Turning PLANETS into GODDESSES 🌠✨🌌 Uranus, Neptune, Pluto (CHARACTER DESIGN CHALLENGE)

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[@crypticfinch]

Fun fact! Pluto's companions are actually so perfect because Cerberus has a brother named Orthrus who has two dog heads! :D

[@omeometeotl]

came here to say this! lol

[@queenpearlinofthemermaids2416]

I love the idea of this Pluto seeing her popularity among children and deciding “I will guard you with my life!” And being known as a protecter of young children.

[@AngelavengerL]

aww i love this idea

[@kelstitch868]

I’m seriously enjoying these cinematic intros the more you do them, it’s brilliant :> Also btw Uranus looks slick and I’m loving her Imm into this icy cold aesthetic 😍❤️

[@idiotarts6566]

you should of given Pluto a few dwarfs to represent the other dwarf planets

[@WSchmidt09]

Pluto is forever a planet in my 90s kid heart. What an incredible journey through a bunch of hot -planets- -people- -planets! It's always delightful to see your work, but felt especially topical since my lady-wife is currently trying to design a magical girl character for an upcoming Pathfinder campaign. Happy 2023! Hope it's a wonderful year!

[@stephaniewhitaker3566]

Same I was born in 97 but still

[@Wiz1800]

Justice for Pluto ✊🏻😔

[@symeonellis5722]

I second that 😭✊🏾

[@disclaimerhotmess4007]

I third that✊🏽

[@stxrcakes1283]

I forth that ✊

[@nowhy-hl3um]

I fith that ✊

[@halley8105]

I sixth that ✊🏼

[@evan50748]

It works really well that one of plutos moons is called hydra and you went for multiple headed moons (obviously cerberus was the main inspiration but I like that’s it’s managed to link in with other multi headed beasts) Pt 3 of giving them titles; 1) Uranus of the icy winds 2) Neptune the sea of starlight 3) Pluto the forbidden child of wonders

[@claracatlady9844]

As a fashion design student it is very interesting to see how an illustrator thinks of fabric and decides to depict it

[@PricklyAlpaca]

I also design and sew costumes, so I approach character designs that are supposed to only exist in a 2d space in a very different way. With these I can defy the laws of gravity and design in a way where I don't have to be practical. I don't get to be quite as free with my costume designs lol

[@claracatlady9844]

@@PricklyAlpacaI get it 😂 kinda same vibes as me making lose sketches during the inspiration/research stage of a project and then my tutor looks over my shoulder and goes like “Oh nice. Sooo how would you construct this?” 🫠

[@cjthefox]

Ohhhhhhhh my gosh the texturing!? TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!!! I'd really like to see different types of galaxies or black and white holes made into designs like sparkly swirling fabric for the milky way MMMMMM yes, please! All I could think when looking at Neptune was "Lizzo should wear this outfit..." Amazing Job!!! Can't wait to see what random objects you give personalities too next!

[@valstarlings9153]

being a deity of the underworld isn’t (necessarily) evil! maybe Pluto was, uh. disqualified? bc death is viewed as negative by others (what if she lost the majority of devoted believers and could not be considered a god anymore huh) and her goal would be to restore her reputation, so to speak. also the color palette of these three is so pleasing to look at… i had a feeling they’d end up being my favorites and it definitely came true haha

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Love this take on Pluto! 💕

[@MiscellaneousJo]

I want to see a sort of Dwarf Planet series, including Ceres, Eris, Makemake, Haumea, etc.

[@LincolnDWard]

Yes! That's why I wasn't sad when Pluto got demoted, because the other dwarf planets are so interesting! (Especially Ceres and Haumea)

[@nathangomatos7812]

Agreed

[@nathangomatos7812]

And maybe the sun would be cool to see too

[@MiscellaneousJo]

@@nathangomatos7812 OOOOO! And maybe also a personification of the Asteroid Belt and Kuiper Belt!

[@3starsburningbright]

I didn't start giggling at the word "Uranus" until you kept reminding us to be civil and scientific about the name. I blame you, PricklyAlpaca. Updating this just to shift my comment into a more serious tone, your art is genuinely truly stunning. Your designs are always so aesthetically pleasing and literal eye candy and I could only _dream_ of having such a creative mind because.... wow. I've only seen like two other videos from you but your creations in this video paired with the the very interesting commentary going in depth on the motivations and inspirations of each design and a few cool facts about each planet convinced me I NEED to check out your other stuff. Your art style and work flow are both so eyecatching and I can only describe them as _insanely_ edible I hope you have a wonderful 2023, and that more people can discover your channel and appreciate all the work you do to entertain us. I was thoroughly invested in each planet's representation and I just might go watch the other "turning planets into people" videos after this one, aswell as earning you a well deserved new subscriber 💙

[@Etombs974]

Great video, I love your art so much! I know it’s very very overdone, but I’d love to see your take on the Greek pantheon, or even some of the underappreciated deities like Thanatos and Zephyrus. There’s lots of material to work with, and I think the high fashion inspiration you usually draw from would definitely do them justice. Norse and Egyptian mythology is equally as interesting if you’re looking for something less tropey

[@averysmith2978]

i second this!! i’m so interested in mythology and i would love to see how you would tackle the greek or norse gods ! ❤

[@pbdthe_catperson]

Best thing about two headed dog accompanying Cerberus is that Cerberus has a brother! WITH TWO HEADS!!!

[@ChantelleArts]

Pluto got done so bad 😔 I’m glad you included Pluto, they all look amazing, this was a great series 😊

[@votedmothman]

Even though you may not have had it in mind when drawing Uranus's moons, but the fact that rabbits often represent the moon in much asian folklore. So, I just thought that was cute :D

[@Olivia-pj9wy]

beyond excited for these planets edit: I refuse to behave myself in the comments

[@Indieglade]

"Uranus has some unique oddities" best sentence ever 5:55

[@ashley126890]

The two-headed dog is called Orthrus, brother of the tree-headed Cerberus. All of the purposeful details you put in your designs are so impressive.

[@emmaleearias1069]

PLUTO IS A PLANET!!!! Idc what anyone says haha. So pretty I’m obsessed with you. Are you going to do a porcelain corset tutorial like you teased at Christmas?! I’ve been waiting for with bated breath lol

[@TheArtistButler]

They all look so amazing!! Great job! Also, I'm so happy you included the Psych clip at the end lololol

[@buzzinbea]

I love how Uranus' severity contrasts with the little bunny companions they have~!! Just like how Pluto's small and cute appearance contrasts with their pack of multi-headed wolves!

[@vampapaiya]

I am absolutely *in love* with Uranus and Pluto which is kind of surprising to me cause besides being alive when they revoked Pluto’s planetary status, I had no connection to these planets. Earth, Jupiter, and Mars are my other most liked designs !! Very excited to find out that Uranus is gender neutral and the way you portrayed them made me so happy. I’m a femme-leaning non-binary person and it’s just nice representation-

[@Squishy_Seal]

God I love this series. Generally all your character design videos tend to be amazing. You put so mich thought and effort in your designs ans your art is beautiful ! And your editinf and humour lol 😉 you deserve more attention. Sorry if this sounded weird XD

[@maeo1612]

Right from the thumbnail, Pluto reminds me so much of Anna with the ice streaks on her brown hair, if by some twist of fate she got ice powers from/instead of Elsa. Pluto's personality lines up with my Anna head cannon pretty well too! A kind but lowkey angry young woman jaded by her circumstances.

[@allelon8284]

God, I've been loving these planet character design videos so much, they get me thinking about our solar system and generally our place in the universe, in both "Wow, the universe is so amazing and big" and "Wow, we know nothing beyond the scope of our own nose in the astronomical sense, for all we know, we could be the only "living" thing in the universe". I love everything you do, I could listen to you talk about anything for hours and nothing puts me in such a productive mood as your videos do. If all goes to plan, I'l be spending my first paycheck on one of these prints, Jupiter and Pluto have my heart 🤍 Edit, I really really like how you actually used the colors of the planets and relied on textures and silluette in the series, it's just look so natural and unified bc of course it is! I just wanna say that it *looks* like a breath of fresh air.

[@crazygamer_1082]

I’ve always wondered has anyone made like a PABU (Prickly Alpaca Book Universe) for all these characters yet? Like, I really wanna read it cause all these characters could go so many different ways and I’m DYING to see what someone does with them all. If anyone has a story/is making one. Please pop the name/author name in the comments below this so I can check it out. Please and thank you! ❤❤

[@corviderii7580]

I thought Uranus was going to be my absolute favourite design of the series, and then Pluto swoops in to steal the title!! I love her. She is my daughter now. On an artistic note, you've done a brilliant job incorporating the colours of the planets into each design. 🖤

[@SleepiFoxxi]

4 hours ago?! Awesome I've been waiting for another planet video! Suggestion: Could you turn Zodiac signs into people next? If your tired, you don't have to. Relax and stay healthy! 🥰💝

[@sapphosviolets]

i’m doing astronomy in school right now and i kept thinking about your designs so im so excited that this video happened to come out today :D

[@jessierainbow5562]

I would kill for an artbook with all these fashion designs they always end up amazing.

[@lyraenza]

how about designing the hypothetical, not observed at all 9th planet that isn't Pluto and that we think exists only because Neptune's orbit is weird ? (that's the way Neptune was discovered btw "oh Uranus' orbit is weird maybe something is disturbing it")

[@bookish4415]

Been waiting for this video ❤ absolutely obsessed and I feel like Pluto needs to be like a 13-15 year old girl who’s just misunderstood lol

[@I4IMPAZZITI]

You are right hehe

[@TheCrazysingingurl]

I love your art style and all of the information about the planets is very interesting!

[@ashlancrow6561]

okay hear me out: you said in the first video you did in this series that these were minor deities-- so what if you made like a main diety that was the milky way????? and then you could make different galaxies into dieities just a thought

[@fizzy_gutz]

Your Pluto design is absolutely gorgeous !!! I just love how much personality you were able to put into her design 💖💖

[@LUCILUN3]

Ur-nus not ur-a-nus forget the a ppl i know thats how u pronounced it- 😀🔫

[@Flareontoast]

Your designs never fail to be amazing! I can learn a lot from your creativity and shape language. I'm never confident enough to try cool silhouettes.

[@flameboundaries4496]

If we get destroyed by a planet, it’ll definitely be Pluto. Pluto: LOOK WHOS LAUGHING NOW BITCH 😤

[@thesaviourfromheavensunwuk9639]

Interesting so the sun will be the most powerful goddess in the world

[@kelseakidd6041]

I love your work so much. You've definitely inspired me to try for a more organic art technique. I tend to be very particular about clean lines, so trying your method seems freeing 😍

[@aoikuma2337]

I feel like seeing as though we’ve already seen wolves as Saturns animal companions, I think it wouldve been really cool to make plutos companions bears- especially to play onto the almost nordic themes she has and give her that internal strong power/anger she has (like for being kicked out of the planets club). No hate or anything they look awesome, just a little idea TuT!!

[@gok1bvri72]

I feel like you intentionally said Uranus as many times as possible Edit: Uranus gets really annoyed when people make ur anus jokes

[@wednes3day]

Astronomy ideas o.o - various nebulae - galaxies (M104 infrared is so pretty, and there's probably something that could be done with other galaxy shapes too) - personifying a multi-star system like Alpha Centauri?

[@brianahawkins8124]

All three artworks are Beautiful.💖

[@JacobL228]

This has already been done; it's called "Roman mythology" (and yes, it includes Pluto).

[@emoharpsichord]

Got an idea. The dwarf planets are a minority, and our solar system planets are like celebrities. One of those planets takes a liking to Pluto (probably Neptune) and mentors her. Pluto becomes an advocate for dwarf planets with the platform accidentally given to her by a planet. It then gets taken from her, but its too late. Pluto is mad and so are all the other dwarf planets and some other planets. Pluto continues to fight. think about it. It would make a great story.

[@GuavaMarshmellow]

Imagine being Pluto and the only reason you're not a planet is people can't be bothered to include every other 'dwarf planet' as a planet

[@os5403]

Pluto is giving Anna from Frozen if her heart froze (but then her heart freezing over gave her magic and made her a coldblooded villain)

[@greywarden1261]

Pluto has jack frost vibes A lot of little kids want her to be a planet, so why not have her as the patron of young people, a young heart who is a manifestation of their will. Children, teens and newly turned adults, she is their happiness, their rage, their might.

[@geckokid8265]

Fun fact: Pluto is sometimes called "the king of the Kuiper belt" so it is in fact better than the other planets Edit: also I love Plutos doggos

[@I4IMPAZZITI]

The names Uranus: Uranya Neptune: Nayapta Pluto: Politea I hope you like theese names😅

[@skulluton6122]

lmafo im so glad you added the psych clip thats my favorite clip about pluto! Also I love your designs you always inspire me to draw so much!

[@Shroobin.Doodlez]

I'm mature about the planet name it just hearing said name with a picture of Jessy from braking bad is extremely funny to me idk why man it just is

[@miaramos3228]

As a soon to be new graphic designer and a new to digital drawing artist I normally stick to paper pencil,marker, Cp (color pencil) or whatever you wanna use but I just can’t seem to find an art style. But I love to draw fantasy based characters that I make up on the spot so that’s what I see within your drawings, when you draw characters based of certain things it just speaks out to me and encourages me to pick up a sketch book and just draw whatever comes to mind. Anyways enough of my rambling, Superior video, the art is just so precious and you just can tell that it’s made from the heart. I may have just subscribed after watching a video of yours from 2 years ago but that doesn’t matter this is a channel I can tell will be an extraordinary addition to my life. ❤️❤️✨😁 Edit: Does anyone think of Anna from frozen when they look at Pluto based on the hair

[@candyoblivion6228]

you're so talented bro 😭 i love astronomy a lot and creating celestial objects as characters kind of helps me cope--- your versions of them are just STUNNING!! Specially Uranus! Preach!

[@meebees961]

Pretty sure it's also okay to pronouns Uranus YOUR-uh-nose to avoid butt jokes

[@Jaybiiird]

Galaxies, nebulas, and star types would be really cool collections to turn into character ideas!

[@ilovemikki4944]

Is it just me or did Kira design Pluto to look a lot like Anna from Frozen?

[@longlosttricorn]

I love how Uranus is feminine leaning expression wise but their pronouns are still neutral. :)

[@MARS_1111.]

Saying Uranus is simple and fem but the outfit is NOT simple

[@Queer_boiled_ears]

Them “don’t joke about Uranus” Also them “Uranus on the inside is composed of rocks and hot fluids”

[@selenar8530]

I need to know WHAT BRUSHES DO YOU USE PLEASE TELL MEEEE!!!!!

[@deefields5692]

The tiny snippet of dont fear the reaper in the beginning made me happy i love that song ❤

[@Mushrooms.Muffins104]

an idea what if pluto is like five feet taller then an average human but since she is dwarf the other planets are ten times taller

[@christinetirimon4232]

It would be cool if you could turn Jenna marbles dogs into people.

[@jule4772]

''I'm a huge nerd even though I'm kind of dumb and I don't exactly like comprehend most of it but it's still so much fun [...]'' // R'AMEN 👏 this spoke to my soul

[@blazingbella08]

THANK GOODNESS PLUTO IS INCLUDED!!!! JUSTICE FOR PLUTO!!!

[@cydney1545]

I am so damn immature. The Uranus section did indeed have me giggling.

[@jackmcslay]

Ceres should get one then, as it's now also considered a dwarf planet.

[@apocryph0n]

I really love seeing KZbin creator Pinterest boards (honestly any kind of creator who shows off their Pinterest boards) because I recognize so many of the pins I have in my own boards XD

[@Anastasia-ex6sv]

The designs are gorgeous! The way you use colours, shapes and textures is so inspiring! It was also super interesting learning about the planets, though I will admit I had a hard time keeping a straight face during the Uranus part 😅

[@honeybeerandom]

Charecter design idea: Turning weapons into charecters

[@gloriaukasiak5739]

I don't want to be dramatic, but I would die for your Pluto

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

12:26 a note: pluto is the roman equivalent to the greek god of the underworld, hades most of the planets are just the roman equivalents, actually

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

im in love with your neptune

[@deathian]

Pluto my beloved

[@deathian]

Also YOUR OUTFIT?! I want, its so freakin cool

[@avocadoartist1145]

Pluto not being a planet is Kira’s villain origin story

[@ArktzeZeraph]

are we gonna just pretend the planets in the solar system weren't named after the roman pantheon, so they would already have personalities and such as characters from their respective mythology? i-

[@LangkeeLongkee]

They would not have personalities because they are rocks/balls of gas in space. They were names AFTER gods, they are not literally THE gods. She created her own pantheon so she can do whatever she wants, also she literally did take some inspo from mythology. Saying the actual real planets have objective personalities that all characters based on the planets should be based on is like saying white always represents purity because that's commonly used in western culture when other cultures acknowledge red as more pure and white representing death. No interpretation is objectively correct, it's cultural.

[@because78...9]

OH MY G O D THESE AR SO COOL, IDK IF IM 4 DAYS LATE THIS IS AMAZING

[@D3aD-D0V3]

Pluto lowkey reminds me of Anna from frozen

[@melinabenson2808]

PLUTO IS NOT A PLANET! Anyway love the designs you are such a lovely and creative person❤

[@MintyMido]

these designs are absolutely STUNNING!! I love how much detail you go into about the planets themselves I always learn so much from your videos!

[@Realprincesscourtney]

Pjo fans when u mentioned the Roman God's: 🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♀️‍➡️ (that's us running towards this video btw)

[@sunnyskyes7883]

GORGEOUS I probably will be writing a story for these three👀I’ll make it public somewhere

[@Demon-egg-roll]

Uranus is Gaia's Ex husband who I still can't remember the name of Neptune is Poseidon Pluto is Hades Poseidon/Neptune, Hades/Pluto and Zeus/Jupiter are all siblings in both mythologies

[@Happs-]

I'm so sorry but every time she said "Uranus" I cracked up. Many things in my life are compacted, but this thing isn't. I hear funny word, I laugh at funny word. I'm so sorry.

[@unwindtime2669]

I hold a belief that. Pluto’s moon Charon is actually a dwarf planet. Because of its large size compered to other dwarf planets in the solar system. This would make Pluto and Charon a dwarf planet binary system. WHICH WOULD BE AWESOME!!! But it seems to be a torn topic. Anyway LOVE ALL THE DESIGNS!

[@NovaShards_Scarlett]

I could go on and on about why Pluto isn't a planet but I understand the sentiment lmaoo- but it's kinda just a round-ish asteroid sharing an orbit with a ton of other asteroids- it's orbit isn't "cleared out" like a planet should have and it's moon is like 60%+ its size- the center of orbit (or something like that) is actually in the gap between itself and its moon; they just orbit around an invisible spot together instead of one around the other- Renaming it as a dwarf planet isn't like taking away some of its validity, it's just another equal classification-

[@spaghettibete4286]

I love them all they're so prettyyyyy D'::: I'm not sure which one I like the best but Pluto is precious!!

[@XxXNightcoreQueenXxXV2]

How about the different types of stars? That could be a fun twist on this if you wanna do more.

[@gaIexy]

gorgeous art as always!! 💖 also, sorry to say this but...according to NASA, most scientists say YOOR-un-us. .....not your-ANUS.... 😬

[@thefrogoftheforestYT]

“Only think about things scientifically, while I’m talking about your anus” 😂 when someone hears that sentence out of context

[@absyntheew7075]

Chef Kiss for all of them! Great designs great video! AND PLUTO REMAINS A PLANET IN MY 53 Y/O HEART!

[@ghostofthen00b]

I think it was a missed opportunity to give Pluto a dwarf body type, because yknow, dwarf planet 😔

[@randomperson3594]

I was born in 2006 I think it was already deemed not a planet my entire life BUT JUSTICE FOR PLUTO

[@Dreamy-Angel87]

Next make the suns or star variation

[@Zemgy]

Space themed character ideas Pulsar Magnetar Cosmic rays Comets -messengers of the gods/don't want to be gods Rogue planets Hypervelocity star one pair of a binary star pair Nebulae super powerful mystic companions of so e sort considering all the various shapes and colours there are evil maniacal laugh Black and white holes progenitors of the gods or like leading pair quasar Thorne-Zytkow object hooly ****** twin gods/or like janus or hecate multi faceted Hoag's object Black dwarf ... Supernova/hypernova Blitzar Nova Just a few I remembered might be typos but yeah hope their helpful Would love to help in character creation ideas

[@marveludus]

FUN FACT about Pluto's wolf companions! We all know and recognize Cerberus, the three-headed doggo, but there is in fact also a two-headed dog in greek mythology! His name is Orthrus and he was Cerberus' brother (until Heracles killed him, that is) According to some, Orthrus was also the father of famous creatures such as the Sphinx and the Nemean Lion!

[@artecafe_sketches101]

what about a black hole?? and a white hole(even though these don't exist, could be a nice character concept though.) or the four famous nebulas(eagle{this contains the pillars of creation btw}, omega, trifid and lagoon nebula). btw love the vid!!! and let's go, PLUTOs back kids!!!!

[@strangeacelegume]

Saying a dwarf planet isn’t a planet is like saying a person with dwarfism isn’t a human. Justice for Pluto 😔

[@mari6617]

omg cannot contain my excitement :)))) PLUTO MY BB i adore these videos so much by the way literally you have become my comfort youtuber during first semester of college