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“May I please draw your OC?”

Reblog this message if you encourage anyone that wants to draw your OC to do so.  No need to ask for permission in advance.

Go for it.  Draw my OC.  If you want, I’ll even give you reference posts.  Go to town on it.

You are welcome to draw my OC and surprise me with the result.  Seriously.  In fact, I encourage it.  I will proudly display whatever it is you submit to me regarding my OC.  There is a chance that I will squeal about it for several days.

Even if you feel you aren’t good at whatever artistic adventure it is you do, please feel free to submit it to me.  I want to see what you have done.

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reblog if you've never (willingly) touched any form of AI and don't plan to start, probably ever

#AMEN

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Anyone else ever start a story and then publish a few chapters but then realize that its not really going in the direction that you wanted it to go in so you try to decide between taking it down entirely to fix it or edit what you have for the thousandth time?

i'm kinda facing that right now with TMSC. I'm leaning more towards taking it down temporarily, rewriting it, and then trying to write more before I start publishing it.

#tmsc #update #writer problems

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#how dare you call me out #i feel this in a place in my soul that i didn't know existed #tmsc #the mariden station chronicles

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quite unfortunately and against my will I'm a few days behind in inktober. when you're traveling and busy all day there's really not that much time to draw. 😭😭😭

#reblogged on the wrong blog

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quite unfortunately and against my will I'm a few days behind in inktober. when you're traveling and busy all day there's really not that much time to draw. 😭😭😭

#twinkys rants #inktober on pause for me

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Inktober Day 8: Toad - Claptrap found a new friend on one of his hikes. Introducing the Mariden Furry Toad.

I was super tempted to color this but I didn't want to risk ruining it. Adding this to my list of "to redraw digitally later".

#star wars #star wars oc #the mariden station chronicles #tmsc #clone trooper #clone trooper oc #claptrap #claptrap the trooper #twinkys brush #my art #traditional #traditional art #pencil #marker #maridentober

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Inktober Day 7: Drip - When Claptrap and Rocker's pranks go wrong, Sarge usually ends up being the victim. Clap and Rocker better start running.

The more I do these the more I realize I might need to study clone armor better. It's hard to draw. 😅

#star wars #twinkys brush #my art #tmsc #the mariden station chronicles #sarge #claptrap #rocker #inktober #inktober 2023 #pencil #marker #maridentober #star wars oc #clone trooper #clone trooper oc

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Day 6: Golden - What if the Mariden boys never went to Mariden? What if they had joined Commander Cody's battalion, the 212th? I figured they would've gone with the same patterns on their armor, but of course they would've had to use the gold-yellow paint assigned to the 212th.

Dude I've never drawn this many people in one picture. I'm not happy with everything here, but I'm happy with most of it. This is definitely one that I want to redo digitally at some point.

#star wars #tmsc #the mariden station chronicles #star wars oc #clone troopers #clone trooper oc #sarge #visor #dagger #rocker #claptrap #scrap #inktober #inktober 2023 #traditional art #pencil #marker #twinkys brush #my art #star wars fanart #maridentober

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Inktober Day 5: Map - Claptrap made a map of all the animal dens and nests in the area. He loves exploring like that. And of course he's gotta show it Rocker. Those two are inseparable.

Yes I know it's a day late, but in my defense, we were in a conference all afternoon yesterday and then the 6 hour drive home took the REST of the day. If I have time, I'll do Day 6 today. If not, expect Days 6 and 7 tomorrow.

#tmsc #the mariden station chronicles #claptrap #rocker #claptrap the trooper #rocker the trooper #star wars #oc #clone trooper oc #star wars oc #twinkys brush #inktober #inktober 2023 #traditional #traditional art #pebcil #marker #my art #maridentober

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Inktober Day 4: Dodge - When Scrap's inventions fail, they tend to chuck themselves in all directions. Thankfully, Visor's always alert and ready to dodge an incoming piece of machinery. You just have to be careful when you're walking past Scrap's workshop. You never know if something's going to explode.

#star wars #the mariden station chronicles #tmsc #inktober #inktober 2023 #visor #visor the trooper #clone trooper #clone trooper oc #oc #my art #twinkys brush #traditional art #maridentober

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Inktober Day 3: Path - You never know what kind of animal paths you might find when you explore Mariden. Should Claptrap be exploring the woods by himself? No, probably not, but Claptrap's not exactly one to adhere to the rules much.

I haven't worked with markers all that much as far as shading goes so this has definitely been a fun learning experience for me. Once Inktober is over, I might go through and color either all of them or at least my top 5 favorites. Happy spooky season everyone!

#star wars #the mariden station chronicles #traditional art #my art #traditional #pencils #markers #ink #inktober #inktober 2023 #tmsc #claptrap #claptrap the clone trooper #clone trooper #oc #clone trooper oc #the clone wars #fanart #star wars oc #maridentober

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Inktober Day 2: Spiders. Dagger fears no spider. Granted, he wouldn't want one as a pet, but he's fine with them crawling on his person. Now Scrap on the other hand...

#i used too much ink on Dagger #too much black ⚫️ #but that's alright #i think for the rest of these i'll still with using a pencil to color in their blacks #dagger #dagger the trooper #clone oc #star wars #the mariden station chronicles #tmsc #inktober #inktober 2023 #twinkys brush #my art #traditional art #sketch #ink #scrap #scrap the trooper #clone trooper ocs #spiders #wheres spiders georg when you need him #maridentober

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Happy Inktober!! Featuring the Mariden Station Boys! Day 1: Dream. Scrap lives, eats, breathes, and apparently DREAMS building and inventing. It's his life and he is pretty darn good at it.

#love my son #hes a drooler but hes still precious #scrap #scrap the trooper #scrap the clone trooper #clone oc #clone trooper #tmsc #the mariden station chronicles #star wars #my art #traditional art #inktober #inktober 2023 #star wars oc #maridentober

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It only took me a year but I finally have the dialogue for chapter 3 finished!! I can't even begin to tell you how many times I rewrote this chapter, AND THIS IS ONLY THE DIALOGUE. I was just never happy with how it was coming out. Scene progression felt either choppy or awkward and I think it's just been too long since I wrote the previous chapter. But we're making progress! I'd give a date to expect this chapter, but the last time I gave a date, I missed it by like... over a year.

#i went to a year of college so thats one factor #and then i had an away from home summer job that kept me prettu busy #i feel like ive been running non stop since last august but now my family is on vacation so ive finally had some time to chill out and relax #feels great honestly #tmsc update #tmsc #the mariden station chronicles #the mariden station chronicles update

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I created a new style for myself for drawing the clones and its so crazy easy. So here meet the boys of Mariden.

Description of the boys below the cut

Top row, left to right:

Rocker: proclaimed by his brothers as the "best medic on the whole GAR," Rocker is creative, compassionate, resourceful, and very very good at coming up with devious prank ideas. He and Claptrap are inseparable and often if one is up to mischief, the other isn't far behind. Rocker's creativity also comes in handy when they run out of important medical supplies. He knows exactly what to use as a substitute and rest assured that he will find the perfect plant or herb from the forests of Mariden to cure what ails you.

Dagger: with a temper to rival that of Darth Maul, Dagger is hands down the strongest member of this squad. He's terrifying when he's angry and if he somehow becomes the victim of Claptrap and Rocker's latest prank, they'd better run and hide. Despite his gruff exterior, Dagger does care for his brothers and will do anything to protect them, especially Scrap. Though the two of them have vastly different personalities, you can usually find the two of them working on a new weapon in Scrap's workshop or spotting each other in the gym.

Sarge: this poor man needs a nap like nobody's business but the only way he'll take one is if Rocker sedates him. Sarge doesn't have a temper like Dagger but he's not the warmest man on base either. Gruff and stern, Sarge has a rough past that taught him a lot - some lessons good, some bad - but no matter how bad his past, he's focused to the here and now and making sure his current squad doesn't kill themselves on accident. He may not show it a lot but he loves his men and will gladly lay down his life to keep them safe.

Bottom row, left to right:

Claptrap: the personification of "chaotic hot mess," Claptrap serves as two things at the Mariden station: the communications officer, and the resident prank expert. He loves a good joke or prank and will target anyone (except Rocker; the last time he tried that didn't go over so well). Despite his desires for laughter and practical jokes, Claptrap knows when any one of his brothers is having a bad day and will do whatever he can to help them and cheer them up. He'll tell them stories, make them a cup of caf, or take them outside on a hike. Even if the forests of Mariden can be dangerous, Claptrap is one with nature and is the perfect hiking guide. He loves art and has a handmade journal cataloging the various creatures he spots, and more often than not can be found hanging with Rocker in the med bay.

Scrap: clever, creative, and too curious for his own good, Scrap began tinkering while still on Kamino. Give him a broken Droid, and handful of old tools and about ten minutes and he'll have that Droid up and running like it was brand new. However, his inventions don't always work the way he intended them to, but he's determined to learn from his mistakes and never stop improving. And though brilliant he may be, his common sense and sense of self preservation aren't always in tact. Sarge has had to ban more than one of Scrap's ideas or prototypes due to safety reasons, but that doesn't stop Scrap from trying. You can most always find him in one of two places: in his workshop, or wherever Dagger is.

Visor: by far the most quiet natured clone you'll ever meet, Visor is probably the most mentally collected person in the whole squad (usually anyway). He's got a gentle nature and a heart full of compassion and if any of the boys need an ear to listen or a shoulder to lean on, Visor is gladly there for them. Even Sarge comes to him fairly often to let off some steam. He's not that hard to find: look for him on the lookout tower or out on the landing platform outside, patrolling the area and keeping an eye out for any droids or dangerous animals. He's ever vigilante and won't let anything that could hurt his brothers get past him.

#tmsc #the mariden station chronicles #rocker #dagger #sarge #claptrap #scrap #visor #clones #clone ocs #clone oc #clone #star wars #star wars the clone wars #fanfiction #fan story #star wars fan story #star wars fan characters #digital art #my art #twinkys brush

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WHAT IS THE POINT OF THE BOTS

WHY ARE THEY HERE

WHAT DO THEY WANT

LEAVE ME ALONE YOU LITTLE SEWER RATS AND GET OFF THE INTERNET

#anyone else getting an annoying amount of spam bots following them? #seriously what in the freaking world is the point???? #why flood the internet with these things???? #they don't contribute at all to the internet economy in the slightest #if you couldn't tell i find them highly annoying #random #twinkys rants #to delete later