I enjoyed drawing the last camping picture with the fun lighting so much I wanted to draw another one. But trying to explain what was happening in this picture wasn’t working as bullet points so I wrote a mini fic ? Literally took me like an hour and it probably sucks but here we go. Read it below the cut before I decide I hate it and delete this post:
I am REALLY enjoying drawing Abel. This background is quite simple, I am still getting my head around it all 🤷♀️
Closer details below:
This was meant to be a sort of mini comic but I lost motivation like two frames in and hated everything but this image 😅
Bonus crappy images below the cut so you can get the basic idea where it was going:
I am really enjoying A Study in Ichor 💕 Victorian ZR has me WEAK!
So had to draw the baby fresh from the workhouse (serving Victorian enby realness) 💕 which was only reinforced by 'Uncle Earnest' insisting that Five needed new clothes.
Lazy mornings spent reading Zoe's books.
Five living in the workhouse means there's a good chance they can't read 😢 So it's a good job Sam can read for them! I'm just imagining Five's mind being blown when they first listen to a book - how can all those squiggly lines turn into words and stories like that? And then Sam finds out that Five can be quite impatient at times because wake up Sam I need to know what happens next!
"Sam, this is going to sound crazy but I think Zoe's a witch her book is magic and it's making images appear in my brain."
Yes they have matching pjs.
@inkfire-scribe wanted more art from asii so this is for you :) Five is literally me whenever I read your writing
He only knew because the softest possible rustle announced their presence. Worker Five (he really needed to figure out a more personable name for them) peeked around the door, and as they made eye contact, he saw that the poor thing was wearing his borrowed pyjamas and also clutching a thick book, hugging it like a teddy bear. He couldn't help but smile.
Without even a second thought, Sam put down the paper on which he'd been composing a letter, scooting over to make room for his friend on the bed. Five grinned like a child in a sweet shoppe, hurrying forward and leaping onto the bed with enough exuberance to bounce him nearly onto the floor. Sam laughed, grabbing Five to keep himself from toppling.
"One of these days you're going to knock me flat, and then I won't be able to read to you." The threat fell quite flat, probably because he was still laughing as he said it. A quick glance at the book told him that it was Oliver Twist, which they'd started together just last week. "Come on, then, and let's see what happens next with Fagan and the boys."
Five cuddled up close to his side and passed him the book, eager to see what came next in the story. It was an absolute wonder, an awesome marvel, that anything so abstract as some spiky shapes on paper could become words. Sam had promised to teach them, so when they ran across words in Oliver Twist that they'd been learning, he would pause and sound it out, pointing at each letter in turn. It was a slow process, but it was something Five appreciated very much. Was there anything about Sam that wasn't worth more appreciation than there were stars in the sky? Probably not.
"For many days," read Sam, his soothing voice immediately bringing Five into the world of the story, "Oliver stayed in the Jew's room..." It was amazing how in just a few words, Miss Zoe could conjure up the filthy room, the aches of hunching over pocket handkerchiefs and picking out the embroidered initials, the desperate need for fresh air. Sam curled his fingers about his chin and put on the affected air and low Covent Garden accent of The Artful Dodger, his eyes smiling as he read out the dialogue, bringing the dirty street thief to life in the warm, safe space between them.
Oliver was used and deceived by his friends. He was hurt by their betrayal, and that made Five angry. But... but as Sam closed the book, saying they had reached the end of the chapter, and would read more tomorrow, Five realized she had something that Oliver never had - nor had they, before now. Five had a home.
Sam was smiling as he put the book down, and so distracted that he was unprepared for the fierce, grateful hug his friend gave him.
Thank you.
"Oh, well... you're welcome, Five. Anything for a friend."
💕💕💕💕 this is bloody gorgeous! I love it so much! You captured exactly how I pictured this scene perfectly 💕💕💕
There's a #faceyourart thing on insta right now so I thought I'd join in.
I am used to draw most characters looking the exact same because I was a pretty crappy artist. So now I do try my best to make each character unique in some way. I don't know if it works or comes across to you guys, I still draw characters I've drawn a million times and think "WhAt If No OnE kNoWs WhO tHeY aRe?!"
But designing characters all different and unique is always something in the front of my mind when I draw someone new.
*scrolls for days to try and find art of characters other than Five*
From right to left:
Mermaid Paula Cohen, Victorian Zoe Crick, Victorian Sam Yao
OC River Woods, Sam Yao, OC Mikey Connor
Jody Marsh, Nadia Al Hanaki, Celtic baby Five.
@inkfire-scribe said Sara as Achilles and Five as Patroclus and that's literally my favourite myth of all time and it makes me CRY so I couldn't rest until this was done.
My babey 😭
I did it. I wrote a thing. Note that The Thing is just under 1500 words long, so keep that in mind if you have limited time in which to read.
There will probably be more to come, honestly. Because I just can’t leave this be.
Crying 🥺🥺🥺🥺 this is so perfect! Everyone stop what you’re doing and go read that fic! My heart is in pieces 💔💔💔💔
Here’s a second chapter, because I’m a glutton for drama.
I love this all so much 😭😭😭
I've been doing a lot of AUs recently. This is the AU where NOTHING EVER GOES BAD AND EVERYONE CAN BE HAPPY FOREVER.
I JUST NEED SIMON AND JANINE TO BE HAPPY.
Also - I had fun with colours :)
I am very behind on the home front missions but I did episode 7 recently and I loved Sam talking about camping behind the farmhouse so much! So drew the dream team enjoying their reunion.
Five would last a grand total of five minutes stargazing before they fall asleep 🌌
I’m drawing Five sleeping a lot lately 🤔
I kept telling myself to sit and practice some backgrounds, since I suck at them. So I drew our boy in his shack, guiding his runners on a mission 💕 simple background but more than I was doing 🤷♀️
Wanted to draw Five’s in their bunk for a while now but needed to get my head around backgrounds first. So here you go! I realised that the next background practice I do needs to include something other than posters/photos because both have been rather similar.
Also - return of Five’s little sabre toothed kitty: Simon Pawclan Feline De Luca 💕
Tumblr eats art quality so please click on the image to see it in better quality and I’ve included larger details below the cut so you can see clearer because I worked SO HARD on this.
