If FIRE & WATER were 🔥 MAGICAL GIRLS 🌊 (Character design challenge) PART 1

[@fyresystem4902]

Midas Touch: A Greek myth that goes a little something like this, Midas found a good friend of Dionysus, a Saytr named Silenus. Midas took in the Saytr, who was super drunk because Dionysus, and cared for him. Dionysus found out and as a reward gifted Midas with a wish. Midas wished for everything he touched to turn to gold. It was super cool until he turned his food to gold and maybe his wife or daughter into gold. He then begged Dionysus to take away his curse.

[@sofidehar5653]

im pretty sure it was his daughter

[@Lilly-to9hs]

@@sofidehar5653 yeah, it was his daughter

[@Louie-et6mf]

I know there are different ways it ended but I know one where after begging Dionysus he told him “ you must wash your hands in special river “ and so he did soon he gave gold to his village his greed vanished only after losing his daughter. But there is one where he starves to death

[@_that_one_human_0170]

A fellow mythology nerd I see :)

[@audiobooksforfree7857]

@@_that_one_human_0170 I love mythology, especially Greek mythology.

[@chang9576]

Just a random idea: I know Water have no ice elements, but things frozen in ice can become preserved for years. So as an addition to her time powers, perhaps she can stop the time of a single person, thus trapping them Some name ideas: Fire: Eve Water: Edel, Blince

[@izzyiced587]

Water is giving me a gentle and kind energy like a mom or big sister and Fire looks so regal and 'in-charge' in a way. And no matter how generic the dragon was as a choice for Fire's companion, I thoroughly appreciate it as a dragon lover. I have a few name ideas for these pretty girls cause I just love giving characters and inanimate objects cool names with cool meanings. For Fire: Elidi (gift of the sun), Enya (fire), Idalia (behold the sun), and Oriane (sunrise) For Water: Rosemary (dew of the sea), Nixie (name of a water spirit), Cascade (you know, like waterfalls), and Ara (bring rain) Can't wait to see Air and Earth!

[@Wiz1800]

Yesss I love your name suggestions - hard agree

[@jaynobeanies7979]

I totally agree! But also for Water, I feel like she would also have a very dangerous and aggressive side, just like the ocean (and some mums lol).

[@galacticgxts729]

Rosemary and Idalia >>

[@gh0stirl]

i looove how the fire girls hair glows it reminds me sm of disneys rapunzel !! which works so well for the healing abilities and the fire/sun imagery

[@PricklyAlpaca]

I didn't make that connection but you're totally right!

[@gladiolus3181]

I’m not sure what it is, but I love the dark skin with yellow clothing combo. It’s why I love Mel’s design from arcane, especially with the yellow freckles she has. There’s also i comic that I read where one character had dark skin with yellow freckles and eyes. There’s something about that combo that I’m a big fan of I’d also like to mention for the fire goddess, another two things that could add to her theme of “rebirth” are volcanoes and wildfires. Volcanoes caused lots of damage with their lava, but they can also make islands and very fertile land for nearby areas. As for wildfires, even after very terrible wildfires, life finds a way to regrow. Where I live, we had a pretty bad wildfire I think three years ago. Now revisiting there in the summer, the trees are still dead but the ground has lots of plants and flowers that grow around it

[@acelittlefire]

i would totally binge watch an animated series with these character designs- your rendering is also incredibly beautiful! name suggestions: Lynn for water (derived from words meaning pond/lake/waterfall - Welsh and Celtic origin) and Mishal for fire (it means torch/candle - Arabic origin)

[@acelittlefire]

@@sofidehar5653 that's a pretty name!

[@sofidehar5653]

@@acelittlefire thank you

[@bria1648]

a cool idea would be designing characters for each of the (actual) element. Just take the periodic table and slap some pretty girls on it. Btw I don't expect anyone to do this in a million years because there are 118 of them and I don't want you to die

[@bird1461]

Idk bismuth is looking pretty tempting… magnesium is pretty cool too

[@winstermagic7886]

sounds like a collaboration project

[@kalopsiajones]

For the fire girl, a good name might be Edin or Febris. For the water girl maybe Adria or Bree/ Briana. Also wanna say I'm quite new to your channel but you're videos have given me a lot of inspiration to start taking my art more seriously. Thank you, and I hope you're having a good day.

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Thanks for the name suggestions! And I'm glad you're enjoying the videos 💕 it makes me so happy to hear that my art is giving people inspiration

[@WSchmidt09]

I love the Kintsugi healing element! Fire has big paladin vibes, which is top tier. Water is lovely and striking, too; I have to admit, when you mentioned Cthulhu it just reminded how much I would love to see any sort of eldritchy art you might create. These illustrations are gorgeous and I'm so excited for part 2! (The "personal love letters you will never see stop asking" nearly had me guffawing at my work desk.) Hope you're doing well! Congratulations on 100K subscribers! You have definitely earned it. Don't take on too much, but a Discord server (or patreon where money can be hurled at you at top speeds) would be incredible. EDIT: Realized I left out about half a sentence previously. Whoops.

[@PricklyAlpaca]

I'm almost definitely leaning into the Cthulhu or Nesse angle for water 👀 I feel like it mirrors fire's dragon a bit better! I would love to do a video where I create Lovecraftian monsters or something tbh! Idk how into spooky stuff most of my audience is but I love it. And thank you! Your support over the years has meant so much to me Willis! I really want to launch the Discord and maybe a Patreon in the near future so I can connect more with the community ✨

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Pinterest: pin.it/1tJl8vA Sorry the speedpaint is a little fast at some points! I'm working on some alternate recording methods to prevent future time lapses from having a flashing images effect. A big thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video! The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/pricklyalpaca02221

[@eunicebaldovino9553]

I hurt my brain trying to get a similar mentality that you have, anyways I recommend Seraphina for fire woman and probably Darya for the water character. The names are something that I would like to use for my own characters but... eh-. Anyways I did some research and Seraphina does mean fire or beauty if I remember correctly and Darya means "sea" :D

[@eunicebaldovino9553]

You have such a fun fashion style YOU ARE SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON TO TAKE INSPIRATION FROM YOU ARE SO FUNNNNNNN @U@.

[@milo9916]

Hi! Are you still going to post the link to the pinterest boards?

[@thesaviourfromheavensunwuk9639]

Sounds interesting they sound like goddess I love it! You should do a story with these lovely element gods

[@rosariumwolf]

The animals really look great with the character designs you did. Both characters look awesome. The random image of the producer looking fab was super sweet.

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the designs 🥰

[@trashotaku]

I absolutely adore the idea of Fire being the healer so much considering the destruction Fire stereotype

[@Flareontoast]

Fire/heat also cauterized wounds so healing and fire works even better than most people think! Honestly I adore your character designs

[@heyally7615]

I love that the water girl looks like Katara, I will forever and always associate water with indigenous people “especially after “The Painted Lady” ATLA episode! I love her so much!

[@Squishy_Seal]

I would call the Fire girl Leonne because of lions commonly being associated with the sun and fire. For the water girl, I think Cori or Aby (abysse lol) sounds neat. Great art !

[@Hey_its_Lizzie]

These ladies would defo be in a v casual Saturday band where they jam to old 90s folk. All I know is fire is the lead guitarist and water is totes the bassist

[@marina-christinaschnee6876]

Water being the tank would’ve been cool as well, since water stops most anything from going fast in its own and strength is generally weakened under water

[@tinka6468]

KZbin recommended this video and eventhough I don’t really watch digital speed paints because they make me dizzy I love your video and subscribed! Your thought process and explanations where really interesting and beneficial for me, I think it’s so great to have a story for your character(s), it shows in the design as well as the overall outcome. Thank you for sharing! 🌱

[@steamgoth-lassassin4099]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one that says "originality is dead." If I were to stress out about being 100% original in my art, I would have worse anxiety than I already have!

[@michahallett4364]

I just gotta say, the water inspiration dress looks so much like blue diamond from Steven universe, and she’s got garnets abilities which were visualized as water- I love the designs you came up with, they’re so pretty and powerful and elegant♥️

[@PerryPictures]

phoneix rebirth linked to a Fire Goddess is honestly such a satisfying choice ! Also love the animal compaions of the aquatic variety! Love your work, thank you for sharing!

[@frankiiestan]

i like that water is connnected w time bc apparently water has memory and like the future water is unpredictable and can branch out into many different paths much like time does w the future so i think it perfectly fits it.

[@TurtleSketches]

I absolutely love this! It reminds of when you did the avatar challenge!! I also participated in it

[@PricklyAlpaca]

The Avatar challenge was so fun! Thanks for joining in even tho it was pretty early in my channel :3 I kinda want to redo that video now that it's a couple years later 👀

[@TurtleSketches]

@@PricklyAlpaca omg yeeessss or make it like a mini dtiys or trend

[@tangerineslice]

For Water a name I like would be Leela (like lilas (french), the flower lilac, but with a different way to write it). I actually do know a Leela :)

[@kalopsiajones]

ooh, that's such a pretty name.

[@fmg_draws]

These design videos are always the highlight of my day. Just hearing about the thought process behind stuff like this is the best thing in the world. Thank you, for your genius mind, Ma‘m

[@anamariefalk3796]

The fire goddess gives me Circle of Wildfire Druid vibes and I absolutely love it

[@PixelatedVixen]

"Lets take a look inside my brain" *a Reese's add plays* Ah yes, chocolate is a universal thought everyone has constantly 🍫

[@marveludus]

this made me think of a story with water mages being the evil, sly ones. kinda the scapegoat slytherins of this story. they can manipulate minds of people, influence their emotions and decisions, even predict the future based on the people around them to a certain degree. high ranking ones can make illusions and cause hallucinations.

[@spotter2226]

8:47 another interesting thing with fire about making and reusing shit, is welding. People weld metal into a whole new thing which i think is pretty cool.

[@thecraftycreator295]

I love these illustrations! You conveyed the idea of the elements very well, and the lighting in both of them is beautiful. Also, I think Zora would be a good name for the water girl. Love your videos! 😊

[@Nishkween]

Absolutely gorgeous! Can't wait to see all of them together

[@chang9576]

OH MY GOD ALPACA YOU UPLOADED!!! I'm a relatively new fan and I adore your character design challenges, thank you thank you *thank you* for making another one!

[@v.v365]

The deep ocean is scary and unknowable and I think that’s a cooler angle to use when making a water based character, rather than water as healing

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Absolutely I'm terrified of the ocean it does not bring me peace

[@rigelrin]

Maybe Solace for the fire character. Solace means to give comfort to in times of distress, and she’s kind of the groups healer, so it might be fitting in some aspects? There’s also Solari (which Solace is derived from), and this means land that’s exposed to the sun (it kind of has a sun theme).

[@L-bee]

Funny enough, I'm designing characters for a story I'm working on since a year now. And one of them has the power to create water. But, she's not the healer of the group at all (she's more like the warrior) and she's from a very dry land. So people had to make water in order to survive. A bit like evolution. But I never thought of water benders who live in an icy land. I don't know, the desert thing spoke a lot more to me and was so obvious to me.

[@moshu9952]

Water gives me STRONG tired mom friend vibes, she would have the others on kiddie leashes if she could

[@eveepic0612]

IDK why, but for some reason, I like taking naps while watching Alpaca's videos. They just help me fall asleep. (Maybe it's the voice and music)

[@talayaclose8137]

The fire goddess looks vaguely like Catherine of Aragon from six! Love that musical! Both of your designs are absolutely stunning btw!!

[@echodoodle]

A livestream Q&A would be super cool if that ends up being possible! I would LOVE a discord, but if it ends up being too much to create/maintain, do not feel bad about letting it fall! For names, Fire could be Svechenya (russian for fire/glow) or maybe Vuur (afrikaans for fire). Vuur is apparently pronounced more like "fear," too, which I think would be a cool idea for a goddess. Water could be Natalie (a twist on natlei, afrikaans meaning to water) or Voda (Croatian) if we want to keep the V theme lol. And when I saw her final design, the name Nala also popped into my head. *so many options*

[@maryhough8041]

Girl your look through this video is really giving like holy crap it’s beautiful

[@brennaashley6769]

I like the name Seraphina for fire (It can mean fiery, burning, or heavenly winged angel), and Anahita for water (meaning water or river goddess, because how perfect is that??) I love your channel and your videos and you inspire me to improve my art style.

[@StaardustQun]

Goddess of Fire, Healing and Pottery.

[@adrianthethey]

I feel like Water (name suggestion: Lana: Hawaiian for “calm as still waters”) would be calm and collected but overly protective of loved ones Fire (Bridget: Meaning: Irish goddess of fire and poetry) would be a chaotic spitfire and is typically sarcastic, but reckless and isn't afraid to fight someone if need be.

[@atinyevil1383]

Watching the Water part of the video reminded me of my high school geology class. We were thought that water is the most corrosive force on the planet and that, given time, water can and will destroy anything. I like the time powers, it reminds me of Frozen 2 and the “water has memory” thing. But I think destructive water would be cool.

[@tiitustolvanen9657]

The octopus could be a baby kraken ✨

[@juliaschneeflocke9208]

I love the designs! How about Aquamarin as a name for the water goddess?

[@JustSketchdA]

I would love a Discord server!!! A fun little community for art goofs. As for a celebration, maybe holding a little character design contest and you draw your favorite design of the bunch for a video? Not sure if you're into that kind of thing, but I love when artists have things that encourage others to create, it always turns out to be a wholesome fun time because you have a bunch of people coming together to create stuff they like! I also really like DTIYS stuff and collabs and the like. I'm glad you're enjoying the content you're making that's so awesome!!! It really makes watching your stuff just that much more warm-and-fuzzy, knowing that you're enjoying the creation process. Turning art into "work" can be such a crazy process and it looks different for everyone so I'm glad you're finding your way on that crazy journey!! Congrats!!! This video led me down a name rabbit hole haha. I was looking into names that originate from the African continent and learned a lot of neat things about the culture- such as that (according to my very LIGHT research) it's common to name babies based on the day of the week they're born, or the month/season. Akosua is one such name, apparently originating from the Akan people of Ghana. Akosua means born on a Sunday, which relates the name to sun/fire. Pretty neat, I think! Plus, it's such a pretty name. Afreyea (born during good times), Samiya (Arabic, so more northern African meaning exalted). Zarina is muslum/swahili for "golden." All fun candidates IMO. As for water... "Marama" is from Polynesian Myth, the goddess of the moon and death. There are many variations of "Kai" names that would be fitting, as it adds the meaning sea/ocean to names in Hawaiian, such as Kaimana (ocean + power), Kailani (sea + sky/heaven), or just Kaia / Kiya / Kai. Well, that was a fun deep dive! Looking forward to the next two

[@fenjii_doodles]

The fire goddess just speaks to me as a Kayea.

[@maven1538]

Hey I’m sooooo excited for the video it already looks great!!

[@sharkboy4922]

I think a really cool name for the water girl would be Allura cuz it feels kind of regal but also soft and Flowey, so yeah idk that’s my idea. Also yeah I think a discord server would be really cool! And a QNA

[@finmiyamoto812]

I have to watch ur videos two or three time bc I put them on in the background while I’m drawing bc I want to see you drawing too so I didn’t notice how freak’n COOL they octopus looks 🤩

[@CreativaArtly]

Rainie for the water girl and Flare for the fire girl.

[@allthatpaige]

amazing compositions!! i think the name Talia suits the fire character! love what you’re doing, keep it up!! :)

[@alexagasca7546]

I love your videos so much they inspire me to draw and get better at it. (I'm literary drawing rn)

[@Scarlett-rosa-WD]

Maybe the fire girl could be called Hestia, who in Greek mythology was the goddess of the hearth.

[@adval2928]

Love how they came out!! Congratulations on 100k subs!!!! You really earned it, you give me so much inspiration and I'm really thankful for that 😊 I also think Nafira fits the fire goddess?? Idk I feel like she's a Nafira.

[@folaadesanya6986]

Came back from school on a Friday to be blessed with a masterpiece, thank you

[@melodyblythman6692]

Water is giving off Ulera (you•lear•rah) as a name, and fire gives me either Faldon or Fren vibes

[@spaghettibete4286]

PRETTY ELEMENTAL LADIES EEEEEE???? Super pretty, 11/10 would buy again. Also I'm bad at names so unfortunately I have no suggestions but THE DESIGNS ARE SO COOL

[@jesterfairy3845]

I don't have any name ideas for the Fire Goddess but I was thinking the Water Goddess should be named Sedna after the Inuit mother goddess of the ocean and marine life. I think she fits the vibe.

[@KEEMchoosen777]

I love your videos wish I could create art etc like you and others I can't draw to save my life lol but I love watching Your videos regardless 🤣

[@faiiyth_]

As for the water girl, you mentioned that you wished you would have made them all mythical pets. Maybe hers could be a sort of water-based shapeshifting mythical creature. Since water does shape to its containment in a way. It's hard to explain haha, just a suggestion ^^

[@espurrispossessed]

I love their designs!

[@mika-chinpaint]

I find it interesting to see all the gesture sketches u made till u found one pose that works the best :0 also everytime you mentioned kintsugi I can't help but flinch slightly because its my oc name and I was kept on telling myself " its not ur oc sHe doEsnt meaN ur oc BRRR" XD

[@LottyLay]

You make my life a little better with each video.

[@madelinemulder3794]

For the name of the fire girl I was inspired by Hestia from Greek Mythology, but maybe you could name your fire girl Helena, Heather, Harmony, etc.

[@keiroty7187]

Definitely Cyra because of her sun looks or ember and Doria for the sea gal

[@julietfelgate5702]

This artist is like my dragons fine I find that an understatement it's amazing !

[@anonymousart8202]

Congrats on hitting over 100K subs you deserve it! I love your style of content your brand of humor is something I find absolutely hilarious and I love your editing style you merge everything into one chaotic aesthetic and I LOVE it! I always look forward to seeing you post! Your character designs are so fun to watch come together I love hearing your thought processes and your OCs are just amazing. You are so creative and it's super inspiring. I would LOVE it if you made a discord that would be great! I cannot wait to see what you will do next! Every time you upload it inspires me to work on editing and to start a KZbin channel something I have always considered doing. I have always been nervous about it because I worry about putting my art out there. Kind of a feeling of 'oh I am not good enough yet I need more practice then I can do what I want' but your content really just inspires me to be like 'just go for it you will never be 'good enough' there will always been room for improvements so just do it and have fun'. So thank you for putting your work out there I enjoy it so much and I learn so much from it (like my god your digital art long form process videos have taught me so much it's actually insane-). Also, don't know if you would remember me I am _ umbranocturne _ on IG, I sent some reference photos of some opal and moonstone rings in DM one time so hello! This is my REALLY old outdated (embarrassing-) KZbin account! (Also I rewatched Naruto the whole series from 1 - 500 during Covid lockdown and I thought I was out of the fandom after middle school and it knocked me out and dragged me back in now in college lol it's not a perfect series but it's got that childhood nostalgia.)

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Thank you so much! 💕♥️ It always thrills me to hear people get inspired by my content!! Have you ever considered that you're already good enough to begin a channel? 👀 The individuality that someone can bring to their content is the core of creating any kind of art, and I think it's especially at the core of content creation on KZbin! So I think you should absolutely go for it. I was definitely not "ready" any time I've tried to level up my work, but each experience has helped me to grow as a creator and artist so much, and I think watching that growth is a big part of why people watch KZbinrs ✨ Just remember not to put too much pressure on yourself! Having fun is the priority. KZbin can be a really rigid platform, and I think the future of content will be new creators who break the mold and follow their own instincts for their art!

[@anonymousart8202]

@@PricklyAlpaca You have a point! Honestly I did not even think of it that way thank you! That's a huge thing for me I can fall into the trap of putting pressure on myself but I totally might give it a go. I have been looking for some form of creative outlet and youtube might be it.

[@lauren3650]

they are gorgeous!!!

[@bluebay1031]

A Q&A (either livestream or YT) would be fun! So would a discord server if it’s something you’re cool with doing (would definitely recommend mods though)

[@lemony7946]

Wow, I love them, they are SO good!

[@morethantunes9196]

Love your art been watching for about a year now❤️

[@bluebay1031]

God that Dragon Prince cameo! I miss that show so fucking much

[@jtom4144]

I love your designs sm! I really like that for once the fire element has the healing powers and not water and they're so pretty omg they're amazing I love them Also the discord idea is awesome, I would love to interact more with you guys!

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Thank you so much! 💕♥️

[@jujuoof174]

This is divine!!! Pretty woman!!!

[@v.v365]

I have a set of magical girl characters based on mythological creatures but for flavor I gave them all elemental associations and powers

[@kelleverr3939]

ELDA would be a perfect name for fire omg omg

[@sharitascott1524]

The only names that come to mind for fire lady are Phoenix or Flara and for the water maiden is Atlanta or Oceania

[@CBMOA]

Beautifully done

[@romanpatrick5928]

You did amazing Kira! I'm so excited for part 2! Fire Element name suggestions: Bridget and Cyra. (Bridget means Brigid of the holy fire in German & Cyra means Sun or born in the light in Persian) Water Element name suggestions: Adriana & Anahita. (Adriana means sea or water in Latin & Anahita means Water and River Goddess in Persian.)

[@AliaaImad]

Fire girl is sooooooo gorgeous 😻

[@ajdraws3721]

i think for the water magical girl she should be called aqua maybe (i love ur art ur my inspiration plz keep it up

[@allthatpaige]

first video i’ve seen of yours, and 40 seconds in and i love you already

[@clovdrawings8963]

for the fire girl llama ( the LL pronouced like a y ) since in spanish it means flame and calling ( you could incorporate the calling aspect however you want) and for water girl Medusa ( jellyfish in spanish )

[@taylorw.5148]

loving the idea of fire saving someone dying of poison and their veins glowing gold...im taking that. thats my idea. all rights reserved /j

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Edge 0w0©™®

[@littlesaint871]

Your intros give me joy

[@dianafoskey4129]

I love your artwork

[@jadewukong]

you should do this again but with the pokemon types as elements since there are so many of them to choose from. you could even do dual typings as well! :3

[@malazhassan8930]

I aspire to be this good at painting

[@toastyshoes]

These pigtails looks so good at you

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Thank you! 💕

[@toastyshoes]

@@PricklyAlpaca I have a name idea for the water women and it is Océane. I got from the website fantasynamegenerator and i use it to name many of my characters and I got Océane from the female French names

[@jujuoof174]

This is beatifull!!

[@marioachim2692]

For the fire goddess :Vespera (lat.evening star),Hemera (goddess of the day),Eos (personification of the dawn);for the water goddess :Nerissa(Sea nymph), Thalassa(the sea)

[@olivergreenish6761]

You seem so funny and cool, and as an artist I am 100% looking up to you as the cool older sibling I want to be like

[@olivergreenish6761]

Also I've never seen a character design video laid out like this, your videos are almost like their own little stories

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Aweee thank you so much 💕

[@nightfox2251]

CONGRATS ON 100K!!! (dang that's a lot of humans)

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Right?! There's so many lads

[@AndreDV07]

I can imagine you drawing Nikocado Avocado into a “magical” girl

[@lindsayharrison8391]

Oh my god they’re both so beautiful I especially love the fire design and I love how you got her skin tone just right😱😱😱😱😱🔥💦

[@campbelljanebell]

I think that in this universe the air goddess uses the sky goddesses as her messengers. The tree people follow the earth elemental goddess and the planet goddesses are the overall overseers of the universe

[@cinderblock8369]

okay unrelated to the video but you look exceptionally drawable (?) today! you always look really good but everything about your outfit and makeup together just makes me itching to draw you. also also, the pigtails look really cute, it makes me want to do something different with my hair! (sorry if this was really long)

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Awee thank you! ♥️💕 You're so sweet