Rome Goes To Jupiter To Get More Stupider, Greeks Go To College To Get More Knowledge-!!

“Rome goes to Jupiter to get more stupider, Greeks go to college to get more knowledge-!!”

-me and @spheroz after a long school day and rambling.

I’m sobbing

We’ve finally finished the lightning thief in my English class, now we’re watching the first movie to compare with it; wherein I also get to see the Peter Johnson movie for the first time, we were given like papers to compare with the book and movie while we watched the movie; I was seated over in the back in the class, and I was working very hard to write down my thoughts… which turned into a very biased hypercritical (I think?) note taking session on things I didn’t like about the movies. I apologize for not putting a transcript down for the pictures below, but it was a long period of just yelling into my paper and silently apologizing to my braincells that had to be subjected to the movie, I mention in the photos what I consider bad writing (and several times I think I scribble out show don’t tell) and to note that I’m not a like writing genius that knows movies, but they kind of just… word vomit things at the viewer in like a 5 minute speed round that is like fact after fact and I was sitting there still thinking about the Mrs. Dodds scene, and they make the gods very involved? If that’s the right sentiment, if you get what I mean,

I think I have Octavian Brainrot-

I finally finished the toga stuff I was talking about a few hours ago!!

I did some (arguably surface level) research to just find some quick information on both the pontifex toga (the one I really think of whenever I think ‘notable Roman priest toga’) and I tried to sniff around to see if there were any notable differences in priest togas (which I didn’t really find much, on clothing aspects at least) so I was messing around and based most of it on that famous Augustus statue, and then I drew a concept for an Octavian full body (I need to work on actually drawing full body’s more often) and then I did one final sketch that was more in line to what canon art and some of the descriptions of Octavian say about him.

I really wish I had enough to analytically look at the character in his canon and draw conclusions (I say @zazzander, and their amazing analysis of Octavian that has been feeding me 5 course meals in amazing writing) but I’m in the middle of Re-imagining Camp Jupiter and that means re-working an Octavian for my head canons and the project. But I hope I can talk more about him; not in as much as a serious way to explain and try and give my opinion of his character and what we can learn about him. But more of a build-off from his character, and using what information we’re given to expand on him; but just to a less refined degree as I am in no way a good writer or analyst.

I’m also totally taking the Deaf/hard of hearing Octavian headcanon and eating it. I’ll start drawing him with some form of a removable hearing aid once I actually educate myself on hearing aids for this purpose.

Also I might make some more OC art to go along with it; I have characters like Valeri (a daughter of Nike), Romulus and Remus (twin sons of Mars), Speedy (a child of Hermes, his actual name is like Sebastian). But I’ll probably draw more of them.

Also a note on how Octavian’s shoes are tied specifically because that looks a little funky; their tied in a way I tie up a lot of my shoes (wrapped excess lace around the ankle a few times before knotting it off) I do it for most active activities where I need to make sure my shoes will be connected to my feet; I don’t know if there’s any meaning to it, but I feel like Octavian (and most other Roman legionnaires; including especially ones that play soccer because tying my laces like that on my cleats is and actual godsend) do the same type of tie.

Talking about Piper McLean?!?!

We all know that Piper is repeatedly characterized that she is a vegetarian because of a meat factory thing- idk I haven’t read the books in a few months and I don’t want to go look at specifics,

But, I’m saying this as someone that currently at least; doesn’t like piper’s character too much, I find her boring, minorly annoying. Her personality gets a little same-ey and reading her chapters is boring- incredibly boring.

Okay finally the point; what if Piper’s clear empathy and compassion for animals extend to monsters? Am I saying make Piper a pacifist? No, at least not really. But making her much more averse and against killing monsters, that sounds interesting. The only other character that we get that has some sort of overall attachment to monsters is Octavian. And I think Piper getting this facet of character to her sounds interesting

But I don’t really talk about CHB kids; so this is new, and I will do more with them.

I’m working on the legion system for Camp Jupiter and rankings and size and all that fun stuff- it’s a lot and it’s super fun and silly-

Aaaaa art B]

On the left (I think) is a character named Calliope that I’m working on, that’s just some concept art for her. And then silly goofy guys on the right; first time drawing Mr. D in awhile :]

Guys I’m making bad choices but I’m making a big collage of some Camp Jupiter characters that would be in positions of power with each other + Bryce Lawrence because for some reason he is a side character that has entrapped me, this is the layout idea

*Im going to tackle Octavian and Michael first after trying to do Jason and Reyna because the very sparse anatomy needs to be worked out for posing and I need to go sob in a hole- updated note 😎