oh my god please post the brutalia valentines day by it self jesus I need that tattooed into my brain. THE HANDS. THE SPACE BETWEEN THEM. THE YEARNING. THE EYES. ASDFGHJKL MY BRAIN IS LEAKING OUT OF MY EARS OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD YOUR TALIA IS ALWAYS SO GOOD BUT YOUR BRUTALIA ALWAYS KILLS ME LIKE JESUS HOW DO YOU ALWAYS GET THEIR YEARNING RIGHT YOU GET THE FACT THAT THEY ARE A QUIET LOVE THAT IT IS AN AFFAIR OF THE EYES JESUS OG MY GOD WHY ARE YOU SO GOOD?!
The answer is I reference Morticia and Gomez Addams 😌😌
I just adore Talia and I have this thing where I turn every male character I touch into a lover boy. Love me a lover boy!
i love how dynamic your art is so a question to pick your brain. do you ever see poses while doing something else and think "oh this is such a __________ pose I need to draw it as that character" like whenever I watch a period drama with the viennese waltz (think of the 2012 anna karenina or the live action cinderella) I think that's such a brutalia thing to do. or do you think "I need to draw jason let me go find a pose" and just scroll for hours until you find something? like how do you decide what would look good?
It honestly depends on the day!
I do have a folder of saved references I stumble across that I like or think I’ll use from movies and shows and other comics and whatnot. My Brutalia drawing is lifted from a scene of Morticia and Gomez Addams dancing and my TwoWillis one was inspired from a couple moments in the movie Rope (1948).
Usually though the idea starts with a vibe and from there I try to work out a pose I think would fit. I rarely go in knowing exactly what I’m gonna end up drawing and I find it’s easier for me to think out a drawing while actually drawing. From there I either work out a reference pose from muscle memory or hunt one down or even take some of my own to fit my needs.
I do reference heavily though because despite being an artist, I actually really struggle to picture things on my head, so I rely on references to be able to get a visual going for what I want.
I would love to hear your thoughts behind the new tattoo you gave Jason! (I also wasn't a fan of the other one)
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Hating that old design
But yes absolutely I can! It’ll all be under the cut because I’ve got a LOT to say about the design and lore of the swords
To start with the thought behind my original design was that the tattoos would disappear when the swords were summoned meaning that the tattoos weren’t just tattoo but the actual swords. A cool concept but my execution was NOT it and it’s just not my vibe.
I went back after that first design and looked through everything we know about the All-Blades for my redesign and this is all the information we get.
The blades are mystical and made of copper
Designed to kill magical beings and cannot harm anything else
Can only be summoned in the presence of absolute evil
Are powered by the wielder’s soul and blood
Can be summoned at will
Multiple swords and blades can be summoned depending on how much soul the wielder has
Some of this I liked, such as being powered by the user’s life essence, and some not so much, like only being summoned in ‘Absolute Evil’. Boringgggg and also limiting. So I made my own lore for a new design.
I wanted to lean heavy into the soul and blood aspect so the tattoos are a deep red brown like dried blood, and wrap around both wrists and his left arm in organic flowing lines. There are points on his finger, wrist, and chest that are highlighted with a little circle target design and those are actually acupuncture points that link directly back to the heart.
The only inorganic element are the solid bars that wrap around both wrists and they’re to represent the fact that the Blades are tied to Jason and him to them. They’re quite literally cuffs he cannot remove.
The cross guards are copper and the stone used as the pommel is a Bloodstone, also known as Heliotrope, which aside from being pretty are said to increase courage and motivation and benefit endurance along with physical strength.
My own lore of the Blades is this:
The All-Blades are powered by his soul and blood [and can be directly pulled from his own blood] though summoning too frequently will leave Jason weak and light headed as the blades draw the copper from his blood.
The blade portion of the sword is a solid manifestation of his soul [similar to Lantern constructs] and are warm to the touch. Depending on how much ‘soul’ he’s got, the sharper the blades will be.
Both the Blades and tattoos will glow when used or Jason is using magic, and hum and pulse softly to the rhythm of his heartbeat.
The Blades are able to harm magical and non-magical beings alike, though cannot harm Jason.
They can be ‘broken’ and will disappear when shattered. This hurts Jason and, depending on the severity, can manifest as a physical wound on his body.
It takes concentration and magical energy for him to maintain the Blades in physical form for extended periods of time and will get smaller as his energy tires out before disappearing.
He only has two Blades, they can change shape, design, and size and can be summoned together or individually.
I think that u deserve the whole entire world, ur art is so gorgeous and awe inspiring. I would die for ur jason and kori drawing in particular. It's so 🫶🩷🤎💌💕💘🩷💝💓💖💗💟💔❤️🩷🧡🤎🩵💜🩵🖤💛🩶🤍🩶🤎
Hi I realized I said kori when I meant Artemis I am so sorry I was saying one thing and typing another. But That Art, the tender kiss jaskn and Artemis have??? That Shit Right There. I want it painted as a mural on my ceiling so I can see it every day
You’re so kind so glad you liked it 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
And to be honest I was never really a fan of Jaytemis until one of my mutuals over on twt posted a fic that centers around Jason and Artemis in a close relationship. It got me thinking and then I drew that piece and completely pavloved myself into liking the ship lmao love me some tender lovin
OMG! You're working on a piece of fanart of Jason and Isabel? That's awesome. Isabel is so underrated. I feel like people are way to quick to just chuck her out the window. She's kinda awesome in her own way.
She really was the coolest I love her so much!
I think these pages really just sum her up. She really goes ‘Call me’ after getting shot at and leaving Jason to kill some guys. I also really love how she breaks the “vigilante’s partner doesn’t know” mold, super fun and refreshing especially when her boyfriend is the Red Hood
