the sense of being in the face of a dilemna, knowing when to walk away from situations and releasing needs for control.

Top Right: Capture Pennant - A Knights Moralis spell which wraps a large fabric banner around someone trying to flee. Here with this illustration I thought this would be a nice easter egg to have Qifrey wrapped up in it rather than the traditional rope used in most tarot decks!

Bottom left: Illusory Labyrinth - A forbidden Brimhat spell which makes an infinite labyrinth that's impossible to escape as space gets distorted. This felt apropos because readings of the card can often reflect feeling trapped and lacking direction, especially when seen in the reversed position.

Bottom Right: Light-Reducing Spell - A spell etched with transparent ink in the left lens of his glasses, meant to block out harsh light. Something that makes Olruggio ask if Qifrey's losing his remaining vision. Besides it being emblematic of Qifrey himself I thought it reflected well on the card's interpretation of differing perspectives in a more literal way.

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Pet portrait for my bestie of their adorable cat. First time drawing a full body cat but she really made it easy :3

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It's my 10 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

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❝When you became Denise, I told all of your colleagues, those clown comics, to fix their hearts or die.❞ - Deputy Director, Gordon Cole (3x04)

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In honor of International Trans Day of Visibility (March 31st) - I hand lettered one of the most impactful pro-trans quotes that means the absolute world to me...

Revisiting this scene has felt like a rallying cry amidst all the political turmoil of the past few months (dare I say years now?). And feels more necessary now than when The Return aired in 2017. Tolerance is really the bare minimum, a limbo bar that is on the floor, and even so it feels like the world is getting more and more hostile to transgender people. But I don't want just tolerance, I think we should all be striving for acceptance.

If you still don't understand what on earth this means, I highly recommend this article as it sums up the collective feelings on this issue quite neatly and succinctly.

So lets strive to be like the iconic David Lynch himself and no longer put up with people wanting to harm our community.

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Prints and more of this artwork!

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Finally the Twin Peaks Satoshi Kon collection is all here! In time for Twin Peaks day!

Individual posts in the series: part 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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I really loved working on this series and comparing and contrasting both Satoshi Kon's art style and David Lynch's shot composition and the various many ways both of their individual bodies of work felt interconnected to me. Like they were in dialogue with each other or the sort of connection to the "Ocean of Collective Unconsciousness" where creative ideas come from. Both of them were both titans of cinematography and surreal storytelling and were willing to be experimental and bold, it's just a shame we lost both of them far too soon before their time. One day the sadness will end.

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❝...Say Zach, do you remember the first bar we ever went into? Fun times, wouldn’t you say Zach? That's right. It wasn’t like any of the old movies we saw back then. Such as 1994’s indie cult film, Pulp fiction, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Boy did that Uma Therman sure know how to dance… Did you know the set location was actually a closed down bowling alley? Still, It was quite the culture shock for us to truly experience the real deal. Though you could never handle your alcohol, could you Zach? For being in a small town such as Greenvale, The Galaxy of Terror has a surprisingly lively nightlife atmosphere. Great place, though they don't serve coffee. I think it could even rival that of bars in other bigger Washington cities, don’t you think Zach?❞

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My piece for Bonus Footage @deadlypremonitionzine for Deadly Premonition's 15th year anniversary! This game has that small town campy charm while simultaneously being one of the most haunting horror concepts that it made a very strong impression on me the first time I came across it about eight years ago.

Mostly this piece was inspired by the thought of these two sisters getting the happy ending that was denied for them, in an alternative universe kind of way. With Carol still performing her heart out on stage, and Thomas able to join in by accompanying her on the piano.

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Where you can find the zine!

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Thomas is wearing a squirrel necklace specifically modeled after a Beechey ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), to go with her special interest and because it's the most common type locally to where the game would take place.

The film strip is homage to Zach and York’s love of movies. The sound waves (which used to be printed on old film reels!) is the actual visual audio pattern with Carol singing “I dream of you” which I transposed using editing software. Even though it's a blink and you miss it detail I thought it was worth the effort haha.

Besides all the police station keys from Thomas’ search request, I added other in game items, such as the red seeds, York’s no smoking lighter, Thomas’ biscuit, York’s coffee (with FK swirled in the cream!), the reversed peace sign, and some cigarettes.

The leaves falling are specifically from the red trees local to Greenvale, that sparks the entire plot (and the horrors).

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ZACH - IT'S HERE!

Happy Deadly Premonitiversary to everyone!

Bonus Footage, the 40-page, fifteen year anniversary fanzine, is now up to read for free on itch.io. With art, writing, and messages from fans, it's the perfect tribute to a game we love.

You can find it here - take a trip to the primitive world.

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^♢^ ⬸…ɘliʜwᴎɒɘM…⤑ ^♢^

Part 9 of ???

The final piece - for now - in this 'batch' of the series. I'm not sure currently about continuing beyond these unless inspiration strikes again.

BUT

Doppelgänger Laura time!

I find the whole concept of duality in the show, especially the elements tied to the black lodge to just be fascinating. Laura's exaggerated difference here and her scream were absolutely terrifying the first time I bore witness to it. So much so, I thought it deserved it's own art separate to the dream Laura "meanwhile" from part 3. Also is it just me or does the paleness of all the doppelgänger eyes feel connected to the white horse and the woodman quote too?

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Vinegar Zines' first fanzine BONUS FOOTAGE will be launching for free on February 23rd, for the game's fifteen year anniversary! Are you ready, Zach?

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part 8 of ??? in the series of "What if Twin Peaks had a 90's anime adaptation where David Lynch and Satoshi Kon collab'ed."

I started this back in October with all the other parts of this series but I needed to take a break. Losing David Lynch just a few weeks ago was a huge loss, especially as someone I really did admire creatively. I knew I needed to return to drawing this series.

So here's the continuation of this project!

Gotta love that dutch angle (iirc it's one of the first on network television whereas before it was only used in movie cinematography!) I just loved how it adds to a sense of visual suspense and unease.

Oh Josie, season 2 really should have treated you better. Still can't believe things went soo off the rails post reveal. She's one of my favorites of the series and even though her ending does have some thematic sense to it, I still think it was a waste of what could've been done in service of her complicated character instead.

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Drawing a background with all those books was no joke haha.

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Profile: Marlo Musa Artist ✔️ / Writer / Other Favourite Character(s): Thomas

Find zir here: @marloart & wait and see what ze make for the zine!

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❝When this kind of fire starts, it is very hard to put out. The tender boughs of innocence burn first, and the wind rises, and then all goodness is in jeopardy.❞

part 7 of ??? in my series of drawings continuing to imagine what a twin peaks anime would look like if made by Satoshi Kon.

I just love this line and the framing of this scene. The log lady's clairvoyance of what is to come and her cryptic warning. The concern she tries to impart. Laura's fear and yet somehow 'knowing'. The bright neon lights of the Bang Bang Bar/ The Roadhouse.

It just felt like the right moment to capture here for this series.

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King of the 'treat yourself' community lol. Honestly have truer words to live by, ever been said?

part 6 of ??? of my series of drawing 'What if David Lynch and Satoshi Kon partnered up to direct a 90's anime adaptation of Twin Peaks'.

I really adore this whole interaction so much it lives in my head rent free, but all the moments of Harry and Coop interacting are hands down my favorite parts of this campy and ridiculous (extremely affectionate) show.

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part 5 of ??? of my series of redrawing Twin Peaks in Satoshi Kon's 90's anime style.

What would a Twin Peaks project be without one of the weirdest character's of all: The Arm. He's too iconic /not/ to include frankly. Even though what most people would expect would be a scene with him dancing, I thought going for a scene where he shows off the ring would be very important. Because of the black symbol, it's connection to corn and garmonbozia and it's connection to Laura's purpose and inescapable fate. It's such layered symbolism to me, I could honestly make a whole video essay info-dumping on just this alone.

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Part 4 of ??? of my series of redrawing Twin Peaks as if Satoshi Kon made a 90's anime adaptation.

I know there are so many horrifying moments in Twin Peaks but for me this was so jarring and shocking I knew I had to include it for this project (and also the spookiest month of the year). Because even all these years later after seeing it, it still gives me chills. Frankly I was completely creeped out the entire time drawing it...

The idea of a character who embodies light, and whimsy, and altruism, being twisted beyond recognition is truly terrifying, such a huge cliffhanger.

In a lot of ways this moment felt very eerie and similar to both the literal visuals as well as the sensation of later seeing the bloody 'faux Mima' near the end of Perfect Blue. Where the dream instead takes on a nightmare quality for it's surrealism.

(also still mind-blown this was Frank Silva's first acting role)

Screencap under the cut as well as two shots from Perfect Blue for comparison's sake.