just some doodles i do to keep in shape and whatever. got some silly expressions and some outfit designs. what makes the world go round 🙂
Author: Cal
The tragedies of colorblindness, part 2
the wife helps with color schemes a lot lmao. color helps but it’s not really my thing. doesn’t really excite me and i don’t think in color. kinda sucks cause I think it would help differentiating the characters but B&W
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If only we weren’t colorblind
some more outfit ideas. mostly made-up but they have some inspiration from african and some middle eastern designs. i steal elements from things i like all the time just like pretty much every other artist on the planet.again, trying to
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It’s more practical than it looks
in the days before industrialization, women deserved some major props for their work especially when they had to carry loads themselves. in many places around the world they still do, and carrying supplies on their heads still is a common
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Gulf phenotypes and ethnicities
thought i’d share something i was playing around with. getting the look of different ethnicities of the region where I want them. at the end of the day, this is at most a glorified easter egg. I will not expect
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Words about words
As mentioned previously, I spent a couple weeks before ch3 doodling the characters and trying to streamline them more before I had to draw them in motion. In hindsight I wish I did that more for ch2, but hopefully I
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speaking some NONSENSE!!
language and communication (or lack thereof) plays a huge part in the motherland. generally speaking, the languages shown to the reader will be translated in a form that makes sense to the character’s POV. basically the reader is generally in
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God queen design process
Oraq, the ancient god-empress of the Allanos. An important symbol for the nation, so I wanted to get the look down. some concepts of her design. i wanted it to be elegant and authoritative without being too ornate. her mask would have
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Divine Justice
I see the callous plumes rise highAnd wonder why they have to dieWhy the city’s end is nighInto the sky the embers fly The jewel of Allano’s brideOnce home to those who lived and laughedNow martyr for the nation’s prideThe
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