What's Going On Here? I Have No Idea. I Just Think I Could Draw This Little Guy Forever.

Some sketches, nothing more, enjoy :)

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Merry Christmas to you @mrabubu 💖✨🎄❤️✨🥳🎄✨💖

That made me so happy that my heart nearly burst in my chest!!! Thanks❤️🧡💜💙

Last week I read the fourteenth chapter of Mutant Ninja Midlife Crisis , and my god it was hard. Tears, agony, anger, panic and anxiety, all lumped together, so to speak. And every time I reread this story something moves inside me.

@mutantninjamidlifecrisis , I will never stop thanking you for giving me this.

Every single scene was a constant crescendo, and it brought so many images to mind that I literally didn't know which ones to pay attention to. But then… the Kraang came (God knows I almost had a heart attack too), or worse, Leon had to face the Kraang. Tired, destroyed, alone... who holds himself up only by some strength that still clings to life, like a trapped animal ready to bite and growl even when death is one step away from taking him. It was heartbreaking. It was heartbreaking to watch him relive the worst moments of his past. Cruel. And this bond with Donnie... The scenes are written too well. The sensations it makes me feel are too vivid.

Leon who lets go of an almost animal instinct and even goes so far as to tear Kraang Two's tentacles with his teeth? What are we talking about? And then...the scene that for some reason gave me shivers.

Leon, who doesn't feel tired... or fear... he feels anger. The pure and most toral anger he has towards those who dared to take his brother away from him. His twin. The imagination of the reunion he had constructed. His future.

I imagined it exactly like this. Still with tears in his eyes, a trickle of blood running from his forehead down his entire face, snarling with drool and alien blood. And full of rage.

I'm done.

Maybe I was a little long-winded. But I can't do anything about it. I hope you enjoy, and thanks if you got this far!

I tried playing with some color and now he seems to be illuminated by some iridescent light.

There's not much to say, these big boys always warm my heart.

After watching the film for the umpteenth time I thought and thought about that beautiful hug at the end.... and here it is, I tried to recreate that spark of furious family love.

I thought that I have to be able to make them THEM, which also means trying to bring their inner selves out of their shells. So:

Donnie hugs Leo's shell from behind (to make the feeling become more intimate), in a serene smile so that the love for his twin can pour over him without being seen.

Mikey, on the contrary, lets himself go into desperate tears (Mikey-style), throwing himself into one of his hugs. Strictly frontal, full and warm.

Between Raph and Leo instead there is a different chemistry, both look at each other with sparkling eyes, Raph looks at his little brother who finally manages to squeeze again, while Leo just smiles at him like to say "I'm here big brother".

I'm done.

I imagine that the rare times Donnie ever hugged his brother, he poured out such a level of emotion that made each one unforgettable.

Plus, yes, I think Leo loves hugs from his twin more than he could ever admit.

So... here we are. Hugs!

TALP

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hi ~ 🌱

Oh hello there! 🦋

This greeting made me smile, how nice. Danke! Gracias! Merci!

Imagine that you might wonder if I'm actually still alive. But I am! Like an invisible aura that hovers silently... and that... *choking* maybe is finally cooking a little something. Who knows...

I really like drawing the arms of these turtles!

Donnie and Leo holding a small Tiny Tello (from @somerandomdudelmao ).

Good night.

It's a bad moment for him.

It's my first time trying animation...as you can see. It's extremely raw, I realize, and I'm so ashamed of it. But also why not? I will have plenty of time to eliminate it when my mind will be clearer after sleeping.

An idea inspired by reading the chapters of Mutant ninja midlife crisis by @mutantninjamidlifecrisis

Song: Farewell Wanderlust - The Amazing Devil