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[badlydrawnhsr]

good morning gang how are we feeling

[monkiestuck]

Hello! I was wondering if you have any references for drawing the LMK cast in the homestuck style? I want to give it a go but I've never once been in the Homestuck fandom and don't know how to find what's cannon and what's not a cannon style 😭

Hello hello! So there are three versions of the character designs: Mini-Sprite, Half-Sprite, and Full Design. If you have any more questions, feel free to toss in another ask! MINI-SPRITE:

Your run-of-the-mill tiny sprite, characterized by a compact body type (even if the character is plus-sized, like Jane Crocker or Feferi Peixes). Here's a Homestuck Base Sheet with outfits included! The thing to do here is simplify down the character's features. For longer loose skirts, use Kanaya's sprite for a reference. For shorts, I recommend John's sprite. Dave does well for pants. If you're worried about a more complex character design, take Marvus here for example. That's a lotta troll! But if you know how to simplify things down, his minisprite would look like this. Worried about big hair and a thicker frame like Chahut's? Same concept, just squish 'em down.

HALF-SPRITE:

Half or Semi-sprites are a bit more variable. They're essentially close-up shots or scenes where you want to emphasize the character. The characters typically have thick noodle-like arms in this style now, but not always. Something to keep in mind is that accessories and stuff like horns are line-less and that some lines may be colored. There's a couple pages with sprites pulled from the webcomic here that you can use for reference. Something I've noticed is that there isn't any shading save for scenes with dramatic lighting or a light source in frame with the character. If you don't like the Homestuck half-sprite style, it is highly recommended that you substitute them with the Hiveswap sprites instead, which has a simple, round style while still having necessary detail on character designs. Here's a Hiveswap sprite base!

FULL BODY:

The full bodies are the most irritating part of this, but here we go: Full bodies, as you can see, are lineless pieces of art with notable drawbacks, chiefly being that they're deadlocked to only being suitable for a skinny body type. If you want my opinion, stick to the rather lineless art style but don't comply with the static body type. Feel free to add more of your style here. Should also point out Friendsim's sprites and Pesterquest's sprites definitely weren't done by Hussie but have way more body diversity for your OC needs. I highly recommend using them as references. Here are the Friendsim sprites, and here are the Pesterquest sprites.

[badlydrawnhsr]

FIREFLY WANTERS WE WON TODAY

[badlydrawnhsr]

great day to be a hsr fan

[badlydrawnhsr]

took an unexpected break (got accepted into a zine and have started getting commissions set up!) but since the preinstall is out here's your reminder to go do that! this blog will also remain spoiler free for at least the first week of the new patch, although I'll personally be playing through as soon as possible <3

[badlydrawnhsr]

btw if you want to come onto this blog to do the whole 'genshin could never' kindly don't. I get that it's frustrating to see the difference in anniversary rewards, but it's also incredibly annoying for any discussion of either game to become a comparison contest.

[badlydrawnhsr]

we stay winning btw.

[badlydrawnhsr]

kafswan fucked up cryptic yuri is so real. black swan has so many hands.

YOU. YOU GET ME. she has so many hands and they're for the entire female cast <3

kafswan is especially interesting to me because of their parallels when it comes to fate and their current roles in the story. we chase kafka for the truth while she stays out of reach, meanwhile swan has been with us from the beginning, following closely behind as a spectator of our destiny. both will watch how the story ends (kafka as participant, swan as witness) and I love love love that for them. I love themes and parallels