Since a lot of people over on Instagram seemed to really like Benjamin when I revealed him, I decided to line up some extra doodles just for fun. Did I forget to mention he’s a demon? Whoops, must’ve slipped my mind
Saving the best for last, this is the final introductory sheet of my main nine characters. Out of all of them, Renwick is probably my top favourite, and in all honesty a bit of a mascot of sorts for me. There’s so, so, so much to this character that I can’t wait to talk about in the future! I don’t think I’ve ever put as much love, care or thought into a character as I have with Renwick, so I really do hope you all love him just as much as I do!
After this, there will surely be much more artwork to come, so keep your eyes open for more pieces featuring Renwick and of the others, and look out for your favourites in the coming days!
What do you think of Renwick? Are you enthusiastic for the changes I’ve made to this account? All feedback is appreciated!
The second-to-last introductory sheet features another personal favourite of mine. I’d always joked that he’d probably be a fan favourite in the future, but I never quite expected him to be one of mine, too. You know, while I was designing him I was listening to the Monster High themesong on loop. I think that it, among many other songs, fits him nicely.
What do you think of Benjamin? What kinds of music or media do you listen to when drawing/designing, if any? All feedback is appreciated!
This sheet marks the last of the Havencrest siblings, but there’s still two more introductions to go! Sebastian has always been a personal favourite of mine, both design and personality-wise. He’s one of my more fleshed-out characters, and I think he’s an incredibly interesting one at that. I can’t wait to talk more about him!
What do you think of Sebastian? Which of the seven Havencrest siblings is your favourite? All feedback is appreciated!
Day six and we’re nearing the end of the introductory sheets! Three more to go! Not much to say about this one, but I’m curious to know what you think!
What do you think of Felix? How do you like the characters so far? All feedback is appreciated!
Today’s character reveal has been the personal favourite for a handful of my friends, so there really must be something special about him. Personally I can’t really see it, but I’m curious as to what you guys have to say!
What do you think of Lacrimosa? Is he your new favourite too? All feedback is appreciated!
For day four we’ve got an ankle biter. Child characters are interesting, aren’t they?
What do you think of Eunice? There’s still 5 introductory sheets to go, are you excited to see what other characters I have in store? All feedback is appreciated!
Third character sheet is up! Fun fact, initially I was going to use my actual handwriting for these sheets, but in all honesty my handwriting has never been that great, and this font I found somewhat matches it anyway, so it was just easier to go with typed text rather than manual writing.
What do you think of Francis? Have you noticed a theme with these uploads and designs yet? All feedback is appreciated!
Another day, another character sheet! Something’s telling me this one’s going to be an immediate favourite among some of you lol
What do you think of Margaret? Do you think a lined and cell-shaded art style suits me better than my previous lineless and blended one? All feedback is appreciated!
With the announcement out of the way, I can get right ahead to posting actual artwork and characters! I’ve got several basic introductory sheets lined up to span the next few days to get everyone acquainted to my cast before posting more detailed and prominent artwork.
What do you think of Nathaniel? How do you feel about the new style I’ve adapted for my work? All feedback is appreciated!
Continuing on from yesterday’s post, another subgenre of fandom artwork I love is when a character is drawn meeting and reacting to an alternate version of themselves. Bonus if both versions of the character have wildly different personalities from one another!
A certain genre of artwork I’ve always liked is reimagining a character whose role or most prominent trait has been reversed or “swapped”. It’s always super fascinating to me seeing the different ways a character can change just by switching up their most predominant characteristics or changing up their role in the story. I’ve had this sort of role reversal image in my head with Benjamin for a while now, and while most certainly not canon, is still an interesting take on my own work!
There wasn’t much time to draw anything today, so I figured I’d share another study to go with yesterday’s post, this time with everyone’s eyes. I’ve had this drawn for a while now but it saves me the effort of having to draw something new lol. By utilizing different shapes for everyone’s eyes, I think I’ve effectively defeated the curse of “same face syndrome”, what do you think?
Decided to do a bit of studying today. I’ve never quite been that good at hands, at least not in my opinion, so I figured just some quick practice wouldn’t hurt. They’re a little more detailed than they normally are in my usual style, but I think it works well enough as a reference for the future.
Just a quick illustration of Nathaniel since I haven’t quite had the time recently to draw any of my larger illustration concepts. He looks a bit like a pipe cleaner or a bendy straw with that posture, doesn’t he?
Unfortunately I was a bit busy today and couldn’t get a proper lined and colored illustration done, but I think this conversation earlier, while not the funniest thing ever, was a little too good to not work with
Some profile shots of Sebastian from a while back. Initially these were just to help me keep him on model, but they looked decent so I figured I’d share them here too lol
Some more of Renwick! As the main character of my future game he’s going to be pretty important, so he’s probably going to take up the majority of the art on this blog for a while, especially since there’s not really any “theme” or method to my posting lol
For as long as I can remember I’ve always loved the twin siblings dynamic in media. Something about it was always so interesting and alluring to me, and always made me wish I had a twin of my own lol. It’s a fantastic breeding ground for so many different dynamics and ways for just two characters in and of themselves to interact with each other, as well as with other characters. Sure, you can have these with any sibling dynamic, but something about twins always makes it feel more, special, you know?
I wanted to experiment with different dynamics with my own set of twin characters. There’s probably examples I’m missing, but based purely on the content that I’ve personally consumed or seen, there’s only two main categories that I’ve come to sort those kinds of characters into. They either look the same or similar but act nothing alike, or look the same or similar and act nearly or exactly alike. I’ve yet to see any twins who fall into other categories, but I’m sure there are examples out there that I haven’t seen! Despite this, I wouldn’t be wrong in saying these are the two most common twin dynamics, right?
So I wanted to do something different with NathanielandFrancis. I wanted to make them look nothing alike, while having entirely different personalities, traits, likes, dislikes and hobbies from one another, while still being able to get along and bond over whatever mutual interests they do have. With Nathaniel being more mellow and laid-back where Francis is generally high-strung and aggressive, I think their personalities and designs contrast each other nicely and make for some pretty promising opportunities for interesting interaction later down the line.
