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Cavity

scale: lowFirst attempt at the sugar coated art style, there's no real themes just playing around with textures :]The chosen textures have to do with the individual depicted.This my persona, Cavity.
In sugarcoat, they often have a fizzy soda texture to their hair and hard candy horns.

Amber cheese

For my friend amber cheese!!!who is definitely konpeito in my mind forever. :)Konpeito is very tedious to make, and takes a lot of time and precision to get right. Though the shape of it seems really spiky and tough, sugar still meltsits a lovely confection cherished by many

"Problematic, sympathetic, enigmatic, don't you get it?"
_{The comic takes on the aesthetic of valentines day cards, the hues consist primarily of reddish pinks and lilacs. There are hidden yellows and greens, but they are mainly washed out.The main character is green, representing the aromantic flag. They are outlined in white to signify they dont belong in the setting.}

"and though the rose... it buds!"
_{Continuing with previous themes, the yellow rose is a pop-out card that unfurls when you open it.the outside of the card is black, the rose is not yet developed, signifying the receiver doesn't know what to expect.
The background is purple. a darker, redder shade is splattered ominously in the background.}"Its not the red that you love."
_{The red intensifies in the background as a sickly shade, loose shades forming simple shapes of roses.The recipient is disappointed by the outcome.
Red rope and a frilly, laced valentines day card looms over the characters head.they hold the yellow rose in their hand close to their chest.}
"Caramel sweet, but you prefer blood"
_{The yellow shade turns from orange to red, reminiscent of blood.Blood is often symbolism for strong familial relationships, intimacy, and vulnerability.Caramel is sweet, but savory. Digestible, in comparison to blood, which can make you sick.}"You can split its stem, dye the tips, dye the hem. But the rose is just sick."
_{Roses can be dyed, it is usually done with white roses for simplicity and is done by splitting the stem and feeding it colored water.despite these conditions, the yellow rose attempts to become red.Natural red 4 is made from cochineal beetles, hence the bug and mortar&pestle.the process fails, killing the rose (and the relationship) and therefore being cut.}"In this loop, I'm caught. They love me, they love me not."
_{the daisy game originates from childhood. the rules is to pick off petals of the daisy, alternating from the phrase "they love me" , "they love me not. The last petal you land on is your determined answer.The hands have gone through multiple flowers, due to an undesired outcome.}"The butterflies don't flutter, they kick."
_{feeling butterflies is used to describe nervousness, usually in terms of a crush.In this case, the butterflies do not flutter, but kick. Instead of nerves, it's intense guilt.They swarm, and cover the character's mouth. The butterfly over the characters mouth is blue, symbolizing a hidden wish.}

Sugarshock

Second real attempt at trying to solidify the concept of sugar coat.Its a remake of the image below.The hair is more of a taffy texture, where the skin is paper white and the skeleton underneathe a brittle and sugary texture before melting into a more honey texture.
No real message, just what it feels like to have a caffeine headache lol.

Love sick

The main textures in the piece are soda, gum, pop rocks, hard sugar, and mentos.The character holds a bottle of pepto bismol and a measuring cap.In their mouth is a lollipop as well as a lit candle, which smokes a trail of sugar dust.The chest has melted to reveal a ribcage, calling back to the "sugarshock" piece. Below, strands of gum spill out, reminiscent of intestines.