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Hey, can y’all rb this if it’s okay to send you messages asking about your ocs, cause on god I wanna interact with y’all but I am terrified of being annoying lol

#:D

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A reference for Marshie's bandana and Z-Crystal! He tries to tuck in as much of his neck floof as he can, but some of it always ends up poking out anyway.

He wears the bandana when he goes on adventures with his friends. It seems to boost his confidence quite a bit, especially once he earns his fancy new Z-Crystal! (Though using a Z-Move is admittedly something he's still working on...)

#pokemon #pokemon art #pokemon fanart #pkmnart #marshadow #pmd #pokemon mystery dungeon #oc #pokemon oc #pmd oc #fanart #digital art #digital artist #artists on tumblr #rai's characters #rai draws stuff #Marshie OC

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Update to my PMD world lore that I forgot to share here:

Regions and continents are no longer entirely different locations. Instead, regions can be found ON the continents. (The world map is pretty much the same as it is in canon.) Basically regions are just locations that have been fully explored and deemed safe for a ton of pokemon to live so there are lots of towns and peaceful wildlands. (Not that there aren't any mystery dungeons at all, they're just a lot smaller and easier to deal with most of the time. There are of course a few exceptions here and there.) Exploration teams aren't very common in regions since everything has been sufficiently mapped out and explored. Basically, you can think of regions as the capitals / big cities of the continents.

Most regions have been established for quite a while, dating back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Some stories claim that humans helped pokemon establish them, while others attribute their creation to the Legendaries. Who knows?

#rai's pokeverse #pmd #pokemon headcanons #pmd headcanons #rai says stuff

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Furious

#pokemon #pokemon art #pokemon fan art #pkmnart #marshadow #pmd #mystery dungeon #pokemon mystery dungeon #oc #pokemon oc #pmd oc #fan art #digital art #digital artist #artists on tumblr #rai's characters #rai draws stuff #Vex OC #I haven't done a fully shaded piece in a while but I'm so happy with how it turned out #Vex has been on my mind a lot lately so I had to draw him again

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This is canon

#pokemon #pokemon art #pokemon fanart #pkmnart #marshadow #popplio #pmd #oc #pokemon oc #pmd oc #fan art #digital art #rai's characters #rai draws stuff #Marshie OC #Poppy OC

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Rowlet finally got a ref sheet! IDK if I've ever really talked about her much so here's some info under the cut!

Rowlet is a member of Team RLP with her friends Litten and Popplio! They're a newbie rescue team, so they don't really know what they're doing, especially since there aren't any other rescue teams around where they live. They just like going on adventures and helping people. Rowlet's a lot more timid than her teammates, and usually acts as the cautious voice of reason during their wilder antics.

She hasn't picked a nickname yet because she's not sure who she wants to be quite yet. Her dad wants her to be a noble hero like him, and while she doesn't mind the idea, her concept of heroism is very different from his. (I have an idea for what her nickname will be but I'm not telling heehee)

Also, she's partially shiny! Some of the leaves on her wings and tail match the leaves of a shiny rowlet. Similarly to vampires, they sparkle when exposed to sunlight. (She also has a team "scarf" fashioned into a bowtie, but I lowkey forgot about it so I'll draw it another time.)

#pokemon #pokemon art #pkmnart #rowlet #pmd #mystery dungeon #pokemon mystery dungeon #pokemon oc #pmd oc #fan art #digital art #artists on tumblr #rai's characters #rai draws stuff #Rowlet OC #RLP-related #yeah I made a twilight reference in 2024 whatcha gonna do about it /lh

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inspired by boop day, reblog this post if its ok for people to send you random asks and interact on your posts with no judgement. i want to talk to people.

#:D

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A new fella that I made back in February ^v^

This is Nova! He's the Guardian of the Isle of the Sunne, essentially making him a counterpart of sorts to Vex (although the two don't get along well). Most victini are known for their energetic personalities, which is why Nova's calm, laid back nature tends to come as a shock to visitors on the isle. He's a hard worker when he needs to be, but he can also be rather lazy at times. (Can't really blame him tbh, I'd much rather nap than do chores.)

#pokemon #pokemon art #pkmnart #victini #pmd #mystery dungeon #pokemon mystery dungeon #oc #pokemon oc #pmd oc #fan art #digital art #mythical pokemon #artists on tumblr #rai's characters #rai draws stuff #Nova OC

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I don't really have much for April Fools Day so here's this Vex doodle with no context whatsoever

This dude has occupied every fold of my brain for the last 2 weeks or so. Might write some fics about him someday...hmm...

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Reblog if its ok to spam you with boops

#>:D

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Thanks to everyone who voted! There wasn't any big motive behind this poll, I was just curious about your general opinion of Marshadow LOL. It's cool because the results are pretty much what I predicted they'd be!

I'm curious to know everyone's thoughts! If you're up for it, you can chat more about your opinion in the tags / comments!

#rai says stuff #still working on that art btw lol #I'm going through a mental block rn unfortunately

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Would you guys glare angrily at me if I said I'm updating Marshie's ref sheet again lmao

#rai says stuff #I CAN EXPLAIN #I was drawing him recently and realized that I really have changed the way I draw him in the last 6 months or so #to the point where I can't really use the ref sheet as a guide anymore #I also wanna make much simpler ref sheets so it's not overwhelming #because that's what prevented me from wanting to make them in the first place #so I may as well go ahead and remake the art if I'm gonna redo the sheet too #this will be the last one I promise #(for now teehee)

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I'm curious to know everyone's thoughts! If you're up for it, you can chat more about your opinion in the tags / comments!

#pokemon #marshadow #polls #pokemon polls #rai says stuff #still working on art btw it's just a very slow process atm

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May as well go ahead and post this while I work on the other costume suggestions!

Tetsu wearing the tuxedo style holowear from Pokemon Unite!

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Art Thing

I wanna get back into drawing so send me one of my PokeOCs + a costume from Pokemon Unite / Cafe and I'll draw them in it :3c

My OCs: Here

Unite Costumes: Here

Cafe Costumes: Here

If there's an OC who's species isn't in the games, you can still suggest a costume for them! (For example, Marshadow isn't in Unite or Cafe, but Gengar is. If you saw a costume for Gengar and thought "that'd look good on a Marshadow" you can suggest it!)

You can also send more than one suggestion if you want! I'll happily draw all of them!

#rai says stuff #costume game tag

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Art Update

I've been experimenting with some art protection tools and was able to find a pretty good option! I'm hoping to return to posting my work again fairly soon (assuming I have anything to post of course, I'm still gonna be pretty busy for the next couple months until I finish this semester).

That being said, the tools I'm using aren't able to protect every piece of art I make, so unfortunately there are some pieces you'll miss out on unless you follow me on Toyhouse. I forgot to mention before but the link to my TH is in my pinned post!

#rai says stuff

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Quick Update

Heyo, sorry for going quiet lately. I've been very busy and have decided to take a break from social media. I'll check in here once a day, but otherwise won't be very active for the time being.

I won't lie, the whole AI situation has been really discouraging and stress-inducing for me. I need to step away for a bit so I can calm down, assess the situation, and figure out what I'm doing moving forward. Until I return, I'll be most active on Toyhouse!

#rai says stuff