"because its hell" doesn't hold up.
When you create a setting from scratch, you have total control over it. You get to make the rules. You can't excuse a flaw in writing or presentation with "it is hell, it has to be this way!"
Here is one paraphrased example from Hazbin Hotel I've heard recently in response to a critique of calling the main characters too reliant on pinks/reds:
"All the characters have red in their color schemes because they are from the Pride ring and the rings are color coordinated."
While this gives an in-character/in-lore explanation for the color schemes, what it doesn't do is change the fact Hazbin Hotel's characters having a hard time standing out from the background. An in-character/in-lore justification should NOT be prioritized over the overall quality of a project.
As a writer, you have control over the constraints of your story. If you write yourself into a corner, you can't just throw up your hands and give up. You have to be willing to rework your lore and stories to make them stronger.
If excessive cursing is grating and making certain moments within your story less impactful, you should reel it in because it makes the presentation stronger. If your color based lore is causing the visuals of your project to suffer, it is time to reassess the lore.
Just because something is logically consistent within a world, doesn't make it a good writing/art choice.
A setting's rules should serve stories and characters, not the other way around.
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Miraculous redesign because I believe we are missing out on a true friendship dynamic here. Just scrap the whole series and start again I say.
And yes I will sprinkle in some sexualities.
And please god forbid give them some better outfits….
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Headless Headmistress Bloodgood redesign!
I've been wanting to redesign her for a while, in a way that would marry the aspects from each of her designs that I like. I'm pretty happy with how she turned out!
At some point I would like to design some more Monster High teachers and staff, because no matter what gen, that school is struggling.
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GUYS NEW AU ALERT HELP ME I LOVE MEGOP MEGOP IS WHAT KEEPS ME ALIVE I LOVE THEM
Y'all can ask any questions about this au in the ask box lmao I think I'm gonna stick to this au more on this account ;)
This is an au after the war!
The decepticons were a group of mostly lower class bots that started a revolution against the higher classes, demanding equality and better treatment. The autobots were a group of higher class bots that supported the decepticon cause but believed in peaceful protest instead of violence. Both factions fought against Cybertron's leaders, the original primes.
After the conflict ended, the autobots and decepticons joined to rebuild Cybertron and Megatron ended the decepticons and Optimus passed the matrix down. And they decided to raise a kid :D
(in my au, sparklings are created when both partners donate a piece of their spark and forge it together, creating a new and small spark. The sparkling's body is either created with spare parts or the spark (don't ask how lmao idk) "scans" both the parents and creates a body based on both the parents' features)
Optimus became the "stay at home dad" while Megs got a job at an office (which he says is absolute t0rture), quite the opposite of his former jobs lmao 💀
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[ DO NOT REPOST, ALL ART & CONCEPTS WERE MADE BY ME ]
Illustration Time: 14hr 56m
Apparently this was a much needed addition to the fandom. I said I would so here you go. It’s literally 11:56pm I have been at this all day. My eyes are literally burning, but at least it is finished.
(Are there phones in the ocean??? No? Well boo! He has one just to call his girlfriend! It’s a kids show! You can’t get mad at me because it’s cartoon logic! Also it matches his new cast! 😂🥺💙)
@karmel-queen @bunniincognito @thalassic-p4rk
[ This is an Octonauts AU, in no way is this canon to the OG storyline. ]
(It has literally been a week and I have tried to fix this post about TWENTY TIMES AND IT STILL—HOW DID I LEAVE OUT THE ART STAMP FOR A WEEK??? ALL YOU COULD SEE WAS THE DINKY LITTLE SYMBOL I ALWAYS SMACK ONTO IT, NOW ANYONE WHO’S SAVED MY PICTURES WON’T REMEMBER MY NAMEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! I fixed it but I am still so upset . . . 😭)
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Our attempts at (re)designing characters from "Wish" based on the official concept art. We and @mafik-sun (who also suggested her ideas for these redesigns) are still figuring out our version of the story, but what we do know, is that we want Asha to have long curly hair in a loose ponytail, and for her outfit to be crimson. She's gonna have another outfit, but we haven't drawn it yet.
(Also, ignore that Valentino design, we're gonna make a better one)
And of course we and Mafik are gonna have Starboy in our version, and we'll call him Ester (since we associate the popular name "Aster" with another character we know 😅😅).
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me when i come up with ideas and then realize that im really bad at writing
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