Its 4:30 am but i feel compelled to post this journal about this special topic. maybe its just my need to sleep, but hey whatever, lets give it a shot. the worse outcome is i'm gonna come off as a greedy artwhore, but its a risk i'm willing to take if it pays off
Marina is special. She is pretty... what would be the right word... "Meta" I guess? without going into details about why she is "meta" (late night stream viewers might know why, but its not completely fleshed out yet) I had this cool idea but unfortunately it requires A LOT work to do and might be impossible because i have to rely on others willingness to contribute.
Short form: Draw Marina as a background character
there's no way around it, yes it sounds like i'm requesting free art.
yes and no.
If this was purely for free art, i'd be asking for Tyr. What i need is people to add Marina in randomly as a background character in pictures/comics. Just having her there, in the back. there doesn't need to be any interactions, in fact it might be better that she is never IN the focus of the picture. You could if you wanted to, i definitely won't complain.
Honestly i wouldn't want her popping up in too many of the same artist's work. just once would be enough by as many artists as possible. you don't even have to point her out and i'm even debating asking not to credit me as her owner. you don't even need to tell me when you do this. She can be drawn doing whatever you need her to do as whatever you need her to be. the only requirement is that she is recognizable (specifically her eyes and her hair). doing this will help portray her as who she really is than i ever could on my own. this will also force me to finish my backstory comic so i can start the secret project with her to explain the reason why for all of this.
I wish i could compare her to some known character who does the same but there isn't really any. the G-Man from Half life is pretty close as well as Stan lee from the MCU is also a good example (if the watchmen theory is true). however G-man is to obvious with "I'm a mysterious watcher you will never figure out". Watchmen Stan Lee would be a better example. the major difference is that marina would more often just be "in the back," or just part of the crowd than actually gathering info with pretend odd jobs to get close.
Or better yet. make her this fandom's Waldo or Dopefish, yes this would be the best analogy on how to stick her in any random picture or comic.
If you need her sheet, here it is. I thank you for at least reading the journal. if you don't draw, then suggest her to artist friends if they need random people in the back https://inkbunny.net/submissionview.php?id=743125
