if the world's deadliest poisons were people (part 2) 

I love how calming her voice is while explaining deadly poisons.

There’s something about your drawing of Antherax being a human that gives off mysterious vibes. The concealment of the face with just glowing red eyes, and having some regular clothes makes him someone that could just be glanced past, or seen a lot. Anyways, that’s my favorite one from all of them

Depressing fact: Some of these poisons (including arsenic in past video, and ones not in the video, like cinnabar) were used as paint and highly accessible as paint too, all over the place in history. Green paint in the 1800s or earlier? Probably arsenic

I really love how you do a lot of reseach on the poison instead of just mindlessly drawing, it's entertaining and educating!

I’m almost surprised that the “apple seeds have cyanide in them” trivia wasn’t included, but so much was packed into Cy already that it probably would have been excessive!

lavendertowne walking us through what it would feel like to die by the worlds worst poisons in the most calming voice ever is so funny

A suggestion, since you mentioned nightclubs that made me think "what if famous (alcoholic) drinks were people?" I feel like that would be interesting! Love your art you inspire me a lot

On my way home from school I often see a small bank where plants grow, and side by side are foxgloves and deadly nightshade. I find it really interesting every time I see it, because foxgloves are pretty, innocent looking flowers, and deadly nightshade are the closest plant I've seen to a Disney villain. I have been too tempted to draw them as a couple since. Edit: Anyone can draw this, I'm not guarding the idea go ahead :)

Mercury is a toxic non metal (I think it's non metal) that was used in the Victorian era in the hat industry. Because of exposure to mercury, hatters suffered from mercury poisonings and a side effect of this was 'going mad' and so the creation of 'mad as a hatter' and the mad hatter were born. Edit: holy crap you guys are smart

Arsenic and Cyanide would be the two friends who pretend to like each other but actually hate each other's guts.

I really want to see her draw the periodic table/chemistry as characters that would be pretty cool Edit: I know it would be a long series, so my idea is just to do the cool or interesting ones. Ofc she doesn’t have to do them all, that would be a lot lol

Update: This was actually Sarin gas and not Anthrax! My bad. Fun fact: There was also an Anthrax attack on a Tokyo subway by a religious cult group. A member of the group went onto the train with a stack of news paper which contained two plastic baggies of Anthrax. He poked a hole through one of the bags, missing the other, with his umbrella before exiting the train. Soon people began violently coughing and walking around the train, kicking around and spreading the fluid from the bag. Now the Tokyo trains were intensely clean so news quickly reached management about the litter and people were sent to clean it up, only to find people gasping and coughing for air. Many many people died that day and the group was caught for these actions and discovered to have a secret lab for creating a lot of anthrax.

Some HCs for your poison characters cause they're really interesting: - Cyanide and 210 both work for the same hitman industry. Cyanide is jealous of 210 for being used in more official cases and for being so effective in low doses (cyanide is naturally occuring in apple seeds and almonds, 210 is synthesised). 210, meanwhile, really doesn't care for Cyanide - while she aknowledges Cyanide's usefulness, she's quick to dismiss it as a poor man's way out (as 210 is usually used for very official cases) - Arsenic used to work for the hitman industry but has since retired. He still gets pulled onto some cases though, and is always willing to take more - Anthrax also works at the industry, mostly just as a messenger. They tend to be quite reserved. Neither Cyanide, 210 or Arsenic know what their deal is. So far, Anthrax hasn't been promoted further due to their lack of mass-scale hits, but they're quitely waiting for that day to come. Maybe. Hard to tell with them - TTX and Botulinum are friendly with each other (both make the sufferer aware and are less humanoid) but don't talk often as TTX usually is reserved and keeps to themself - Sometimes Botulinum and Arsenic talk make-up and beauty standards. Neither are quite sure why they are/were used but are very happy about the potential death they may cause - Foxglove is a little bit ghostly, she can make herself invisible and can hover for a short period of time. She's also very afraid of the other poisons, considering how deadly they are compared to herself - Main exception is Cyanide, which Cyanide despises (once again, naturally occuring in almonds and apple seeds). Somehow Foxglove managed to rope Cyanide into baking - Cyanide can actually bake really well - She's considering applying it to her hitman job - Watch out

I love how shes teaching us deadly poison and drawing them scary while her voice is so soft and beautiful..

It's scary how asbestos and lead paint/lead-lined pipes were in homes for decades before some places addressed that issue of poisoning and cancer development. Yet many, many places still have these deadly components in old and/or abandoned houses.

you can really tell she's a character designer from the way she carefully researches to find what elements would be relevant and work well for each character

I love the detail that the cyanide (that burn you inside), carries a cigarette- AND that she mentioned Jonestown case

as a budding herbalist and botanist, i've grown a fondness for poisonous plants and their wild history with people, and i loved your depiction of fox glove! now i'm trying to imagine what your creative depictions of other plants would be, like say jimsonweed with its clever background and wacky yet terrifying side effects, maybe a psychotic soldier or sadistic chef? Either way I love your pieces, cant wait to see more if you do!

I feel like the cyanide character regularly disappears using smoke bombs because it's often used as a quick exit strategy and in smoke

I don’t know why, but I love this series

I really love these drawings! In case you wanted to draw more of them, here are some ideas: Belladonna (Looks like blueberries or elderberries, drawn as twins maybe? People can survive eating only a few, if both twins show up you know you are doomed) Mercury Lead Blue-ringed octopuses (Blue hair? Elastics? Kind of an ocean/sea creature look to her)

I adore your more monstrous designs like with anthrax and botulinum, they fit so well with the poison and inhumane aspects of it. It definitely makes the viewer see the character has a poison and not a human, kind of distancing us and making us feel uncomfortable in a good way

I love these “turning things into people” videos it’s so interesting to watch

The Art of Poisoning Lyrics [Verse 1] Please allow me to intervene With a warning most frightening At any moment you just may be A hapless victim of poisoning [Pre-Chorus] Arsenic at your picnic Strychnine in your red wine You might ingest unknowingly Something strange in your coffee At any moment there just may be A dash of venom in your cup of tea Hemlock at your potluck Nightshade in your lemonade [Chorus] Organs failing one by one Shallow breaths and then there's none A pinch of this, a dash of that Will have you lying lifeless on your back It only takes a bite Then you will not last through the night A dose of this, a drop of that You will turn green then quickly fade to black [Verse 2] Please be cautious with Hors D'oeuvres For you don't know what you are served An ingredient most disturbed Will send you home in the back of a hearse [Pre-Chorus] Cyanide by the seaside Mandrake in your pound cake You might consume mistakenly Bleach, lead, paint, or mercury Even fruit can be most deadly Just one bite and you're six foot deep Anthrax in your lunch sack Laudanum in your chewing gum [Chorus] Organs failing one by one Shallow breaths and then there's none A pinch of this, a dash of that Will have you lying lifeless on your back It only takes a bite Then you will not last through the night A dose of this, a drop of that You will turn green then quickly fade to black [Verse 3] I plead you heed this cautionary tale How your life could quickly be derailed If done correct you certainly won't detect a thing That's the heart in the art of poisoning It takes a single blink to stop and think Before you dive into your food or drink If you dare to not beware of enemies They might conceive your final tragedy [Chorus] Organs failing one by one Shallow breaths and then there's none A pinch of this, a dash of that Will have you lying lifeless on your back It only takes a bite Then you will not last through the night A dose of this, a drop of that You will turn green then quickly fade to black

Her calm voice talking about deadly poisons is just amazing

It would be really interesting to see your take on doing Radium. Radium basically breaks down your bones. There used to be a company that used paint with radium in it to paint watches. They used Radium because it had a faint glow, but not too bright. They would have these women paint the watches. The women were dying from the Radium in the paint. Some were bedridden, some had broken legs, some women's spines would break. An awful way to die. The story of the Radium girls is really interesting to me, but also incredibly sad and disturbing.

I hope there’s a part 3 to this, because this is really interesting to me, especially with the amount of research you do on these :0

I didn't think I'd ever say this, but botulism looks SO cool! Their design is really unique and different from your usual character designs, and you pulled it off really well! Also love the first one too, they're oddly adorable with the little mail uniform lol

I love how much actuall research she does for all of her character design videos like this. It's truly impresive how much she cares. Thank you!

5:50 I LOVE THAT DESIGN OML

I was really hoping for Oxalic Acid here, but everything else was great! Would LOVE a part 3

I love this series, and if it continues, I have a few suggestions for poisons you could draw: Nightshade Hemlock Oleander Manchineel (Basically the death tree) Rosary Pea Ricin Thallium As you can see, I have a weird fascination with poisonous plants 😂

2:53 love the smiley face on the jacket, 100000/10 🤌✨✨✨

Lovely depictions of characters for these poisons! Would love to see hemlock or belladonna on this list, as well as lead poisoning as that was a real common occurrence in the 1900s and there was an event where many people had died from lead poisoning that was in green paint. Lead was a huge commodity back then

I really hope you do a part 3! I've really enjoyed seeing how you envision them, and learning as well. Also, my friend suggested that these poisons together as characters would make for a very interesting manga.

I know you haven't asked for names, but I wanna name them. Anthrax: Andy Cyanide: Cayden Botulinum: Betty

Your Cyanide design reminds me of when you designed Greed (in your seven deadly sins as cute girls video) ! Now I'm head cannoning them as sisters- they work closely as partners in crime, tempting authoritative figures to gets their hands on some cyanide, feeding off those desperate to crush their enemies and seize more power.

*I actually really like the design for Anthrax that you did. Making it a shadowy, faceless entity cuz of it's history of being use as a way to kill while also be hard to trace it back to it's users is an interesting take on it.*

I’d love to see you do a video on turning desserts into cute people (cake, cannoli, cookie, ice cream sundae, root beer float, etc)! I love watching your videos of turning miscellaneous things into people - almost every detail of the designs has a reason to them and I find the designs really appealing! :D

I feel like it would've been an interesting design to add small buttons shaped like almonds and apple seeds on Cyanide, or put them falling off the scale, but the one you drew looks so mischievously menacing that it might not have quite fit in

Honestly i love your designs because you actually knew about the poisons and what they did, where most people would be like “oOo creepy monster that resembles nothing of the actual poison”, so I congratulate you on that.

Lavendertowne once again is going to make my day with her calming voice and art videos/skills

If you do a part 3, may I suggest Agent Orange? It is an utterly horrifying substance that is still affecting people years after its use. Researching it is not for the faint of heart. I'm curious to see how you could turn it into a character.

I’ve learned so much about poison from these art videos, the NSA won’t suspect a thing!

you might have already done this poison, but thallium is one of my favorites. i learned about it when watching the movie based off of agatha christie's the pale horse. it's colorless, tasteless, odorless and slow-acting. before the antidote was discovered, it was known as the poisoner's poison and the symptoms can often be mistaken for other ailments. some of the main symptoms or tell-tale signs of the poison are hair loss and peripheral nerve damage. recommend looking into it :)

I'm kind of suprised that you didn't mention Zyclon B along with Cyanide. It's the Cyanide-based gas that was used during the holocaust. (Rest in peace all those who fell victim to the horrors that went on in those wretched camps).

can we just talk about how talented she is and how calming her voice is? i love her content sm and thank you lavendertowne for being a youtuber.

I can't even begin to explain how happy Haley's genius videos make me. I'm always hit with an instant wave of inspiration, gosh am I excited to watch this.

An important thing to note is that this well known cyanide is hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Not all cyanides are poisonous the same way. A cyanide refers to a compound, a salt that contains the atom group (CN)^- that comes from the acid hydrogen cyanide. (I'm still a beginner so I might be wrong :v) Edit (2 months later): The most known cyanide poison is potassium cyanide KCN. HCN is also very toxic like lots of cyanides. KCN is a salt of HCN. I love your videos like always! :]

9:05 This was the worst timing for me to be eating a can of fish. Really the worst. Now I have to feat for my life as I eat

It’s sad how most of these so far have been used in a political sense, and how humans have become willing to cause such painful and horrid deaths amongst one another for some sort of their own gain. I will say, I love your character designs and they suit the toxins very well. Lovely art as always.

Its not entirely a poison, but if you do a part 3 could you do Sarin? Its not as popular and its more of a poisonous gas than an actual poison, but I really want to see your design of it! It's tasteless and odorless and can cause tremors, seizers, and hypothermia. Its super deadly and can cause death in mere minutes. I think it could be interesting to see the character you make for it!

This is amazing! The characters are expertly creepy as they should be, and you did a lot of research for these different poisons. If you are planning on making a third part, you should look up Ricin, it's a poison that comes from the castor bean (a really common decorative plant in the United States), and is super accessible to the public due to how easy it is to produce.

Ayyy, it's cool seeing a sequel to the poison video! Even more so, now that cyanide and anthrax were covered 🥰

I love how you draw and tell us about the poison, most people would just draw and speak about what they like about the drawing. I really love your content, you are such a big inspiration!

These are some of my favorite drawings ever! Not just because of the quality, but because of all the story behind each poison that gets incorporated in each picture.

Everytime I look at your art I feel the urge to draw.

God I love these videos and your art so much! Toxicology and poisons are one of my interests right now (my anxiety does not really enjoy it sadly)

I love it when you use pressure sensitivity in your art!!! It just has this inky feeling

Hi LavenderTown. I love your character designs. I also love how much research went into each of your designs. If you are going to do more deadliest poison characters, here are some of my recommendations.: Cinnabar - contains deadly amounts of mercury. The mercury is released in a gas form when heated. It was used in ancient cosmetics and antique oriental jewelry because of it's rich red color. Kohl - contains lead. Kohl, also known as Kajal, used in the middle east in traditional eye-liner products. Ancient Egyptians believed it warded off eye diseases. Belladonna - aka deadly nightshade. The plant gets it's toxicity from a substance called Tropane Alkaloids. There are many types of plants related to the Belladonna, such as the Atropa, Henbane, and the Mandragora. The Belladonna has been used in herbal medicines, cosmetics, as well as murders. This plant has been found in north Africa and Europe. Hemlock - The poison that the Greek philosopher Socrates drank when he died. Arconite - Known as "The Mother in Law's poison" in ancient Greece and Rome. Tubocurarine - Historically used to poison the tips of arrows and darts for hunting by South American Native tribes. It is made from a mixture of toxic plants. In the mid-1900's, it was used as an anesthetic during surgery to relax the muscles. Cardenolide - A plant based steroid. It is toxic because it inhibits the body functions that are responsible for maintaining sodium and potassium ions. This poison is known to be fast acting and cause cardiac arrest. As a medicine, plants with cardenolide has also been used to treat cardiac functions. In far east Asia, sap from plants that contain this poison was also used on the tips of arrowheads.

i've found poisons super interesting for a while so i love this series!

I love how calm and soothing your voice is whilst walking us through how we would die of poison

Hey, Lavendertowne! :D Your last video inspired me I tried to make a character based on Pink Oleander (Rose Laurel or Nerium). It's a shrub native through much of Europe, Asia, Africa (Hardiness level 8), and every part of the plant is highly toxic. It secretes a milky latex that can cause convulsions, rash, nausea/and gradually shuts down the nervous system in high enough quantities. The thing is- Oleander is used most commonly as a decorative plant. Apparently in small enough doses it's been used through traditional medicine to treat ulcers, heart and breathing problems, and stomach problems: but there's actually very little evidence to suggest it actually helped with anything. I think at one point, she may have been a Pretty Milk Maid living in someplace like the Queen's Hamlet at the Palace of Versailles, but... That's just the way I took it! I'm curious if you're going to continue doing this series, and can't wait until the next installment if you chose to continue!

Probably won't see this but id love to see an entirely plant-based poisons 'episode'! Like how you've already done foxglove- like yew, nightshade, stuff like that! Most of the actual poison is the same, as you've said, but I'd like to see how you'd design characters & creatures based off of the stories around the plants themselves, as well.

6:40 Relatable... XD Awesome lesson that you can get inspiration literally ANYWHERE

Could you do one for diphtheria? Its one of the most terrifying diseases I've heard of, if you start showing signs there's nothing that can be done because the back of your throat is legit being dissolved by the toxin

I always get super excited when you post, you've been such a big inspiration for me when it comes to art and animation. Keep up the great artwork and I hope you have a good day!

8:35 They’re….wow🛐

We need a part three! I love how creative she can be with these poisons! Its so inspiring😍

I'd still love to see you do one with venoms, especially with the venom of the irukandji jellyfish, I think there are so many different ones with weird effects you can choose from

8:45 The botulinum looks like forbidden mint chocolate chip, prove me wrong🙃

Yess been waiting for this, if you do a part three, you could include poisons like deadly nightshade, which are found in plants and don't need much refinement/concentration

I always enjoy watching LavenderTowne’s videos! She is such a talented artist! ❤️

I find poisons extremely fascinating and I absolutely love talking about it. This is one of my favorite videos you’ve ever made and the character designs are awesome as always in both part one and part two! Usually when I tell people like my father or friends about poison, they think I’m implying I want to poison them and not that I’m telling them this so they don’t get poisoned. Overall it was very calming for me to hear about my favorite topic from you because your voice sounds so nice.

this poisons series is probably my favorite from you, wow. its so interesting and your designs are great :D

i would love it if you did one of these “if ____ were people” videos by drawing the characters before doing research vs after doing research

I love this series, poison is so fascinating in a morbid way, there is so many creative ways they can end you and, the history is even more intriguing

0:00 intro 0:08 Antherax - 4:08 result 4:17 Cyanide - 8:33 result 8:37 Botulinum - 12:50 result 12:56 everyone ___ Also really love this "turning poisons into persons" idea, your cute and a bit spooky artworks inspires me so much, thank you!

YEEES! IM SO GLAD YOU MADE A SECOND!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE FIRST ONE!!!!

8:30 I really like the design but I think you should’ve added some element of bitter almond

I feel like these characters could belong in some awesome obscure horror-ish video game. They're so cool and have so much personality!

It's actually amazing that she does research and tells us about the poisons on top of drawing and describing characters, it's so interesting to watch

bro i had to turn the volume close to max to hear her voice shes so shy but her voice is so soothing i love it

I love the designs so much due to the research behind them, I’m surprised you didn’t know that arsenic was commonly used in vivid green wallpapers! It would have made a great vest colour and pattern.

Honestly, I love these videos. Just having like Lavender's voice calmly talking about these poisons while having a timelapse video. It's just so calming idrk

I think my favorite design you did out of all of these was Foxglove. Her design is so cute 💜

For some reason, Poison tends to makes a really interesting character design. Its has this allure to it.

Let’s gooooooo!! this poisons into people series inspired me to write about ‘why we need to teach plant identification’ for school

I like the idea of Arsenic and Cyanide interacting like Rosie and Alastor

your character design for cyanide is SO GOOD. The idea of the scales and her pushing them, and then the shapes with her hair and the smoke are so satisfying and smart ahhhhh

This seems like it’ll be very interesting and pretty!

Timestamps: 0:08 - Anthrax 4:17 - Cyanide 8:37 - Botulinum

ok but can we just talk about her improvement for a second? i feel like there are way more details in her art in the recent videos than even just a few months ago. the eyes especially really strike me as different in a good way. it's like a totally different artist is drawing them, yet it still has the classic lavendertowne touch to them. good work, queen

My best friend watches your videos (so do I,we both love your art) and now she keeps simping for the poisons you turned into people

I love how your just calmy explaining deadly poisons and death. Truly amazing drawing content

i love all the extra history tidbits you add in🥰mildly/extremely terrible historical events have always interested me, so i was excited that you mentioned the molasses flood along with times the poisons were used

I’d love to see more poisons drawn as humans! It’s so interesting to hear about the effects and see how you translate them into a full on human (mostly human that is). Love it!

I feel like aside from the insane talent and awesomeness of each of these pieces, I think its a learning experience to just see how she shades these absurd details that you wouldn't really see is you're drawing a normal person. Lavender's skill really shows through

When I watch you I get so much motivation to draw and your drawings are just incredible 👏✨👏

Yaaayyy! I've been waiting for the second part to this video~ Thank you LavenderTowne for blessing us with this godly gift!