I am trying to get back into art when life allows me, and I now present to you something that has been in my WIPs for years. Had a very basic idea for Dragon AU a while back. It's not as polished as I would like it to be but oh well!
See below for bonus sketches 👀
this is very old but also for the AU, transformation time 🥵
" Dark Traveler" Moongene concept for the Tangled New Moon AU!
Hi everyone! After 3 years... I finally have for you Moongene design 2.0 (see my original here). I started working on this in January 2021... I can't believe how long this took me, but it's finally finished! 😭😭
I've kinda left the classic Moongene AU behind and fully dived into our New Moon AU (hence only half of the Moonstone :P)
I thought about how Eugene would be able to come up with something a bit more fashionable than a black unitard, and eventually would be able to change his outfits on the go. I had a good dozen of outfit designs on my mind, this being one of them - a combination of his usual outfit with the vest plus the winter outfit, but I also kept some of the elements from my first Moongene design. I have also designed a new sword for him - black rock imbued with the Moonstone's power. I just didn't want him to have the Shadowblade, he deserves something a bit more epic looking 😌😌
One key aspect of Eugene's arc in the AU is him coming to terms with having such massive power. Initially he very much struggles to control it, but with the help of Rapunzel and their lil' reptile buddies, Eugene learns to control his emotions, and with that, his powers.
We all know that the Moonstone is the opposite of the Sundrop and is incredibly destructive. But just as the Sundrop has a dark, corrosive side to it, I thought about the Moonstone also having a light side (ying and yang). With Eugene's will to protect, he would eventually be able to summon opal-like crystals as a shield. So the black rocks would be summoned mainly for destructive purposes, and crystals for defending and preserving (hence the crystals on his armour).
So yeah! I hope you guys like this one! If you would like to learn more about the AU or anything feel free to send asks! And then I will disappear for another 3 years... 🙃
SO I HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO ASK YOU THIS QUESTION: Who is Eugene's lizard?
HI BEX
UMM
Her name is Pilou and she is babey.
Back in the day I found a picture of a super cute blue lizard squishy toy and thought... this is totally Moongene's emotional support lizard.
@kingreywrites named her and it is the cutest name ever.
Honestly there's just... so, SO much we've brainstormed and Pilou has become one of the best things to come out of the New Moon AU. We could rant all day about the funky lil' lizard.
Here is a sneak peak into what myself, @dreaming-in-seams and @kingreywrites were up to back then:
Here's one of the doodles I haven't posted before (a moment out of the New Moon AU story where Rapunzel and Eugene settle down up north) WITH BLEP PILOU
A collab birthday gift for our dear friend @kingreywrites , one of the best writers out there and the most wonderful ray of sunshine 🥺💙💖 Here is some fanart for the extra angsty but oh so incredible fic 😌😭😭 If you haven't already go read it now!!
Love you, Inès! 🥺💙💖
Lineart: @dreaming-in-seams ( super extra talented queen go check out her work! 😭💖💙)