7/23/12: Badges...and a LOT of Darkmoon!

 

 Left: My half of an art part of an art-and-items trade for angryprncess <3 Right: One of two badges for Punkrock-shefox, fancy badge!

Badge for Antique of Yum*Pop, for part of a commission payment.  This badge is done, except for puffy stickers.  I want to scan it when the stickers are on it, but those will only be added after I laminate it since to do so before hand would be certain death for the badge.  It's really cute...y'all will see it soon. :)
It's not scanned yet because I need to wait until I have enough to laminate so I'm not wasting the sheet with only two things on it and a ton of empty space.

 Darkmoon, supplementary for her ref to show her body hair (armpits, crotch, inner thighs, navel) which is very thick and very dark.  Also a vent piece about societal pressures to shave that due to my texture issues (mostly mild except when concerning this) are just impossible for me to give into.  The texture of my own shaved skin is repulsive and appalling to me and shaving is emotionally draining and takes forever due to exactly how thick the hair is.  Most of the time it doesn't deter me from wearing shorts without tights or leggings and mostly others don't critique me anymore, but I've been told I couldn't go on school trips, been teased, singled out etc. by both teachers and peers in school so it's hard for me to shake off paranoia about it.  Also I'm the only one of my friends who doesn't shave and it's galling for me to have to listen to others talk about shaving during the summer.  So, yeah, there's my rant.  Felt good to draw Darkmoon again.
I temporarily had a desk position at work that was really tedious and repetitive so I did some sketching...this, the badges above, and the work below...the whole post....basically was done at a desk during my lunch breaks and other times when I needed to get away from the task without actually doing anything too engrossing.

So you may remember my Feature Friday about theeverydaygoth, talking about her inspiring me to do a wardrobe cleansing.  I also got back into wearing gothy stuff-I had given up since I felt it didn't look good on me--but then I realized I was being ridiculous and had the right to feel pretty, so I went through my wardrobe and cleaned out a lot of things and resolved to wear my other clothes again.  When I went to see Rasputina in April I got all dressed up for the first time in ages and felt really good and looked really good--that reassured me that I look pretty good in elegant black stuff too.
Supplemental to Dark's ref, these are all outfits I own.
First sketch was the bottom left, by far my favorite.  Put this together for AC.  Hand-dyed pettipants!  Little cute goaty horns are from DMB.
The top left one shows a shirt that my mom and I are pretty sure she made years ago, gave to a thrift store, and I bought it. No joke. XD  Hair clips from the awesome Miss Monster.
Top right shows me in the only short-sleeve blouse I still own, haha.  Put that together for work in the office since I realized I didn't have to wear jeans and tees every day and looked grungy compared to others around me. :I
Bottom right one was the last and I ran out of room and it's my least favorite.  But the caplet is cute.  The bustle skirt is poorly made and the material is cheap and I'm trying to replace it with something better-made.
So a few notes: I layer a lot, wear mostly black, grey, and white, also ivory, also burgundy/wine sometimes, and some purple.  My use of blue is usually muted and rather limited but I have a few blue tops.  I layer a lot, hence the camis and transparent tops.
The crow skull necklace is from Skullery, it's another optional necklace for Darkmoon, but I also have an ankh and a circular chain mail necklace, so in addition to the two on her reference sheet, these are also all daily optionals.  I/she typically wear(s) two at once but one can be worn too.
I'll be making other cute goth sketches in the future as I update my wardrobe and will hopefully be doing fairy kei, lolita, and punk ones.

Warning: Nudity under the cut

This is ALSO supplemental to a ref, but Felix's ref only.  He can have Baphomet features--horns, bat wings, halo, visible chakras, etc.  The wings and horns are transparent/ghostly.  The sigil of Baphomet and inverted crosses aren't part of the form exclusively, rather, some of his many optional tattoos.  Also wax fetish.
Also super inspired by tons of Black Tape For A Blue Girl.

Felix

Darkmoon and Felix function as two versions of the same individual OR as siblings.  Similar interests and tastes to Liam and Merriweather.

He can hang out with my characters, but doesn't have a storyline (yet).  He'd probably hang out with Merriweather, Carlos, Lindsay, Carmichael, Bailey, Derrick, and the rest.  He's not as showy as a lot of them are.  I could see him also hanging out with the Rochester bands, especially Antelope + 2, whose members I haven't really..drawn yet.  I have a lot of characters, offshoots, storylines, etc. running around and it's hard to represent everybody.

Name: Felix Spencer K. (Felix, Spencer, Spence)

Birthday: March 19, 1993 

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 190

Body Type: Tall, sturdy.  

Occupation: Broke college student.

Ethnicity/Species: Coydog (Coyote-Shepherd-Heinz 57). 

Faith: Occultist.

Sexuality: 75% straight.

Partner: -

Siblings: Darkmoon. 

Music: Bright Eyes, Modest Mouse, Joy Division, Bauhaus, Nick Cave, Larkin Grimm, Cursive, Tool, Brand New, Brody Dalle, Shudder To Think, Nirvana, Rasputina, Smashing Pumpkins, Siouxsie Sioux, old Manic Street Preachers, Skinny Puppy, Radiohead, Sholi, Morrissey, The Damned, Dog Fashion Disco, Ramones, The Stooges, Murder By Death, Sex Pistols, Bob Dylan, Alice In Chains, The Cure, Interpol, Sisters of Mercy, Covenant, Tapping The Vein, Depeche Mode, Alexisonfire, CSNY, Nine Inch Nails, Say Anything, Scarling., The Blood Brothers, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, AFI, How To Destroy Angels, The Dresden Dolls, Carina Round, Streetlight Manifesto, DeVotchKa, Ween, Pearl Jam, Matt & Kim, Mother Mother, Patrick Wolf, David Bowie, Your Heart Breaks, Stone Temple Pilots, My Chemical Romance, Jack Off Jill, Manchester Orchestra, Gravy Train!!!!, Parenthetical Girls.  Grunge, goth, punk, glitter punk, folk, shoegaze, experimental.

While Darkmoon and Felix share similar music tastes, Felix prefers male vocals and doesn’t listen to pop.  He does listen to electronic music but is not fond of straight-up dance.  While Darkmoon’s favorite bands are the Dresden Dolls and Parenthetical Girls, his are Modest Mouse, Bright Eyes, and Joy Division.  

Fashion: 80s goth, punk, deathrock, grunge.  Always in black.  Torn fishnet and trashed denim, DIY jackets and vests, spikes, chains and studs all over.  Stripes, eyes, bats, birds, bones.  Holes in everything.  Jeans, a band tee, and flannel or jacket suffice.  Big fan of doc martens.  Black or grey with red, green, brown, white, purple, or blue.  Wears collars, accessorizes. Almost always wears Siouxsie makeup.  Symbols such as pentagrams, inverted cross, ankh, om, etc. almost always present.

Favorite/necessary necklaces are his ankh, raven, and baphomet pentagram. 

Personality: Somewhat more reserved than Darkmoon, but still capable of being talkative. Also mildly autistic, like her, it barely shows except through stress.  Creatively inclined; writes, draws, paints, does pottery and street art.  Dutiful, hard working.  Loyal, self-aware.  Enjoys being alone more than Darkmoon.

Drugs: drinks on occasion, prefers wine, rum, coolers, flavored vodka, Irish cream, and mixed drinks.  Smokes weed on occasion.

Likes: SANDMAN, Batman, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, David Lynch, Ren & Stimpy, Stanley Kubrick, chicken wings, X-Men, Twin Peaks, taxidermy, street art, pottery, the Occult, Paganism, chakra work and reiki, masks, Oceania, animals—especially cats, corvids, rats, goats, and donkeys, cooking, tofu, omelets, Tumblr, sleeping in, video games (Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Zelda, Okami), mythology, theatre,  erotica/adult material, gender,  A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Metalocalypse, South Park, Adventure Time, Flapjack, Little Bear, BDSM, drag shows, halos, art nouveau, body art, iconography.

Dislikes: Close-mindedness, good-and-evil/right-and-wrong divisions, sauerkraut, baths (showers are ok!), crowds, roller coasters, humid weather, hot dogs, hardcore drugs, sensationalism, censorship, commercials, mainstream pop & dance, hotels, creepy crawlies, trashy Halloween costumes, cigarettes, coffee.

Movies: Fight Club, Where The Wild Things Are, Being John Malkovitch, Donnie Darko, Rabbits, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Nosferatu, The Dark Knight, Batman Returns, Ferris Beuler’s Day Off, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Santa Sangre, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Little Miss Sunshine, Zodiac, Orlando, Chicago, Misery, Pinnochio, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, A Perfect Blue, The Birds, Shawshank Redemption, Pom Poko, The Prestige, Velvet Goldmine, The Matrix, Gentleman Broncos, Labyrinth, People Under the Stairs, Beetlejuice, The Wall, Paprika, The Cat Returns, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, V for Vendetta, The Secret of NIMH, Velvet Goldmine, Pirate Radio, 12 Monkeys, Silence of the Lambs. Surreal, horror, thriller, sci-fi/fantasy, offbeat.

BAPHOMET FORM (pictured below main reference sheet)
Physical self remains the same, this is an expression of self-divinity, a form that exists when he's in a transcending experience, meditating, etc.  Can be assumed during sex and domination as well.  Not a "chillin 'round the house" form.
ALL THE FEATURES ARE UP TO YOUR INTERPRETATION as they can change due to Felix's mood, current interests, desire for how he wants them to look, etc.
"Ghostly"/ transparent bat or raven wings (or mix).  Usually tattered/ruffled/partially plucked.  Can show bone too, up to interpretation, situation, mood, etc.
Set of horns, can be spiraled like a ram's or long and straight like an antelope's.  Can be red, black, white, etc. usually also rather transparent but may look more solid.
Halo framing him.  Feel free to use any symbols mentioned in his list of optional tattoos (below).  Most likely the color blue will show up, or purple to symbolize the third eye chakra, with white to symbolize the crown chakra.  Most commonly used are the Ankh, inverted cross, and Sigil of Baphomet.
May wear animal bones, skull masks, etc. in this form.
Chakras may be visible, glowing in spheres within the body and/or around the body.

Long deathhawk, often ratted/tangled. Can be brown, platinum, black, blue, or mix.  Can be dreaded up.

GLASSES OPTIONAL.  Usually wears contacts.

Thick muzzle.

Thick eyebrows

Optional short, scruffy beard or goatee
Hairy body--a little chest hair, happy trail, thick pubic hair.  Most anthros don't have body hair, true, but Felix has a little present.  If he were a human it would be even thicker.   

Facial hair may be dyed or bleached

Can wear ear cuffs

Optional tattoos (all blackwork): star-and-crossbones (not blackwork, deep blue and purple), raven, Sigil of Baphomet, (back), inverted cross (top of hands, behind ear, along spine), spinal cord, tree (side, arm, lower chest), ouija board (upper chest), eye (palm/s).  Sleeve may be additional symbols—triple goddess, ankh, infinity, lotus, astrological—and animal skulls, henna-style flowers, lyrics.