this goes so fuckin hard ”A revolution must be started by yourself. An egg, opened from the outside, is food; opened from the inside, it is a new life.“ Ovum exteriore apertum cibus, interiore vita nova. Revolutio exteriore est incursio.

Anyway all of this to say, most adventurers are fems. - short hair - archery - cool backflips - sneaking around in the forest

The elves of #thecrystalcityfalls have a very basic four-gender system, to explore some ideas that might be unfamiliar to people who are only used to binary genders. 🧵

Vehicle designs for fascist magicpunk mountain elves.

This setting has three culturally-accepted genders and it took me some time to figure out the expectations for clothing and hairstyles. A lot of my early Omeras have "harmonic" (puffy, layered) rather than "feminine" (slim, fitted) sleeves!

Omera is a necromancer who works for the government. Like Liirem, she's one of very few with an inborn intuitive control of blood magic. Omera didn't make it into the pilot, but she'll get an introduction in ep2. #oc #art #indiepilot #thecrystalcityfalls

Here's the very last named character in the pilot--Councilor Vontaas. They are a sensible moderate. They're certain they can explain the reason for the council's decisions if everyone just calms down a little bit. Oh no they are dead now. Well, anyway, #oc #art #indiepilot #thecrystalcityfalls

These two characters, Dravem (masculine) and Gria (feminine) are known as "Draagrin." They hate each other and love power. Harmonic couples are legally the same as one person and therefore Draagrin can collectively hold a title like "CEO" or "councilor." #oc #art #indiepilot #thecrystalcityfalls

Araan is a third-gender "Harmon" and the leader of this group of adventurers. Unlike the rest of the group, Araan is not a wild caster. They know a lot of magic (including a few new things they personally created) but it was all learned through hard work. #oc #art #indiepilot #thecrystalcityfalls

Rhem is part of Mia's troupe of adventurers, and like Mia, he has an intuitive control of fire magic. Rhem struggles to perform his social roles and knows something is wrong with the system, but he's still hoping that compliance will keep him safe. #oc #art #indiepilot #thecrystalcityfalls

this one's for all the storyboard guys telling people to zoom out the camera you're right 😘

[pointing at Dravem] Donald Trump [pointing at Gria] Hilary Clinton They are married and therefore, stupid elf law dictates they can legally run for office as a singular joint entity. Literally just THE WORST.

Process shots, starting with pencil and paper thumbnails. :)

#thecrystalcityfalls starts as a murder mystery and ends as anarchist propaganda. Here's every character in the pilot, and a few characters who aren't. #art #oc #ocsky #indieanimation #indiepilot #fantasyart #cyberpunk #solarpunk #traditionalanimation #csp #elves

Rieni is second in command of this little troupe of adventurers. Rieni was born with an intuitive control of gravity and grew up with her head literally in the clouds. She only learned to walk in adulthood, once gravity magic was illegalized. #oc #art #indiepilot #thecrystalcityfalls

here are some types of elf: * high elf * wood elf * dark elf * slutty elf * bitchy elf * hater elf * skater elf * greater elf * swamp elf * double elf * miniature elf * mental elf * power elf * melodic death elf * cuddle elf * puddle elf * mischief elf * nuisance elf * baseball elf * orb elf * elmo

A small test with character Mikel, who doesn't show up until act 2. #oc #HumanArtist #process #sketch #csp

I would like to be part of a co-op animation studio where a bunch of creatives do all the parts of the process to make each other's projects happen. Capitalism is getting in the way of all the interesting and challenging art.

Liirem's younger sister, Mia. She's a fun, irresponsible, short-sighted person who's fixated on her own pet issue, but struggles to see the big picture. Her hobby is fire, which is also coincidentally the cause of most of her problems. #oc #indiepilot #thecrystalcityfalls

(there she is) #oc #HumanArtists #storyboard #sketch

The Deeplore

Elfs are weak to salt.

I am torn between wanting to be Really Professional and wanting to shitpost how do people manage.

"yes it is I, a fellow neurotypical" Liirem is a "young immortal" under 100 years old, and he doesn't pay attention to politics. Terrified of his own intuitive blood magic, he instead works in the tech industry as a contract ritualist. #oc #art #indiepilot #thecrystalcityfalls

This scene was based on a dream from like 2014, originally documented in my abandoned Tumblr dream journal. I'm hoping to use "DO NOT WATCH THIS PLACE" graffiti later on in the story.

The "unravel" assassination scene. #storyboard #oc #art #indiepilot

#portfolioday #art #indiepilot

Ersatz is OUT! The indie pilot I've been solo-animating for 1.5 years is now on youtube. Check it out! youtu.be/yf2tBjHvx9s?...

This is my favorite drawing of Liirem in the original storyboard. #oc #art #sketch

Good morning #oc #traditionalart #humanartists #sketch

We are not in the least afraid of ruins. We are going to inherit the earth. The bourgeoisie may blast and ruin its’ own world before it leaves the stage of history. We carry a new world here in our hearts. That world is growing in this minute.

I have never used and will never use any LLM "AI" plagiarism machines. I'm a singular human person drawing this garbage on physical paper with my disgusting human flesh hands.

🆒😎✨ #oc

#orc colors based on autumn leaf palettes #oc #art

Today's sketch: how are Liirem's inhibitors installed? As technology overtook the capacities of traditional magic, traditional magic was criminalized. Wild casters who may experience magical outbursts are legally required to wear a device that prevents their magic use. #oc #magitech #csp #art

TOO LATE #art #oc

The Crystal City Falls is an animation project that I help out with sometimes. The character designs are fun and I love the intricacies of the magic system within this world. Which character design do you like the most?

THE CRYSTAL CITY FALLS is a 2D animation pilot project! Elevator pitch for normies: Two elves are drawn into a deadly conspiracy that will unravel the ancient secret behind their immortality. Elevator pitch for leftists: it is anarchist propaganda. 😊 Read the pilot at thecrystalcityfalls.carrd.co