Turning gemstones 💎 into KNIGHTS 🗡️ (CHARACTER DESIGN CHALLENGE)

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[@PricklyAlpaca]

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[@crazystupidbean]

Not physical objects but, like, numbers or maybe words as people? I think that’d be cool!

[@magiccreature1014]

Hmmm, what about... Moths into Witches/Wizards!

[@drfudgecookie5800]

What about trying to turn fantastical architecture and landscapes/settings into character designs? This can range from turning architecture styles into a character's design, taking the atmosphere and aesthetic from any given setting and turning them into people or just turning a dark, fantastical and bloody setting into a character that look like they personifies it. Try looking on Pinterest for cool architecture styles, settings or city/landscapes like these (fictional or non fictional) and then, well go ham!

[@1art4u]

I love watching or creating color or candy inspired characters!

[@arkkangelll]

Hm, maybe like, different brands of pop/soda into princesses/princes? Or something like that

[@wolfgirlkiss]

1st one Petra it sounds like a good "feminine" version of Peter without losing Any edge it also means rock/stone in Greek 2. Sir. Scarlet Cooper. Scarlet for the color and Cooper as it an old last name meaning Barrel Maker. 3. Iris very simple and although not creative fits the charter well. Farrah because it sounds like fairy with the colors and shapes remind me of but also means happiness and joy with comes to mind with the hair style she has.

[@tinka6468]

I like Farrah for the last one, it fits her well, especially with your description 🌱

[@erinkarp]

I second Petra, definitely fits the vibe

[@rainbowXpersonality]

Love Petra and Scarlet!

[@delinaandebrhan6786]

Farrah is a very creative name, also not very “creative.”

[@veryyelloo4130]

please, get some neat birds and make them into characters :)

[@os5403]

I reccomend the purple martin :)

[@oneinathousand2156]

Whenever I see these elaborate designs, I think to myself, “Damn, you really couldn’t put all that detail in 2d animation” but in illustration, you can go all out to your heart’s content!

[@PricklyAlpaca]

True! Or you could go for 3D animation Arcane style ✨👌

[@splendidcyan]

@@PricklyAlpaca Heck, even the animation division over at Blizzard seriously knows how to do fancy armor in cinematics!

[@jaydonedwards4719]

I love these For names, I honestly think that Peter, Beryl and Iris would work really well. Peter seems slick and sharp to me, beryl sounds based and grounded while Iris sounds delicate and ethereal.

[@ImazuKyoko]

100% agreed

[@brennaashley6769]

YES so perfect, love it!

[@lil_lemon7818]

I was just about to draw when I saw your video, your art has inspired me alot !! I also have a name suggstion, for the 1st one which is MY FAV I think the name Ari would suit them, its a Hebrew name that comes from a lion which are know to be speedy! 😁

[@aribmitchell04]

I was so excited to see this comment because, hey, that’s my name! It was chosen in large part because of the Hebrew meaning. :)

[@lil_lemon7818]

@@aribmitchell04 Thats so cool! Idk why but I just love the name, it just seems so beautiful. I was a bit confused when I found out it was a "boys" name tho. But love your name tho

[@njmsjmdctsea1043]

Omg that’s my friends name ! But she’s Korean

[@christianlecroy980]

Celestial bodies as people would be rad

[@deanmagpie]

Your iris agate design is absolutely STUNNING! Thank you so much for sharing another video with us

[@maryartberry]

I've totally been into the style lately of initial sketch never erased but instead painted on and very visible

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Same here actually! I really like working loose and refining as I go instead of using lineart. I think it suits my style a lot better, so I may do more of these in the future ☺️

[@Maryluv_2164]

Are you thinking about making a zodiac signs character series? Would love to see it 😊♒😊

[@PricklyAlpaca]

I actually started designing some years ago but got too busy to make the video! I'll definitely be finishing those and putting that out soon ✨

[@mia-saraking5479]

no but the racing stripes of hair thing makes perfect sense actually

[@audreyanderson5931]

Heavens above, these are too gorgeous! Some name ideas: Petrecite or however you spell it lol- Alyn? Idk it just gives me gender neutral fantasy vibes. It also means "little rock" which I think is adorable and swanky, so do with that what you will. Beryl- Vesta? It was kinda hard coming up with a good name honestly for her but I feel like Vesta has kinda bold vibe to it. Iris Agate- Halina? It gives very ethereal vibes which works really well with this character. It means "light" or "sun ray" which works nicely with the rainbow glass theme.

[@WSchmidt09]

Beautiful knight trio? You're spoiling us. I adore all of these designs, (the fact that I am horribly biased towards armored ladies with swords has no bearing on the matter): Pietersite feels especially crisp and fresh since you rarely do more androgynous looks, Red Beryl is a grade A badass design (and the absolutely bonkers Thanos weapon is the cherry on top) with beautiful colors, and Iris Agate's "glass plate" armor is a really cool, sleek look. Thanks for helping us get through the week with some lovely designs. My excitement for this video is matched only by my anticipation for more villainesses of your design. Hope you're hanging in there with all of the business and demands!

[@clozzyozzy42]

If you ever revisit this theme Moonstone needs to be one. You would do her justice 😌

[@bonsaiRocket]

obsessed with you giving pietersite spiky blue hair and being like "idk it just feels fast to me, dunno why!". sonic the hedgehog's influence

[@space_potato3244]

The iris agate character looks like a dragonfly and I am living for it!!! I love all the designs you’ve made.

[@Wiz1800]

So excited. And so mad that I have to go to work before I watch this. I WILL BE BACK FOR THIS MASTERPIECE-

[@theradioestofbois]

Me too, except with exams

[@Wiz1800]

@@theradioestofbois good luck! :)

[@sortafriendly2549]

Looking at all of the other character design prompts you've done, the skies, trees, fungi, flowers, etc-- I'd love to see you turn the four seasons into characters! Maybe make them D&D Classes rather than something unified like "Knights" or "Magical Girls", it could be really freeing to allow yourself more room for character design with making them a rag-tag team of people rather than a solidified group :D

[@marveludus]

omg that hair IS a racecar. I- I don't know what to think of this

[@StalxD]

i love how the textures on the armors look

[@greata80]

I love these so much!!!! The character design videos are always lots of fun! I think that the iris agate should be called Julie, after Julie D'aubigny, the fencing bisexual badass

[@Bianca1207-g5f]

OMG THE COLORS BRO JUST THE THUMB NAIL ALONE IS LIKE,,, SLAY ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS BRO 😢💗

[@glowinggilded]

These designs, as well as all the other one's you've made, were GORGEOUS! I've gotten some helpful tips for character design from you and I'm happy to say I've improved thanks to you! Also, I've got some name suggestions here: For the pietersite you could name them Mazarine, which is the name of a deep blue in French, or maybe Nakesha, which means "ruler of the blue heavens" in Sanskrit and it's another name for the Hindi deity Indra. For the red beryl knight, I'd suggest Roisin, which is Irish for little red rose, or Bryndis, a Scandinavian name that means adorned with strong armor. Finally for the iris agate I'd suggest Iridiana, a Greek name that means rainbow, Araceli, a Mexican name that means altar in the sky, or Amala, which means hope in Arabic.

[@tinka6468]

I love Nakesha for the first one! Beautiful name 🌱

[@phroobin]

God, the first one is giving me D&D rogue and I LOVE it

[@Utterly_Insanee]

Just from the thumbnail the characters looks great 🛐

[@sunflowerspirited4974]

Ahhh I’m glad you admitted how long it takes you to do full illustrations! Mine take days and I’ve always felt so slow because of it😭 Knowing we have similar times makes me feel so much better about it🥺 I love your sketchy style and your fully illustrated style so whatever is more enjoyable for you! Definitely in love with the pietersite knight omg…

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Idk if I'm slow compared to most artists, but rendering and shading (and even just laying out a nice sketch) takes time. Don't be ashamed of your process taking a little longer! A lot of us aren't trained to meet industry deadlines and such! And thank you! I definitely enjoy the sketchy style too so it might appear in the design videos here and there ✨

[@nishastukel9244]

I love the more sketchy pieces! I would love to see more of these looser and less polished pieces (especially if they give you some more relaxation time!)

[@fancytragedy]

I will say I think my favorite part of this video is the computer / tablet background in the beginning being Thanos and a picture of gems with comic sans text that says “Gems”

[@fuzzydragons]

the iris agate knight colours are pefect! very shiny looking 😀

[@spacecadet1246]

I am such a fan off all three of these designs! Honestly some of my favorites yet

[@rexandmothattempt4837]

This is my second favorite design batch, and all of them look absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Love to see your art and you inspire me so much. Here are the name suggestions. Pitersite would be Max short Maxine because they give me more andro vibes and Max is pretty androgynous. Red Barel would be Dominique because thats a badass name for a badass character. It also means lord and she gives me those vibes. Iris Agate would be Andrea because it means dark and she gives me mischievous vibes and it has to do with the ocean and she has blues and stuff.

[@aeriellee3067]

Honestly I love they way you render like... EVERY step of your work! So this more sketchy style is great to see, since I get to still see your butter-y painting styles! You can do the more "clean" work when you have energy/wanna do something special!!!

[@AngelavengerL]

Oh I love all of these characters! The golds really tie them all together. I think the first ones armor is my favorite, but I love the sword on the second and the hair and corset on the third! Basically they all slay!

[@spaceyfireneko]

Already vibrating with excitement to see the villainesses next time. THese were glorious and watching the process was 👌👌👌

[@1art4u]

I love watching your videos and often pick up my own drawing supplies while watching! Thank you!

[@weisssyoung]

I love how you made the first design heavier in detail at the bottom, the second in the middle and the third at the top

[@theonlyskeletonking]

every time I think they can’t get cooler apparently they can

[@kailaweinzinger3363]

Modernized Greek Gods would be a really cool prompt. I know it's not inanimate objects, but I think that would be a cool idea to try

[@gratefulmama618]

i was one of the people who suggested this!! one of my fav vids of yours, they are all so cool! the iris agate character design is so pretty! i love the spiderman sketches in the ad!

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Thanks for the suggestion! 💕♥️

[@Livy_Lov]

I think for the third one Iris would work really well. Iris is the greek goddess of rainbows, communication, and messages (since she is the more strategic one, i think this will work well) or if you don’t want it to be so on the nose, you can use Arcus, which is basically the Roman version of iris :)

[@jijisflowerpot5689]

For the first one, I would go for Sage, second one is Mars, 3rd one maybe something like Nancy

[@hannasears9751]

I love them all so much they're so pretty!! I definitely prefer this sketchy-like format, it looks very nice! Daily reminder drink some water!

[@888kawehi]

Felicity for the blue one- Sirius for the pink haired gem- and odalia for the garnet inspired. Bless this was such a treat to watch lol~

[@maxrover640]

Ace for blue, sounds sharp and short. 💙💙💙

[@TheEllieBree]

I love how the "ladies with swords" were some of my favorite characters xD

[@that1theatrekid333]

I love your art! Name suggestions for the first one are Ari or Ash. For the second one maybe Adamya or Mattie.

[@clairebear9886]

THESE DESIGNS ARE ALL SO GORGEOUS! I think for Pietersite the names Julia, Athena, Whisper, Owen, Jessie or Raine come to mind, for Iris I think the names Victoria or Venus suit her, and for Red beryl I personally like the names Rowena, Olivia, Rose, Amelia, or Phoebe

[@rhysand4rch]

for villain gemstones you should do one of these!!! (more than 3 bc theres too many gemstones that would fit lol) Labradorite - pretty much the dark version of iris agate Rutilated quartz - impure quartz that looks rly cool Bloodstone - self explanatory Pyrite/Fools gold - could be a spy or someone super manipulative Black tourmaline - really rough looking Burmese tourmaline - REALLY pretty and dark Scolecite - really spiky looking Blue tiger's eye - dark version of tiger's eye. really pretty Blue azurite - Almost velvety looking. dark but also shiny :) hope you enjoy these crystals, i hope they fit!!

[@Kokose]

Kira you're the best thing that happened to my youtube page I swear to God

[@mikewazowski8628]

how about “aesparagus” for the last one? idk why but when i saw the character it immediately came into my mind lol

[@crowned_crow493]

For the pietersite one I actually thought of tracer before you mentioned her so their body type was portrayed very well! And that last clip from RotS was top quality entertainment 🤌✨ One of the reasons why I love this channel so much lol

[@SnowShadyLP]

I really appreciate the honesty about how long it took you. I struggle with time and always feel so slow compared to others. so thanks :)

[@kaylingrobbelaar5643]

AHHHHDDJSJIS I LOVE THESE CHARACTERS THEYRE SO WONDERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL AND THE COLOURS

[@AtlasSILVER522]

They look amazing

[@axolotl706]

I love your art in this video!! The sketchy style is so cool!

[@casualvandal7208]

So obviously these characters must've been named already, but I really like the agate being named Cassiopeia, taking inspo from the constellation as well as the vain queen of greek mythology, as her silhouette and shape language gives me the impression of someone who doesn't like getting dirty and is potentially incredibly vain. Still a master tactician, as people would often draw symbolism or fate from the stars.

[@justme-qd6qb]

I personally love the sketchy style!

[@deefields5692]

I feel bad for my family listening to me scream GARNET GARNET when she pulled up her red bryl gem board

[@poopgay814]

I always love watching you’re whole process when it comes to character design!

[@stellao.7365]

OBSESSED w these designs!

[@artecafe_sketches101]

maisie for the last girl,.. she looks like a maisie. nice vid!! love your art

[@atlas8123]

oh gosh, designing gemstones as characters reminds me a lot of Land of the Lustrous, its so nice to see this tho! the designs are stunning!

[@FluffyGriffin]

I love this series! And your art is always stunning. Thank you for posting and good job :)

[@WildArtistsl]

I love this series

[@peachespallet]

Your design skills are GOALS!!!!

[@izzyiced587]

I love these designs so much! And drawings/illustrations with a more sketchy look are my personal favorites. The second you started designing the Iris Agate character, my brain started calling her Nyx. She looks very much like a fairy and Nyx is the name of my small fairy statue in my garden, so I think it fits! For Red Beryl, she deserves a name that means 'courage' like the gemstone she's based off of. So I did a bit of research and found: Drea (Greek, meaning courageous), Ondrea (Slovakian, meaning courageous), and Nadetta (German, meaning courage of a bear). And for Pietersite, I went with gender-neutral names (tho honestly Pieter would suit them too): Blayr (meaning Child of the plains, field, or battlefield), Devon (meaning A poet (didn't pick for the meaning, the name just fits)), Greer/Grier (meaning A watchful, vigilant guardian), and Peyton (meaning From the town of the soldiers and warriors). I always love these videos of yours! Maybe next (after the villain gemstones) you could turn something into witches/wizards/spellcasters? Maybe herbs, fruits, other flowers, or something similar?

[@bluwrenn]

Pietersite is giving me “Jay” vibes (for a name suggestion). Like a blue jay, and something about the hair makes me think of it. They’re probably my favorite design as well, awesome video :))

[@pixiedustthemakerofmagic2339]

Sketchy looks cool!

[@evan50748]

Aw they all look so cool…and intimidating… Name suggestions; 1) Charlie 2) Shardna 3) Prism

[@strawbunni6834]

Iris agate was actually my favorite of your designs.

[@ingeborggranli9547]

4:29 The creators of sonic the hedgehog thought the same🤭 Omg! They're beautiful!😍

[@yoomi1297]

for the Barrel Maker design, the name: Martha just sounds cool

[@monicaadjei9477]

The 2nd one looks like a ruby to me. I love your designs they look amazing keep it up 😊

[@jananay2768]

YESS. I'm so ready for this. I really like this continuation from you tree knights video. I'm so excited

[@kyleigh3299]

Ooohh, Red's hair is CHONKY!! Also hey, what if you turned weapons into knights? I can see you doing either just general stuff like a longsword or scimitar or jian and working more off of the traditional clothing and modern fashion of the cultures they're from or doing more specific ones with those like, really pretty historical weapons people post pictures of on the internet-like, daggers with jeweled sheaths or whatever-or maybe stuff from tv shows/movies/video games and stuff, but I think you'd have fun!

[@Styx.i0]

I really like the idea of the evil gemstones

[@juliettegibson9845]

These all ended up EPIC 💖 you never cease to impress and inspire me with your character designs!!

[@sharkboy4922]

THEY LOOK SOOOO COOLLLL!!!!

[@Boa_Diva]

Wizards. Sorceres. Warlocks. PLEASE! I need more fantasy characters to cherish!

[@Lee-yay-yippe]

AWESOME…. They have the swords ⚔️ 🥰🥰🥰

[@caitlynkorstad4122]

I really love the designs you made! Especially the last one... it was soooo pretty! Honestly, I don't think these design videos NEED to have finished illustrations. You had mentioned that you didn't really have a lot of time to make the drawings, but I couldn't really tell. Everything looked so nice and beautiful! I love your sketchier drawings - I feel like they have a lot of charm and personality. I also really love your editing style :) It's so fun and entertaining to watch!!

[@thesaviourfromheavensunwuk9639]

Nicely done

[@user-vw4xp5nt9f]

pitching in, sketchy is fine and good i am here for the designs

[@aaleeyahp]

Oh my gosh, these are gorgeous! I don't know if you're still taking name suggestions but I'd like to suggest Zori or Zara for the first because I felt like those names went with their vibes, Dagmar for the second (the name means glorious/glory and I felt like that went really well with the red beryl gemstone meaning), and Ophelia for the last one!

[@crystalsandersart7620]

The Iris character gives me HUGE Naomi vibes!!! I do not know why ahfsfjsjgd but!!! They're all so pretty!!!

[@crazystupidbean]

I LOVE THEM! Women. With. Swords. 😫 And the colours are so pretty! I’m not a fan of the colour of red but I love the Red Barrel design, she’s so striking! ❤️

[@xCielorosax]

These are really pretty! I love the colors used!

[@aurelielaliberte625]

Other transformation ideas: I know you did skies, but maybe you could try different types of clouds? Different planets is an obvious one, but I think different space stuff like nebulas, a black hole and the milky way could be really cool as a trio. You could try making different mermaid designs off of those plant looking sea animals (ex: corals, sea ​​urchins and nemo's house) or into different seashells. Finally, maybe different toxic chemicals would be really interesting for villain-ish characters (you could try something gory, I know branching out of a routine helps with the creative flow). p.s,: I do enjoy the sketchy format.

[@sopadoodles]

Ahhhh! I really enjoyed this video oh my gosshhhh They all turned out so well! I actually really like this sketchy format, its nice to see like messy yet detailed and gorgeous artttttt

[@griffinfox6962]

These designs are beatiful!!!! Here are some names that may fit these pretty ladies!!! 1-> Bellona which means War-like. I think it fits well with the first one, she has that warrior and war feel to her 2-> Aesira which means Brave, Powerful fighter. SHe looks like she is loyal and would stand her ground in any fight 3-> Sade which means Ray of Light. Kinda just choose this name cause of her colors and maybe her personality as that feel to it

[@izzyiced587]

These videos always make me so happy!

[@MintyMido]

Gorgeous as always!!!! I love watching your process, its so inspiring!

[@soupofthesea2455]

These designs are so gorgeous and unique!!

[@kristrapani4913]

if youre thinking about doing evil characters based on gems with negative connotations, it would be really easy to do the same with other themes youve done in the past! EVIL AMANITA MUSHROOM FAIRY, EVIL BELLADONNA FLOWER FAIRY, EVIL YEW TREE KNIGHT, EVIL STORMY SKY MAGICAL GIRL. since a lot of these characters fit in similar worlds as youve said i think this would be a really interesting addition to the "story"

[@PricklyAlpaca]

I absolutely wanna do something like this! I've been really into villains lately so it'll be interesting to explore some darker takes 😎🤟

[@patcherke]

Piper for the pietersite character Bria for the beryl character Idalia for iris agate character I think that these names feel reminiscent of the gemstone name itself, but also I could see it for the character generally!

[@url0cal_alien]

names 1st: Perra 2nd: Nicky (this might not make sense but nick is a slang word for tank and you described her as a tanky character) 3rd: Serena (honnestly no idea why she just gives me that vibe)

[@iwantawaffle6282]

I think Alaine suits the last girl a lot🌸

[@magicalwilliam3784]

Superhero’s or vigilantes ? And you could do them based off of certain animals or fighting styles would be super cool

[@froggsoupe]

This was a really fun video to watch i loved it! I think for the first 🔥pretty lady with a sword🔥 she looks kind of like a Cecil and for the red barrel stone she looks alot like a June or Junie to me just cause she's so big a strong with such a cute name! Anyways goddamn you've been spoiling us cause these designs are beautiful!

[@sampancisco4931]

I laughed way too much at the hair version of racing stripes.