Drew my current RPG character. A witch strong in herbology and headology.
I'd been getting too mixed up doing neat inks all the time and my stuff has been getting really stale so I'm gonna just do rougher lines with more energy and I am happy with this as a start!
This looks great!
What's headology?
Basically just using psychology to convince people that your common sense reasoning or scientific cures/solutions are powerful witchy magic so they'll be convinced they'll work.
"The practice of headology relies on the principle that what people believe is what is real. This is used by witches to earn respect or at least fear, and also to cure patients." As practiced by Granny Weatherwax in the Discworld books.
Local bad guys. Very proud that you can tell their personalities from simple line art. You might even be able to tell who wants to betray their psychotic boss.
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Local bad guys. Very proud that you can tell their personalities from simple line art. You might even be able to tell who wants to betray their psychotic boss.
Ring head knows as the most scholarly of their servants believes he has been entrusted with all of their plans and secrets. As no monarch rules forever obviously ring heads plans within plans will one day bear fruit.
Cone hat, commanding the armies in his lord's name believes his might alone will allow him to one day rule.
Rectangle head is a simp and a true believer.
Triangle.head is looked at as the fixer and a bit of a loose canon but they're going to go full wildcard and get them all killed and take over Kefka style.
I got an iPad recently as a fun contract renewal present for myself and I got Procreate.
I’ve just been getting used to it and scribbling stuff on the same document.
I’ve just realized that it has a Timelapse replay feature and that means there is a file with hours of me solving high school level algebra problems from Khan Academy interspersed with random doodles of buff people.
Anxiety spiked pretty badly yesterday but managed to start a doodle to occupy myself. I'm guilty of drawing characters just standing in an empty space far too often so thought I'd do something with one at least sitting/interacting with a little something.
I love seeing every one of your drawings, @Endless_Serpents. They are so good and full of personality and you always seem to have a ton of cool design ideas.
I love seeing every one of your drawings, @Endless_Serpents. They are so good and full of personality and you always seem to have a ton of cool design ideas.
So good job!
Thank you. I don’t get a lot of time to make art, so I try to at least smash out the concept, if not the execution.
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decided to try a random style and draw my players' characters for this RPG I'm playtesting.
From left to right, Stanislav "Koschei" Vasilyev, Aurora Magnolia Flameo, Orvokki Saatijannen, Carapace "Cara" Fang and Ilia Rossum
they are, again from left to right....
A semi-reanimated Russian mobster who can force defenses up or down with sheer force, a weathermage with elemental powers, a surgeon who can manipulate flesh, a memelord that can summon memes and a cyborg who can turn anyone into a robot version of themselves.
i'll do another sketch pass with a finer pen, add detailing and such.... then maybe color it in.
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edited February 2023
one and done.
EDIT: more context, this is Orvokki "Cronenbussy" Saatijannen
She's a Flesh-aligned Adept. this means she uses force of will to manipulate flesh. She does however, have special training, she actually uses finesse and style to make smaller-scale changes that last as long as needed. She's also very funny and has lamprey mouths in the palms of her hands.
Extremely speed redesigns for some ancient anime. I’ve got no nostalgia for it, so I was able to just smash what I think is ‘better’ into them.
Original designs:
Thoughts:
Parn, a bull headed swordsman. I wanted to drop the half-plate. I think steel protection assumes a certain level of society, of wealth and power, that shouldn’t be afforded to your plucky hero in episode one. I think the puffy gambeson, or whatever that is, makes him look a little younger and more huggable. Plus, I’m thinking you pull a Samurai Jack in one episode and have him rip it off for a sexy increase of speed. Eventually you slap him in a knight outfit for the endgame. His new haircut would be based on some old Finnish thing where you shave it all but the top—think it was to tell who was who on the battlefield.
Deedlit, the elf. So all I know is she’s over a hundred years old but looks young and has the hots for Parn. Japan. I think this character should not be over a hundred years old and should glow. Thrown a kind of faux-Ainu look on her, a bit of all sorts; just stuff to say she’s not from around here. Her weird Super Sentai shoulder pads can be an endgame upgrade maybe.
Woodchuck is the thief with the red scarf. He’s the best design they’ve got. Has a real face with features. Has an actual personality. Nothing much to change about him. He’s supposed to be ugly, but I think it’d be funnier if he’s a six foot tall hunk that is also a sneak thief.
Next one is the dwarf who is a dwarf. I actually like his design a lot when compared to the original designs, but since I’ve stripped the steel off everyone else I think he can now be a tin can. That’s his thing now, a tank compared to the now more agile Parn. His ‘upgrade’ over time would be to slowly reveal more of himself, so he can actually emote in scenes. Plus dye the armour blue, because dying armour was a thing!
The wizard is called Slayn. Yup. He’s calm, that’s his move, being calm. His original look makes sense, but doesn’t have anything extra to it. He’s like if you picked the wizard class in a game and skipped the face editor. Made him an albino Māori and put a Mongolian hat on him. He’s a Jedi now. I’m thinking the poncho looking thing comes off in the heat of battle and reveals his sick tats. The traditional Māori pattern over his mouth is justified in universe as helping him say spells more powerfully.
I added a living staff for Slayn, because as numerous media has taught us, magic carpets, floating books and sassy capes are funny.
The cleric has no lines and his personality is a weaker version of Slayn. No one wants to animate his robes. The sixth man is always a pain in the ass. I adore the hat in the original design; is that a Catholic thing? Jewish? Shinto? I don’t know but it’s right. So is the monk haircut. All I really did was make his personality ’the jolly one’ and make his clothes sharp. In the story he’s thrown a post-credit (maybe it’s even just written down somewhere, haven’t checked) bone; ends up becoming a king after marrying a princess. In my version this should happen as part of the endgame. He’s gotta king up to help everyone win.
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Basically just using psychology to convince people that your common sense reasoning or scientific cures/solutions are powerful witchy magic so they'll be convinced they'll work.
"The practice of headology relies on the principle that what people believe is what is real. This is used by witches to earn respect or at least fear, and also to cure patients." As practiced by Granny Weatherwax in the Discworld books.
I'm not happy with it yet.
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I did this real quick before work this morning for a pal but honestly for the time I put into it I think it slaps!
Horns.
Drawing people's tough :<
I think the increased definition looks better, no?
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is it the upside down triangle hat person?
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Cone hat, commanding the armies in his lord's name believes his might alone will allow him to one day rule.
Rectangle head is a simp and a true believer.
Triangle.head is looked at as the fixer and a bit of a loose canon but they're going to go full wildcard and get them all killed and take over Kefka style.
I must be getting a bit better at character design and showing emotion in characters.
Worked on this over 9 hours according to Procreate. time well spent.
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Doodled this up for a contest entry for a Twitch streamer I follow. One of his channel mascots.
I’ve just been getting used to it and scribbling stuff on the same document.
I’ve just realized that it has a Timelapse replay feature and that means there is a file with hours of me solving high school level algebra problems from Khan Academy interspersed with random doodles of buff people.
Now do ms. Dusa!
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Coolin' off.
Anxiety spiked pretty badly yesterday but managed to start a doodle to occupy myself. I'm guilty of drawing characters just standing in an empty space far too often so thought I'd do something with one at least sitting/interacting with a little something.
So good job!
Thank you. I don’t get a lot of time to make art, so I try to at least smash out the concept, if not the execution.
From left to right, Stanislav "Koschei" Vasilyev, Aurora Magnolia Flameo, Orvokki Saatijannen, Carapace "Cara" Fang and Ilia Rossum
they are, again from left to right....
A semi-reanimated Russian mobster who can force defenses up or down with sheer force, a weathermage with elemental powers, a surgeon who can manipulate flesh, a memelord that can summon memes and a cyborg who can turn anyone into a robot version of themselves.
i'll do another sketch pass with a finer pen, add detailing and such.... then maybe color it in.
Check out my site, the Bismuth Heart | My Twitter
one and done.
EDIT: more context, this is Orvokki "Cronenbussy" Saatijannen
She's a Flesh-aligned Adept. this means she uses force of will to manipulate flesh. She does however, have special training, she actually uses finesse and style to make smaller-scale changes that last as long as needed. She's also very funny and has lamprey mouths in the palms of her hands.
Check out my site, the Bismuth Heart | My Twitter
The whole crew's here now.
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POV you’re the shady CEO about to send these five chuckleheads you blackmailed to heist a priceless artifact in Vegas.
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Original designs:
Thoughts:
Deedlit, the elf. So all I know is she’s over a hundred years old but looks young and has the hots for Parn. Japan. I think this character should not be over a hundred years old and should glow. Thrown a kind of faux-Ainu look on her, a bit of all sorts; just stuff to say she’s not from around here. Her weird Super Sentai shoulder pads can be an endgame upgrade maybe.
Woodchuck is the thief with the red scarf. He’s the best design they’ve got. Has a real face with features. Has an actual personality. Nothing much to change about him. He’s supposed to be ugly, but I think it’d be funnier if he’s a six foot tall hunk that is also a sneak thief.
Next one is the dwarf who is a dwarf. I actually like his design a lot when compared to the original designs, but since I’ve stripped the steel off everyone else I think he can now be a tin can. That’s his thing now, a tank compared to the now more agile Parn. His ‘upgrade’ over time would be to slowly reveal more of himself, so he can actually emote in scenes. Plus dye the armour blue, because dying armour was a thing!
The wizard is called Slayn. Yup. He’s calm, that’s his move, being calm. His original look makes sense, but doesn’t have anything extra to it. He’s like if you picked the wizard class in a game and skipped the face editor. Made him an albino Māori and put a Mongolian hat on him. He’s a Jedi now. I’m thinking the poncho looking thing comes off in the heat of battle and reveals his sick tats. The traditional Māori pattern over his mouth is justified in universe as helping him say spells more powerfully.
I added a living staff for Slayn, because as numerous media has taught us, magic carpets, floating books and sassy capes are funny.
The cleric has no lines and his personality is a weaker version of Slayn. No one wants to animate his robes. The sixth man is always a pain in the ass. I adore the hat in the original design; is that a Catholic thing? Jewish? Shinto? I don’t know but it’s right. So is the monk haircut. All I really did was make his personality ’the jolly one’ and make his clothes sharp. In the story he’s thrown a post-credit (maybe it’s even just written down somewhere, haven’t checked) bone; ends up becoming a king after marrying a princess. In my version this should happen as part of the endgame. He’s gotta king up to help everyone win.
And you know what?
Night at the Opera rips even harder than I thought it did in middle school.
So does Imaginations from the Other Side.
Nightfall in Middle-Earth has always ripped the utmost.
I obliged.
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Vraska Golgar is a valid troll name.
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Voxel-based sculpting engine! Imagine!
It also has some built-in Jama Jurabaev shaders to make things look like extra messy clay.