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An old drawing I made of Katsumi from @actuallyrea magical girl series Prism!!!!
hi hello I am indeed curious about Prism and would love to read you yap about them pretty pretty please, I love them already you did the iridescence so well
I love getting to yap about them!!! For you, I have decided to yap about my design choices specifically. I’m including their art so everyone can reference what I’m talking about.
So, basically, my approach to Prism started out with thinking about their Elemental Composition, which elements are most present in their design, so I could figure out the features I wanted to include, cause all my ghoul types are unique.
So their order of elements is, Quintessence, Air, Fire, Earth, and Water. So, they have the most Quint features, and only one or two Water features.
For Quintessence, they get their coloration, their swirling horns, partially their ear shape, and hair color and texture. Most Quint ghouls are shades of magenta, purple, and indigo, which Prism is, just much lighter in complexion compared to Aether, Phantom, and Aurora. Their horns are spiraling, as you can see on the larger set, there is three overlapping layers. Their ears are harder to tell, simply because of their hair blocking it, but they do have a very similar shape to Phantom’s ears, with another element in combination. Finally, their hair. Quint ghouls commonly have very light hair that is straight or with a slight wave to it (which you can also see in Aether and Phantom.
For their Air features, it can be found in their horns, ears, and of course the presence of wings. Air ghouls will often have two sets of horns, and Prism has a smaller, unicorn like horn (which I love so much!) Their ears also have some bat ear elements to them, as they are a mixture of Quint and Air ear features. And then their wings!! Their wingsssss!!! I have to thank my buddy Coffin for the idea of making their wings insect like, like prism fractals in way. It turned out so fun. The bat like part is the Air element’s presence, but mixed with another element is what gave them the insect-like fractals.
Now onto Fire. Fire for them manifests in a few small ways. Their horns are more geometric due to Fire and another element, their ears are much longer than usual because of it too. But the main thing can be seen in the gem like scales on their cheeks and shoulders (which are also influenced by another element) as well as their eyes! Fire ghouls often don’t have defined pupils or irises, so their eyes usually appear as one continuous color!
Now onto Earth. The whole gem like appearance comes from Earth mixing with other elements. The horns are crystalline, the scales are small gems, and the wings are insect-like fractals.
And then, finally, Water. There’s barely any indication of water in their designs. Except for the fact that they can glow. Water ghouls are often bioluminescent, and Prism takes that to another level.
VIBRATES. does prism have some sort of relationship with aurora because theyre both pastel and rainbow and gorgeous. :3
also i want to gib.., tgem a smooch…
Literally, as soon as I finished Prism’s art, I put them next to my Swiss and Aurora portraits and made all three of them kiss :D
Prism finds themself most comfortable around fellow multighouls, mostly Swiss (as they are meant to be his opposite) and Aurora. This is because Prism’s multighoul nature makes them mimic and reflect the elements of those around them, and Swiss is all the elements like them while Aurora is Quint and Air which are Prism’s two main elements.
But yes, give them a smooch!
(Also, I’m in the process of answering the ask you left me oh so long ago about the Era 3 ghouls, there are just so many of them, so I have to write a lot)
I AM SO CURIOUS! PLEASE TALK MORE ABOUT PRISM
Of course! Your ask has been chosen for me to talk about Prism’s ghoul abilities, which is one of my favorite topics!!!
So, I mentioned it in my last ask, but Prism mirrors other ghouls elemental compositions. They also just do mimicry in general. Prism’s concept is that of reflection, and that comes in a lot of forms for them.
When around certain ghouls, Prism can make their appearance shift, not a lot, but enough for them to take on some elemental features of that ghoul. Say Prism is hanging out with Rain, their skin will become bluer, their rough gem scales soften in shape to make fish scales, and they grow gills and webbing. Vice versa for the other elemental types. Sometimes, it’s an unconscious thing for them, but other times, they do it deliberately.
That’s another reason they enjoy being around multighouls, especially ones of elements that they have a high concentration of (namely Quintessence and Air). Prism’s unconscious mimicry of their elements is less necessary when the ghouls are already of a similar elemental composition to them.
Another thing about Prism is their light manipulation. This kind of is an overarching way to state several things they can do. But essentially, Prism can bend and manipulate light, change the color of it, etc. as well as “merge” and travel through light (similar to the way that Swiss does with shadows). They kind of can just dissipate when standing in lit areas. It’s derived from Quintessence ghouls being able to seemingly teleport small distances by walking through the terrestrial plane using the aether between everything.
Also, a way they combine their light manipulation and mimicry is disguises themselves at people. They can bend light to make it seem like a “hologram display” of that person is overlaid on top of them (sort of like the DnD spell Disguise Self). This paired with the fact that they can copy voices pretty well. Let’s just say the chaos Prism has made within the Ministry is immeasurable.
Please say more about Prism?💙
Yes! Your ask has been chosen for me to talk about some of the strange things about Prism!
One of the main reasons Prism is little known ghoul is that the mortal eye cannot look at them without feeling pain or discomfort. They are a creature that probably should never have been summoned from the Pit, as their abilities and appearance is not conducive to the sanity of mortals (of course, only if they do not bear a Mark of the Beast like the Papas). They are a reflection, a kaleidoscope fractal of everything around them. The brightness and vibrant colors of their appearance burns your eyes, and then you start looking into their eyes and all you can see is the reflection of the universe’s horrors in the darkness of their scleras.
They tend to avoid being seen in general instead of being masked and glamoured like the other ghouls when they are out and about. You cannot see them, but trust, they are there, hidden amongst the motes of light.
I love your drawing of Prism they're so lovely! Do they live at the ministry? If so, what do they do there? They give a very ~handles relics and archives~ sort of vibe but I'm curious to know your thoughts!! If you want 🥰
So, Prism does live in the Ministry, but the Ghouls in my universe (my friends call it the Bones Verse) don’t often interact with Ministry congregates outside of their summoners (the papas), Clery members, and congregates that would on the Ghost Project.
That, along with the fact that mortals viewing Prism can either find it painful or uncomfortable, makes it so that Prism is not physically present within the Ministry.
That doesn’t mean they don’t do things. Prism quite enjoys the shinies of the Ministry. The art, the stain glass windows, the relics. They enjoy the way light reflects off everything, how the metal and various materials shine, the way the colors have been manipulated or put together to make things jump out amongst the subjects of the art.
Prism tends to be a silent, other worldly observer of the Ministry. Maybe once they find a way to control the vibrancy of their appearance, they be able to find joy in some sort of role within the Ministry.
Now, when it comes to the Ghost Project, Prism does actually have a job. They are on stage, just not in the way one might think. Prism is the lighting manager, to put it simply. They control the colors throughout the entire show, because Copia trusts them to do their job faithfully and efficiently. Prism also just likes making pretty colors and spotlights go brrrr.
I just wanted to say, Prism is probably my favorite fanghoul I've ever seen. Every inch of that design is just so beautiful and otherworldly, I love it all.
Thank you so much!!!! I’m so glad people like them as much as I do :D
I had so much fun designing them!!!
could be just me and my former biochem student haunting me but...
how do elements affect and define a ghoul's biology in your headcanon? due to being affected by all of them, do prism's horns and scales feel like diamond or really tough glass?
what about swiss maybe? do ghouls have genetics of sorts?
(sorry if this is overwhelming, im super curious about your ocs eek 👉👈)
I love the curiosity! Especially this question, cause it's so interesting to think about.
I'm not sure if its exactly genetics in the sense that we as human and other organisms of earth have genetics, as demons, and therefore ghouls, don't procreate or originate on the terrestrial plane. So, there really is no need for genetics. I usually refer to it as their elemental composition when I'm talking about the ghouls, and it's almost like how a molecule is built if I were to visually picture it, especially for Multighouls. Or, it's also like an alchemical elixir recipe, if I'm getting all classical about my references for the ghouls.
I guess in a way, you could view the features and characteristics of the element presentations as something like pseudo-genetics, as it mirrors the way we can have different features depending on our parents. But, it's really just the way the elements decide to "solidify" when the ghouls were originally summoned into a terrestrial form.
For each element, there are common features that are usually present in a ghouls appearance, like the hues of their skin or horns, but also things could be random and unnatural even for the ghouls. A few examples of this are Phantom's eyes being really dark for a Quint ghoul, or Cirrus's hair being dark and straight when Air ghouls often have light curly hair, as well as Aurora's sclera's being purple and her iris lacking a defined pupil. The elements heavily define the appearance in a ghoul, but its not the end all be all. Its purely how a ghouls elemental composition forms, stronger towards some features, not as much for others.
Now Multighouls are where it get fun. This is the part where elemental composition really gets funky. A multi ghoul features, depending on how many elements are composed of, have a much larger pool of features to pull from. So, for our dual element gals Aurora and Sunshine, their features are almost split down the middle for each of their elements, just their Quint and Fire features being the more noticeable or dominant ones. As a multighoul has more and more elements within their composition, its more common to see them have one major element, and then the others taking a back seat.
So for Prism, that was the case for their composition. They have the most Quint and Air features, not as much Fire and Earth, and then barely any for Water. And yes, their horns are diamond/crystal like. If I wear to actually try and execute them better, the horns would be reflecting and translucent in some parts.
Now, for Swiss. I don't think I've ever talked about Swiss's elemental composition to anyone. The way his composition manifested, it's actually really hard to tell what elements are dominant in his design (mainly because of his visual concept being what's called subtractive color synthesis). But his composition is Fire, then Earth, then Air, then Quint, and finally barely any Water. The hue of his skin and horns comes from Fire and Earth ghoul features, his ears are Fire, his eyes are a mixture of Fire and Quint, his hair texture is Air, but the color is Fire and Earth, and his multiple sharp teeth is a Water feature.
But yeah, that's how my ghouls' appearances work. :D
BONES !
I wanna hear all about Prism (apart from the things you already answered ofc <3) tell me something super niche about them I’m so curious
Also! If you waaaaant maybe perhaps yell about your version of the Ministry? I saw you talked a little about it and IM SO CURIOUS
I hope you have a good whatever time zone you’re in :3
SENTIENT GOLFBALL!
Uuhhhh, let’s seeee. A really niche thing about Prism is that their favorite color is black. But not like any black, it’s specifically that really inky black that reflects a bluish-purple hue when it’s shiny. It reminds them of their eyes, and as their concept is prismatic light, they don’t really produce black as a color.
It’s also interesting, as I haven’t done clothing studies, I’m not sure what looks good with their design in terms of outfit color palettes. I’m not sure if the entirely black with gold accent palette would necessarily look good with Prism’s design (I haven’t even tested it with the other ghouls beside Mountain and Swiss that one time, oops), so I’m considering Prism having a special uniform and mask that is white. Of course, it’s just a thought.
Oh, and then my Ministry. Oh my Ministry! I actually have done a full map mock-up of how my Ministry is laid out and it’s really big. So far, my favorite part about the Ministry is finding inspiration and thinking about the art and architecture used in the different buildings’ construction. What I call the Administration Building is based upon the Mausoleum filming location in the Chapters, of course expanded upon and developed. One of my favorite buildings though is the Central Cathedral, which of course is based on Gothic architecture for cathedrals, but my main reference points for it is the Cologne Cathedral and the Rouen Cathedral. I’m a pretty big art history nerd now thanks to going to art school, so my brain is always running a mile a minute when thinking about different parts of the Ministry grounds.
At some point, I hope to actually put together a document about my world building for my Ghostverse, cause it’s been getting really expansive. I’m doing my best to have it actually built like a real church, using the catholic system as the basis, just Satanic of course. It’s also really fun, cause I get to think about character interactions we’ll probably never get in canon cause I’m not killing off the first three Papas. I get to enjoy Primo and Terzo beefing with Copia becoming Frater Imperator (Primo wanted to do evil plots and Terzo wanted to improve the establishment, but noooo, Nepotism).
I’ve rambled a lot. Oops :D
PRISM IS SO GORGEOUS!! Does she ply an instrument? What’s her favorite food? Best/Worst thing about being summoned?
Thank you!!!!
Uhhh, let’s see. Technically, Prism can play quite a few instruments due to their Multighoul nature. If you put an instrument in their hand, they’ll most likely be able to learn it. But, the main one they like to play is Violin, so Fire, which is their third element.
In terms of favorite food, Prism loves sweets. Definitely their favorite has to be funfetti cupcake with rainbow sprinkles.
Best and worst thing about being summoned,,, hmmm. That’s a toughie. I will say, Prism’s summoning was strange. They weren’t really meant to be summoned. It’s like, they only meant to summon one Air ghoul, and instead got two as Cumulus and Cirrus were like a pair, sort of like bonded cats. When they were trying to summon a new fire ghoul (before they were able to successfully transmute Dewdrop to fire), Copia got Swiss instead along with Prism, as they sort of were like a pair similar to Cumulus and Cirrus. Poor Copia got covered in shadows from Swiss and then flashbanged by blinding light.
DAY 6 THAT I ALMOST FORGOT TO POST ON HERE AND IT’S CURRENTLY 11:58 FRICK
The design is from a website called Ovipets :0
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More art of Reagan! I mean — prism, this is art of prism. A magical boy who totally isn’t Reagan
Trying more dynamic poses
Where did all the Katy Perry fans go?
you know, I'm starting to think that they all left and went to other fandoms when Witness came out, cause that was, like, the moment her music wasn't as good as before. But I still need people to tell me. Tell me, people.
Where did all the Katy Perry fans go?
https://streamable.com/e/u2yy2?r=p
So comfortable, we’re living in a bubble // So comfortable we cannot see the trouble
LOVED this Katy Perry performance at the Grammy’s last night. It was so different from Katy’s usual performances, but I think that’s what made it great. This is a new Katy Perry that we’re getting, and I’m loving it! She looked stunning, and delivered some strong political statements in a very smart and sophisticated way, paired with a song that is much more socially aware than it seems. Also super cool for her to perform it with Skip Marley as well, the grandson of Bob Marley. Super excited to see what Katy Perry will do next!