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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Week 40 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! 2nd redesign idea for KEIO! Constructive critiques are appreciated! 💕 #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter

Character redesign of KEIO by Gelato Solstice. She still has her long red hair and black wings, but the eye pattern has been replaced with red tips. Other differences include: patterns on the arms, a sigil of an eye behind her head, and an elongated/altered dress. Her winged golden spear is also now present with a trailing ribbon on the non-pointy end. Her eyes have a tired shadow underneath, while her mouth has black lipstick and a beauty mark nearby.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I stretched too far trying to grab a cable and now my hip hurts 😔

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Week 40 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! 2nd redesign idea for KEIO! Constructive critiques are appreciated! 💕 #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Week 39 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Redesigning KEIO (my artist persona), so have this first draft and my try at a color-blocking technique~ Constructive critiques are appreciated! 💕 #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter

Character design for the OC KEIO by Gelato Solstice. She features a red, black, and gold color scheme with an eye motif present throughout. Her arms and legs have a red gradient with a bone-like marking on the "front", while her black and red wings are dotted with golden eyes. In her hand is a sketch of a winged spear with a trailing ribbon.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

While packing, I found the 1st and 3rd book in a series, but the 2nd one is still missing 😖 Where did it go??

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Contemplating posting my shower thoughts, but I'm not sure the world is ready for them

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Week 38 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Rough sketch of a forge-based dragon queen idea~ She's a warrior and blacksmith with a fiery soul 💕 #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter

Rough sketch of a character design by Gelato Solstice of a woman with draconic features. The main points are sections of scale mail, blacksmithing gloves and apron, and armored boots. Her horns, cape, and tail end in flames. On her shoulder, she holds a large weapon that looks like the cross between silly scissors and an executioner's sword.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Week 38 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Rough sketch of a forge-based dragon queen idea~ She's a warrior and blacksmith with a fiery soul 💕 #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

To update on this: I'll be moving in the near future due to family drama If you'd like to help me out with moving costs, please consider placing a commission: artistree.io/gelatosolstice I'll finish as many as I can before the move 💕 #helpsky #commissionsopen

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ughhhh A lot of IRL things are coinciding all at once soonish, so I likely won't be able to do Vtober this year 😖 The only way would be getting a new job that pays enough for me to live alone, but I haven't been able to find any good frontend web jobs...

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Week 37 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! I got sick BUT I did manage to finish this one! #OC #originalcharacter #gelarto #Vtubers

Vtuber Gelato Solstice in the outfit of the female protagonist's (Hilda's) outfit from Pokemon Black and White. Their wings and tail frame the pose and provide movement, while they point forwards with one hand and hold a Pokeball in the other.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I know that I don't really speak on IRL events here, mainly because I'm barely on social media to begin with Just know that I want everyone to be able to live a loving and peaceful life surrounded by people who care about them No one deserves to live in fear 🍨

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I don't think people understand just how accident-prone I am I accidentally cut my thumb today on a grain of old dried rice 😔

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Week 36 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Not a lot of time this week due to my trip, so here's a look at a sketch for next week! My Vtuber Gelato dressed in Hilda's outfit from Pokémon Black and White for a future video 👀 #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter #gelarto #Vtubers

Concept art of the Vtuber Gelato Solstice as a Pokemon Trainer. They are dressed in Hilda's outfit from Black and White, which consists of a white tanktop, black vest, torn shorts, and laced boots. Gelato's dragon wings and tail are also present to add more flowing "fabric" to the pose. They have a Pokeball in their right hand and are pointing forward with their left.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Week 34 and 35 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Finished this one on stream today! Cheating a bit by splitting it, but the lineart took a while so I'm letting it be its own entry #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter

Character design by Gelato Solstice in a flat color. The pearl-themed woman wields a spear in one hand and shows off her adornments on the other with a playful smile. She has long, voluminous hair, a skintight top, flowing skirt, and doll-like shoes.

Character design by Gelato Solstice of a pearl-themed woman wielding a spear in one hand. She has white hair that reaches her pelvis, a skintight top, flowing skirt, and doll-like shoes. Her arms and legs turn to a dark gray with a scale-like pattern on the bicep. She has semi-transparent fabric that resembles fins both draped over her shoulders and attached near the hips.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Lots of things happening irl this week, so didn't get a chance to finish the weekly design Have this WIP in the meantime

Work-in-progress of an ocean-themed character design. She has a repeating pearl pattern throughout and long flowing hair.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Sorry, but this is so funny to me "Come meet our guests! We have: - Person for a feature that only lasted 1 patch and - Person for 2 games that aren't even out yet"

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Week 33 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! No one will ever see the travesty that is the pencil sketch I did in a half-wake haze for this one #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter

Character design by Gelato Solstice of a cracked mirror-themed woman. She has light purple hair that goes just past her shoulders with fragments of colorful glass floating to the sides of her head. Her outfit consists of a short pink dress covered by a thigh-length coat, black stockings, and knee-high boots with heels. Her eyes and hands mimic the same colorful glass, as well as the sash tied around her waist that ends in glass fragments.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Week 33 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! No one will ever see the travesty that is the pencil sketch I did in a half-wake haze for this one #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Week 32 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Actually done early for once This is my Vtuber as a Pokopia Ditto~ #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter #Vtuber #Pokopia #gelarto

Character design by Gelato Solstice of their Vtuber of the same name in the style of the playable Ditto in Pokemon Pokopia. All of their usual features have been rounded and made more blob-like. Their face is the signature Ditto dot eyes and smile.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Week 32 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Actually done early for once This is my Vtuber as a Pokopia Ditto~ #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter #Vtuber #Pokopia #gelarto

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Week 31 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Quick creature concept~ Free to a good home #creaturedesign #adopt #adoptable

Creature design by Gelato Solstice that features a purple and yellow cat-like gremlin. It has big toon-like eyes and a toothy grin with a look of imminent mischief. It stands on two legs and has a pair of oversized arms in a friendly wave. Around its neck is a ring of circular beads and its tail curls near the end.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Week 31 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Quick creature concept~ Free to a good home #creaturedesign #adopt #adoptable

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Week 30 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! This should have been last week, but I was busy and away 😖 Part of an ongoing redesign to turn my old Vtuber into an OC #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter

Character design of Phemyris Rimesong by Gelato Solstice. His new design features white hair with blue highlights, white eyelashes, a snowflake-themed eye, and "markings" to match his eye. The "markings" are a snowflake on his chest and tiger stripes on his sides that show a glimpse of his magical inner workings that resemble a snowy night sky. His clothing for this piece is just his black undershirt that shows off his markings better, as well as a matching bow for his low ponytail.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I'm back from my trip (Otakon) and I'm exhausted

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Week 29 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Just a bunch of smol frens 💕 #creaturedesign

Creature design by Gelato Solstice of a narwhal-themed slime. It features a rounded figure with a small unicorn horn and tail fins over a translucent core with many nub-like appendages for two of the creatures. The first one has a black and red palette to resemble magma and the second is white and blue to resemble icebergs. The third and final creature has a longer body/tail with an orange and white palette to resemble a shrimp sashimi.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Week 29 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Just a bunch of smol frens 💕 #creaturedesign

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Week 27 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! A nice summer outfit for my Vtuber! #characterdesign #originalcharacter #OC #gelarto

Summer outfit design by Gelato Solstice for their Vtuber. The main changes are a thick ponytail with side braids, a white button-up with rolled up sleeves, and dark capris. They are also wearing a sheer coat with a diamond pattern on it loosely over their clothes. In their hand is a strawberry popsicle.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Week 28 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! A simple little guy for some creature practice~ #creaturedesign

Creature design by Gelato Solstice of a six-legged dinosaur with back spikes that resemble a stegosaurus. It has a rounded, friend-shaped design. There are 3 color variations: green with yellow markings, red with yellow markings, and black with white markings.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Week 28 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! A simple little guy for some creature practice~ #creaturedesign

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Week 27 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! A nice summer outfit for my Vtuber! #characterdesign #originalcharacter #OC #gelarto

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Boss: Hey, can you fix this thing on the site? Me: Sure, but quick question: Why is it in a bunch of Custom HTML widgets instead of using the actual pagebuilder widgets? Answer: My idiot vibecoder coworker was here and didn't even edit out the ✨s from the code comments

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Week 26 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Lines and colors done! #characterdesign #originalcharacter #OC

Character design by Gelato Solstice of a tiger shark man. He has dark blue-gray skin with darker seal pointing on his limbs and a water ripple-like pattern on his shoulders. His hair is long, wild, and pale blue, while his clothing consists of a torn-up, single-sleeved cloth and torn, skintight shorts. He is posed with a pair of anchors that match his height.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Week 26 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Lines and colors done! #characterdesign #originalcharacter #OC

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I forgot to mention it earlier, but my Youtube channel is 2 years old! 🎉

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Week 25 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Had guests over this week, so I couldn't completely finish it. This week is the design sketch and next week will be the lines and colors~ #characterdesign #originalcharacter #OC

Character design by Gelato Solstice of a muscular man with a tiger shark motif. He has wild mane of hair and a large pair of anchors as weapons.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

*Yesterday* Mother: "There's coffee cake. Want some?" Me: "I don't like coffee, so I'm good" Later, via text: "There's coffee cake, if you want a slice" Father: "There's coffee cake in the fridge" Me: "I'm still good, thanks" *Today* Mother: "You didn't have any coffee cake" I'm going to scream

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Week 24 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Phew. Got so caught up in Father's Day that I almost forgot to post~ Have a quick digital fox hacker design 💕 #characterdesign

Character design by Gelato Solstice of a fox-themed hacker boy. His ears and tails are made of squares similar to audio level visuals. His attire is a white coat over a t-shirt, cargo shorts, boots and large gloves, all with blue and orange accents. He has orange hair with yellow highlights and eyes that are a mix of blue, orange, and yellow in a V pattern.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Week 24 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! Phew. Got so caught up in Father's Day that I almost forgot to post~ Have a quick digital fox hacker design 💕 #characterdesign

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Is there a version of Art Fight where you actually have your OCs fight? Like an OC tournament arc or something?

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Week 23 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! This is a first design concept for a 4* Supporter! She's a researcher at HQ who never has enough energy to deal with her colleagues #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter

Character design by Gelato Solstice that features a researcher woman with a black bob cut. She has a long-sleeved black turtleneck and white pencil skirt under her lab coat, as well as black stockings and short, heeled boots. In her right hand is a coffee mug with a design of a lightning bolt overlaid over a coffee bean, while her left hand barely holds onto a clipboard. She is looking toward the screen with tired eyes and a faint annoyance at being bothered.

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Wait, I never finished decorating my story maps for Pokopia 😖 Pokopia build streams will happen, I swear! I want to at least get the zones into a functional state before the DLC drops

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Gelato Solstice | 🍨✨ Vtuber @gelatosolstice.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Week 22 of my year-long Character Design Challenge! This is a first look at one of the protagonists for my gacha game idea. Her design will likely change a bit as I fully figure out her story, but the general idea is a sweet summer child and artist~ #characterdesign #OC #originalcharacter

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