Friends from around the world by sorrriso on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

First of all, thanks everybody ! Rusty and I are very happy that many people enjoyed our comic

We've decided that now when we have many new watchers, it's time to introduce you to Rusty's closest friends. This picture was actually made for his birthday, which is on 4th of September ! (it is his sister's birthday too, but she's not in here because she's celebrating with her own friends xP )

You can keep reading if you'd like to know more about Rusty's friends ^^

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All of these people, except for the two boys in the bottom row, are artists.They come from different countries of the world (mostly European xD) and are close friends despite being very different. Each of them has a 'signature color', and a nickname which means this color in their native language (there are exceptions, though).

From left to right:

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  1. The man with a camera is Bronisław Niebieski 'Niebieski'. His nickname is the same as his last name and means 'blue'. He is from Poland. My other two sibling characters, Pandora and Ilona, are his granddaughters (he looks too young for a grandpa, but that was made on purpose =D ) He was an actor and a singer in his youth, which makes me think that Niebieski is probably not his real last name, but a stagename. (It's not a common last name, as far as I know).

He's responsible, polite, charming in an old-fashioned way, seems very serious at first but has a good sense of humor.

His birthday is 9th of January

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2) The white-haired lady is Bertha Van Dijk 'Blanche' ('White'). She and Niebieski are distant relatives. Bertha is from Belgium. The last name suggests that her husband is from the Netherlands and\or is related to the famous artist Van Dijk ;D

She's generous and fearless, loves to protect others. She can be sarcastic sometimes, but somehow, it suits her. Also she's very good at making miniature crafts.

She was born on 4th of November.

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3) The girl in blue dress is Verdiana Giaccotto 'Verde' ('Green'). She's from Italy. When not wearing a dress, she's often mistaken for a boy,and her signature color is often mistaken for black,while in reality it's a very dark shade of green.

She's a lovable weirdo with a big heart, laughs a lot, makes friends with everyone. Her favourite thing to do is going around the city on a scooter.

Her birthday is on 8th of February.

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4) The lady in pink on the right is Marie Štěpánek 'Amarilla' ('Yellow'). She was born in Czechoslovakia (before the country's dissolution). Despite being Czech,she chose a Spanish nickname, because a) she's fond of Spanish language and culture and b) it kind of sounds alike with her real name.

Marie is very nice, soft-spoken, sweet, feminine. Many people compare her to a cat. And she does like cats.

She celebrates her birthday on 6th of October.

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5) and 6) The boys in the bottom row are Jewell McKenzie (with blue hair) and Morgan Mitchell (with freckles). They are from Ireland, like Rusty. Morgan and Rusty are classmates, Jewell is 5 years younger than both of them, but he's clever and interesting enough to fit in their company.

Jewell was born on 28th of October, and Morgan was born on 21st of August.

The 5 artists in this picture are the 'core 5', but there are also some other characters. Like Seryj from Ukraine and Verde's male namesake from Romania . I draw them less often,but maybe someday you'll see them too ;)

thanks once again !