I Finished Coloring The Subway Comic Had To Screenshot To Get The Whole Bit (srry For Shitty Resolution

I finished coloring the subway comic🫶 had to screenshot to get the whole bit (srry for shitty resolution my phone sucks at this

Azul was so hard to color correctly 🥲

Also why the subway models be kinda pulling this off tho👀

Omg that subway uniform is the worst I swear xD (The twins would def laugh at him for that fit)

Thank you for showing me! I love it! It's always interesting to see how characters work together in color when you only do monochrome like me. Yuu and Jamil really go well together! (Maybe I should lighten Yuu's cardigan tho 🤔)

Don't hesitate to show me if you do more, I really like it o//

Got any hairstyle ideas? I’m not good at hair especially the front part of hair💀 you’re incredible with hair.

Struggling with hairlines? BRAIDS. Struggling with cranium? BRAIDS. Struggling with free hair? BRAIDS!!! Struggling with braids? BRAIDS!!!

(Can you tell I like braids?)

Ok, more seriously. If you struggle, go check for references. Look for hairdressers' portfolios. Look for traditional hairstyles in random countries. Look for wedding hairstyles. REFERENCES ARE YOUR FRIENDS! Keep a folder of interesting hairstyles. I have one called "models" with all the interesting stuff I've found over the years from insta and random searches.

Once you have your references, find the big shapes that make up the hair (like I showed in my tutos). Find the bangs and the different parts of the hairstyles. Once you have the big shapes, keep your movements flowing! No straight lines, only soft curves! Let your hand have fun.

Fanart gift for the amazing @aria-faye and his series If By Land, If By Sea on AO3

Part4 : Oh, To See Him Move

Ok so, not exactly what happens in the fic, I took some liberties coz my heart is weak and I wanted to see them cuddle haha (They are too cute ok?!)

Land of Pyroxene 💎

Sorry for the inconvenience but could you make a tutorial on how to draw Kalim please?

Alright, time for a Kalim tuto!

I'm gonna do a bit differently compared to the usual, because there is something interesting about Kalim and Jamil.

They are, quite literally, polar opposite even in design.

Long straight dark hair vs short fluffy white hair

Little dark eyes vs big soft eyes

Red and dark colors vs light and blueish colors

Fire motif vs water magic

Apart from the eyes, those are all things they have control over too. Things they can't decide for themselves (skin color, size) are similar, but things that partake in choices (hairstyles, colors) are completely opposite.

Think about it when you draw either of them. You might want to draw them with that opposition in mind.

I'm going to keep coming back to Jamil's design (since I draw him all the time he is my base reference when I draw Kalim. You can find Jamil's tuto HERE if you wanna compare)

0. Face's general shape

Not pictured here coz it's not as obvious seen facing, but I like to give Kalim a heart shaped face. High yet round cheeks and pointy chin. That's what gives him a cute side and makes him approachable (unlike Jamil who would be straighter and thinner).

1. Turban part 1

Unlike with other characters, we're gonna start with the main accessory here since it changes the shape of his hair. For that I suggest that you draw the ears first. His turban doesn't actually touch them, so place the vague shape slightly above it. Don't make it symmetrical, the left side should be higher than the left.

2. Turban part 2

Here you add the little left over from his turban. Make it go slightly further than the middle line to make it more natural. Once more, no symmetry. Keep the distinct left-right for Jamil, Kalim is more natural and imperfect.

3. Hair

Kalim has short fluffy hair coming from a point to the left. They all go toward the same direction. Keep your lines flowing, make soft waves. They tend to fork outwards at the end.

4. Turban part 3

I only close the turbans here, otherwise I tend to put the edges too close to his head. There is matter here between his hair and the actual turban, so keep it in mind. Don't draw the edges with straight lines. Remember: natural and imperfect. Add a little wave to make it look like a fold.

5. Bangs

Kalim's bangs can be separated in three parts, two framing his face and one at the center going right. His bangs are short. Just like for the top hair, keep it fluffy and cute.

6. Turban part 4, the bow

Yes, the turban is half of Kalim's design so we're still not done with it. Kalim has a cute bow to the side, so seen from the front you only see one loop and one end of the fabric. Make two vaguely squared shapes and add a little curve at the bottom of the upper square to shape the loop of the bow.

7. Feathers

We're almost done with the turban! Where Jamil had on feather to the right of his face, Kalim has two. They come almost from the ear, behind the bow, and reach slightly lower than his chin. Try not to draw them completely parallel (natural and imperfect!)

8. Eyes

Once more going to reference Jamil, but they actually have the same eye shape, with round lower lids and straighter high lids. The difference is that Jamil has lazy eyes (meaning his eyes aren't opened fully) while Kalim's eyes are more open. It gives him bigger, softer eyes.

The pupils are also huge, once more in complete opposition to Jamil's little pupils.

As for the eyebrows, Kalim's are very short but a bit wide. Make it about the side of his pupils, lower inside and higher outside.

9. Earrings

His earrings are 6 shaped with three chains falling from it. They're actually pretty long, going down to his chin. You can keep it simple.

10. Finish the face

Make him smile. Seriously, Kalim is smiling more often than he is not (while Jamil is scowling more than he is not). I make his smile all round, once more to accentuate the cute side. Most everything is round in Kalim's design, so don't hesitate to lean toward it. (Remember, he's based on the Sultan, a character whose character design can be surmised in one word: round)

Once more not visible from the front, but I give him a hooked nose just like Jamil.

11. Correct details and finish

Kalim doesn't have much hair at the neck but I give him a few strands just to finish framing his face. Add flourishes to the turban. You're done!

AU where Azul is a poor orphan boy who lures bullies to his newfound companions: a pair of twin sea-dragons.

Tidbits for Funsies:

As far as the world knows, the twins are the last of their kind.

They make sounds similar to crocodile purrs.

Legend has it they hold mortal forms most of the time.

They can transform back... but only during thunder storms.

Floyd has wider teeth better suited for grabbing and crushing.

Jade has needle-like teeth better suited for ripping and tearing.

Floyd has a scar on his neck; he survived a human attack when he was several hundreds of years younger.

Jade likes to hoard shiny rocks and metals, especially if they're sharp.

They met Azul by the shore when he was still a child. He had just killed a man in self-defense.