#tma helen

[windwenn]

I finally updated my helen design yippee🎉🎉 i put my notes and ramblings under the cut

(I've been waiting for ages to be able to talk about my distortion designs and the distortion in general so sorry if this gets a bit long.)

The distortion really interests me because of all the fears with prominent avatars, helen and michael appear to be (imo) the most inhuman, being reduced to mostly abstract concept but also somewhat devoid of free will, much like an animal. So when i draw them i try to emulate animal characteristics - the yellow eyes match the door but are also similar to cats or owls for instance (The kubrick stare i tend to give them does the same thing lol). The way the distortion feeds itself reminds me of a venus flytrap or a pitcher plant and i associate it very closely with naturalistic elements because of this, because of the fact that technically the distortion as a fear is thousands if not millions of years old, and because i like the contrast of something urban like a door surrounded by wildlife. Its curious and tempting and it doesnt make sense, which reflects the nature of the distortion itself. In the same way i like to give them facial features typically considered enticing or friendly - round faces, resting smiles, dimples, smaller eyebrows etc, but i always try to place them in the uncanny valley by extending the smile slightly too far and keeping the eyes wide open.

I liked this hairstyle for helen in particular because it feels almost like a halo and i like the comparison of certain fear avatars to deities. In general i draw helen happier than michael because she always seemed to revel in her nature (once she got past the initial feelings) more than michael did, but thats just a vibes thing.

#oof i could talk forever about the distortion i love it #tma helen #helen richardson #helen distortion #the distortion #tma #magpod #tma fanart #fanart #my art #sketches #sketchbook #the magnus archives #ramblings #woe👉👉helen sketchbook page be upon ye👉👉 #also i started using a graphite stick for her hair its rlly fun

[moriidraws]

Go say hi shes so sweet :3333

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#art #artists on tumblr #drawing #illustration #digital art #fanart #artwork #original art #my art #the magnus archive fanart #the magnus pod #the magnus archives #tma shitpost #tma fanart #helen distortion #tma helen #the Magnus archives Helen #magnus archives #magnus archive fanart #the distortion #tma the distortion

[morphomolva]

Had to make a gif for uni, of course I take this opportunity to draw the beloved.

#the magnus archive spoilers #I love you helen I love you helen I love you helen #I'd fall for her deception any day <3 #had to rush the design a tad #the magnus archives #tma spoilers #tma #the magnus archive fanart #helen distortion #tma helen #my art #art #animation #my animation

[aziuuu]

SEASON 4!

Well, that was fun,

I got carried away with adding effects and it turned out great!

Have some beaten up Elias/Jonah as a treat lmao

#the magnus archives #tma #jonathan sims #tma jon #martin blackwood #tma martin #melanie king #tma melanie #basira hussain #tma basira #daisy tonner #tma daisy #elias bouchard #tma elias #peter lukas #tma peter #tma helen #helen distortion #jonah magnus #tma jonah #tma fanart #my art #damn the tags getting long with these posts

[oh--joy]

the curiouser and curiouser <3

#the magnus archives #tma #tma fanart #tma helen #helen distortion #the distortion #helen richardson #finally rendered a sketch from like may #my art #btw if the shadows are wrong it's ok bc that's canon

[distortionswife]

My versions of that silly cat, some silly entities

And a special one for Helen as well

Original and honestly inspired by @jazghoxt

I wanted to make the other verisons of that one ajebhe

#the magnus archives #the magnus institute #tma #tma memes #tma spoilers #helen richardson #tma helen #helen #nikola orsinov fanart #i love nikola orsinov #tma nikola #nikola orsinov #nikola #tma michael #michael #michael distortion #tma micheal distortion #tma anabelle #anabelle cane #michael shelley #tma the stranger #the stranger #tma the spiral #the spiral #the web #tma the web

[daily-tma]

Daily TMA 152 - Door Wife!!!

#tma #mod moth #the magnus archives #tma helen #helen distortion #cw eyestrain

[pillowspace]

I haven't doodled for Martin Michael Swap AU in awhile

#pillowspace art #the magnus archives #tma #martin michael swap au #martin blackwood #jonathan sims #jon sims #spiral martin #magpod #tma au #jonmartin #jmart #michael shelley #helen richardson #distortion martin #martin distortion #the distortion #tma michael #tma helen #spiral siblings

[mikothemushroom]

Helen finished!! The distortion <3

#art #digital art #fanart #tma #the magnus archives #tsp #the magnus pod #helen richardson #the distortion #helen distortion #helen tma #tma fanart #tma spoilers #the spiral #tma helen #the magnus archive fanart

[ginzburgjake]

my first full helen design reveal. can i hear a wahoo?

#the magnus archives #tma #the magnus pod #tma fanart #tma michael #tma distortion #tma helen #michael distortion #helen distortion #artists on tumblr #digital artist #small artist #matching pfps for you and your bestie be like

[accidentalautomaton]

my half of an art trade with @opia-jpg!!! helen!!! spiral wife!

#my art #tma #helen richardson #tma helen #the magpod #tma fanart #the magnus archive fanart #the magnus archives #the spiral #helen distortion #I hope u like it 🤲 tysm for doing the art trade #1k #2k

[ghostlysodo]

i love helen purely for the fact i don’t have to pay attention to anatomy

#guys it’s like a massive fear #thank pinterest for that fear :| #anyways i love helen #helen the distortion #helen richardson #tma #the magnus archives #tma helen #i wanted her to give as much sleazy cars salesman as possible #fanart

[idiotwithchalk]

“I'm not a who, archivist, I'm a :3333”

#the magnus archives #tma #michael distortion #micheal shelley #tma helen #helen distortion

[marsalta]

I’m doing TMA fan art for a college project so here are my character redesigns, my original designs LINK

I am aware I’ve missed a couple of major people, don’t come for me, 27 is already enough-

#the magnus archives fanart #the magnus institute #the magnus archives #tma #tma jon sims #tma martin blackwood #tma tim stoker #tma sasha james #tma agnes montague #tma daisy #tma annabelle #tma basira #tma elias #tma georgie #tma gerard keay #tma gertrude #tma helen #tma jane prentiss #tma jonah magnus #tma jude #tma melanie #tma micheal distortion #tma mike crew #tma nikola #tma notthem #tma oliver banks #tma peter #tma simon fairchild #fanart #that was a lot of characters to tag oof

[toothflowers]

But wait! There's more!!! (more Distortions that is)

#my art #the magnus archives #tma #magpod #helen distortion #tma helen #artist on tumblr

[rootworks]

an arching branch of the twisting deceit \^_^/

#click for better quality #i went kinda crazy on this one #tma #the magnus archive fanart #the magnus archives #the spiral #tma the spiral #michael shelley #tma michael #tma helen #tma helen Richardson #the distortion #tma distortion #tma spiral #fanart #the magnus pod #magpod