Steven Universe: Art & Origins

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But pushback (often blamed on the conservative standards of the international market) led to negotiations trying to keep Ruby and Sapphire’s relationship from being explicit.

And it was clear to her that Rebecca Sugar knew what she was talking about and was saying important things about identity and the radical power that comes with accepting it and demanding respect. It’s emphasized by Rebecca that the developmental materials ARE NOT CANON (and especially are not MORE canon) compared the final show. She was also scolded over her book The Answer because the powers that be expected her to downplay that relationship. Chris McDonnell is the author and designer of The Art of Invader Zim, Steven Universe: End of an Era, Adventure Time: The Art of Ooo, and BoJack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse.Seems like they originally conceived Garnet’s story to inspire the Off Colors to become pirates and freedom fighters, though in the show’s canon this storytelling happened after Lars had already reinvented himself the way he did. Maya was on the old Crew but not as a storyboarder, so felt like some of the “old” ideas ended up not being appropriate for the “new” Future in an embarrassing way–and dreaded the idea of dealing with Steven’s emotional problems when they were similar to stuff she’d been through. The book is titled “End of an Era” for a couple reasons–obviously because it is released after the show has wrapped, but also because Gem history recently ended its “Era 2” and began Era 3–an age of prosperity and peace. We gather the finest references and tutorials, serving as a valuable resource for artists seeking to refine their skills and explore new techniques in character design.

Some of the ideas they developed were more of a group effort and were fit together collaboratively (like Amethyst’s being younger than the other Gems and Jasper being from Earth), while others were intended from the beginning based on Rebecca’s vision (the fundamental idea of Pink Diamond’s true identity, for instance, as well as Obsidian’s design and sword and our Pearl not being Pink’s first). White believes her identity is to be imposed on all because she is the pinnacle of what should be–and therefore, she has the right to make decisions and statements about and on behalf of everyone. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. There’s even some discussion of how Greg is taken off a bit of a pedestal because his terrible restrictive life in the suburbs sounded wholesome to Steven and Greg presented it negatively. This was successfully resisted throughout as well–because Garnet is the leader (unless she’s incapacitated, of course).

Rebecca also invokes several other references that were included and describes the princess tropes as “chipping away at his integrity” setting him up for the final challenge with White.

Ian Jones-Quartey emphasizes that the movie and Future are separate and different from the original show, which ENDED. On the next page, this is changed to Bixbite (as it was in Steven Universe Future), and we then also have Lace Amethyst, Blue Lace Agate, Crazy Lace Agate (Fusion), Ocean Jasper, the Mother Centipeetle Nephrite (Facet 413 Cabochon 12) and three other Nephrites, Angel Aura Quartz, a hooded Jasper, Zebra Jasper, Biggs Jasper, Watermelon Tourmaline (labeled as Fusion of Gem * Onion–huh?

Pearl’s hand gestures get a spotlight too–her reflex to cover her mouth when Pink Diamond was being discussed was analyzed here. This seems to be pretty good confirmation that they are not supposed to have ears, despite that sometimes we’ll see ears drawn on them in some frames. The Rhodonite side story would have been about the love story of a Ruby and a Pearl working for Morganite. Era 2 became more functional to hide Era 1’s broken bits, and older Homeworld buildings still have some “ornate and ancient” feel to them.