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EjLowell — Bounty Hunters by-nc-nd

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Published: 2017-07-31 19:10:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 418; Favourites: 8; Downloads: 2
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Description Did someone say, "high fantasy buddy cop?" Yes. It was me.

Yun and Decibel are two of my oldest characters. I created them in their first emo edgelord forms back in high school and I am so proud of how much they've grown since then! Look at em! Grown dudes, ready to take on the world! They were supposed to be side characters in a novel I tried to write in freshman year but out of all of the characters, they were actually the most well-developed, despite being edgelords. Finding them again, the idea of having the two of them be bounty hunters and getting into trouble together prompted me to re-design them. So here they are!

Both of them are based on and have some powers derived from not-often-used magical creatures. Yun is based on a basilisk - he stuns people with his eyes, or worse - and Decibel is based on a manticore - his bite is worse than his bark. They aren't immune to each others' abilities. Make of that what you will.

I'm thinking of doing a thing with them. Right now I don't know what, but I'll keep these redesigns in mind when I do. I feel like I owe it to these two to give them a proper story. Maybe something Patreon-related, should I ever make one. They aren't in any way related to the Five Realms universe, except by virtue of them being my creations.

Background image is from my own photography stock, as usual. I took that one from Coffee Pot Springs, which is a campsite on the other side of the mountains from where I live. Gorgeous spot, 10,000 ft up, cold as the dickens at night.
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Comments: 8

Euskelo [2017-08-02 08:26:16 +0000 UTC]

They look great, and it is so nice they have been with you all this time.

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MelianMarionette [2017-07-31 19:23:22 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous work again!  "Yun is based on a basilisk - he stuns people with his eyes, or worse - and Decibel is based on a manticore - his bite is worse than his bark. They aren't immune to each others' abilities. Make of that what you will." THAT is epic groovy!  

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EjLowell In reply to MelianMarionette [2017-07-31 19:33:40 +0000 UTC]

Eeehehehee, thank you! I am planning evil plans for these two.

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MelianMarionette In reply to EjLowell [2017-07-31 19:44:38 +0000 UTC]

Uh oh.  

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Thorn-Publications [2017-07-31 19:14:46 +0000 UTC]

Now that you've described them as close to a Basilisk and a Manticore, their facial expressions are perfect!  

Gah!!!   When will i get hit with the magic spoon from the art fairy so I can at least learn to draw?!    Do you have any idea how many characters of mine I could draw??  Too many, that's for darn sure... 


....there's a campsite named Coffee Pot?! 

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EjLowell In reply to Thorn-Publications [2017-07-31 19:20:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Decibel's was so hard to get right. Trying to find the fine line between snarling and smelling something sour is hard.

Unfortunately, there is no magic art fairy. It's all just slogging through practice, I'm afraid. In my case, close to a decade of it (at least digitally).

There is a campsite named Coffee Pot. There were sheep. I went there on an extended geology field trip a few years ago. Best three days of my life thus far!

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Thorn-Publications In reply to EjLowell [2017-08-01 14:50:20 +0000 UTC]

Any sort of facial expression automatically seems hard to me!    But you have a natural talent for recognizing expressions and translating them to art.  I can do that with my stories, at least!   I guess I just need to push myself through the 'every piece I draw is going to be pooh-pooh' stage.  lol  Practice does make perfect.  I know.  I've been writing since I was 12.    But, I still believe you have some inborn predisposition for being skilled at your art!  

Darn you no magic art fairy!!!  You are just as illusive as the 'don't eat anymore sweet's fairy'!! 


That's it!  I want to go to this campsite!  Sheep!!!

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EjLowell In reply to Thorn-Publications [2017-08-01 16:30:39 +0000 UTC]

I think my skill for expressions has come more from my having to learn ways to recognize them in every day conversation beyond just looking and going, "that's a happy face!" I'm actually crap at being able to tell people's emotions in real life. Which means I've had more practice picking out little signs! Which also means I try to make it really obvious if I'm drawing someone reacting a specific way. (And also why Esper reads auras. I couldn't figure out how to properly write emotion for a few chapters so I just... auras. )

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