Found This Little Goober While Looking Through My Sketchbook.

Aaand my collection is getting bigger

The links to the individual pieces:

Kirishima, Izuku, Katsuki, Denki and Shoto.

There are also links of the wips of those (except Shoto because I forgot to take pictures) if you're interested to see how I made them.

Can anyone tell me how to draw lightning and tunder?

I'm struggling to draw energy lightning circling around a specific spot.

How does lightning work? It's just rigid lines but it's also not.

Edit:

figured out how to do it digitally. But how the hell are you supposed to do that with traditional mediums like acrylics or markers?

And yes, I made a short sketch to figure this out. But digitally it's quite easy. Just draw some white squiggly lines along a shape, erase some parts, repeat that process until you're satisfied and then add colored glow beneath.

Looking back, I stressed myself out too much in the beginning of ArtFight. One full rendered drawing a day is much. It worked for the first couple days, as you can see, but overall I lost motivation. If I ad spend some more time on these, they would have been even better.

Or it's just me being a perfectionist again. Whatever. I had fun and that's what matters.

I was drawing a lot in my sketchbook lately and I came up with this place. Something in between of nothing. That's why I called this the "In-Between"

(I am also working on a concept for the character in the middle, but I first need to figure out how he looks. AND I also want to get a little away from my Undertale content, since I failed AGAIN to transfer my idea in a format I would accept, I do what I can do best: start over.)

I really love how peaceful and silent this place seems. I imagine this place to be a sub-dimension in between worlds. Kind of a connecting point for those who are aware. For that, it doesn't need to have much. I decided anyways to give this dimension a guardian and him a little place to be with a little company. (Birds are cute 😊)

The Result: Error!

That's going to be fun 😊 give me some time and I'll draw you Error in 25 different Emotions!

I want to draw ...

but I don't know who. I need to train expressions and wanted to do the "25 Essential Expressions" challenge but I don't know who to draw. So I thought: Hey, this could be a cool idea to let somebody else decide!

Sooo, that's what I'll try:

I'm doing an art challange this month with the theme:

Future Fantasy

Figured I could draw one of my OCs again, was looking through old stuff for a specific reference but couldn't find it ... instead found something else and I have another idea. I'm simply going to recycle one of my Undertale OCs who never made it.

And I kinda came up with this:

Here the pic I found of that unused OC:

God, my artstyle back then was something else 😂

Chapter 1

Okay, I've changed my mind. Here you have the entire first chapter 😁

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I saw one of my holograms suddenly shine white. As the light was gone again, I was only able to see a silhouette being left in a white void. I stared at the scene. Was I supposed to … Should I intervene? … I shouldn't. I shouldn't interact with other AUs. I laid my head on the table. It was supposed to happen that way …

Somehow, I still was staring at the screen. I should probably just simply ignore that, turn off the screen and continue with … Yeah, I mean with whatever I'm doing right now. Not caring …

The dark dot left on the screen still didn't move. Why couldn't I just ignore that? It's just another AU that got destroyed. But something was different from the other ones. I couldn't quite yet figure out what it was, but there was something special about that AU. Something that dragged my attention ...

I got up, annoyed, and teleported to the AU. Maybe I could stop thinking about it if I paid that place a visit. The moment I arrived there, I was greeted by an uneasy feeling. That emptiness … it was way too familiar … I suppressed my upcoming memories and realised that this world had no trace of its source code anymore. It was entirely empty …

I clenched my fists and went to the only thing left in this AU, a boy lying unconsciously on the floor. He was wearing an orange shirt and had short curly hair. His clothes were torn and he had several cuts along his limbs. I also noticed bandages along both of his arms, which also were torn.

I started to skim his code, hoping to gather more information.

Name: Ike,

HP: 4/99,

LV: 20 … 20?!

That boy was a genocider! Then it's probably no surprise that this AU looks like that. He probably destroyed it. I just wonder how he did it and if he is a threat ... Should I get rid of him? I know I didn't want to interact but …

Then I noticed that his HP dropped to 3. They were still sinking. Why, thou? Honestly, it shouldn't matter to me. I can just leave, he will die, as it's supposed to happen, and I don't need to worry about a possible threat. I turned around, ready to teleport back… but I hesitated.

I swore to myself that I did NOT want to interact with ANY AU out there. Then why did I hesitate? Was it because of the way this world reminded me of mine? I looked at him. I should just leave and pretend as if nothing happened.

His HP dropped by another point. God, why was this so hard to decide?! I clenched my fists, turning away from him. After a couple of seconds, still not being able to leave, I went back, opened up my terminal and set his HP back on 99.

After some seconds, he woke up. As he realized me standing next to him, he crawled backwards. I took a step back, preparing for him to immediately attack me, but he didn't do anything. He panicly looked left and right, "W-Where am I?! Who…?" He didn't finish that sentence and kept staring at me in fear.

I was confused. I expected him to attack me. He is a genocider. That's what these kinds of people do, kill everything they see until there is nothing left. But he acted more ... like a confused child. Could it be one of those cases where another soul controls him? But in that case, I should be able to see their code …

I relaxed a little since he didn't seem to be a direct threat … at least by now. I lifted up my hands, "I'm not going to harm you, okay?" He kept staring at me for another second until he seemed at least a little calmer. He grabbed his head, "Ouch, what happened? Why does my head hurt so bad?"

As he pulled his hand back, he panicked again. It was covered in red. He started to breathe quickly. I hunched down and held him by his shoulders, "Hey, you need to calm down. It won't help that you're panicking right now! You're going to be alright, okay?" He looked at me in surprise and nodded, finally calming down again. Then I noticed that his HP dropped again to 98. Why was it still decreasing?

I let go of him, still hunched down and started to explain, "I'm afraid I don't know what happened here. I found you here as I was … just passing through." The boy looked at the several cuts along his arms, "I … I know what happened … I guess. It's just quite blurry, but I think it comes back …"

Then he seemed to be thinking loudly, "I was at Waterfall watching Undyne and Papyrus train together. Then … Then some monsters came panicly to us, telling us that there were some murderers running around. Undyne advised Papyrus to tell everyone else and temporarily evacuate the Underground … Then I was in Snowdin. Why was I in Snowdin? …" He suddenly jumped up, "The Ruins! I need to go back and warn them!"

Then he fell, but I caught him, "Calm down! You need to be careful. You might feel well right now, but it's not the case. I refilled your HP but that doesn't heal your physical injuries. And if you couldn't see it by now, you're injured pretty badly." His HP dropped again. That was so peculiar. I couldn't come up with a reason for that happening. There was no such thing as a weapon stuck inside of him, so what else could be the reason?

Instead of listening to what I said, he pushed me away, "I need to warn them! Nobody else knows that they're still there!" I let him go. I was annoyed. He clearly didn't want my help. I responded angrily, "Then go ahead! Where do you even want to go now?! Everything is gone!" I stopped. My words were the exact thoughts I had, as I lost my world. I have been confused, I have been sad and I didn't know what to do back then. That boy was currently living through the same thing … Just that he wasn't alone.

He stared at me with teary eyes, "What? … What do you mean by that?" I didn't want to say it out directly, "Based on your reaction, I guess that you already know what I want to tell you … I'm sorry." Then he stared at the floor, "N-No. That … That can't be true …" As he started crying, I walked over and took him in my arms. I knew this awful feeling quite too well, "It's okay ..."

After he calmed down again, I smiled at him, "… We'll figure something out, okay? First, we need to find out what exactly happened here. Do you want to help me with that? Because I won't be able to figure that out on my own." He wiped his last tears away, "O-Okay."

I realised that I completely forgot that he was a genocider. That boy acted too peculiar for his role. I was also confused by the story he told me. It seemed that he was getting along quite well with the others from the Underground. That didn't match his stats at all… Whatever happened, I needed to stay careful and keep that in mind. I still had no clue if he was planning something … For now, the best I could do was gather more information to be able to estimate his motives …

I looked at him again, "By the way, you can call me Zero." He responded, "My name is Ike…" I explained, "... Just so you don't get scared, Ike, I' will now teleport us to my place, okay?" As I opened up my terminal, his eyes lightened up, "Woah, that's cool! How did you do that?" His excitement made me smile, "I'll show you later." Then I teleported us to my place.

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Aaaaand that's how my two little beans met for the first time 😃

I really hope that I'll finish another project that I am currently working on, so I can continue with new character sheets...

I finally finished the next chapter 😁 took me too long 😂

Chapter 2.1 - A place to stay

I finally figured out what I hated about this chapter and now it's alright to me 😂 guess I'll blame it on character growth ...

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We teleported straight back to my room. Just by now, I realised how dark it was in here. I opened up another terminal to change the time outside to daytime. But now in the light, the room seemed pretty empty. I decided that this wasn't worth to worry about now. Ike looked wide-eyed around the room until he noticed my circular desk in the middle. He pointed excitedly at my chair, "Is … Is that thing floating?! Can I sit down?! Please, please, please …" His excitement made me smile, "I mean sure, if you want to …"

Before I finished that sentence, he already run towards the chair, jumping onto it and floating a couple of meters further until it bounced off the wall. Next, he turned his attention towards my window. He walked over there looking at the horizon, "So, you live here … This is amazing!" I joined him. I was not sure if I should tell him that this was fake ...

As much as I wanted Ike to enjoy himself a little longer, I also needed to figure out what happened. I asked him hesitantly, "… Would you mind telling me, what else you remember before passing out?" His expression changed to a sad gaze to the floor, "I … I was running back through Snowdin but it was awfully quiet ... Then I got attacked." I already had a suspicion, "Let me guess. The attacker was looking like Sans but something about him was different."

He looked at me, "I … I'm not sure … Wait, from where do you know Sans?!" … I spent so much time on my own, that I completely forgot that there were AUs which are not familiar with the concept of the multiverse. I tried to explain, "I probably know another Sans than you do … " In response, he just looked confused at me.

I continued, "So you never heard of the multiverse before?" His expression stayed unchanged and he carefully shook his head. I walked back to the desk and opened a couple of screens showing different AUs. Ike quickly followed me and watched excited the screens. I explained, "These are all alternate universes. That means these are all worlds which are coexisting with yours. Some of them might be completely different to yours and some of them quite similar."

All that I could hear from him was a silent, "Coooool!", as his eyes stuck to the screens. I was certain that he still had no idea what I was talking about. Looking at his gaze wandering from one AU to another, I was thinking about how peculiar he acted. Ike really seemed like a harmless child excited by everything new he saw. But his stats didn't match this at all. It was highly frustrating that I didn't know what was going on with that boy.

But the way his world looked after the destruction … that terrified me even more. The lack of … of anything. Usually after destruction, there's always something left, some traces of code which weren't entirely removed. I always like to call them the 'core' of a world. But his world … it looked exactly like mine. Clean. Empty. Nothing …

I suddenly realised that I unconsciously clenched my hand into a fist. I opened it up stretching my fingers out. I shouldn't be thinking about that right now. There's no use to get entangled in old memories … Ike looked at me, tilting his head to the side, "Uhm … Are you all right? You have been staring at me for … " I shook it off, "Yeah! I … I was just lost in thought. That's all … "

Well, that was awkward. To break the silence, I refocused back on the topic, "… That means you don't know who attacked you?" His gaze lowered while he was shaking his head. By now, I still didn't know how his world got destroyed. There were too many scattered clues which simply didn't make any sense.

First off, there was that white light, that probably started shining as the AU got destroyed. Secondly, there was his completely emptied AU. And last, there was Ike, who was strangely the only thing left. Adding to that, his behaviour didn't reflect his stats in the slightest and I just noticed that his HP by now dropped a significant amount. Also, he was telling me of someone attacking the AU. I just couldn't be sure if he was telling the truth but I also doubted that he would be lying in his situation.

I leaned onto the table thinking loudly, "… to be honest, I still don't have a clue what is going on. There are too many factors which I am still not able to piece together. It will probably take some longer to be able to conceive the situation entirely … " Now I was left with one single question. What was I supposed to do now? I had no idea where to start …

Then I suddenly stopped. Why was I even doing that? I didn't need to help him. I could just send him back to his AU. His HP were still decreasing, so he would die there anyway, right? … That was cruel. I felt horrible for even considering that option. God, I should have left as I still had the chance to! Now I can't leave him alone like that …

Maybe I can find somebody else who can help him. The first person to come to my mind was Core, who once came over to invite me to the Omega timeline. It is widely known as a safe haven along AUs. I'm sure they would help him …

As I looked up at Ike again, I was reminded by his stats that this wouldn't be that simple. He was a genocider. No matter how he acted, I couldn't bring a genocider to the only safe place in the multiverse. But did I have any other options? Sadly, I didn't know too many people around the multiverse since I kept it mostly to myself after … No.

No, no, no, no. I would NEVER ask HIM for help. I'd rather lock myself for eternity in that white hell I once called home than ask INK for help. He's reckless and he doesn't care about any of the AUs! Claiming to be the guardian of the multiverse … More like a wandering target plunging them into being destroyed …

I took a deep breath. No matter how mad I was at Ink, he was probably my only option. I didn't know anyone else. I exhaled with a sigh, now turning my attention towards Ike again, "I guess for now, you can stay here. I know someone, who might be able to help you… I just need to find him."

He nodded at me, "Okay. Can I keep watching worlds? This is so cool … " I smiled, "Sure. Feel yourself at home." He excitedly got the floating chair and sat down in front of the holograms.

I opened up another terminal, trying to figure out where Ink was.

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Ink by @comyet

Core!Frisk and Omega timeline by @dokudoki

Now on Ao3

I decided to also post my story on Ao3, so if you're interested, feel free to step by 😊

(PS: I have also almost finished the first part of chapter two ... )

Okay, I don't know how far I'll get this time, but I'm working on an animation.

I got one recommended on YouTube and the song is a banger and fits perfectly with the story I want to tell and since yesterday, I can't think of anything else.

Since my goal was anyways to master animation one day, I thought I'd use this inspirational boost for finally getting something done.

I had another animation I tried to continue after I think it's about a year ago but gave up since I had no song for it and I had trouble with deciding how long a frame should last.

I already storyboarded the first 30 seconds of that animation and I'm not sure how far I'll draw but what I have makes me even more thrilled to finish the rest!

This animation will be mostly centred on my OC Decay and the main incident in my story.

What also gets me really excited about my story is that I don't even know who's good or evil anymore. I think I'm evil for creating the horrible suffering my OCs need to go through XD but it's for entertainment, am I right? :)