Hi! (:

Hi! (:

In an attempt to exorcise my art block, I decided to practice rendering pieces with multiple light sources! And like frogs, bees something I seem to default to when bored. The result is something inspired by bee venom, something that is normally translucent, but ended up purple for this.

While I did originally glance at a picture of a bee to get the basic proportions down, I stopped using it pretty quickly and winged it from there.

Critique is always welcome! The ID is under the cut!

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[ID: A digital drawing, showing a bee from the side. Its full body is shown, but it is not sitting on any surface. The abdomen is split into four hard segments, and it curls under the body slightly. It is a warm brown, with yellow stripes along each segment's edge. The yellow of the stripes is the same color as the fur on the bee's thorax and leg. Purple droplets come from the stinger, and arc around the bee in a circle. They glow purple, and the light shines around the stinger and reflects off the eye. End ID]

Happy new year! (:

I’m revisiting an old concept again, this time the skull patterns on the face, combined with the cool purple color palette. Sure, this character could have been human, like the original, but pointed ears are neat. (:

Critique is always welcome, and the ID is under the cut!

[ID: A portrait of an elf, facing the camera. Their eyes are closed, and their expression is neutral. They have long, dull purple hair that falls to their shoulders, that gets lighter as it gets towards the ends. A pattern on the skin depicts bones along the visible part of the chest, and the sockets of a skull and teeth on the face. End ID]

Mmmmm… moths (:

[ID: A picture of a sketchbook, cropped to just show the paper. There are four sketches of moths, with the largest in the upper left corner. It faces towards the camera, and it’s wings are opening as it lifts off. Some handwritten text is in the other corner, saying “Bug studies - Dec 15” and underneath it is another moth, shown from the side. A moth in flight faces the “camera” on the right corner of the page. It is significantly less detailed than the others. The smallest doodle of a moth is in the right corner, and is small enough that there are very few visible details. End ID]

I find it hilarious how tumblr blocked a bunch of the tags people use to warn people about potentially disturbing content in their art, and I'm still getting werewolf porn on my dash, no matter how much I block and change what tags I'm following. /s

Also, I can look up "blood" and get results related to self harm, but can't look up "blood art" or "gore art." Because showing harm in a fictional context where no one is actually getting hurt is too much, but content surrounding real self harm isn't, apparently.

I hope you’re having a good winter! One of my family members got your book for me, and I can’t wait to read it!

Have a happy new year!

Aaah!! So cool!! I really hope you like it and thank you for the wellwishes!!

I have a new D&D character!

His name is Mordai, and he's for a campaign thats going to be run by one of my friends, and is a level five Way of the Drunken Master Monk, with the entertainer background. At the moment, I'm just making Heroforge miniatures to test out color palettes and design elements while I focus more on art assignments for school.

Design notes, the character's backstory, and the image description are all under the cut! Any and all suggestions are welcome, both for his design and backstory!

[ID: Two screenshots of Heroforge, showing the same character from the front and back. He is a tiefling monk, with pale skin, and satyr legs. Their clothing is mostly composed of layered fabric in two shades of yellow, but with gold and red details. While the hair on his head is black, the fur on his legs is mostly brown. He is holding up a fist, and is posed as if stepping forward. End ID]

Notes:

Full Name: Mordai Nethercote

He was born into a human family, with his infernal lineage pretty far back in their family tree. As a result, their last name is an old-english one. His first name is a tiefling one, just because I like it.

Pronouns: He/They

Sexuality: Pan-romantic, Asexual

Backstory: Entertainer (Jester)

They were forced to join a traveling circus as a child, to bring in money for his family. Hating his life, he eventually ran from the circus, abandoning his family and the woman he met there. When the guilt became too much for him to drink away, he joined a monastery.

Personality:

He's tired, and seemingly laid back, but haunted by what he's done, and isn't looking to repeat the experience. He values the freedom he found after the circus, but isn't sure that it was worth it.

Design Notes:

My main concern is him looking too much like Mollymauk, from Critical Role. Of course, they're both tieflings that spent some time in a circus, but I want to avoid similarities where possible. The yellow-focused palette helps, and I love characters who's personality contradicts their outfit.