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BlueBead's Art
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Get tousled, nerd! I wanted to refine my art style more, so I hit them with the semi-realism beam again.
#instarsandtime
Better image quality and more rambling over on Tumblr: bluebeads-art.tumblr.com/post/7919700...
Artwork of the characters Odile and Siffrin from the video game In Stars and Time. They’re drawn in a semi-realistic style with soft, textured shading. Siffrin isn’t wearing their iconic hat, and Odile is ruffling their hair with a fond smirk on her face. Siffrin is defensively trying to duck away from her hair-tousling, however there’s a big grin on his face. The two are standing in a forest clearing surrounded by painterly trees on a sunny day. A close-up of the characters in the previous artwork.
August 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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(1/2) Kris glancing back at you when you make them kill their 8-bit friends haunts me. It must be terrifying. Like, the soul only killed them because this is just a game, right? ...right...?
#deltarune spoilers
Higher image resolution + bonus rambling: bluebeads-art.tumblr.com/post/7873661...
Artwork of the character Kris from the video game Deltarune. They're holding a video game controller and are standing in front of a huge CRT TV that's looming over them. The room is dark except for the harsh blue light coming from the screen. On the screen is an 8-bit game with characters representing Kris, Susie, and Ralsei surrounded by blue buildings. 8-bit Kris is stabbing Susie and Ralsei with a sword, and the particle effect that's used when an entity is destroyed partly obscures them. The real Kris looks over their shoulder in the viewer's general direction. Their eye is wide and piercing, and their tense expression wrinkles their eyebrows and nose slightly. They're sweating and have dark circles around their eyes. A close-up of the previous drawing, centered on Kris' face and the 8-bit murder happening on the screen right behind them.
June 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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I'm losing my mind, does it look like this to everyone else???
June 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Test. Bluesky, I am at my limit. Please stop datamoshing my art, I've compressed it to hell and back 😭
June 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Okay apparently I need to shrink this drawing a bunch to get Bluesky to not datamosh it. Please visit Tumblr for image quality that makes me less sad. 🥲
bluebeads-art.tumblr.com/post/7818922...

Anyways, get semi-realism'ed, cartoon nerd.
#instarsandtime
A fan redraw of splash art from the game In Stars and Time. It shows the main character Siffrin standing in front of circles within circles radiating outwards over a starry background. Siffrin looks sullenly off to the side with wind blowing through their hair. Unlike the official splash art, it’s drawn in a semi-realistic style with thick line art and painterly shading. Siffrin’s cloak collar isn’t as tall, so you can see their lower face. They have a broad nose and full lips in a gentle frown. They still have their characteristic droopy eye and eye patch.
April 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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(3/4) What if beetle is Loop instead of Loop is beetle?
(Seriously if you like bugs you should search for "african woolly chafer beetle" right now they're the cutest things ever you gotta you gotta see one they're so round and fluffy)
A drawing of beetle-like Loop from the previous posts, who now looks more beetle than Loop. They most resemble a woolly chafer beetle with their fluffy body and large tibia spikes. Their head is star-shaped like their canon design, but they have big, beady eyes. They’re on a plain grey background with the words “GET BOOPED” in large text surrounding them. Underneath it, there’s smaller, faded text that says “(beetle looped)”.
April 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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(2/4) A little ref sheet I made for myself beforehand, so I wouldn't go as crazy trying to design and pose at the same time. Hmm, what a strange elytra shape. Hey what's that spoiler tag doing here?
#isatspoilers
A reference drawing of beetle-like Loop from the previous post, showing them standing from the front and from the back. From the back, it shows that their elytra combined with the shell that goes across their shoulders forms a shape similar to Siffrin’s cloak. Their scutellum is somewhat star-shaped, and it has a pixelated glow like the star on their chest.
April 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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bwuh I keep forgetting I have a BlueSky. Have a Boop (beetle Loop) I designed for a secret santa last December! They're based off of a woolly chafer beetle because they're friggin adorable and I saw several traits I could incorporate in their design.
#instarsandtime
Bonuses in thread (1/4)
A drawing featuring the character Loop from In Stars and Time. They’ve been redesigned to have beetle-like features, such as spiky segmented limbs, an extra pair of arms, a fuzzy body, antenna leaves that resemble rays of light, and wings that look like starry skies with veins made up of constellations. In the background, there’s a large clock face without hands floating in darkness, and many circles radiate outwards from it. Loop is sitting on the clock’s frame, and they’re facing the camera with a pleased expression and a relaxed posture. One pair of hands are steepled together in front of them, while the others rest on the clock frame and on their knee. Their wings and elytra are splayed outwards.
April 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Bonus close-up because Siffrin Cringe had me genuinely cackling out loud when I first sketched them.
A close-up of Siffrin’s and Mirabelle’s reactions to being flash-banged from panel 2 of the previous post's comic. Instead of hit point numbers, there’s now faint text saying, “(You can’t control your expression fast enough.)” above Siffrin’s head.
November 3, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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With how I set up flat color layers, everything starts out as "missing texture" fuchsia so I don't miss any spots. It gave me this dumb idea. :p

Better explanation over on Tumblr (character limits my beloathed): bluebeads-art.tumblr.com/post/7661524...

#InStarsAndTime
A mostly black & white 2-panel comic featuring the characters Isabeau, Siffrin, and Mirabelle from In Stars and Time. Panel 1: Isabeau is alone with part of the UI from the program Clip Studio Paint in the background. He’s holding a color wheel that looks like it’s on a glass pane while his free hand index finger hovers over it. He’s looking down at the pane with wide, shiny eyes, and his mouth open in awe. He says, “Oooooh…” with wavy text, followed by, “brain-hurty shades…” Panel 2: Isabeau has dyed his hair full-saturation, full-brightness fuchsia. He faces Siffrin and Mirabelle with his back to the camera and his arms flung out dramatically. He’s yelling “FLASHBANG!!!” with a big smile on his face. Rays of bright light shoot out from his hair. Siffrin is cringing and squinting directly into the light with a look of pained disgust on their face. Mirabelle is turning away with her eyes squeezed shut and her hands shielding her face. Hit point numbers hover above the two. Siffrin takes 36 points of damage while Mirabelle takes half that because she’s guarding.
November 3, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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Bonus sillies! I experimented in the carver to learn its limitations before planning, and these are the 5-minute abominations that resulted. Light Mode Loop killed me when I first saw them <3
A screenshot from the game Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival of a pumpkin on a table. Carved on it is an incredibly crude and goofy-looking Loop. They lack arms. A screenshot of the goofy Loop from before, only fully lit in daytime. The light makes them look even more crusty and crude. A screenshot of the same carved pumpkin from the previous image, now pointed at a carving of Siffrin. He’s similarly unpolished and is missing lines in places.
October 31, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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The game Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival (on itch.io) charmed me so much I had to plan a carve for it. It's in the Forgotten World alternate dimension near the red barn if you wanna find it!

On Tumblr: bluebeads-art.tumblr.com/post/7658761...

#InStarsAndTime #GhostTownPumpkinFestival
Digital art of the characters Loop and Siffrin from In Stars and Time. The art style has a strict color palette of yellow, burnt orange, and brown. All the shapes and lines are angular. Loop and Siffrin are next to each other, somewhat back-to-back. They’re looking in each other’s direction with happy expressions. Loop has an index finger raised up by the side of their face, while Siffrin is making a scissors or peace sign at shoulder height. A screenshot from the game Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival of a carved pumpkin on a table. The carving mimics the art of Loop and Siffrin from the previous image. The camera is pointed at Loop’s side of the pumpkin. A screenshot of the same carved pumpkin from the previous image, now pointed at Siffrin’s side of the pumpkin.
October 31, 2024 at 6:56 PM
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Fanfic fanart!! Go read Curtain Call, it's good (This is the ""hostage photo"" scene from chapter 9): archiveofourown.org/works/560324...

Better quality and rambling over on Tumblr: bluebeads-art.tumblr.com/post/7651549...

#InStarsAndTime #ISAT
A drawing of the characters Isabeau, Odile, Siffrin, Mirabelle, and Bonnie from In Stars and Time. They’re mostly monochrome with color tints. Isabeau is red, Odile is blue, Mirabelle is plum purple, Bonnie is brown, and Siffrin is very slightly indigo. They’re all crammed together posing for a photo with Siffrin in the center. On the left, Isabeau has a hand on Siffrin’s shoulder, pulling them into a 1-armed hug. He’s blushing with a kitty-lipped smile. On the right, Mirabelle is leaning over to smush her cheek against Siffrin’s with a playful smile. On her tiptoes in the back is Odile, who is reaching over Isabeau’s shoulder to ruffle Siffrin’s hair. She’s waving at the camera with a gentle grin on her face. In front is Bonnie, who has their limbs flung out dramatically as they fall backwards into Siffrin, bonking their head into his chest. Their eyes are squeezed shut with a massive, toothy smile on their face. Siffrin looks happy yet terrified from the sudden contact. His eye is wide with brows raised, his smile is pressed into a wavy line, and his face is ghost-pale with a few beads of sweat. His whole body is rigid, and he's tilting unsteadily at the heels from the forces of Isabeau’s hug and Mirabelle’s cheek-press. The photograph is an oval shape, and the background is a dark brick room with motes of light floating around. The same drawing, only in black & white.
October 23, 2024 at 9:12 PM
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On Tumblr, I kept seeing drawings of Siffrin in iconic Sonic the Hedgehog poses for some reason?? I was a HUGE Sonic nerd as a teenager, you can’t do this to me.

Better quality and ramblings over on Tumblr: bluebeads-art.tumblr.com/post/7624351...

#InStarsAndTime #ISATFanArt
Digital art depicting the characters Siffrin, Isabeau, and Mirabelle from the video game In Stars and Time. Siffrin is a short light-skinned androgynous person with white wavy chin-length hair. They’re dressed in a white cloak and have a large wizard-like hat. They have an eyepatch over their left eye. Isabeau is a tall light-skinned man with short mid-tone hair slicked upwards. He’s dressed in a turtleneck with large sleeves, baggy striped pants, and fingerless gloves with spiked knuckles. Mirabelle is a short dark-skinned woman with poofy black hair. She has a huge white bow on her headband and is wearing a shawl and a white dress. The three are in poses referenced from the video game Sonic Advance 3. Siffrin is in Sonic’s pose, Isabeau is in Knuckles’, and Mirabelle is in Amy Rose’s. Siffrin is sticking their tongue out and look like they’re mid-step. They have a hand up near their face with two fingers out in a scissors sign. Their other hand holds their dagger down near their waist. Isabeau has a huge grin on his face and has his fists in rock signs raised at chest height. One of his feet is on the ground while the other is raised, almost like he’s landing from a jump. Mirabelle has her back slightly to the camera and is looking over her shoulder with a wink and a smile. Her hands are thrown out behind her with one hand in a scissors sign and the other flat in a paper sign. She’s standing on the ball of one foot while her other foot is popped upward. All three characters are monochrome with slight color tints. Siffrin is blue, Isabeau is red, and Mirabelle is plum-colored. They’re on a transparent background.
October 17, 2024 at 11:55 PM
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Do you ever wish you could beat into a character’s head that they’re loved? Because I sure do!

Better quality and rambling over on Tumblr (I have been thwarted by character limits): bluebeads-art.tumblr.com/post/7616239...

#InStarsAndTime #ISATFanArt
A comic featuring the characters Odile and Siffrin from the game In Stars and Time. Odile is a tall older woman with light skin, straight black hair pulled into a bun, rectangular glasses, and a long coat with large sleeves. Siffrin is a small, androgynous, young-looking adult with light skin and chin-length wavy white hair with the ends dyed black. He has an eyepatch over his left eye and is dressed in a white cloak. Panel 1: The two are talking while sitting on the floor of a dark brick room with motes of magical light floating around. Odile is looking at Siffrin with a relaxed posture and a neutral face, while Siffrin is looking down and away from her with a sad expression. He asks, “What you said earlier, do you really care about...? … Never mind…” The speech bubble font gets smaller as the text goes on. He’s fidgeting with the brim of his wizard-like hat resting on his lap. Panel 2: The camera angle shifts to point towards Odile, who’s narrowed her eyes at Siffrin with a stern expression. She says, “Siffrin,” in bold text with an angular speech bubble. Siffrin flinches and ducks his head. The camera being on his blind side means you can’t see his eye, but his eyebrows are pinched together and his mouth is pressed into a wavy line. He grips the brim of his hat harder. Panel 3: The camera angle is the same, but now Odile’s face is softer and sympathetic. She says, “Of course we care about you,” with a round speech bubble and regular font. Siffrin’s shoulders have slumped and he looks more relaxed, but his head is still hung with a sad expression. He’s still firmly gripping the brim of his hat. Panel 4: The same camera angle. Now Odile is reaching up to grab her own speech bubble from the previous panel. It still says, “Of course we care about you,” and it’s deforming like it’s made of cloth. Her mouth is closed, indicating she’s not actually speaking. Her eyes are sharp and intimidating, and she’s maintaining intense eye contact with Siffrin. Her posture has shifted like she’s getting ready to stand up. Siffrin has whipped around to look up at the speech bubble and his face is no longer in view. He’s leaning away from Odile slightly. Panel 5: The camera has shifted to a high angle slightly behind Odile, who is now up on her knees looming over Siffrin. She’s gripping the “Of course we care about you” speech bubble by the tail and has it raised up behind her head, preparing to swing down and hit Siffrin with it. Her loose coat flares out behind her from the motion. Siffrin has stumbled and is lying on his side, staring up at Odile with his eye and mouth wide open in shock. He’s trying to scramble away from her while shielding his head with his arms. The hat that was on his lap is now on the ground between the two, and his cloak is bunched up awkwardly underneath him.
October 17, 2024 at 11:27 PM