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well. what if i started doodling fr dragons. i do need a new hyperfixation.

(logo design for a hatchery i’m working on!)

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[ID: A digital painting in the style of Waterhouse’s “Boreas” of John Doe in the Dark World. He stands clutching a yellow robe around him against the wind. His long black hair blows around his face, and he has a distant, stoic expression. In the background behind him is an overgrown cobblestone road under a dark purple sky. Animal bones are scattered across it, and the rubble of buildings lines the horizon, including a half-lit neon sign that says “Theater” with a crumbling marquee. End ID]

My piece for the @malevolent-fanzine which I can finally share! This was a little bit inspired by @organchordsandlightning’s version of John Doe in her series “a universe that doesn’t care and people who do (Lighthouse)”. This isn’t a particular moment that happens in the fic, but I wanted to focus on the vibes of John in the Dark World, forlorn and apart from Arthur, fixated on finding him. There’s a lil nod to canon with the “mound of dead horses” where they were supposed to meet up, and the theater they were supposed to visit.

It was a delight to work with everyone! 💛 Thank you to the amazing KM for spearheading this project, and to Miska for the layout and amazing cover! And go check out the zine blog, where each artist’s work is getting reblogged!

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[ID: A redraw of the 1970 Jane Eyre movie poster. Bust portraits of John Doe, Arthur Lester, and Faroe Lester are drawn in sepia tones against a dark background with a filigree border. The title, “To Perish Twice”, spans the top of the image in yellow with an ornate drop cap. Above that are the top credits: “Arthur Lester” and “John Doe”, “in a story by theinkwell33”, “a Malevolent Big Bang 2023 Production”. Across the bottom it says, “art by Rawkingbunny, Genderfluid-Draws” and “beta read by Cosmya”, with the hashtag “MBB2023”. End ID]

I had the privilege to work with @splitting-infinities as an artist on their Jane Eyre-inspired fic, “To Perish Twice”, for the @malevolentbigbang! Check it out to get your fill of gothic heroine John Doe and brooding recluse Arthur Lester! Also check out @rawkingbunny, who did a great art piece as well as a WHOLE PODFIC! LIKE, ALL 28K WORDS, IT’S INCREDIBLE.

And here are a couple of boys meeting by the fireside:

[ID: Digital painting of John Doe and Arthur Lester by the fireplace in Henley Manor. Arthur is seated in a big red Victorian armchair, one leg crossed over the other. He wears white slacks and a dark blue suit jacket with a sky blue scarf. John stands across from him in front of a second chair. His arms are crossed behind his back, and he wears a charcoal grey doublet and slacks. End ID]

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watch this space tomorrow 👀

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[ID copied from alt text: A digital sketch with hints of soft color of a corner of a room furnished in a mid-century modern style. A blue couch and black chair sit kitty-corner from each other in front of a wooden filing cabinet. A tall lamp with three shaded bulbs hangs over them, casting a circle of light on the wall behind it. End ID]

sketching from life at the local café

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[ID copied from alt text: a painting of John Doe in a hooded yellow cloak, clutching the fabric against the wind, in the style of Waterhouse’s “Boreas”. End ID]

a preview of my piece for @malevolent-fanzine, which is available for preorder until July 1! it’s been so cool seeing the amazing work everyone is doing!

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[ID copied from alt text: A loose digital painting of a mermaid suspended in dark water, with her legs folded up to her chest and arms trailing above her. She is painted in blue, purple, red, orange, and bits of yellow against a navy blue background. End ID]

this was a practice piece from back during MerMay that i was relatively happy with!

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[ID copied from alt text: A sketchy, semi-shaded drawing in sepia tones of the bar of a speakeasy. The bartender, an aproned man with a black mustache, is mixing a drink. Behind him are three banks of shelves filled with variously shaped bottles and two stacks of barrels. Stools are lined up in front of the bar, three of them occupied by indistinct silhouettes. Prominent on the wall is a sign that says “All Nations Welcome Except Carrie”, with a hatchet affixed to it. End ID]

i’ve been so bad about making shareable art lately — it’s all been either the One Big Project that i can’t post yet, or a bunch of practice sketches that aren’t much to show. But here’s the Bedrock speakeasy from @organchordsandlightning’s fic Formaldehyde! The fic is complete as of a few weeks ago and I love it to pieces.

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in honor of the final update for the fic Formaldehyde by @organchordsandlightning today, here's a slight remaster of my Lilly drawing from chapter 4!

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[ID: An image titled "Meet the Artist". Included is a photo of a person with their face mostly obscured by glasses, a grey stocking hat, and a neon rainbow scarf. Text: "Drake, digital artist". Below that is a quote by Becky Chambers from A Psalm for the Wild-built: "You keep asking why your work is not enough, and I don't know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it." Finally there is a sample art piece of Arthur's hand held up against the red desert of the Dreamlands, surrounded by black trees. End ID]

Drake is next!! @genderfluid-draws is an amazing artists, and has been fun to have around the server!

Their piece is so beautiful, and they have some stickers in the works as well (I’m sure you might recognize them!)

- K.M. 💚

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me: damn that shot of espresso really didn’t do anything for me. also me: *draws this for a warmup*

[ID copied from alt text: a digital color-blob sketch in blue, yellow, purple, and green of a person with four arms and two chests holding three magician’s canes and grinning unsettlingly. End ID]

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jack my good friend jack just resurrected the parker art that i suffered over for, you know. months. so i thought i would share a timelapse of my suffering!

procreate likes to tell me fun statistics about my mental health:

file was created Oct 26 (and not finished until Mar 2)

72 layers (maxed this out and had to merge a few times)

29,768 strokes

46h 59m tracked time

a few notes:

parker was shirtless for a lot of this until i decided the undershirt was actually more intimate. not 100% sure i stand by that but it’s done now

parker’s face was in frame for quite a while, but the chin up angle was weird and uncanny, and the chin down angle drew attention away from his neck, and believe me. this is a drawing about a man’s neck. so i ultimately cropped it out but you can still see it here as a treat c:

yes i did put on a dress shirt and slacks and perch around my living room trying to get reference photos. please do not look too closely oh god my hair was in shambles.

anyway hope you enjoy! here’s the unfinished face i didn’t end up using:

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[ID copied from alt: A detailed rendering of an antique brass lighter. The number 13 is etched on the side. End ID]

Might as well post this too! The lighter I painted to accompany my piece for the Malevolent zine. This was such a cool touch the organizers came up with: a unique lighter to go above each part's artist statement.

I just went into a fugue state and rendered the heck out of some metals for about 6 hours.

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[ID copied from alt: A digital painting of the path out of the forest in the Dreamlands. Gnarled black trees crowd to either side and arch branches overhead, leaving an opening in the center through which a yellow sun rises over red sand dunes, casting long purple shadows. John’s hand with its new wooden pinkie is held up against the light, with Arthur’s hand gripping the wrist. Just off the path ahead, a tiny sapling emerges from the ground, the top of its shoot shaped like a clawed hand. Some of the branches overhead are similarly clawed, and two of them reach down as if to welcome the sapling. End ID]

Now that the Malevolent zine "You Call It Madness but We Call It Love" (put together by the incredible @asininestars) is public, I finally get to share this piece! It has been so difficult to sit on this for the past months, and so exciting to finally share it!

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You Call it Madness, but We Call it Love

@malevolentcast It’s been a long time in the making, this project. A love letter of sorts, a thank you to the community and creator alike and a happy third anniversary to Malevolent. This zine has had the love of many of the community’s authors, writers, designers and creators poured into it, and details the incredible journey this podcast has been on, so please be mindful of spoilers up until Episode 27. Please take the time to look through, and check out the creators individually to see more of their incredible work.

This, is You Call it Madness, but We Call it Love. 

Happy Birthday Malevolent

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[ID copied from alt: A rough pencil sketch from the perspective of Arthur lying on his office floor. His left hand is stretched out in front of him toward a book. Beyond the book, Parker lies on the floor, his hand reaching toward Arthur. End ID]

Arthur, comfort was left on the floor of your office back in Arkham.

Malevoversary day 1: Parker Yang

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[ID copied from alt text: Sketch of John Doe’s hand (the left one, with its wooden pinkie) palm up holding a ball python snake. In the background, in yellow text, is an open-mouthed emoji and a brick of text partially obscured by the drawing: “Arthur she’s coiling her tail around our wrist! Her body is smooth and surprisingly dense with muscle. Her scales are dry but soft. She is stretching her head out. She just sniffed the air with her tongue. I think she likes the heat of our arm, she is settling into a dense coil in the palm of…”. End ID]

Getting a @meowlevolentweek sketch in at the last minute. John gets to hold a snake!