#astrias

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the sketch for oc kiss stolen prompt o7 I do Not have the spare energy to color this but you get it it's Astrias and Koralynne in their post mercenary era bakery

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had some sketches from last month for the oc kiss week prompts so i'm quickly coloring them to post :] nothing crazy just two women kissing dramatically for the desperate prompt

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having to relearn how to draw my own damn ocs lol

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very quick sketch of Koralynne and Astrias while i'm thinking of them all of Astrias' "tattoos" are scars; the one under her breast is one of her top surgery scars

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oc asks: 15 + 16 also if youdon't mmind

15) If you have artwork of your OCs, share a piece you're particularly pleased with (either done by yourself or somebody else, if they're okay with it).

YAAY OK YEAH i will try to keep it to only like three pictures I have many i am fond of i've drawn over the years

First is a drawing of Astrias from 2017 I did in the middle of the night it's so simple but it makes me happy :] Next two are from 2023. Middle is Blight and the last is Ula. I just like the composition and colors :]

and actually i'm failing at keeping it to three special shoutout to these from this year i'm very fond of them :] first is Efua and her sister, second is Danica

16) Do you have any OCs who you mostly just like for the design, rather than personality or story?

Honestly! I don't really think so! I've always been in love with concept art and tying designs to story and personality (and wanted to be a concept artist before disability hit) so I don't really separate design from the rest of the character. To me, they're things that can't Be totally separate. The more I like a design, it's usually because I like the character and their story and life and how they look and dress themselves tying into that. I've made many one-offs, and even if I really like their design they tend to just fall to the side because the character themself and what they mean to me isn't there to match. if that makes sense

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i can never decide if astrias doesn't have a nose for real or if its a stylistic choice. ive been drawing her for so long without one it feels weird to give her one. but i also can't commit to her actually not having a nose bc then all nightlings would also not have noses. like then i have to think about the biological implications of that right. where do they breathe from? do they still have nostrils and a face mounted nasal cavity? do they breathe from somewhere else? do they breathe through their skin? thats not unheard of in the animal world but it Is not something any full realized mammalian creature can do. there is the theory that humans used to breathe through their ears due to that tube connected them to the airways, but would that still function with the funnel ear shape nightlings have? and what about the people whove drawn her over the years that near always give her a nose. do i retroactively make that wrong.

i have been thinking about this for years now.

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i've had Astrias for 9 years. it took me 8 years since to figure out how to draw a damn bandana

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hesitantly testing the limits of my dying gpu via making a little spritesheet......