Oh my gosh oh my gosh we finally get to see Frankie's parents!!! And the question that was on my mind for soo long is finally answered! Their monster types were never specified before, but their dad is a zombie and their mom a goblin. Didn't see that coming. But she's so tiny, I love it XD
"What in Lugosi's name do you think you're doing?"
When I heard that my ears immediately perked up. Lugosi? That's new.
So turns out the actor who played Dracula in the 1931 movie was named Bela Lugosi (at least that's his artist name). Fun easter egg! And also something I should not take too seriously because otherwise what the hell are the lore implications here-
I'm really only making this post so I can easily reference all the mh parents and whatnot, but here's everyone we hadn't seen yet:
Cleo's dad looks awesome, damn. I love that design, he's so pretty!
Finnegan's parents make me question something. See, I thought whether monsters like him and Lagoona have hair depended on the specific monster type, but if his parents are both mer-creatures (which is kinda implied), then... Why does his mom have hair. Instead of a fin. Does this depend on gender??? I really hope not. (Unless his mom isn't a mermaid, then disregard this entirely.)
Here are Medusa and Lyra again because they are prettyyy and I love them already. Lesbian moms ftw.
We know them. But everyone pictured here is going to show up in the upcoming episodes! I was really hoping to see more of the parents so I'm excited about that. Disappointingly, it seems like Frankie's parents and Draculaura's mom won't be there this season :(
Plus the little announcement card because I like it :P
And there we have it, my first "proper" (and probably last, for now) time posting fan art. Rambles about the process under the cut, since I enjoy it when other people do that.
So why coffee? I've seen g3 Frankie as a bit too fond of caffeine since the beginning, mostly because of the coffee break two pack (they have a designated coffee buying outfit!) and their creepover doll, which comes with an energy drink. I mean, come on.
Here's basically the process:
The colours aren't quite accurate to the actual drawing (the background is lighter on the photo), but I tried.
The point of this was really just to make something less mellow (as I tend to do) and focus a bit more on shapes, and I thought Frankie would be perfect for that. I used alcohol markers (by Ohuhu) and acrylic paint for the sparks of electricity. Little fun fact, I had to take a reference picture for the separated hand, and the best lid adjacent thing to hold I could find was a tiny trash lid. I mean, if it fits ┐•_•┌
I don't draw humans (or humanesque characters) often, so this was good practice. Killed one of my favourite markers for the trees, but I had fun.
Introducing you all to my endless well of joy, made possible thanks to the pattern by @itsthebeastpeddler (whose blog you should check out cause she makes some really lovely things ^-^)
It's a slug!!! Fully hand-sewn cause doing so seemed easier than learning how to use our sewing machine... I'll do so eventually XD But it was actually fairly therapeutic.
Oh! Looks like they're friends now.
Camouflage slug... With a "snail" (he's in denial) friend I made some time ago >:) Dang she's making connections left and right :0
He's a big fan of strawberries, can't blame her. And as per the peddler's suggestion, I used a pipe cleaner for the eye stems! Now they're bendyyy
I knew keeping these suckers around for over a decade would be worth it... Also, the single progress photo I took.
This is my first time sewing a plushie, and I had a grand time. Learned a lot along the way, and the ladder stitch that always intimated me is actually super easy XD Wanna know what the best thing about making such a slug is though? The way the eye stalks wiggle about if you shake him sjshsj
A little slug kiss on your forehead for good luck <3
Frankie's keytar!!! I'm weirdly excited to see that thing. They're rocking it.
Cleo has a freaking scarab throne. That's horrifying and I adore it. Also Heath is getting blasted pff
Ok so that coffin lid does actually get used! I kinda want one... (Also poor Drac hit her head here and that reminded me of when I used to sleep in the top bunk of a bunk bed- headaches...)
Looks like Toralei is getting a redemption episode. Also she asked for them all to walk away from the explosion like that- drama cat.
I've been meaning to paint Frankie's polaroid camera for months now, and I finally got to it! I was absolutely in love with the sculpt, but the hot pink didn't do it for me. You'll notice I also replaced the bag strap with a chain, because why not.
If you're curious about that, here's an explanation of how I did it:
Basically, I just split the bag open like a walnut.
It's simple in theorie, but a little fiddly. As you can see, it consists of two parts, meaning if you separate them, the strap is very easily removable. The two halves aren't glued together either, they just fit together like a puzzle.
I used my favourite sculpting tool:
And stuck it inside the bag where the polaroids are supposed to go, kinda just wriggling it between the two pieces. I did it there so you wouldn't be able to see any minor damage.
The tool is thinner at the bottom and a little wider going upwards, so by cramming it in there, the two halves get forced apart just a bit.
That's where I had to use a scalpel, because it's thin enough to fit into the tiny gap that should show at the top of the bag. While there was no glue, the plastic was a little fused together at the top, so I cut the two pegs there through completely. That doesn't make it any less sturdy btw, but I was then finally able to wriggle the two pieces apart.
I put the chain into the empty spots the strap left, and it was the perfect size where I could just attach the other piece and it would stay perfectly in place. But with a smaller one, you'd have to glue it in.
I hope that wasn't too confusing. I painted the bag pieces separately and sealed them with Liquitex Matte Varnish. That way I could also paint the inside black. Then I just assembled everything. I think once I figured out how to split it open, I was done in about two hours.