So, one day I was surfing the wedinator and I stumbled upon a photo of this crazy gold suit that was shown at some fashion show. My first thought was “WHO would wear something like that???!”
My next thought was “Vahaadi. Vahaadi would wear that.”
And he would ROCK it.
P.S. I love the way Spark is touching his hair and chest and asking about going dancing. XD She is so flirty without even meaning to be.
For Loose Canon Vahaadi I really want to play up his smokiness when he moves. Whenever he summons something from his hammer space or teleports, there’s a sort of smoky haze. Not quite like Eris, where she melts and tween frames look kinda weird. I think before he teleports or when he’s appearing, his features blur out to like a silhouette, and then the silhouette melts or wisps around.
As much as I love the animation, I don’t think it’s quite right. Vahaadi’s features should become indistinguishable almost the moment he starts to sublime. But this is so cool I had to post it anyway. *Q*
Eris isn’t a perfect example of what I want Vahaadi’s sublimation to look like, but she inspires me. I particularly like the way her fingers are leaving smoke trails. For the record, no, I don’t think Vahaadi’s hair behaves like hers, like it’s underwater. His clothes and hair act pretty normal.
This gif is closer to what I think Vahaadi looks like when he uses his magic. A smoky silhouette “becomes” him.
I just think this is pretty.
You and Amanda have both expressed reservations about Vahaadi’s short hair at this stage but I like it. At this age he worked for the wealthy, exploitative merchant, so he keeps his beard and hair presentable and he’s developed some smooth-talking, used-car-salesman charisma. This period of his life is correlated with his sword, which he stole from a suit of Azaharian regalia as he fled his master’s palace.
Took, you’re such a baby.
I did this on the Sketch Club app as part of a study of Vahaadi as he ages, since we were thinking the pieces of his soul are going to be associated with landmarks/turning points of his life. This is what he looks like at his oldest before becoming immortal and unaging (this look correlates with the soul piece they find in his lair). So basically, this is the way Spark knows him, and the way I usually try to draw him. He’s about 30.
I want to draw Spark saying some of these things, or make pinterest-y things with her and these quotes. XD
Previously when trying to figure out how the RPishthing Secrets would end we discussed that Vahaadi could go back to Lunarious with Spark. That resulted in riduclous but endearing pictures like this.
But the problem with that is once Vahaadi has recovered, he’s starting to live a healthy, fulfilled lifestyle, then what? Eventually people leave rehab. Where do they go? How do they start again? Would Vahaadi live in Luanrious forever? Highly unlikely, as it’s not suited for djinn at all. Then what is left for him? To return to his world, only to miss even MORE friends and feel lonelier than ever? This is not a good set up for Vahaadi, no matter how much he learned while he was in Lunarious.
((Not everything is here, I’m missing some stuff, so if you wanna fill in the gaps, feel welcome to do that ^_^))
Mood Music: http://youtu.be/LkFot_Krc7w
