Chronicles of Ravenwood

A notebook for a dark academia comic project in progress. Characters, sketches, scenes, quotes, doubts and fragments.

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Hi, I’m new here! I’m currently working on character designs for my dark academia mystery comic project.

I’ll mostly post sketches, OC designs, Procreate experiments and little bits of my comic process.

Expect suspicious students, gothic academia vibes, family secrets and a lot of drama.

Still figuring things out, but I’m excited to share the progress here 🖤

🖤 My original posts

♥️ OC designs

🤍 Sketches & WIPs

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I’ve been posting so many character portraits lately that I sometimes forget to talk about the actual comic behind them 🖤

This series has mostly been my way of getting to know the cast properly before I start drawing them in real scenes — figuring out their faces, clothes, expressions, and all the little details that make them feel like themselves

I’m getting surprisingly close to the end of the portraits now, which means Ravenwood might finally start looking a little less like a collection of suspicious people standing alone in the dark

I’m both excited and slightly terrified to start working on backgrounds and small narrative scenes, but I really can’t wait to see these characters actually interact

Anyway, I’ve really loved sharing the project as it grows here on Tumblr, and I just wanted to thank everyone who has liked, commented on, or reblogged my work so far

Creating something can feel pretty lonely sometimes, so all of your reactions genuinely mean a lot to me 🖤

Which character would you most like to see in a scene first? 👀

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OC design number 9 / ??? for my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

Her name is Meredith.

I’m really attached to this one. She’s stubborn, intense, and always chasing the truth — which is probably not the safest personality trait to have in this story.

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In case you missed Meredith 🖤

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Pencil sketch for the next OC in my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

No shading this time — I wanted to keep this one as a cleaner, quicker sketch before moving on to the final portrait 👀

[fairyreblogger]

This is so good!!!!! 😭🫶🏻💕

[ravenwood-chronicles]

ahh thank you so much!! 🖤 and thank you for the reblog too, I really appreciate it 🖤

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OC design number 19 / ??? for my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

This is Sarah

She’s one of the characters I created quite late in the process, and yet she may end up playing a much bigger role in the story than she first appears to

It’s funny how some characters quietly find their place in the plot long after most of the cast already exists

Process video here 🖤

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Process / timelapse for the next OC in my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

I haven’t had much time to draw lately because life has been pretty intense this past week, so it felt really good to finally sit down and work on this one 😅

Pencil version here ✏️ 🖤

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my horror(-ish) art

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Pencil sketch for the next OC in my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

No shading this time — I wanted to keep this one as a cleaner, quicker sketch before moving on to the final portrait 👀

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So here comes the color version of OC design number 8 / ??? for my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

This is Jacob.

I wanted him to feel quiet and a little mournful. The two red flowers are intentional — where I’m from, even numbers of flowers are tied to mourning, so they felt like the right object for him.

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In case you missed him 🥀🖤

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Wow, I really love your art style. It reminds me of a horror game I've loved since I was a child. I hope you know it—it's called Fran Bow. When I saw your artwork, it brought back so many beautiful memories. Thank you.

That’s such a lovely message, thank you so much!! 🖤 I didn’t know Fran Bow, but I looked it up after reading your message and the whole vibe looks really cool !! I’m genuinely touched that my art could bring back memories of something you’ve loved for so long 🖤 Thank you

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OC design number 7 / ??? for my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

This is Simon, Henry and Cassandra’s half-brother. He’s only six months apart from the twins, which probably says enough about that family already. 😅

I wanted him to feel kinda colder than the others — quiet, tense, and always watching.

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OC design number 6 / ??? for my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

This is Annabelle, Raphaël’s younger sister.

I wanted her to feel fragile at first glance, but also a little scary — the kind of character who looks delicate until you notice the scars.

She definitely has one of the darker stories in the cast, and I can’t wait to share more of her lore.

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In case you missed Annabelle 🖤

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OC design number 5 / ??? for my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

This is Raphaël.

I wanted his design to have something gentle and almost devotional about it, but with that quiet sense that something is very wrong underneath.

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OC design number 18 / ??? for my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

This is June.

She’s the university librarian while also working on her PhD. She might seem a little strict at first, but she’s kinder than she looks — someone has to keep the library in order, after all..

Process video here 🖤

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Process / timelapse for the next OC for my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

I don’t really have anything dramatic to say about this one… it was just a genuinely fun drawing to work on.

Lineart version and old version of the OC here 🖤

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OC design number 4 / ??? for my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

This is Cassandra, Henry ’s twin sister.

She was really fun to color — I wanted her to feel elegant, composed, and a little dangerous.

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In case you missed her 🖤

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OC design number 17 / ??? for my dark academia mystery comic project 🖤

This is Clark.

Not one of my favorite characters as a person, but definitely an interesting one to draw.

He’s angry, intense, and the kind of character who starts out looking for meaning and ends up becoming dangerous.

Process video here 🖤

[fairyreblogger]

Here we go again!! Don't stop love, I am okay with everyone you draw btw, i fall in love every time i see a new character 😭😭❤️❤️

[ravenwood-chronicles]

lmaoo thank you so much 😭🖤 I promise I’m not stopping anytime soon, there are still more terrible people to draw