thinking about duck and the symbolism around him again… the symbols of cracked eggs to represent him.. the term “bad hatch” in the family song… the way hes the only one of the main three to have NO biological family/species at all.
if there was one word to describe duck, i think it would be “runt.” he is the smallest, which is pointed out often, and hes completely separated from his kind as a whole, which is often the case for runt animals.
duck reminds me a lot of the ugly duckling story, it’s probably how he thinks of himself. he thinks hes simply a swan amongst the ducks. they don’t associate with him because hes simply better than them. however, this is not the case. hes not a swan, hes just a runt, and no amount of denial will make him any bigger or any less ugly.
this is why i find bigger duck so interesting. hes not only white, but completely rebuilt. unlike red guy he has completely scrapped his entire being, leaving his old runt body and finally becoming a swan.
Found this song and thought it kinda reminded me of Red Guy, it's in russian so there's a translation
Note: "неважно" - "nevajno" can be translated as both "unwell" and "unimportant"
Thoughts?
tumblr kept blocking and unblocking the image of the translation so i hope its not messed up on anyones screen when i post this, but anyway. BANGER.
the translation being both “unwell” and “unimportant” means so much because in the red guy world red guy himself would feel VERY unimportant. hed feel mocked by others, judged heavily. it’s obvious all the other red things are unhappy, but they refuse to admit it. he works every day with them and he knows they dont enjoy it any more than him, but thats what they’re supposed to do, so they all deal with it. sorry if this is short im very tired rn and also sunburnt as shit so my brain is a little mush, but this is so red guy its insane. that is my thoughts. does a little curtsy.
aaaa have been coming across your drawings and they’re so nice! if it’s alright to ask, what csp brushes have you used, esp watercolor ones :0c!
i use this set for water colours ! specifically an edited version of the ●水彩マーカー/二色 brush to heighten opacity and get rid of the double colour thing
remember tho !! its all about how u weld the brush . for a more authentic look id treat it exactly like how it would work irl . so no erasing once its done . once its down its down
+ for more vibrant colourations id recc duplicating the colouring layer and putting that second layer down to 50 % opacity : ) that way its more opaque while keeping the texture