Turning BIRDS into PIRATES 🦜‍☠️ (CHARACTER DESIGN CHALLENGE)

[@PricklyAlpaca]

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[@emajohnes372]

Haha first

[@Lure-Light]

last bird is just elder Rachel Maxy

[@emmadoherty333]

Longtime silent fan here. Stunned to see you support/promote AI. The squarespace AI that will “write content” for your site has stolen jobs from content writers. I lost my career of 10+ years in a matter of months to ChatGPT. You don’t want visual art generated from your work. Please be conscious that other creative fields have also been affected/absolutely decimated by AI. I was so sad to see you promote this as a fellow creative, albeit of a different kind

[@cezartofficial6413]

My dad was here watching the vídeo with me and he said " how does this guy going to run with all these clothes?" and i just said "He is majestic and a great dad, he can do however he wants ✨😌"

[@itzkozmic8041]

Yes

[@rendonor5070]

For a bit of wordplay, I think the golden pheasant character was originally... a peasant? Grew up very poor and turned to piracy for a better life.

[@kylemiller8783]

This is really awesome ^^ I dunno if this has ever been done before like ever, but a team of villainous pirates based on the Corvid family would be pretty cool. A raven, a crow, a magpie, a jackdaw, and a rook.

[@OmnipresentEyes]

oooooohh she liked it!!!

[@kylemiller8783]

@@OmnipresentEyes I just now saw that she did. Stupid internet connection. Stupid storm.

[@Aghul]

As a massive corvid fan: YES! And I also wanna add a Bluejay as potential design inspiration - despite the name, they are also part of the corvid family and SOOO pretty!

[@kylemiller8783]

@@Aghul a Bluejay pirate would make sense given that jays are notorious for antagonizing and stealing from other birds.

[@FrznTrx5]

Ooooh good to know!!! ​@@Aghul

[@claracatlady9844]

If this is an Anime then I want there to be a bit about ”If Iggy doesn’t eat every hour or so *he DIES!”* because hummingbirds need to constantly eat to keep up with their metabolism and energy need.

[@tinniesealjiji]

Lol

[@ccherry.berryy]

31:40 it’s so impractical but I like to think he cuts up the fruit with his sword to show off

[@os5403]

Oh he totally would XD

[@mariaaguadoball3407]

Fun fact: the Spanish-language nickname for Ignacio is "Nacho." And it was an Ignacio (surname Anaya) who invented the dish of tortilla chips with cheese & jalapeños.

[@lanettelambert2994]

My mind is broken…Nacho Libre’s name is Ignacio 😂

[@mariaaguadoball3407]

@@lanettelambert2994 Así es!

[@mintygremlin410]

I like how during Oli’s part(that’s how far I am) you just start calling the golden Egg “Egg”? Not “The Egg” just Egg? Like you say “to find Egg” and it just delights me

[@JustNiiica]

The golden pheasant character being as colourful as the male birds can easily be a trans thing!

[@lalacustard]

was gonna say that too

[@vinkei4521]

​@@lalacustard Same

[@meepzzeep]

Im glad we are on the same wavelength

[@KittycatSunshine07]

got a really good idea for fall/halloween - cats into witches!!

[@chancehanlin2747]

Or alternatively mushrooms/fungi into witches, they already look like they're wearing hats anyway

[@hiimapotato123]

I love how the Golden Pheasants sword is hidden in a cane that is peak pirate/powerful person design. It’s just such a smart thing to do and opponents may expect her to be weak or not experienced if all she has is a whip and then bam! She pulls out her sword. The amount of opportunity for just straight up “oh shit” moments is endless

[@pinxmon]

you brought up how you know typically male birds are more colorful than their female counterparts and idk if anyone else has brought it up yet but golden pheasant could be trans:D when in doubt its always fun to get a lil funky with it in the gender department and her being a elder trans woman would personally warm my queer heart

[@Oak_Eggar]

I WAS LOOKING FOR A COMMENT LIKE THIS THANK YOUU (My little trans queer heart would also be very happy)

[@samanthasinger7235]

the phrases "devout marine biologist" and "fruit salad type cooking dad" are sending me. 10/10

[@cydney1545]

I think that it would be funny that if instead of making up lies, dahlia was simply…blamed(?) For different things and just didn't deny it. Like a whole wrong place wrong time sort of thing but it ends up benefiting her

[@mariadeal1244]

I love how you draw older women ngl. This and the vampire video hit that wonderful spot.

[@stina.bean.art.]

your character design videos are hands down my favorite of all time. no other creator or artist does it like you. listening to the elaborate lore explanations while watching you make beautiful and silly character designs is my favorite hobby

[@thomasgeppi6762]

I know I'm a little late to this video but I love the idea of the Golden Pheasant character owning this big, beachside estate and she's actively hosting some bougie art show on her ship when she gets word of the treasure and just immediately ships out without giving the guests time to leave. So she just has these eccentric characters on her ship the whole journey who are all "oh, a real pirate adventure, what a treat! A full performance, the art experience of a life time!" Her personal laws of hospitality would often lead to her needing to prioritize the safety of her guests over the advancing of her finding the treasure and the other crew getting away.

[@marveludus]

I would love to leave a well thought out comment, something deep about what your art makes me feel, or an idea I have for these characters... However I've been having a struggle of a day, so all I can say is: I would gladly eat your art if it was presented to me on a platter Edit: Oh, also I think Oli would 100% believe he's cursed when his luck runs out, and desperately search for ways to break this "curse"

[@mariajosedelatorre4197]

Me and my boyfriend have been doing some deep cleaning in our house and I have been playing your videos to keep us company y'know ✨ for the vibes ✨ He didn't know your channel because he mostly watches gameplays. But now when we're cooking or cleaning he's like: is there a new video from the alpaca girl? p.s.: we named a Minecraft alpaca Prickly in your honour.

[@mariajosedelatorre4197]

Update: He caught me watching this video without him while making the coffee and yelled: TREASON!!!

[@cassiopee2072]

Your designs are always so interesting, it's really inspiring how you manages to exagerate certain features and shapes in order to create unique characters!

[@hollyerin897]

Don't apologise for talking about your characters for ages. Do it more. Give us a 2 hour lore video with three scruffy doodles for all we care! I love lore and concept development hehehe

[@arabellacarter1482]

Have you considered turning different types of cacti into fairy hunters/monster hunters? You turn a lot of flowers and plants into fairies or fairy adjacent characters so this could be a fun twist

[@TobyLizard]

i COULD NOT stop thinking of lore for these guys while watching!!! sO, what if Ollie’s grandpa was a super famous pirate/ seafarer that was highly celebrated in his lifetime. But since he’s passed away he has become kinda like a hometown folk hero figure; anyway, his family’s pirate reputation and wealth has gone away over time (maybe being a pirate skipped a generation, so I think Ollie’s parents weren’t pirates/ seafarers) and maybe Grandpa was the closest person to finding this magic-golden-egg-thing. And maybe in Ollie’s hometown there’s like some sort of museum or monument dedicated to his grandpa. So one night Ollie and his bff Iggy have to sneak into the museum so Ollie can, idk, reclaim or connect to his family’s pirate heritage… or something. They sneak in using Iggy’s stealthy nature and Ollie’s good luck and that’s how they find the first clue to the treasure. It was hidden in plain sight among the rest of Grandpa’s pirate artifacts and stuff! (Take a sip of water every time I say maybe) OH!! Also, I know you said you didn’t care about the characters’ gender or anything but I think it would be *SO* cool if the golden pheasant character was a trans woman????!!!!! Like that’s the reason why she appears to resemble the male of the species?? And maybe even as the story progresses so does her transition, and she takes on more qualities of the female bird’s appearance!?!?! I think that would be a really cool way to visually represent the character’s evolution through time n stuff!!!! I love your art so much, thank you for posting!!!!! 😊

[@Crocmanawsome]

I LOVE BIRDDSS!!! Edit: AND PIRATES!!!!!!!

[@DeusExMachina]

character ideas: characters based off of: -intricate or iconic jewelry pieces (such as an art deco bracelet, cartier panther ring, crown jewels, hope diamond etc) -interesting book covers (like leather bound ornate ones, not modern covers.) could be witches! -perfume descriptions, ex: if one has notes of leather and vetiver, those would be part of the inspo board -really chaotic beverages from chain restaurants (Friendly's shark drink comes to mind)

[@niccyknickers]

my australian heart loves that you chose two aussie birds!

[@thesaviourfromheavensunwuk9639]

Wow! Birds as Pirates is mind-blowing. 🤯

[@acidicvagabond9343]

oh i love oli and iggy and how theyre lil foils to each other and dolly is kinda a big sister essentially AND THE LORIKEET? I LOVE HIM AND HIS BIG LOCKS his wife is lucky /pos EDIT: ok i also love the golden phesant but i got too impatient sejkdf but GOOOOOOD ALL THESE CHARACTERS ARE AMAZING i love them 🐦

[@myadiah]

I almost said the same thing out loud when I first saw him!!

[@judee.7186]

I can absolutely see a scene from before when the adults arrive and it's just the three kids, each holding onto their respective clue as they're camping for the night. They one of em wakes up to the other swinging the weapon in their face as they're yelling about their clue being stolen, the one with the sword in his face realizes his is also gone, and they both look to see the 3rd one missing and it cuts to the third one running away, lol

[@Cracked_Skullz]

Oli and Iggy are so Luffy and Usopp coded and I love it 😂❤

[@leannemedhurst9662]

My darling alpaca, we kinda love your "rambling" and the way your mind works is just fascinating to me xx have a wonderful day xxxx

[@writeon2593]

I remember going to the zoo with a friend and they had this area where you could feed these birds nectar. They would be on your hand or arm as they ate, so it could definitely feel like being a Disney princess. When my friend was done feeding one of the birds, she tried to set it back down, but it proceeded to climb up her arm until it was on her shoulder. Ever since, I have had the idea of a bird at a zoo or pet store wanting to become a pirate, or at least to travel alongside a great pirate captain. This is definitely reminding me of that.

[@RoseyMayTheDevang]

Doliya kind of reminds us of the stories about Black Beard, that the reason he made himself to look so scary and would even light little end of his bread to cause it to smoke; was so he didn't have to hurt anyone or fight. Because he looked so crazy and frightening. Doliya just seems like a tamer version of that. But yeah, a bird pirate family seems like real fun. Sorry to go on abit of a ramble. Bye bye and have a great time out there. Thank you for reading.

[@sammaxwelljackson8359]

I feel like doing chimera character designs would be fun, like either take two or three of your own animals, or turning existing chimeras into characters (griffins, jackalope, etc.)

[@AGhostInTheCorner]

I love this video!!!! I feel like another dramatic artsy bird pirate lady that could be part of the golden pheasant's crew is based on the bearded vulture. They have cool red eyes, look really villainous, and rub their white feathers in reddish-orange soil to turn themselves red. They wear makeup and it looks like they rolled in the blood of their enemies. I love them!

[@WSchmidt09]

Greater Sage Grouse (Though your good background noise game was strong) These were so much fun! Puffin and Golden Pheasant were my favorites (Pheasant's outfit looks like a One Piece design in the best way possible).

[@Squishy_Seal]

🐦🦜 Love the character traits and dynamics with all of them. It makes them so tangible. I can see them interacting !

[@ccherry.berryy]

36:31 the amount of times I’ve said “hello sailor😳” in response to you drawing this guy is insane- you know how to draw yourself some hot men

[@myadiah]

I second this

[@eggfroggowo]

I third this

[@Oak_Eggar]

I fourth this

[@Syltrian_Drawz]

HAHA! For real tho, hes HOTTT

[@_dorkee_doodlez_]

I’m literally obsessed with your design choices and characterization???? I would genuinely tune in to 8 television seasons, 3 movies and a comic series all made by you

[@SuperBlondenerd]

🦜I LOVE when you go off on character development tangents. Please continue

[@drawwithforest9689]

Characters based on wierdcore images or liminal spaces... or maybe based on dreams? Monsters and such from dreams are fun. Either way, love your content!!!

[@clarasoares7936]

I LOVED the disigns!! Also i just though about how cool it would be a bountyhunter character design based on birds of prey, like the brazilian harpy, the secretary bird, the bearded vulture, the oriental bay owl, etc. EDIT: scratch "bountyhunter" HAVE THEM BE ASSASSINS OR HITMEN FOR HIRE!!!

[@saturn_planet7376]

I think it would be fun to design flowers based on gemstones and also make an environment for those flowers, since you've been practicing backgrounds. Anyway, love your videos, they always get me out of my never ending art block

[@hannahhester8376]

Oh my God, I would kill for this to be a TV series, I love the stories

[@kaitlinwebster2114]

soooo fun! perfect break for between classes. oh boy I feel like using one of kira's character design teams for a dnd or other ttrpg campaign would be so fun, this one in particular might be a little difficult because it's mostly fighters and no spellcasters but still

[@lalunalilac]

the mexican hummingbird is so accurate to how i would see them as well! im half mexican and when i visited mexico i got to see them upclose and yes it is absolutely beautiful!

[@svt1388]

your character designs give me so much inspiration

[@Kurooganeko]

Your facial triats abilites have EVOLVED SO MUCH!!! It was already really good, byt they now is a whole new level ♥♥♥

[@Aghul]

I think you did an amazing job translating the different birds' looks into your designs because I could immediately tell which birds the characters in the thumbnail were without even looking into the video! My favorite is the rainbow lorikeet. I love how you paint dark skin, I love the colors, I love the pompous design, the dreadlocks...

[@Flame-rp6yq]

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see this as a full pledged series! 🐦 Even just a short little comic I overall love your design and elements you've incorporated to the point I think people could tell the bird inspirations without knowing

[@VsFights101]

OMG YES!!! Love it! ❤️‍🔥 Could you do a episode like this for different cats??? ❤

[@VsFights101]

Maybe the cats could be the birb pirates enemy??? ❤

[@cassiopee2072]

@@VsFights101 that would be so cool!!

[@hmmmbrilee]

Oh yes my little bird watcher's heart is so happy. ❤

[@HarperKumfer]

new video!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JessicaGem]

It never fails to amaze me how maximalist you can get with all the details while still making them overall fairly cohesive designs. I struggle so much with adding detail but your work is always so inspiring, it makes me want to try!!! Another feather in the cap of your brilliant videos ^^

[@Souchirouu]

When you said Cockatiels are just pikachu's I couldn't help but think how fun it would be to take two very different animals and swap their aesthetics. Like a cat but it's a reptile or an Elephant but it's a bird. I think that would be fun to draw. I've been drawing more animals lately as I found out I really struggle with anything that isn't humanoid and will be doing this as it sounds more fun.

[@alilywhodraws8597]

12:04 CUTIE MARKS IS CRAZYY

[@elizaatkinson6284]

I love the barred owl. They have such cute round faces!

[@furretbell]

🐦 Should make a pirate who is good at pitching their voice like starlings. Specifically the common one. There's also the dragon looking one called the Great eared nightjar, who I don't know why is extremely adorable with their big wide eyes. Than the cursed Potoo (Great ones literally look like they have the pits of hell for eyes) who have a weird mouth and can blind into trees really well.

[@blue_3615]

I ADORE YOUT ARTSTYLE- but it’s the stories that keep me so so interested! I love listening to you ramble- it really helps me envision the actual world you describe!! :DDD

[@FrogMuncher442]

In my heart the rainbow lorikeet is the leader Aussie bogan

[@Alex-ds3py]

i feel like pheasant lady would call people darling a lot

[@LeeQuinn]

I think these designs are awesome!! I love your art style and I love seeing your progress and thoughts through out!!! What about character designs based on lizards??

[@mayamorphine]

omg I just love "early Fall Out Boy Patrick Stump called he wants his mutton chops back."

[@midnightfoxy3026]

This is a strange idea, but I want to see you try making tarantulas as princes/princesses. There is so many varieties colorwise and sometimes shape. I'm curious how you would interpret it. Plus I never see you draw anything spider related. It will be different but will still go in the character design aspect.

[@lexanneklimes5411]

I love birds! This was great!!! The Golden Pheasant looks like a Cordelia or Persephone. The Dad of the group looks like a Stuart (Stu for short, cuz he likes food).

[@Syltrian_Drawz]

I am currently working on a gift for a friend on a commission of a angler fish siren for our next dnd campaign, this video really helped getting the ideas and motivation flowing!! I love ur art~! 🦜🐦🐤🐧🦚🦢🦆

[@paolacintron6200]

🦜Simply love them and the lore is always a welcome addition!1

[@LaKiahKeown]

Insects as Ghosts! 🐦

[@user-pr3tg3rr6q]

please do chickens as different types of characters. there are so many breeds which would translate amazingly into your style. the phoenix breed, the belgian d'uccle, the polish, the salmon favorelle are a few of the ornamental types

[@sunflower_seeeds]

This is my all time favourite design video you’ve ever done. I’m obsessed with the characters and their dynamics and of course their outfits are jaw dropping gorgeous. I feel like all the stars aligned with this one! I NEED it to be a show or a comic immediately

[@YaSmithe]

Being harsh on your work isn't a horrible thing but it might help to not see any of your work as professional / finished but stuff to learn from and continually get better from. The biggest thing i think is holding you back is just fundamentals. You have a lot of skill but might have skipped over some stuff a bit. You would be surprised how much perspective and even just going back to drawing cubes can help with everything else even if it feels super below us because of being advanced in other ways

[@brianahawkins8124]

Awesome job on these bird characters.

[@kyravandendries4455]

I love them all so much!! Especially the pheasant inspired lady is absolutely slaying!💖

[@jiyeonniej9548]

It's so one piece coded and I love it

[@pancakeschronicles3777]

The Wicks on the lloriquee character is such a vibe! the big blues really fit em

[@我让它发生]

From the thumbnail I could already tell you were gonna do the golden pheasant, I love that bird and I've been thinking it would make a superb character / fashion design .

[@ChantelleArts]

I love that these characters are based on birds because they are SOOOOO COLOURFUL!!! 😍😍😍

[@AMG15649]

37:33 (Accidental) TRANSFEM PIRATE!? 😱 …slay (btw I love the designs, they are all gorgeous and colorful, and kinda funny idk.)

[@sgrim_artz]

Just been applying to jobs all afternoon, and about to sit down to bleach my roots so an almost 50 minute kira video is very much my favourite choice for company!

[@diego_fe]

I recently started watching "My Hero Academia" and im obsessed!!!

[@Suggarsnapped]

silkie chicken, trust me they're so cool

[@collardcow4183]

Ollie is just Jim Hawkins from Treasure Planet (but make him yellow) and I love that

[@solero1097]

Travling horses! A shire could be a Knight, cause war horse? A fiord a Vikings. A arabian could be some Dessert Dude, maybe a Thief? A Friezes should deffinitly be a Dancer. They are offen Seen in dressage

[@ghostgirl5620]

I'M SO EARY, this feels so weird. But wonderful video and art as always!! I do love me a puffin

[@cocobeebunnied7371]

I love birds and character design and you married the two beautifully, I love all of them so much- especially Dolly’s shapes and the concept of a pirate dad stumbling on these three teenagers

[@alliisurmom5426]

Would’ve been pretty cool if they were on an air ship - steampunk bird pirates in the sky ✨ BUT your designs are always so detailed and beautiful, plus the lore has been itching my brain

[@dreamwalker7483]

I like to imagine the end of golden pheasants arc is she gives up the egg to the kids or to save the kids i love to see a character develop past their own goals

[@dreamwalker7483]

Obviously we have to get the heart wrenching betrayal in first before she turns around

[@kkivvix9406]

I think its Mexican Violet(ear). Becausethey have the little purple ear puffs.

[@kkivvix9406]

And they puff them out to catch the sunlight and show off to ladies/intimidate other males

[@sabrinawisdom705]

KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE CHARACTERS FOR HOWEVER LONG YOU NEED TO I LOVE INFO DUMPS ❤

[@allelon8284]

the way im so busy, but the way you soooooooooooo make me wanna do so much art so bad its a crime, kira

[@Smetterpetter]

I love how well these mesh with the sirens you drew in your most recent design video! I can see them living in the same world.

[@gettalife.7119]

I love this idea omllllll

[@bluejay.27]

Right this is such a great idea ✨✨

[@monster-enthusiast]

I LOVE the rainbow man.

[@TheGeorpe]

I’d love to see a series where you put all the character sets in a scene where they are interacting. Would be great to get a sense of their personalities as well. Love watching your videos! ❤

[@allisonleonardo5459]

About birds, I absolutely love brazilian harpias!! And your designs all look absolutely amazing! Been dying to create a pirate character myself

[@Cosy.Carmen]

You can't EVER bore me! Even if you were to talk 3 hours, I'd still watch because I really enjoy the lore 😊❤

[@leilasmila]

I mean this in the best way possible - your character design videos are my perfect napping content. Beautiful visuals to keep my eyes with something to focus on gently and the nice consistent sound of your voice with a simple thread of connection... Much appreciated!

[@EmelieWaldken]

Completely in love with Iggy's design, I need to make it, NOW.

[@teresaellis7062]

My son really likes the hummingbird design and my favorite is the lorikeet dad character.

[@Louison.]

Oh yes ! I love pirates so so much ! 🏴‍☠️ I don’t know how you come with such creative mix ideas every time but I am here for it ! ❤️