This took me forever to finish and I’ve been working on it nonstop for a few weeks now. I wanted this done for his birthday, but looks like I made it in time for Christmas. I drew all of @thescarletpaperback ‘s OCs…or at least the ones with a visual reference.
I just want him to know how wonderful his stories and characters are and how much they make my heart happy. You inspire me daily and I hope you never quit creating beautiful, wonderful worlds.
So many Softboy characters! Thanks again for this absolutely beautiful artwork. I’m always so grateful to have your love and support.
Chrisville’s guest actor is Lucky Buck, Lorrie’s well-loved My Mini Mule toy. The Chrisville toys would know Lucky from IRL playdates with Lorrie, but those haven’t happened since the pandemic started. However, it seems like one toy isn’t happy to reunite with Lucky Buck after so long…
Fun facts: As you might have noticed, Lucky Buck is visually inspired by an existing toy horse brand, but she’s still very distinct from it. (Or at least, just distinct enough.) She is a mule, after all. The “soul brand” mentioned in panel 5 is the magical birthmark/label on her flank, which in her case is a four-leaf clover.
So apparently I’m weird and find this guy attractive. He’s a jerk but still pretty. He is created by @softboy-pillowman, and as always, you should give this blog a look!
Oh wow, this looks amazing! Thanks for another great piece of fanart. :3
(I’m sure there are some members of Chrisville who are annoyed that it’s possible for Dirk to look even cooler than his humanoid form looked before…)
The short answer is, yes, Softboy would be very willing to commit murder in Among Us. This might seem like a surprise, but honestly, the death in Among Us is too cute, fun, and low-stakes for Softboy to be upset by it. When even dead players can still play the game and help their team, it’s not as scary as it sounds. Also, Softboy is 100% aware that not only will his friends not be angry at him, but also after the game is done, his friends will come back to life and have a chance to kill him back.
However, his cute and squishy personality means that people tend to not think he’s the imposter. Which means for the first few games, his fellow crewmates will surround him in order to protect him, which simply stops him from being able to commit murder.
He won’t, however, kill Leo. Softboy’s love for Leo is so strong that he can’t even bring himself to harm a little digital bean version of his wonderful boyfriend.
Leo, on the other paw, has no qualms about killing Softboy.
This does not stop Softboy from following Leo in almost every game.
I hope this answers your question, kind friend!
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The answer is a resounding “Americans outnumber Brits” with Team Theater firmly in first place.
Honestly, only a few members of Chrisville actually insist that “theater” is the only proper spelling of the word. The rest are just there to mess with Leo.
Fun(?) fact: This week was supposed to continue the cute saga of our loveable characters figuring out their Halloween costumes. Unfortunately, my old drawing tablet finally reached the end of its working life, and I was left without digital drawing instruments for a few days. By the time I got a replacement, there was too little time to do such a long comic. This week’s drawing is the first work I’ve done on my wonderful new tablet, which was kindly donated to me from one of my nearest and dearest friends. Hopefully, we’ll be back on the Halloween track next week!
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Guess who watched Love Never Dies not long after finally watching The Phantom of the Opera? And now, four months later, I decided to make this semi-sequel to the Phantom of the Opera artwork I made a few months ago.
I’m not a big fan of Love Never Dies (the musical sequel to The Phantom of the Opera), and I’m sure many people feel the same way. When I finally watched a production on YouTube a while back, I found little in it that truly entertained me…. except for the song “The Beauty Underneath.” I was taken aback by the sudden rock number, and couldn’t stop listening to it for weeks afterward. Then, I found this newer version of the song on YouTube that I love even more.
The Chrisville Theater Society would never put on a full production of Love Never Dies, but its members also share a fondness for this number. Dirk is often cast as the Phantom, and Softboy Pillowman steals the show as Gustave, the ten-year-old boy who turns out to be the Phantom’s son.
This number represents one of the few times Softboy and Dirk truly get along during playtime, and their rendition of this song is rather heartfelt. This is because they each have a different interpretation of what the song means by the Phantom’s “beauty underneath.” Dirk pictures his love for what all the other toys see as too tough, violent, mean-spirited, and dark. (The other toys are typically correct in their judgement) Softboy, on the other hand, pictures his appreciation for the macabre, playfully cynical, and artistically off-putting, such as a love of Edgar Allen Poe stories, the spooky tales that surround cryptids, and animated works like The Nightmare Before Christmas and Invader Zim.
Fun facts: In the second panel, when Softboy says that the Chrisville Theater Society should do “Pirates,” he is, of course, referring to the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance.
Dirk’s lineart was inspired by the way My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic uses colored outlines. Dirk may not like to hear that this was a source of inspiration for me, but it’s true. (This also means that Softboy’s earlier comment on how Dirk is ordinarily hard to draw was largely ignored for this form’s design. This method took me forever to figure out, and Dirk’s human form will be used sparingly as a result.)
Also, Dirk’s grain made me download an additional brush asset for Clip Studio Paint for the first time. I’ve just been making do with the basic brushes until now.
It’s time for things to get pretty silly in Part 4 of our current multi-part comic. You can check out Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here.
Fun fact: Since the toys’ doodles for Dirk’s “Sad Horse” form are fairly obvious, I don’t think I need to say what real-world cartoon they’re referencing. If you’re wondering how Chris is allowed to watch such a mature show, then it probably won’t surprise you to hear that he technically isn’t. Chris has his own little profile on his dad’s Netflix account, but it’s still a kid’s account. Chris has figured out, though, that as long as he doesn’t try watching Netflix using his dad’s account while his dad is using it on another device, Chris can get away with seeing things his dad has already watched. He doesn’t do this all the time, and he doesn’t do it out of the thrill of watching mature stuff for the sake of being “grown-up.” He came for the animal-people and stayed for the incredible storytelling. And the puns.
Also, this update was actually supposed to be the finale. However, I ran out of time this week, so I decided to split the intended comic into two parts. You’ll have to wait til next week for the conclusion!
Here’s Part 3 of our surprisingly long journey towards giving Dirk a humanoid form. You can check out Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 4 here. I hope you all like constantly changing character, background, and prop sizes! (Let’s be honest. You’re here for the story. Not the art.)
Fun fact: In case you didn’t know, Softboy’s miraculous conjuration of a rainbow while saying the word “imagination” is a reference to a famous and oft-memed scene from Spongebob Squarepants. Dirk calls it stealing, but I call it an homage.
