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Hey guys!Happy december! My thanksgiving was ~+*spectacular*+~, but now I return... with arts. ヽ( ★ω★)ノ
This was something I did over a period of a few months or so.. I wanted to thoroughly check how varied my skintones, hair-preferences, facial features, and naming conventions were to make sure there wasn't an imbalance of any one thing. I had a bad history of using pretty light skintones on just about everything when I started creating PoC characters, and I was worried that I still did it without thinking sometimes... but with that said, I'm pretty happy with the turnout of this! *waves tiny flag*
These are all main characters of various original stories of mine (ones developed enough to be drawn, anyway) but I can already think of three or more off the top of my head that I didn't include here because they're still concepts. *lays on side sadly* (I had to force myself to stop) This is also not counting like my pokemon gijinkas, since I haven't designed most of them yet either. Also no guys' version for now, though I plan on doing something fun with all my male identifying OCs sometime though! If I can in the future (and don't outgrow this style by then, ahhh) I'll add more characters to this.
I also would very much love love to do more sets like these for my other WoC as well, but that relies on my free time. We'll see!
And now, a bulletpoints about each of them; starting at the center top with Charli and going clockwise! If they don't have links, I don't have a satisfactory drawing of them yet/this is their first updated debut. Please note not everyone is human... seems obvious enough? A lot of them are super-heroines, or magical girls. I won't be upset if you don't read it though ahahaha OTL/// /talks to self instead
Charli : [Asanbosam ] She does slam poetry, enjoys beatnik culture, and adores caramel flavored beverages.
Theodora : Dora is slightly reluctant magical girl, a history major, trans*woman, and a walking encyclopedia. Hardly ever smiles.
Linette : From another time, a medieval knight-in-training that loves adventure and naturally inclined to help people. She falls in love with a grumpy witch.
Natifah: Tiffy's trying to recover from her rough history. She loves nail art and cute makeup cases and her new unexpected boyfriend. She'd like to be a hairstylist if she could afford college. Abagael's younger sister.
Trae : A short tempered tomboy with a lot of misplaced anger and a pretty rough life. A klepto and a pyromaniac. Is bestowed fire powers and dons the title "Salamander."
Shawntay : Shawn's a solitary, tech-savvy computer wizz who works at a computer parts shop- Discovers computer chips that give her cyber-mech abilities and armor. But what about the other chips? oooh!
Wynona: A laid-back, vain, intimidating beauty. Doesn't typically throw around her temper but is quite proud. She likes wine a little too much and it ends up giving her an ability she never expected.
Irinora: [Giant from this fantasy race - her element is water.] She's a little scary and hardly ever seen, nevermind heard. Not much is known about her...
Teresa : [Apple Tree Hamadryad, "Monster High fancharacter. ] She's very go-green and is also rather tall, at about 6'5".
Danica : [Lamia] her family is from Egypt. A fierce bellydancer and a bit of a maneater; good friends with Nadia.
Elise: Tormented by night-terrors, paranoid, and a little bit on the edge. Would really just like some friends. Can see "shadows."
Rorie: A quiet, to-herself person. Avid appreciator of music, oftentimes found with earbuds, plugged in. Has ice powers and knows how to use them, though.
Sorrel: [eagle harpy] a steadfastly loyal friend, and a big sister personality. Very protective of those in her Nest, and proudly bears the law-enforcement position of Valkyrie.
Jess : A New York ladykiller thrust back home to her dusty rural Texas hometown. Vain, proud, and smug as all get-out. She's half Spaniard.
Kristyn : An extremely frail/ill girl but wise past her years. Has an endless fascination with astrology and gains superpowers from another planet.
Abagael: No-nonsense and street-smart. Intensely protective of her friends despite struggling with her own inner demons. Dyes her hair far too much, which inspired her younger sister Natifah to do the same.
Georgie: A quiet studious tomboy with a lot to say but not many friends to say it to. Can't see a thing without her glasses. Gets earth powers from a bashful but intelligent little mole.
Quinn : Japanese-American. Suffers from a little bit of bad luck, but works hard for her dad and little brother despite that. She's a stick that could use a good yank out of the mud.
Nadia: [succubus] Fashion-model in the making- sharp and intimidating as she is gorgeous, but she's honestly mild and relaxed about most things. It's just her intense face. Good friends with Danica.
Belle: [TMM fancharacter ] A to-be science major wholly invested in entomology. A bit of an oddball, lovely and eccentric, but probably more observant than what would make you comfortable to know.
Avril: Grumpy gus cybergoth girl opinionated to her grave. However, she's levelheaded and her reasoning is sound if you can get past her bark and general meanness. Also gains superpowers from another planet.
...Well, if you read all that, have a gold star.
These were all sketched on paper, photoshopped together in bulk, and colored in SAI.
Feel free to let me know who caught your interest the most, I'd love to hear about it.
Also check out this tutorial on how to draw ethnic hair! A great resource and big help to me :')
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BeckyArts610 [2023-02-25 03:53:53 +0000 UTC]
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Marie-Jackson-art [2021-09-23 19:18:17 +0000 UTC]
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therealjasper [2016-07-17 16:07:49 +0000 UTC]
This is beautiful work. Where can I find the stories you wrote with them?
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Crabemporium [2016-05-30 15:14:19 +0000 UTC]
Black Succubus. Yes!
These are all great designs!
(Is going to use this for later reference)
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MysticalMysticism [2016-02-03 20:51:46 +0000 UTC]
For me, Teresa caught my attention the most,probably because I love green hair! anyway gorgeous character designs and concepts!
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ActivatedAlmonds [2016-01-22 18:21:22 +0000 UTC]
i've been trYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO AVRIL USED TO BE RGHH so far i think she's?? used to be the one mew pepper bc grump but alicia in name..... rips apart everything with my teeth RGHGH
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Beedalee-Art In reply to ActivatedAlmonds [2016-01-22 20:42:35 +0000 UTC]
OMG I felt like i had explained this super recently then realized it was on my unposted sketchdump i was just making HAHA (actually coz'a you i spent a full day putting like 6 years of work into two sketchdumps for starless which was on my laundry list forever so thank you for that indirect nudge...!! i'll post that soon!! )
Avril is not native to TMMAL actually, she was a new addition because I needed 12 members for starless to fit all the 12 birthstones in the year! (i don't end up keeping this naming convention though coz my Steven Universe feelings are too strong...) ((Also Jodie, from my 30 monster challenge , they're the other new starless addition.)) pepper/kasey and alicia/grape are others~!
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ActivatedAlmonds In reply to Beedalee-Art [2016-01-22 22:08:33 +0000 UTC]
muFFLED SCREAMING I'm,, GON na FLIP MY BED OVER i can't wait ommg,g, i love aliens hrgh i loved those tmmal designbs im gonna shit
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Kicho-Keynote [2015-12-30 17:08:07 +0000 UTC]
damn look at Jess!
I see where lady killer comes in
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Beedalee-Art In reply to FemFantasy [2015-11-05 19:50:04 +0000 UTC]
it stands for "Women of Color"-
it's like a community name that many women of minority races (like black, latina, asian, middle eastern, native american, etc!) identify with.
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neongreensockmonkey [2015-10-30 04:29:45 +0000 UTC]
OMG Irinora is the BOMB… too boss for words Dx btw j'amor ton oeuvre!
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Beedalee-Art In reply to neongreensockmonkey [2015-11-05 19:35:33 +0000 UTC]
Ahhh thank you!!
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AyumiKasanunde [2015-10-21 22:17:08 +0000 UTC]
Ai-bee is it alright if i use this as a reference to draw lips >.<
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Beedalee-Art In reply to AyumiKasanunde [2015-10-21 23:27:25 +0000 UTC]
Oh absolutely, feel free! references for lips can be hard to find
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ActivatedAlmonds [2015-10-18 01:22:42 +0000 UTC]
Okay, okay, so I'm a long-time fan, so please don't be too weirded out when I ask which one of these lovely ladies is from the Forecasters story? I love all your projects, seriously, and now that I have a new account you'll probably see me around often... oopsie..!
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Beedalee-Art In reply to ActivatedAlmonds [2015-10-18 07:32:24 +0000 UTC]
!!!! It's not weird at all! I'm actually super excited that you noticed it at all! (I swear I only tagged this drawing as forecasters on my artblog... and I've kept the other 99.7% of it offline so I'm impressed on top of it...!!) To answer your question, Rorie! She won't quite look as realistic as this drawing because the style I'll be using is more cartoony, but yeah!
I hope to see you around!
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KaijuusandKryptids [2015-10-10 22:42:04 +0000 UTC]
Oh! They're all so pretty! I especially love Irinora's color scheme and Avril's personality/design!
and omg I was so surprised when I saw Wynona cause I was like, wait did somebody actually draw fanart of my ocs?? lmfaoooo
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peaachi [2015-09-28 23:41:05 +0000 UTC]
All of them are gorgeous. If only more artists and people saw the beauty in black women~
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trueLuminus [2015-06-01 01:40:00 +0000 UTC]
Great work on the hair. I think this will help, when trying to explain what I need from an artist who has no ethnic people in their portfolio.
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AsianAnimeGamer [2015-03-29 00:56:41 +0000 UTC]
Shawntay's hair is amazing I must have a character with that hair one day
Thank you so much for making this! It's a great reference for drawing different ethnicities!
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Beedalee-Art In reply to AsianAnimeGamer [2015-04-08 00:04:40 +0000 UTC]
Oh man totally go for it, I specifically saw that hair first and had to give it to someone too!
You are so welcome, I hope to add to it someday
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hyrelynk [2014-11-21 20:26:22 +0000 UTC]
Echoing others, but im loving the hairstyles. Linette is my fav, the most hair!
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Beedalee-Art In reply to hyrelynk [2014-11-25 01:28:02 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much ahh! I'm so happy you like them!
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LiddyNotes [2014-11-20 16:44:06 +0000 UTC]
Omg Georgie kind reminds me of me minus the glasses! I've never had art that resembled me before! This is so awesome!!
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Beedalee-Art In reply to LiddyNotes [2014-11-25 02:12:24 +0000 UTC]
I'm so so happy to hear that, eek! Thank you for sharing that with me!!
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Beedalee-Art In reply to KPhillips702 [2014-10-27 22:17:20 +0000 UTC]
Thanks so much, I'm glad you like them!!
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NirvanaRivera [2014-09-10 22:50:03 +0000 UTC]
Jess reminds me of a cousin of mine ^-^ I'm so happy to have found this
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Beedalee-Art In reply to NirvanaRivera [2014-09-11 20:13:18 +0000 UTC]
I'm happy you like it, thank you!
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TehRandomRainbow83 [2014-08-07 23:06:57 +0000 UTC]
You drew it so awesome!
Latifah looks so cute!
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