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Because there is so much text, I don't expect anyone to actually read it. This is mostly to make it easier for me to keep track of. If you are curious about something about them and you either don't feel like reading what's written, or you just can't find it, let me know and I'll answer you directly!Do you guys remember when val was an only child? (or at least had no siblings mentioned) and then suddenly nina was her sister, then her twin. and then mina popped up. and then val got a clone but i was like "eh whatever, make them quadruplets" and now there's a fifth one. for no good reason, either. i had no ideas for her, but i randomly decided that we needed a fifth one. now we have it.
i'm kind of sorry.
This looks like they're at some kind of interview, so I guess I'll just take the opportunity to blab on about them.
This picture was made over the course of like three days, while I was sick (and still am) so I'm going to apologize for any mistakes in the picture or story, if you're actually masochistic enough to read my ramblings. Also, a lot of this information may end up being changed.
The birth order is:
Mina (Green)
Irina (Blue)
Nina (Red)
Valentina: (Purple)
Yekatarina: (Orange)
Basically they're drawn in reverse birth order lol-
When being referred to as a group, they can be called MINTY. (Val uses the nickname "Tina" sometimes, so that the acronym works )
Now let's talk about their birth (births? idk-), childhood, and uh... whatever else! Fun, fun, fun. Obviously, considering their mother had five people growing inside her stomach at once, and then had to push all of those people out, there were some difficulties. She had a big problem with morning sickness, frequent back aches, and all that fun stuff associated with pregnancy. She actually didn't know until she gave birth that she was going to have quintuplets. She was certain that she had twins, or maybe even triplets, but quintuplets, especially identical ones? No one could have guessed. There were a couple sets of twins in the small town they came from, however anything above that was practically unheard of. The girls were born a few weeks early, and for the first couple of weeks, no one thought that any of the children (or Katenka, their mother,) would survive. Obviously, they did. Or else I wouldn't be writing this. Oops, spoilers.
A lot of the small town actually assisted in raising the girls when they were very young. (Considering their father worked for around 12 hours a day 6 days a week to try and ensure he made enough money to care for them, their mother, and their older brother, he wasn't able to assist in taking care of them) For the first few years of their life, they didn't interact with other children very much. Most of their interaction was with old housewives whose children had moved out years ago, who wanted to assist Katenka in caring for them. Having so much interaction with so many mature people during a very impressionable time of their life lead them to be more mature than a lot of children their age, something that has stuck with them even into adulthood. (especially considering the fact that they had to later on take care of their younger siblings, cousins, and other children as they grew older)
Despite the fact that they were generally more mature, that didn't completely stop them from getting into trouble. They dressed very similarly, wearing the same outfits in different colors (or the exact same outfit when in school, with pins to identify who is who, and different colored hair bows/different hairstyles). This is because it was easier to make/buy clothes that were rather plain, and so that it was easier to ensure they were all equal. The different colors were mainly to tell them apart easier. There were many times when two girls would switch clothes and imitate each other to mess with people (or to get the other girl in trouble), and they especially loved surprising people who were visiting the town for whatever reason. They probably pulled other minor pranks too, but switching was the most common one.
As the girls got older (probably about ten), their parents wanted to move to a larger city, somewhere with better medical care, and a doctor overseas was interested in them, wanted to know more about them, and agreed that they needed better care. The doctor offered to pay for the majority of the costs of moving such a large family over, and offered them a place to stay, which they accepted.
Since then, they've lived [wherever my stories take place]. That's when Katenka met Marisol and the other moms, Tina became friends with Carmen and Pearl, etc.
The girls had to deal with some bullying because they spoke almost no English, obviously the fact that they're quintuplets was weird, they were all kinda nerdy, and other little things like that, but they didn't suffer TOO much, and things rarely ever got physical.
While they aren't exactly celebrities or anything where they live (I mean, there are two headed girls, 6'2 and musclebound girls, clones, and who knows what else), they are fairly well known, and they have their "fans" (though not as many as Jiao and Jun). It's kind of hard to miss five identical girls walking down the street. It also doesn't help that Tina has children of her own. A set of twins... And they're not human. There are a lot of conspiracy theories surrounding them, including that they are clones, or aliens, or that their mother made a deal with the devil, and other, more complicated and convoluted theories. I will not confirm or deny anything. uvu
They are very healthy, considering the circumstances they came from. They all get cold somewhat easily, and have difficulty controlling their temperatures (which is another part of why they moved, it's hard to live in a rural Russian village when your children get cold easily. Tina has the least problem, Kat has the most.), they had very weak immune systems as children (they have all since gotten stronger and are pretty average, but Mina still gets sick easily). They also have poor eyesight. Tina and Nina aren't affected too badly, but Mina and Kat wear glasses, and Irina wears contacts.
Their mother is alright now. Obviously when she was pregnant/they were very young, it was difficult for her physically and mentally. They were pretty difficult on their father too, especially since he worked so much and didn't have any time to relax.
Now we can finally talk about the individual girls and their personalities! Woohoo, just what everyone wanted. Totally. Not sarcasm at all.
going in birth order (reverse of the picture XD):
Mina: Mina is the oldest of the group, even if not by much. Regardless, since she was the oldest, she was expected to be the responsible one. She is still the most responsible of the group. She worked as a secretary for a year, but eventually quit as she didn't like the treatment from her boss, and because Nina got a good job. She stays at home now, and acts almost as a mother to Nina, Irina, and Yekatarina. She cooks, cleans, and is there for them whenever they need emotional support. She's a bit shy when you first meet her. Once she knows she can trust you, she's very friendly, and loves to make jokes, even if a lot of them aren't funny to anyone but her. She is calmer and more rational than her sisters, and prefers to think things out instead of just diving in. However, she has a tendency to overthink things, which leads to her doubting herself, and being very indecisive. She also isn't very good with technology. Due to her weak immune system, she's a bit of a germophobe, and likes to ensure that the house is clean as can be. She and Irina are best friends, despite their differences, although she is close with Nina too.
Irina: (she is very likely to be changed, not a huge fan of her design and personality, but have this for now ) She is the second oldest, and thus had power over her younger siblings, although she isn't as responsible as Mina. She was bossy as a child, and still is to an extent, at least to her younger sisters, and she enjoys power. She is materialistic, and enjoys nice things. She has a fondness for anything nautical themed, although has never been on the ocean, and is actually deathly afraid of it. Despite being somewhat self centered, she does appreciate what she has, and she gives money to charity multiple times a month, unbeknownst to her sisters. She works as a maid. She and Mina are best friends, but she isn't super close with her other sisters.
Nina: Nina is a very competitive girl, and a workaholic. She likes to challenge her sisters to stupid little contests, and she's good at winning. She used to get into fist fights a lot, due to her temper and competitiveness, but she's cooled it out with help from Mina. (Although one of her hobbies is boxing, that probably helped too.) Not long before Mina quit her secretary job, Nina got a job as a sales representative. While typically coming off as cold, or sometimes feisty, with people she views as competition she is surprisingly nice to customers. Around friends and family, she is sharp as a tack, very sarcastic, and loves banter. She doesn't really have a best friend.
Valentina: Valentina is rather stoic. She dislikes showing her true emotions, even to her close friends. She occasionally shares her woes with Kat, or her mom, but even then she rarely describes the full details. Upon meeting new people, she is usually suspicious, but there are some cases where she believes someone is trustworthy right off the bat, however rare it may be. She is never open about her distrust. Once you know her, she often makes flirty jokes, and some little quips. Despite her reclusive nature, she's very open about her sexuality, and often dresses in revealing ways. She also loves to dance. She knows how to do ballet (although not at a professional level) and some other dances, and she loves cooking (although she isn't so big on cleaning, and prefers a bit of clutter). She can be described as a bit high maintenance. She loves nice things. Jewelry, pretty dresses, pets, chocolate, etc. but she usually knows where to draw the line. She's a housewife.
Yekatarina: Yekatarina is much more open than her other sisters. She's honest about her emotions, she isn't shy (in fact she's gregarious). She loves to work with Mina to throw dinner parties. Mina does most of the cooking and cleaning to prepare (although Kat helps with the cooking ), and Kat ensures that all of the guests are happy and comfortable. When not hosting a dinner party, she loves to be outdoors, and she reminisces about their childhood farm. She and Tina hike together a lot. While she is generally a pretty cheery girl, whenever something goes wrong she can be very over dramatic. She is also kind of possessive over her sisters, mostly Tina and Mina. She works as a bookstore clerk.
Wowie that was a lot of writing. These characters are barely developed, why do I have so much to say about them-
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to ??? [2016-04-02 14:54:56 +0000 UTC]
Haha yep! I always either write way too much, or way too little lol. Glad you enjoy them though!
Irina (in the blue ts) needs work, but I do like the rest of them, and I feel I have a very solid base for all of them, and I've got to thank you for helping me so much with them in the past! I also want to work on more ways to differentiate them like you said in the past haha.
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-04 02:45:20 +0000 UTC]
Glad to help and if you want more help, I'm glad to help out more.
I'll have to try to do some fan-art of these 5 identical turtleneck sweatered sisters
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to AL-818 [2016-04-04 02:59:42 +0000 UTC]
I'd love to hear any ideas you may have for Irina, I've been trying to think of ways to improve her but I haven't settled on anything yet. I want to completely change her design, and probably most of her personality. I'm pretty happy with Tina, Nina, and Mina, but very uncertain for the other two (... mostly Irina, which is why I pointed her out specifically, lol)
I'd love to see it! Not going to lie, I miss seeing your art lol (whether it's of my characters or not haha). If you don't mind me asking, have you just been busy, or losing interest, or what? :0
(Also, semi-related, but I've been trying to figure out a good way to draw your ladies, either with my characters or by themselves. I haven't been able to lately as for some reason my drawings just refuse to come out right, but I thought I should let you know it's in the works! )
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-04 03:09:38 +0000 UTC]
I will have to examine each of them in a bit more detail, both design & character background, to see what I can do
As for me, currently, I have no computer (using my phone to check DA & FB), yet, I do have a lot of blank cover art to post, as well as a Major triplets & multiple twins piece! There is more art coming - just have no computer to post art with (no scanner either)...
Well, I think a group photo of them all hanging out, like out for coffee in a coffee bar is the best approach - sitting on comfortable couches & chairs and just interacting with each other. Just makes an easy scene, with a challenge of placing everyone in
Hopefully, I will be back fully online with my art, especially with a new computer
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to AL-818 [2016-04-04 03:21:10 +0000 UTC]
Alright, thank you. Take your time if you need to haha.
Oh darn, sorry to hear! :c Hope you can get things sorted soon! I'll be eagerly awaiting to see what you've got!
That sounds nice! I may take a shot at it when I've got the time and patience haha. Tho it'd probably be more of a challenge for you since you work on paper... Good luck! ovo
Hopefully!
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-04 15:36:52 +0000 UTC]
Well, looking at them and trying to do some designs are a fun challenge - will try to match the ideas you have for them tho no promises :-P
As for the computer, well, that's slow going, but I do need to speed it up for several different reasons (both for here and other things)
As for the group shot, I wish you luck with it, but it can be fun
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to AL-818 [2016-04-04 15:43:33 +0000 UTC]
Eh, I don't really have any solid ideas for either of them haha, you don't have to worry about that. (plus I can always make any small changes if I have an idea I want bad enough XD) I think Irina might be into ballet or something like that because Tina is, and I think it would be cute to have a couple of them who can do it, but even that I'm unsure of.
I hope you can get it then! Good luck man.
Haha thank you! I'll try my best. (Tho I might leave out Irina and Katrina for now and just have it be your 3m and three of the quintuplets, since I'm not sure what I'm doing for either of the other girls yet, and so it can be a bit easier.)
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-04 16:09:50 +0000 UTC]
Well, I will try to get something done with them I have an idea or 3 brewing already on them...
Yet, I say still try to get them altogether - since you are drawing them digitally, you can at least get "place holders" for them, until the designs are more final
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to AL-818 [2016-04-04 16:15:34 +0000 UTC]
Oh cool! Feel free to hit me up with whatever you've got when you're ready, I'm eager to hear!
Haha true, sounds like a plan then! I'll start working on figuring out the composition and everything today. Do your girls like tea or coffee? And are there any other specific things you would like/dislike in the picture? (other than wanting the girls to be dressed in sweaters, of course, lol. )
EDIT: Hot chocolate is also an option too, lol. Or any other drink really.
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-05 19:29:54 +0000 UTC]
Will definitely see what I can come up with on it - probably just take a photo of the art to send it over...
As for drink choices, they love Tea, tho in mornings they prefer coffee , and as a special treat, they would have hot chocolate... with the drawing, I'd say mainly just the the turtleneck sweaters bit (for them all) and a nice setting like a coffee house/cafe, where they can relax on comfortable couches & chairs. Think something like the show "Friends"
Meanwhile, will see what I can do with some design ideas for you on the 5 of them
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to AL-818 [2016-04-05 19:39:10 +0000 UTC]
That's perfectly fine! Thank you so much.
This is unrelated to the art but now I'm curious, where's your preference? I'm personally big on tea, especially green tea and love hot chocolate (tho I don't drink it very much, occasionally during the winter is all), but most coffee is either too sweet or too bitter for me.
Haha I was actually using Friends as a sort of reference to get an idea on what I wanted to do! You mind reader, you. ;-p
Thanks again! (Are you tired of being thanked yet? ;-p ) I really appreciate your help, especially since there's just so much to be done with these girls haha.
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-06 16:46:34 +0000 UTC]
Well, I drink coffee in mornings to wake up, and tea in the afternoons... in general, not much of a fan of hot chocolate.
I am thinking more of "slice of life" type of things more and more, just to get that going more. Dynamic stuff can be challenging, but can be a bit over-played, so, the coffee/tea bit is good
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to AL-818 [2016-04-06 18:20:04 +0000 UTC]
To be honest, I mostly drink water haha. I wish that I had tea more often than I do though. What's your favorite kind of tea, if you have one? :0
I'm really into the slice of life type thing too! I don't show it in my work very much as a lot of times I'm just too impatient, though I've been trying to overcome that. I'm hoping that I can work on improving my art quality and my level of patience enough to start drawing cute little scenes like that more often, as well as some guests (such as your 3M, if you don't mind
).
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-06 20:15:56 +0000 UTC]
I'd say the same - drink more water than anything, but green tea & honey is best
I also can agree with you there, I typically don't have the patience for the SOL ("slice of life") type pieces, yet, want to do more of them - it's almost too easy (less challenging?) doing some of the more dynamic (superheroic) type bits... but interaction is the key
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to AL-818 [2016-04-06 20:29:30 +0000 UTC]
I've gotta say, I do love honey haha. It is good with green tea too. Do you prefer adding things to your teas (like raspberry flavored tea, or the honey you were talking about, and other things like that) or do you usually like them plain?
Haha, I can't even get the more dynamic pieces very well. I probably need to study anatomy and shading more, lol. I do agree with you that interaction is key though, and I really want to start drawing more interaction between my characters and their husbands/wives (and boyfriend, in the case of Nemo lol), the quintuplets together, friends, just things like that.
Since we're on the subject, would you mind critiquing my art sometime in the future? It doesn't necessarily have to be anytime soon, I'm sure it's a bit difficult to do a lot on deviantart without your computer as I've heard the mobile apps are difficult, plus I'm sure you're a busy man, but I would appreciate to hear any advice or criticism or anything you have whenever you get the chance/feel like offering it.
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-08 02:55:12 +0000 UTC]
Well, I don't usually add much but sugar or honey. Prefer it strong tho...
Interactions are the key to most pieces, for it provides context and can easily be added to, both in detail and more.
With critiques, I can give one on a piece you want, tho it will probably be a mix of good and bad (not necessarily equal measures of either - tend to be quite the critic). Just a fair warning. Yet, it's all my opinion, rather than a professional review - I am self-taught and can only go on things I know (via experience and/or observations). However, I can give it a go on a good piece you do, rather than just a sketch...
The 5 identical girls is one piece (of yours) that I might rework, for your designs (sort of inking/finishing it, or even embellishing it), thus, trying to do some corrections as well as some design ideas, for their outfits.
I do have an idea for them... what if they were clones of their mom (having the mom be a scientist), where the father is a donor for the experiment (him being an academic as well as a husband). They performed the experiment on themselves, then quit their jobs and moved to a rural area, to let their project grow to fruition in secret. Thus, they are quintuplets as well as clones! Just an idea...
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to AL-818 [2016-04-08 03:23:54 +0000 UTC]
Haha I'm kind of "sensitive", when it comes to food/drink. I'm not usually good with strong tastes, regardless of how it tastes, I'm not good with food that's very hot, etc., and I'm kind of a picky eater in general lol. Are you picky at all, or are you more of an "I'll eat anything" kind of guy?
That's fine, I don't really want just positive criticism anyway lol. When I ask, I usually get the positive, and I'd prefer to hear a more realistic view of my work. A lot of people are sensitive to criticism, I can admittedly be too sometimes (tho mostly surrounding things like my height, weight, skin color, etc. as opposed to art) but I'm sure whatever you'd have for me would be helpful. I love to constantly try and push myself to be better in all aspects of my life, I like to improve my art, I like to learn new things, I like to work to become physically stronger and more flexible, just all sorts of things... And I couldn't do half as good as I have without criticism, and learning from my mistakes.
I'll try to make a good piece for critique then!
Thank you! I didn't know you were going to do all five haha, I thought you were just doing Irina and maybe Katrina. I'm excited to see though, either way!
Hmm... I'm not sure that I feel that story is fitting for these girls, but I am very tempted to make another character (er, technically characters,) with a story like that. I hope people wont get tired of seeing multiples in my work so much, lol! I'll work on some doodles with a potential design tomorrow then.
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-08 13:08:59 +0000 UTC]
Typically, I am the kind of person that can eat anything, yet lately, my food palate tends to be more sensitive to certain textures which just don't work for me. Not too strong, not bland, and good taste will usually work for me.
With critiques, I offer both good & bad, yet, tend to still give them on the lighter side (not to be too harsh) - especially with art. It's great to see you have such a positive attitude towards criticism (pertaining to art), and will have to see which piece I will critique and provide you with my insight on it. Just remember, it's just my opinion and could be wrong on some items, tho not all of it would be wrong, especially when I've got friends in the (comics) industry which I manage to aid at times :-P
Personally, I'd like to see a MINTY piece of them doing something, where they are all interacting - like 2 sitting at a table drinking (gossiping), while another is standing nearby (in a casual stance, maybe chatting on her cellphone), while the other 2 are walking in while talking. This way you have a scene, a setting (a bit of background work), and 3 different interactions. Of course, they all would be in turtleneck sweaters With this piece, while it has a lot, I want you to do it as you normally would (another words, no over the top details or such) - do this piece as you would do any other, in a timely manner, thus I can gauge all the different aspects of your art in 1 shot. I'd say I'd gladly critique that piece
The clone idea could just be a rumor about them... that has neither been confirmed or denied LOL
Yet, I think you have enough characters (for the moment) - we (as viewers of your art) need to see interactions, thus see your characters grow/mature as well as get to know them and their personalities. with MINTY & the Pearls, I'd say you have the multiples down (the conjoined twins I count separately). With Twins, they can be somewhat common which is a nice blend, and with the Quintuplets, you have a unique set of multiples which added an exotic and rare feature It's one of the reasons I chose triplets, for they are quite rare but not impossible (Quintulpets are in that same category)
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to AL-818 [2016-04-08 13:25:26 +0000 UTC]
I can definitely understand that feeling about being sensitive to texture haha. It can be kind of hard for me to find a good balance when it comes to food. When I do have something I like though, I tend to eat a lot, lol. Do you eat a lot?
Of course! We all have different tastes, and even if we try to give unbiased advice, there will always be at least a small amount of bias towards our own ideals and that's fine. If I didn't like your style, I most likely wouldn't have asked for your advice on style. :-P
If I disagree with something you say, I can always ask you more about it and maybe change my mind upon hearing the details, or just choose to continue with what I normally do for that part lol. But it's still nice to hear different perspectives on things, whether you agree, disagree, or are uncertain on your own position. It makes you think.
I'll keep that in mind! I might just use the MINTY + 3M piece then haha. Then we have lots of interaction and tons of things to comment on. I'm not sure yet though, guess we'll see.
Ah, I guess you're right lol, I always get new ideas and I'm eager to make a character for it, but I guess it's about time I settle down and start focusing on a cast. I will keep the idea in mind though as I work on sort of preening my character roster, and figuring out what I want to do and who I want to use.
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-08 21:03:29 +0000 UTC]
Well, I do portion control to try losing some weight - basically, I'm a skinny guy with a gut & a thick neck! While I can eat, I do try to mind my weight and such...
As for criticism, well, I'm glad you have that mindset, for I do like to address both the bad & good points of a critique, to see where some strong points, weak spots, and overall decent items are - while I am not a professional and it's my opinion, I do know art, especially when several of my friends are in the (comics) industry and draw professionally as well. So, I'd say my opinion does have some merit, besides my own art stylings :-P
As for your critique, I'd say stick with the MINTY piece first, until we manage to get them all settled in their looks & style - that way we can address any items to be changed (or not), before coming to a final design for them. Once we have those 5 finished, then do the MINTY & 3M piece with the finished & updated versions Just makes things easier & consistent...
With the characters, I will have to go thru your gallery and give you some input on some of the characters & such, thus giving you some insight on which ones you should expand on and which not to, just to keep things interesting & balanced. As it stands, you already do have quite a lot of characters, which makes it very hard to determine who's who with all of them. Of course, with my own bias, I do like the MINTY Quintuplets and the Pearl "Twins". The twins because its a nice element to have and tend to be a bit more common, whereas the Quintuplets are a rarity (like my triplets), where they are a unique possibility which makes them interesting. In either of those cases, I'd make both sets rather close-knit to make them more interactive with each other. Like with MINTY, I'd say they mainly hung out with each other, thus very in-tune with each other, and similarly can be said of the Pearls, tho would make them of the same mind-set
In any case, more to discuss
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to AL-818 [2016-04-08 21:22:22 +0000 UTC]
Haha I have the opposite problem, I need to try and eat more. I've always had a pretty high metabolism, since I'm so tall I need to eat more, and since I don't really like much food, it's difficult for me to make sure I'm eating as much as I should. Good luck on your weight loss journey friend! If you don't workout at all, working out a little bit may help boost your metabolism too, to make it easier.
I may just wait on the MINTY piece until we can get them settled too. That way it accurately represents their designs. I have been doodling Irina a bit to get some ideas down, but haven't really decided on anything yet (nor with Katrina)
Eh, you don't have to worry about any characters other than the MINTY girls for the input haha, they're already a lot to handle, and I kind of want to focus mostly on them for now anyway, so they're going to be my main concern. Plus a lot of characters have information that isn't exactly public as it'd be a bit spoilery, so it just makes it more difficult for anyone who doesn't know (aka anyone other than me, lol). I appreciate it though!
Yeah, the quintuplets are definitely very close knit (thinking of maybe changing them up to be a bit more similar even, lol). I'm not really sure what I'm doing with the Pearl girls yet, I should probably focus on them a little too haha. Eh, we'll see.
True, true!
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-08 22:49:50 +0000 UTC]
well, at a younger age, I too had an extremely high metabolism, tho things change when you get older :-P
I think with the MINTY piece, it would be the best option, thus you have a more finalized design, as well as have them comfortably done
With characters, I usually focus on a small group and then expand from there. With MINTY, I think while there are 5 of them, they have their own group dynamic that makes them a nice self-contained set for the moment (sort of 1 entity). It's everyone else that you have in mind (character-wise) that can make the interactions with MINTY. While I can understand the idea of spoilers, especially items hidden within characters, its still something that needs to be explored (and gradually revealed) to the viewers... Whatever the grand design you have (like setting and such), should be established too, thus things can begin forming...
In my humble opinion, I'd make the girls a lot more alike (very close-knit) that it would be easy for them to swap places and pretend to be another sister quite easily. YET, they prefer to be themselves and usually play along with the confusion... as for the Pearls, I'd make sure they were identical to the point of being clones of each other - they think alike, have similar interests, and even talk in unison a lot! With them, I'd make them a good example of the "twin stuff" mythos
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to AL-818 [2016-04-08 23:00:37 +0000 UTC]
Eh, some of it is genetic here (my father had a very good metabolism despite all of the trash he put in his body ) but you are right that things do change as you get older haha.
I don't want to rush you or anything, I'm just curious. You mentioned already having some ideas for the girls, would you mind telling me some of them? If I'm going to draw them all, I'd like to take your ideas into consideration, at least for Irina and Katrina if you don't feel like sharing info for the other girls yet.
True, I'm not good at deciding "this is what I'm doing, I'm going to stick with it", which is a big part of why I haven't done much of that stuff yet. I constantly change my mind. I'm hoping to finally settle on what I want to do, although it is difficult for me. I'm just a very indecisive person in general.
Haha I'll definitely do the thing with the Pearls, will probably do the MINTY girls too but I'm not 100% sure on them yet as I still have no solid idea for Irina and Katrina.
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-09 02:04:38 +0000 UTC]
All too true
Well, I have not fully worked out the ideas yet on these 5 girls - It's still consolidating in my head and seeing what I can come up with... once I get to doing some doodling, I think I will get some more ideas and such for them. I don't mind sharing, tho I don't have much to share yet...
As for the "deciding" part, well, sometimes we all need help on stuff... I'd say if anything, to have a poll and see which characters appeal the most to you (and others), then see where to go from there...
I think with those 2 ideas (for the Pearls & MINTY), they are just some ideas for you to play with and see how you can make them your own, while adding your own twist to them
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to AL-818 [2016-04-09 02:09:40 +0000 UTC]
Ah, alright then. I guess the pictures with them will have to wait, lol.
Eh, true. I'm not sure if I could do the poll yet as I'm not even sure which characters I would add, but I will definitely do that at some point.
Alright, thank you!
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-09 04:58:40 +0000 UTC]
I will see about working on MINTY soon (hopefully this weekend), as well as give my suggestions on some of the other characters, so that you get a few ideas
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AL-818 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-09 21:47:32 +0000 UTC]
No problem - glad to help!
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Uber-Dan [2016-04-02 02:19:23 +0000 UTC]
They look great and having a lot to say about characters is a good thing.
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to Uber-Dan [2016-04-02 04:15:48 +0000 UTC]
Thanks man! Glad you enjoy lol.
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to DontAsk-LordMeric [2016-04-02 04:16:14 +0000 UTC]
Isn't it amazing when there are four people who look like your waifu? XD
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DontAsk-LordMeric In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-02 18:22:49 +0000 UTC]
Yus, it sure make you wish they open mind for an orgy but no.
Also I love that bio of val, I love hgih mantaince girls and also the does net leg things she using <3
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to DontAsk-LordMeric [2016-04-02 22:01:56 +0000 UTC]
Three of them share a boyfriend. If they were single then maybe they could be waifus for meric or something, who knows XD
Thanks! I've been trying to figure out a good way for her personality to be XD
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DontAsk-LordMeric In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-04 23:32:20 +0000 UTC]
that the spirit.
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to DontAsk-LordMeric [2016-04-05 00:05:48 +0000 UTC]
Which part? Saying Val's sisters could be Meric's waifus, or saying that I'm working on Val's personality? o.o
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DontAsk-LordMeric In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-06 03:32:28 +0000 UTC]
o3o personality.
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to Somoist555 [2016-04-01 23:51:12 +0000 UTC]
at one point, i seriously had over 100 characters. (i probably still do, because i have a lot of characters who are just meant to be used as props in other characters stories, and i have a lot of characters i wanted to use but didn't, and just other things like that, but yeah XD )
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Somoist555 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-02 00:49:18 +0000 UTC]
The number really becomes less shocking once you find that most of them are props and unused characters.
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to Somoist555 [2016-04-13 04:09:52 +0000 UTC]
True. I usually only use a small group of characters at a time, I just like to have a lot of options. Though I do think I have way to many characters XD
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SKULLZ-is1 [2016-04-01 22:33:22 +0000 UTC]
Hot damn that's a great set up and background for your characters!
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to SKULLZ-is1 [2016-04-01 22:40:23 +0000 UTC]
Thanks man! I love writing out long walls of text for my characters! even though i hate reading long walls of text and i probably wont use most of the characters i write them out for, but y'know
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to SKULLZ-is1 [2016-04-01 23:00:05 +0000 UTC]
If you don't mind me asking, which girl is your favorite, design wise? :0 (you can say the color instead of the name if it makes things easier lol)
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SKULLZ-is1 In reply to Random-Artist-1 [2016-04-02 04:10:50 +0000 UTC]
Purple or two toned red
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Random-Artist-1 In reply to SKULLZ-is1 [2016-04-02 04:19:00 +0000 UTC]
Thanks man! I actually like those two too lol. (My least favorite is blue, and I'm kind of meh about orange/brown, but I'm not sure if I like purple, red, or green most )
The purple one is Giggles by the way. XD
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