#shadowguys

[hollowsart]

I had a silly thought over a month ago: what if shadowguys had eyes, but you could only see them in complete darkness?

ft. Jive & Barit for funsies, and some random non-oc shadowguys.

Barit: @a-very-questionably-unstable-box

[hollowsart]

I drew a bunch more silly little Shadowguys (and gals!) ✨

Zuzu @botboyblitz Tom @indira16savitri Clive @acustardduckling Lucky @feral-furby-nitemare Ornette @skyy-valley Lyra @/SapphicLullaby on Discord!

[hollowsart]

Speaking of Dating Sims, I think as an actual project it’d be easier to tie together if there was an overarching theme to branch off, like … planning a party and choosing how to help, or going to a party and deciding who to go with, or NOT going to a party and going to the bar instead, or um. Other events in TV World / Castle Town (setting?) that aren’t a party! Like doing a performance or a photoshoot or … uh … things !

I guess another question is whether the player/reader insert would be a Lightner or Darkner or left ambiguous?

Sorry, I’m getting way too ahead of myself here right before chapter five comes out—

Yeah, trying to figure out a story/plot that everything could revolve around would be a good idea! I kept playing with a thought of it being something like wandering through the Dark World(s) and coming across a little jazz club where all the Shadowguys would be hanging out and you, the player, could pick and choose any which one you'd find an interest in. Like.. continuing on that thought, you could interact with all of them and then decide whose route you want to take definitively by picking a certain option or giving a specific item or something?

It would allow a bit more freedom of having fun/getting creative with each Shadowguy and their respective themes and interests and all. Plus, it gives a fairly solid start to build off from! You could incorporate a LOT of stuff into a jazz club setting, especially one found in a Dark World! A stage for music and song, a "bar" for food & drinks, a little corner for some games, like cards or something, or just some tables to hang out. Maybe even a little empty space for dancing? It all depends, really!

How big and fancy would we want to make this place? Or how small and cozy/quaint would we want it to be? How many Shadow people will be in this? We got lots more questions unlocked, too!

Also, as for whether the player is a Lightner or a Darkner, or Ambiguous--

The player could be a Shadow person themself? That could be really cute and fun and warrant them walking into the jazz club I mentioned above, if we go that route with the setting, and would also solve the question of how the player could understand the Shadowguys/gals that they encounter there, too!

(not to mention, it could even encourage people to want to depict themselves as a Shadowguy/gal/person if they wanted to! We could always use more of that in the community! Which I am all for tbh lol)

[hollowsart]

*hesitantly slides Lucky over* ok maybe not for romance lol but maybe for becoming friends with? maybe call their route "under bar room lights" or somethin else hopefully less cringy (idk if it is actually cringe i just crunged writing it XD) oh and about the "shadowguys speaking in english vs sax" i was thinking about some visual novels have like a clicking or tapping noise as dialog scrolls through the box. what if that was the noise of whatever instrument a shadowguy speaks?

oh, the thing about the saxophone vs english thing isn't technically about the talk sound, but more if in-game/in-story the player can actually understand what the shadowguy is saying. But honestly melodic little saxophone or other instrument noises for the talk sound is SOOOOOOO GOOD.

ALSO THE PLATONIC ROUTE FOR LUCKY IS SO GOOD. THE NAME IS AMAZING!!! Oh man.. all available routes (as in, the chosen shadowguy) having a name for it.. I have NO CLUE what Jive's route could be called..

man.. coming up with little story lines to follow for each route.. that'll be the hardest part for this. Cuz I'm entirely clueless as to what Jive's could be in general.

this is all such a fun and silly little concept tho!!!!

[hollowsart]

HECK YEAH I'd be totally down for this!

I'd contribute however I can-- Like with the art? That's my strongest suit anyway, but regardless!! This would be such a fun and cute little silly project!!

hmm.. "Saxophones & Silhouettes" would be a cute name for it.

[hollowsart]

Anyone wanna help me with a music notation again?

How do I depict something that sounds like "I don't know" ? It's for a really dumb silly thing for an ask that I got!!

It's the last thing I need before I can post.

[hollowsart]

@acustardduckling saw your tags, went through my files, and I can safely say I haven't drawn anything like that, BUT it really does sound like something I would have already drawn by now..

SO!!! Here's Jive with a shadowguy character ice cream!! With an unnecessary candy eye slapped on lol

You could be confused with one of my other drawings, like Jive and a cookie made to look like him, or perhaps a doodle somewhere that gives off the same vibe?

Either way, I hope you enjoy this!!