#qvackjack

[adobe-outdesign]

if no one has suggested yet in your askbox: 🔎 deoxys?

Deoxys? Don't be silly, that's just a

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[aroaceleovaldez]

do you have any good piper art you can show us? like good examples of skin tones and outfits

Sure! I'm gonna guess since you're asking that you're already familiar with my previous posts about some of my regular Piper gripes. For those who are not, here's the rapid-fire collection of posts: [Crop Top Curse/Why It's Bad + Tag Ramblings], [Elaboration on the Piper Crop Top Curse], [Skin tones 1] [Skin tones 2], [Earrings 1] [Earrings 2]

[This post] [and this one] are good just general tips about drawing Native American skin tones/traits. Just remember that we are not a monolith!!!! Look up specifics!!! If you want references of Cherokee people specifically, I have a little [required reading post] of Cherokee-specific general references. As per usual my default recommendation particularly for visuals is Osiyo.tv.

For specific Pipers:

Now I may be biased, but I like to think mine is pretty alright. The Piper [here] is a pretty good representation of what i aim for when i draw her. [This one] is an example of her dressed more femininely. [This one] has Shel as well and the default outfit I give Piper, and [this] is specifically focusing on her fashion in general. I also have some examples of [getting silly with her outfits] based on what I think her sense of fashion is.

Spookedbees has one of my favorite Pipers - [1] [2] [3] - plus excellent Shel.

Shoecrabs also has some good Pipers - [1] [2] [3]

Pthalomars' Piper is always great (as are the rest of their designs as well) - [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]. Here is even an example of how you are allowed to draw Piper in a crop tops, but yknow, not making them her default outfit, and just generally being Normal About It.

Jamkoi i'll honestly just rec their whole Piper tag rather than specifics.

Rapid-fire random individual decent Pipers - [whizzerd] [kiis1k] [vautores] [paolo-filho-de-hebe] [bvckbiter (kai!!!)] [luvingsolace] [bentejam] [spicassis] [silima] [dranktwocoffees]

For irl references: I saw a rec once of Sierra Spirit as a Piper ref/faceclaim and that is a good shout. And again, I highly recommend the Osiyo.tv Cherokee Women interviews page and just going through to get some ideas and see what Cherokee women and girls actually look like. Also just watch Osiyo.tv interviews in general because you will begin to understand the range of skin tones Cherokee people have (and learn while you're at it!). Piper is specifically described as leaning more tan, so out of those I'd recommend maybe looking at Nathalie Standingcloud, Tonya Wapskineh, Whitney Roach, and Feather Smith-Trevino to just give a few.

For outfits I'd recommend just remembering Piper is a tomboy and explicitly dislikes revealing clothing. I'd recommend looking at stuff like anti-fashion and just generally allow her to not be the most feminine person ever. Also just keep in mind some basic things like again, sexualization of Indigenous women (particularly young women and girls) is a huge issue and you should avoid that (aka stop putting her in extremely revealing or sexualized outfits particularly as her default outfits), don't exoticize her or Cherokee/Indigenous culture(s), so on and so forth. I also personally like to recommend keeping in mind that Piper is ADHD! And is implied to have sensory issues (specific cuts of clothing, colors, etc) with specific clothes. Both of these things impact how people dress!!! Consider what types of things might bother her, especially based on what we know (low-cuts, revealing clothing, hyperfeminine outfits which tend to lean more form-fitting, shades of pink/red particularly bright pink)! Also keep in mind stuff like how ADHD can impact fine motor control (so things like tying laces can be difficult - consider giving her clothes and shoes without laces as a nod to that, or show that she double-knots her laces or etc! I personally love to give her velcro shoes <3) and energy and executive dysfunction (complicated outfits are difficult for multiple reasons and people don't always have the spoons for that! Simple outfits are helpful for that and less likely to trigger sensory issues).

Hope that helps!

[redux-iterum]

if i was one of the researchers and my favorite cat died horribly id be distraught

They weren't having a great time while the dogs were loose, I'll just say that.

[good-wine-and-cheese]

somwtimes i think about Monster and i ask myself. wtf whas wrong with lunge.

So many things. And it rocks

[everybody-loves-purdy]

his nosebridge is also a flame!

Oh my god 😻

[spockvarietyhour]

are you psychic. i just watched the first episode of I Claudius last night.

No, but I asked my buddy Caligula here and he told me he's a reincarnated god, and he knew.

[mla0]

RAAAAAUUUUGH YOU UNDERSTAND...YOU UNDERSTAND ALEX KRALIE...

RAHUGUHHGGHHHHHH ALEX KRALIEEEEEEEE AUGHHH MY BONES!!!

seriously though he is my favorite marble hornets character and i will NOT TOLERATE BULLSHIT !!!!!!!! #NOTEVENONCE

[wyveram]

I LOVE your artstyle. im not sure what it is about it but i got catapulted back to my childhood watching a VCR in the family van with my older brother.

omg thank you that’s actually the best compliment you could possibly give me!! 😭