Showing posts with label becky willow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label becky willow. Show all posts

Friday, June 24, 2022

My Animal Jam masterpieces!

 As a follow-up to my previous post describing my experience having a membership on Animal Jam (a game I used to play religiously when I was younger) for the first time, I have decided to make a kind of "master list" of all the masterpieces I created on the game!

If you're not familiar with what masterpieces are on AJ, they're basically just little decorations you can create through their built-in art program (equivalent to MS Paint).
Confession, I never really used said art program before my membership trial, mostly because you could only really make masterpieces if you were a member (nonmembers were only able to make them if they had "Masterpiece Tokens", which are kind of hard to come by if I'm not mistaken). 


By the way, I should mention that you're going to notice these masterpieces seem to have been created by two different users: "xxTheLivelyOnexx" and "princesskittykins"; these are both me! The former is my main account and the latter is my side one. I redeemed the membership trial a week or so later on my side account just for the sole purpose of creating more art to display in my main account's den. ^^;


I only made one actual masterpiece back in the day (probably around 2017-2019????? I don't know, as far as I know, there's no actual way to see when you created a masterpiece on AJ unless you actually wrote it down in the art program lol) and it's this one:

It's my OC, Lily! (she's not a princess anymore, and plus, her whole look is outdated)

Here she is again, this time made during my membership trial:

Yup, a clear improvement! ✨

The rest of the masterpieces below were created during my membership trial.

This one was created as a sort of "greeting" for people who visited my den.

A creative (?) subvert on the "not like the other girls" trope featuring Stacy Willow and her sisters.

Stacy's sister Becky (on the right) and Lily's rival/frenemy Mariangela (on the left) share these common traits: they both like to wear their hair in ponytails and revel in the limelight of popularity!

My Beauty and the Beast OC/main Disneysona, Arietta Cadenza. The violin kind of sucks, but whatever...

Both of these feature my OC, Elisabeth "Lissie"!

It's cut off in the bottom left on the first image, but the outfit she's wearing is inspired by artwork by VIVINOS, a Korean animator I like.

The second image features Lissie as she appears normally (left) and as a Dungeons and Dragons character (right).

Lissie's mother, Rose! (also the inspiration for some of the animals that I created)

Mother and daughter doing their looks for their day in a mirror!
I know the "mirror" obviously sucks, but I'd argue Lissie's hands are also quite awful...

I like to call this one a "subtle contribution for pride month".

You see, not only does AJ impose a strict chat filter that prevents you from saying any pride-related words ("gay", "lesbian", bisexual, etc. - while I am aware that at the end of the day, this is a kids' game and anything remotely "sexual"-related is going to be banned. This extends to masterpieces as well, though some players have kind of gotten around this, mostly by drawing pronouns and pride flags in the background. After all, if you can't say you're gay, why not show it instead in the form of a flag?

With all this in mind, I chose to draw my OC, Caelus, who was originally modeled after the rainbow goddess, Iris! Yes, she indeed does have rainbow hair, and she loves everyone who lives below her sky kingdom. ♥︎

Speaking of rainbows, here's my take on the wannabe scene queen my younger self really wanted to be!!!

Little Maddy thought jet black hair and green eyes was like, the perfect combo (you can see how this translated into my awful self insert, Charlotte Li), and she was obsessed with all things cutesy and rainbow. She also really wanted to wear arm warmers, for some reason.
Maybe because a lot of the avatars on the games I played back in the day dressed like scene kids/emos...

I mentioned Charlotte, so here she is! Of course, she gets rainbows as well because uWu sO kAwAii!!!!11!!!

Oh boy, have I got a story behind this one.

First of all, these are my characters (l-r:), Crystal, Emiko, and Vesta. They're actually princesses and revamps of some old Super Mario characters that were basically just recolors of already existing characters, haha. 
Originally, I created a masterpiece featuring Emiko and her older adoptive sister, Maiko. It was basically just a cute shot of the two hugging with their names added next to them. For whatever reason, AJ denied it! 
Unfortunately, the game does have a habit of flagging quite a bit of harmless masterpieces as containing "inappropriate content"; I don't know if that's the fault of an automatic moderator or an actual human moderator who decided to be a piece of trash.
I was determined to make a piece featuring my Mario characters, however, so I just put Emiko alongside two different characters, all in fairly neutral poses, and just had her say something. Sadly, her older sister had to go, but it was worth the approval of the AJ moderators! ^^;

Last but not least, here are my Ancient Egyptian characters, Princesses Berenice Hotep and Ra-nefer-u!

You can view all these masterpieces at my den - they're all displayed with my main account, xxTheLivelyOnexx (NOT MY SIDE ACCOUNT!) You'll also find a few masterpieces that were bought from other people because I thought they looked cool! 
My den should be open for everyone to visit (not just friends), so you can just look up my name and come visit!

Saturday, April 30, 2022

The Willow Sisters as... princesses!?

 

originally found on Tumblr. I lost the original source, so I can't link it :(

Like the caption says, I stumbled across this image on Tumblr, and it just reminded me of some of my OCs, the five eldest Willow sisters!

From left to right: Cleopatra, Jessica, Becky, Stacy, and Melody.

For the record, I didn't watch Barbie movies when I was younger, so I only know Rapunzel (far left) and Anneliese/Erika (third and fourth from left) from "The Princess and the Pauper".

Thursday, April 21, 2022

My OCs but they're Tumblr Girls

I can't seem to find this video in Blogger's YouTube search feature, but it just SPOKE to me and I found that quite a bit of the Tumblr Girl "tropes" fitted some of my original characters (OCs).

☠︎ "The Emo" ☠︎

Ah yes, the Hot Topic fan favorite. I think this trope perfectly encapsulates my edgy girl group: Petunia Jones (or "Oona Loveless" as she hopes she'll change her name in the future), Melissa Brown (prefers to be called "Missy May"), Allison Miller (prefers to be called "Alice Liddell"), and new girl Liza Lovesick (haven't really thought of a "name" for her yet).
I heard that scene culture kind of plays into this trope as well, and Missy's a well-known "scene queen" at her school. She likes to put all kinds of pink highlights in her blonde hair, and her wardrobe contains a lot of pinks, blacks, and whites (it's safe to say that pink is her favorite color of all time!). She loves wristbands and Kandi bracelets as well. Since Missy's considered kind of the de-facto "leader" and "trendsetter" of her group, Petunia, Alice, and Liza pick up a little bit on her style as well as mix in their own tastes.
Galaxy print is apparently pretty popular too with this trope and I would imagine the girls would wear it too, but not all the time. They all kind of have their own signature clothing pieces.
Oh, and do I see any of these girls using Tumblr? Missy and Alice definitely do. Petunia and Liza probably would too, but not to the extent that the other two do.

Petunia! I've also been thinking she's in her witchcraft phase (Missy's also into the occult).

Alice - she loves taking selfies.

Alice again

Petunia in casual wear

Some of the cutesy Kandi-inspired jewelry Missy likes to wear

Petunia's shoes

I don't think I've actually come up with a physical appearance for Liza yet, but I kinda like this one. Bright red scene hair.

Missy

💁🏼‍♀️ "The Common White Girl" 💆🏼‍♀️

You know, the ones that are literally everywhere on Twitter (and I think Instagram too, from personal viewing experience) with the "hipster" Rapunzel/Disney profile pics who post quirky, "relateable" memes, quotes, and other things. I'm kind of ashamed I used to be into those kinds of accounts when I was a teenager.
This trope pretty much represents the beauty and popularity-conscious half of the Willow sisters: Melody, Cleopatra, Becky, and Jessica.
I would say Trina Williams kind of falls into this trope too, although (aside from the fact that she's ironically African American) she's not obnoxious or annoying about it; she's pretty down to earth for the most part which is probably why the previously mentioned Willow sisters don't want to be really associated with her anymore.
It's an understatement to say that the Willow sisters are addicted to social media; they're pretty much super-glued (or should I say "Gorilla glued"?) to their phones 24/7. They do love Disney, but fortunately don't make it the bulk of their personality.
They'll wear messy buns, frequent Starbucks, demand the wifi password for nearly every place they visit, shop at high-end stores for all their clothing, and constantly spam "YASSSSSSSS" and "QUEEN" everywhere on their online platforms. Not surprisingly, they've amassed quite a following, only a few of which who have ever called them out for being "basic".
It's no wonder why their sister Stacy wants to stray away from that "stereotype".

Jessica

Becky

Melody

Cleopatra

I just felt like this would be a dress Cleo would wear.

#selfiequeens 🤪💖✌️

#starbucksgirls 💖☕️😋

💕 "The Fangirl" 💕

The society/self-proclaimed "nerds"/"geeks" who are considered knowledgable on all things related to the fandoms they're part of. This definitely fits the personality of Charlotte Li, my old "not like the other girls" OC I made when I was like, eleven years old. Her big trait? She's a Mozart fan and that makes her QuiRkY!1!1!!!
What's interesting is that I never thought the fangirl trope was rooted in feminism of all things. But knowing that in mind helps me realize this trope is perfect for Charlotte! My younger self was definitely trying to depict her as a unique and empowering self-insert who was absolutely perfect and didn't care what others thought of her. She also definitely considered herself an "outcast" because she felt like the only twelve-year-old (yes, she's CANONICALLY twelve) in the world who appreciated classical music, and it's no brainer that she gets put in this self-fulfillment world where she can bring Mozart and any other composer from the past into the modern day so she can meet them and relish in their present. I think it was even implied that she'd share her love for classical music with her best friends.
Truly, no one will be able to understand the inner machinations of Charlotte's mind unless they're just as deranged as her... even then, she'll do anything to make herself look like the more special one.
If there's anything redeeming about Charlotte and her relation to this trope, she doesn't wear the merch tees, galaxy print, and converse shoes that many "stereotypical" fangirls wear. Instead (living up to her special snowflake nature), she wears super "classy" clothing that younger me could only dream of owning.

She usually wears a plaid skirt, either black or green.

Always wears a white blouse.

She was always depicted with long, jet black hair and emerald green eyes.

Always wore long white stockings/tights and black Mary Jane shoes.

Gold crucifix necklace because she was a Jesus freak for some reason.

Matching choker and wristbands/ribbons, interchangeable with the gold crucifix necklace.

She always wore a big bow in her hair and had gold earrings.

⚡️ "The Hipster" ⚡️

When you like something before it was popular.
Apparently there are subsets of this trope: "vintage" and "twee" (there's also a "mustache hipster" but I can't really think of any characters that fall under this trope).
The "vintage hipster" trope would actually probably apply to Missy! When she's not being scene/emo, she actually maintains a relatively normal (and somewhat preppy) appearance when in school/in front of her family. She does like flower crowns, high-waisted skirts, and lacy, pastel-colored clothes and her style is actually what boosted her popularity in school in the first place. Complete with her long, flowing, blonde hair, she makes the perfect example of a "queen bee". She's not overly snooty though, insisting that she started the whole "pretty popular girl" trend before every other girl copied her style and made everything about themselves.






The "twee hipster" is similar to the vintage hipster, though it's bolder, brasher, and generally has a more quirky vibe. I'd say this trope perfectly fits Mel, Charlotte's oft-forgotten best friend. She's a regular girl who's overlooked by most people but strives to become someone who will change the world. She has her own little quirks, some of which include running her own drinks stand (she lives with her aunt and uncle who own and run a restaurant) and collecting seashells from the beach to paint in vibrant colors. She knows she's different from the other kids but doesn't want to flaunt it, and she's a hopeless romantic who likes to read idealistic romance stories and occasionally crushes on cute celebrities (not so much other kids at school as she thinks she's both too shy to straight up ask anyone out and not "pretty" enough for anyone to be attracted to her).
Her wardrobe is decked out with boldly-colored, flowy, and floral print pieces. Really, she just prefers to go with the flow and doesn't mind hanging out with a crazy snowflake like Charlotte now and again - it makes each day a surprise.
Kinda lowkey salty that Google Images doesn't have many results for dark-skinned twee hipsters (Mel is Bahamian), but whatever




🎀 "The Pastel Goth" 🎀

This is definitely another Missy and Alice trope.
It takes inspiration from goth, emo, harajuku, and kawaii fashion. Knowing Missy's love of all things occult and scary and Alice's weaboo personality, they would love to dress in pastels (Missy especially likes to put pastel pink highlights in her hair), chokers, spikes, and clothing with all those creepy-cute graphics.
Alice would dress in the fully-decked kawaii lolita style while Missy would take it more casual.

What Alice wishes to dress like

Weeb/animecore fashion for Alice

Missy

Alice

Missy

Missy

Missy

Missy

Alice

🖤 "The Indie Grunge Kid" 🖤

Chokers, Doc Martens, high-waisted skirts, and a monochrome outfit color palette. Kind of rebellious, but for the most part maintains a clean-cut look.
This is definitely Stacy, the Willow sister I mentioned previously but hadn't yet talked about until now. As the most artistic of the sisters, she loves to experiment with her style, choosing mostly dark colors with pops of bright/neon ones. She's even the only sister who has dyed her hair in different colors (it's usually dark brown with a few neon-colored highlights). Some might see her as a "not like the other girls" person, but she doesn't openly condemn her sisters just to make herself look better; yes, she does find them annoying at times but finds moments where she can't help but stick by their side and hang out with them. They are family, after all.
She's also in love with aesthetic photo edits and makes plenty of them in her free time. She hopes she can get into some kind of graphic design major once she hits college.











Her sisters probably made her wear this one... reluctantly, lol.