liminal space monsters

this gives a whole new meaning to background characters
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[@levionthedragon4654]

I love how the theater creature looks all fancy and classy but it eats popcorn and candy off the floor.

[@ComeToTheFeastOfWar]

Was anyone else reminded of Faust from Guilty Gear by the character silhouette?

[@ametsunami4070]

he can be pretty and a mood

[@Alex-tu1cl]

He's Glamrock Chica

[@AlcoholicDrunkDriver]

not to be THAT kid but, the first one reminds me of majin sonic

[@bob-zn7tw]

@@AlcoholicDrunkDriver THAT looks like Majin Sonic?

[@Wee_Thought]

"I dont know why he's not scary anymore" " *So his hobby is knitting* "

[@lexanneklimes5411]

That's what I thought. LOL

[@NoReality]

Yessss

[@conlanbadger7032]

funny

[@rosekakatat]

What If they wack you with what they knit?

[@boaring_art]

Lol, but the needels. Don't forget the needels

[@Greenhopper14]

"I was trying to make him scary" 5 seconds later: "So i gave him a knitting hobby"

[@gh05tb0yz]

kinda completely unrelated but imagine knitting human flesh/skin

[@kairossnt]

I mean… scary people can knit too y’know?

[@s0me_Weirdo]

@@kairossnt I wish I could knit just so I could make a joke that goes: “Hey not all of us are scary”

[@fairyberryblue]

@@s0me_Weirdo *achieve your dreams*

[@theshywolfie6655]

@@gh05tb0yz this just made it so much better

[@st4r_kittyz]

i adore the first character- he looks so sweet and loving. i could see his guilty pleasure being romance movies

[@corvusgaming2379]

I can see that. He enjoys romance movies because he's slightly envious of being too shy to go out when there are people.

[@leroyspeelt]

You can see how shy he is from just watching romance movies, this is why you dont watch *the* hub

[@Muddy-Goldfish72]

Me too!!

[@skipfire00]

ahhh thats adorable!

[@Starry_autistic]

Yeah but we don't know where his third hand came from and that scares me

[@zoesparrow6778]

I feel like the first one crawls around on the walls & ceiling. He tries to blend in with those squares on the ceiling and steals your popcorn when nobody's looking

[@michigangarnet3804]

And that’s why the popcorn disappears faster than you thought it should

[@tortis6342]

He skulks around the floor after words and just shovels discarded food into his moouth. He wishes he had more fingers, and hates marvel movies for their end credit scenes.

[@zeykriid]

he doesn’t want to ruin your movie; he just wants a snack

[@ugh_doll]

Why do it when nobody's looking I'd love to share my pop corn with him

[@heatherdekerf8806]

Someone give it a blankie

[@figthegiant4065]

Does anyone else notice that the three images she chose are like the three extremes of liminal spaces? You have the vivid feverish space (theatre), the bright but unsettling space (the school) and the dark and murky space (the cave). Idk if this was intentional but either its amazing, like the three monsters make up some liminal space council

[@Observer_Decay]

Probably semi intentional. She probably wanted 3 totally different pictures to create unique characters

[@lizard8749]

This is a rather interesting idea especially because most media about liminal spaces use more threatening entity's but the concept of someone inhabiting the places between our memories is sorta interesting less outright hostile and more unknown

[@enimu]

Some of the entities are straight up beautiful. Some just a litteral eyeball. Some just a mouth saying nostalgic stuff. Some a angel/demon. There is one similarity, not all are hostile.

[@keegans.969]

I can agree with this. The Cornerfolk short film is a very good example of this, and I personally like this depiction.

[@warpedmine9682]

backrooms search it up

[@lizard8749]

@@warpedmine9682 backrooms are the exception that proves the rule. At least in my books.

[@pinkbunnyskyedoesthings7762]

@@enimu that's so interesting

[@itdobeeoghan]

The last photo almost gives me anti-liminal vibes, like “something wants me to be here,” and that’s almost more exhilarating. I think it’s the gate, or maybe the light. Great work on these!

[@GoblinLord]

A Place of Power or in otherwords, A Quest Location!

[@guilherme77088]

@@GoblinLord Medallions humming...

[@namine3023]

That somehow makes it more terrifying oo

[@jacintomariano4614]

Now imagine the scene with a broken violin almost sounding like someone saying "hmmm?" With the pich going down and repeating over again with the sound of chopsticks banging on the table over and over.

[@Pixelsgreen447]

I get this vibe from the first one, it makes me want to make friends with the monster

[@rainswamptear8656]

The indoor tennis center I play at feels like a liminal space. It's always dark, there are no windows, it's dusty and kind of hard to breathe in. You have absolutely no concept of time. You enter when it's dark and leave when it's dark.

[@plague_doctor0237]

Those types of spaces are probably purposefully made this way so that you don't get distracted by time passing by and instead work

[@rainswamptear8656]

@@plague_doctor0237 nah it's for insulation and also lower cost

[@rainswamptear8656]

@@plague_doctor0237 either way I don't like it lol (●__●)

[@buffoonery4649]

@@rainswamptear8656 glass is expensive :)

[@giordanodsouza9563]

You also described michales except there's always an aimlessly wandering old lady with fantasy hair that doesn't realize the store has been closed for a while and doesn't want to leave. Oh! And the homeless man that could have shit in the unlocked washroom but chose the receiving loft instead for no reason that I could understand...

[@coke3550]

Once when I was in elementary school, we had this “after school” party with just my class. So we stayed after until like 9 pm, and we watched movies just as a class. We all ate pizza for dinner, and when we were done I was given the task of taking the pizza boxes down to the trash. So I had to walk down the halls of the school at night. It was weird because there were only a few lights still on. Some the the halls had a light or two on and others were pitch black. I found it really cool and creepy, but that was one of my experiences with liminal spaces

[@saix_unicorn]

one time we stayed after school with friends after helping for halloween decorations and it was so empty and dark, this was so cool i want to do this again

[@veethebeaniest]

dark versions of regular spaces we go to almost everyday (like a school, for example,) do really interest me i am the anti-moth

[@TheFlamingGamerYT]

I’ve always thought about the liminal spaces, but never about the potential monsters that lurk within the places. Seeing the thumbnail, those two creatures look so cool for being so creepy

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

I think that ot because they are transitioning places (buildings without furniture, old malls, empty roads, general places that are made to house things and yet have nothing) so putting something alive in them kinda takes away from the experience

[@kai_fatallysapphic]

Honestly whenever I see a particularly disturbing liminal space the scariest thing for me is the possibility that there IS something lurking, but you never see it. Maybe you see movement out of the corner of your eye, or you hear faint thumping or shuffling occasionally, but that could be your under-stimulated brain playing tricks on you.

[@jessicao-o165]

Yeah, they do have monsters but you never really see them, one thing I like about the back rooms is that they are written like it does exist and only documents we know about these places were like scanners and survivors who escaped, like this one backroom infested with monsters but no one knows what the place looks like as no one came back from there, these backroom photos do look real and you can imagine it repeating infinitely and loneliness it’s eerie, I love this type of horror, the cold realisation, the dread, the uncertainty, the helplessness rather than boom! jumpscare!

[@Narra0002]

They’re kinda creepy, but I would still watch movies with Max (that’s my name for him)

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

@@jessicao-o165 and some are implied to be hallucination

[@duckincosplay]

9:10 I feel like it would be scarier if it didn't. Imagine you're lost underground, you can only see because of a dying flashlight. You find this gate. You almost hope this gate will do something, a portal will be there, but nothing happens. The wave of realization rushes over you as you realize nothing will happen and nobody knows where you are.

[@Iwastheonewhoask3d]

FUCK THAT.

[@heillyfeliciano4331]

Oh that would be the day I die ;-;

[@jacintomariano4614]

Y for same.@@heillyfeliciano4331

[@jacintomariano4614]

Now imagine scary music going deeper as the flashlight goes out@@heillyfeliciano4331

[@user-pn7dq7pj1j]

I imagine the second one being in a spooky horror game/school simulator, where in the start it's mentioned how prestigious it is, and how clean it always is. Farther into the game you get to talk to the janitor, where he tells you about he's not the one cleaning, and how "she" does it. You would sneak into the school after hours and see the janitor and rose just talking while cleaning the halls.

[@Maieveryday2]

Cute and creepy, love it!

[@typicalmango5323]

(Here i go getting carried away again..) I like to image that the game has two endings, one where you befriend the rose and it leans more into a nice school game and one where i don’t know what happens but it leans more into a horror game. i don’t know what happens in the second ending but i image a chase scene and hiding in a locker. just a couple more thoughts

[@Maieveryday2]

@@typicalmango5323 you purposely messed up her cleaning and she's mad.

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

I can see a visual novel style game about this where there are 3d backgrounds and the character's design are inspired by them

[@squeakerdoeseverything]

(continuation of sara and coca-cola’s ideas!!!) i like the idea that rose had a rough home life, and had been a school girl there at one point as well; the janitor was her only friend, and maybe she passed there from sickness or something.. she then, after hours, would help the janitor clean to pay him back for being her friend! it’s an adorable idea that the janitor is like a father/grandfather (or if the janitor is a teen, an older brother) figure!!! rose guides the souls of the kids who’ve died there to the afterlife (hence the grim reaper), and maybe some stay and help clean!

[@minx8043]

Lavender is actually a really skilled because the amount of creativity she puzzles into all of her drawings is really amazing like its so inspiring..

[@Pabbiecrafts]

the theatre monster stole my heart and I love him and I hope he enjoys all the movies he sees. I imagine his name could be Theadore because he adores... the theatre... but 100% would read his movie reviews! 💜

[@hanahoshinari6925]

What would the Janitor’s name would be?

[@suzugia]

​@@hanahoshinari6925 Jane Itor /j first name last name ay!!

[@hanahoshinari6925]

I like that name. (also thank you).

[@yumeyumeappleo]

SAME

[@insectoidabomination]

@@suzugia Mariposa seems better

[@airria7119]

11:59 I feel like the big brother vibe comes from how soft he looks, the circles and especially the robe yukata-ish shirt just have a nicer and comforting feeling

[@anonymousgremlin9430]

I really love how the tunic is done, this may/may not be intentional but when the top is folded like that (left over right) it means that the person wearing it is dead, which is a cool detail

[@wordydird]

Do you mean right over left? Or is it left from our perspective and not the wearer's?

[@anonymousgremlin9430]

@@wordydird I don't know whether you would call it right over left or left over right, but how it is folded is the way you would do it for the dead

[@wordydird]

@@anonymousgremlin9430 I see. I'll do some Googling and see if I can find out. I appreciate you answering all the same~

[@iinraged2258]

I was just thinking about this!

[@bubblewrapwarriors927]

i was going to mention this if no one else did -- it's such a nice unintentional design !!

[@foxisconfused]

i love the first one so much! he seems like if you were upset he would offer you a seat beside him and a bag of popcorn and quietly watch the movie with you,,, idk he just has comforting vibes

[@carelessdreamer]

Entering the backrooms and hanging out with these characters sounds fun, honestly. I’d like to watch a movie with the theater man or listen to stories from the cave ghost as he knits. Edit: Y’all have convinced me that I need to write a fanfic. I love these characters too much now.

[@thisisanamedontjudge329]

..... liminal monster dating sim?

[@magicaldemonboy100]

@@thisisanamedontjudge329 *y e s*

[@LegLegacy]

@@thisisanamedontjudge329 YES

[@emero.a.scythe1786]

@@thisisanamedontjudge329 H E C K Y E S

[@IMGOINGTOCRYSJSJJSHA]

@@thisisanamedontjudge329 YES YES YES YES WE ARE DOING THIS RIGHT NOW! NOW! NOW!

[@err0r_crashed824]

honestly for the third character he gives an "I want to leave but I have nowhere to go" or "I have to live with my mistakes" Definetly a more somber vibe

[@noaht.7639]

could you imagine the first monster hanging off the ceiling and you can't tell if it's an actual light or its face?

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

Now THAT is scary

[@hellomynameishello]

*new fear unlocked*

[@maya3334]

That'd be neat!

[@sunsetspectre1868]

oh, awesome!

[@idkcobalt4071]

Idk if I would think it's terrifying our just...kinda...derpy and cute

[@justyourdailydoseofdisappo805]

12:32 When you put him in the image, it gave serious "Mom, I threw up, pick me up" vibes- 😆 Jokes aside, I love what you did with the characters in relation to the spaces. Your art style and the things you draw are so inspiring, I love watching your vids even though I don't comment much.

[@Cyanide_Jeuels]

Mom, I frew up.

[@yourlocalcarrotdealer]

They look like a friend group now I wanna draw them chillin together

[@Miscellaeous9209]

Please do when you feel like it. (:

[@tortis6342]

_yesss_

[@hengedraws]

Post a link to it when you do!

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

Movie night at Theatre Cryptid’s!

[@voidcore9323]

@@yourlocaldemon2195 I can just imagine Rose nagging Theater to stop eating of the floor while Ghost just chuckles slightly.

[@catboysephiroth560]

I feel Movie Theatre Boi on a spiritual level. Eating food scraps off the floor in the middle of the night, avoiding people, just vibin. I love him.

[@docdoc.4500]

I like to imagine the first character's suit texture isn't like a normal fabric, and that it moves when he does. Every time you look at it, it shifts a bit! Kind of like some of the textures in Chowder, but more spontaneous and random. It could start to move faster whenever he gets agitated or scared, too!

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

Imagine him in a state of extreme emotion (tantrum, breakdown, panic attack) and all of a sudden you see his coat just start distorting rapidly-I’d book it out of there honestly.

[@docdoc.4500]

@@yourlocaldemon2195 Oh my goshhh yess

[@sweettea735]

Maybe you can only ‘look’ at the character with your peripherals? Like he just camouflages when you look at him because he’s very shy

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

@@sweettea735 YES

[@lazydroidproductions1087]

I would think that probably the lights of his face and maybe body as well would have more intense glow for emotions, while his jacket would follow the floor, shifting to remain with the parts of the pattern beneath it

[@lilyoliver5520]

I love how well the first character blends in; I feel like I'd have to look twice to make sure my eyes weren't tricking me if I saw him

[@SoRePeSi]

LT: I wanted him to be scary but he turned out to be more comforting, idk why tho Also LT: His hobby is knitting

[@figthegiant4065]

With the cave ghost, I absolutely love when any like sinister creature had those long spindly fingers that go wispy and taper off into nothing so yea it looks awesome

[@theman5921]

The shape on the face of the cave ghost could translate to: "Dwell", "Muscles", "Meat", "Next", or "Become" Do with that what you may

[@adrianen4644]

Dwell feels the most fitting for his vibes. Some sort of dweller in the cave

[@wrenniesspot1936]

@@adrianen4644 I agree completely

[@jellofeather2617]

@@adrianen4644 i was thinking the same exact thing

[@labyrinthine444]

dwell, next, and become sound superrr ominous.

[@cantsalvagethis]

Most of those fit really well and then there's just 'Muscle s' and "M e a t'

[@crvstaliine]

I love liminal spaces, the first one is such a goober. He definitely collects little kids’ lost toys under the seats.

[@PloverTechOfficial]

The last one does look quite comforting, however when put in the environment I feel that it does give the vibe you were looking for.

[@Cecil...]

This exactly. Originally I was thinking "yeah I'm with you, he seems brotherly and nice"- but the second she put him in that environment, he took the bullet train to Nope Town

[@StarMisura]

Looks like a scene straight from the mimic

[@calliethewolfcat2183]

Honestly, all three made me feel a lot more comfortable in these spaces. The janitor girl with the scythe made me a bit uneasy though, but that was more the scythe than anything.

[@imjustasconfusedasyou]

liminal space photos often feel “creepy” because it’s usually a place with many poeple around empty, (creating another feeling of “im not supposed to be here or odd or just wrong), an obscure and basic thing that brings a sense of naltalgia or “i know that…i think” feeling, or is just edited to be more saturated/vibrant/darker and desaturated, or just something wrong. like a picture of a balky but the sky is different colors. sometimes these are added togther and so on. i love them so much

[@imjustasconfusedasyou]

@@autter they feel creepy in the best way. comforting. maybe i just like all creepy and “halloweeny” things but i love them.

[@imjustasconfusedasyou]

@@autter i would absolutely love to find one myslef

[@flyingorange2482]

Yes, but If there was a monster there all those feelings would go away, thats why I prefer without monsters, much more scarier :)

[@ujyb6581]

A lot of them are abandoned yet look perfectly normal which is probably why they feel so creepy.

[@carelessdreamer]

Although some of them are unsettling, I feel an odd comfort in them as well. It’s a very interesting feeling

[@Jenova97]

I absolutely love the movie theater creature! Being a movie lover myself, I might be biased, but I just think he looks neat haha. Question: in his finished drawings he has 3 arms (one for eating popcorn, one keeping his balance in the background, and one keeping his balance in the foreground) but on the frontal sketch you only drew 2 arms. Was that intentional?

[@user-rr9zh5pc2p]

I was looking for this exact comment😭 it confused me so much!!

[@fluffyclouds4659]

@@user-rr9zh5pc2p Same!

[@user-gy9dp8tq7v]

Maybe its hidden in his coat?

[@lenny_box1779]

His sneaky popcorn stealing arm.

[@RaysieDaysie]

Hi! I don’t think I see an arm, I think what you saw might be the back of his suit? If I’m seeing right, the thing on his back has the pattern of the back of his clothes.

[@feralpossum2089]

Just from the thumbnail and title alone, this 1. sounds really cool and interesting! 2. reminds me of the movie "Cube", but especially the sequel "Hypercube" (horror movies)

[@LavenderTowne]

omg I love Cube so much it's underrated

[@offbrandbiscuit]

Cube is baller, can't say the same for the sequel, nor the spin-off "Cube: Zero" Hypercube had some interesting ideas about the space becoming a tesseract instead of a normal 3D cube, and the rapid ageing or gravity traps, but they were poorly executed and missed the point of the first movie, as a psychological horror movie that studied the human psyche and how quickly peoples' trust in each other could break down, and how characters dying affects the group dynamic.

[@lilaanthony5404]

im in love with all of them and i want to hang out with the movie theater one. also i like that they have 3 arms in the main sketch and it wasnt mentioned or included in the second sketch of them. so nice and comfy

[@paggetio8847]

Your stuff is a huge inspiration for me and seeing your ability to make characters from even the strangest concepts is incredible. Love it

[@stolenfingerbones]

I love the monster designs! I am an AP art student, and my entire portfolio that I’m making is based on liminal spaces in my childhood. So seeing this definitely gives me more of a drive to keep going. I’ve always loved your art!

[@MissMarigold32]

If your going to name them: Rose one -Elpis (idk it fits her to me) Movie one- Usher (it has to do with movie theaters) Cave one- Yemon (Japanese for guardian of the gate)

[@wingedkatgirl]

Why not just name the pink one "Rose"? (I like the other names btw)

[@adamwise1111]

Usher is good but it also makes me think of the Usher the singer, which is probably not what you were going for.

[@MissMarigold32]

@@adamwise1111 I didn't know their was a singer named Usher. 😅 I'm actually curious and might look them up now

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

I guess you could say the cave one is a Yemon demon

[@kaihatsu3d688]

@Kate Brown Yeah that fits her better

[@this_is_fine747]

this is random but i love the way you’ve done the thumbnail- swapping the two characters around really makes it pop and the colors go together so well

[@livvyyyyyyyyyyy]

I love how in every single video her voice starts so soft and then gets louder the more comfortable she gets

[@Onsvaltti]

I have to put the volume on my phone wayyyyyy up to hear her at all, and I can't even eat while watching these because the sound of me eating muffles her soft voice completely 😩 (To be fair, I have a mild hearing loss. ... The kind that mixes all the sounds into a mess and I can't hear anything, everything is chaos. 😅 Don't work at night clubs, kids.)

[@veethebeaniest]

anyways so today we’ll BE MAKING *MONSTER DESIGNS*

[@misawasmith3220]

I loveeeeee the movie theater one! I think it's so cute that he scurries around eating popcorn and M&Ms. Its 3 hands are so cute!

[@rainniebee]

the creatures are really cool, i especially love how the first one has the neon lights. i feel like the second one has a rose-like face, it’s pretty but somewhat eeire

[@StarLotus]

Your liminal space monsters seems like if Trevor Henderson's monsters were comforting and wholesome. Your art is so cute!

[@kombuchaenjoyer]

i absolutely LOVE how you didn't give them any faces and even just eyes! it looks really good plus it gives them the same vibe as liminal spaces give off. super cool design choice

[@CaspiRose99]

The last one seems very warm and loyal he also seems to demand respect

[@RCZeta919]

Oh the last one is my favorite! Within the space, he looks TERRIFYING, but you're right, he has comforting guardian spirit energy. I also love the rose eye face and the dapper neon lad! These are good monsters.

[@LinkaSmasher]

I am literally in love with the movies one. New comfort character i think

[@LinkaSmasher]

The second one looks like a janitor, student, teacher, lunch lady thing so you did a great job!

[@Kaffeeisresting]

Oooh the way you put the left fold on top of the right for third character! It's a nice touch to the character since it would be that way for a dead person. I don't know if it applies for other japanese traditional wear besides a kimono and yukata, but it adds that touch of that thing not being human, or a ghost.

[@highshipper9222]

The kimono for the dead is folded right over left

[@g00dus3rn4m3.]

the first monster is so adorable, i want to give him a hug and popcorn

[@charlie-yp2oq]

You should definitely explore weirdcore/dreamcore! It has the same vibe as liminal spaces ^^

[@mogenoof]

the first one feels like it’d be hiding under the back row of theater seats and snatched your mild duds the second one seems like it’d help you get your grades up the last one seems like you shouldn’t be there, although nobody told you you shouldn’t

[@Lunaynen]

Liminal spaces always give me a feeling of nostalgia and like I've been there or even that it appeared in my dreams when it never happened. The pool, arcade and movie theatre ones are the ones that trigger this feeling the most. The movie theatre one you included in here actually triggered it and with the adorable little creature design you make with it looks amazing! I wanna do one of these someday when I have enough creativity!

[@redribbon2]

all of them look soo sweet instead of scary, it gives me a sad feeling for them idk why😭❤

[@sapphanna]

Oh my gosh i love the movie theater one~! i can imagine a scene where maybe a child drops some popcorn and notices that it disappears/isn’t on the floor anymore, so they look closer and can kinda see it hiding in the shadows eating the popcorn

[@dootdoot6151]

I love liminal spaces because they feel like a place that is odd but not evil, and these characters perfectly represent that! They express a weird feeling but they don't seem mean or harmful. Amazing video and art

[@chewythepotato8190]

This whole concept of characters and liminal spaces has a name and a classification. Depending on the moods, they are either dreamcore or weirdcore, but there are many sub-classifications under those too, such as kidcore and nostalgiacore.

[@-Some_Random_Chicken-.]

Your videos are the reason I got into drawing again. I would take your ideas of like turning people into things but I wouldn’t copy your design, instead I would make my own design and it was really fun. Thanks for making me get back into what used to be my fav thing❤

[@typhoonboom]

kinda same actually. due to her i draw digitally quite often now.

[@RealityRogue]

11:55 Honestly SO many liminal spaces give a creepy yet comforting look that reflecting the feeling in a character is extremely on the nose

[@alphacote8690]

The theatre creature looks so cute!

[@alicemoonlight123]

something I always found so interesting about liminal spaces is that we can pick up on them even as children. Even before we have the vocabulary to describe what we are feeling, its there.

[@ravioliwrites]

the theatre creature seems like such a sweet guy actually all of them seem kinda sweet they seem like the kind of people who would get lonely and then start a book club idk

[@death3073]

2:44 another thing you can do to add a glow is to use a color dodge layer and go over with an airbrush it looks real crisp (you can also use it to draw attraction to a certain area in your art piece)

[@axolotdraws9946]

11:04 I haven’t seen anyone mention this but I found it fitting how the fabric of the yukata is crossed backwards. The fabric is meant to always make a y shape, as crossing it backwards is how yukatas are worn by the dead

[@nose-rice]

As a person who randomly got obsessed with the backrooms a bit ago, I was happy to see this

[@_M4NG0_SL00SH_]

How I think all of the monsters personality would be 1: would be a good friend / can get attached to people easily 2: can get shy / likes to make friends sometimes 3: isn't very friendly to people / if you make friends with him he is very overprotective

[@broseidondoodles]

I've always loved characters that have some sort of object in place of a head or face, especially when the entire head shape is changed. It's just so surreal to me, and thats the exact same feeling I get when looking at liminal spaces. There's just something so otherworldly and hauntingly beautiful about them both. These were all so cool, keep up the amazing work

[@cardboardking577]

Absolutely all of my OCS have an object or similar for a face.

[@gabrielhenson5751]

an example of this that I really like is characters with a security camera for a head

[@broseidondoodles]

@@gabrielhenson5751 oo that's really cool, I don't think I've ever seen that before. I really like those old school box tvs, cardboard boxes, and paper bags as heads. Also a character that just has a huge eyeball as a head. I've seen it like twice and it's my favorite thing ever lol

[@TheGoofyDevine]

I've never thought about making creatures inspired by liminal spaces ART TABLET HERE I COME!

[@PerfectPride]

I really love the 1st and 3rd, kinds eerie but also harmless. The 2nd one felt a bit too disjointed to me. I like the janitor Spector idea but the uniform and grim reaper elements just didn’t click for me. But I hope you do more of these in the future!

[@noname-kx4cu]

I feel like the scythe is the big part that feels out of place. If it wasn't connected to the mop or maybe her lifting it up I wouldn't be so against it but it looks really wrong when the mop is on the ground.

[@andandyy]

I feel like the last one is like a spirit more than a ghost like someone/something that tries to warn you to not go down there bc they died there, with the movie theater one might be a soul or a monster who died at a young age trying to live a life again at the place they lived to be most, the schoolish one might be a child that is trying to take care of the school they used to go to bc of how badly they noticed the children treated the school and the teachers there

[@JJIsAnxious]

The first creature made me feel very comforted I don’t understand why maybe I relate to the way you described it

[@rosewater_lake]

Some name ideas, even though there's no suggestion prompt I want to :) All of these are based off from the term 'liminal' in liminal spaces, like a gateway or a doorway, some place you pass through but don't stay. The first one could be Janus, and while , in Roman myths, he is the God of gateways and passages I read something about him being the 'God of Frames' , kinda like movie frames. It's a Percy, as a nickname for Perseverance. I've got a few janitors in my family and we do not respect them nearly as much as we should as a populous, they are very resilient. Anyways, it also fits with the theme, 'to continue doing something' no matter what. In this case continue living, remaining, and cleaning at this school. Finally, Seishi. The name Seishi is from Japan and means different things based off the Kanji used, two of which are 'arrive' and 'sacred'. The gate in the image I believe is a Torii gate which is a symbol or marker for a sacred territory. The 'arrive' is in reference to arriving somewhere and never leaving. If I need to be corrected, please reply, I've only done quick research for this and therefore is not entirely reliable.

[@fandom2014]

the last one probably gives you a comforting vibe because, I think the white makes it look more like a type of angel. :)

[@treechild869]

All of these feel so friendly to me. Perhaps it's just my romanticized viewpoint on all creature designs, but I can't help but imagine a cute little hang-out scene with all of them being a wholesome little friend group. :>>>

[@oishi_sammich4542]

I really love the designs! To me, they emulate the experience of a liminal space perfectly; initially scary or unnerving, but slowly becomes comforting. I wanna be friends with them, they all seem very sweet

[@TheFlamingGamerYT]

My favorite liminal space monster of the 3 you drew is the Movie Theater liminal space monster. The way his face is red neon squares is just the coolest thing I’ve ever seen! If that thing was chasing me, I’d be mesmerized, but running away haha. And the pink school hallway one is really nice. The cave looking one is really spooky, especially with the rugged clothing he has. Honestly, your designs for these three liminal space monsters are awesome! Again, the movie theater one is my favorite of the two due to the neon colors and the red neon squares for the face. Amazing job LavenderTowne! I always love the art you do, so keep on being amazing with your art talent! I hope that your Friday, and your weekend goes well ❤️

[@Rararararrararararaaaaaaaara]

OMG I love how you did all of the characters/creatures they are all freaky and adorable!

[@eyobie5486]

Really cool designs! I LOVE how they each fit into the liminal spaces they respectively occupy. I really like the cave guardian but I think I like the movie theater cryptid the most? They just vibed the most with me 😎

[@setraline2863]

Two things, I’m in love with the theatre boi, and also I’m gonna do this now because my heart really needs a liminal pool monster

[@glowalgia]

Could you try drawing monsters from the backrooms? I think it would look really cool, and I would be exited to see what designs you come up for the creatures! :)

[@IamtheDarkness09]

Thats what I was thinking

[@lavendereditz897]

I LOVE ALL THE CHARACTERS!!! why do i think all of em look so adorable-

[@logandenton1622]

I absolutely love this. I am definitely going to be doing some of these myself. I like the idea of these being the only creatures that ‘live’ in these spaces. Them being the vague representation of a humanoid shape makes them much more eerie, especially the first one

[@lonely-lee]

"this gives a whole new meaning to background characters" this is why she's my fav creator

[@Entityys]

I love the theater creative. I want to be his friend.

[@kennyIstired.]

this is perfect! I was just getting into the concept of liminal space..it’s so interesting

[@MellowMellancholly]

There's great attention to detail in the last one, since the way his clothes are oriented imply that he's dead, which is exactly what Lavender was going for.

[@DatNinjaCow03]

I got so excited when I saw the last one was a cave! I love caves, and I work as a tour guide at one in the summer (I was partially hoping you'd go for a guide of sorts for the last one tbh!) but I love all of these, they're so cool! And we've seen/heard plenty of ghosts in the cave, ranging from hearing banging from lower down on the way out as the last tour of the day, seeing the deceased owner sitting in parts of the cave, and more so I love the ghost aspect of the last guy too

[@yeets_galore3133]

gotta love how the theater goober eats stray m&ms and popcorn and yet is all fancy with the outfit xD

[@koro-is-caffeinated]

I was literally just going through a bunch of liminal space images!! I love them, they're so eerie yet comforting

[@keithers-6515]

The last one has big "be not afraid" vibes. They're all lovely and I wanna be the little movie theater guys friend and feed him popcorn :)

[@glitchroadto1008]

I can’t wait until this starts it looks very interesting

[@crisis420]

the cave guy looks like he'd be pretty chill tbh also I love these Werid concepts so much it's inspiring aaaaa

[@Fluffyth]

Keep it up, your art really inspires me a ton and you’re what got me back into art Thank you!

[@gears8554]

I really love the movie theater dude! He feels like the kinda creature that would lead lost kids back to where they should be and disappear before the parents can see him lol.

[@squarrot9355]

Honestly this is such a cool and unique idea and I think all of the creatures give me some sort of weird primal comfort

[@hoshitoshi]

oh my god I LOVE THEM THEY'RE SO CUTE

[@meme-bc8tf]

Ngl they’re all quite interesting, I like the concept for the school rose character, *no doubt there name is rose,* and the last one literally just gives me Chinese vibes, but my most favorite cryptid is the theater tv head

[@AureliaKai]

These all feel like they protect and take care of the environments they inhabit and i love it

[@catnip7290]

Monsters are my favorite types of Characters to design

[@macabreromance]

Movie theater guy is adorable I love him, he’s the greatest buddy to watch movies with.