FWIW, these are the only two pics I have of my own costume. :\ So this one has Junior but ugh the light with my janky-ass phone camera, alas, and I don’t have any with my frankly VERY COOL staff. (This June was so sweet, and also: wooden Temporal Chalice, y’all.)
i think more characters should have canes actually. theyre cool. theyre sexy. they can have swords in them. they come in any color u want.
hi im stepping in as ur local cane user and i just wanna quickly add this about cane swords: if someone is putting weight onto their cane, they almost definitely aren’t using a cane sword (some exceptions may be possible). this is because the usual cane sword is made hollow with a relatively flimsy exterior metal as to not scrape against the interior sword, and thus the handle is typically the only solid part.
trust me–i’ve been on the lookout for a sturdy cane sword for years that would be practical for use and everytime i could feel it struggling under pressure.
it makes it relatively unreliable as a cane for the majority of people who use canes…. however! there is a neat alternative!
you can instead opt for a trusty knife hidden in the top of the cane, therefore making the rest of the cane sturdier to use, and, additionally, less likely to be checked when passing security. another fantastic cane that a friend of mine has actually unscrews the handle to reveal a tiny compartment that fits a small bottle. she mentioned it’s an antique, so we theorized that it was for cocaine back in the day, but it could fit other things (cyanide, maybe for a disabled spy character?)
also, as someone who also is trained in sword-based self defense: i find that i can relatively translate most basic strikes using my cane, if needed. just something to use….
what i’m getting at is there are lots of ways to expand upon epic cane usages.
M has another finished piece available for early access at her patreon! (I’m working hard on making illustration a part time living right now, despite disabilities, so any help is more welcome than I can express!)
in honor of mermay here’s a lucretia i did last year !
[ID: Digital drawing of Lucretia as a mermaid. She is a dark-skinned woman with short white hair and a pale blue tail with fins that are red at the tips. She’s wearing a blue crop top and shell earrings, as well as a silver Bureau bracer. Lucretia is sitting on a large grey rock and reading from a book in her hands. The background behind her is a pale sky and blue water, blurry as though with fog. /ID]
Lucretia in “The Moon and the Stars” dress by Frieda Leopold. This was a really fun drawing and my first time drawing velvet! I hope you like it too! <3
[ID: Digital drawing of Lucretia. She is a dark-skinned woman with short white hair and dark eyes; she’s wearing a dark gown with puffy sleeves that tighten around her forearms and a corset-like waist. The chest area of the dress and forearms are covered in sparkles. Lucretia is turned slightly right and clasps her hands in front of her. The background is blue, and circles radiate outwards from Lucretia’s body. /ID]
[ID a three panel Adventure Zone comic done in a sketched style.
In the first panel, Merle, an older dwarven man with a long beard, short ponytail, glasses and wearing a flower-print shirt stands with a reassuring smile on his face. He holds up both of his hands, one of which is made of wood. Behind him, Taako (a slim elven man in a large hat and high-wasted pants) stares at a shattered window quizzically, while next to him Magnus (A large human man in bulky armour with a short ponytail and choppy beard) stares down at a rock that looks as though it has been thrown from the broken window. Attached to the rock is a scribbled note that reads: “F*** THE BOB. -Not Brian”. Merle, facing off-screen, says: “Listen, he may be an idiot but he can read; I’ll be–”
In the second panel, Lucretia, an older dark skinned human woman with tight curly white hair, an elegant dress and holding a wooden staff which winds around a small orb, says: “My organization’s in the hands of an idiot?”
In the third panel, Merle is seen again, his hands still up and his expression now more desperate to reassure. He says: “No no no no no no… THREE idiots!”
She breaks the silence after sort of the attendants, the spa attendants, leave the room and it’s just the two of you. (Please consider supporting me and my art on Patreon and Ko-Fi! Patrons get early access to my TIZ drawings and lots of fun behind the scenes stuff. Links in bio and pinned post ^^)
[ID: Black and white drawing of Lucretia and Merle, drawn lying in two adjacent bathtubs filled with mud. They have their hair wrapped up in towels. Lucretia looks forwards and down, expression forlorn; her legs, which are hairy, stick out of the bath. Merle stares ate her, eyes wide and serious. He’s holding a sandwich up; his pinky finger is raised. He has a heart tattoo on his arm that says “Onion.” His chest is hairy. Merle’s wooden arm is planted in a bucket beside his tub; Lucretia has a giant glass of wine beside hers. There are towels on a counter near the bottom of the image. Flowers decorate the dark background. /ID]
[ID: Digital drawing featuring Lucretia. She is colored in shades of blue. Lucretia is wearing a high-necked robe with long, draping sleeves; her hair is cropped short. She stands in front of a pedestal, on which are statues or figurines of the rest of the Starblaster Crew. Lucretia holds up two books in either hand and looks at the viewer, expression sad. Half of her face is bisected diagonally by a blue line; the shading is inverted on either side so that one half has a dark background, and the other light. One one side Lucretia’s hair is dark and her skin is lighter; on the other, her skin is darker and her hair is light. Behind her is the Bureau of Balance logo. /ID]
Institute of Planar Research and Exploration(IPRE)
“I saw all of existence all at once. I saw a dark storm, a living hunger eating it from within. But I saw a brilliant light heralded by seven birds, flying tirelessly from the storm. I saw seven birds: the Twins, the Lover, the Protector, the Lonely Journal-keeper, the Peacemaker, and the Wordless One.”
Taz Balance AU where the Reclaimers are constantly wearing graphic tees they’ve owned for upwards of a decade and the Director is Dying. Highlights include:
Madame Director: “And this is my butler, Davenport” All three boys, pointing dramatically at Magnus’s “If found, please return to Davenport” shirt: “EYYYY! :D” (note: there are exactly six copies of that shirt in existence. Davenport has a matching shirt that says “I’m Davenport” He doesn’t wear it anymore)
Carey: “I didn’t know you had a sibling, Taako.” Taako, wearing his third favorite “I’m the cool twin” shirt (the one with glitter but no rhinestones): “What are you talking about I’m an only child”
All three of them show up to training wearing identical shirts with a photo of the entire Starblaster Crew riding a roller coaster screenprinted on the front. Neither rollercoasters nor photography exist on this planet.
The boys try to convince Kravitz that they aren’t death criminals. It’s hindered by the fact that Merle’s shirt says “I’ve had a lot of ideas, and only 50 of them killed me!” with the 0 repeatedly crossed out and replaced with increasingly higher numbers
Somebody wakes Lucretia up in the middle of the night to deal with a crisis and she’s wearing a shirt that says “I Survived the Destruction of my Home Planet and All I Got was this Stupid T-Shirt”. They assume that the staticked out bit is a voidfish joke.
i’ve been (slowly) doing my yearly balance relisten and this telltale moment from ep 66 has stuck w me in a major way ever since the first time i heard it
Lucretia in “The Moon and the Stars” dress by Frieda Leopold. This was a really fun drawing and my first time drawing velvet! I hope you like it too! <3
[ID: Digital drawing of Lucretia. She is a dark-skinned woman with short white hair and dark eyes; she’s wearing a dark gown with puffy sleeves that tighten around her forearms and a corset-like waist. The chest area of the dress and forearms are covered in sparkles. Lucretia is turned slightly right and clasps her hands in front of her. The background is blue, and circles radiate outwards from Lucretia’s body. /ID]
ID: Four digital drawings of Lucretia, seen from the bust up. Lucretia is a young woman with brown skin, curly, dark brown hair, tied back in a low ponytail, bangs, and dark eyes. She’s wearing a dark turtleneck under a red jacket with the IPRE logo; there are round glasses on her face. In the top left image, she raises one eyebrow with an unimpressed expression on her face. In the top right image, she grins with her eyes closed. In the bottom left image, she is writing in a brown journal; she looks off to the right, her eyebrows raised, appearing to listen to someone. In the bottom right image, her brow brow is furrowed as she frowns and looks down and to the right. /end ID
M has another finished piece available for early access at her patreon! (I’m working hard on making illustration a part time living right now, despite disabilities, so any help is more welcome than I can express!)
[ID: Black and white drawing of Lucretia and Merle, drawn lying in two adjacent bathtubs filled with mud. They have their hair wrapped up in towels. Lucretia looks forwards and down, expression forlorn. Merle stares ate her, eyes wide and serious. He’s holding a sandwich up; his pinky finger is raised. He has a heart tattoo on his arm that says “Onion.” His chest is hairy. Flowers decorate the dark background. /ID]
ID: A digital comic. First image is of Magnus, Taako, Lup, Lucretia, and Merle resting on a mall bench with a bunch of shopping bags. Magnus and Lucretia sitting opposite their companions. They all look in various degrees of bored and tiredness. Merle, a dwarf man, is asleep. Magnus, a human man, rests his head on his arms as his hands. Taako, an elven man in a wizard hat and a hoodie, mutters, “Who’s great idea was it to give the van keys to Barold and Capt'n Port? It’s gonna take like, two hours to track them down.” Lup, holding a cellphone in one hand, raises her other hand to her face and shouts, “BLUE!” into the air. The second image shows a zoomed-out view of the group in the center of the busy mall. The following panel shows the same view, now with a word bubble from somewhere on the second floor, a responding “JEANS!” The third image zooms back in on the crew, all looking puzzled about the shouting, save Merle, who is still asleep. End ID.
it’s their version of marco polo
@blupjeansweek beginnith! it’s not midnight for me so this counts for day 1 prompt: bluejeans
