#okkennymay

[selfshippiest]

Artist of all the ghost form headshots is filibusterfrog.

Artist of the human form ref is okkennymay.

[okkennymay]

I'm still kicking! It's getting harder to give him the slip but I've always been great at Hide n Seek~ ヾ(•ω•`)o

[looks at how long it's been since i've posted]

Perhaps a bit too good (◉c◉)

I wanna apologize and thank those I've left hanging and waiting, you guys are saints and I feel very lucky to have such kindness in my life, i feel a bit like a broken record and wonder what it is that keeps yah'll believing in me and waiting around but shoot I ain't gonna look a gift horse in the mouth, it's nice thing to have! 💖 I just hope I haven't left yah waiting around for nuthin', its still gonna take sometime for me to get back to everyone but I want to try gosh dangit!! (ノ｀Д)ノ, but slow and steadily, even just one person or one post, when and where I can is probably a smarter and safer move than my attempts in the past of going "whole hog" with all my might, overwhelming myself and my crashing for another few years ( ⓛ ω ⓛ *)" the boundaries of my life are tight, the doors and windows boarded shut, but if I play my cards right I can still slip a reply or piece of art through the proverbial cracks (○｀ 3′○)💖✨

[sophronns]

does anyone know what happened to this artist?

@okkennymay ??? i miss them a lot. i used to get fanart comms from them all the time... but they haven't posted anything on tumblr or patreon since 2024... i'm worried

[the-wizard-dipper]

Masters' Academy AU: Uniforms

Uniforms again :P Did the design change again? Probably. Will it keep changing up until the last possible moment? Yes, and then some.

Also a nice look at the Crest.

Art by @okkennymay

[the-wizard-dipper]

Masters' Academy AU: Environment Concept Art (and some lore)

"There's no such thing as ghosts." - Unofficial motto of Master's Academy.

Art by @okkennymay

Something I haven't really talked about is how the rest of the school feels about all the supernatural stuff going on...

The place has been open for more than a hundred years at this point, it's hosted a few dozen magical teenagers and is actively being haunted. (among other things) So let's just say there's officially enough weird going on for the students to have noticed.

But ghosts aren't real, everyone knows that, you'd be crazy to say they did. And even if they did, no one would believe you if you saw one.

Despite these very reasonable facts the school continues to be frightening in the dark of the night and new kids look to the older ones for comfort and explanation. Their answer? Ghost Stories.

A long tradition of giving the little kids nightmares with the same scary stories that gave them nightmares their first year, where the school's secrets are passed from one generation to the next. "don't go into the chemistry classroom after midnight", "don't look for the skeletons in the basement or they'll make you join them", "carry salt if you need to use the bathroom after dark", "never turn around if you feel a cold breath on the back of your neck". Dozens of stories told with utter seriousness, but mocking laughter if you look like you might really believe it.

Believing in ghost stories makes you a dumb little kid, and everyone knows it.

Ignoring those stories is a recipe for disaster, and everyone knows it.

Because it's hard to reconcile going to a haunted school when there's no such thing as ghosts, and everyone knows it.

[the-wizard-dipper]

Masters' Academy AU: Environment Concept Art

Remember how I was talking about all of the school's the amazing facilities? Dipper agrees... with one or two tiny exceptions.

Art by @okkennymay

[the-wizard-dipper]

Masters' Academy AU: Environment Concept Art

For better or worse the HP influences to my story do show now and then. Eating in here you're definitely under the watchful eyes of the teachers and the setting is probably the most serous place the kids have ever eaten, certainly enough to inspire good table manners... at least for the first few weeks. :D

But kids can get used to anything and despite the polished cutlery and waggled fingers, it doesn't take long before you start finding kids sitting for dinner in pajamas or cramming a comic book dangerously close to their neighbor's plate of pancakes.

It's a slightly subdued or not, it's still the chaos of a school cafeteria you know and loves. XD

Art by @okkennymay

[the-wizard-dipper]

Masters' Academy AU: Environment Concept Art

Nice shot of the main building there! There's some other wings that will/won't exist as we work out the logistics of how bug the place needs to be and it's missing some little things like moss, but you get the idea.

Beautiful old country estate converted to a school with wonderful features like: expansive library, theatre/auditorium, manicured grounds, private lake and indoor pool for swimming year-round, 100+ year pluming and heating, no internet or cell coverage, privacy that can only be found with dozens of miles of forest between you and the nearest neighbor.

Art by @okkennymay