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What are your thoughts on Carla’s magical ability? I can never be sure, but seeing her use magic throughout the show, it seems to imply that she’s very talented.

I agree, think that she must certainly have some talent to be able to do the magic we see her cast. By "To Save a Sunbird" she can do a clothing altering spell, a sleeping spell, a blasting spell and even a spell that creates a small tornado. She seems to be at about season 1-Mateo levels of magic.

But we don't have very many examples of other tamborita users to compare her to. She can cast blasting spells more reliably than Victor, but he was able to cast a teleportation spell once and we have never seen her do that. I think she's pretty good so far, but could become much better after more training and practice.

Hi there! I saw your drawing of Mateo and Olivia as malvagos and thought to myself, Wouldn't it be funny if there was an AU where Mateo wasn't Alacazar's grandson, but instead he was Fiero's grandson? What do you think?

Heh, well technically he could be both Alacazar's AND Fiero's grandson depending on circumstances!

Anyway, what you're suggesting sounds neat. You'd have to rearrange some things but it would definitely provide a logical explanation for why he might become a malvago. It isn't the reason for him becoming a malvago in any of my AUs, but it's interesting to think about.

I loved your fic “The only time Esteban ever beat Victor in a race.” It hit me emotionally just there. And seeing Victor comfort Esteban was perfect. I hate all the fics where I see him as a willing conspirator in Shuriki’s takeover who expressed little to no care for the tragedies that occurred that day.

Thank you so much! I was using a stark, show-don't-tell style for it, so I'm glad you liked it!

I've always thought that Victor would be horrified by the death of the Avalor royal family, just not quite as personally affected as Esteban. And of course he would try to comfort Esteban afterwards, give him support when he needed it most, making sure he was still eating and sleeping. (Victor probably wasn't very good at saying consoling things, which made it seem like he didn't care).

As long as Esteban had someone showing him kindness, he was harder to control. I think that's the main reason why Shuriki banished Victor. (Plus it would be easier having one teenage assistant and Esteban probably knew more about Royal politics anyway.) So one day she just lied to Esteban, saying that Victor knew about the assassination the whole time, and that he was happy the royal family was dead. Esteban's emotions were running so high that he believed her. So he agreed when she declared they would banish Victor. (Besides, if he went against Shuriki’s will she might kill him, so he didn't try to stop her).

  In the end, both of them had been reckless and greedy, making a plan to take over the kingdom (no matter their emotional motivations), but neither of them wanted anyone to die. At least that's my interpretation of it.

Peabunnies on Coronation Day?

Ah yes! It is a missing scene fanfic for Coronation Day I have had in mind ever since the episode came out. It details what Carla and Victor were doing before during and after the attack on Avalor.

I just released the first chapter and am finishing up the rest!

I've seen fan designs of malvago!Mateo before which are all very fun and very dark, so I wanted to share my vision of him (and Olivia) as well!

All malvagos in the show seemed to have some kind of animal motif and when I was thinking about what animal he would have I headcanoned that maybe a malvagos’ motif is determined by what animal their chanul is. Then I thought about Mateo with big sleeve claws and decided that was perfect. (Sloths are normally solitary and nocturnal, which fits Mateo as well). 

Those fake claws used to be made out of metal but with his clumsiness he realized it was too dangerous for himself and changed them to silver coloured cloth. 

Olivia has an axolotl motif because I think that axolotls are cool. I'm sure it would factor into her magic somehow as well, like if she was in a fight and got hurt she would be able to quickly heal and regenerate stamina.

[Image ID: A pencil crayon and ink fanart drawing of malvago!Mateo and malvago!Olivia from Elena of Avalor. Olivia is much shorter and standing on the left. She is wearing a gray hooded robe with pink polka dots and frills and yellow eyes on it, the whole outfit is reminiscent of an axolotl. She is holding her pink and gray drum wand in her hands and is looking off to the side of the frame with a slight smile. Mateo is standing on the right; he is wearing a white hooded robe with gold wavy stripes, silver claws on the ends of the sleeves, and a silver eye and nose pattern on the hood, which makes it resemble a sloth. He is holding his drum wand in his right hand and in his left he's holding a ball of magical fire which he is looking at intently. End ID]

for the fanfiction ask game, I'd be interested in hearing more about "Science + Magic = Chaos"!

Well, it's less of a "story" and more of a vague collection of ideas and headcanons I have about the wizards & and the scientists working together.

We see Isabel teaching Mateo about science back in the “Sceptre of Light” and I've always headcanon that it probably went the other way as well. It's not like he'd teach her as much as Olivia, but she'd ask him questions about how magic could work as a power source or as a scientific tool to help with studies. In “Team Isa” Isabel made the super chair for Christina and it seems to have some kind of automatic motor and the only power source that makes sense for it to have is magic. (Because there's no exhaust pipe for coal or gasoline, no hand cranks or keys, electricity doesn't seem to have been harnessed for batteries yet and it couldn't be nuclear, which leaves magic.)

It makes sense that Isabel & Mateo have been working on ways of incorporating magical elements into technology to assist with its functioning. As long as he's directly involved Mateo would love to test the limits of magic in innovative new ways. For Isabel this helps make her gadgets that otherwise wouldn't be able to function a reality. A perfect little creative team!

The whole chaos part comes from when you add even more scientists and wizards into this. As soon as Carla, Victor, and Olivia learn about this inventing stuff they're going to want a piece of it, and I'm sure that Tomiko and Professor Ochoa would also want to give their input. Now things have a much higher chance of being very creative or going terribly, terribly wrong.

actually you know what cactus pillow gets its own post bc I'm really proud of it and I think it's cute! took me about 30 hours total.

Okay so I got tagged in this little game by my cool friend @blueflyingturtleontheway, here it is: Rules: Post the names of your WIPs, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you asks with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! Then tag as people to do this as well. (You can make your own post or reblog this one!) I have deemed that this isn’t just for writing either. Sketch titles? Comics? Dnd campaigns? If you have an unfinished project, it counts!!

Here they are, my works in progress:

Elena of Avalor:

Ghost of the Past Grove of Memories Peabunnies On Coronation Day Science + Magic = Chaos Snow Day To Queen or Not to Queen Continuation AU Untitled Encarcelado sequel +Various mini fics

Other fandoms: Marnie's Magical Moniker Mystery (Stardew Valley) Parents to the Rescue (DC Superhero Girls)

Tagging: @cc-starship

if i’m not too late and you still accept requests may i ask you to draw gabe’s parents? thanks in advance if you’ll make it!

Sure! We don't see them much but they have a nice relationship.

Hi A-Lilacsong. Can I tell you just how much I enjoyed “Encarcelado”? I have completely fallen in love with the Delgados and their animals. I also love how Victor had an honest talk with Carla about his relationship with Ash. Yet, even so, he and Carla have no idea just how dark things will get with Ash. And just how dark Ash is.

Thank you so much, I am so happy you liked it!!!! I had a lot of fun writing Albahaca & Nieve. Cute animals for the win! 🦎🐕💖

Yes! I always thought that was something that they needed to talk about. It's just so hard for each of them to talk about their problems with each other since they don't want to make each other feel bad. Plus, he was still holding back a little bit when telling her about it, but at least they covered the main bits.

Oh boy do they ever. Frankly the red flags are there, but Carla is very in denial/hopeful thing will become better. And Victor, despite everything, still cares about Ash enough not to make an effort to leave, and at this point still has a glimmer of hope that things could get better. (We even see how he reached out to give Ash a hug when she was put in the cell in The Magic Within, but she ignored him to just acknowledge Carla. He looks disappointed for a second before he starts talking to Elena and Esteban instead). Which makes her betrayal all the more heartbreaking.

So since you said I can still take a request and you said you kinda know about this show, how about Zee Zatara bonding with her dad? Maybe something with cooking and/or magic?

They're practicing magic and making blueberry pancakes at the same time!

Hark! Today is the time for true celebration! For it is the anniversary of the birth of the world's most powerful, darkest, (and hammiest) hero!

Happy birthday Owain!

It took longer then expected but I finally finished writing this fanfiction! It's about Victor and Carla’s time spent in the palace dungeon and the experiences they had there. (Which includes making new animal friends, getting interrogated, and reflections on emotions!)

A certain person asked me how I paint with watercolors so I guess I'm going to tell you all! Now I'm not professionally trained, I just learned what I know from experimenting, asking questions, and looking up tutorials. So this may not be what the experts do, but it's what works for me.

How I paint:

Materials: I have a watercolor palette, a little jar full of water, my paint brushes, some paper that is thick enough for watercolors, pencil, and some paper towel to help mop up excess water. I always put down some kind of rag cloth or newspapers down on the table first so I don't get any paint on the table. Watercolors don't stain as much as other kinds of paint but it's best to you be careful.

I always use a watercolor palette to make my paintings. This is a very different system from oil paint or acrylic paints or even liquid watercolors or watercolor pencils, so you need to keep that in mind with the rest of the things I tell you

Step 1 (Start): I decide what I'm going to paint and make a little pencil sketch of it on the paper, It doesn't need to be detailed it just needs to give me a rough idea on how big it will be and where various shapes will go. (I sketch it very light so that you don't see the pencil lines on the finished painting but you can make it dark if you still want to see the lines).

Step 2 (Layers 🧅): I decide which colours would be best to be put on the bottom layer and which colours should be put on the top layer and then begin painting accordingly. For example I painted Mirabel's skin before I painted her hair, so I could have bits of her hair going down on top of her skin. I mix the colours together on a scrap piece of paper first just to test how they look.

Step 3 (How to apply paint): I dip my paint brush in water and then swirl it around in the needed colour until I have my desired amount, then I begin to paint in the shape that I want. Whenever my brush needs more colour I put a very small amount of water on it and then rub it gently against the paint palette then brush it again on the paper. For dark colours I swirl it around longer in the paint to get more paint on it and then lay it on thick. For lighter colours I put more water on the brush and less paint on it and then use the water to spread the paint even further across the paper. Important tip: Never press your brush too hard against the paint palette or the paper when you're painting, otherwise the bristles could be bent out of shape or fall out. Use the same amount of pressure you'd use if you were petting a kitten with the paintbrush. (You shouldn't actually do that, it's just a metaphor.)

Important tip: If you ever have too much water on your paintbrush, use a paper towel to mop some of it up. You can also use a paper towel to help get unwanted paint off your brushes.

Step 4 (Waiting): After filling in one shape with a specific colour, I move on to the next colour. If I don't want the colours to mix together I wait a minute or two for the first part to dry before I continue on to the next part. But if I do want a gradient then I start adding the new colour and brush them together a bit with water.

Step 5 (Small details): Watercolours mix together really well but that means to get good looking light colours you have to apply them directly to the paper, where there isn't any paint, otherwise if they are mixed with a dark-colour they could become muddy looking. For things like Mirabelle's glasses I painted the skin around them first, leaving a white blank space and then once the paint had dried I very carefully added the light green, making sure not to get the brown paint wet again. (I also use this process for the butterfly on the accordion and the earring.)

Step 6 (Optional Final touches): Sometimes I used paint for the pupils of eyes but they never seem as detailed as I want. So instead what I do is I leave the eyes as blank white circles, and then once I'm finished painting everything else, and everything is completely dry, I use a small pen or marker to draw the black outline around the eyes as well as pupils and pencil crayons to colour the iris. I also use pencil crayons for the eyebrows, lips and dress butterflies.

Repeating these steps for a very long time eventually leads to a finished painting. If you have any questions let me know.

Are you still taking requests? If so, can you please draw a crossover between Elena of Avalor and Encanto?

They are having fun making music together!

Hello! I wanted to share a headcanon that I had. I headcanon that post-Coronation Day, Carla will be good frienss with the 4 amigos. What do you think?

Sure, I can see that happening. I doubt that she would be able to become as close to them as they all are to each other, but they would all hang out with each other sometimes. I like to think that Carla also became friends with Antonia and Tomiko, they would get along well.

Elena of Avalor writing requests. Choose one character from each list, and I will write a mini fanfic with them!

List 1: Elena Naomi Gabe Mateo Isabel Esteban Luisa Francisco Doña Paloma Victor Carla Ixlan

List 2: Skylar Luna Migs Dulce Antonia Olivia Zuzo Armando Higgins Quita Moz Carman Julio

If you are still taking requests can you do li’l Flores cousins (like in Día de Madres)

They're having so much fun at carnival! Queen Lucia even let Elena wear her special tiara! :D

Madrigal sisters!

If you’re still taking requests can you draw a reformed Carla riding a reformed Vestia into battle?

Flying together / with magic, might, and moxie / fighting for better

Reblog if you would get in line to receive a random Pokemon crochet ✋ Like to admire from afar 💙

Remember that time in “To Queen Or Not To Queen” when Elena fell asleep in a graveyard?

[Comic script: Panel 1: Elena: Buenos Dias, Victor! Victor: Hola Elena! You're up early, so you can't wait for your coronation today?

Panel 2: Elena: Yes, plus I accidentally fell asleep in the graveyard so I had to walk all the way back here. Victor: …

Panel 3: Elena: Ack! Victor, what are you doing?! Victor: BEGONE GHOSTS!!!!]

Made this for @blueflyingturtleontheway last year! I loved drawing all the details! (Also, ferrets.)

[Image ID: A pencil crayon and ink drawing of Princess Chole from Elena of Avalor. She is standing in a neutral pose looking towards the viewer, as if posing for a portrait. In her arm she is holding a basket with two ferrets inside it. The first is a solid cream colour, the second is a sable standard pattern. End ID]

Hello!! If you're still taking requests and don't mind drawing it, may I ask for Gabe wearing the Royal Guard uniform under Shuriki's reign? 👀

Of course! Have to say, I think this is an interesting look for him.

Just bought and am currently playing The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe.

Gotta say, I'm loving [the jetpack ending]

My favorite part was [The Adventure Line™]

Wow...[Stanley]

Legends say they made more money that day than any other tourist trap in Oregon ever had.

[Image ID: A pencil crayon and ink comic of Grunkle Stan from Gravity Falls and Toph from Avatar The Last Airbender. Toph is wearing a purple badgermole costume (made by Mabel), as she earthbends multiple rocks and stone objects through the air. Comic script: Stan Pines: Tourists of all ages, behold! All the way from another world, she's the powerful, terrifying, petrifying (get it?) Badgermole girl! Toph: I won't stop throwing rocks until you tourists pay me to! Mwahahahaha! End ID]

I felt this was the only way to capture the emotions of your request and the fear it requires.

[Lineart & edited version under the cut]

Hi! I have a request Could you draw Capara Sonia the turtle of the song Mundo Interior of 31 minutos (Chilean puppet show) without shell wearing boxers and undershirt? Could you also draw his friend the snail and the butler? Please.

Here you go.