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Would you look at that! So close to 100!!! 8D

 Jack: “Tooth, what are you doing? Let go!”
Tooth: “Jack, you’ve got to stop!” 

Drawing pictures for my fanfic instead of actually writing it, heh. I’ve reached all new lows of procrastination xD
I’m finally happy with Tooth’s design for this fic, her hair is so much fun to draw.
Jack, tho. I swear he doesn’t ever get easier to draw ;A; I’m fairly happy with how Tooth looks, but Jack looks kinda awkward. Plus he looks too evil. Like he’s gonna punch her or something. >_>”
And I need to work on drawing people in profile. I actually have no idea how Jack’s butt and legs are supposed to work in profile. The boy doesn’t have a freaking butt, how do you expect me to work with that ;A;
Eh, whatever. I’m still pretty happy with how it looks overall.
Tooth’s sweater is actually based on one that I own (except, typically, mine’s black). It’s my favourite jumper ever :D Tooth seems to be becoming a sweater girl in this fic so. All the sweaters!
I don’t normally envision my Tooth in skirts - she seems more of a jeans/leggings person to me, more practical -  but eh. She wasn’t actually volunteering the day of this incident so maybe she decided to dress up a little.

Bonus captioned image:

EEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH.

Ahh screw it, I went and coloured her anyway.

I also fixed her face. She was looking too Simbu in that last sketch, hopefully now she looks more Solomon Islander. I hope I got the skin/hair colours okay…

And yeah. Raggiana Bird of Paradise girl doodle. Enjoy.

Just a quick doodle today - a bird-girl based on the Raggiana Bird of Paradise in Papua New Guinea. I was feeling pretty homesick for PNG and spontaneously had this for an idea this morning. I guess you could also call it a take on the ‘fuzzy wuzzy angel’ - the nickname New Guineans earned for helping Australian soldiers in WWII. 
I also needed to crack out of my artblock somehow, haha. I’ve been feeling very uninspired lately, and I’m not happy with anything I crank out. I’m actually not even that happy with this doodle, which is why I haven’t even bothered to colour it, but I feel better for having had a go with it. 

I tried to imitate PNG traditional costume designs in her feather placement (grass skirts and feathered armbands are a common aspect of costume designs, even across multiple provinces), and her physical appearance is based on the ethnic group associated with the Solomon Islands. If I coloured her, her skin would be fairly dark and her hair blonde (Solomon Islander kids have blonde hair - their hair usually darkens as they age, so most adults have black hair, but I have known adults with orangey blonde hair). Some of the feathers on her head were taken from other species of birds of paradise. Her hair probably should be more afro, but I did know some Solomon Islander kids with straighter, kinky hair rather than afro curls. 
The lines on her face are just patterns for facial paint I was thinking she could be wearing. Full face paint is another aspect of PNG traditional costumes, and she honestly didn’t look complete without it.
I didn’t want to add too many feathers - I tried to make her look more ornate with more feathers, but it just felt too busy and, for lack of a better word, Western. Full body covering just isn’t a PNG thing. So her body feathers ended up quite sparse and simple, in the end. 

Aaaanndd yeah. I’d like to draw more pictures of these bird-people, maybe I could do several different combinations of PNG bird species and ethnic groups. 

outofdarling:

mooneymannyinthesky:

rainbowtoothfairy:

artisticmusings:

See he actually looks kinda annoyed in this one but he doesn’t even say anything.
Nope, just lets the crazy bird-lady have her way with his mouth.
Look at him, his arms are dead by his side, he’s completely passive. Dunno about anyone else, but I’d be flailing and trying to push her off. At the very least, my arms wouldn’t be hanging limply like that.
Also what the fuck is with his posture. He seems to be pushing his chest upwards, and I’m not entirely sure why. If it was just out of discomfort, why isn’t his arms flailing as well?

I just

Jack

You’re not nearly freaked out enough for someone who’s got a crazy bird lady sticking her hands in your mouth

((He’s gone 300 years without attention.  Weird as it is, it’s…something.  More than what he’s used to.  More than what’s he’s got in 300 years.

Also he thinks she’s really pretty and is subconsciously trying to show off no u cant tell me otherwise shut ur whore mouth))

‘dont look at my teeth tooth look at my skinny, manly frame’

‘it’s very manly’

‘tooth tooth look’

‘pls’

‘cmon you must find something else other than my teeth attractive tOOTH’

If I remember right, Jack is leaning on something, so he’s using whatever it is to brace himself so he doesn’t flip back over the I think railing he’s leaning on. That’s why his chest and shoulders are raised, quite apart from Tooth bending his neck back to look in his mouth. It’s not in discomfort, it’s because he’s braced himself against falling backwards. His shoulders drop because he straightens himself back up. I expect he’s also on his toes or so leaning back, too.

Oh, that makes more sense! I just thought he was super uncomfortable, haha xD

It’s been a month since this band broke up and I’m definitely not over it

Anyone remember this post? http://artisticmusings.tumblr.com/post/43219886540/i-have-this-funny-little-headcanon-about-the

Well I finally drew Jack as the hipster asshole I always envision him as when reading TCTB or other highschool AU fics 8D

Complete with Vans, rolled-up jeans and excessive amounts of bracelets hAAHAHAHAHA

No seriously he looks like one of my stepbrothers now 

All he needs is a pretentious Hindi proverb tattoo and/or a little stretcher in his ear and Jack’s transformation into Pretentious Hipster Jackass will be complete!

Now I wanna draw everyone as stereotypical hipster idiots now