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Caught the last episode of the makai tree arc, and I am even more into the crossover potential with the sylvari. Anyhow, have a dying An!

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Remember that time the outer senshi went to Sleep No More?

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Do you ever think about Pluto playing back file footage of Queen Serenity telling her about the importance of not interfering with the timeline, Leia-style, for about a thousand years?

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I’m certainly Having A Week so here’s a wistful Setsuna from the archives.

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Quick brush marker sketch playing around with the idea of Mint having a more ballet-inspired look; it’s always bugged me that her little minidress wouldn’t suit her dancing. Tokyo Mew Mew New only made the skirt slightly less tight, which I don’t think solves that problem but with the mini hoop skirt they gave Pudding it decreases Mint’s differentiation. Poor rich baby bird!

So her strapless bodycon dress is now a sleeveless leotard with a wrap skirt over it, and lil’ warmup ballet boots because omg they are perfect. Plus I like the idea of a silly transformation where her ballet shoes appear and then the boots magically form over them, like how the senshi get nail polish but wear gloves. Other changes include a thinner neck ribbon and her hair magically floating up into her buns, because who wants hair in their mouth while dancing or fighting?

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An example of the booties from Bloch, for reference:

They’re a little goofy and puffy but still super cute and it wouldn’t be hard at all to swap the black for darker blue or whatever, to make it more cohesive.

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Quick brush marker sketch playing around with the idea of Mint having a more ballet-inspired look; it’s always bugged me that her little minidress wouldn’t suit her dancing. Tokyo Mew Mew New only made the skirt slightly less tight, which I don’t think solves that problem but with the mini hoop skirt they gave Pudding it decreases Mint’s differentiation. Poor rich baby bird!

So her strapless bodycon dress is now a sleeveless leotard with a wrap skirt over it, and lil’ warmup ballet boots because omg they are perfect. Plus I like the idea of a silly transformation where her ballet shoes appear and then the boots magically form over them, like how the senshi get nail polish but wear gloves. Other changes include a thinner neck ribbon and her hair magically floating up into her buns, because who wants hair in their mouth while dancing or fighting?

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Quick chibi of Chihiro from Phantom of the Black Rose Review being DETERMINED about something. Bit of a style homage to Megan Simko, whose fanart, especially her KiSS dolls, were a big influence on my adolescent art growth.

I feel like Chihiro is close to what the answer would be to “what if Minako had Michiru’s circumstances growing up?”

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What if instead of having a weathered down version of Mint’s dress, Mew Pudding had a sheer hoop skirt over a shorts romper, very clowncore? Also what if she had knee pads and wrist guards as part of her outfit?

(The five toe shoes nobody asked for but you know Purin would love them.)

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Follow-up question: what if Mint wore actual ballet warm-up booties?

Full warm-up gear inspired Mint? Powers up into elegant bird on pointe?

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Furthermore, what if we put the cream with red accents bunny girl and the red with white accents pingu apple on a team? With more unified costume design and also Ringo gets sock garters on account of being a kid? Also she’s a penguin, turn that peplum into tuxedo tails thanks!

Also Berry is specifically an albino bun because the one she was originally assigned is actually black-furred.

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Harold, they’re mew mews.

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Heckin' cute parody stickers for when Mercury Retrograde has you down!

Hey all, I know I’ve been quiet on here, but I wanted to let my darling followers know I’m dipping my toes into print-on-demand with this sticker design inspired by mercury retrograde, dad jokes, and wildberry poptarts. TeePublic has a two-day sale so they’re very cheap right now and I hope you’ll consider getting one for the astronerd in your life!

There’s basically no profit in this for me, but I want to make enamel pins if the stickers do at all well. Please reblobble, respond, and whatever else the kids are doing these days. Thanks!

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Cross-posting for those who only follow this blog: $2 stickers today & tomorrow only!

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The Sylph of Uranus, 6″ x 6″ marker on bristol study.  Alternative title “What Even Are Hands,” I kept going after the Michiru piece earlier this week. I’m pleased with her expression.

(Standard note that if it’s October, you’ll find this @ghostcheeks and if it’s not, head to @yolkcheeks )

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I forgot to reblog this one?!

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A werewolf dame in the style of Claire Hummel I drew at work yesterday to compensate for our dire lack of Cute Werewolf Cards. About 3" x 4"

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I got a new moleskine and figured that it’d be cute to back up the basic “if found” page with something more personal. Myself, in my new $10 dress, and Fin.

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The Lady of Neptune, 6″x6″ marker on bristol study.  Working on this was an adventure in discovering which markers were dying, but I had fun picking out symbolic flowers.

(Although I watermarked it with my standard URL, for October this is @ghostcheeks)

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The Daye sisters at home, featuring mistrustful looks and their pets.

A 6″ x 6″ illustration I gave to Seanan McGuire at her signing here in New York; for process photos and entirely too much rambling about my feels, companion post here. 

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The purest cinnamon roll. She deserves better kerning, sorry Barb.

4″ x 6″ gouache on paper, with pencil.

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view from the moon (inaccurate) 4″ x 6″ gouache on paper

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Sometimes I think about how that extra year of fighting alone might have affected Minako.