The Fanart Roulette (novels only edition)!

[lunagraves714]

I'd love to join if I can! I have a lot of different characters in my series, but I think my all-time favorite has to be Park Myung (even though he's kind of a jerk right now):

Myung is 5’5”, Korean, has straight silver hair sometimes held back by a headband, cobalt blue contacts or thick framed glasses (he has dark brown eyes when he's not wearing contacts), a scar on his left temple that he keeps covered with his hair unless it's being pushed back by the headband, sharp jawline, broad shoulders, usually wears dark-colored sweatshirts and sweatpants, flashy gold rings, diamond earring studs, and a gold chain with a gold band on it that's typically tucked under his shirt

[rajillustration]

@ratscout haha, yeah you're totally allowed to join, even if I've read your book It just means I'll have probably an easier time drawing it.

[kmlangleyauthor]

This is such a cool idea! (Just don’t mind that I took probably 15 minutes debating between my two main characters )

Jake is 5’8” with jet black hair. He let it grow out, so it’s long enough to tuck behind his ears. He’s 1/4 Japanese, fairly pale, and he has golden brown eyes (amber, technically, but he would never describe them that way). His resting face is a little serious, almost worried. Notably, he’s missing his right arm directly above the elbow. He almost always wears a hoodie, skinny jeans, and converse. Coffee is his love language.

[DasIstWunderblyat]

Is it still open? I think I wanna test on how some characters are interpreted free from influence of my own shitty art, if you feel like it.

(In the meanwhile let me collect some passages, it's spread all over)

I will try to include physical information as it is in the novel:
- 13
- Brown skin, freckled
- Mauve eyes, give warm impression. Thick eyebrows
- Ashy dark brown hair, messy
- Stature on the smaller, shorter end

Thank you for reminding me of how lacking my character description is.

[ivanskilling]

Oh thank you for the opportunity! I'll go with Percy because my impression of him is more of a vibe and aura, than an actual physical description.

Percy is a grumpy 16-year old student who is slightly pudgy and a sloppy dresser. Outside of the school uniform, he's usually dressed in sweat pants and a baggy tee. He has short, black hair. His eyes are black and sharp. Combined with his thick-lipped scowl, it looks like he's constantly glaring at something. Since he is often picked on by other guys, he often hunches. But when he vents his frustration in the cyber world, his aura changes from a brooding teen to a stuck-up, high and mighty cyberbully.

[ratscout]

Yes! Awesome! I'm excited!

[rajillustration]

Ok, guys, I'm gonna bump this for one last call to see if anyone else is interested--I'll be doing the roulette in an hour or so (just gotta cook something and when I come back, I'll spin the wheel!) So feel free to continue to submit your names an descriptions (lots of very open descriptions here, PS, this should be interesting)

[rajillustration]

Ok, span the wheel and @ivanskilling got the first pull! I'll be doing it at...sometime? I sort of just played a bunch of animal crossing and got the carpel tunnel flare ups so I probs won't finish it tonight--but I will do it some time this week (probs tomorrow)!

[rajillustration]

@ivanskilling actually, got an idea abusing the bsod color of blue with a lot of color blocking next to a really white shirt and so I finished it today. Watch the forum shrink this thing down to a thimble size.

nice, love seeing my details get shrunk everywhere I post my art. Hopefully when you click it you can get it in a larger size.

Anyway, I read "short black hair" and then drew this, and then realized that...you probably didn't mean a 70's shoulder-duster amount of hair that I did mostly because I didn't want to look up reference of ears. So it's more medium-short. But kinda short, in comparison to my own. Was feeling like he'd have a scar on his nose from being all bullied at school and would absolutely never shave his gross sideburns (although it did age him a bit, this is a massive 16 yo going on 30 lolol).

So thanks for trusting me with your character! He was fun to draw! Hope it was kinda close to your vision?

And I'll spin the wheel some other time this week! If anyone else wants to join in on the next roulette, feel free to comment below, and for anyone else that already has commented, you'll be on the next wheel, too--no need to re-comment or anything.

[ivanskilling]

Wow omg I can't believe I was lucky to be the first one picked by the wheel! Thank you so much for this!

I love the color concepts here! It works so well with that contrast and silhouette.
He does look older than a typical 16-year old lolol but you got his vibe right!! That was definitely the vision I had in mind. Thanks again for this! Btw can I post this on my Toyhouse/Twitter and credit you?
What link of yours do you want me to put as credit?

[surenlicious]

Commenting to give your thread a little boost, this is such a kind thing for you to do! I'm not going to ask for anything as I can draw my own novel stuff, but I want any writer out there to see this thread stay floating where they can see it haha. Just don't overwork yourself okay?

[rajillustration]

@ivanskilling Sure! post away! For credit, my twitter handle is @rajmews or you can send them to the stuff I make here on tapas, it's up to you. Glad you like it!

[rajillustration]

Just don't overwork yourself okay?

haha, no worries, I usaully only do a few of these when I do it, and not every day. But like you mentioned, yes this is still open--I'll probs spin again later this week!

[ivanskilling]

Thank you! Will use your Twitter handle.

[rajillustration]

K guys I'm gonna go spin that wheel tonight in like 30 minutes or so--anyone else want to jump in the pile?

[rajillustration]

And the wheel fell on @kmlangleyauthor ! I'll be doing your OC next, expect it at...some time?

[blackorchid]

Oh no, am I too late? Are you still spinning?

(I feel like I'm on Wheel of Fortune?)

[rajillustration]

I might! Feel free to drop your character description in a comment below. I might get to doing a third one...probably not more than three. But right now there's like...7 of you? So it's a good percentage chance of getting chosen.

[rajillustration]

@kmlangleyauthor Alrighty! I was reallllly vibing with the colors pink and a greyed blue (mostly because I wanted the eyes to kinda pop) and so here's my take on your Jake

You did mention he lost his arm, but I wasn't sure of the setting of your story and if it was like future or if he would be wearing a prosthetic or if he would not and what that would look like so...I just hella cheated and did a face portrait (which is half of what art is, by the way, it's just learning the right way to cheat, just like Yugioh) And tbh I love doing the faces most so I had fun with it.

Then I also inserted a coffee cup into that lower corner. Not my most detailed cup and hand, ignore the jank, I just really felt like I'd want that coffee cup in there since it's his love language, after all. Hopefully I did him some justice in this somewhat speedy painting, and thanks for trusting me with your main!

[rajillustration]

Well, my towns on lockdown the day before Christmas, I've played about as much Hyrule Warriors as I'm going to play--if any more people want to jump into the next roulette now's your chance (I'll probably end up finishing it a few more days from now, but youknow...just something to do on the side).

I'll be spinning it in 15 minutes or so.