Lele's Young Face

Today marks one month since russia refused to temporarily cease fire, as proposed by the US — during this time, russia has launched around 70 missiles at Ukraine, over 2,200 "Shaheds," and more than 6,000 glide bombs (KABs). This was written by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha.

Azura is everything

I have a new one stylized portrait for you.

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New art~

Here are two poems by Maksym Kryvtsov, a Ukrainian poet, who was killed defending Ukraine back in January. One of the poems is dedicated to a ginger cat that followed him around faithfully and later died with him. Please read his words, don't let them die too.

From time to time I remember my childhood fantasies about my favourite TV series. Samurai Jack had a particular impact on my perception. This series made me interested in Japan. And because of that, I had a lot of questions about the series. So the little me came up with my own version of what happened to teenage Jack. I was very interested in how he was able to preserve that kindness and naivety, being surrounded by enemies from everywhere, not just allies. And today, I finally drew his first sketches for my strange headcanon. I don't know when I will be able to return to this stream of thought again. But I am relieved that they are no longer just in my head

Well I tried

If someone draws season 1-4 jack and season 5 jack as this image, I platonically love you

Emily outfit redesigns

One for when she was 12, starting out as a stonekeeper, one when she's 14-16, a bit later down the line.

Notes:

I have been trying to give Emily a redesign throughout the years, and it was difficult finding out which one worked. On one hand, her kazu design is recognizable but unfortunately every other character is a copy pasted version of that, which doesn't really help her stand out or say anything about her.

I also tried color variations, like giving her a green shirt to complement the hair (and also a ref to videogame heroes like Link), but it honestly doesn't suit her. So i decided to re-stick the basics.

I recall Nausicaa as an inspiration to Emily, so the first drawing is built around that. Her hair is longer there, and nothing about her outfit is "combative" per se, everything is cloth and easy to move around, as she hasn't built a preference to what is best to wear in a fight. She uses a walking stick.

The second one is based on an abandoned manuscript for book 5. Kazu actually planned a shorter haircut and new outfit for Emily (at least on text, not on drawing), so I decided to get a bit more creative. She has darker colors this time around, which symbolizes her going on a darker path bc of her experiences (thnx Max). She also wears armor this time around, as she's a stonekeeper built for offensive magic. I also thought it'd be interesting if I were to give her a sword this time, to show she's more willing to commit serious violence vs her initial rejection of it in book 2, leading her to make more aggressive and lethal attacks.

I also think it'd be a nice foil to Trellis's outfit in this case: Emily starts with light-colored soft clothes, Trellis in dark armor, and then they gradually invert as they go on their journey in life.

Also, I had to look up some ref on how 12 year olds and 15 year olds are, and it's an odd combination of 'wow that's really young' and 'HUH they actually look way older and taller than I assumed in my head', so there's that!

Idk if my 2nd design of her will stick in future art. On one hand, I actually REALLY like it. On the other hand, rather difficult to render. May need to actually create a reference and draw her often that way.

I may or may make redesigns for other characters in the future.

I'm too lazy to draw headdress for now 🥲

My characters draw themselves 🙃