When I read Dungeon Meshi and saw that Laios had created a chimera as a child, I was reminded of my own childhood chimera. I decided to bring it back to life, this time with species that live in the same area (lion, golden wolf and puff adder).
Little me also thought that giving the chimera multiple heads was the coolest!
I couldn't find the original drawing, but I recreated it the best I could. Please, enjoy.
I can't possibly be the only person who had a "ahah I did that" moment with Laios and his chimera, so!! If you created a chimera at any point in your life, please do share them!
Maybe under a "dunmeshimera" tag?
(You find some sort of earmuffs and try them on.)
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(They make you hear nice sounds!)
Post-story ISAT comfort art for before bed of the gang getting cosy to sleep on the night after the final king fight, touch walls finally lowered, and the exhaustion of EVERYTHING finally catching up to Siffrin...
Let them experience a little love and tranquility <3
It’s been literal years and I finally drew/redrew/completed in full my sona ref and Im just so darn satisfied with how this came out ∩^ω^∩
Now that’s ONE ref down and artfights under a month away 💀
Come at me if you dare https://artfight.net/~Goji_Dragon
Small commission for @fivepedal feat. their cat and Siffrin!!! covering siffrin in soft animals is something i cannot say no to. i think a cat would be good for them
bonus doodle under the cut
stolen...
Kity cat chronicals >w< loop and sif have inversed chest markings. i think mira deserves more work but she gets to be included too. bonus silly under the cut
I ADORE your art and how well you match the ISAT artstyle. I've been being alot of studies to try replicate the style and draw characters 3d but stylised. Are there any tutorials that have helped you, studies you do, or things you keep in mind whilst drawing to make the characters look so 3d?
Oooaaahh thank you!!! This is a really good question. I say that because I feel like I "2D cheat" ISAT art a lot. It's very comfy to draw bc my normal art is like that too, with angles that shouldn't be able to exist but look right bc it's 2D so your brain forgives it. Design of the art > accuracy of the anatomy, y'kno?
The hair kind of gives it away in most cases. It's meant to be such a specific shape, it kind of stops looking like the character if it gets too 3D? But drawing it more 3D has huge utility too, especially for animation n stuff. It's just something I've noticed about the style! It's very designed for 2D. It's very "the shape of the lines" > "the shape of the 3D object"
It's helpful to remember that ISAT characters are all made up of really simple shapes. Like Siffrin's head is just a ball from nearly any angle but the side. Their body is a cylinder but one end is wider than the other. Odile's face is a ball but the bottom is long, like an oval. Isa's is a ball but his chin is square, it has soft corners. Even Bonnie's face is a ball you just add a cheek bump. Etc etc.
^Notice how i can't simplify the hat down into a consistent 3D shape bc otherwise it just. kind of. doesn't look like Siffrin's hat LOL
If you have the simple 3D shapes down then the rest of it is all 2D cheating and focussing on details! Having character refs nearby at all times especially when ur tryna figure out how to draw the character is KEY so you can keep looking at it and comparing. Try to pay attention to the little quirks of the art style that differ from yours and try to mimic them. But don't be afraid to let your style infect it a bit if it helps you to create something more dynamic looking.
It helps that i've been drawing for ages. I know 'practice' is the age old advice but here's my spin on it: just draw, keep drawing what u want no matter if it looks bad or if some professional artist tells you you're doing it wrong. So long as you keep drawing you are learning. Indulge and draw what you want so you get to keep all the motivation and keep going.
oh and PUSH YOUR POSES/EXPRESSIONS!!! By this I mean, draw it once, and then lower the opacity and draw it again on top but pushing everything a little bit further. If a pose feels stiff this tends to fix it.
uhmmm i rambled on for ages but i hoped it helped u Tea (or anyone else reading)! thank u for the excuse to draw a bunch of funny isat doodlies :D keep going you have GOT THIS!!! THERE IS NO WRONG WAY TO MAKE OR ENJOY ART! YAY
I am in Dormont's House of Change, and there are no traps in this corridor.