first post of the new year!

Yay!

I've had this blog for almost a year and a half! Woo! Let's celebrate with lots of new arts. All one of us that visits here :D That's ok, I sorta like posting crap just for myself.

I've been trying to sketch a lot.

God I love drawing. When I can get into that groove I feel awesome.

Yeah this is a lot for only a few days. Well, it's called being on winter break and having insomnia. Oh insomnia, I know thee too well.



More cultural story stuff. Rahapurdan, I think I called them. Peoples living in the deep south of Ensanctyse.


I am, indeed, a shark.


Because I just love drawing fishes and weird shit so much. Also, mola-mola fish are the coolest fish in the universe. That is a very sad representation of one.



It's an Rmassssss (also Рмас) XD Я люблю Рмас!


A small sketch of Axel I really, really liked. I think it's one of the few times I've mangaed to make him look feminine but not girly.


Because I just can't get enough fish. Practice, etc


So I'm doing yet another late meme - 100 Themes Challenge. You know, for the lulz and all, because it gets me sketching more I guess? No biggie, I'm not gonna kill myself over it. Anyway, number LXXV (75) Mirror. Awwww Rhys has body issues. He can't grow facial hair to save his life.


Number XXXIV (35): Stars. (billions and billions of them!) It's supposed to be Carl Sagan But I don't know how much it looks like him :/


Number XXXVII (38): Eyes.



Possibly Number II (2): Love? Axel and Rhys, again~



Number LXII (62): Magic. Jormei and his fire magic. He's blowing smoke out his mouth and nose too :O


Have I ever mentioned how much I love penguins? I do. Have some emperor penguins and a young Laudon with his frizzy hair XD



More Cassandrah - face study plus EVIL PSYCHOTIC GRIN


Solais in Ensanctyse, trying to study but she keeps getting distracted because the winter weather outside reminds her of her homeland Eydna.

Phew.

woosh

Sorry for the long time no updates, I totally got caught up in the woosh.

I've been doing more finished stuff you can see in my Deviantart gallery and such.

A few scratches:


Bahmani androgynous thing..


Little tiny sketches of Cassandrah's 4 daughters *no one cares about her 6 sons* Ellena, Ylva, Soshanah and Rivka. A larger portrait of Rivka and a cute pic of Rhys.


Drawing of Cassandrah (old elvish war hero and founder of Ensanctyse)


Solais in Ensanctyse-style clothing. I think she looks a little too childish here, and it sorta looks more like she's wearing a bustle than just having large hips??


Rhys at about 11-12 years old. HE IS SO CUTE X_X

he who shall, then so shall he who...!!

WOAH I didn't realize I haven't posted in like two months. I'm sorry about that. I'm sure everyone gave up on this place by now. Harhar. It's ok - I've just been busy, and I haven't been drawing so much. I guess I'm kind of in an art block. I'll post some stuff I did anyway. Than I have to do homework. This semester is going to kill me.



Early concept thing for Brahnle, Emperor-Matron of Ensanctyse.


Doodles. Rhys looking upset (because he has a frail ego!) A sorta Eydnan winterwear thing, and a very sloppily done huldra.


A very blah sketch I inked because I was desperate. Trying to get the look of a Bahmani girl down. Why nude? I don't know, I guess I wanted to play with body-shape too.


So here we start with some small little watercolors I did for practice - testing myself, I guess, and trying to figure some stuff out I was having problems with. Here's a.. uh... girl.


THE POOR UNFORTUNATE SOUUUUUUULS!!!


This one didn't turn out quite so well... but meh.


Because I have an obsession with sharks.


An experiment with hair, which didn't turn out quite like I wanted, but I like it anyway.


Shaman. I forget what the inspirator for this was.


Too complicated an association-idea to explain, but Roxy in a dress.


Shrouded.


And... a chicken?????



Was an ok sketch, but the ink didn't happen so well. Meh. Was just because I was desperate to draw.


Rough sketch for a piece of a tattoo I may be designing for a friend. Satyrs are love.


Solais doodles. LOOK! SHe can have expression beyond the blank contemplative look I usually give her! >:F


And a girl modeled after the famous photo by Steve McCurry. I was thinking of appropriating the general look (brown hair, dark mocha skin with ruddiness, hazel eyes) for a people of my world, but I can't remember what I was gonna call them. Meh. Markers scan horribly!!

a thin film of life

Some days it doesn't seem worth it to stand up for things. I keep wondering if I'm picking the wrong battles (speaking out against a book that makes enslavement of women sexy, debating the politics of fantasy, etc) and if I may be wrong in my convictions.

It just doesn't matter. I need to learn to keep my big mouth fucking shut. No wonder I'm such a goddamn introvert. I hate everything.

Six more speedpaintings, with related extreme texture abuse.


Being filled with furious anger sucks.


No clue.



Misha, standing around, with more texture abuse



Rainforest. I kinda like this. No ref...



From ref, supposedly grasslands but it looks more like tundra or something to me.



Wise woman. Based on this woman I see often on the bus who looks like she's come out of a Brian Froud painting.

ashes to ashes

Eight more speedpaintings. Again - same stuff applies. Some from ref, some not, I claim no right to the original images I reffed from, etc. Mostly practicing atmosphere and landscape.


Earth. This is my home. Inspired by listening to the late Carl Sagan's introduction to his book "Pale Blue Dot". Purposefully abstract.


Possibly tundra, or something. No ref. Experimenting with the new brushes I downloaded, to add texture.


From a ref. Another boreal forest - again, playing with brushes and textures, trying out some speedpainting techniques I've seen on Sijun.


Mangrove roots. From a ref - I really like this one, for some reason.


I had a really fucked up dream a few nights ago, that ended totally differently, with meeting what I thought would be Cassandrah, the gynecratic conquerer of Ensanctyse, as a young teenager. It creeped me out, but gave me some good ideas on her origins. I just love inspirational dreams! I love dreaming about my characters :3


Nacreous clouds. Another atmospheric optic phenomena.


Fussing with perspective & lighting. I kinda like this a lot.


I think I overworked this, but I still kinda like it. Crooked perspective FTW!


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