And Then I Drew a Thing

Art and comics by Art-Zealot (Hayley Lazo)

[studiozealot]

“You asked me why I called you Little Bird…”

Fanart from the Champion’s Ballad DLC. I dunno how BotW managed to have both amazing Open-World gameplay AND incredibly compelling characters, but dam son…

Originally on dA!

[studiozealot]

Amnesty by Art-Zealot

VAGUE TAZ AMNESTY SPOILERS! @TheZoneCast Episode 28 hurt me. Hurt me bad. Hot dang Travis’s performance was moving as hell. I stayed up til 6am because I couldn’t sleep before I finished fanart for this gut-wrenching moment.

“I told him to leave…”

[anna-earley]

The Chapter 1 Sybal Heim results comic is officially live!

Desktop viewing is recommended since mobile has trouble with flash comics. (It might take a minute to load as the comic is somewhat lengthy)

Special thanks to the rest of the awesome team who worked on this comic with me, Hayley, Amy, and Jazzi!

[studiozealot]

Truly a labor of love. <3

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Legit’s Historical Fashion Masterpost

All right guys, I’ve decided to put together another masterpost for you - this time on historical fashion. This could get lengthy so… bear with me. (Forgive me also if some of the dates are a touch inaccurate - I’m not a historian and I’m going with what Google gives me.)

Prehistory -

Neolithic Clothing - The beginnings of textiles, some woven materials, leather, etc. Circa 102000 BCE - 2000 BCE

Bronze Age Britain - The development of more sophisticated textiles, including wool and some ornamentation, including brooches. Circa 3200 BCE - 600 BCE

Iron Age Clothing (Europe) - Even more sophisticated, ornamented clothing, textiles, hairstyles. Dyed clothing arises. Circa 1200 BCE - 1 BCE (in Europe)

Fashion of the Ancient World

Clothing of Mesopotamia - i.e, Babylon. Also Mesopotamian jewelry. Circa 3000 BCE - 300 BCE

Clothing of Ancient Egypt - All eras.

Clothing of Ancient India - An overview.

Ancient Greek Clothing + Wikipedia for Definitions

Ancient Roman Clothing + More Rome

Ancient Celtic Clothing

Vikings!

Biblical Clothing - i.e., Primarily Ancient Hebrew

Byzantine Clothing

*Note: I’m not including many cultures here (such as Asian/South American) simply because of my own lack of expertise + time and space limitations in this masterpost.

Medieval Clothing

Wikipedia Overview

Anglo-Saxon Clothing - (Pre-Norman Invasion)

England 1066-1087 - Ish

1100 - 1200 in European Fashion - Wikipedia

1200 - 1300 in European Fashion - Wikipedia

*A Note on Women’s Fashion - Tight lacing did NOT appear until about 1340, which means that shapely, comely bodices would not have appeared in fashion before this time.

14th Century Women’s Fashion - The stereotypical “medieval” look with wimple, long sleeves, etc.

Sexy Sexy Knights

Suits of Armor & Their Component Parts

Suit of Armor - Labeled Photo for Reference

15th Century Clothing

The Renaissance

History of the Corset - Italian in origin. Introduced to France in the 1500s.

15th Century Florence

*Note: For the Tudor and Elizabethan eras of fashion it’s important to note that there were laws in place which dictated what clothing you could wear due to your social class.

Tudor Era Clothing - King Henry VIII, et al

Tudor Dress & Its Component Parts

Elizabethan Clothing

Tudor/Elizabethan Corsets - Corsets during this time created a shape with a flat chest and narrow waist.

Jacobean Era Dress - 1603 - 1625

And Beyond

Baroque/Rococo Fashion - France 1650 - 1800

What to Wear in the English Civil War

The “Naughty” Side of 18th Century French Fashion - NSFW. Ooh la la.

Pilgrims in Murica

American Revolutionary War Costumes

Colonial Clothing - 18th Century Murica

Colonial Men - Colonial Women

Overview of Native American Clothing - *Note: Please use this as a starting point only and do your own research. Remember that different groups have fashions specific to their cultures. This is more to know what NOT to do than to know what TO do.

Fashion Under the French Revolution

Regency Fashion - 1800-1845 England

Regency Corsets/Underthings

History of Victorian Fashion

Victorian Men’s Clothing

History of the Victorian Corset

Victorian Women’s Clothing By Layer - All 5 yo.

American Fashion - 1830s

Women’s Fashion During the Civil War

Twentieth Century

La Belle Époque 1895-1914

Edwardian Fashion - 1900-1919

Men’s Edwardian Fashion

Flapper Fashion

More 1920s - 1920s Hairstyles - 1920s Makeup

1930s Fashion - 1930s Hats and Hair - 1930s Makeup

1940s Fashion - 1940s Hairstyles - 1940s Makeup

1950s Fashion - 1950s Hairstyles - 1950s Makeup

Early 1960s - Mid/Late 1960s - 1960s Makeup History

1970s in General - 1970s Makeup - 1970s Hair

Punk Fashion

And I’m stopping here. You should have it after this point, kiddos.

You better appreciate this.

[studiozealot]

Quick wind-down sketch of Tristine that I liked enough to post. Probably my most-drawn character to date, and exploring her character this past year and a half has been an absolute treat. Every sketch feels like saying hello to an old friend. 

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[studiozealot]

Loved today’s Adventure Zone episode! Had to doodle one of these little ethereal creepers real quick.

Keep rocking and rolling @theadventurezone!

[studiozealot]

Character Exploration: Tristine

Three questions. Lots of development. Prepare Ye for Text Wall! (or just look at the doodles, that’s fine too)

Character in question: Tristine Serral (Sybal Heim)

1. What went into this character's design and why? Be specific!

Over time, I’ve cultivated a little garden of keywords for Tris, some of which I planned at the start, but most of which emerged gradually. Here are a few of the ones that have come into play the most:

Sunlight Tris is meant to have the kind of personality that makes any room brighter and warmer for her presence, like a ray of sun, and her Sybal and Power is very much an outward reflection of that personality. She is also an eternal optimist, and resolutely chases after even the faintest silver lining. There are few things she loves more than seeing her fellow citizens smile, enjoy life, and spread a little light of their own.

Moth When she was a child, her father called her “pichona arna” (little moth) whenever she got into places she shouldn’t or pulled a reckless stunt. The comparison stuck with her bitterly after the accident that cost her leg, and thus ended up factoring into her Sybal. It illustrates her curiosity and self-destructive flights of fancy—the moth flirting with the flame.

Energy Tris is a very energetic, extroverted person, which often clashes with the fact that she is crippled. By day, she has managed to channel that energy into her work ethic, but she still needs to take breaks to just chat with her friends and staff now and then to recharge her mental and emotional fortitude. The pent up physical energy manifests itself in her Sybal, making her incredibly restless at night and a bit of an adrenaline junkie. Over the years she’s managed to curb her natural bent towards reckless behavior and snap decisions, but if she’s had a particularly boring day it can be difficult to avoid straying into dangerous stunts.

Touch Physical contact is an integral part of Tristine’s pattern of communication, and she’s not afraid to invade personal space. Nine times out of ten, if you engage in conversation with Tris, she’s going to try and touch you (be it a pat on the shoulder or grasping your hand, or even a back rub if you look particularly sad). She’s gotten very good at gauging whether or not someone seems open to that kind of contact and she can restrain herself, but the instinct will always be there, and she might even do it anyway if she thinks it will help. She is equally unfazed by people entering her own personal space (so long as it’s nothing boorish), since she’s used to needing physical assistance for balance and traversing obstacles. The only thing she will not tolerate is contact with her leg stump. Doesn’t matter who you are or how well you think you know her. She will crutch you. Or slap you. Probably both.

Theatrics Tristine grew up in the heyday of the Occitan troubadours and their tales of courtly romance and adventure. She has always cultivated a flair and appreciation for the dramatic, but it becomes particularly pronounced at night. In her early years, it was a more subdued quality that came out only among friends, but once she became Minister, she found herself calling on public performance skills more and more often. Plus, achieving city-wide name recognition in under a year stirs up more than a little vanity and ego in a woman who remembers what it was like to be ignored by society. Even after three hundred years of growing accustomed to her role, she still finds herself flouncing about like a pretty princess now and then...

2. Recount some of the important parts of their history. What are your feelings about their history up to this point? Think "Director's Cut."

One core aspect of Tristine’s history that I haven’t managed to really show much is her faith (aside from the fact that she lives in a cathedral, of course). Ever since her accident, Tris began a journey that has cultivated a very strong, very personalconnection to God. When she shattered her leg, even the best physician her father could afford had trouble keeping a twelve-year-old girl alive through such a harrowing and inexact procedure as medieval amputation. At the first sign of infection, most of her friends and family gave up hope, but her father and elder sister stayed at her side and prayed fervently for her recovery. When the fever broke unexpectedly and the herbs and medicine began to heal the ugly wound, they counted it as nothing short of a miracle. From then on, their own faith rubbed off on Tristine, and in the hours when she felt lonely and secluded by her handicap, she would end up talking to God the same way she talked with her earthly father. Her faith certainly faltered through the long years of waiting for her life to gain meaning, but when Sybal Heim opened up to her she saw it as nothing less than an answer to her prayers— a sentiment she maintains to this day.

3. What does the future hold for this character? Throw out some speculation or plot ideas without giving away the entire goose.

Evil author that I am, I’m still thoroughly enjoying the closeted, Eponine-Marius nature of her relationship with Theo. Initially, I tried very hard to avoid having romance dictate too much of Tristine’s story arc, since it felt like weakening her character to make her preoccupied with finding herself a man. But as she’s developed over the course of time and RPs, I realized that adamantly chasing her heart is her character, and to avoid it was to deny a fundamental part of her. In short: expect more romantic drama, folks!

[studiozealot]

Birthday present for Garsna of her Sybal Heim character Rosette Füeller: engineer, clockmaker, and beer enthusiast.

Original post over on DeviantArt!

Art © @studiozealot || Character © Garsna

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Practicing with a new brush! So of course, did some doodles of Tris. Probably sneaking a thoughtful glance at Theo.

Took some style inspiration from @lionettecoffee! Go check out her stuff, it’s just precious. C:

Art and Character © H. Lazo

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“How d'you get so good at drawing?”

[studiozealot]

A series of process shots for An Immortal Wish, a painting I did for Sybal Heim’s first Plot Event.

Step 1: Value Sketch

Step 2: Color guide

Step 3: Painting

Step 4: Lighting and Color Correct

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[butchamy]

Story idea when you try to actually write it:

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Story idea when you first rewrite it:

Getting closer to what you saw in your head, eh? Keep at it!

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Your story when somebody else sees it:

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hhhhhHHHHHHH

[thatincompetentperson]

(⚪д⚪)

[studiozealot]

...It’s not very effective.

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filed under: things kim likes to make at 1am

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@kristaferanka

[kristaferanka]

this.

this.

yes.

[darktwinteeko]

THIS IS SO COOL

[studiozealot]

My life is complete. <3

[disubiquity-deactivated20180103]

reasons why i prefer to draw at home

[petr1kov]

keeping up with the american elections while not being american like

[thesmollestnerd]

keeping up with the american elections while being american like

Originally posted by weirdnessisgood

[petr1kov]

rest in fucking pieces, mr. darcy

[buckyonthelam]

paintedtapestry THIS SCENE

[lionlass7]

#imagine being a woman reading this for the first time and throwing her bonnet on#racing as fast as she can down the street to pound on her friend’s door#WHAT PAGE ARE YOU ON DEAR HELEN#NEVERMIND I SHALL SIT WITH YOU UNTIL YOU REACH IT#IT IS MOST DIVERTING (via buckyonthelam)