I finally managed to finish this and I’m proud. There’s some issues with colours here because I’ve never drawn Xen or Arlina traditionally, but now I have a better idea of what colours to use for them in the future
Plus, first time seeing Octavier with legs. He suits it weirdly XD
Genuinely didn't think I'd get this done today, but my throat has started to hurt quite a bit and while I as kinda just resting, I decided to try finishing these and somehow I did it!
Thank you @little-merry-go-round @whydoilovesomanyvillians @septicplier @abzthefabulous @huffletrax and @septicstacheedits for the requests
Please ignore the splotches on the 2nd one. I may have forgotten to put paper between the pages 😅
This is Xen, the main character of the Forest Guardian piece I wrote. She/they are a phobia demon species called The Unknown, but was outcast and decided to shapeshift into a human form to live among them once again
Rules of the DTIYS
Must draw Xen (obviously)
Do not have to draw the same backgorund (get creative or do no backgorund at all)
Tag me when posting as well as using #morningstardtiys (socials are in my bio)
Have fun. Don't be scared about getting things wrong or worrying you're not a good artist. Have a crack at it
And that's it! I'm glad I got this done because I was struggling with drawing, but I took my time and made sure I was happy with the design
I just wrote up a brief backstory for Octavier because I’ve had ideas, but never anything solid, and I feel so bad for what I’ve but them through
I don’t want to post it any time soon since it’s probably inappropriate with both pride months and the whole black lives matter movement, but to summarise
Below the cut as there is homophobic stuff here
They were named Oliver and AMAB
They had supportive parents and happily came out as genderfluid and gay (possibly androsexual?)
Their friends started an anti-LGBTQ+ gang to essentially spread hate
Met a lovely non binary individual, who was attacked by their group, which caused them to finally make a deal
A couple of years later, the enby was murdered by said ‘friends’, which caused their fear of being drowned that resulted in them being a water demon
They died when they finally stood up to their ‘friends’, joining a group of LGBTQ+ individuals protecting more vulnerable people, and took a stray bullet to save the life of a young lesbian
Their death eventually led to the city they had lived in becoming more accepting, and the ‘friends’ were locked up
You can see why it’s not appropriate to post the full things right now, but I’ve had the idea of them hiding their identity because of their friends for a long time
Jerome, Carley, Taya, Absence, 404, Amira, Tommy and Octavier; all of the ocs I created this year (plus Absence who was December 2018)
This is the most characters I've ever drawn in a single piece. I used a pose reference for 5, then added in the other 3. I'm actually quite happy with how this turned out
And with that, I leave everyone from my phobia demon universe, a software boi and the two newest beans who are part of my Through The Board story, as the final thing I'll draw this year and this decade