this is the art that the participants will be redrawing!!
you do not need to redraw the FULL thing if you don't want to, the background is provided here for those who only wish to draw the characters :3 (+ separated shots for reference!)
you can redraw these four in different poses if you wish, so long as they are drawn in your own style! for other references, refer to this post
you have a little over one month to complete the challenge! submissions are due on the 31th of january 2026!! the minimum criteria for submission is at least one character drawn :3
oh and also
THANK YOU FOR 500 FOLLOWERS!! 🎉🎉
honestly never expected to reach such a milestone but you've all shown me so much love over my first year here on tumblr and i'm eternally grateful <3 <3
this is probably my single most detailed piece yet, and its also the one im most proud of so far. its amazing looking back at where this blog started and seeing how far ive developed my style, and none of it wouldve happened if it werent for the encouragement of all of you!!
so once again thank you for supporting me! 2026 is going to be an exciting year!!
There is a brief, tense moment of silence. Arti jumps down from the throne structure with a loud thud, then rushes towards the “guest” who, supposedly, has a scent just like her.
Marbles feels intimidated and she turns away briefly, unable to stand Arti’s sharp scent, which is filled with nose-burning cherrybomb-like powder. In turn, Artificer gives her a sniff back… and finds that there is something very familiar about it. She can’t put a finger on it, though.
Artificer: (in a stern voice) “You. Where you from”
Marbles: (quietly) “Um… outer wall… but born here”
Arti straightens up her posture, then points directly at Marbles.
Artificer: “You smell familiar”
Marbles: (a little unsure) “You smell… like cherrybomb?”
Now that Marbles can smell the scent clearly, something clicks in her mind. Suddenly, she remembers.
Marbles: “Cherrybomb powder and bloodtrunk…”
The scent brings back memories. Her mother used to craft makeshift grenades with cherrybomb fruit, but they had a hint of bloodtrunk in them because of how often she used its gel insides to treat light burns. This aroma combination is unmistakable, and the realization sets in.
Marbles: (in a shaky voice, eyes welling up) “…mom?”
The word echoes in Arti’s mind like a scream tearing through the deafening silence.
This strange slugcat fawning in front of her? She remembers her scent now.
Arti takes the Chieftain mask off her head, and throws it to the ground. The scavengers who gathered around look confused. Their infamous “ruler” was never seen in such broken state before.
The realization is too much for Artificer, and her mind shatters into a million pieces.
Artificer: (in a raspy voice) “Child…”
Artificer: (screaming her lungs out) “MY CHILD!!”
The sudden shouting scares Marbles, who curls up and shakes in fear.
This is nothing close to what One had planned. These two slugcats should be fighting to the death by now. One frowns, feeling that something is terribly off. Three looks back at them, not sure what to do.
Arti reaches out to Marbles. She slowly wraps her arms around her child, and pulls her close into her chest. Marbs recognizes her mom’s scent again, and calms down, then hugs her tightly.
The mother and daughter are finally reunited.
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Artificer and Marbles communicate in Yongasabi, a fan-made conlang for the slugcats of Rain World, created by @opashoo. Because of this, the scavengers around them can’t understand what the two slugcats are saying.
This update is an improved version of an older comic that I posted on March 2024.
Figured I'd resurrect this old account to start posting my art here, starting with sprites of some Pokémon OCs! I'll probably post more about these guys later, but for now I'll just share some labels:
after several months and a lot of money, i have finally acquired the complete roster!!
MASSIVE thanks to @forrksie who made all of the big versions of the slugcats + the three artipups (arbiter included)! they really went above and beyond with each and every one of them and i can't be more happy with how they turned out. i HIGHLY encourage anyone who likes rain world, hollow knight, or nine sols to check out their store and support them!
they were super communicative and let me make a ton of little requests (like watcher's floppy ears and nomad's angry eyes)! they're also the go-to if you have any slugcat ocs that you want in plush form :3 again, highly recommend supporting them <3
Two Rivulet Collabs hosted from my emote server :)
Happy to see all the wonderful submissions in one. (or two since I hosted two collabs haha) Thank you for joining! Looking forward to future endeavors.
