every couple of months a thought starts eating at me. "i feel like my ocs are too 'pretty'". some day i'll do a proper write-up about it, what it means and where it comes from. today's post is an example of a time where i did something about it.

yesterday/today (it was 1AM) i got the inspiration to update Daniel's design. "update" is a strong word tbh.

i mostly wanted to 1) start moving er setting (a.k.a. the warlockverse) slightly away from "realism", 2) add some flair to er clothes. ee's married to a very artsy fartsy embroidery-obsessed tailor after all.

the result was a Danny with yellower skin, more cartoonish lashes and lacy flowery fabric. er facial features were shifted around as well. also, i feel like er last "ref" didn't properly communicate that ee's not just hunching for the pic, ee's got kyphosis. i think the new one does it better.