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I go to design a cool punk magical girl outfit that's moderately villainous

first thought: it needs a cape

second thought: and tall boots

third thought: curses I'm recreating megamind

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Skunk Spray

february 2025 // liner pen, alcohol marker

The masked menace plaguing the city would certainly never stink up a CEO's air conditioning in his favorite car....

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Rebecca

Sick Sketches 5/7 // October 2024 // pencil, felt-tip pen

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Thimbletack

December 2024 // pencil

A little study of Tony DiTerlizzi's design for Thimbletack, from Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You. I reread Spiderwick Chronicles last winter, and while the books are a lot shorter than I remember from when I was little, they're still so delightful to read, and DiTerlizzi's artwork is simply gorgeous - he's probably largely responsible for my love of field guides and the like.

Anyways, I'm really happy with this one, especially for only taking 30-40 minutes. I thought his eyes were a little weird at first, but I think they're growing on me :)

Reference below the cut

Reference from page 18 of Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You. The whole book is beautiful and also just a lot of fun, I highly recommend it!!

Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

The famous field guide of the Spiderwick Chronicles' books. 

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Eclipse Outfit

january 2025 // pencil Eclipse's magical girl outfit, including design notes

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Protection Turtle

february 2025 // embroidery

A protection sigil I designed a while back, in the shape of a turtle. I embroidered it into my newest sketchbook to take care of my work.

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The villain crumpled to the ground as the butt of his opponent's sword smacked him in the shoulder. That's going to bruise. His eyes drifted up to the man standing over him, whose muddy boot now stained the chest of the velvet robes beneath it.

"Too cowardly to actually turn your blade against me, and yet you've smitten me still. Well done, O Noble Knight."

The knight raised a brow, wary of any distraction and yet unable to resist. He knelt, letting a little more of his weight fall on the other man's chest.

"I think you mean smote. Smitten is not the past tense of 'to smite.'"

Two velvet-sleeved arms unpinned themselves quick as lightning, though they did not reach for a weapon. Rather, deft fingers tightly grasped the collar and chin of the knight and tugged him closer.

"Oh, foolish hero," the villain purred as he locked eyes with his assailant. "I meant smitten."

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Ekho

grunge fairy // 20 // he/she

June '24

Media: pencil, colored pencil, liner pen, pressed flowers, photo collage*

*photos taken from pinterest

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Attack by @froggtogs