she/he/they/it | artist, writer, musician | i post about my ocs and stories most of the time, but sometimes i talk about the fandoms i'm in :)
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It's here. The moment you've all been waiting for.
Drumroll, please...
A website! For Casey + Bryz! Made with carrd!
Please visit! It is a little bit bare right now, but it has character info! I've been working on it for like 6 hours :)
Page of gnarp gnarp. Creature based on gnarp gnarp... im soo tired its 4am
Realted images^^^ feat. friend's cat that we bullied (image made by mee lol)
holy shit. raph face study time
Leo's Face
So, just like last time, I grabbed a reference image.
Then, I traced the original image to get a feel for the shapes. (TRACING IS A VALID TOOL!! Don't be afraid to utilize it!!)
Here is where we go south.
Ref 1 and 2 are back-to-back. Night and day... :,)
The main issue I was having was size and length. Raph's face is blocky and wide. I could not grasp the concept...
And so, I went back to the original traced image. I traced over that with black and the polyline tool to get straight and defined lines.
I used this version to identify the main shapes that make up Raph. His bottom jaw is kind of like a dented trapezoid. The way that I understood it was that halway down the trapezoid is where the little dent is. His upper half is a slanted hexagon with the bottom two sides taken off.
With this knowledge, I did a third drawing with reference.
Now we've got it down! His eyes are normally less cartoony, but my style tends to exaggerate eyes.
All that's left was to freehand and test my understanding!
Jesus... Raph was super difficult. No clue why I did him second :,)
Notes/understanding:
Raph's face is square and blocky, with a couple... divets? It feels really chiseled, and it's also straight. Like more up and down, if that makes sense.
His snout (? chin?) is Smaller Than You Think. It's pretty short, and it took me a while to figure that out.
There's some things you can get away with, like expressive eyes, but Raph is intended to be like a... boulder. He's supposed to look strong (because he is) and his face reflects that.
Mask tails? Don't know her.
Overall, Raph was a struggle :,) I'm super duper bad at drawing every part of him, no clue why. It's probably because my style tends to be more curvy and loose, less rigid.
Thoughts? Questions? Let me know! Hit me with 'em!
style study... broken heart emoji
Hi! I draw things! But I'm not super good at other styles :) so, I'm trying to figure out how to draw Rise's style!! Because I love it..
Leo is first because he's pointy and dumb idk.
The way that I went about this is, first, I grabbed the boy. Obv.
I then flipped the image (personal preference) and traced over it. After I traced, I did a drawing without tracing but with reference. Then, I hid all layers and drew his face freehand from memory. Here are the results!
He got smaller as I went... </3
Notes/understanding:
Leo's face is long, and his chin (? snout?) isn't as long as I think it is.
No eyebrows was a struggle. I understand the concept, but it's sort of hard to pull off. I'll keep it in mind.
Mask tails? We don't know how they work. I'll figure it out eventually.
It's easier for me to draw the top of the mask before the bottom. No clue why.
Mask curls across the snout (? chin) just a bit.
Never be afraid to use tracing for improvement! This has helped me a good amount, even though I've only done it once. I plan on doing this for all the Rise boys because I'd like to learn how their faces actually work...
Thoughts? Questions? I'd love to hear!
I don't know where I'm meant to be, but I'm sure I'll find my way. Er, I hope, at least...
3/6 Main Character Pieces
Enter: Maddie Mayberry!
We're halfway through! I feel like I get a little bit better every time I do one of these.
I'm not one for games. Don't try to play me.
2/6 Main Character Pieces
Enter: Bryz Nightshade!
Took me forever to get this one out. But, alas, she's here!
Suddenly Starstruck...
From the very first moment, you knew there was something special between you. You just didn't know what it was then. But you do now.
Forgive me for being cheesy/sappy/whatever, but I'm a sucker for a good love story.
Time: 4 Hours 21 Minutes, Program: Ibispaint
Drawing these two together has sort of become a tradition of mine. I drew them last year during pride month, and now I've done it again! I think I've made some really good improvements in a year.
First Version, titled Heartfelt Serenade.
Time: no idea, probably 2h, Program: Ibispaint
Characters are Bee (left) and Nova (right) in both pieces. They are partners :)
Happy Pride Month from Me!
Featuring the Pansexual and Genderfluid flags (along with purple, my favorite color)!
This drawing isn't my best drawing or my favorite drawing, and it isn't perfect, but neither am I! Spread some love this pride month, and make sure to give some of that love to yourself, too! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Just some silly little reaction images I drew.
Feel free to use these for yourself! I'd love to see them out in the wild.
Casey, Bryz, and the rest of their rag-tag team find themselves in what seems to be a cold wasteland. (Wasteland? I think you mean Wonderland!) Eventually, they find their way to a small village.
This scene is from Chaos in the Cold - Part 1. Go and read it if you haven't! (Then again, if you haven't read any of the story... highly suggest you go and read the first arc for starters.)
I needed to draw Casey and Bryz again... I haven't been drawing them as frequently and I'm so scared that I'll forget how to draw them. (I already forgot how to draw Bryz's hair...)
Hello and welcome to Nova's Totally Cool and Understandably Vague Ass Plot Outline for Arc 3 of The Adventures of Casey + Bryz. Arc 3 will mainly feature the main cast exploring what lies beyond the stairwell... and, henceforth, hyjinks ensue.
The colors are in a spectrum of severity. Green is good for the characters. Red is... not so. Basically, the seriousness and stakes of the scene.
Arc 3 has the greatest stakes of the whole series thus far, and I am SO excited for when I'll be able to share it. Seriously, it's gonna be a fun one. I plan on releasing the name some time soon. From what I've planned, this arc will be the most important yet, and the story will really start to establish its stakes and conflict. Rahhh... I am SO EXCITED!! I wish I could share it with you all now, but alas... I'm simply not that fast.
So enjoy the anticipation of what is to come! Get ready... things only get crazier from here!
Hatsune Miku. Miku Hatsune!
She is beauty, she is grace, and she's not afraid to show you your place. What an icon.
Made in Ibispaint. Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
It's the last day of Mer-May! I love mermaids snd so I had to draw one!
But... she's not like the other mermaids.
She's got fish hands! Fish hands? Fins? Whatever, she has them.
Her name is Katy Kelpert, and she's ready for action! Her favorite hobbies are underwater basket weaving and modeling for a mermaid clothing line!
This piece was made with Ibispaint, but I drew her traditionally first. I like both in their own ways, but I really do like the traditional one better.
My camera can't do it justice!
The traditional piece was made with cardstock, a fineliner that I had lying around, and Ohuhu alcohol markers. It might have taken an hour/thirty minutes.
Ahh, I just love mermaids. It may be the last day of mer-may, but this one was so much fun! I need to draw more mermaids. Go draw a mermaid!!
It feels like... when you're isolated...
...there's always something to remind you of someone.
Red/Pink: Nova (any prns)
Blue: Bee (she/they)
Chapter 14 [the finale (part 8) of Chaos in the Cold] just dropped!
Check out the series: The Adventures of Casey + Bryz-- if you haven't already!
This series has been so fun to write and explore! I've written so much and there's even more to come! The series is on a small hiatus for now so I can finish part 3 and prepare for the future of the series, but when it picks back up it'll be hitting as hard as it can!
Hope you can make it for the journey!
yes i know the turtles who are also ninjas that fight the crime and have the rat dad and eat the pizza yes i know them
Update 12 of Casey + Bryz is up!
Took me long enough, but the long awaited update 12 is here! My intention was to update Friday (as usual) but there has been just so much going on recently that I entirely forgot.
There are two updates of Chaos in the Cold left! Things are certainly heating up! The following arc is my favorite so far, and I can't wait to see how people react to it. Now that I've got my phone back, I can make more art of these idiots and hopefully make a couple promos for the series! My current goal is to get 100 readers by the end of the year. Maybe if I'm lucky. Who knows?
If you're seeing me for the first time on your dash: hi! This is the story I'm talking about! If you're interested, please check it out!
I haven't been able to make or post any new art lately because I'm actually dense and locked myself out of my phone about a week ago. I'm glad to say that the situation is under control and art posts should resume within a couple days.
Update: the summary for The Adventures of Casey + Bryz has been updated to more accurately project where the story is going!
An exciting and thrilling tale of two lovers whose lives can often times be hectic and wild. They get into all sorts of trouble after being confronted by their frenemy-- Cassandra-- who has taken their cat. As many things in life tend to do, events quickly snowball into problem after problem... and it's up to Casey, Bryz, and the rest of the gang to pull out all of the stops and save the world that starts to crumble around them.
And a reminder that part 12 releases tomorrow around 5PM EST!
💜First Date🧡
Bryz and Casey on their first date. (ADHD vs Autism)
The prologue (when they meet) is currently being written! Stay tuned...
Just a concept sketch that I added some effects to.
A comic. Narrated by Nova.
For Better or For Worse.
The colors of magic...
Blue, Orange, and Green, respectively!
Blue: the color of magic casted by a ritualist. Most rituals (if performed by non-natural magic users) emit a blue light. As a ritualist, Maddie's magic is blue.
Orange: the color of autumn. As a natural magic user, Bryz's magic color corresponds to the extent of her magical abilities (as she is an autumn elf). And, quite conveniently, it matches her color scheme very nicely.
Green: the color of magic first harnessed by a woman nearly forgotten. Her impact trickles down an extensive and messy family tree. Witches among the Caveda family all have green magic. Cassandra simply inherited the family color.
Not all magic is a specific color for these same reasons! Magic appears in all colors! Some ritualists don't have blue magic, elves all portray different shades and colors within their faction, and The Cavedas aren't the only people ever to use green.
Here is a very rough sketch for Windy With a Chance of Kidnapping. It's just a collection of all of the main characters posed up lol.
