For the AU’s mobile followers!

There are some links up in my browser theme, but the app won’t show those! So instead, to make them more accessible, I’ve pinned this masterpost of tags. (Feel free to hide the content you’re not interested in!)

Unfortunately, ‘chrono’ or post-ordered links don’t work in the app. :c But I re-tagged the entire blog, cuz these links search the entire body of a post, and I wanted to make sure people could easily find what they were looking for!

Hope this helps!

*Phew!*

Sorry for the random bout of sample-posts flooding everyone’s dashboards early this morning, but I was doing some heavy-duty renovating!

The AU blog has a new look!

I spent about...11+ hours of going all the way back through 30+ pages of code, and pretty much re-creating my entire theme almost from scratch! I wanted it to be a bit easier to read, a lot easier on the eyes, and a little more unique.

Colors are still a work in progress, but I’m pretty satisfied with it. Tell me what you think! Let me know if something doesn’t quite look right, or if it’s borked on someone’s screen!

(Art: Digitally lined and colored Spinel, after his redesign)

A/N: This took a bit longer than it really should have, but I was trying to make it look nice. This is a MUCH better version of what I had designed before. It just needed a little tweaking, and a good “push” in the right direction style-wise.

I had to do this in several steps, and I’m not used to pushing a design that hard. It’s been a fun challenge! And I think I have a better idea of what I’m doing AU-wise, now.

Spinel’s style here is, as many may notice, pretty hard-inspired by the “emo/scene” look that centered around a particular genre (or two) of music from the early 2000s. I’m really tempted to try to softly-theme each character around a particular genre, just SLIGHTLY more than I have already. After all, it’s pretty relevant in this AU!

(Art: A pink-and-brown maned wolf, with very obviously long legs.)

A/N: Now, who was it that wanted to meet Nora’s Pink Animal Companion? :3c

I owe you all this one from a while ago! For those who wanted to see the animal that Quartz encountered (young and hurt) while out in the wild, this is the AU’s “Lion!”

We won’t have to wait long to be introduced to this girl, as Lion’s episode pops up pretty early in the series! I’m churning out Chapter One as we speak, and I’ll have it uploaded as soon as it’s finished.

Let me know if there’s anything specific you wanna see!

CREDIT: https://www.deviantart.com/akyrakanton/art/KH-Stained-Glass-Template-186773168

(Art: KH-Crossover, Nora’s Station of Awakening. Animated, 3D design, and 2D design)

A/N: This one is absolutely for fun, but it was to get back into the ‘spirit’ of the AU and making art in general. With credit (as that’s...more than they really ask for, but I wanted to make sure I gave credit), I fixed up the above template made by AkyraKanton to make Nora a Station of Awakening, a-la Kingdom Hearts.

It’s unfinished, but came out really nice color-wise, and I was suddenly in the mood to make a gif out of something. It’s helped me get back into the swing of making art, and I may tweak the colors of the blog to match this.

Makes for a simple and gorgeous background/backdrop, detail or not. And the general look suits Steven as a whole, but I wanted to see if I could make it fit Nora, specifically.

And if that doesn’t look Magical Girl as FY-UCK, I dunno what does. She’s the lone Magical Girl in a universe full of Magical Boys.

May or may not ever actually end up finishing it, but I thought it would help for deep-diving into Nora as a character. Hope it looks cool!

...And yes. Nora’s hair DOES look like Sora’s. The joke will likely, inevitably be made a million times. (More than it already has.) So HAH, I’m beating everyone to it.

(Art: Two pencil-drawings of Spinel on lined paper, the left-most design more ‘chunky’ and youthful in shape, the right-most design more slender and stylized)

A/N: The reinvention of Spinel!

I know I’ve been gone a while, new apartment has been tiny, but really nice! The new job took some adjusting to, and I’m finally back to drawing. I have less to show than I intended, but I’m queuing a few things up, and I’m working on my next AU-post! (Asks will be answered much more quickly if there’s anything anyone wants to know!)

My original design for Spinel (click the clicky-link for the old design) was the best I could do to start re-thinking how Spinel might appear in this AU, but I wasn’t able to “push” his design hard enough for him to properly LOOK like “Spinel.” Enough of my designs felt like they were “missing” something, so I stopped and took some time to work back through what I had.

The drawing on the left was my first try at pushing his design more cartoon-y/rubberhose. The design on the right was me pushing the design even a bit further! That’ll be closer to how he appears here in the AU.

And yes, his hair will properly go ‘whoosh’ when he’s feeling particularly excitable. :P

More incoming! Stay tuned!

(Art: Spinel’s Gem-Weapon, a modified electric bass with a rejuvenator on the end)

A/N: I AM ALMOST DONE MOVING.

It’s been a VERY long two-weeks (the big moving-day was on the 17th, so we’ve been speed-running the un-boxing and building-shit process), thank you all again for your continued patience. We’re down to the last 5 boxes, are churning through massive laundry, and have almost settled in completely. @_@

Once I’m finished settling in, I’ll be able to return to drawing and posting and actually get that next story-post out to you all! But while you wait, here’s a preview of Spinel’s gem-weapon.

And yes. This IS his gem weapon. But it may be a hot minute before I explain further. >:3c

It’s been helping me work out how these gem-weapon mods might work, as I explore the limits of what a gem can and can’t change about themselves. And about what it takes for a gem to discover themselves enough to summon a weapon!

The next post will look a little different than the last two, but my goal is to have something a little more “consistent” that I can get out there (a little more easily) for those who want to read the story.

I hope you’ve all been doing okay!

(Art: Bismuth, Lapis, and Peridot)

A/N: HERE’S THE B-TEAM, AS PROMISED.

A little bit late, but it’s been a long week. So here’s 3 sketches in one! Peridot (new-to-Earth, sans-limb enhancers), Lapis Lazuli (initial design post-mirror), and Bismuth (initial design post-poofing, after the war) all just bein’ bros!

Peridot looks like a mix of boy-scout and sailor, but in a bad 80s exercise video. Pass it on.

Future designs to come, but I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for being patient! There are SO MANY MORE OF YOU than I was ever expecting already, and I’m just about ready to jump into the next story-post!

:3 Here’s what things will look more like, going forward, style-wise. It’s easier and faster to draw this way, and I’m slowly adjusting to be able to draw things more dynamically.

Good things to come! And another special bonus-surprise coming up...

A/N: OH.

Wow, this snuck up on me!! I’ve been trying to get everything settled in the background, so that I’d have some posts ready for you-all! But since this AU is already catching fire, I should probably make a proper post for it.

I’m moving! Like, IRL! It’s happening in *counts* about 11 more days. Hence, I’ve been a little bit busy. But fret-not, this blog is not dead! And the AU is only just getting started. (I just thought I had a little more time before I’d be hitting any major milestones!)

Since we’ve already hit 500 followers (YEEZUS.) I should probably make a cool post for you-all! I want to show everyone here how much I appreciate the support! But between doing gross things like finding renter’s insurance and finishing up my own packing, I haven’t been able to figure out what to do.

Poll Time! What would you like to see? I’ll try to have these out within this next week, as My Gift To All Of You. It won’t be the next post, because of Reasons, but there are a couple things I can think of:

(FEEL FREE TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS OF YOUR OWN! These came to mind, since they may not be showing up in the AU for a while. We’re going with the canonical timeline, give-or-take, with some filler shaved off.)

Thank you for being patient!

A/N: I’ve been hiding in the background, steadily working on art and the how-to behind how I want to do things. I know there isn’t much AU-specific content here yet, and the main reason is: Art takes me a very long time to draw.

So the whole hidden-excuse for my Steven-Study was to work on varying the shapes, silhouettes, and features I draw, while seeing how long it took me to do each bust! I wanted to make sure I could keep every “Steven” I drew...looking like Steven. But I still wanted them to be recognizably that individual AU’s Steven. (And I think I actually pulled it off...especially when you see them all next to each other!)

My style has changed wildly throughout the last 20 years (yes, I have been actively drawing and working towards improving for the last 18-20 years), and I’m currently trying to perfect a certain visual “aesthetic” I love to see drawn. I’ve never been able to define the look I want my art to have, I just know I don’t see it “in the wild” very often. This latest attempt has been a nearly 5-year-process with a friend of mine! It’ll be faster and simpler to draw almost anything, but still look much like the way it does now. (Except I should be able to sketch, line, and color a single character in an hour or less, instead of 2-3.)

The next panel/post has been delayed in order for me to make things more consistent, and easier on myself. It’ll look better, going forward. But while I work, let me know if there are any other specific characters that you’d like to see! (Even if they don’t show up for a while!)

Lastly, I’ve gone all the way back through my posts (again) and corrected the tags, as the Tumblr mobile app broke my pinned master-links again. They should be working properly once more. Again.

Thank you for being patient! My ask-box is ALWAYS open!

(Art: From left-to-right, top-to-bottom, we have:

A/N: IT IS DONE.

The Stevens are FINISHED.

My Study is COMPLETED.

Here all 13 of these lovable Atlas-personalitied idiots in all their glory.

I LOVE these AUs, and they were all made by some of the nicest Muns!!! Definitely some of the darker-themed stories for SU out there, but by no means the darkest, or the most depressing. Just be prepared for what you may be getting into! I still HIGHLY recommend giving the ones you haven’t already seen a read!

They all look so vastly different when next to eachother than I was expecting...but they all still look like Steven

(It’s interesting to see which ones look more like Steven, more like Rose Quartz, more like Greg, and more like Pink Diamond...)

(Art: Future-Nora!)

(CLICK HERE to see the rest of the Steven-Study!)

A/N: My turn!

I wanted to project things forward a bit, enough to figure a few things out about Nora! So here’s my own addition to the Steven-Study. :3c

Because she’s on the smaller side, and not as big as Rose Quartz, it’s unlikely she’d reasonably fill out the black Large-size shirts by the time she got to Future. So, interestingly enough, her palette would change in a different way.

After a “run-in” with something that slashes at the front of her shirt, she’ll come to find that letting her gem actually hit sunlight makes her feel better overall, and (much like discovering the joy of tagless shirts and taking scissors to all the shirt-tags you own) starts purposefully slashing the upper chest portions of her shirts.

She totally isn’t just taking after Amethyst. Of course not.

(But wow, her hair was slightly “larger” than I intended…)

This is my final “Steven!” Tomorrow, you’ll get to see all of Round One, all in one place! Just don’t ask me about if I’ll be doing a Round Two yet...

@aftermath-steven

(CLICK HERE to see the rest of the Steven-Study!)

IT. IS. DONE.

And I am SO glad that I was able to squeeze this last Steven in here! Worth. And very fun.

The nicest darned Mun- and A VERY PRETTY BOY. GOOD AU. Very pretty. Good art. Did I mention pretty? 10/10 would read again.

Will be posting the FULL study, with everyone all squished together into one piece. Stay tuned!!!

@lab-raised-steven

(CLICK HERE to see the rest of the Steven-Study!)

I think this is definitely one of the more masculine looking Stevens I’ve done so far! And boy, that is a VERY square jaw! But it suits the Steven (and the AU) in question!

Another great story, and another great Mun. :3c