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A break from pink with black... (I still have another pic of these two in Scraps) - I’ll be back with Hanami, and I will start working on Bucky soon enough (F&WS Episode 4 was really 😱). — #malecharacter #femalecharacter #couple #skull #scythe #blackcat #cat #man #girl #furcoat #flowers #roses #glasses #originalcharacters #originalcharacterart #frauv8_ocs #autodesksketchbook #digitalart #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #blackandwhite #black #white #animestyle

Page 11: But it’s cute... - The tree may be tiny to the humans, but to the mythical creatures, it’s a mesmerizing object in the backyard garden - especially for Rosemarie the Fairy and Junko Akane the Hyōsube (who happen to be both pink like Sakura blossoms). - Kimiko hoped it was a tree large enough to lay underneath and look up as the branches sway in the breeze. But she can at least sit next to it for a selfie... — #malecharacter #femalecharacter #originalcharacters #frauv8_ocs #woman #man #sakura #cherryblossom #hyosube #pink #blue #green #yellow #white #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #comic #hanami

Page 10: Kids say the darnest things... (Kimiko doesn’t need to be reminded of how petite she is compared to everyone else - especially around you) - Kimiko is super excited to see the tree just to see the flowers on it, but she’s might be disappointed... __ #malecharacter #femalecharacter #originalcharacters #frauv8_ocs #woman #man #boy #cat #dango #pink #blue #green #yellow #white #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #comic #hanami

Quick notes on Dango.🍡 (Something I really miss eating when I was able to get it at Little Tokyo, Los Angeles; I also love Daifuku, and who doesn’t like ice cream Mochi?) __ #malecharacter #femalecharacter #originalcharacters #frauv8_ocs #woman #man #dango #pink #green #yellow #white #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #comic #hanami

Page 9: Going outside to eat some Dango.🍡 - Like many kids, Cedrick only appears when there’s food around. And like many kids, he doesn’t always listen to his father for his own reasons - Cedrick is very impressionable, especially in regards with his grandfather Erik (there’s times even Hr. Dr. Kasper calls his son a mini-version of Freyja’s father depending on situations). Cedrick is also not very attached to his grand-aunt Yoko’s Japanese culture, so instead he’s wearing a black Kimono-inspired shirt on top (with a skull on the back as a Kasper usually has on somewhere). - Cedrick also brought up the term “Wakashū” - often a teen boy in the Edo Era who was dressed as a female until he’s grown up into a man (basically a “pupae stage” or “middle gender”); this concept fell out of fashion and turned into the idea of “Bishonen” (or “Pretty-Boy”) to reflect a boy’s youth and good-looks. __ #malecharacter #femalecharacter #originalcharacters #frauv8_ocs #woman #man #boy #cat #dango #pink #blue #green #yellow #white #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #comic #hanami

Page 8: Frl. Flicka discovers something delicious... 🍡 - Fräulein Flicka is the Kaspers’ pet Doberman/Hellhound; she’s a former U. S. military dog who had serious behavioral issues until she was adopted. Nowadays she thinks she’s a lapdog, often jumping on the couch and sleeping in bed with Freyja and Faustuz. She can also be quite mischievous, often chasing Cedrick around like cattle, sneaking off with slices of Erik’s Smörgåstårta, or breathes out fire and poops out flaming turds when she’s turning into a Hellhound. - Kimiko is deathly afraid of dogs but loves cats (she might like Freud since he’s a dachshund). She also likes cute little animal mascots such as Hello Kitty, so maybe if a mythical creature decides to show itself from hiding... — #femalecharacter #originalcharacters #frauv8_ocs #woman #dog #pink #blue #green #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #comic #hanami

Page 7: The missus is fashionably late (as usual). - Freyja is wearing the kimono Tante Yoko gave her when she married Hr. Dr. Kasper. With a guest in the house who’s also Japanese like her extended family, Freyja feels that she should wear her kimono this time. - Kimiko isn’t familiar with Freyja’s TV show, live blogs, or fashion magazines, so she has no idea how popular/famous she is. Kimiko, like most of her fellow coworkers, also assumed her mentor was a single father whose wife died from some tragic event (some say cancer, others say an accident; none of it is true). Now finally meeting her, Kimiko is in awe and curious about Freyja’s relationship with Faustuz. — #malecharacter #femalecharacter #originalcharacters #frauv8_ocs #woman #man #dog #pink #blue #green #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #comic #hanami

Page 6: “... and then I was raised by my aunt Yoko and uncle Heinrich, along with my older cousins Hansel and Hannah.” - Kimiko hasn’t seen or met his wife (yet), but now knows how and why her mentor is fluent with Japanese. - Most of Hr. Dr. Kasper’s coworkers assumed he’s a single dad, his wife dying from some tragic reason since they’ve never seen her visit the hospital. (Freyja is alive and well - she’ll make an appearance soon enough...) — #malecharacter #femalecharacter #originalcharacters #frauv8_ocs #woman #man #dog #flowers #pink #blue #green #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #comic #hanami

Page 5: “Not my father. Not a bathrobe.” (But a little funny Kimiko says Erik looks like an old Cedrick - he’s his grandfather after all) - Hr. Dr. Kasper and Kimiko are both wearing Yukata, a traditional Japanese outfit similar to a Kimono but less elaborate and lighter in weight for Spring and Summer. — #malecharacter #femalecharacter #originalcharacters #frauv8_ocs #woman #men #dog #pink #blue #green #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #comic #hanami

Page 4: It’s Hr. Ström, not Hr. Kasper. - Kimiko never met any of Hr. Dr. Kasper’s immediate family, so she quickly assumed Erik Ström was his father because of the logic that he’s living at her doctor’s house and is blond like the Herr Doktor and Cedrick. Erik thinks it’s funny people think that he’s Johannes Faustuz’s father (he actually knew his father Richard), but in reality, the two can’t stand the sight of each other (Erik thinks Faustuz is not worthy enough for his daughter Freyja for lots of reasons). — #malecharacter #femalecharacter #originalcharacter #frauv8_ocs #woman #man #pink #blue #green #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #comic #hanami

Wunderkind’s Notes: Cherry Blossoms/Sakura 🌸 - It’s that time of the year when these mainly pink, white, and red flowers are in full bloom worldwide - especially in Japan. Hanami is also a great activity during the pandemic considering it’s outside, and if there’s enough trees for everyone, people can enjoy the view while social distancing. - The Kaspers have a weeping cherry blossom tree planted in their backyard, which is considered to be the oldest cultivated style of the cherry blossom tree in Japan. All of the mythical creatures are drawn to it whenever it’s in bloom, especially the fairies and Junko the Hyōsube. — #autodesksketchbook #digitalart #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #notes #sakura #cherryblossom #cherryblossoms #pink #white #flowers

Page 3: “I do have a tree, but...” - Hr. Dr. Kasper usually doesn’t invite people over to his house for LOTS of reasons (his wife Freyja is a famous TV host, his father-in-law Erik Ström still stuck due to travel bans, there’s lots of little mythical creatures living there, his dogs go crazy with visitors, etc.). But he’s feeling a little pity for Kimiko’s homesickness for Japan, and since he has a small cherry blossom tree in his backyard, he’s cautiously allowing her to visit. Just hope the critters behave themselves, and hope Kimiko doesn’t get too nosy about his background... Faustuz doesn’t like having to explain things like why there’s a colony of fairies living in the garden, or how his parents met and died. — #malecharacter #femalecharacter #originalcharacter #frauv8_ocs #nurse #woman #man #doctor #pink #blue #green #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #comic #hanami

Page 2: The Herr Doktor goes Hanami in Hiroshima.🌸 - Hr. Dr. Kasper was raised by his aunt Yoko Kobayashi, a Japanese woman, so he’s very familiar with the Japanese culture and language (Japanese is actually his second language, which still surprises Kimiko whenever he suddenly speaks to her in Japanese because he’s German). Kimiko has much to learn about her mentor despite being his nurse for almost two years (she knows Cedrick is his son, but doesn’t know if he’s married or not). - I’ll have to post up a quick story script about how Kimiko met Hr. Dr. Kasper sometime. He treats her like a younger sister, but Kimiko is still confused about her thoughts about him. — #malecharacter #femalecharacter #originalcharacter #frauv8_ocs #nurse #woman #man #doctor #pink #blue #green #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #comic #hanami #sakura #cherryblossom

Page 1: The Kaspers’ nurse Kimiko Abe yearning to see the cherry blossoms blooming at her native Yokohama, Japan.🌸 - This will be a short story regarding “Hanami” - or “Flower-Watching” in Japanese regarding the Sakura blossoms in bloom around this time of the year. — #femalecharacter #originalcharacter #frauv8_ocs #nurse #woman #pink #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #comic #hanami #sakura #cherryblossom

Johannes Faustuz and Hansel wearing Jinbei for Hanami in Hiroshima. (when they were boys, they wore matching ones; nowadays they try to wear opposite colors) - Prior to 2020’s Pandemic, all of the Kaspers go to Hiroshima where Tante Yoko is from to see the Sakura blossoms every year. — #malecharacter #men #cousins #originalcharacters #frauv8_ocs #autodesksketchbook #digitalart #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #traditionalclothing #japaneseoutfit #jinbei #blackandwhite #black #white

Hr. Dr. Kasper wearing traditional costume with a Grim Reaper twist.💀 - Johannes Faustuz has lots of traditional clothing he wears as a Grim Reaper related to the cultures he’s closely associated with (German, Danish, Japanese, Swedish) This outfit was most influenced by his Danish heritage, the red rose in his pocket grown from his grandmother Aina’s flower shop in Copenhagen. — #autodesksketchbook #digitalart #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #originalcharacter #characterdesign #frauv8_ocs #frauv8 #malecharacter #man #grimreaper #scythe #hat #rose #bow #skull #stripes #traditionalcostume #black #red #yellow #white

Hr. Dr. Kasper wearing traditional costume with a Grim Reaper twist.💀 - Johannes Faustuz has lots of traditional clothing he wears as a Grim Reaper related to the cultures he’s closely associated with (German, Danish, Japanese, Swedish) This outfit was most influenced by his Danish heritage, the red rose in his pocket grown from his grandmother Aina’s flower shop in Copenhagen. — #autodesksketchbook #digitalart #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #originalcharacter #characterdesign #frauv8_ocs #frauv8 #malecharacter #man #grimreaper #scythe #hat #rose #bow #skull #stripes #traditionalcostume #black #red #yellow #white

Hr. Dr. Kasper wearing traditional costume with a Grim Reaper twist.💀 - Johannes Faustuz has lots of traditional clothing he wears as a Grim Reaper related to the cultures he’s closely associated with (German, Danish, Japanese, Swedish) This outfit was most influenced by his Danish heritage, the red rose in his pocket grown from his grandmother Aina’s flower shop in Copenhagen. — #autodesksketchbook #digitalart #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #originalcharacter #characterdesign #frauv8_ocs #frauv8 #malecharacter #man #grimreaper #scythe #hat #rose #bow #skull #stripes #traditionalcostume #black #red #yellow #white

From my “Scrap Pile”: Richard and Sigrid with Hedy the black cat. — #originalcharacterart #originalcharacters #frauv8_ocs #malecharacter #femalecharacter #man #girl #couple #cat #blackcat #autodesksketchbook #digitalart #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing

Quick “versus” drawing of Hr. Dr. Kasper - his surgeon self 🆚 his Grim Reaper self. - Somehow this pic is giving me a combo of “Shaman King” and “Hellsing” vibes... (of the two, “Shaman King” had the biggest impact on me as a young tween; Hiroyuki Takei’s art is so awesome~🤍) — #malecharacter #originalcharacter #man #doctor #grimreaper #frauv8_ocs #frauv8 #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #blackandwhite #black #white #animestyle #mangastyle

Quick “versus” drawing of Hr. Dr. Kasper - his surgeon self 🆚 his Grim Reaper self. - Somehow this pic is giving me a combo of “Shaman King” and “Hellsing” vibes... (of the two, “Shaman King” had the biggest impact on me as a young tween; Hiroyuki Takei’s art is so awesome~🤍) — #malecharacter #originalcharacter #man #doctor #grimreaper #frauv8_ocs #frauv8 #autodesksketchbook #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #blackandwhite #black #white #animestyle #mangastyle

Quick 1950s fashion drawing featuring Ida Kasper and a little Heinrich, a couple years before Richard was born. — #digitalart #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #autodesksketchbook #malecharacter #femalecharacter #originalcharacterart #originalcharacters #frauv8_ocs #dress #motherandson #woman #boy #child #1950sfashion #frauv8

Sigrid’s attire when she feels like dressing up all pretty. (This is also stuff my mother wore when I was really little) - Sigrid is normally a tomboy who mostly wears her high school uniform and activewear. But when she’s working at her mother’s flower shop or feels like dressing up for fun, Sigrid loves wearing frilly dresses she can twirl around in - often catching Richard’s gaze from afar. — #femalecharacter #fashion #clothing #dress #shoes #glasses #accessories #purse #1970sfashion #1980sfashion #woman #girl #autodesksketchbook #digitalart #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #ipadart #originalcharacter #frauv8_ocs #frauv8

But who is he talking to? And about what? 🤔 - Johannes Faustuz calls his wife Freyja “My Love”, his son Cedrick “Wunderkind”, and his father-in-law Erik “Old Man”. He uses “Darling” for people outside of his immediate family regardless of gender when he’s annoyed, sarcastic, or feeling sassy. — #malecharacter #man #originalcharacter #autodesksketchbook #digitalart #digitaldrawing #ipaddrawing #animestyle #mangastyle #halftone #black #white #blackandwhite