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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM

@themanlylobster.bsky.social

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30+| She/Her | multi fandom | old soul trying to remember how to draw (*ﾟｰﾟ)ゞ Mixed type of art, doodles and maybe a smidge of body horror themes. https://themanlylobster.carrd.co/

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · 9h

😄 if he gets too crinkled, we can iron him out

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · 9h

Couldn't leave lil Marlene out 🥺👍

Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you Saren!😊I am making my past teen self proud by finally drawing my 'brooding/ edgy' faves. Even if they exude goblin energy in the way I draw them haha 🫶

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you! 💖 Im glad they are somewhat still in character, even in my doodle form!

Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · 5d

How long has he been in there, and why have I only just found out?

#Vincentvalentine #ff7 #ffvii

A grumpy Vincent valentine from final fantasy 7 chibi illustration. Two bats are behind him and text is layered in front saying "who is this man, and when will he leave my basement?"

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · 5d

I've finally been playing (rather than watching other people play ;u;) final fantasy games, starting with 7 I was enthralled by long legs vs high waist pants, so of course i have to make things look silly.

#ffvii #ff7

Sephiroth from Final fantasy 7, mixed design from original and remake style, he’s looking pretty unimpressed, probably because his sword is now a balloon sword. A saturated teal oval is the background shape with halftone pattern and sparkles.

Vincent Valentine from Final fantasy 7, mixed design from original and remake style. He squats a little holding his gun up, face covered by cloak and hair looking off to the side, silly addition to this is his very high waisted pants. A desaturated coffin shape makes the background colour.

Barret Wallace, from Final fantasy 7, mixed design from original and remake style. His pants are also ridiculously high, in his hand he holds Marlene Wallace up high, she looks a little more menacing in doodle form than intended.
An orange yellow circle makes up the background colour.

Cloud Strife, from Final fantasy 7. Holding his buster sword in his classic pose, over his shoulder. The blade has dug in a little into his shoulder causing a cut. The weight almost making him do the splits. A purple diamond shape makes the background colour.

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · 12d

Of course! I love to see a buff Xie Lian making an entrance whilst carrying his string bean husband. 💪😌

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · 12d

Yes! I'm hoping so. Going to try make them at home first and see how they turn out. I'm prepping for a conversation end of October, so will post a link to my online store after that! 🫶

Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you for taking the time to make such a great archive, and happy to be able to add the ones that the teams and I had worked on! I'll have to find time to get on the old project socials to share.

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · 12d

One of my joys in life is making merch of silly drawings of the shows i love. Silly art from silly sketches is freeing when you have constant art block or a busy schedule 😌.

#TGCF #HeavenOfficialsBlessing #HuaCheng #Xielian

Various illustrations for a sticker sheet of Xie Lian and Hua Cheng from Heaven Official’s Blessing.
From top to bottom, left to right, there is a tiny E-ming crying, A buff Xie Lian holding Hua Cheng, who has his leggy out. A very beefy Ruoye, showing off muscular arms. Hua Cheng proudly holds up the partially eaten, stale mantou, two tiny animal heads, one a white stoat and one a fox. Xie Lian nervously holds up a bowl with a purple goo monster sitting within.
The bottom of the page shows Hua Cheng and Xie Lian sitting on a set of red dice, giving a little smooch,Xie Lian holds out his bamboo hat. The final image shows Hua Cheng with butterfly wings, weirdly carrying a folded Xie Lian.

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · Sep 5

🙌 the week is finally done

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Once Upon a Dungeon || Preorders Closed! @storyindungeon.bsky.social · Jul 1

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🦁Link: storyindungeon.myshopify.com

📚45+ contributors ❧ 100+ pages ❧ 7x10” Gold Hot Stamp Fabric Bound Hardcover ❧ Full Colour ❧

🕰Preorders open between July 1st - Aug 15th

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · Jun 28

A charming lil dude! So sorry to hear Krin, much love to you and your family. What a sweet thing your dad did with the calendars 💖 sounds like he will be remembered dearly. ❤️

Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · Jun 21

I made some illustrations of G'raha Tia a while back for stickers and ended up making some charms of some of them. 💖

⭐ I underestimated the size I got, so they are bigger than intended, but feels good to get things sorted for my shop again after so long! ⭐

#FFXIV

Photo of an acrylic charm of G'raha Tia from ffxiv. He appears curled up and sleeping, the charm rests on a fake flower.

Photo of three acrylic charms of G'raha Tia from ffxiv. On one he appears curled up and sleeping, the next one is him sitting down, eyes closed and smiling. The last charm is of him with his back turned to us, perhaps moping. The charms rest on a wooden lid surrounded by fake flowers.

A series of illustrations of G'raha Tia from ffxiv. They show the three images depicted from the charms in the other image, as well as a few more. We have him giving a thumbs up, one as the Crystal Exarch, another where he is on all fours, tail stuck out, and one with him pointing excitedly towards food.

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · Jun 21

☕(¬_¬") x 🍷(๑>ᴗ<๑)

#genshinimpact #alhaitham #kaveh

Illustration of Alhaitham from Genshin impact sitting back on a cup of coffee, he has his legs crossed holding a smaller cup, his face a neutral, tired expression.

Illustration of Kaveh from Genshin Impact. He leans back against a tipped over cup of wine, his eyes closed and laughing, with a hand waving out. Behind him is a large wine jug.

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · Jun 6

🔥A heart's a heavy burden💫

#Howlsmovingcastle

Howl from Studio Ghibli's ' Howl's moving castle'. He stands center of the page, mid walk with his jacket over his shoulder, covering one of his arms. From the left side of his chest we see orange sparks shooting out to curve above him. Howl's shadow casts the bird form silhouette with imagery of the night sky and the falling stars.

Howl and Sophie from Studio Ghibli's ' Howl's moving castle'. Howl is shown in his partial monster form looking out over Sophie who grabs onto him. Her hand places across his heart shows torn vague image of the cottage/lake hideaway that Howl frequented when he was younger. The background are abstract shapes of colours, reds, oranges and purples creating fiery clouds.

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thank you! 🥺🫶 I went in drawing this solely on the hair idea, im glad it showed 💖

Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · Jun 1

Thank you! ;u; part of me wants to draw some 'in denial' fluff art but the other half of me must must draw doom and gloom 😅❤️

Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · May 30

⋆.˚ 𓂃 Despite it all, you'd still choose him? 𓂃⋆.˚

#tgcf #hexuan #shiqingxuan #Blackwater #天官赐福

Illustration of Shi Qingxuan and He Xuan/Blackwater from Heaven Official's Blessing. He Xuan's face peeks above blue, water looking down, his hair spread out with some strands draping over the waters edge. Below the water on the ocean bed sits Shi Qingxuan on his knees. His hands resting on his legs holding onto his feathered whisk. His head is slightly bowed down as he stares towards a skull left on the floor bed.

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · May 27

When it comes to Blackwater, we gotta make it extra gloomy and moody :D Thank you! 🥰🫶

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · May 24

🐟Black Water 🐟
I know people usually draw him with a high pony but i wanted loose hair, forgive me 😪
#hexuan #TGCF #天官赐福

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · May 24

🔪Bloodbath🩸

#dreadfulnight #드레드풀나잇

Pi Bada from the web comic, Dreadful Night. A cassette tape with the comic title sits at the top of the image, with the character Pi Bada drawn five times. Two profiles views of him are on the left and right, one with arrows through his neck, the other cuffed. The upper middle drawing has a severed head with black and red drips, the arms are also severed, one holding a knife, the other holding on the 'endings' list. The larger drawing of Pi Bada is split in half , his hands dissolving into the tape from the cassette. the 5th drawing of the character emerges from the split in half drawing. The black part of the background has faint sketches of items seen in the comic, a helmet, text saying 'END', noodles, weapons.

Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · Mar 6

He has a great selection, though I'm a bit greedy, I wish there were more! 😄

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · Mar 5

Been reading a manhwa, Dreadful Night 👀💦 and I fell in love with Pi Bada's haircuts, what can I say 🥺 Started doodling one haircut version and figured i might as well add to it.
(Forgive me for the eye strain ♡)

#DreadfulNight #드레드풀나잇

Illustration of Pi Bada and Nam Doha in Chibi form from the web-comic, Dreadful Night. Surrounded by elements featured in the comics such as, cassette tapes, The Killer, weapons, noodles, and the giant rabbit plush. Bada makes a heart shape with his hands, whilst Doha holds the plush with an axe in the other hand. The background has saturated green marks and outlines. The text at the top reads "Dreadful Night".

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Cara 🔜 @ London MCM @themanlylobster.bsky.social · Mar 3

These are so adorable! The secret lil toe beans at the base😭

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