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Well, I feel since I’m not posting as much anymore that I would post some sketches and unfinished work I’ve done the past (from old to pretty recent). They either weren’t good enough as stand alone submissions, I moved on from them over time, or I just think finishing them will take a while… So I decided to just group them all in one post.  Click on the images for a very liberal translation of the Japanese writing and other miscellaneous notes.

Also I have a few more WIPs/dropped work/sketches I’ll like to post but if you aren’t interested, just block the tag #pumacita sketches and you’ll be set. 

#svtfoe #star vs the forces of evil #star butterfly #marco diaz #jackie lynn thomas #janna #pony head #pumacita sketches

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I don’t have a problem.

Anyway! I love Pony head, especially this season, but sometimes I wonder how Star can deal with her antics all this time lol.

I also haven’t drawn any Star vs characters in a long time so I’ve become rusty oh no

#star vs #star vs the forces of evil #svtfoe #star butterfly #pony head #death peck #i suck at making gifs #im sorry

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Bruh, you make such amazing art! :3

Thank you, my dude!

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Take your time with the comic! Also pls don't overwork yourself too hard ok c:

Will dooo. I don’t like to rush things, especially art related things, so I’m going at a comfortable pace :D. And I won’t overwork myself, don’t worry! I’m slowly getting used to it so it’s all good~

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It’s been a while! It’s also been a while since I’ve seriously drawn anime stuff, so here’s some Starco in animu form. Also, surprisingly enough, this isn’t the comic I was talking about in this ask. I... am still working on that particular comic... I put it on hold to draw this lol. Here’s a preview~ It probably won’t be as polished as this one though. Oh, and I still have to draw the next part of Friendship Thursday too. There’s so much I want to do but hardly have the time to do ‘em now *sigh* Please bare with me.

#star vs the forces of evil #star vs #starco #star butterfly #marco diaz #comic #anime

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Hey you still with us? You haven't published anything since April 9

I’m still here but not as often as before. I have a new job where I work closing shifts and usually work 6 times a week. I’m either too tired/lazy or just don’t have much time to draw now-a-days. But I am working on a starco comic right now in anime-ish form. It’s a very slow process but I’ll finish it eventually lol.

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Marco Head Tutorial

I finally got the time to make this tutorial. As I’ve mentioned before, I am terrible at explaining myself but if this helps you guys even a little bit I will be satisfied. So lets get cracking! First I will start by saying it is important to have references if you want to draw something accurately. If you try to draw something by memory with little to no practice/research before hand, chances are the drawing will not come out as good as you wanted it to be. Therefore, I included a reference picture of Marco here with guide lines over it to help us.

As you can see I drew a circle that roughly fits inside Marco’s head and divided the circle into 1/3′s. This way I can clearly see how his face is laid out and its’ proportions. For instance I can see that Marco’s right cheek (our left) comes out of the 2/3′s of the circle and ending a bit lower than 2/3′s of the opposite side of the circle. So lets start with that.

As a reminder, the fuschia arrows are my line strokes.

I redrew the guidelines and drew the cheek/chin based what I deducted from the reference picture. It doesn’t look exactly the same but it looks close enough. Next, the ear roughly also starts at 2/3′s of the circle and connects to the end of the jaw. The folds of his ear curve down towards face, stop around the middle of his ear then hook away from his face and back inward. Sweet, we got a base now, lets add a face.

Marco’s eyes aren’t exactly circles but more like opposing arches. They sort of have rounded corners. Of course when Marco is expressive his eyes do become circles but lets stick to a relaxed Marco for now. Based off my reference picture, I see that the “corners” of his eyes are at the 2/3 of the circle, so what I do is begin my arch from there. 

And then finish his eyes by drawing the opposing bottom arch. His irises are just ovals, no biggie there.

Marco has a sharp nose called a Ski Slope nose. The bridge of Marco’s nose starts at (well, wha’dya know) 2/3′s of the circle and curves downward under his eye and hooks back. AND DON’T FORGET HIS LITTLE MOLE. It is very important. It’s located under his right eye (our left). He won’t be Marco without it.

There really isn’t a rhyme or reason for Marco’s eyebrows. Just make sure they are thick towards the inside of his face and have corners towards the outside of his face. They aren’t boxy or straight most of the time; they are very flexible and are key to creating expressive faces! Not much to say about the mouth either. Just make sure it’s close to his nose and if it’s open that it’s a rounded mouth with no corners. Next stop, the dreaded hair.

Marco’s hair start’s a little above 1/3 of the circle and a little bit outside of the circle (see the fuschia circle). It curves down going slightly under 1/3 of the circle, going up to 1/3 and then curves down again, creating a sort of “s” shape. 

There isn’t a rhyme or reason for his hair bangs either but the bottom “spike” tends to be a bit thicker and aligns with the top of the circle. The top “spike” is longer and stops slightly before the vertical 1/3 of a circle (indicated with the fuschia dotted line).

The top most “spike” curves up from where the second “spike” in step 8 ended then curves slightly downward and suddenly curves down towards the face creating an “s” shape. From this point it arches outward suddenly and curves slightly inward again, settling on the outside of the ear at 2/3′s of the circle (see fuschia dotted line). Marco also has his two strands of hair in between the part of his hair (which must also not be forgotten).

Finally, Marco’s side hairs start at the same point the hair on step 7 started. The inner most strand curves down in an “s” shape ending at 2/3′s of the circle and hooks up slightly. The outer most strand curves down then hooks up and goes slightly over Marco’s ear. The tufts of hair under his ear are simple enough to draw. It kinds looks like a curvy “N” lol.

Now erase all your guidelines and tadaaaa~ you’ve got yourself a Marco Diaz... ‘s head. 

I will do a body tutorial someday but not today! I have so little time as it is. But I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and learned something from it. (I also hope my grammar/explanations weren’t completely awful, yikes). If you have any suggestions, comments or questions, don’t hesitate to let me know. It may take a while for me to respond but I will try to get back to you as soon as I can. 

Also as a disclaimer, these are the steps *I* take to draw Marco Diaz. The animators/storyboard artists/Daron Nefcy may draw him in a completely different way than I do. This is more of a loose guide to go from rather than concrete rules. Have fun!

#star vs the forces of evil #svtfoe #marco diaz #star vs #tutorial

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Are you from latinoamerica? Your name give me that impresion.

Haha I guess my name does look Latin americanish (is it because it looks similar to mamacita?). My parents are from Mexico but I was born and raised in the US and I’m completely white-washed lol. I haven’t forgoten my culture or language, thankfully, I’m just very “Americanized” I guess. My name has a little history to it actually and it means a lot to me.

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Oh no... This has been inspired by webcomic name’s comics. They are too funny and relatable so check em out if you haven’t already! Also I haven’t been feeling very good lately so my drawings/comics will slow down a bit. Sorry about that.

#svtfoe #star vs the forces of evil #star butterfly #marco diaz #jackie lynn thomas #comic #oh no #webcomicname #billboard-san noooooo!

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While all your followers know your a great starco fan and artist, what is your opinion/stanch on Jarco?

While Jarco isn’t my OTP, I still think it’s a good couple and, in a story writing stand point, they need each other to grow. 

Marco has a lot of insecurities and low self esteem issues especially towards Jackie as we’ve seen in Naysayer. He’s had a crush on her for years and only barely started talking to her. Imagine pouring out all of your secrets to someone you’ve been crushing on for years and find out that they still want to hang out with you anyways. Though the Naysayer incident didn’t cure Marco of his insecurities, it was a definitely a big step in the right direction. In episodes BBTBC and Just Friends we still see Marco being too worried about being someone Jackie finds cool or attractive, to which Jackie time and time again tried to reassure him that he is doing fine and to be himself. By the time we got to Starcrushed, Marco finally seems to get that Jackie likes him and starts to relax.

See, if it’s Star that tries to reassure Marco that he’s great and that he shouldn’t feel like he isn’t good enough, it wouldn’t have the same impact as it would if Jackie does. Even though he would appreciate it, Marco will probably think Star is just being a friend to him and just telling him this to be nice. It’s different when someone you like romantically complements you and accepts you for who you are than when a best friend or family member does.

With Jackie being with Marco, we finally start to see some insight into her personality. Before, her only identity was a chill girl who likes to skateboard. But after her being with Marco we start discovering new traits/quirks and seeing a more fleshed out character. She supports Marco and isn’t a superficial girl who wants a perfect 10/10 guy with no flaws. In fact, she likes Marco for having those flaws and “pick[ing] [himself] back up”. Although Jackie is still not a very deep character yet, we are starting to get the ball rolling with her. We even got to see an insecure side of her at the end of Starcrushed (what, Jackie not being chill?? Blasphemy!).

In the end, I still think Starco is going to happen (and I am all for it) but Marco nor Jackie would have gotten the development they did if they didn’t get together, in my opinion.

#pumacita answers #svtfoe #jarco #marco diaz #jackie lynn thomas

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YAY, YOU'RE CONSIDERING DOING FULL BODIES!!! Their bodies always mess me up and I'm not sure why (wait, I know. I can't draw to save my life lol)

Yes, bodies are tough. Sometimes they come out too straight and boxy or too round or curvy. I’m still kinda iffy about them but hey that’s why we gotta keep practicing and studying~ Nowhere to go but up. (You should see my drawings when I was 13-14, Anon #1 haha.) We all gotta start somewhere

Anon #2 I am flattered but I have never been to an art school :( I have always wanted to go but due to financial and personal reasons I didn’t end up going. So everything I know, I figured out on my own or from online tutorials! Oh, and I did take some art classes in high school, which did help a bit. I would have really loved to have been either a storyboard or concept artist, though. Marco will be the next tutorial I do. But first, I still have some comics I am working on.

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Thank you so much for the template! You're great at explaining because I actually made Star at least decent and recognizable as Star. If it's not too much trouble, do you have one for Marco's face?

Yay, I’m happy it helped! I’ll probably be doing more tutorials soon and Marco’s lovely face is definitely a must. Maybe I’ll do a whole body tutorial too while I’m at it.

#pumacita answers #svtfoe #star vs the forces of evil #tutorial

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I loved your tutorial for drawing Star, it really helps! Have you ever consider doing more?

I’m glad it helped :) And sure I can do more in the future. Maybe I can do Marco next, or whomever people want me to do. Maybe even a background tutorial? I am open to suggestions!

#pumacita answers #svtfoe #star vs the forces of evil #tutorial

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Aaaaggh. Again I apologize for having to repost this. I accidentally deleted the original. It was very stupid of me. Why are you bailing, Marco? ;~; First - Next

#svtfoe #star vs the forces of evil #starco #jarco #star butterfly #marco diaz #jackie lynn thomas #friendship thursday #comic

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Well... I accidentally deleted part 2 of the Friendship Thursday comic *facepalm* That’s what I get for using a finicky stylus to navigate instead of my mouse like a decent person. I’m going to have to repost it because I am not sure how to recover the original. I apologize for the confusion this may have caused.

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What are you thinking looking at that magazine, Marco?  Finally part 3 is here! Sorry for taking a while and thank you for your patience.  Oh, and please click the images for best resolution! First  -  Previous  -   Next (coming soon-ish)

#svtfoe #star vs the forces of evil #starco #jarco #star butterfly #marco diaz #jackie lynn thomas #friendship thursday #comic

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I'm curious. Where does your icon come from?

I drew it! I didn’t feel like posting it on Tumblr because I didn’t think many people would like it. I draw anime as well as cartoons so I wanted to draw Star as an anime character. Here’s the picture if you wanna see the whole thing

#pumacita answers #svtfoe #star vs the forces of evil #star butterfly