You Been Doing Alright? Haven't Heard From You In A While

You been doing alright? Haven't heard from you in a while

*Crawls out from the depths* IM ALIVE

I’ve been gone for a while, and I apologize! I tend to be interested in things in phases, and my interest in TADC has dwindled some for the past month or so (but it’ll probably come back once the new episode comes out, that’s usually what happens 😅) I feel bad because I should have given a warning or announced a hiatus, I genuinely had no idea that people would be thinking of me while I was away. Starting college has been pretty stressful for me in some aspects, so I tend to take the time to draw other things that I am interested in because they bring me the most happiness right now, such as various anime. BUT don’t be alarmed, I still have stuff planned for the Guardians AU!

Speaking of having stuff planned, I always tend to get way too ambitious when it comes to things like this. The main storyline is still in progress and whatnot. And I haven’t even finished Gangle’s character card yet because I might have to make some major changes to it! All in all it’s kind of just been a lot, but I’m alright!

Fall is coming where I live, so I made a little sketch of (canon) Jax, Pomni, and Kinger. My art style has developed just a little bit, I think.

Update?

Hey guys, I’ve been thinking about it for a few days, and I just wanted to announce that I will be making this blog a TADC themed blog (it will be renamed something like The-Amazing-Digital-Guardians) and I will make another separate blog that’s just titled Klcstar. I realized that I’ll be making a lot more TADC AU content as time goes on (especially as the new episodes come out), but I also want to post my other content so I don’t confine myself to one particular fandom. This is just a way to organize everything, especially because I’m dealing with some stress right now. So, this blog will be for TADC content, and my other Blog will be for everything else I’m interested in. If you’re curious, in addition to TADC, I also like:

One Piece

Five Nights at Freddy’s

Undertale/Deltarune

Jujutsu Kaisen

Delicious in Dungeon

Sonic the Hedgehog

Yokai Watch

Disgaea

Smiling Friends

Lego Monkie Kid (Never watched the show other than clips, but I like the character designs)

Poppy Playtime (specifically Chapter 3)

Also, I have a LOT of OC content that The Amazing Digital Guardians is actually similar to in some ways! I currently have two main universes that I’ve created.

If you’re interested in any of these things, or just want to check out more of my art, feel free to give my second blog a follow when I create it. Or, if you’re just here for the TADC content, that’s perfectly fine! Thanks for hearing me out. Also, Gangle will be posted in a few days tops!

So, some of you are probably wondering why some characters of The Amazing Digital Guardians have bad teeth. @localcanadiancryptid22 mentioned this in a reblog for one of my posts (not singling you out negatively I’ve really been looking for an excuse to talk about this—) And there was also an Anonymous ask about why Caine’s teeth are so bad. I’ll give a rundown of why I draw teeth the way I do!

Yellow Teeth - Ragatha, Jax, and (eventually) Gangle

A huge pet peeve of mine is that I hate using pure white as a color for my drawings (this is just me though, people can do whatever they want). So, usually, when coloring eyes and teeth, I go for an off-white/cream color or sometimes yellow for things like eyes and teeth, because it looks more natural to me. These characters all have yellow teeth, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re all unhygienic. Ragatha is probably the cleanest member of the circus, and she brushes her teeth! They’re just yellow. The first character I colored for this AU was Jax, and he has yellow eyes and teeth—so I stuck with it for Ragatha too.

Black teeth: Pomni

Pomni has black teeth because she used to smoke when she was a human, and it’s a habit that has carried over into the digital world. I just grossly exaggerated the effect of it on her teeth (because the Circus is a very exaggerated, animated world). I kind of also just wanted to deviate from giving everyone off-white or yellow teeth because I thought it would be a bit boring.

Bad Teeth: Caine

Caine’s horrible looking teeth are just a representation of his poor habits, like smoking and drinking, since they are known to ruin teeth and gums. The reason why Pomni has black teeth and he has brown/dirty teeth is because I just wanted to make them look different!

Tooth gaps: Jax and Pomni

Both of these characters have tooth gaps, with Pomni’s being much wider than Jax’s. I honestly just like imperfections on characters and teeth gaps are my favorite, since they’re easy to draw and can vary in width, so not everyone looks the same.

Metaphor of Teeth:

I guess teeth are kind of a metaphor in this AU. Characters who have obviously bad teeth (like Pomni and Caine) are “sinful” and have done some very bad things in life. Characters with yellow teeth (like Jax and Ragatha) look a bit more natural, but even they haven’t lived completely innocent lives. I believe that Gooseworx said that everyone who’s trapped in TADC is there for a reason (I could be wrong though) and the thought of even nice characters like Ragatha having a dark side intrigues me.

Other than that, a person’s hygiene (which includes brushing teeth) can say a lot about them. Are they clean? Lazy? Forgetful? Depressed? Maybe they can’t afford things like braces? A lot can be said by how they take care of themselves. To me, teeth and the mouth in general can also mean vulnerability. Things can enter the body through the mouth, we kiss with our mouths, etc.

Also, Caine is a huge set of gums and teeth. The other characters having imperfect teeth like him may signify that they’re more similar to him than they think…but bad teeth also look gross, and that’s appealing to me, for some reason.

Thanks for reading all the way to the end, if you did. This is just some insight into how I design characters.

This is amazing!! ❤️

I did a complete version(may not be a full one-) of Ava in @klcstar Amazing digital guardians Au! :D

Somebody stop me! I have to many hyper fixations! ⊂⁠(⁠(⁠・⁠▽⁠・⁠)⁠)⁠⊃

TADC: Guardian AU - Zooble

Zooble is finally here! This was a real struggle and I’m not completely satisfied with the result, but this is good enough for now.

Jax, @klcstar said your not worthy lol

@cherriisodapop

Hello fellow Jax simp :)