to kick off Selfship Mabon, i collected all the new character designs i’ve done for my SIs this year! character design is my profession irl and it’s something i really enjoy, and over the course of this year i’ve found a lot of comfort and empowerment drawing myself as the person i’m striving to be, as well as enjoying the challenge of working in different styles! several of these SIs mark points where i’ve entered new fandoms that have quickly come to mean the world to me, and others are from fandoms that have been part of my life for a long time, but regardless i feel each one represents a step in my progress as an artist and towards my goal of self-love and self-appreciation.
and, of course, then proceeding to draw these SIs smooching their respective fictional others has been heaps of fun too :P
SIs from the top and links to original posts: Ari, Temi, Aysu, Takumi, Cyborg X, Branch, and The Driver