Enderdragonvil how did you get started in doing pixel art/what made you interested in doing that?
v Zipp Storm :3
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Edit: my answer
"Hedgemaze Expo" is the name of the main characters' band in my comic! I've been using either HedgemazeExpo or Hedgemaze as a username ever since, which is to say since 2003! Most people just call me Hej for short now.
The name itself doesn't mean much of anything, other than that I liked both words and liked the sort of paradoxical nature of an exposition dedicated to huge structures that can't be moved (what do they exhibit, photos? bush samples? tiny mazes?). In terms of the comic, it's just supposed to be a unique, kind of awkward, and silly band name, because in-story, it's an inside joke between my characters Jill and Amber.
AsianTapWater fav MLP character?
V They're very underrated most of the time. I think slice of life stories deserve more love and that's what I'm doing.
favorite video game?
v honestly ive been thinking about it for a while and I really cant remember (if i ever find out ill send u a message, it was probably from another account with object show characters tho)- also you are my friend now /hj
smooth btw
everlasting_ice
how did you find out about my friend hydros stuff n characters :o
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GOD THATS SO HARD ACCUTALLY UHMM..OMG. i really like desserts but im not a major sweet tooth, im more inclined to enjoy desserts that arent pure sugar and have some flavor notes outside of that. i dont think i can name anything in specific, but if it gives you any ideas. i like minty sweets, and i also like more bitter sweets!!! i really love dark chocolate its so sosoooo yummy i love it <3. i also love more softer sweeter desserts like puddings. i love blueberries and bananas too. ice cream as well <3
MeowMeow422 What inspired your artstyle? any examples of what specifically inspired it?
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v oh no theres so many cool birds- probably parakeets or ravens OR SPARROWS :O
Enderdragonvil I see some nice birbs in your ocs👀 do you have a favorite bird?
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this is probably going to be a long answer because it really depends on the character overall as well as the art style and quality of the art. if all these three combined appeal to me, I usually like any design. with exception being low contrast designs. (e.g. super light pastel, you can barely see the design) as well as neon-only that clash.
some more specific examples:
color combos I like and that go well together. I'm also a huge sucker for yellow/orange und combo with blue/aqua + either white or black/darkgrey. As well as black/dark grey in combo with high intensity colors. I also really dig galactic color schemes but it needs to be of quality. especially in this area many designs don't appeal to me due to the galactic effects not being drawn well. (awful brush or color choices) but IF done right, count me in 🤤
stylish but comfy human designs that aren't too fantasy heavy, complex and uncomfortable looking. And that have the right touch and uniqueness to them.
if animals, they should wear at least something. fully unclothed anthros are not really that interesting to me. one exception being reptiles such as lizards or dragons. I prefer them without or little clothing but a great scale design instead (or when consisting for some unique, shadow, slime, fire etc). I also love wingless dragons A LOT. (by that I'm not referring to eastern dragons)
ferals. ehh hard. ferals aren't really my cup of tea. unless it's a specific concept. a companion, pet or shape shifter. but pure ferals (e.g. dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits) are overall uninterested to me no matter the design. the same applies to simple shape designs. I do like creepy critters and creatures, but here it also depends. I don't like most of it.
style-wise I don't dig most popular stuff. a very specific type/style of stylized semi realism that works for the character at the same time is a 10/10. but it's quite rare for me to find exactly this that I could enjoy. I do have a 'love' favorite folder that includes some of my favorite characters from others. I think that shows my taste quite well :)
What kind of designs do you prefer in characters?
V I don't mind! I don't quite remember how did I get into Splatoon, but I do remember watching Caitlin Koi's music videos and looking at fan art of Off the Hook, which really caught my attention; and I got into Animal Crossing during the release of New Horizons, you know how popular it was. My favourite villagers have got to be Hazel & Filbert, I have them both in my dead island, and I love them both very much.
^ FILBERT?! holy moly, he was one of my original villagers in new leaf.. i miss him
tartintart
I have two questions if thats ok! TvT
how did you get into or discover splatoon and animal crossing? I know callie is your favorite idol (same yipee) but im also wondering whos your favorite character/villagers in animal crossing?
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hallo! tbh, i dont really have a specific process or techniques... but when i come up with them, i always have this thing in my mind where i wonder if this or that was a character.. like "what if a nutcracker was some evil tyrant" or "what if some cloud is a pop star with 4 adopted children". where these ideas come from?? they come from various things, from everyday objects, the words i hear every day, my surroundings, things i love or something i saw randomly one day and was like "what if they were a character..". and if the idea doesnt work as well as i thought, i always imagine it working for some different character! "detective octopus? lets do detective lizard instead. the octopus can be some traveler". honestly i really dont truly know how i come up with these, i probably daydream or imagine way too much, they just randomly pop up in my head
for inspirations they are all inspired by wayyy tooo many different things, but i guess in general they are all inspired by littlebigplanet. i have always admired how distinctive and fun the characters are from the games!! leonardo da vinci is literally in the game, A DAD WITH A LITERAL CLOCK AS HIS BODY? FRIDA KAHLO??!?! and an inventor with a matchbox for a head.. theyre all so cool i always strive to my character designs as cool as them
honestly one thing im sure is that i just enjoy my characters, their designs were not always how they exactly looked now, but their designs changed and grew alongside me x)
sorry if the english is bad or i sound ridiculous ^__^''
Mmmhh, you have a very particular profile picture... The background of the profile code from the 2000s... The name is not new to me... So, why did you name yourself after the psycho-type Pokémon of the same name?
vv
The image of the dragon is a classic, and it is the first aspect that fascinates me about the noble reptiles. Long, tapered, with four or more pairs of wings, or fused to the front legs, completely without wings or legs but with only wings, and so on. Not to mention the snout, thin and elegant, with bright scales, which shine in the sun, or in the rain, or in the red of the magma.
But beyond that, Dragons have always fascinated me because they are considered monsters by many, even from fairy tales of the past, and intrigued by these gossips, I started to look at what these dragons were like... And something immediately clicked in me. I loved any character that was a dragon and work that portrayed one. I had a great desire to see them.
I immediately loved the wings, the different shapes of the legs and tail, their language (roars, telepathy, guttural calls), their brutality in defending the cubs and/or the partner, their celebrations, the different species, even the 'greed towards treasures (which could be translated as being territorial with the partner). Also... A few years ago, after I started feeling a tail, wings, and hind legs, I discovered that I was an Otherkin, a person with a non-human soul.
I have a great bond with Dragons, so much so that every time I see a film I feel free and spread my wings to simulate movement.
To answer the bonus question, an old friend told me about Toyhouse a few years ago, about how useful it was for characters and particular for codes. I was immediately interested, so they got me a code and here I am. Unfortunately I have the writer's curse, and every day I have a new idea for a story and I get to know my characters better and better. So… Toyhouse has been a blessing to me.
And then I have fun compiling the codes 👀
Death_Rose_Mayes oooo, dragon lover!! what aspects about dragons do you genuinely love the most (it doesn't have to be just the appearance it can be literally anything) and why?
also a more general bonus question thing im usually curious about with other th users, what lead you to discover toyhouse and encouraged you to join? how did you get in?
krak7en HI HI! I peeked through your art tab and you’ve have so many different styles on my god! How do you pull that off so well????? I see cute Chibis and then boom full blown scenes and I. I am blown away jdjdjdoosos
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NP please don’t ask me about my fav dog breed I’ve answered that too many times </3