I will admit. This one took a LOT longer to draw. I immediately knew what kind of look I wanted to give Pearl for this AU, but I wasn’t expecting the behind leg to be so complicated to line!! I legit got so frustrated with it that I wasn’t able to complete this drawing for two months! But after taking a step back, I decided “Fuck it”, and went back in without caring about how it looked in the end. I just wanted to get this done! And it payed off!
More info about the design and the AU under the cut:
Pearl’s design had a lot of thought put into it. When it came around to sketching design ideas for her, I immediately knew what I wanted and what it would represent. I changed some things along the way, but this Pearl, while still OUR Pearl, has some very notable differences. Some are physically represented that gives information about her character :3c
I wanted to give Pearl an outfit that was a mixture of her old design from the in-canon rebellion, and combine it with a more “Damsel” approach via more flowy and loose clothing! She’s still a badass and a fighter through and through, but after undergoing an extended war and experiencing her second worst nightmare, she’s not the exact same as her canon counterpart.
Also, here’s a sketch of what her outfit looks like from above and when it moves:
I hope you guys like her design! It’s my favorite out of the original CG’s! I’m currently redesigning Amethyst and fixing up the final ideas for Garnet, but when they’re done I’ll show them off too! I still have yet to finish the planning stages of Continued War’s plotline, but so far I already have a LOT figured out. Until the first chapter is complete and posted, I’ll do my best to continue giving y’all some TASTY content!
For those of you who don’t know this AU:
“The war between homeworld and the rebelling Crystal Gems has been going on for thousands of years. 10-year old Steven Universe grew up knowing that he is half-gem, but does not quite know what that means about him or his future. The mystery surrounding his mother comes to haunt him when two gems save his life from an attack and say that they were friends with his mother, Rose Quartz.”
 -clears throat-  A bit late but we were caught up in a few things, so here’s the official message!
   Clearwater is now officially open! We’ll now be accepting blogs to the masterlist and blogs are free to start threading with each other when accepted! Have a great day everyone! Inbox is about to be cleared and will be cleared on a daily basis from now on!
