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D&D NPC portraits have been like 80% of my artistic output since I started running a long-term game in 2022. They're good opportunities for stylistic exploration. I figured I'd just dump a ton of them here for posterity's sake
I'm also open for commissions if anyone's interested in getting some art like this for your own characters
A lot more under the break vvvv
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fanart of the game that has taken over my life at the moment
as i was searching for memes and other stuff to reference i realized some gf quotes fit so well. I have more of these lol i'll post them next week so i dont make such a long post
also this has become my favorite type of fanart format (the 2 panels with a tv show/meme quote)
references ⬇️⬇️
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It's been almost 4 years since I talked about my fantasy comic idea here (because I haven't actually worked on it much whoops), but here's a redraw of the one full piece I did back in 2021
Huntress is a story about parent-child relationships, about balancing the search for independence with the need for support, about pride, about privilege, about ambition, and about my favorite tiefling girl fighting cool monsters with her best friends :)
It's a story and cast that's so near to my heart, and I hope I can properly share it with the world once I have the time to put it to paper
2021 version under the cut
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I finished Nine Sols yesterday. Ascendant game 10/10 everyone please play it
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Commission for my friend, Dame :)
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But it's no longer you…

(drew this months ago forgot to post it)
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I listened to this musical and now I have been plagued with thinking about it nonstop for the last week. O gracious fandom, please accept my humble designs for some of the characters (+ EPIC Telemachus interacting with my other Telemachus from a personal Odyssey-inspired project lmao)
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For many of years I had this tradition of drawing Wirt and the beast once a year to see how much I have improved, then depression hit in 2023 and couldn't continue, but it left so really amazing art in the process
#otgw#om nom nom these inks are so tasty#also the beast design reminds me of mothman in a really cool way#so good
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my favourite area :]
#puts this art in my MOUTH#instant new phone wallpaper#quirrel you are wistful and curious in the ways i aspire to be#ily
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House Atreides needs YOU! 🧿
Enlist today! 🫡
Bring the enemy to paradise! 🙏
Long live the fighters! 🔪
Some (more) Dune fanart :V
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kind of shit at backgrounds, so i tried to practice.😭😭😭 anyways, dune video game concept
#dune#god I wish this were real#give me lies of p but with dune instead of pinocchio and i will die so very happy
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Breathe - just breathe.
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Okay. Guys. It's been a hot minute since Dune 2 came out and I'm still hung up on one specific thing.
What in the absolute fuck did they do to Stilgar. It feels like they took book Stilgar out back, shot him, and hastily animated his corpse for the "Lisan al Gaib" meme. Very genuinely, this man is not the same as the leader we see in the book.
Book Stilgar was clever, well respected, and most importantly skeptical of Paul's position as a messiah. He acknowledged the possibility of the prophesy, as is was baked into Fremen culture, but he was equally concerned with the politics and immediate needs of his people. He considered Paul his equal for many years due exclusively to Paul's accomplishments as a Fremen and dedication to their cause. There was a prevalent debate over which of them should be the real leader of the Fremen. Stilgar's fall to being a worshipper is delayed until the very end of the book when Paul has all but overthrown the Emperor, and it is a truly tragic moment where Paul realizes that this close friend of his no longer sees him as a peer.
Compare this with movie Stilgar who basically throws himself at Paul's feet right out the gate. As soon as Paul joins the Fremen, Stilgar is muttering to himself about how he's the Lisan al Gaib that will lead them to paradise. I get that Chani now takes over the "skeptic" role (which I appreciate btw! I really love a lot of the changes to Chani's character), but insisting on such a staunch binary between "religious zealot southern Fremen" and "courageous freedom fighter northern Fremen" does the culture a disservice. Doubly so because the man that was originally one of their most respected members now basically gets written off by his own tribe for being a superstitious nutjob.
It completely neuters his character, and I am kind of pissed. Stilgar was an excellent mouthpiece for the complexity of Fremen culture, but now he becomes kind of a laughingstock, and it speaks to the dilution of nuance in Fremen society present throughout the movie. I've harped on it before, but it really is so important. After all, the delicate balance between individual resourcefulness and communal traditions is legitimately one of the most special things in the original novel. Dune showed a society widely regarded in-universe as "backwards" to be intelligent, layered, and diverse while still maintaining their culture. To boil that down into "smart Fremen that don't need no messiah" and "dumb Fremen that will follow Paul to their deaths" feels like a gross misrepresentation.
I haven't watched the movie since it was in theaters, so take my critiques with a grain of salt. I just really really wish they had treated the Fremen closer to how the book did, and Stilgar is (iirc) the most egregious casualty of the change. I love a lot about this movie, but this was one of my sorest points.
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some metroid prime environment practice. not done in a while so rusty these were made a bit ago and i think are ok, decided to post for metroid prime 4 hype. need to draw more
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Prime 4 real!!!
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Knuckle Bine, Hakoware, & The Importance of An Informative Power System.
I think a lot of people would agree with me if I said that Hunter x Hunter is a great manga. I also think a lot of people would agree if I said a large part of that is because of its stellar character writing. Togashi is really intentional with the way his characters speak, the actions they take, and how their personalities/beliefs influence the way they fight. In a manga where so much fighting is happening, it's super necessary. The decisions a character makes leading up to them throwing hands are just as important as who they're throwing hands against, why they're throwing hands, etc. Of course, these things are all portrayed through the way the main cast (Gon, Killua, and Kurapika mostly) develops their nen abilities alongside their continual character development, but my all-time favorite example of this is Knuckle Bine. He's in an arc that is perfectly set-up to portray morality through fighting, and all of his limited screen-time is used to show what he believes and why he believes it. So. Knuckle's entire character is this: He is a heart-of-gold delinquent. He comes off as a brute but is actually very kind behind that (paper thin) mask. He is driven by his emotions, but these emotions are very noble. He leads with his fists, yes, but not with anger.
Knuckle Bine (despite what everything on the surface might tell you... his intimidating looks, his insulting speech, his punch-first-think-latter attitude) is a pacifist and a good guy. He fights because he wants to understand others, and make sure no one gets judged unfairly. He’s explicitly stated his reasoning for being a beast hunter is so he can make sure that creatures that we can’t explain aren’t just destroyd because they’re “dangerous”. He wants a conversation; he wants the most peaceful solution. Hakoware is a really fucking good representation of these beliefs.
A friend of mine said that nen abilities are a manifestation of the restrictions one places on oneself, which is definitely true, but I also want to add that they're also a reflection of what you believe to be true about the world around you. Knuckle believes that everyone deserves a chance to explain themselves. Knuckle believes that fighting with another is a way to understand them. Fighting, to him, is a way to communicate. When he fights and loses to Youpi what saves him, Morel, and Meleoron is the fact that his beliefs were shown to Youpi through his determination.
The fact that Knuckle's goal is communication-- through fighting, yes, but not with the intention to kill (explicitly the exact opposite of that actually)-- is what forms the basis of Hakoware. And it's also what allows Hakoware to be so powerful. Hakoware activates when Knuckle lands a hit on his opponent, initiating his "conversation". It doesn't hurt, because Knuckle is lending his aura to his opponent. Pacifism proven upfront. Now, the opponent will accumulate a 10% "debt" based on the amount of aura Knuckle's lent, adding it every ten seconds. If the debt equals or exceeds the opponent’s total aura capacity (which will naturally go down over the fight as the opponent uses their own nen abilities), they go into "Bankruptcy" and become unable to use Nen for 30 days. Hakoware remains active until the opponent pays off the debt by attacking Knuckle with enough aura. These return punches also won't hurt Knuckle, because they're simply passing back the aura that is owed. Pretty neat, right? I'm sure you can see where I'm going. So, let's go back to the idea of nen abilities being restrictions on the self and reflections of your own worldview. Knuckle's Self-Imposed Restrictions
Hakoware only works if he's confident enough in his own ability to have a conversation. The ability wouldn't be useful if Knuckle couldn't logically think or understand his opponent during his fights.
Knuckle's Worldview
The 30-day nen lockdown is a direct representation of his character. It's an incredibly powerful ability, but it has no limits on who it can be used on in the way Kurapika's nen is. Why? Because Knuckle's conviction, his dedication to peace and understanding, is strong enough that it is baked into his ability.
Knuckle wouldn't use Hakoware on someone if it was not absolutely necessary. He wouldn't strip them of the ability to defend themselves unless the situation absolutely called for it. And even then, if he did win, we know that Knuckle is not the type of man to use that advantage to stamp his enemies down.
It's incredible that the ability can inform so much about his personality. It's incredible that his personality can make you understand the reasoning behind his ability's structure and use-cases. Good fucking manga.
#one of the most endearing characters in anime#ooh look at this big muscle dude with a pompadour#psyche#he attracts small dogs and cries in his introduction and saves the world with accounting and his unyielding respect for every living thing
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