Art Blog of Meghan Catherine

Character artist, storyboard artist, and Illustrator. This blog will feature mostly my sketches and doodles.

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the lovely @finasol commissioned me for her character Arete, who’s like -- a live doll?? It’s really neat, and the commission was lots of fun and very relaxing to do! 

Thank you again!

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Hey folks! It’s been a while. :D I recently discovered used_bandaid’s Lore Olympus over on webtoon, which is a modern retelling of the Persephone and Hades myth. 

I also have happened to want to try doing some neon palettes for a bit, so when I had the idea for this piece I jumped at it.

I love them both they are huge dorks, and you should all go and read the comic. 

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Pre-orders open November 3rd!

We’re pleased to announce that pre-orders for King & Queen: A Royai Zine will be open from Saturday, November 3rd until Monday, December 3rd!

King & Queen focuses on the relationship* between Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye, with over 40 artists and writers coming together to help bring the zine to life.

Bundle details and prices will be announced next week. In the meantime, check out our lovely contributor previews to get a taste of what’s to come.

* Platonic, romantic, and ambiguous interpretations of their relationship all feature in the zine!

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here’s a preview of the postcard print i made for @royaizine! pre-orders are opening soon so watch this space!

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A little preview of my piece for the @royaizine 

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I made this for Asexual Awareness Week in November, but it turned out to be a bigger project than I expected. O.O But better late than never!

Asexuals are often a misunderstood sexual orientation, and many feel lost and alone due to the sheer lack of information about it! It was so hard to find ANY scientific sources about it for my research paper last year, and it’s all but invisible in mainstream media. So I hope this sheds some light on the subject!

Aces, you are not alone! We are valid and beautiful!!

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Idk man, a widowed father who works full time and lives in his car so he can afford to keep his child fed while he lives with his aunts, who still makes time to see his kid every day, and who is possibly the only family member that child has who has not implicitly or explicitly wished in front of him that his mother had survived instead of him, fostering an intense survivor’s guilt in him where he feels like his loved ones blame him for the death of his mother

I just don’t see how people have ever managed to call Greg Universe a deadbeat, I mean, the one time the dude did a mildly bad thing is when he lied about being hurt so he could spend more time with Steven who he felt was drifting away from him, and even then he copped to it and apologized. His sole concern as a character in the entire show is taking care of and being there for his kid, he’s honestly one of the best dads on TV and I think it’s sad that people act like he’s a shitty father because he’s poor and spends what little available time and money he has on his son who he loves more than anything

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Fucking this. Also he’s called a ‘washed up musician’ when he made a choice to abandon what could have been a good career– we see he’s got the chops– on his life as a husband and then father.

He didn’t fail. He succeeded at being what he wanted to be, which was ‘the respected partner of Rose aka an alien war general’ and ‘Steven’s dad’. He still makes music in his spare time and loves it, but his priority #1 (by choice NOT because he isn’t good for anything else) is Steven.

He was Steven’s primary caretaker until he hit the limits of what he could teach (aka gem stuff), and he gave Steven a loving, nurturing life full of physical affection, musical tutoring, family traditions and outings.

I don’t think the gems pay for Steven’s cell phone subscription. I’m pretty damn sure that Greg thought a phone with music storage capacity for his son was a better use of his cash than anything for himself. He’s content living in the van, I think – he strikes me as being pretty zen– but he does have needs.

He always puts those needs second for Steven, except the once, which was such a huge anomaly we got an entire story arc about it.

Reviewers make a lot of how Steven seems to have ‘inherited’ Rose’s kind nature– bull. Bull and shit. Yes to some extent he does have Rose in him, but to ignore how much of his nurturing and forgiving nature he LEARNED from Greg is just lazy.

Greg Universe’s lover laughed in his face when he asked her if she respected him and he stuck around and talked it out like a goddamn adult.

Greg Universe had his home wrecked because he helped the Crystal Gems fight off Lapis and never turned his distress on them.

Greg Universe got pushed off a fucking roof because a badly socialized tech support agent wanted to see if he could fly and immediately forgave her because she didn’t know any better.

Greg has never told his son to ‘man up’ or ‘butch up’ or ‘toughen up’. Greg would have stared blankly if anyone ever suggested that he was ‘babysitting’ his own child. Greg is a huge part of why Steven is who he is and he chose to be there because he never for a second questioned or shirked his responsibility as a father.

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Greg Universe for dad.  Like, every dad of every animated character who has a shitty or absent father.  Shinji from Evangelion?  Now Greg’s son.  Eren from SNK?  Now Greg’s son.  Meg from Family Guy? Now Greg’s daughter.

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Steven has Rose’s boundless curiosity about and fascination with other people, but his empathy and patience? His desire to not only observe others’ growth in whatever intriguing form it takes, but to nurture? He gets that from Greg.

[vaspider]

The best thing you can give your kids is your time. That’s part of why I love Steven Universe, and Greg Universe especially.

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IN THIS HOUSE WE LOVE AND RESPECT GREG UNIVERSE

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Pre-Orders Update

We apologise for the short notice, but pre-orders will be pushed back slightly due to some delays with final pieces being turned in. We hope to have pre-orders live asap, so keep an eye on this space for updates.

In the mean time, check out some of our lovely contributor previews! Our ask box is always open if you have any questions.

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I should’ve asked before spam-reblogging your art, but am I allowed to reblog your original art and stuff that’s tagged “personal art”?

Thanks for the ask! Yes, it’s absolutely ok. The only reason that I tag them personal art is to differentiate personal projects from fan ones, and that’s the tag I chose also to separate them out for those who are looking to only view fanart or only original art. :)

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I recently had the privilege of participating in @royaizine‘s King and Queen, which should be going to production soon and come available for preorder in the next few months.

I’m super excited to see the outcome of this project, and everyone else’s contributions to the content. It was a lot of fun to be able to go back to my fandom roots, as it were, and draw some Fullmetal Alchemist art.

Anyway, please support us if you can! All of the art that I’ve seen previews of so far looks AMAZING and I just – can’t wait to see the rest.

cheers!

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The Villainess Art Book is a charity art book centered around female villains/antagonists. The theme for volume 1 is western animation! This volume features 38 artists, 40 pieces, and over 50 female villains everyone knows and loves.

Each order will come with 1 physical copy. As more and more people order, stretch goals will be unlocked, and the merchandise for that goal will be included in every single physical order.

We have the limit set at 200 orders so you can follow along to see just how close we are to each stretch goal!!

All profits from this book will be going to The Shelter for Abused Women and Children This charity is a local women’s shelter and their mission is to lead and collaborate with the community to prevent, protect and prevail over domestic violence and human trafficking through advocacy, empowerment and social change.

Preorders will remain open until September 30th, 2018

ORDER HERE

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We’re excited to announce the full roster of participants for cross|roads: an Avatar: the Last Airbender fanzine! 36 artists and 7 authors are coming together to build this wonderful project and we hope you’re all as excited as we are to see it come together!

mods indicated with an *asterisk.

Aikki | Tumblr + Twitter // Aktual2 | Tumblr // Alicia Alina | Instagram 

Ama | Tumblr // Amiette | Tumblr + Instagram // Arielle Jovellanos | Tumblr + Instagram + Twitter 

Miyonautica | Tumblr + Instagram // Bootlegwhale | Tumblr + Twitter // Ciarre | Tumblr + Twitter

Clara Kay | Tumblr // Clarasaliz | Tumblr // Dylan B. Caleho | Tumblr + Instagram + Twitter

Erinye | Tumblr // Fiama L. Hdz* | Tumblr // Fireflysummers | Tumblr + Instagram + Twitter 

Kayadoodles* | Tumblr + Instagram // Liz Kramer | Twitter // Ludehi | Tumblr

Mackerel | Tumblr // Meghan Catherine | Tumblr + Instagram // Mintless | Tumblr 

Mizunoir | Tumblr // Moraemiho | Tumblr // Myst | Tumblr + Instagram + Twitter

Nuka | Tumblr // Onmu | Tumblr // Pau Mauve | Tumblr 

PigeonNoises | Tumblr + Instagram + Twitter // Rachel McAuley | Tumblr // Rin | Tumblr  

Rio Muñoz | Tumblr // Snowey* | Tumblr + Instagram // Spaceboomerang | Tumblr + Twitter

Taizei | Instagram // Teires | Tumblr + Twitter // Qesque | Tumblr + Twitter

mods indicated with an *asterisk.

DJ G.Young | FF.net // Voxiferous | Tumblr + AO3 // Zorav* | Tumblr + Twitter 

Munchmuffins* | Tumblr // Kroalias* | Tumblr + AO3

Amuk | Tumblr + AO3 // Foxiea | Tumblr + AO3

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Supes belated but thank you to @fanwright for this commission! It was really fun and interesting to do. I especially liked the ability to explore a more “modern” dress style and etc for this character. :D

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Hey guys! A preview of my piece for the @villainessartbook Vol 1! I was assigned Hama from ATLA. It was great fun to do this piece and I can’t wait for the book to be published!

Please support the kickstarter if you can, as all funds go toward charities to help battered women and children.

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I’m happy to finally announce the list of artists for Volume 1 of the Villainess Art Book!!!

The Villainess Art Book is a charity art book centered around female villains/antagonists. The theme for volume 1 is western animation! This volume features 38 artists, 40 pieces, and over 50 female villains everyone knows and loves.

Artists have been very hard at work the past few months and we’re all very excited for everyone to see the pieces created.

Preorders will open September 10th!

Make sure to follow our blog for updates on preorders, sneak peeks of pieces, and further details about merchandise bundles, all coming soon!

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Some traditional work. I’ve been really into ink and marker for the last few months. It feels nice to get back to basics.

Playing with Azula’s adult design, and of course. some sokkla. HAHAHA. 

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Something I did for @avatarworldweek ‘s summer love event that never got uploaded here. 

Anyway. This was for Agape.