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can you tell i don't know how to design characters 😃

she's p damn vital to the plot but i just don't put that much thought into how the characters look. i'd rather focus on the important things, like giving them all horrible trauma and then locking them in an enclosed space to see what happens

#my art #digital art #artists on tumblr #eyestrain #my character #character: alexandra #<- coulda sworn i've posted her here before but i can't find anything #must've deleted it then #womp womp #anyway this is dorian's mom. as mentioned in the previous post #and she's an awful person yay :) #her anger and bitterness and resentment have festered to the point that it's permanently damaged her ability to care abt others :) #her attempts to “help” dorian w his mental problems #are more just her projecting her own insecurity onto him + deciding that *he's* the problem #and that if she can just “fix” him #then her life will magically suck less #. she and raven have a lot in common actually!

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2 different flavors of mommy issues

i haven't been posting much bc i've been too busy WRITING abt these mfs!!!! also i was really depressed

anyway here's a little sampling of their dynamic. or something. idk i don't usually draw stuff like this so i hope it gets the point across lol

#my art #digital art #comics #artists on tumblr #eyestrain #my character #character: dorian #character: raven #anyway. if an explanation is needed: #they're having a convo + dorian (blue) casually mentions smth wrt his mom #that he doesn't realize is “unusual” until raven's like “🤨 concerning” #so he's trying to convince her that actually it's super normal!! *everyone* has an awful relationship w their mother! :) #except she actually has No relationship bc she was abandoned by her parents lol #(they couldn't afford another child + thought it'd be better for her as well if they gave her to a church) #(it was not.) #but. #while she ofc had a lot sadness + anger + confusion when she was younger #nowadays she just doesn't think abt it all that much #she's got other shit to worry abt 👍 #and tbh she's only saying it to make him uncomfortable lol #anyway this (prolly) won't be an actual scene in the narrative #it's just a conversation that could 100% happen btwn them #don't ask why none of my characters have a good relationship w their parents :)

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when you when you when you you when the

#my art #digital art #music tag #fanart #lemon demon #spirit phone #vocalsynths #synthv #kasane teto #idk if there's any animals associated w teto so i just drew bread lol #maybe i should've just gone w a cat..... #oh well lol #i still have no idea howto draw her hair

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i am infertile from eating scented candles. the

#my art #digital art #artists on tumblr #my character #character: raven #spentlike an hour trying to draw smth before i gave up an doodled this thang #will wood lyrics in the background to add texture lol #it's SYMBOLLIC or smth idk #generic religious themes #i've put a lot of effort into figuring out her backstory n by now i'm pretty happy w what i've got #and i've been doing some actual writing! :) #less drawing tho so i'm kinda rusty #been going to an art class but it's for like. painting n shit #boo womp

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because i'm really cool and interesting i made a chart of how many drawings i did for each month of 2023

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january: 0 february: 10 march: 5 april: 2 may: 3 june: 2 july: 3 august: 5 september: 2 october: 4 november: 4 december: 4

total: 44 average per month: 3.67

#not art #described in alt text #i'm counting “finished” pieces here #ie the kinda stuff i post on this blog #obviously i have way more than 44 drawings in my sketchbook and in random files on my computer lol #the kinda shit i get up to cuase i don't go outside

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let's take ibuprofen together ❤️

my last drawing in 2023!

#my art #digital art #artists on tumblr #my character #character: raven #i actually really like this one :)

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our lady of sorrows

there's no real connection here i just thought it'd look cool

reference image // paisley pattern // damask pattern // color palette

#my art #digital art #artists on tumblr #my character #character: raven #described in alt text #this is like 2 weeks old lol #worked on it for like 4 hours straight and haven't drawn anything since #but i'm happy w how it turned out #i think i've finally figured out how to use patterns textures etc w/o just throwing a png over the whole image #but there's nothing rly behind this. doesn't make sense w her character #she hates catholics lol

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from an idea i had inspired by "the case of charles dexter ward" where instead it's charlotte dexter ward :) or something.

mainly bc i liked the story, but was frustrated by the treatment of the women in it (i mean it's lovecraft :I) and i thought it'd be interesting to explore their perspectives a bit more (esp the woman who got married off to an immortal wizard??? you never hear a word from her?)

references: pose / fashion 1 / 2 / 3

#my art #artists on tumblr #digital art #my character #character: charlotte #described in alt text #i know his appearance is described differently in the og text #but y'know what fuck that. #L + ratio + i'm giving her brown hair #i've been wanting to use the name charlotte for a while now so this was a nice excuse

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#my art #doodle #tbh creature #described in alt text #this one's old

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art from my something glowing cover

#my art #digital art #fanart #music tag #lemon demon #view monster #something glowing #described in alt text #eyestrain #idk i still like how these turned out #i literally never draw anything in standard video size lol #too much space on the sides. and for what

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la bella donna

redraw of this pic from a year ago

floral pattern from picture blue box

#my art #digital art #artists on tumblr #redraw #my character #character: raven #described in alt text #i drew this on the 29th but it takes me forever to acc post my drawings lol #but i'm still kinda stunned by how different these are.... #almost exaactly 1 year apart #not just w the way i drew her or even the design #but the style itself! #and my process nowadays #honestly this style of coloring / shading is still vv new to me #like idk it's just what seemed to make sense w the sketchier lines #++ the more design-y elements... i like those :) #i liked doing the flower part #fun fact i was orignally just going to leave the black border as a solid color #but idk i think i just can't abide by so much unbroken solid color lol #so i repeated the bg pattern on it too !

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you give me goooooooosebumps

art for my cover w solaria

+ reference image :)

#my art #digital art #fanart #music tag #lemon demon #vocalsynths #synthv #solaria #described in alt text #eyestrain

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another new character , her name is lucy

#my art #digital art #artists on tumblr #my character #character: lucy #described in alt text #*hands this to you* #haven't been able to draw much lately bc of depression n shit #i did this one like 3 weeks ago lol

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the spirit of something possessed me to draw this at like 3 am

part of a series kinda

eye pattern from pattern monster

#my art #digital art #artists on tumblr #my character #character: raven #described in alt text #eyestrain #the last character i'd draw for this is zeke #but uh. no idea when / if i'll do that lol #i had fun w this and the pose came out surprisingly fast

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SMACK!!

#my art #digital art #artists on tumblr #my character #character: carmilla #described in alt text #eyestrain #hi new character :3 #she's a vampire #i scribbled this out at like 1 am #i think it's something abt this brush that makes drawing easier / more fun #admittedly i'm not as fond of this piece now that i'm coming back to it #but who cares!! i've had art block for like a month lol #i'm glad i tried something new :) #can you tell i like hatching

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drawing based on some graffiti that both confused and intrigued me

if this is from something please let me know!!

background photo by adam przeniewski

#my art #digital art #artists on tumblr #graffiti #redraw #described in alt text

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spirit phone redraw 2 electric boogaloo

didn't turn out exactly right but it's definitely better now :)

#lemon demon #redraw #spirit phone #my art #digital art #artists on tumblr #fanart #described in alt text #having a lot of fun w this textured pen brush i dl'd a while ago #idk i just felt like redoing this one