Another video has dropped on my YouTube channel, which means it’s time for the obligatory blog post promoting it, and showcasing the art I made during its production!
THE VIDEO
STORMY’S GALLERY SNIPPETS
Dolly Wyler-Voronov – Decades AU Template
With the Tetrad having their turns in this series, it’s now time for some of the supporting characters to get their turn. And who better to get said turn than Wendy’s fashionista goofball of a sister, Gwendolyn Tangerine Wyler-Voronov?
I have this idea that Dolly likes designing ensembles inspired by fruit. And of course, as strawberries are her favorite kind of fruit (I even kind of designed her with strawberries in mind to begin with, with her association with the color red, and her freckled cheeks), she likes designing strawberry-themed ensembles for herself. This is reflected in the 1950s outfit, with the yellow polka dots (again, like seeds) in her dress and hat, and the green lace trim (like leaves) on her dress and gloves. And of course, because 1950s, she needed to have arched eyebrows, winged eyeliner, pearls, and a red lip. The latter two of which are part of her usual attire anyway.
The 1960s one is probably my favorite; even being represented in a decade where gloves were going out of style, their appearance here gives the outfit a cute, feminine touch. Also, yes, that carrot is meant to resemble a cigarette. Vintage style, not vintage values.
The 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s outfits were respectively inspired by Dianne Feinstein, Amy Irving, and Mayim Bialik. Dolly is Jewish, after all, so I imagine she’d look up to other Jewish females like her for inspiration. As for the props, they’re copyright-safe representations of, respectively, an LP of Rush’s Hemispheres, the packaging of a McDLT, and a bottle of Crystal Pepsi.
And finally, in a close second favorite to the 1960s panel, there’s the 2000s one. The outfit itself is no different from her usual attire, except for her not wearing lipstick or having her hair styled. But the panel itself is a reference to the HeadOn ads of the decade. Not gonna lie, as annoying as those ads were, it was nostalgic revisiting them as a reference for the artwork.
Overall, I love how it turned out. And I can’t wait to show off some more supporting characters in this series.
Oh, and before I move on. Any time I depict Dolly speaking in my comics, picture Liliana Mumy’s voice. She’s the voice of Leni from The Loud House; I’ve always pictured the voice as fitting for Dolly as well. Coincidentally, both characters are goofy fashionistas that are also the elder sister of one of the main characters.
1960s Pop Group Tetrad v3.0
Gilda Grime
Wendy Wyler
April Lowry
Margo Hynde
Yeah, redesigned these outfits again. Both to make them more unique to each character, and to make them look more convincingly 1960s.
In terms of making them more unique (although still following the same template), I’ve redrawn their beehives to integrate elements of their casual hairstyles; Gilda’s being somewhat messy, Wendy’s having loose hairs, April’s having spirals similar to her tail, and Margo’s having those Greg Heffley-esque ‘wimpy sprigs’ (as the making-of book of the 2010 film adaptation called them). Also, because 90+ hours of Balatro had managed to strike inspiration into my work, their dresses now bear the symbols of card suits. Diamonds for Gilda as a reference to raccoons’ fascination with… everything, spades for Wendy as a reference to her emo aesthetic, hearts for April as a reference to her feminine personality (as well as the fact she’s a lesbian, and I still intend to write her as such, SUCK IT, GOP!), and clubs for Margo as a reference to her being a tomboy and loving submarine sandwiches.
As for making the 1960s aesthetic more prominent, I’ve ditched their lipstick in favor of heavier eye makeup (since 1960s makeup was more about the eyes than the lips), and changed their earrings to period-appropriate hoops. Additionally, the Tetrad’s assets also have embossing on them to resemble the shadows of cels, and ‘StormArts’ is written in Milton Glaser’s Babyteeth (the font that inspired Englishman’s Teeth).
And for those wondering, since I brought up Balatro as an inspiration for these redesigns. If the Tetrad were jokers, their effect would be allowing for the ability to make flushes with four of their respective suit, and said flush multiplying the multiplier by 2. Think a slightly weaker Four Fingers, with the multiplier-doubling as a tradeoff. That doesn’t sound like something that’d break the game too much, does it?
And that’s all for now. Chapter VII coming soon (hopefully, it’s supposed to be only four pages), as is my next video. And I’ll show both here when they’re uploaded. But until that time, take care, stay safe, be good to each other, reject Trump’s attempts to bring the world down… and have a good one.
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The Oddball Tetrad of Grunvale, New Pork is owned by me. You’re free to draw fanart or write fanfics of it, as long as you credit me as the creator of the series.
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Babyteeth was designed by Milton Glaser.
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