TURNING MY HOUSEPLANTS INTO CHARACTERS 🌿 (Character Design Challenge + Plant Tour) 

Students: we recently lost our beloved professor Bach Bach: STOP TELLING PEOPLE IM DEAD Students: sometimes we can still hear his voice

Bach is my last name

they just joke that hes just SO OLD that hes half in the grave and/or hes always tired and dresses weird so they joke hes like a vampire or smthn lol

Thank you! 💕 No thanks for letting me know (and for letting me know what kind of succulent he is)!! I'm a very new plant mom so I still have a lot to learn. My room's only window is north facing and it's winter so that's probably why he's not getting enough light ;; I'll try to move him to a different window!

@@PricklyAlpaca you can also use artificial light from lamps and desk lights, especially since the weather of winter usually keeps the sun blocked

@@PricklyAlpaca don’t worry if Pedro doesn’t compact because stretching is kinda permanent, doesn’t affect the health of the plant though! Give him a little more light and he’ll be great! Love your character designs, they’re so adorable!

RIP Vincent Bach 🥺🕊

absolutely same

Do it. I have named all my pencils and drawn them :]

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The saga intensifies

Thank you so much

It's mostly bc I couldn't figure out how to draw it but let's call it ✨ thematic ✨

@@PricklyAlpaca that is a classic artist thing. Someone else finding something in ur art and calling it symbolism and u just roll with it.

I know Im super late to this, but I also have a George and a Georgina 🥰

Lmao all I could think of was “Bella! Where have you been loca?”

Totally not intentional, but I do love the irony in that 👀

Don’t forget to pin your comment haha

Firstly, it definitely helps to know your character's personality a big and what you're going for. What kind of person are they? What kind of clothes would they wear? I get a lot of ideas from Pinterest! I look up outfits in the style I want to emulate, and from there it's a lot of mishmashing to make things work. When designing an ensemble or characters, I like to design them all on one canvas or give them a consistent color or trait throughout to unify them. I used a lot of teal green/magenta for this group along with some yellow. I also like to dress them according to their theme and even highlight certain areas of their body that are important to who they are. For example, Maria is a drummer and a bassist so I gave her a sleeveless top to highlight her arms. Ronaldo is a bit more reserved so his body is covered up more and he wears a layered look influenced by rnb and hiphop. Bach is a mad scientist, so he needs a lab coat. Look up iconography that's important to who the character is, and use bits of that in their character design. Color symbolism is also great for coming up with designs. Maria is friendly and charismatic so her colors are bright and welcoming. Pedro is energetic and bubbly so his colors are pretty saturated. A lot of character design is focused on character! When it comes to what they wear and what they carry with them, it doesn't even really have to look nice as long as it's in character. Maybe they aren't super fashionable or good at dressing themselves. Maybe they're pioneering new styles. Think about how your character would present themselves to the world ✨ I also like to link characters thematically in what they wear if they're closely related in the story. Ronaldo, Pedro, and Maria are all music kids, so all their clothes are based on styles influenced by music genres. Maria and Jasmine are closely linked in the story, so they have matching hair streaks. Pedro and Ronaldo are best friends, so their green/purple predominant color palettes are complementary. I hope this helps! This is what comes to mind at the moment, but feel free to ask questions cause I'm sure there's way more I could say on this topic.

@@PricklyAlpaca noot noot, Thank you for all the wisdom

Y e s i agree with you - those two especially just hits hard-

I consume an inhuman amount of Seinfeld, I'm so glad someone appreciates my Kramer obsession 🙏

Awe, thank you so much! I'm glad this silly plant video was able to cheer you up a bit 💕

@@PricklyAlpaca omg kira hi!! it cheered me out so muchh, my life's been kinda rough and your spiderman video/animation especially is *a masterpiece* (I'm kinda in a spidey phase cause of nwh too) so i've probably watched it like 6 times noww... ur so awesome thank you for making content and art, i aspire to be at your level someday

@@kaylandra Awee, thank you so much, that makes me so happy to hear, I hope you feel better soon friend ♥

I will say some blessings for your dear Finwick 🙏 I thank the good mother for his already long life

Awe Bach is protecting me

Someone in the comments let me know! I'll be switching to the new name in the future!

She was a propagated trimming from my friend Drake's plant so she just l o n g

@@PricklyAlpaca llllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnng

Hearing this from people makes my day honestly, you're so sweet

Awe thank you!! 💕