An Old Arrowette Redesign I Had A Lot Of Fun With Back In 2018! Pre-Wacom Tablet Upgrade, Though, So

An old Arrowette redesign I had a lot of fun with back in 2018! Pre-Wacom tablet upgrade, though, so the sensitivity on the line-art is a bit...blocky. 

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“Artemis: Goddess of the hunt, archer of the moon” My foray into archer has really given me new purpose, so to celebrate I thought I’d share a painting I’ve done of the original champion herself: Artemis! Twin sister to Apollo, Artemis requested of her father not only to have as many titles as her brother (the original ‘golden boy’) and to prove herself as an equally talented archer. With the mountains falling under her domain, Artemis proved herself a force to be reckoned with, something I take inspiration from in my training! This is available in my artpal shop for anyone interested: https://www.artpal.com/amy_fay01/?i=140871-15 #artemis #greekmythology #archery #archerylife #archerypractice #archerygirl #feminism #womensupportingwomen #womenempoweringwomen #artpal #artforsale #artforyourhome #artforhome #olympus #olympians #barebow #barebowarcher #barebowarchery https://www.instagram.com/p/ClQqeAuM-2I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Oddworld: The Promised Neverland homage (pt 2)

She hasn’t even made a formal debut on screen and yet I’m *fascinated* by the character of Sam, Mudokon Queen.

I just have so many questions: was she acting alone her decision? Did anyone else even know, or did she just wander off of her own volition to make this deal with the Glukkons? Was she truly acting in the best interest of her people or were there more selfish motives at play?

And it’s those questions that really made it so easy to draw this parallel between the original image that inspired this piece (The Promised Neverland OP 2, “Identity.”)

Because…regardless of whether she was acting altruistically or not…Sam still has blood on her hands? The blood of not just her people, but her *children.* She might not have known the conditions that they’d be brought up in, or the abuse they’d face…but she still made the decision to sell them. And she still lives in relative comfort, at least compared to Abe and the others, even if it’s nowhere near idealistic.

I sympathise with her…and yet I’m so suspicious of her? And I love that?? And I loved portraying that via a cracked and bleeding egg, precariously stitched together, much like the situation that they’re all in. Actually, like I mentioned in the other post, this is the most fun I’ve had with my art in *years.*

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Oddworld: The Promised Neverland homage (pt 3)

Yet another in my latest little series of homages…my god these are fun to do! At the rate I’m going I’ll have enough to put together a little animatic to the tune of “Identity,” haha!

This one was definitely the most challenging to try to compose, but the most fun to play with. While I knew putting Molluck where Isabella originally sat would bring a more cynical tone to the piece, I wasn’t expecting to truly appreciate how damn oppressive a figure he can be. Using the smoke in place of shadow was intentional; I wanted the Mudokons to come across as generic and faceless as the Glukkons no doubt see them, but also lean into the double meaning of how the brew is designed to fog up their minds and keep them under control.

Also, Procreate’s light pens are so much fun to play with!

Oddworld: The Promised Neverland Homage (Pt. 4)

Now, see…this one was A LOT more complicated to compose, both because of the complexity of Lady Margaret’s design and Glukkon anatomy in general. On the one hand, it may have been poignant imagery if we saw little but armless business suits all lined up…but even though Lady Margaret hasn’t made a formal debut in the game, I feel like it did a disservice to her place in Glukkon society?

Granted, in the original image I was homaging, the demon king is fairly minuscule compared to the clasped-handed followers lined before him…but still, it felt like such a shame to relegate Margaret to a faceless silhouette. So, the solution? Inversion. Let Margaret be larger than life, both literally and figuratively; let her stand out amongst a line of anonymous glukkons, composed and unreadable…and have her show off that, not only does she get to bear and use her arms, but she flaunts this by wielding *two* cigarettes in fancy holders! Have her be at the centre, as if offering all a light…or letting them watch as she relishes her oncoming lung cancer.

Seriously, I’ve been having a bit too much fun making a spectacle of the smoke in these scenes? I dunno, because it feels like such a part of the Glukkons, at least from the artwork I saw, it felt like something I could make a bit of an artsy spectacle out of?