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Alex Heberling

illumistrations:

Shera, Princess of Power, original artwork.

Shera and her mighty steed, Swift Wind in front of Castle Greyskull. Ā This was about to stay in sketch purgatory until I finally looked at it again recently and decided to finally finish it. Ā And like I posted before, yes technically Swift Wind is a pegasus, but I couldnā€™t fit his wings in without obscuring Shera, so it was a design decision. Ā And as always, if you would like to purchase this print, then this link is for you.

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Alex Heberling

[Images: A set of photos of a brown-skinned woman wearing a pink and turquoise corset with black stockings and heels doing ordinary things out in the world, including grocery shopping, browsing clothes, and crossing the street. She also wears black and white sunglasses and an orange flower in her hair.]

thelittlekneesofbees:

beautifulnaughtyglamorous:

Hell Fuck Yeah!

I so want to be her

coco-framboise:

I have NO time to be cute with you.Ā  Iā€™ve got things to do!Ā  Make way!

(Photos by Caroline Falby.Ā  Thanks, fellow busybabe)

I would do thisā€¦

Swagger.

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Alex Heberling

[Images: Two photos of a chubby woman of color wearing a belted black-and-white-striped dress with black leggings and shoes.]

rawrmanifesto:

Circus Pleats. [Outfit Details] [Youtube]

I’m seeing all these big bold vertical stripe shirts and dresses and I really want one.Ā  I’m thinking blue/white, pink/white, or yellow/white.

I really kinda want to look like those iconic striped beach tents that I think you’re supposed to change in.

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Alex Heberling

[Images: Photoset of a young woman of color cosplaying as Princess Serenity.]

yamino:

sailorfailures:

x-cupcakegeisha:

Compliation of my Sailor Moon cosplay :D

Itā€™s been my dream to cosplay Sailor Moon for years and this past weekend at AX 2012 it got to come true :D You may be wondering why I chose to go with a black color for the wig, and the reason is, cuz Iā€™m black LOL XD

I wanted to do a version of Sailor Moon that looked more natural for me, and I think it still turned out well :]

This is going to sound cheesy but I hope that me cosplaying shows girls who may think they canā€™t cosplay because they have a darker skin tone (because 90% of characters are light skinned) or a curvier body type that they donā€™t have to be afraid to be their dream character! You can adjust the character to suit yourself while being as true to the original as you can :]

Photogry credit goes to my friendĀ http://jwillson.tumblr.com/Ā He did an amazing job! Thanks again :]

You look incredible! Your wig is flawless and it makes the whole cosplay look amazing. I also love the accents, like your flower and pearls.

<3

Stunning! ^__^

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Alex Heberling

[Image: A color illustration of Hannah, redheaded and lanky, sitting with her knees to her chest and ankles crossed; Sami, brown-skinned and petite in oversized clothing, sitting cross-legged; and Andrea, chubby and auburn-haired, sittingĀ  with her leg curled underneath her.Ā  They look towards the viewer looking slightly uncertain.]

SAH Sitting by *alex-heberling

Sami, Hannah, and Andy are the first three girls we’re going to meet in The Hues.

I will inevitably get things like “Burger King Kids’ Club” shouted at me for my character designs for this comic, but IDGAF.Ā  I hope that every girl will be able to see some part of themselves in my comic. :x

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Alex Heberling

[Image: a sketchbook page of Audrey, a young woman of color, in various head poses.]

I’ve been thinking about Audrey quite a lot lately, and I decided I wanted to base her features off a different branch of African descent.Ā  (Before, she was loosely based on Gina Torres’s features.)Ā  I really want to see this sort of androgynous, broad, rounder face more often, and it’s pushing my drawing skills in a way that the Torres edition does not.

Most of this sketchbook page was an attempt to get the facial features looking like real life, since I have never drawn a person of color who looked exactly like this before.Ā  Then I tried to inject my personal style into the top-right and bottom-middle pictures, to mixed success.

Need more practice!Ā  And more photo references.

I’m not totally decided on what to do with her hair, either.Ā  I like the cropped-short look of these sketches, and they do fit Audrey’s personality; before, she had long curly hair like Gina, but I’m thinking her hair would be a completely different texture than before, so I don’t think she’d fuss with a lot of hair, it being the apocalypse and all.