Ravanon

I'm still not over my cold, but at least that's given me some time to draw.

Something colder than my most of my recent drawings: a devil-lady of the icy peaks, rather than of the infernal depths. Perched up on the mountainside, she awaits her next victim... or is just waiting for a few friends to meet up with for a night on the (alpine) town. I don't know, I just draw them.

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Sick with cold, so I've had time to burn.

I've mentioned before that I've been learning Godot by working on a Fire Emblem style tactical RPG prototype. Over the last few months I've (re)implemented various things under the hood, but today and yesterday I spent some time updating the battlefield sprites.

Now I'm not a pixel artist, so the results remain *very* amateurish, but at least I'm learning.

Mostly by doing things wrong, but I'm learning!

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My contribution to #Mermay this year, finished sooner than I intended, because I was supposed to be working on something else and yet am easily distracted by glamorous aquatic hybrids.

I've gone big on the hair again.

Sometimes I wonder if there is such a thing as too much hair; judging by the reception to some of my other 'big hair' drawings, the answer is apparently not.

What do all of you think?

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I did not expect to finish another drawing so soon, but it's been irritatingly humid lately and I have important work my brain is desperately trying to avoid focusing on.

A tiefling mage dressed for laundry day, casting a spell. Also a study in perspective, which often confuses my artist brain as to whether the proportions are correct or I've just drawn a really short person.

The more I look, the more it bothers me.

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[A Troublesome Pair]

Two elven mages who are a little too fond of swindling others and finding their way into and out of trouble. Let's call them Beatrice and Corinne.

This one is mostly just me drawing for fun, compositing ideas from a couple of different reference photos without any particular plan in mind.

I could probably clean this one up a little more, add a few more details, but... nah.

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[Out of Place]

A small drawing project that went in an odd direction. Another 'modern elf', this one seems to have gotten herself a little lost.

As I've mentioned before, I'm often lazy about backgrounds. This time I decided to capitalise on that laziness by going in a more stylised, slightly 'pop art' direction.

I don't know. Is this a good approach, or should I just learn to draw backgrounds properly?

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Elf in a Leather Jacket

Another entry in my 'elves in modern garb' series that has apparently become a thing. Mostly just drawing for fun while I plan a flat move.

A bit more experimentation with glossy surfaces, in this case the leather jacket.

I should probably put more care into my backgrounds, though I guess there's a bit of a return-to-nature vibe?

Feel free to make up a story for her.

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Mermaid expressions...

It's been a while since I did one of these: taking a photo reel of someone pulling different expressions, then trying to draw them for a character, in this case a mermaid (or alien, maybe?).

I still struggle with making my characters' expressions lively (and consistent between drawings!); I also don't necessarily want to go too far into caricature...at least, not all the time. It's a bit tricky.

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