#boring ass character design

[karamazovanon]

DUNYA <3 i've been too busy to do art so here are some sketches of me trying to figure out a dunya design that have been sitting in my drafts for like a week ヽ( ´ー｀)ノ

#avdotya romanovna raskolnikova #dunya romanovna raskolnikova #dunechka #im in love with her a little sorry #i never post my character design sheets/sketches/etc bc i feel like these are so boring but i want to post so #she deserved so much more screentime i LOVE a woman who paces and would die for her shithead brother and also has a gun #dunya please just one chance. just one im on my hands on knees #i also found it interesting that she and grushenka are both described as having a “protruding” lower lip & chin #like the same verbiage is used and oh no now im thinking about grushenkas abusive relationship for financial reasons wrt dunyas situation. #hm. #im sure that wont haunt my brain for the next 5 business days #anonart #dunya #crime and punishment #<- my ass was so lost in the loving dunya sauce that i forgot to tag the damn book

[chromaji]

Good lird [x]

Though I will say some of my rankings are affected by things the artist does (like the posing of ronin 1-4 for example). Because there's absolutely been times where the way other people have drawn some of these designs I otherwise don't care for makes them suddenly peak.

& color scheme too, as there's some alternate color palettes i like a lot more than the base. I wasn't too sure what to do in those cases so I just kinda... averaged them lmao

#etrian odyssey #like that one fortress gotta be the most boring ass portrait in the series BUT i've seen others draw that portrait & suddenly its great #putting the story characters designs in with all the others felt odd. so they're just chilling down there #*NOT FAVORITE DESIGN IN THE SERIES* *PUT AT TOP OF LIST ANYWAY* #i wont pretend that OtL didn't affect a FEW placements. like the bunny bushi being in favorite. bro that's OOMF RUKI. #putting the portraits for varun & yijun in that tier is funny like i'm barking at this married couple

[sleepyhomosexual]

minimalism and modern architecture is ruining this world

#what happened to all the cool architecture #now it's all 'come decorate my all WHITE kitchen with boring marble counters and ugly ass chairs!' #WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE CHARACTER?!! ALL THE DESIGN...

[marsbotz]

forgor how to draw furries again 💀

#BORING ASS POSE FOR DESIGNING PURPOSES ‼️ #the hair looks poo poo but i need u to see his stupid gayass haircut #not done by any means -_- just wanted to show it bccccccc cute kitty #im just super tired so ill maybe do more tmrw #i HATE character design ……. this is why my old sona was just solid blue. #<- exaggerating. im just bad at it #wait i just saw my icon. what if i did the ears and hair like that. for the lols but also ………..

[theangrycomet-art]

Fallen Monarch- Base Reference

Leon’s size is something that’s constantly fluctuating due to all the dynamax energy being crammed into his body, but this is roughly* the most consistent size he can maintain.

Funfact, the pink highlights in Leon’s hair aren’t actually pink, their white. They look pink because of the dynamax. The human body isn’t really designed to be constantly shifting sizes, even with the durability of most humans of PokeEarth.

Hop’s sleeve is torn from when Eternatus overloaded his dynamax band and Leon ripped it and his sleeve off in a panic.

#Eternatus!Leon #Leon #Hop #Champion Leon #Pokemon #Fallen Monarch AU #King Eternatus AU #Leon Laventon #Hop Laventon #Character Redesign #TheAngryComet ART #Figuring out Eternatus!Leon’s lower half was the hardest part of this whole thing #I swear figuring out his damn pants was such a pain in the ass #There are more details to both of their outfits but this is the base-base #Why are most of Sword and Shield's cast have such boring designs? #SWSHW #Sword and Shield #AU Lore

[snailcubezz]

realizing my main Type in characters is just absolute fail losers in a tie. doesnt matter the gender just . that fucking necktie is the only thang holding them together

#🐠.txt #+1000 points if they have a tie in like. boring ass cubicle officecore outfit way #fancy suits are nice n all but like #disheveled motherfucker in a crumpled white button up they haven't ironed in decades and a tie is a Gender . idk #or even if they look clean and plain to an almost not human extent #also fun #i LOVE characters who r like cartoonishly boring #especially when theyre only boring like. visibly in their design/clothing style #and in reality they are so so batshit surreal #best trope in tha world forever

[rarestdoge]

Hey Cam! Do you like to play sports? If not, what's your favorite video game?

"In more detail, I played a shit ton of basketball back in my high school days, and I was one of the best players on my team! It's just a small hobby of mine nowadays, though."

#I can't look at Cam with glasses without thinking of 🤓 #I mean it's PARTLY TRUE- #umm asckually #yeeah he'd definitely correct you on game facts n shit #also Cam has one of those like #mini basketball hoops in his room that you hang up above your door with a mini basketball #he plays around with that when bored #and YES COOL HAT REAL? There will in fact be a full design for that later #just some different clothes for him to wear when he's not at work in the military #and yes it's an N64 themed hat I literally have that hat and went “he'd wear that hat” #that's an official Luigi remote he has there btw #his favorite Mario character is Luigi he LOVES him #he's forced to play as Funky Kong in speedruns because it's the meta but he always uses Luigi outside of his runs #he will FIGHT YOU to play as Luigi #and yeah I know an official Luigi themed nunchuck doesn't exist so #I've decided Cam didn't like that and deadass got one custom made to match #he jokingly has a bunch of Toad wii remotes and uses them when he knows he'll get pissy at a game so he doesn't break his beloved Luigi one #because my ass couldn't help but make a Poofesure reference #he's been in a rivalry with 2 other speedrunners for years on end btw they constantly toss around the world record #I dunno what category he runs yet I'll think about that one #anyhoo HOLY HELL THAT IS ENOUGH RANTING NOW ENJOY THE LORE- #I just love him so much your honor #/ #cameron calvin #oc #henry stickmin #thsc #the henry stickmin collection #asks #GODAWFUL shitart

[alessandramortt]

Loml tho she may be, I find it funny how Miranda just about cuts it among the top human biotics even tho she's literally engineered for it (which I'm sure she of all ppl finds the most irony in along with the source for more insecurities) but it's EVEN FUNNIER how jack, undisputable peak of human biotic prowess, has shockwave of all things as her abilities in game (not even as her special ability) ...babe, you couldn't harm wet tissue paper with that, what do you MEAN all powerful bitch lmao lemme hug you

#they truly are a pair. wet pathetic vibes under all the boss ass bitchery (affectionate) #i love them #idk if mele balanced the abilties a bit better im going off of memories of playing me2 #admittedly....unless you play on legendary it doesnt make much difference. but shockwave is so slow and doesnt affect enemies with armor #its like. why then #miranda lawson #jack nought #jackanda #mass effect #Mass effect 2 #m #q #'but their in game abilties are hardly a metric of their actual power. its a videogame after all' #of course but game design does have narrative undercurrents. or tries reallt hard when circumstances allow #and me2 tried to do it with the loyalty unlocked abilities! it couldve used a push further but still a cool concept #imagine if dev times and shit restrictions aside we couldve had truly character specific abilties #ik biotics are supposed to have like a set type of moves or manifestations but thats a bit boring #and its fair to say it should go out the window when some extraordinary (like jack) is involved

[gamingstar26]

Yes, you are exactly right about totk!! A lot of my own complaints come from the story (or lack thereof). To be honest, it's a rare LOZ game that has a particularly complex or nuanced story, but in my opinion, the best ones more than make up for it with their characters.

My favorite game that I've played is Skyward Sword, and I desparately want to play Wind Waker, because the both of them have such fun and compelling characters that I don't really mind the simplicity of the narratives (and Wind Waker even hints at nuance the other games won't dive into!)

Tears of the Kingdom tries to use plot driven storytelling, but... expects us to be far more invested than most of us ever really are. There's hints of character driven story in there, but it all just falls flat in the end and feels really superficial, ESPECIALLY when you look at how they treat the women in this game. Zelda is JUST the sacrificial maiden (again) whose only autonomy comes from choosing to give up her autonomy. Mineru is JUST the smart character who magically technobabbles the solutions. Purah is JUST the scientist that tells you where to go. Most indicative of Nintendo's attitude in this, to me, is with Riju. The way they treat her, it's clear they want her to fill the role of the sexy one, but they know that won't go well if they go all out because she was canonically a young child in the last game. Still really gross, Nintendo you're not subtle.

All this to say that TOTK thinks it's more clever than if is, and fails to pull its own weight in any meaninful way.

All of this!!

I’ll add a bit more that I forgot to add:

Yea usually zelda games have simple plots overall (with some expectations of course) but they do make up for it with memorable characters, etc, etc…

My favorite zelda game is Ocarina of Time cause of the lore (also gameplay of course) and the how interesting it is to me and the overall themes it goes into being tragic and relatable, even tho the surface story is simple overall.(the hero of time games being my favs cause of the story driven nature yet also have fun gameplay) Also other games like skyward sword having a good engaging story with good characters (Groose is the best), wind waker being a simple coming of age story, but also having the king and ganondorf both cling on to the past, etc.

Like you said totk thinks it’s clever and fails to deliver on making us invested in a meaningful and exciting narrative, in a way it’s using tropes from previous zelda games like oot, botw, SS and link to the past without even knowing why they worked in the first place. While failing to reuse tho tropes in a more unique way like previous games have done. It’s true there are hints of character driven story it’s just ignored or mentioned in a half assed way.

Also like I said in the post the lack of consequences with the main story at the end, like Link’s arm just being restored even tho furry rauru had said it was beyond saving, and zelda being recalled back to normal, so her “sacrifice” was not worth it at all (master sword is also worse somehow like wtf zelda)

I’ve also noticed the way totk treats the main women it’s very not good, like you said with zelda she’s just sacrificial maiden turned into a dragon, mineru being exposition dump lady cause that’s all she does tbh, also has the worst Sage ability in the whole game, etc.

zelda being the worst one. (Tbh botw/totk zelda is mixed overall she’s overrated) cause she’s dumb as hell didn’t even recognize that Ganondorf and Calamity Ganon could be related, she does nothing until furry rauru and sonia are dead. Also being a terrible princess, she didn’t even do any meaningful things to hyrule’s rebuilding efforts other than build a school and some small memorials and fuck around doing whatever the hell she was doing pre totk. Also she stole links house damn it.

there’s also the way the gerudo are treated in the zelda series as a whole, but that’s a whole other topic others have done better at that. Like with totk and botw (mostly totk) being helpless yet also warriors needing help from hylians to even survive in their own home?! Like how ingame they explain that zelda of all people was the one to help them get to know the desert and how to survive better wtf? And the secret heroine side quest end, how it’s just some random hylian guy to be the hidden 8th. (There goes the 7 sages and the 8th being the hero of time theory)

Also the way the botw events are treated. they just pretend that none of the ancient tech never existed at all and refuse to mention anything about botw, only in small passes. And the side quest with the Hateno school mentioning the original calamity.

The depths having potential to be better but we’re just empty and massive instead, I like the bargainer statues those are cool as an concept. And the sky islands being boring and copy paste the same few islands throughout.

Holy shit this game makes me write entire essays of complaints. I’m sorry if I repeat myself I’m terrible at explaining stuff at times.

Now I’m going to play the zelda games I’ve never finished to cleanse myself of totk.

#totk critical #totk criticism #totk neg #loz #also the constant repetition of the same few events over and over again #Sage cutscenes being the worst offender #also don’t get me started with the hero’s aspect and the stupid lore implication of it #puppet zelda had more personality than real zelda and that’s just sad #ganondorfs amazing design in totk being wasted on the worst and most boring version of ganondorf to date #some ​amazing character design wasted on shitty writing that’s just sad #this game legit makes me go on long ass essays cause of how much this game disappoints me #I wish that zelda team listens to these criticisms and makes a better story in the next zelda game #but the future of the series is definitely concerning if they keep going like this #as a big fan since 2011 I hope the series gets better in the story and lore department #I’m critical cause I care it’s not cause of nostalgia ( a bit tho) #this game feels like a terrible oot/botw fanfic au #I did a let’s play of this game half of it was me saying my criticisms about the game without spoiling much #i just couldn't help myself

[piosplayhouse]

Wait so we know Airplane was in university when he wrote PIDW, and it can be assumed that Shen Yuan is around the same age and was accepted to/planning to go to university ... So what do we think Shen Yuan would've studied if he hadn't died?

#boring answer probably compsci basic ass bitch #but it would be cute if he was actually like. a fine arts student #i talked about this w some moots but my hc is that sy was actually a popular pidw fanart and he designed a lot of the popular fandesigns #for the characters LOL #svsss #scumbag self saving system #scum villain's self saving system #shen qingqiu #sqq

[yioh]

genshin player’s switch up on sumeru characters will haunt me forever honestly i’ve never seen such a large amnt of people act so utterly fake in such a small period of time😭

#everyone really pretended they cared abt the colourism and racism HNDBDJXBXXJ #sumeru as a whole still makes me feel so uncomfy to this day with the weird ass storyline and colourism and whitening of several characters #but now everyone is just fawning over how sexy al haitham and kaveh are or how cute nahida is like #😭 idk man i can’t stand it #it annoys me soooooooooooo much #even worse how sumeru characters are plastered all over my social media everywhere #the switch up of how big of a deal everyone made the sumeru design reveal to be at the start only for their banners and character popularity #to be some of the highest ones #like . likeeeeee ………….. #feels so gross #anyways rant over i’m gonna stay in my lil mondstadt liyue bubble forever lol #not that those nations are perfect either but at least it isn’t tinged with the feeling of disgust towards fans 😭 #also the amount of racism and colourism i saw people blatantly show with the release of sumeru was so crazy it makes my skin crawl #anyways i rly hate like 99% of sumeru ships and i don’t get how everyone can just brainlessly enjoy this region’s characters at all #esp when they are all SO white it bugs me to no end in hate it i hateeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee #still so disappointed with kaveh’s design especially i think he was my last straw #i was hoping so bad he wouldn’t be some basic white bitch but he came out looking like btec howl PLEASE 🤨 #and the way everyone loves him just makes me hate him more lmfaooo #the most basic and boring design in the whole world it makes me feel Nothing at all

[arolesbianism]

Y'know Im not even gonna pretend to get ppl complaining abt the new skill trees because it makes Wilson less unique or whatever. Like there's plenty to complain abt with the skill trees, but you have to understand that the actual abilities Wilson gets from them are still unique, and still quite powerful in some cases. He rly isn't losing anything he hasn't lost by getting a skill tree in the first place, and in particular he could have a lot of use for certain speedruns and at worst is situational, which in itself means he's gained a unique role as a character. He doesn't need another new rework now or anything, the only rework Id want is a rework of the skill trees in general, Wilson is genuinely going to be just fine don't worry

#rat rambles #dst #my main problem with the skill trees is that it only encourages the bare minimum #like idk I feel like if I could turn on godmode and walk away from my computer and unlock everything its probably not great game design #like I get whay theyre going for but Id kind of preffer if doing certain character related tasks effected it or smth #mainly I like the idea of having to work to unlock your mains full potential #obviously not too much like an exp system would suck absolute ass but idk maybe certain tasks can shorten the timer #or maybe to unlock certain branches of the skill tree you have to meet a prerequisite first like the lunar and shadow trees #not as demanding as defeating celestial champion or fuelweaver ofc #like for a rly simple and easy example maybe wilson has to make an alchemy engine before being able to unlock his alchemy skills #and fer higher tiers he needs a shadow manipulatoro or smth #idk even simple stuff like that would at least encourage the player to do something while waiting around yknow? #like imagine a hyothetical wurt skill tree that unlocks as you expand your army making it more self sufficiant #just lil things youll probably be doing anyways but still makes it feel a bit more like youve earned smth for playing the character well #instead of just sitting there until you can unlock everything #I just worry that the skill trees are gonna feel too flat with the current system :/ #I do rly like a lot of wormwood's stuff tho and I like that theyre attempting to find a compramise to making characters more powerful #without just handing you a broken character right off the bat #I just think it could use some work and Im not 100% sold on the skill trees being smth thatll improve the game in the long run #like Im sure it wont like ruin dst or anything I just think it might end up as a thing that makes new players have a more boring earlygame #experience especially if certain trees become like the standard for most players #I want it to be Fun unlocking things yknow? #idk Ill still be hyped if/when wortox gets a tree bestie needs the extra depth so fucking bad #he has so much potential pls let him have this #also rip to woodie for being eternally kind of mid Im not expecting his tree to effect his general ranking much tbh #it basically just gives him early game usefullness and some slight buffs to his other forms #the fact that you can only master one form at at time especially sucks ass tho tbh #like his weremoose form Needs the buff so so bad but the goose teleportation might end up the go to pick #I am a huge fan of the treeguard summoning tho #I also hope they just man up and give the wood helmet 80% reduction idc just let him have this klei

[aria0fgold]

Wuh oh... I just managed to free hand doodle Siff... Yaknow what that means (I might just be able to draw them--)

#aria rants #mom bought me new pens and as i was bored writing some fic drafts (the morgana and kaito one) i noticed that the ink #is a lot thinner and less inky than my previous pen so i was like: ''wonder if i can doodle smth with this'' #but then at the same time im like... rlly Really bad with traditional art so i wasnt rlly hoping for much. but then i somehow... #managed to properly doodle siffrin's face. cant show it cuz its hella messy and i practically doodled over my writing but i-- #i somehow??? managed to properly doodle a character's face in a way that theyre still recognizable??? i never could do smth #like that. is cuz i suck ass with traditional art and didnt have much motivation yet to practice but somehow i managed #i think my doodles from last time somehow??? HELPED??? (i doodled a lot of dresses a few weeks ago to figure out my oc's dress design) #it was like basic shapes of practically just the dress. no limbs or head or anything (well there was the neck tbf ) but i think it helped??

[dollsuguru]

damn i should probably start adding a synopsis to my fics but i do Not know how to synop (word i just made up but methinks it works)

#summaries beat my ass soooooooo bad like i’m looking at my masterlist rn and girl… BORING! 😪 #need some OOMPH… i’m not really intrigued by my own summaries at all 😭 which in turn then is like how can i expect others to be #it’s the small things y’all… why is condensing a story down without spoiling/being too vague/basic/being monotonous so hard 😭 #anywhomst. curator!geto x fashion designer!reader is my guinea pig for a lot of things hopefully it all turns out well 😭 #aka: TRYING to implement a hooking synopsis + using my writing tips + adding more characters + maybe changing the layout of my a/n 🤔 #but so far! got the intro down and tried to make it really descriptive 😭 hopefully it ain’t too clunky! we’ll see <3 #personal

[genshins1mpact]

As if I couldn't possibly love this dude any more, he goes and gives this sarcastic ass commentary.. lowkey reminds me of Albedo a bit, and maaann am I whipped hahaha. I live for those snarky throwaway lines 🤭💚

#breaking news: owner and founder of the s1mpact brand was caught simping! more at 8 #(gasp! me? being on brand? ..cuando no? 🤭) #top tier design ty mhyv <3 #tighnari #genshin impact #ily yoi but these next 3 weeks im gonna be twiddling my thumbs like your banner doesn't exist bc i alr have you sorry bb! 🥺🥲 #my beloved firework queen ♡♡♡ #in this house we simp for just about every adult character bc why not (the chaotic bi is showing methinks) 🥴✌🏻 #genshins1mpact #aerinposting #aerin.jpg #genshinimpact #hoyolab #official #sumeru #there was a new mail that just went out and i ended up at the hoyolab pgs from there lol #seeing those boring ass buttons at the bottom makes me rly wanna change my theme again rn ngl-

[crowned-ladybug]

A piece I've been chipping away at for the past week or so, which outgrew the scanner immediately, because even on B4 paper I can't keep stuff within A4 bounds

Meet Rheum (it/its)! Apex predator, magic-corrupted demigod, and walking rainbow all in one

(I really wish I'd timed drawing this, it's definitely my most involved colour pencil piece to date)

Materials: Uni Pin fineliners, Derwent Coloursoft pencils, and a touch of white tempera to bring it all home

#traditional art #colour pencils #original art #dragons #bc this is technically an fr dragon i own. yet another one of them to get oc-ified #creature design #character design #oc: rheum #body horror #multiple eyes #not listing the paper under materials bc its just boring ass smooth 170g white paper #which is not a good choice for this amount of colour pencil to get piled upon it #next time im giving watercolour paper a spin and im excited for it #ANYWAY. fun drawing! made some mistakes i can learn from and some i cannot #and as always its a damn shame how much screens hate the colour blue #bc the mane has a Lot more like. richness to its colour irl #but overall im happy with the outcome and had a lot of fun working on this :) #original character