u/aut0mat0nWitch

I wasn't sure if I qualified for this sub since I usually can't bring myself to cover up stickers for the full overlapping effect but I certainly have an abundance of them! I'm curious what my collection says about me—gotta know what l've been signalling to the world lol

The last image is PeculiarPersona’s OC Blot

It’s the final stretch so I’ll probably only be able to churn out a couple but I’m in the mood to design some dragony creatures and any I don’t get to I’ll bookmark for next year! Revenges are appreciated but I understand if they’re not possible this late in the year :)

I’m especially looking for characters with features that would make an interesting dragon/cat-adjacent creature, like many colours, wings, interesting accessories, or other unusual features :3 They will most likely be less rendered than these but I’ll do what I can with the time that remains. I make no promises, but do let me know if you have any specific design ideas!

Profile link: https://artfight.net/\~aut0mat0nWitch

OC belongs to 20TonsOfLemonZest

I want to break up all the portraits I’ve been doing so I wanna turn some characters into drinks/desserts! They’ll feature a tiny bust as well :3 If you have a character you wouldn’t mind being baked, please share!

I’ll probably gravitate OCs with interesting colour palettes, motifs, or patterns, but if you have an idea for specific elements or the type of food, those are also helpful! Bonus points if you revenge but it’s not required :)

My AF: https://artfight.net/\~aut0mat0nWitch

Thank you to everyone who responded to my original post, you guys all have some seriously awesome characters and it was really hard to narrow them down!

I wanted to post this to reddit first so I could link to the closeups in the attack itself so if anyone in this attack sees this before I post it to art fight uhhh no you didn’t

Characters (in order of the closeups):
Quentin Redlich owned by Skareqrow
Cain Uriel Tú owned by D0llV0mit
Kristris owned by DragonCatJules
Saoirse MacElroy owned by NeburaHatesShrimp
Lady Blue Lotus owned by P0RKL0RD
Deco & Akkuna owned by Joao1_09
Lye Webster owned by Oraclemilf
Skylar owned by SKYSKYLEFTTHECHAT
Nova owned by Skye_Breath
Ivy owned by IM_GABriela

my profile: https://artfight.net/\~aut0mat0nWitch

(Rough sketch to give you an idea of what I’m talking about)

My idea is basically to use characters with different forms, especially if one is scary (i.e. maybe they’re shapeshifters, their eyes glow, they have a human disguise, etc.) for the characters in the portraits, with the shadowed part revealing the creepy version. If you think you have a character that would work for this, please drop them below!

I also need a human looking character for the one in the front, so if you have one (bonus points if your ref features their back lol) feel free to share them too! Just please try not to overwhelm the comment section with human characters if it can be avoided since I only need the one!

My profile for anyone who wants to keep an eye out: https://artfight.net/\~aut0mat0nWitch

❤️Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao (⭐️4.75)

❤️The Battle of the Labyrinth
Rick Riordan (⭐️4.0)

❤️Someone You Can Build a Nest In
John Wisnell (⭐️4.25)

🧡The Sea of Monsters
Rick Riordan (⭐️4.0)

💛Scream with Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980)
Eleanor Johnson (⭐️4.25)

💛The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Or Gustavus Vassa, The African
Olaudah Equiano (⭐️3.0)

💚I, Medusa
Ayana Gray (⭐️4.25)

💚Graveyard Shift
M.L. Rio (⭐️2.5)

💚A House with Good Bones
T. Kingfisher (⭐️4.25)

💚In the Lives of Puppets
TJ Klune (⭐️5.0)

🩵Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Alison Bechdel (⭐️2.75)

🩵Weird Kid
Greg Van Eekhout (⭐️4.5)

🩵Racing the Dawn
Sandra Barret (⭐️3.5)

🩵The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan (⭐️4.0)

🩵The Son of Neptune
Rick Riordan (⭐️4.0)

💙The Titan's Curse
Rick Riordan (⭐️4.0)

💙The Blood of Olympus
Rick Riordan (⭐️4.0)

💜Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture
Sherronda J. Brown (⭐️4.25)

💜The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association
Caitlin Rozakis (⭐️3.25)

🖤NPCs
Drew Hayes (⭐️4.0)

🤍Scary Stories Treasury
Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (⭐️2.75)

🤍The Transition
Logan-Ashley Kisner (⭐️3.75)

🤍All the Pretty Horses
Cormac McCarthy (⭐️1.5)

🤍What Stalks the Deep
T. Kingfisher (⭐️3.5)

🤍Split Tooth
Tanya Tagaq (⭐️3.0)

🩷The Mark of Athena
Rick Riordan (⭐️4.0)

🤎Split the Party
Drew Hayes (⭐️3.0)

🤎All Accounts Settled
Drew Hayes (⭐️4.25)

🤎Partials
Dan Wells (⭐️3.75)

🤎Don't Let the Forest In
CG Drews (⭐️4.0)

🤎A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers (⭐️4.5)

🩶The Hollow Places
T. Kingfisher (⭐️5.0)

the au: https://archiveofourown.org/series/5376446

S: Project Hail Mary was a reread due to the new movie (which was amazing of course) but In the Lives of Puppets was a new one to me and I was surprised by how much I loved it! It was my first book of the year too, and definitely a strong start.

A: Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart was also a surprise high-ranker for me since I don’t usually go for short story collections, but almost all of them were really entertaining. I was thinking about the last story for weeks. All Accounts Settled was the much anticipated (by me, that is) finale to the Fred, the Vampire Accountant series so that was exciting to read this year. A satisfying conclusion for sure. I’ve yet to read a T. Kingfisher book I didn’t appreciate and A House With Good Bones was a particular standout for me. I’d probably put it as my #3 pick below The Hollow Places and The Twisted Ones.

B: Suffer the Children and Of Monsters and Mainframes both took me by surprise for similar reasons. Neither was really what I was expecting going in but I stuck them out and definitely didn’t end up regretting it. NPCs was very fun and even though I’m not in a hurry to finish the series, I definitely appreciated its charm and humorous trope subversion.

C: Hour of the Witch was very long but still largely compelling. It managed to hold my interest a lot better than many historical fictions do. Orlando was similar in that way, although I’d say the story behind that book is almost more interesting than the book itself. Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association was an interesting perspective change for the usual ‘kid acquires magic powers and has to attend magic school’ trope.

D: I really wanted to like All the Pretty Horses. I swear I did. I appreciate McCarthy’s writing style from an objective standpoint but god it just is not for me.

F: I already don’t usually like romances, I don’t know who I thought I was reading a 90s vampire romance of all things. Bloodsucking Fiends was very much fork found in kitchen and it turns out I’m very much a spoon kind of person. Or like, maybe a nice pair of chopsticks. Anyway. Squeak and Squeal I also very much only have myself to blame, but at least I had no delusions about that one. A friend and I thought it would be an entertaining adventure, and I mean, I certainly can’t claim it wasn’t, so that’s a win I guess?