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Nightreign doodle

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"Why he froze"

She wrapped her arms around his right arm, like a child clinging to a favored toy. Worried. Frightened. “Something’s wrong inside you. But I don’t know what.”

(Oathbringer)

Really loving the HIMI gouache! And really getting the hang of it.

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"He actually smiled." Kaladin's last sight of Tien. Gouache-a-day, 8 May. I'm really getting the hang of this. It's amazing how much you learn if you (a) put in the work, and (b) go with what you want to paint instead of what you think might be an easy subject to learn (but actually can’t be bothered with).

I'm using HIMI gouache and I love the way it feels. Totally unlike watercolour, but really soft and buttery. It’s so much fun to paint skin with this.

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Not sure if I'll end up finishing this so I'll post it as is for now 🙆‍♀️

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Bridger of Minds

Painting Rlain in gouache! I‘m teaching myself gouache (again). Imagine not being able to draw traditionally for years, and when your eyes and brain have finally adjusted to the reduced eyesight, what do you do? Come back to watercolour, your long-lost lover? Naaah, you go for that stubborn b**** who has refused you several times before and go courting her. 😅

This one worked great because I went with a watercolour underpainting, which allowed me to use the gouache in a sort of hybrid way.

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I attended a The Oh Hellos ( @theohfficialhellos )  concert this past Friday, which happened to coincide with Good Friday.  One of there songs, Caesar, describes Christ’s Passion, so I had to make a comic and give it to them (I was able to give it to their merch guy, I hope the rest of band saw it!)

On an aside, that night, the concert, was particularly healing for me, as I’ve been going through some dark valleys lately.  Sometimes Gods love appears in the form of a banjo ya know?

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She pulled close. “And so, in reality, you’re the greatest at relationships there ever was. You ruined only the wrong ones, you see.” He leaned down. His breath smelled of spices, his uniform of the crisp, clean starch Dalinar required. His lips touched hers, and her heart fluttered. So warm. “No mating!”

Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

Oooh, I never realised I could post videos here! 🥰 Witness my feeble stop-motion skills. (My daughter already promised to show me how to do it properly.)

My Stormlight prints My Procreate brushes

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Arrows zipped past Kaladin, killing the other two men in the front line with him. Several other arrows smacked into the wood around him, one slicing open the skin of his cheek. He screamed. In horror, in shock, in pain, in sheer bewilderment. Never before had he felt so powerless in a battle. He’d charged enemy fortifications, he’d run beneath waves of arrows, but he’d always felt a measure of control. He’d had his spear, he’d had his shield, he could fight back.

Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

Sometimes you want a little reminder that, whatever sh*t is happening in life, Kaladin’s was worse.

(The other bridgemen are all nameless - this is Kaladin’s first bridge run).

Painted in Procreate. Find my brushes on Gumroad! 😊https://jennydolfenart.gumroad.com/ Stormlight Prints are up on Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/JennyDolfenArt

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“Fashion?” Kaladin asked. He hadn’t intended to speak, but it came out anyway. “You’re spending the highstorm looking for new clothing?” Adolin snapped the book closed. “But you only wear uniforms,” Kaladin said, confused. “Do you need to be here, bridgeboy?” Adolin demanded. “Surely nobody is going to come for us during a highstorm, of all things.”

Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

I've just finished Wind and Truth and am having the Very Normal Reaction (TM) of drawing Kaladin and Adolin back from Words of Radiance.

Very happy with the way the watercolour effect plays into some more realism in this one! I’ve put together a mini brushset of what I used for this piece; check it out here!

My Stormlight Prints

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"She knows Starmian made the rain."

aka I have instantly become obsessed with EXU Divergence.

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"Four lifetimes"

Kaladin, reunited with his parents after four years as a soldier, a year as a slave, a few months as the bodyguard of the most powerful man in the kingdom, and now, as something he's slowly starting to figure out while the apocalpyse is happening. Meanwhile, Syl is the only one who knows for a fact that family reunions are supposed to be JOYFUL, storm it!

My prints: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JennyDolfenArt My Procreate brushes: https://jennydolfenart.gumroad.com/

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We! CHOSE!

Adolin pulled free and crossed the stage. He supported Maya, putting her arm across his shoulder to hold her up as he would a wounded soldier. She clung to him, stumbling as she struggled to remain upright. Even as she did, however, she whispered it again. “We chose,” she said, her voice ragged as if she had been shouting for hours. “Adolin, we chose.”

Brandon Sanderson, The Rhythm of War

There haven't been many times in my life when I dropped my book, AND my jaw, at the same time.

Painted in Procreate. For brushes, see my Gumroad! https://jennydolfenart.gumroad.com/

Also, drawing this in the staffroom was a funny experience. Colleague: "WHOA! What's THAT?" - Me: ... ... ... ... ... I really can't explain in less than twenty minutes. ... But that's not a human. ... You might say she's his sword." Colleague: *slowly backing away*

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"It won't be like that for me," Kaladin said. You told me it would get worse." "It will," Wit said, "but then it will get better. Then it will get worse again. Then better. This is life, and I will not lie by saying every day will be sunshine. But there will be sunshine again, and that is a different thing to say. That is truth. I promise you, Kaladin: You will be warm again."

Brandon Sanderson, The Rhythm of War

In a book series that is a veritable cornucopia of inspirational quotes when you struggle with mental health, this chapter takes the cake, and the cherry on top, and the tablecloths while we're at it.

Poor Kal needs a hug. Or a story. And Horneater stew.

My Procreate watercolour brushes: https://jennydolfenart.gumroad.com/

Prints are coming! =)

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“I’m sorry, Kal,” Moash said, stepping forward. “I should have made it quick at the start.”

The Words, Kaladin. That was Syl’s voice. You have to speak the Words!

I FORBID THIS.

YOUR WILL MATTERS NOT! Syl shouted. YOU CANNOT HOLD ME BACK IF HE SPEAKS THE WORDS! THE WORDS, KALADIN! SAY THEM!

“I will protect even those I hate,” Kaladin whispered through bloody lips. “So long as it is right.”

A Shardblade appeared in Moash’s hands.

A distant rumbling. Thunder.

THE WORDS ARE ACCEPTED, the Stormfather said reluctantly.

Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

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made the mistake of listening to Sleeping at Last's Enneagram album while thinking about an OC.

So.

I'll just be over here crying if that's okay.

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“You almost killed me, you realize.” “I realize. I thought I had.” “And?” “And . . . um . . . you are intelligent and articulate?” “You forgot the compliment.” “But I just said—” “Those were simple statements of fact.” “You’re wonderful,” he said. “Truly, Syl. You are.” “Also a fact,” she said, grinning. “But I’ll let it slide so long as you’re willing to present me with a sufficiently sincere smile.” He did. And it felt very, very good.

Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

Have you made your dour idiot smile today?

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The post WaT herald therapy sessions are going to be so wild from Kaladin's POV.

Like first we have Chana, who is going to end up sobbing admitting that she selfishly tried to kill her daughter and set her up as replacement for herself. Then Kaladin is going to learn that said daughter is Shallan. HIS Shallan.

Then he's gonna be helping out Battar and she's gonna mention spiking some guy for Odium and it's gonna turn out to be Moash, who Kaladin last saw when he murdered Teft.

Then while talking to Nale they are gonna circle back to the Davar family and talk about Helaran being sent to kill Amaram to THEN have Kalak jump in and mention that he told Amaram to enslave the soldier who killed Helaran so Amaram could take the shards. Said soldier being KALADIN HIMSELF.

Like, our boy is going to discover that a bunch of his life's messes are due to the meddling of his new immortal coworkers.