Fanart of the villains I did for my latest video on the DrasCOOL channel.
From the moment of his introduction in the show, Toffee instantly became my favorite. He was myterious, enigmatic and the reveal that he was manipulating Ludo to take his place as the main villain was incredible. After the end of "Battle for Mewni" I was a bit mad that they ended Toffee in such a boring way. I always expected more from him and was hopeful that they will bring him back somehow. But after watching the whole show and seeing the direction it took, I am actually happy that they cut his character arc in the first half. 🦎
Recently I watched the finale of The Amazing Digital Circus and got so inspired to do a crossover art piece of the characters from my story as the cast of the show.
I have been writing my story since 2018 and even from back then I have written Shlyapin to be VERY Kinger coded. That was way before Kinger even existed on our screens! Shlyapin is spaced out, easily startled and tends to be in his own head almost all the time. He also...may or may not...be grieving the loss of someone significant...and that is a big plot point in the story.... 👀 When I first saw Kinger's character in the show, I was so shocked at the similarities!
As for the others, there aren't as similar as Shlyapin and Kinger, however there are some traits that they share, like Pomni and Zimov being big problem solvers, Ragatha and Papirosna being the kind-hearted "moms" of the group, Zooble and Petrov being sassy and argumentative.
Now...for Caine and Tumanich...well, I would say that Tumanich does have the outward theatricality and the charisma of our favorite ringmaster, but deep down, Tumanich may be more similar to Caine's inspiration - AM. 👀👀👀 Take that information as you will...😏
You can also watch this short on my YouTube channel - DrasCOOL, in which I share some of my thoughts on the finale along side a SpeedPaint of this exact drawing. 👀
I might make a full review video in the future, so if you are interested, stay tuned for that.
Translating the messages in @comradezimovsmurdermysteries's latest post
So today is Zimov's birthday! 🎂🎂🎂 And if you don't know who Zimov is....first of all how dare you! He is an incredible character by the amazing @vranelartbg. The main character in their story "Comrade Zimov's Murder Mystery". They have a whole blog about it - @comradezimovsmurdermysteries. Go check it out, it's awesome!
And today they posted this amazing drawing for Zimov's birthday:
💬 2 🔁 8 ❤️ 10 · 🎂November 5th is my boy Zimov's Birthday!🎂 · So, as a treat to all of you, I had made this illustration avalable for purch
Obviously, looking at it, there was A LOT! Hidden messages, theory potential, and I have to say, between this, the video on YouTube (check it out, it's AMSOME!) and @the-revolutionary's latest cipher... you guys aren't giving me a break, damn! 😭😭😭
Speaking of @the-revolutionary, that is another incredible creator with an incredible and so well thought out story that also puts mysteries and codes into their work. So if you are a fan of that, GO SUPPORT them too!
Because here is the thing! They beat me to it! They made part 1 of a theory for the drawing and it's BRILLIANT! I love the way they pieced together the given clues and I agree with most of the things they said. Please check out their post:
💬 2 🔁 4 ❤️ 3 · Dissecting @comradezimovsmurdermysteries’s recent artwork - Part 1 · So my friend @vranelartbg posted a new artwork on thei
Now, one thing they expressed as a setback was that they are not that fluent with Russian and that they used a translator for the text. Also the brigthness of the image, but in this area they have the advantage because they probably have more advanced photo editing software and I only have Paint. 😂😂😂
BUT, fear not, I am here to help with the Russian, because first, I had studied Russian for four years in school (and have continued to self learn after that, which doesn't make me an expert, but I am confident in my understanding of the language) and second, I've known Vranel for a long time, so I am used to their atrocious handwriting. Btw, fun fact, in Bulgaria when someone has very bad and unreadable handwriting, we say that their words are "crows" (Какви са тези гарги?). On theme, on theme!
Anyway, let's make Miss Petrova proud!
I am going to give you here only the translations, because I am actually very interested in what @weepingnoor has to say in their part 2 and after that I will give my thoughts. Also apologies if there are spelling mistakes.
Here it is interesting, because this looks like that old timey villanous way of sending the detective a letter that is composed of different letters from a newspapper cut to form a message. So cool!
Also I find it funny that all Zimov has to say to this is that Tumanich is not his favorite. 😂
Here there is nothing else than the name of the newspapper - "Red star" and the word "order". Order as in command, like in the army.
Here this one is in German and I admit, I don't know German. So here I used Google translate, so apologies if it's incorrect. But my boy Wolff makes a come back! Ha!
So, yesterday was the birthday of the amazing @yahikuro! (if I understood corectly) Happy late Birthday, dear @yahikuro! 🥳🥳🥳 I wish you everything incredible in life! I wish you so much more creativity, happiness, health, love and I hope that you would be able to achive everything that you have in mind!
As a gift, I decided to draw her this Birthday card! (please excuse my broken Russian)
On it my boys - Snejin and Ognyan (on the left) are giving her lovely girls - Agnia and Whitney/Rosil (on the right) a present. Agnia and Whitney/Rosil are her original character from a story abot cryptids (that is why I decided to combine them with the characters from my fantasy story). It's an incredible concept and I highly encourage you to go and support her! She is a very talented artist and her projects and artwork deserves a lot more attention and a lot more following, because it truly is unique! Please, go follow and support her! 💖
Happy New year 🎊! Thank you @vranelartbg for this increadable gift. Let’s make 2026 as unforgettable as the last few years of our adventures! Wishing everyone an amazing new year full of harmony, happiness and creativity ❤️
Recently I watched the finale of The Amazing Digital Circus and got inspired to do a crossover art piece of the characters from my WIP project as the cast of the show. I will share the whole piece on my project's blog - @comradezimovsmurdermysteries tomorrow at 8 PM EET along side a short on my YouTube channel - DrasCOOL, in which I will also share some of my thoughts on the finale. 👀
I might make a full review video in the future, so if you are interested, stay tuned for that.
