Eldritch Nika!!! I’ve always been fascinated with this idea ever since reading those fics where Nika is a separate entity (that may or may not have a an agenda of his own) and slowly influences Luffy to being a facsimile of himself. The You are my Sunshine and At the Gallows… are my favorites of Luffy being… slightly off and uncanny due to Gear 5/Devil Fruit. And all those “Gear 5 at Marineford” fics where everyone is horrified at the reality bending he does (Time Moves Through You being my favorite) are fantastic and big inspiration.
open for better quality | no reposts | hc's under the cut
ok so i established the hc that his favorite dim sum dish is phoenix claws but that he also likes steamed char siu bao (which aligns w/ his signature dish)
the first two chibi doodles and the full-body art are based off of that ^
i hc that the aunties in the market will watch his performances and offer him food from their stalls at the end as a thank you as well ^^ i imagine the aunties beckoning him over like "leng zai" or "gaming zaizai"
anyway. that's what the chibi doodle at the bottom is based off of
pictured in the art is a paper wrapped cake, hong kong style egg tart, and egg puffs bc i also mentioned previously that i hc that he likes mild sweets
OKAY SO. ANON WHO SENT ME THAT ASK ASKING HOW I DRAW FACES I THINK TUMBLR ATE UR ASK 😭😭I TRIED TO PUT IT INTO MY DRAFTS AND IT GOT YEETED INTO THE VOID. SO IMMA ANSWER IT HERE. IF IT SHOWS BACK UP I WILL LINK U TO THIS POST AND RESPOND TO IT.
FIRST OF ALL thank u very very kindly for ur compliments 🥺🥺 i was very happy for your enthusiasm and it was a big mood boost.
SECOND OF ALL: I'M SO SORRY TO HEAR YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE LEARNING HOW TO DRAW SIDE PROFILES 😭😭😭 I remember being at that point, trying to draw them was a NIGHTMARE.
I'm pretty awful at teaching things??? BUt Imma give this a good ole college try:
I recorded myself drawing the First image in case that's more helpful than my attempts to explain xD
As for what you were saying about The nose and Mouth being on the same line: I'm imagining what you're talking about is the line starts at the tip of their nose and goes down to their chin? Kinda like some anime styles?
My recommendation would be to do what I show above: Draw an egg-ish shape. And the make sure to draw the nose as a Spike/Orb/Whatever shape is your dream desire, popping out of it. Kinda think of it like a mountain in the middle of a flat Plane. Sticking out like a sore thumb.
Besides that!!! References are your best friend!! Reference other artists!!! Reference IRL people!! And keep on keeping at it!! Like I said, I used to be TERRIBLE at drawing them, and here I am now :D I'm not always happy with them, and sometimes I still hate how I draw faces (working on that tho) but I'm miles better than when I was a kid. And if I can do it you can do it too :) Best of luck Anon! U got this!!
Or "When you are an ace Af artist that's too blind with aesthetic attraction to notice that your art model is flirting with you", happens to me all times BAHAHA COFF.
ANYWAYS! Improvised comic sequence based on an old prompt conversation of these two from a draft of months ago. I never touched it because it was for my Merfolk!AU but after chitchats about this pairing in a discord server I said WHY NOT just do it, Windy LOL.
And here we are. I hope I made someone laugh because I finished this at 4 am but it was worth it X'D. YOU ALL ARE WELCOME!
EDIT: It has a continuation [NOW] ! It's more emotional than comical.
BONUS under the cut! Solo Prowl because HE IS CRIMINALLY HANDSOME FOR A ROBOT WHAT THE HELL. I can't blame Bulkhead for losing a pencil in this way.
(Manga layout, please read the panels from right to left!)
It was such a pleasure to draw my brother's name in our Secret Santa this year! I've been wanting to draw him something meaningful with Serizawa for forever, seeing as Wawa's one of his favorite characters. Watching the entirety of Mob together with our friends is something I will forever look back on fondly. Merry Christmas, @chroama-the-brute :>
Serizawa has such a touching journey as a character and I thought it would be fun to challenge myself to show that, as well as the impact the people in his life has on him, without any dialogue.
The narration for this comic is inspired by a portion of The End Poem by Julian Gough.