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i just wanted to share some of the astro boy art i've done since re-discovering the franchise :]

firstly, i got ahead of myself and drew this little guy before studying his design, so i got a few things wrong. i still think he's cute, though!

next, i wanted to try giving him some new clothes, because i loved all the little outfits he wore in the 2003 series. i found one on pinterest and gave it a try.

this is also when i started drawing atom with freckles. not canon, i know, but its become a part of how i draw him and tobio, and my headcanons. i like to think atom's freckles are "perfect", just sprinkled over his cheeks and the bridge of his nose, while tobio's were more wild and natural, and showed up in "unflattering" places. i think tenma would have subconsciously "fixed" things he thought weren't quite good enough about his son. its partly his high standards for tobio, and partly seeing him through rose-colored glasses now that he's gone.

now, these little doodles were from a community magma board in the astro boy discord server im in. the canvas was so small ToT so the resolution is bad.

the story behind this first one stems from my firm belief that 03 tamao becomes an emo/alt kid in middle school. i thought it'd be fun if he dragged his friends into his emo phase via osmosis.

i imagine like, a band tamao likes is in town and they're all gonna go, and they decide to dress the part for fun. kenichi does atom's makeup and tamao does his. someone gets fake piercings. reno and shibugaki just wear black band t shirts, but they're all having fun.

i wanted to draw emo atom because the idea of this little kid with the sweetest smile and a personality like sunshine just beaming in his little emo getup was too perfect.




also drew some memes, lol. atoms big brown calf eyes vs electric blue staring into your soul when he fires his canon

and the last thing for now, this poor lad that i drew with my mouse on a discord whiteboard, dragged around the screen, and saw fall apart because his vector lines got messed up. im sorry baby

alviepines wrote:next, i wanted to try giving him some new clothes, because i loved all the little outfits he wore in the 2003 series. i found one on pinterest and gave it a try.

this is also when i started drawing atom with freckles. not canon, i know, but its become a part of how i draw him and tobio, and my headcanons. i like to think atom's freckles are "perfect", just sprinkled over his cheeks and the bridge of his nose, while tobio's were more wild and natural, and showed up in "unflattering" places. i think tenma would have subconsciously "fixed" things he thought weren't quite good enough about his son. its partly his high standards for tobio, and partly seeing him through rose-colored glasses now that he's gone.

Such a sweet boi <3