Can I turn trees into a team of KNIGHTS? (CHARACTER DESIGN CHALLENGE)

[@PricklyAlpaca]

I'm sorry the footage is so fast at some bits! A few folks have said it's too fast for them, so I'm sorry if it had a flashing images effect at all. These illustrations took around 8 hours a piece (or longer) and I had to really time lapse some parts so the video wasn't excessively long. I'm working on a couple solutions for this for future videos. In the meantime, artists, do you have suggestions that could help? Thanks to .design for sponsoring this video! Get your .design domain by following my link! thld.co/dotdesign_pricklyalpaca1221 Leave your name suggestions below! ⚔

[@lavenderpumpkin8474]

Guild name: Warriors of the woods

[@alexmonstrous]

I think people really don't mind if videos are longer, it's nice to watch

[@thecookierhino2385]

I haven't used it myself, but I believe there's a new feature to Clip Studio where it will record your art process flat, no zooms, just however it appears on the canvas as you work so you can see the full piece unfold in full.

[@sleepy_cat5005]

Q

[@Mr.MadamDude]

Maybe one day you should make bug princess/princes for them to save?

[@MrBardockfan]

A possible character design concept could be designing characters based on planets and maybe having the moons be their pets!!

[@monster-enthusiast]

Oh definitely

[@yannieintes3754]

the jupiter Will have a Pet shop then..

[@jojoslameerrand9305]

Jupiter with a dozen pomeranians 🥺

[@belizylmaz]

I HAD THE SAME EXACT IDEA AND I EVEN STARTED SKETCHING IT WHATTT

[@PandixArtt]

MOON PETS MOON PETS MOON PETS

[@Angelicdudles]

So you’ve made tree Bois, you’ve made sky girlies. Now I think you have to make ocean/cave enbies :0

[@georgekeeler1142]

This is so cool! One could be inspired by the shore and the "softer" part of the ocean, one could be inspired by the "middle" of the ocean where there are more sea creatures and the last could be inspired be the depths and they could look really spooky. I kind of really want to do something inspired by this now!

[@QuincyChaos]

@@georgekeeler1142 that’s sounds pretty cool honestly

[@totalhuman2855]

It could be characters for crystals or metal ores :D

[@lancecee6816]

YAS LETS GET SOME NON-BINARY BODIES OF WATER UP IN HERE

[@yoda5436]

and since she did trees and magic users, she could do like, rulers, or royals or sum like dat

[@clozzyozzy42]

I think for the oak daddy he should be named Bertrand. It’s Big, bodacious, bountiful and bombulous. Just how I imagine him :)

[@jentacular4998]

It been decided, Willow Tree is my husband, we are getting married on Sunday. Everyone is invited and Oak and Birch and my bridesmaids.

[@PricklyAlpaca]

I'm delighted to hear of your betrothal, may I bring anything to the big day? 😌

[@jentacular4998]

@@PricklyAlpaca Any gifts for my husband and I are welcome, you may also have a plus one.

[@PricklyAlpaca]

@@jentacular4998 I can't wait, it shall be glorious ✨

[@winstermagic7886]

Is there gonna be cake?

[@Kokose]

- hey man what are you drawing? - tree with sword - a....

[@QuincyChaos]

A name idea for Oak could be “Adair”. It’s Irish, meaning “Oak tree” or “Wealthy spear”. For Birch maybe “Bedevire”, meaning “Birch Tree” in Old Arthurian Language. As for Willow, there’s the name “Banara”, which is Javanese, meaning “Shade tree”. Those are some ideas! :)

[@AngelavengerL]

Love the name Bedevire!

[@totalhuman2855]

All these tree and sky characters look like they’d be gods of some sort of mythology

[@WSchmidt09]

We all thank the unstoppable character design urge for routinely knocking you off your feet. "It's trees, then" had me rolling. Your ludicrous prequel memeing and off-the-wall humor augment your amazing art videos so much. Will update once I watch through the rest! EDIT: Stunning work, as always. I think Willow only just beats out Oak for my favorite design, but only just. Maybe it's weird to focus on, but I adore the basic thematic backgrounds you gave them - it really adds to the aesthetic and vibe in a really satisfying way. Thank you for the video!

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Awee thank you, Willis! You know I have to deliver both artistry and juicy memes to my lads

[@damonkearse7492]

I love how she diversify her art and she just gets it right and I feel represented😭

[@space_potato3244]

I wanna see the sky girls and tree boys interacting now. It sort of looks like they are protectors keeping their respective domains safe. They all look so cool, amazing design 💜

[@stinger829]

Ok well you’ve convinced me. I’ll photosynthesize but only for this video

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Yes friend, accept the nutrients 🙏

[@katie2098]

i like Wilhelm for the willow guy, also your drawings are actually insane

[@izzyiced587]

I don't know for which tree boy, but I feel like Aspen would be good for one of them. And the willow boy kinda looks like a Jasper to me. Love these character design vids tho! I'd love to see you do ones based off flowers (either one flower or a family of flowers for each) and habitats (like deserts, forests, etc).

[@Asderuki]

My mind screams when you say silver and gold don't go tougether... they do! It may be hard to do, but there are historical cermonial armour that have both colors (not sure if both metals) to help with that. Oh and boys are georgous

[@OpheliesHerbarium]

DAMN, I'm obsessed with these designs! Earthy and natural vibes are definitely my favourite :D I came up with some name ideas for the boys: OAK: Letho the Brawny; BIRCH: Elyas the Nimble; WILLOW: Ive the Shrewd

[@morephian3838]

I feel like Oak is a Desmond, Birch is a Eirian, and Willow is a Reynard. Also, maybe the weapons/shields could have fancy names too? I feel like that’s a common thing with knights lol. Love the designs!

[@Sleepy_Kitty-or2xl]

I want to see you draw mudrooms🍄 as people or moss✨ :)

[@PricklyAlpaca]

This is an amazing idea 😍 I'm adding it to the list

[@Sleepy_Kitty-or2xl]

@@PricklyAlpaca yay✨

[@hermit_crab992]

You could have the mushrooms be turned into witches (since they have 'hats' with their shroom caps)

[@Sleepy_Kitty-or2xl]

@@hermit_crab992 oml thats a good one👍🏼✨

[@Cherrycanary225]

Okay first of all, I’m EXTREMELY shook. This is awesome, thank you. 💜 Second: Oak - Elijah, Woodrow or Garrick Birch - Briscoe, Naiche, Aldéric Willow - Willoughby, Selby, Bruce, Wilton That’s all I got for today. Most of them are inspired by the tree they’re inspired by.

[@Utterly_Insanee]

Kira:Mmmmm Pretty M E N Also Kira: T R E E S AS PRETTY MEN YES!

[@WildArtistsl]

Yes Yes. *Yes* Yes Yes

[@BuoyB]

Your birch design is absolutely gorgeous. Love their facial features, head ornaments, and especially their boots. I’m also obsessed with the lighting on the willow trees face and armor. They all look spectacular and somehow extremely different for a bunch of trees

[@xCielorosax]

Ooh, they all look super cool! I especially love Birch! Maybe for him the name Alistair and Will for Willow.Your character design videos are fun to watch!

[@tatertotsareprettygud]

These designs are literally so awesome, itd be super cool if the sky people and these knights had their own universe or world or uh yknow what I mean.

[@safiyahchristine]

the way I JUST watched the magical sky girls video and was wanting to watch more character design 😭 thank youuuu

[@neilthunderhead2785]

I predicted that Willow was going to be the noble Paladin type and I was so glad to be right. He's my favorite, but they're all awesome. Great work!

[@rokamayono2312]

They look amazing, and as someone who loves long haired boys in media, I LOVED your design for Birch. And I’d love to see a tutorial or tour on your backgrounds, which by the way are beautiful here! Nice work!

[@sopadoodles]

YYESSSSSS THE GODDESS OF ART HATH POSTED A VIDEOOO

[@Fishy77877]

the tall lanky one is definitely giving me archer vibes:O maybe his name could be Ferdinand? It means bold and peace, like him:D It also sounds very fancy:))

[@AngelavengerL]

These are glorious! I love that they all have shields, as i feel shields and helmets are usually the least popular armor/weapons for artists to do. All three of their hairs are just glorious! My favorite is birch. His facial features are so beautiful and the colors and design of his armor is so pretty. I love the contrast with the greenish teal. Also his sword/staff i like to think is a magical weapon. The back part that is branch grows and grabs enemies or trips them so he can use it as a form of CC, and the front of course is for stabbing and finishing off enemies.

[@Macackling112]

Just started and it's already amazing lol

[@Squishy_Seal]

Birch is giving me some huge Lord Of The Rings Elven vibes, and I love it. The crown adornement reminds me a bit of the headbands the elves wear, as well as Thranduil's crown in the Hobbit. And the decorations on his armor look a bit like the ones of the elves as well ! I really like him.

[@halley8105]

7:38 "How did you kill [oak dudes name]?" "I went for his legs because his sheild is the size of a dinner plate"

[@Artisticallyy]

This was such a cool concept! If you do this again can you do house plants? Or tropical? That would be interesting to make a bunch of character designs off of plants. They all turned out so nice! Keep up the good work!

[@Wiz1800]

I absolutely love this video and this… series?? Love love love!! Hope anyone reading this has a nice day :)) ♥️

[@fizzy_gutz]

You did an excellent job with their designs!!! I love how you rendered the Oak Knight’s beard. Awesome work as always :0

[@john_harris_]

ok but is no one gonna talk abt the commitment to the intro- she fully threw herself at the ground 😇

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Thank you for the stunt appreciation ✨ I had to do that about 3 times lol

[@john_harris_]

luv ya girlie keep doing what ur doing :)

[@Gleamiarts]

I love how dynamic and cool your designs are

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Thank you! 💕

[@dus_tiny]

This is one of my favorite design series on KZbin!! Can't wait for more :))

[@shnay-nay2162]

First off they’re all beautiful! I love that their masculine stature doesn’t hinder their graceful presentation~! name-wise; I’m not sure but maybe something symbolic? Like Oak makes me think Life/ Birch community/ and Willow feels like home. Names could relate to a feeling ^_^ And maybe for storyline, maybe different skies can tie into the growth or strength of different trees possibly??? 😗

[@amarieiioana3045]

Girl you're the reason i'll be picking up digital drawing again

[@lauracaldascarvalho]

Glad I’m not the only one who gets completely unhinged when drawing at 3 am, like, I either have amazing ideas or completely terrible ones, no in between

[@froggsoupe]

I loved this video and your character designs were just * chefs kiss*! Also for named I think oak could be Vali, willow could be Yanagi, and birch could be Oran! Have a good rest of you day and tell Tiger i said hi!

[@thesaviourfromheavensunwuk9639]

I love how you did it

[@vulpecula8099]

A rapier would be perfect for the birch knight, like so perfect

[@Tioko]

I’m still at 9:20, but I just have to say how AMAZING it is. And I feel like these knights and the sky girls could be part of the same world! Sorceresses of the Celestial Realm called upon by the Knights of the Forest Realm to protect the woods from evil demons. (Kind of like in Sailor Moon the moon people were Earth’s protectors until the rebellion). Edit: Why not give the Birch Knight a different weapon, other than a sword? A polearm would work well. A spear, a halberd, a naginata… Knights don’t only use swords :)

[@sirboulderrock7564]

Yes I'm so happy thankyou so much for the uploads they're always a treat

[@Nishkween]

Love this! So beautiful! Great job as always. You almost have one character for each peoples/nations: Europe, Asia, Africa.... would've been awesome to see the Americas, Australia, and Oceanic characters with them as well if this character story continues! 😉

[@Trassel242]

I love these designs, especially that you designed them with thought given to the function of their armour and weaponry, and also didn’t make them all white stereotypically Western European knights. It got me inspired to draw some OCs for a fantasy setting I’m working on for a story or maybe a tabletop RPG game in the future.

[@francesca1593]

i have this set of five original characters who are knights and this helped me think about redesigning them a ton. (also, how do you know so much about knights/swordsplay? i think thats very cool)

[@PricklyAlpaca]

I'm glad this gave you a spark of inspiration! I've always loved knights and swords, but recently I've been watching a lot of KZbinrs like Shadiversity and Jill Bearup (plus I've been learning some HEMA) so it's helped a lot with Knight designs!

[@missnobody8480]

I feel that the knights should have names that start with the same letter as the tree name. Idk about the other two, but my suggestion is Oberon for mr oak!

[@sopadoodles]

Ur style is so iconic oh my gosshhhhh i love how you can give such diverse bodies and faces while still having a definite stylleeee

[@emidraws6477]

Yess I always wanted to see someone do this, but never found someone and GENIUENLY LOVE THIS SO MUCH, THIS IS AMAZING, omg ur so so creative-

[@PricklyAlpaca]

Thank you so much! 💕

[@trashotaku]

I absolutely love the diverse body types and skin tones so much!

[@PandixArtt]

aaaa I finally got to finish the video lmao I literally had to watch it in 3 parts bc I kept reminding myself that I have finals due this week T_T anyhow! awesome video as always! I am in LOVE with this men aaaaaa I need a hug from the oak. idk about names, but the elegance of the Birch guy feels like he should have an elfy name? something king of ethereal maybe ashjkdsaf

[@justajamjar]

ahh they all turned out AMAZING! I’m obsessed with their designs, I also suddenly feel inspired to create some characters! also I have a suggestion for the next character design video; drawing flowers as people! (wow how original oh my god) lots of people have done it but it would be very cool to see your take on it 🌷💗

[@Acute_Delirium]

The name Vallis for the stealth class. Vallis is latin for Valley. A valley can be perceived as a concealed low place, like an assassin in hiding.

[@Matiixx]

Yes. Yes, you can. I already know that, even before watching the video.

[@akat3345]

Your lineart is just- *chefs kiss*

[@kittyfroggy5337]

Just found your channel and I'm crying I'm crying because I do not understand why this channel is so underrated 😭

[@honeyteacakez]

These designs are absolutely incredible!!!! i love the variety of body types and the colour palettes are so beautiful - i can't wait to hear more about all of these characters, i love them so much!! the way you paint is absolutely stunning

[@salicyn.willow]

Not gonna lie, I came her for the art which I love very much, and the editing is just *chefts kiss* absouloutley perfect!!!! I absoloutley loved the begining of this video!!!!!

[@alexschofield8085]

I may be late but I do want to say that blade staffs exist! So birch tree knight having a sword with a long handle is totally valid!

[@asimplepoet1057]

While watching this I finished my first sketchbook! I'm so thankful for you and your talent, I've grown so much as an artist by watching you. Wonderful art! I'll be buying the Oak picture very soon💕

[@martearty922]

These are absolutely SIIIICKKKK!!! I am so amazed!! you have upped your video quality soo omuch too!!

[@dina.dinkey]

these men are GORGEOUS u did such a gooooood job rendering the faces ahhhhhh I am simping for them HARD

[@horriblysillyguy]

Oak and Willow are husbands and you cannot change my mind.

[@di3ranged_p0ssum73]

These tree bois look stunning! [Also, idk if this was intentional, but the heels on the boots just uplift the design ya know it gives em a little sass]

[@1just_chillin]

i already love them dearly! i cant wait to see more of them and ngl i really like the boys simply named after their respective trees. like Oak is a perfect name.

[@oohmymiyah508]

if you keep this up, you'll be on your way to create an entire kingdom.. and then perhaps a storyline 👀👀👀

[@thaisesquisse2245]

I don't know if this name also exists in English, but in French, a willow tree is called a "saule pleureur" which means "weeping willow". I'm just throwing that out here in case that could spark your interest! For example, maybe your character based on that tree could have a tragic past (like loosing his lover in a heartbreaking way) and was cursed to bear the burden of his grief for all eternity? Welp that might be a bit dramatic for what you were going for but your amazing ideas felt inspiring to me! Thank you for sharing your world with us, I discovered your channel recently and I'll stick around for sure!

[@Flareontoast]

Crap, these are gorgeous. You really did an awesome job with the dynamic designs and colour schemes!

[@Squishy_Seal]

God your artstyle is orgasmic. Inoove your attention to detail and ideas and your colours are gorgeous.

[@kara_idk6645]

I love the content of your videos, and your art has a special style that can captivate any lover of fantasy and mystical characters.

[@Sashakawaiicat]

I really love these designs! I think for the last one the hair definitely ended up working.

[@Nkookdmin_07]

I feel like daggers would be perfect for the birch boy! He could like swish swish move fast and also hit fast, you could make the daggers thin and lean, like birch branches. It would be perfect!

[@giamello6812]

i love the willow tree! i think dreads might've worked better to imitate the stringyness of the leaves but still rlly cool concept

[@etrinokastu3950]

I'm sorry, but I had to look away in awe at how awesome your character designs are.

[@boohasnobum]

This video is a blessing and since I'm a taurus, even more

[@WildArtistsl]

The intro 😂 loved it

[@amortlepsg]

I find these character design challenges very inspiring. Good job!

[@authorincognito]

this is gonna send me deep into weapon and armor research again but I'm ok with that also my first thought when you said Birch's weapon is a katana with a long handle is a naginata which I think would be really fun and fit his design well :)

[@alondrafavela3989]

I'm not particularly good with names, I usually name Oc's after objects, but I like Lyre, like the instrument, for the willow boi. Other then that I that I have Magnus, Wendell, Amarí, and Solari

[@Magpie_Thistle]

Kira you amazing person! These are amazing! Trees🌲.

[@thebrokenartsclub]

editing, character design, and meme value is immaculate as always 🤌🏻

[@MaeArt725]

I’d love to write short fics on these characters honestly, same with a lot of your characters.

[@Bugbittenflowers]

your videos always inspire me to start drawing!

[@UwU-bk7op]

Ah yes the guardians of the enchanted forest lol. I loved the designs they're top notch as always.

[@eveningtripper179]

You should totally add the creepypastas you made for spooky season in your lore that would be awesome, loved the art btx

[@khalillybalily]

these kind of remind me of that movie “Epic” where the little forest warriors ride the hummingbirds as steeds meets Tinkerbell season fairies vibes. Which i kinda love

[@grey316]

loving all the lotr references , these turned out great

[@CactusRadish]

OH MY GOD It's amazing how you make better videos everytime :O Your character design is amazing, especially for a Plant nerd like me lol

[@Nyxian627]

Alt title: Hot trees

[@sleepycircus5997]

i was trying to figure out what the 3rd knight's hair reminded me of until you said 'broccoli' and i had to laugh out loud X'DDD

[@elea6099]

I fell in love with Birch

[@rainydayarts6323]

The Tree Musketeers I’ll see myself out…

[@annehero]

characters based on ocean and rivers would be really cool

[@QuincyChaos]

I ship Willow and Birch they’re so cool 👌🏻

[@wizardaffairs5085]

I love your videos SO much; you give me the art inspiration I need when it's lacking.,

[@okjuls]

these look so good!!!

[@Mara-tg4vo]

Love the tree bois I feel like it would be cool if the cloud ladies where part of the same world 😀