raise the curtains! bring up the lights! the [EXTREMELY NICHE APOCALYPSE AU] neighborhood is coming to town!!
scroll for design notes and whatnot :D
i wish i knew how to draw Ray and Gobblette and Pearl and Gordon but i'll have to learn and practice as i go. these are all you get for now until i draw them decently
design notes below :]
Ricky
good god he's had so many reworks. he used to have a lighter skin tone and no dreadlocks and it was sooo off-putting to look at back then
i'm really glad i redesigned his human version
i took the color of his sock body and used it for his major hair color
also thought it'd be neat for him to have patches on his body. he's not exactly human because of this lol
he has earrings cos he's bonita as fuck
he has his bowtie undone but always has it on him because he never wants to forget abt his show days :(
Vi
my OC :D she's the baby of the group. she's human btw
also a child star of the show from the age of 3 or 4 to 8 years old
the main character of LDM (the name of the apocalypse au)
she's absolutely precious
her hair color is natural btw. fuckin anime protagonist ahh hair
Junebug
she is soooo the type to decorate her outfits with patches and decal
an absolute cutie pie gahh i love her
her hair's surprisingly easy to draw
girlie is the whole definition of pretty in pink <3
Lilianna
mother
tried to make her look older than the rest
her hair was pretty tricky to draw hh
also the flower pin on her collar - she does actually have a flower in her og design so thought it'd be cool if mb Junebug gave her the pin
a sunhat wouldn't be practical but a bandana would. decided to give it flower patterns because the hat has a flower on it too.
the color palette took so much trial and error. worth it tho
Lenard
SILLY GUY <3
idc he needed dreads they suit him fight me
one of his voice lines starts with "music? music! oh, i love it so much!" so why not give him music note patches
he also originally has a missing eye but i decided to make him half-blind instead? idk lemme know if this should be changed or not idk if im doing him justice
George
NAH MAN I COOKED LIKE???
i sketched him out on a sticky note in under 5 mins. best piece of trad art i ever made ong
and i've had his design in mind for a while but i didn't know how to sketch him out digitally so i went for traditional and it WORKED
i imagine him as the oldest of the Neighbors but not that much older than Lilianna
he has a missing eye in the game too but for variation i gave him an eyepatch (homage to the Stage 5 pirate variant of him)
his outfit was really easy i just referenced his usual clothing
his grey streaks gahh. he's so old i love him
popeye ahh mf
Norman
fuckin basic-ass bitchass white boy bitch /j
the most normal one of the bunch is the hardest to design. sobs
i need ways to enhance him / make him stand out more send help aaafhggk
EDIT 1: @witheringmascotmess had the suggestion to give him injuries since he's in a lot of warning/caution posters around the studio in the game. i think that's so smart like genuinely! so thank you for the idea fam :D i also tried to make his face a little rounder idk lol
