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I doodled this at work and colored the pen sketch digitally before bed. I'm trying to push expressions, like I always do, and Rowan's an interesting character to do expressions for. Because he's so peppy and happy all the time, he's hard to get expressions out of sometimes. So I'm trying to vary that and lean more into his optimism being forced. He did grow up in a very abusive cult after all, I think he'd come out very toxically positive and super emotionally repressed. I feel like I managed to get that from just a quick doodle alone, which is great.

And then I put him in a blue shirt instead of the normal red, as I'm switching from it being a sun cult to a star cult, I'm switching colors over from red to blue. But I might keep Rowan in red, it looks good on him and matches with Maryn. We'll see!

If there's one thing Viv-Bot loves, it's her flesh son! Maryn is her boy and she loves him deeply. Maryn...Maryn is very confused by this. Vivian (his real mother) never hugged him like this. This can't be right, this can't be how parents treat their children..!

Right..?

Here's the three characters we follow in my apocalypse project! Rowan, Maryn, and Viv-Bot. They're a found family unit living in the apocalyptic desert wasteland of Yuma.

Maryn (in the middle), is the "core" of this family. He's 18 and is a very talented scavenger and engineer. He's obsessed with old-world technology and studying what the world was like before The Star hatched. He's very shy and nervous, and despite how intelligent he is he has absolutely no social skills. He's so painfully awkward. His mother, Vivian, passed a few years before my story takes place, leaving Maryn lost in a haze of grief. His mama was the one consistent person in his life, so to have her gone...it broke him a bit. This ultimately resulted in him building our second character, Viv-Bot.

Viv-Bot is a scrap golem built by Maryn. She's made of scrap metal and held together by duct tape, dreams, and a tiny bit of magic. She's constantly falling apart, because for as impressive as it is that Maryn built her, she's nowhere near perfect. He wants her to be a substitute for his real mom, and he's been trying to teach her to act like Vivian. He wants her to act cold, uncaring, and to be awful to him, because that's just what Maryn knows. His real mom kind of sucked, and Maryn misses that because he doesn't know any better. But Viv-Bot loves her flesh son, why would she yell at him? She's a very loving parent for both her flesh children. Maryn's magic is what makes her sentient, and his subconscious want of a loving mother is definitely what made Viv so caring and motherly towards her flesh children.

Rowan is Maryn's new little brother. Maryn didn't want a brother, but Rowan literally invaded his life and now here he is. He's 14 and is a former member of a cult that worships The Bright Star (the Eldritch deity that caused the apocalypse in my world). He is separated from his cult one day and ends up alone in the wastelands for the first time in his life. But it's okay, because he meets the coolest person ever...Maryn. Nobody knows why Rowan thinks Maryn is so cool, because Maryn is definitely NOT cool, but whatever. He wiggles his way into Maryn's life and becomes a permanent fixture of both Maryn and Viv-Bot's family very quickly. He's loud and obnoxious and very feral, but he always means well. He struggles with his emotions and is very toxically positive.

This is my core trio! Themes of my project are family, loss, and grief, and I feel like these three embody those themes really well (especially Maryn, who is the core of this trio).

I'd love any feedback on these three! On their designs, stories, whatever, any feedback is greatly appreciated!

I'm trying out a ranger for the first time! So I adapted one of my comic characters and got a drakewarden ranger mod, so here we are! Meet Garrett, the drakewarden ranger!

About Garrett's backstory, he's the disappointing son of a wealthy noble. Where his father is a military man, Garrett is a dreamer with his head in the clouds. He's never been able to live up to his father's expectations. When one of his father's men brings home a dragon egg one night, Garrett can't help his curiosity. Especially when he learns about his father's plans with the dragon. So Garrett steals the egg and runs away from home...which is where he's inevitably kidnapped by the mind flayers. He gets his dragon companion at level 3, and in my headcanon the egg hatches that night.

I'm not sure what my party comp is gonna be, I think I want to romance Wyll, but honestly Garrett would work well with any of the boys. We'll see how this playthrough goes.

It's some Kass art! I was playing around with brushes and made this. He's such a fun villain and I really like him :D

He worships an ancient eldritch god that caused the end of the world, and in his delusions believes this deity will actually save the world, so he's trying to summon it back to Yuma. He's also a madman that definitely killed the old cult leader, but he's very good at keeping that insanity under wraps and acting all calm and understanding around his followers.

Okay. So for those who don't know my work, I've been working on a small post-apocalypse comic. I think of the project as being if Fallout, Adventure Time, and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon had a weird baby. It's essentially a slice of life and adventure story that focuses on two found family brothers as they live in a world that is actively falling apart around them. I very much want it to be a sort of "whimsical horror" type thing.

I've been trying something new with how I draw my apocalypse characters, and you can see that in the first 4 images. I think it looks really interesting and funky, and it helps make it clear that my characters are not human. I really like my apocalypse characters to ride the fine line between human and animal. I really like this style of drawing them, and these more animal-ish, goblin-ish look suits both the world and the tone of the story. It's very whimsical, I think!

But I'm also very unsure because it's so weird looking, so I'm comparing it to some of my older work (the last 4 images). These have more "human" facial proportions, and look more normal. But then I lose the idea of my apocalypse characters being non-human (instead just being humans with weird ears and a tail) and I think I lose some of the whimsy and silliness I want with this project.

So which one should I focus on? Should I continue pushing ahead with this new style of drawing my apocalypse characters, or fall back to my "original" style? Are there things I can change with the "new" style to make it feel less weird, or do I just need to keep drawing and adjust? Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

I've been slowly straying away from my apocalypse characters being human, and I've started to really lean into them being their own weird species. I want them to look really funky and like the unique species that they are. Overall I am satisfied with these designs, even if it feels a little weird to draw in this way sometimes. The proportions, especially the facial proportions, are very different from how I typically draw people, but I think it works?

I would love some feedback though, does this funky way of drawing work? Do these guys look like they would fit into an Adventure Time style apocalypse story? Is there more I can do to distinguish them as a unique species with how I draw them, or an I pushing it too far? I'm considering giving them paws, but I also don't want to just be drawing furries (my apocalypse species is very much a goblin sort of thing). I would really appreciate feedback!

I've put a lot of work into developing my apocalypse world, and I'm bored at work for the next hour, so let's do a question exchange! I've got six characters here and I would love to be asked any questions about them!

1. Maryn, one of the main protagonists of my story. Shy and socially awkward. An excellent engineer and scavenger with an uncanny sense for scrap metal. So awkward and so weird, a lot of people are creeped out by him. Drowning in grief since the death of his mother. For some reason Rowan thinks Maryn is cool.

2. Rowan, the other main protagonist. Weird and overexcited boy who's just happy to be living life. A former member of a cult that worships an ancient star god, Rowan finds himself a part of Maryn's life in the wastelands and he couldn't be happier.

3. Rocket, a settlement guard who seems to just hate Maryn for no reason. Very by the books and logistical, doesn't seem to like Maryn and his nonsense. Maryn doesn't get it and thinks they're friends. She actually cares a lot about the little weirdo, but wouldn't ever admit it.

4. Robbie, a scavenger in the Yuma wastelands. Loves to steal books and trinkets, likes to hoard them if he can. Taught himself how to read and write, he's very smart and loves to learn. Very good friends with Maryn, the two of them have little crushes on each other but they're also both super awkward teenagers, so neither of them will be confessing anytime soon.

5. Kass, the leader of my star god cult and an antagonist. Once an acolyte of this cult, Kass has recently taken the position of prophet and is determined to bring the star god back to Yuma. He's calm and kind on the surface, but an absolute maniac under that calm facade. A wolf in sheep's clothing, but it's the case where the wolf has deluded itself into believing it's a sheep too.

6. Vivian, Maryn's mother. She died several years before the story takes place. Maryn has very fond memories of his mother and was extremely close with her. He tends to idolize his mother. In reality, his mom was a scoundrel and criminal, think like a wild west outlaw type character.

Please ask me any questions about these guys, either as individuals or as a collective! I've got more characters planned, these are just the ones I've done art for.

In exchange I'll ask a question about your oc! Make sure to tell me a bit about them so I can actually ask a good question (otherwise I'll just answer my question and won't give you one in return).

I feel like I could have made this better, but I wanted to throw something together before I went to class today. Originally my Eldritch deity that caused the apocalypse was the sun itself, but I think I'm changing it to a nearby star that ultimately hatches (or awakens?) into our apocalypse causing deity.

I might make a better version of this later on, but for now here you go! One star-egg and one deity about to wreck a world. Here's how my apocalypse begins, when an eldritch space deity hatches out of a star and awakens. This causes massive solar flares that wipes out technology, large amounts of radiation that results in mutations in people and animals, and the general incomprehensible appearance of this being results in mass insanity and hysteria.

Here's some examples of the Yumites, the main species of my apocalypse world (basically Yuma's equivalent to humans). I'm slowly working on populating my world with characters, and I wanted to show off a few of the designs I've got. I'm still figuring out how I draw these guys and what sort of features they have, but I like what I've got so far. Enjoy a few colored doodles of some characters I've developed so far.

Yumites are vaguely human, vaguely animal, really leaning more into being weird goblin-esque creatures. Ear and tail shapes can vary from person to person. It tends to be a tradition, especially for folks living in the apocalyptic wastelands, to decorate their tails with trinkets and keepsakes (so looking at that can tell a lot about a person's interests). They have an excellent sense of hearing, with that being the primary sense of this species. Some folks are naturally gifted with magic, but it's not traditional spellcasting magic. Instead it's a deeper connection with the natural world (for example, the character Maryn has a sixth sense for scrap metal). The folks we're looking at here live in a scrubland/arid environment, I'm taking inspiration from a bit of the American Southwest deserts but also Eastern Washington and Oregon.

Main inspirations for the species include some book I read as a kid that I have very vague memories of (no idea what book, I just have a super vague memory I'm going off of) and the Zonai from Tears of the Kingdom.

I'm still working out how this species looks and functions, but I wanted to do something different from humans, so here we are. Funky goblin creatures is what I've got, and I really like them. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Here's some examples of the Yumites, the main species of my apocalypse world (basically Yuma's equivalent to humans). I'm slowly working on populating my world with characters, and I wanted to show off a few of the designs I've got. I'm still figuring out how I draw these guys and what sort of features they have, but I like what I've got so far. Enjoy a few colored doodles of some characters I've developed so far.

Yumites are vaguely human, vaguely animal, really leaning more into being weird goblin-esque creatures. Ear and tail shapes can vary from person to person. It tends to be a tradition, especially for folks living in the apocalyptic wastelands, to decorate their tails with trinkets and keepsakes (so looking at that can tell a lot about a person's interests). They have an excellent sense of hearing, with that being the primary sense of this species. Some folks are naturally gifted with magic, but it's not traditional spellcasting magic. Instead it's a deeper connection with the natural world (for example, the character Maryn has a sixth sense for scrap metal). The folks we're looking at here live in a scrubland/arid environment, I'm taking inspiration from a bit of the American Southwest deserts but also Eastern Washington and Oregon.

Main inspirations for the species include some book I read as a kid that I have very vague memories of (no idea what book, I just have a super vague memory I'm going off of) and the Zonai from Tears of the Kingdom.

I'm still working out how this species looks and functions, but I wanted to do something different from humans, so here we are. Funky goblin creatures is what I've got, and I really like them. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

As I continue to develop the world of Yuma, I want to keep doing question exchanges like this! It's fun, it helps me develop the characters of the world, and I get a chance to see what everyone is working on! So we're doing my weekly question exchange, this time featuring the newest addition to the Yuma cast, Robbie!

This guy here is another wasteland dweller and scavenger, living in the southwestern part of Yuma. He's quite good friends with Maryn, the two of them are the same sort of "weird" and get along really well with each other. They might have little crushes on each other too, I haven't decided the route I want to go with romance.

Anyway, this guy is a bit of a historian, or he likes to call himself that. He mostly just likes to hoard and read books. He also is obsessed with shinies and trinkets and sees the most useless junk and scrap as something valuable. He's a bit of a klepto and hoarder (hence why him and Maryn get along so well lol). I cannot disprove him being a raccoon or fox or other woodland creature that gained sentience lol, he is very much a weird little feral creature. The name Robbie is short for Robin, but most people just call him Rob or Robbie.

Please ask me any questions about him! It can be about his background, about his life in the world of Yuma, about him as a character, about his relationship with Maryn...this character is super new and I really want to develop him.

In exchange, I'll ask questions about your character! Make sure to tell me about them, I will not ask a question if you just drop your ocs picture and run. I want this to be a constructive workshop for both of us, so you've gotta tell me about your character so I can ask good questions.

I'm continuing to populate my apocalypse setting, so another day another side character! I'm so happy I decided to take on a more "animalistic" approach to the residents of Yuma, because now they have tails and I can decorate said tails with trinkets :D

Anyway! This guy here is another wasteland dweller and scavenger, living in the southwestern part of Yuma. He's quite good friends with Maryn, the two of them are the same sort of "weird" and get along really well with each other. They might have little crushes on each other too, I haven't decided the route I want to go with romance.

Anyway, this guy is a bit of a historian, or he likes to call himself that. He mostly just likes to hoard and read books. He also is obsessed with shinies and trinkets and sees the most useless junk and scrap as something valuable. He's a bit of a klepto and hoarder (hence why him and Maryn get along so well lol).

I would love some name suggestions. Currently I'm considering Robbie (short for Robin). He's an adaptation of my DND character who shares the same name. But I would love other name suggestions if people have them!

I'm continuing to populate my apocalypse setting, so another day another side character! I'm so happy I decided to take on a more "animalistic" approach to the residents of Yuma, because now they have tails and I can decorate said tails with trinkets :D

Anyway! This guy here is another wasteland dweller and scavenger, living in the southwestern part of Yuma. He's quite good friends with Maryn, the two of them are the same sort of "weird" and get along really well with each other. They might have little crushes on each other too, I haven't decided the route I want to go with romance.

Anyway, this guy is a bit of a historian, or he likes to call himself that. He mostly just likes to hoard and read books. He also is obsessed with shinies and trinkets and sees the most useless junk and scrap as something valuable. He's a bit of a klepto and hoarder (hence why him and Maryn get along so well lol).

I would love some name suggestions. Currently I'm going back and forth between Bo and Robbie (short for Robin). But I would love other name suggestions if people have them!

For context, I'm slowly working on a post-apocalyptic slice of life comic in my spare time. It's like if you took the desert setting of Fallout, gave it the tone of Adventure Time, and stuck an eldritch sun god and a ton of existential dread in there for good measure. That's my project.

I'm always working on character designs, and one of the key things I want for design motifs throughout my apocalypse characters is for them to look very funky. It's an apocalypse after all, and several hundreds of years after the apocalypse on top of that. The world is already a fictional setting, so my characters are not gonna be normal humans. I actually really like leaving their species up for interpretation, and I'll never confirm what they are. Fae? Mutated humans? Mutated animals? Some weird thing? That's up for the audience to decide!

I'm trying to really draw them funky. Their ears are weird, their heads and faces are weird, I'm giving them tails now too. I wanna ask if I'm going too far with this and if it's too weird, or if I've got the exact amount of weirdness to get the idea I want across? Should I keep at this, or give them more "typical" features? Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

I'm gonna draw the rest of the party eventually, but the characters I've been most excited to draw is our rogue Robin (me!) and our cleric Solune. Me and the girl who plays Solune decided that these two were gonna act like siblings, and it has absolutely set the tone for their relationship ever since.

Enjoy some really quick doodles of Robin and Solune, all based off of real moments in our campaign so far.

I'm trying to figure out setting a bit more for my world, so have some quick sketchbook doodles of the dome settlements of Yuma!

These dome settlements were created before the initial collapse, as a way to protect major cities and towns from the sun. Although it didn't help in the collapsing of society (by the time they were built the world was too far gone), the domes are still around. Gone are the big cities, and in their places are ramshackle settlements and homes. But these places are some of the safest locations a person can be in Yuma due to it being such a community based location. You're not alone, not exposed to the elements, and have limited exposure to the rot (hopefully).

Woah is that an antagonist for my apocalypse comic? Yeah! Here's my sun cult leader. He doesn't have a name yet, so I would love any name recommendations for him. My only condition for names is I want to avoid any obvious sun names (because that's just too easy).

This guy is intended to be soft-spoken, manipulative, and incredibly charismatic. I originally had planned on my cult leader being older (sort of like an old priest type character), but something about an evil theater kid just drew me in lol. He's recently taken control of a small group of cultists that worships the sun in my apocalypse universe, having "ascended" to the role after the death of their initial leader. He's constantly forcing a face of "calm", but is known to lose it in private and let his real bits of insanity show. There's a lot of Tally Hall songs that I feel like sum up this guy well lol.

He has a massive savior complex, believing The Sun is what will cure Yuma of The Rot, and he will be the one to bring the sun back and save the world. He is a victim of abuse at the hands of the old cult leader (which does play into why and how the old cult leader died). His intentions are relatively good (on the surface), and I want him to be a sympathetic villain, but he's still a bad guy doing bad things.

His design is still a work in progress, mostly when it comes to colors. I just know I want him to look soft and unassuming, very much a wolf in sheep's clothing. Any name recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

POV: You're an apocalypse mutant, living your life, when suddenly two teenagers come up to tell you how ugly you are.

I was rewatching some old PM7/MandJTV pokemon videos recently and this audio came up. it seemed way too perfect for Maryn and Rowan, so I made a quick animatic for it