The Third Of The Drawing Tests Using The Characters From @therealandian's ReDeath / Search Through The

The third of the drawing tests using the characters from @therealandian's ReDeath / Search Through The Stars AU! If you haven't guessed already, it's Martin Blackwood, long-time Mechanism, survivor of Yog-Sothoth and long-lost protector/love interest of Jonathan Sims! Thanks to Andian themselves for clearing up his eye colour for me; originally, I was going to make it brown with like a slight bluish tint in order to reflect his time in Yog-Sothoth, but then I realized it probably would have been mentioned in the fic if he had heterochromia, so I abandoned the idea. I exchanged it for an unnatural vibrancy to his eyes, which wouldn't be as noticeable to others and is still kinda not mentioned but we take creative liberties when the idea is too exciting. I honestly love Martin's characterization in the fics, it makes his more Web-like ties a bit more... there? Like don't get me wrong they are, but it feels more tangible when you throw in a few centuries or so of age and experience to strengthen them. You know the drill; The Eye wants more. Have fun guessing who is next... or more, *what* is next~

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Get jumpscared y'all, we're back to Jon! More specifically, the Jon of @candlecoo-sideb-art's Somewhere Else (In Space) AU! I do not know why, but the idea of the Fears in the Mechanism universe is something that slightly unnerves me, but luckily, we have two resident traumatized folks to help out. I kinda went and experimented with his pupils specifically, given that candlecoo's pupil style is to make them white instead of black, which actually helps with bringing attention to the eyes oddly enough. I instead added the white pupil to his Eye power usage (and have it somewhat eclipse his iris like a cat's pupil), as it gives a sort of 'inhuman' feel against the art style I got going. That and I'm a coward who refuses to break tradition sometimes. Overall, I love the AU that they are forming and the shenanigans that could ensue excite me to no end. Maybe I just have a thing for Magnus blorbos meeting Mechanism dummies in their own space, who knows. Anyway, there will be another art from this verse a bit later on in the day, and then I'm jumping back into Redeath/Search Through the Stars to tackle a few of the ocs 👀 (if you've read it, you might know who is on the agenda).

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The second of the drawing tests using the characters from @therealandian's ReDeath / Search Through The Stars AU! If you haven't guessed already, it's Elias Magnus, the (former) Head of the Magnus Institute, bringer of the apocalypse of his world ("safely" reversed), and a newborn Mechanism! There's not much that I did for Elias' eye in particular due to wanting to keep it as series accurate as possible. I did make it a bit lighter than most fanarts I've seen though because after 200 years you would think the eye would begin to sorta... fail, to some degree. I'm surprised he never had much issue with it, or that he didn't end up completely blind after being cut off from The Eye. Overall the main inspiration for skin tone etc comes from @ike9306's fanarts of Elias (usually with Donovan lolol). Also screw you Andian (/j) for making me actually like this version of Elias/Jonah! I couldn't stop laughing at his later antics post-Aldara, especially his approaches to helping readers-know-who against his original judgement. I honestly enjoy his snark and would probably befriend him if I could. You know the drill; The Eye wants more. Have fun guessing who is next~

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The demons called me to action; we doing some more practice in @candlecoo-sideb-art's art style! I kinda felt bad lying in bed after drawing the Somewhere Else (In Space) AU dudes, and only doing a canon art style emulation for Jonny. It just felt like I was kinda cheating out on my own learning opportunities, and given I need to draw in a no-clear-line style for an assessment... Probs best to practice on the eyes. After posting my Martin versions, its more than likely I'll tackle Craniopagus characters, and leave candlecoo's Toy Soldier for another day. I may cave, we'll see. The resident Eye Lady makes no clear promises on swift returns, but will try!

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As promised in Jon's variant, here is my experiment into drawing Somewhere Else (In Space) AU in @candlecoo-sideb-art's art style! As stated in Jon's art, I felt kinda bad that I didn't choose to follow through in full-on emulating candlecoo's art style for their own characters. Felt a bit like I was losing the original feel of the characters too, so I would not let that stand. (Also, I needed an excuse to practice for my upcoming no-drawing-outlines assignment in my Animation degree.) I'm debating on which Craniopagus character to tackle next, but I'm thinking I wanna switch it up and draw someone I haven't done any art of yet. Perhaps Ivy? She has multiple eyes, so it would be fun! The resident Eye Lady makes no clear promises on swift returns but will try!

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Here we go with a bit of an experiment, utilizing the Martin of @candlecoo-sideb-art's Somewhere Else (In Space) AU!

This one was a bit tricky, since I have been deliberately avoiding giving characters glasses due to their eye profiles being the more important part of the equation. Yet, stubborness is annoying, so I tried a version with glasses and... I don't know, felt like I overdid it tbh.

The idea of Martin being the defender of the duo and hyper enhanced by the nature of The Lonely's growth was too good, I love it. Martin should be allowed to go Kill Bill and we are in no position to stop him. Would be kinda funny if he got to dual-wield powers from both The Lonely and The Slaughter... but I think that idea is a bit too logistically odd so I'll just save it for my own AU.

Anyway, now this is posted, it's back to the Redeath/Search Through the Stars to tackle a few of the ocs. If you've read the fic (please do btw), you can take a few guesses who is next :3

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