turning myself into a knight! ✿ character design + worldbuilding

[@sketchesofshay]

this is basically the lorax but 1000x more epic (lol thank you for watching!)

[@pinkinkNZ]

omg what XD

[@happenedbychance3392]

Oh noo that means you're the onceler 😭😭😂

[@jabiiis]

Reverse Lorax the green guy is good now

[@sambees7981]

the medieval sponsorship was so silly 😭😭 great video !

[@sketchesofshay]

heheh I had a lot of fun recording it!! thank you for watching!

[@sambees7981]

@@sketchesofshay of course !!

[@CactusRadish]

CHARACTER DESIGN VIDEO WITH ANIMATIC INCLUDED??? Shay you're INSANE. This video must have taken a lot of work, I especially love the plant knight!

[@sketchesofshay]

it did take a little more work than usual but it was so much fun and so creatively fulfilling! would love to do more vids like this.

[@CactusRadish]

@@sketchesofshay Yes!!! Please! I've been loving your channel lately and the care and thought you put into everything really shows up! I personally don't mind waiting a little longer for this quality (as long as you don't burn yourself out, please take care). PSA: I'm fascinated plants also so I loved the plant biology lesson lol

[@temiio]

no bc this video is so good,,,composition in the final illustration,,,the character designs,,,stevens plant lesson,,,the animatic,,,THE SPONSORSHIP. EXQUISITE VIDEO SHAY

[@sketchesofshay]

THANK YOU!! ;-; that means so much to hear!!

[@Aircrow6000]

Already off the bat the illustrations and the artistry is all amazing

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so much!!

[@alonachiong666]

The platycerium reminds me so much of "delicious dungeon" The moving armor

[@critiqueofthegothgf]

hearing 'Platycerium' on this channel felt like my worlds collided. i've only ever heard it come out of anotther youtuber, benjiplant's mouth, so i thought i was watching him for a split second

[@sketchesofshay]

Steven and I watch a lot of benjiplant together!! would definitely love to include more planty inspired work on my channel 💖

[@mibirdai]

WE NEED MORE STEVEN!!! I’ve known him for only one video but i already adore him- he is perfect non-human “human”

[@sketchesofshay]

HE IS THE BEST we are already planning a follow up video once we work on more of the story hehe

[@sarcastichamsandwich5413]

Your boyfriend info dumping about his favorite plant was so fun! This whole video is so inspiring and encouraging me to draw myself in fun situations more! I think a lot of us grew up during that time online where sonas and self-inserts were mocked, so I instinctively shy away from that. But you make it look so much fun, so it makes me want to re-embrace sonas. You are awesome!!

[@teaformiles]

as someone who loves greek mythology (and percy jackson), plants, and your art, this was the BEST!! i love the way you paint scenes with so much detail and beautiful colouring and it always inspires me to draw more!!

[@sketchesofshay]

so happy you liked it!

[@critiqueofthegothgf]

the lore was so enthralling! im so into how lively your sketches are. they're never static, every singe body looks as if it's in motion and it's so cool. professor steven's segment was much appreciated and genuinely impressive. i'm so into this lore, it's a bit ridiculous. not to mention, the prince's design is amazing

[@sketchesofshay]

So happy you enjoyed the video critique!! 💖💖💖

[@underscore_1226]

mini in the back with her sickles out, like she finna do some garden work on the prince 👊👊👊👊

[@sketchesofshay]

LOLLL love that

[@critiqueofthegothgf]

god, i love how evident it is how much fun you had making this. that ad break was freaking hilarious

[@zee_lolz1092]

The fact im at my greek myth era now Like im reading All the percy jackson books, song of Achillies, circe, anything from stephen fry, the odyssey and the Illiad I love your art and character design BTW💖

[@sketchesofshay]

awesome! greek mythology is super interesting, happy you liked the video!

[@CantonWhy]

You and your boyfriend are the cutest things in recent times. Wonderful paintings throughout, Shay - a lot of work into this and we can tell.

[@sketchesofshay]

kjhdlkfgjh thank you so much!! and thank you for noticing the work, I really want to make more vids like this but i definitely have to pace myself lol

[@jacoblarison1830]

This is my absolute favorite kind of content. Getting to see the process, hear a tantalizing story, and see some beautiful finished work to illustrate that narrative all in one video. Amazing work, keep it up this is so inspiring.

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so much! I'm so happy you enjoyed it!

[@BloomynMoon]

Having a single prompt turn into a world full of lore is such a mood… the way your art and storytelling combines is really satisfying And congrats on 100k!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so so much!!

[@gabim788]

I'm loving the storytelling on this video! The more story focused direction you mentioned wanting to take in your art really makes sense, since it fits you like a glove💜💜

[@alonachiong666]

I'm loving this new style of video ❤

[@sketchesofshay]

heheh yay! I really enjoyed making this style of video :3

[@luxie7772]

will you ever consider doing a in-depth video about your painting process? i'm looking into something that feels more tardiotional-esque for digital painting and i really love and enjoy watching your process! also now i really want make a knight chara as my next college assignment hahaha

[@sketchesofshay]

Yes! I am currently working on a digital painting tutorial for the beginning of April! it has been a highly requested video for a while, can't wait to share it with you guys hehe

[@luxie7772]

wow that's great!! can't wait to watch and (hopefully) learn how to enjoy digital painting as much as traditional

[@ChantelleArts]

it's always so impressive to see how thorough you go with character design! 😮

[@JellyBat_art]

I love this idea so much and I hope you’ll do more stuff like this and with your characters! Seeing other artists create worlds/ characters or personas really makes me want to expand on my own story! I love your knight design it’s super awesome and the story behind it is just *chefs kiss

[@sketchesofshay]

heheh thank you so much! these style of videos defintely take a little more planning and work than my usual style but I really love doing them! more to come soon

[@h0zi3r]

THIS WAS SO COOL!! i love the reference to the green knight and to mirkwood, the platycerium and the whole idea of a guardian of the forest reminds me of thranduil and now i wanna draw him AHAHA

[@sketchesofshay]

LOVE thranduil! one of my most favorite middle earth characters

[@jj9268]

you dont know how much i love you, your art and your videos!!

[@sketchesofshay]

kjdbfgkjsdfg ;-;

[@irma3128]

i love tuning off and listening to your videos, they're my music 💯

[@sketchesofshay]

aww I am honored to be your podcast!

[@crowarctia]

I love the intricate details that went into the designs, the lore, and the story.

[@domithepotato]

I wanna LARP knights… This is so cool!!! I’m obsessed with character designs and yours look so realistic and soft yet powerful at the same time!! Also the animatic shots in between?? Love that! This story is so interesting as someone also slightly obsessed with Greek mythology (due to my two over obsessed friends) and this concept is awesome!! I recently made a knight character for a dnd campaign, their whole premise is that they were a fire elemental trapped in a suit of armor, and they’re now blindly serving the order of knights they came across (hence inhabiting the armor) when they escapes from the wizard school they were summoned in. And it’s become a joke that my character is a nightlight, because the fire shines through their armor. I also happened to acquire two items that made me glow… and became glow cubed.. it was really funny, I only got to keep one of the items so I’m glow squared, and the best knightlight around :D (I can never be stealthy though, ever.)

[@sketchesofshay]

that sounds like such a fun idea!! love the nightlight idea hehe

[@maqima]

o mighty ox lady and cabbage lord!!! fr tho it's so cool that I found this channel just as I'm getting into building my own world and creating my self insert knight in it. VERY COOL! loved this video!

[@laisablubleh6587]

i absolutely LOVED this video omg the lore, the designs, plant class, the colors, the animation, the poses....EVERYTHING. and as a beginner artist, this is really inspiring! (brazilian artist heeree)

[@princelujan]

Thank you so much for sharing all your process for creating characters and their world! The story and the knights look amazing hope you share more of them in the future😊

[@sketchesofshay]

planning a follow up video now! should be coming out sometime this summer hehe

[@princelujan]

@@sketchesofshay oh those are awesome news!!! Thank you so much for all the awesome content that you share with us

[@Yayyy__]

So excited for it to come out

[@ivytmoreland4558]

Your videos are so amazing and have been such a big inspiration in my recent goal to get back into drawing and improve on my skills. Absolutely love the idea of a knight-sona and now will have to make one for myself lol

[@sketchesofshay]

YAY have fun making your own knightsona!

[@mediocreartiste]

literally just here to giggle at hannibal amd jeremy allen white mentioned

[@Unknownchannel0000]

You always make me so inspired to make art ! :D

[@sketchesofshay]

that makes me so happy ! glad my videos inspire you

[@kamiya_teruo]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! I love watching your art, inspires me so much! Watching your art also helps me a lot, thank you for that!

[@Dibbadoep]

It's so gorgeous! I'm 100 percent gonna draw both the minnotaur knight and the platycerium prince!

[@sketchesofshay]

DUDE SOFIE if you do that i will scream edit: so happy you like their designs!

[@rebecca0799]

U truly never stop amazing me 😭

[@tarah775]

love the story idea and i have to say that was the best advertisement for Squarespace i have ever heard.

[@caelan0D]

Amazing video! Its awesome to see more of your thoughts and the story telling behind your character designs, which are amazing as always! I am more of a sci-fi guy but this is totally making want to make a knightsona haha! Also always love when you and steven collab! Staghorn ferns are my FAVE plants and I am trying my best not to fill an entire wall with them haha. Was totally geeking along with him hehe

[@sketchesofshay]

so happy you enjoyed the video caelan! and good to know I have fellow plant enjoyers in our community ! platyceriums ftw

[@marjo5001]

Thank you so much for sharing the process of creation, it is really interesting and the video itself is so well made ! (thank you Steven for the botanical part ! ♥)

[@TheInvad0r]

This is beautiful! I can’t wait to see more!!🎉

[@Nella2552.]

I LOVE THE STORY!! your drawings, videos and characters inspire me so much, thank you for share your beautifull art!! 🥺💕💖💕💖💕

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so much for watching! I am so happy you liked it :)

[@lexinante2821]

This is magical i love this

[@roseerinisaway]

AUGHH i LOVE this video. I love the world building and character building along with it, it really sets the scene and world. Love these two goobers :333

[@sketchesofshay]

YAY the worldbuilding was SO much fun, I am so happy you liked it too!

[@urdearesttdarling]

AAA IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS I LOVE OCS SO MUCH

[@lofcios]

WOW, I AM REALLY IMPRESSED . I love your artwork, this is amazing

[@mattogie]

OMG CONGRATS FOR 100K !! i just saw it im saur happy for you

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so much!! I really appreciate it!!

[@bug7281]

I’ve recently been on an extreme Star Wars and lotr kick, they were my favourite franchises as a child and even now, you’ve inspired me to possibly look into making some new character designs, your character designs are always so beautiful and interesting

[@Weevilest]

I am and will always be a greek mythology kid. Legit basing my chosen name off of the story of icarus and the sun (minotaur is in that story as well!) i EAT UP greek legends and myths and cannot get enough. Loved the video and loved your take on the minotaur ‼️‼️ also glad to see another taurus ♉️

[@sketchesofshay]

TAURUS !! lets goooo lol thank you! I find so much inspiration from greek mythology so happy to know you guys feel the same

[@moths.for.valentine]

love ur bfs plant rant, very interesting to learn about

[@BerriMura]

if everyone did their sponsorships like this I would never skip them, ever.

[@sketchesofshay]

I’m hoping to be more creative like this with sponsors in the future! Fun for me and better from a viewer perspective. Sometimes it is difficult because some brands are very strict but the best brands trust their creators to do fun stuff like this hehe

[@kasmatic]

I love your designing videos! The art you make is compelling to me!

[@tikaepixwhom666]

congrats on 100K! Always happy to draw along with your videos

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so much!! AND YES working on finding a time to film and fit it into my video schedule. should be coming in May sometime!

[@bluebearyart3585]

THIS IS SO COOL AHHH!!! The visuals along with the story is soooo goood!! Keep it up❤

[@ilpo_69]

CANT WAITTT >:D

[@Noratlobotomy]

PLATYCERIUM MENTION(peak life form)🙌🙌🎉🎉🎉🙏

[@sketchesofshay]

YEAH BOYYYY

[@kakethepankake]

i love you art you posting makes me so happy 😭😭

[@Babybearcroche]

I love how you're getting more comfortable with content creation and making these fun videos

[@sketchesofshay]

I definitely feel like I'm coming out of my shell more and it feels great! and makes video creation a lot more fun hehe

[@critiqueofthegothgf]

holy freak you're a master. i've had this frame paused for the last 5 minutes 19:24

[@sketchesofshay]

🥺💖💖💖

[@moths.for.valentine]

these characters are insanely inspiring, i would love to do an illustration of them in battle!

[@sketchesofshay]

djfhgdf that would be so cool! I definitely plan on doing a battle scene myself but I would love to see other people's take!

[@sylynxx3629]

I’ve been super excited for this video! 💕

[@sketchesofshay]

yay! I am happy it's finally released to the world :)

[@sparringlysparedforyou]

i might make a knight oc just to practice different elements of clothing and this video is a fun watch for inspo! another great video

[@linaa2623]

what an incredible design!!!!

[@annaheikkinen8120]

Been watching your videos while sick and all your videos have been so inspiring I have just been BURNING to grab a pen myself!! Loved this video especially, I'm really interested in storytelling through my art and ocs but have been feeling restricted by my skills,, this really inspires me to practise more and more and not give up!! THANK YOU for rekindling my spark for drawing 🌟💐🌿

[@sketchesofshay]

so happy you're feeling inspired! get well soon

[@happenedbychance3392]

Whenever you make these type of videos it always makes me wanna do similar OCs

[@sketchesofshay]

hehe i defintely recommend making your own knight! it's so much fun!

[@impracticalstuffk.d9577]

0:40 the story of a nation rejecting an infinit resources glitch...(nah seriously our planet needs that)

[@sketchesofshay]

I would like to think that whatever the nation tries to use, it vanishes back to the forest! follows the rules of matter not being able to be created or destroyed

[@impracticalstuffk.d9577]

@@sketchesofshay that would be better . I actually like your writing skills , it was a pretty good idea to begin with and I would like to see you expand from that . Even if it is a fantasy universe for you and your boyfriend ✨️ (ngl that legit couple goals)

[@mokilatte]

The story seems so interesting and i loved the character designs the medieval ad read was the cherry on top this amazing vid 🌿

[@sketchesofshay]

hehe happy you liked the ad read! trying to keep things fun~

[@kesinger9015]

ahhh this is so sick!!!!! the plant lesson was also my favorite part lol

[@licrys19]

Looove your designs and stories, it's so great and inspiring! Also I hope it's an enemies to lovers story🤭❤

[@beede_0643]

I want more Lore 😭 (love your video💕🍃)

[@margaret7949]

Can i ask what themes you usually draw? I like character design but some times i lack ideas when i want to relax drawing on my sketchbook

[@sketchesofshay]

i mostly do a lot of fantasy character art, specifically digital and traditional painting.

[@magikbeanshop]

this is baking be want to do a version with my partner and our cat included somewhere 🤔

[@Tulup_mouse]

What brushes do u use I’ve been trying to find good brushes for more painted styles.

[@lanylevendula]

Oh no Ruby ate my paper on Platycerium, can I get an extension? 🥺 such an awesome video, loved every detail you guys included in these characters! Can’t wait to see more of them!!! Also also congratulations on 100k!!!

[@sketchesofshay]

I guess🙄... LOL so happy you liked the video sara!! and thank you!

[@linap3299]

LOVEE THE LORE AND WORLDBUILDING (love ur art style :3 )

[@sketchesofshay]

hehe thank you so much! I am so happy you enjoyed it!

[@lazy_lady14]

I'm just gonna start scrolling through your veidos since the fix all my problems

[@eshadrawz]

I love the oc Videos it's so fun! I'm gonna start a weekly illustration series as soon as my finals are over! I REALLY hope i can actually keep it consistent:)

[@sketchesofshay]

YAY weekly illustrations are so much fun! keep it small and build your way up, you got this!

[@Kenyajoy]

This is amazing!!

[@shark.vlogs.05]

The plant knight, for any one who watches adventure time, he kind of reminds me of fern when he becomes a knight if you know what I mean

[@Woolblossom]

This was SUCH a fun video !! 💕

[@alitoonsart]

amazing amazing video!! i just want to let you know if you arent aware, "Fantasy Forged Creations" whom you linked in the description is actually Ai :( i know you only touched on them briefly, but i just wanted to bring it to your attention :)

[@sketchesofshay]

Just double checked and you are completely right! Omg I thought I caught all the ai art (unfortunately there was so much as I was looking for references) but thank you for pointing that out!! Extremely frustrating, I will be clipping them from the video as well.

[@girlfriendstheegg2508]

Yessssss

[@SnailTrailJay]

Hehehe this video made me laugh so much because of your sponsor section!! :D You also put so much foreshadowing for future videos, anddd I love the design!!

[@sketchesofshay]

yay! I really wanted to get more creative and fun with my sponsors ! and yeah! bunch of fun videos coming up that take a lot of planning, I love sprinkling in teasers hehe

[@Monarch_romatic]

Hannibal video when⁉️⁉️🙏

[@impracticalstuffk.d9577]

i love it i need to make a knight sona

[@speckledblender5495]

SURPER COOL story. I just want more of the story it's amazing. And I got inspired at the beginning of the video to create my own knight sona(I will hopefully post on Instagram and hopefully tag you in it so you can see it) but WOW I love the whole Lore of Minni and the Prince. I love how this was such a unique video compared to how you usually make your videos it was quite fun. But any way I do hope you have a wonderful weekend. It's super sunny today(at least up in NY I don't know how the weather is in Florida) enjoy the nice weather and the closing of winter!❤

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so much ember for joining the live, it was great chatting! also YES will be planning a follow up video. can't wait to see your own knight!

[@speckledblender5495]

@sketchesofshay so I found out that if your Instagram account is on private(which mine is) I can't tag people unless they are my followers. I want you to see the knight but I don't want to make you follow me. Just letting you know. Hope you have a wonderful day.

[@AmbrosiaMooshine]

This is an amazing video also I love there designs they look amazing :)

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so much ! and thank you for watching!

[@jenniferjung2074]

Babe wake up! Shay just uploaded a new video. Jokes asideeee your vids are my new obsession 😭

[@sketchesofshay]

heheh yay! so happy you like them!

[@goodnight.socialite]

I CLICKED SO FAST!! WOOOO KNIGHTS!

[@lightningxwave]

Oml how do you draw scenes with the correct perspective?!?!

[@sketchesofshay]

perspective grids and tools in clip studio paint!! I still struggle a lot with perspective but that's what's been helping me :)

[@lightningxwave]

TYSM!!! i'll be sure to try it out

[@alonachiong666]

Hannibal yas!!! ❤❤❤

[@ilpo_69]

Had To stop my Cart for the sponsor break😮‍💨 good tales salesman, i shall take your Advertisement scroll with me

[@1-800-Aeros]

WOOOOO

[@hoshimeow]

I love your videos :D

[@stitchgor3]

2:40 yoooo I’m a Taurus too!

[@infinite_jj55]

i like your art style, but what software did you use to arrange your minotaur knight references in this video

[@sketchesofshay]

i used milanote! I have a whole tutorial video on how I gather references here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYTIo4OsbtOfmdksi=QE5-xJ22vgakNBPS

[@RuzgarAras-kj3vu]

Love the videoo ❤❤❤

[@jasminv8653]

Ngl nose ring king was kind of a hottie

[@spaguetti_rat]

HOMESTUCK MENTIONED YIPPEEEEE!!!!

[@sketchesofshay]

HEHEHE can't wait to work on my upcoming homestuck video hehe

[@spaguetti_rat]

@@sketchesofshay I swear I will be there on premiere I'm so excited xoDD!!

[@pokepoke1889]

what drawing program do you use??? :000000

[@sketchesofshay]

i used clip studio paint and procreate for this video!

[@pokepoke1889]

@@sketchesofshay holy molly gotta get my stringy lil' hands on both of those because your art is so good!