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Something very different today! This has been in the works for a while, but I’ve avoided posting it because I’m weirdly nervous about it lol

I looked back at all the art I’ve posted for the last few years, and it’s all fanart in some way. I enjoy making fanart, but having zero original pieces of my own when I used to love painting them was a bit sad 😅 (my last original painting was in 2021 😭😭) I’ll continue to make fanart from time to time (there are a few, mainly DA, ideas I still want to bring to life), but for the most part, I’m going to pivot towards original works. So, I’ll also be bracing myself for the tank in numbers lol

For those who continue to stick around, thank you, ilysm, and *mwuah* 💕💕💕

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Decided to put all the ladies together 💕

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Also! The priority mailing list for my commissions is up and running! If you’d like to be on the list, or just learn more about it, please follow my LinkTree in my bio and it’s the bottom link 🥰

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Last but not least, Jaheira! My set of BG3 ladies in suits is complete 😌💕

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Minthara’s turn!! I think this is the one I’m most happy with 😌💕

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Commissions are closed!! Thank you to everyone who submitted a form! I'll be reaching out to you all over email within the next day or two ❤️

I'm blown away by how quickly the slots filled up 🥺💕 If there's anyone who wanted one but didn't manage to snag it, I'm considering creating a priority mailing list for the next batch. So, I'd love to know if that's something anyone would be interested in ❤️

Commissions are open! 🥰 (more info under the cut)

If you’d like some custom art from me, please fill out the Google form that you can find through my bio.

This round will be similar to last time in that I won’t accept complicated background requests (though I definitely will accept those sort of comms again eventually:D), but this time, I’ll only be accepting around 5 slots on a first come first serve basis.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me through email or DMs ❤️

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Karlach is next! I love her so much, but for some reason she is really difficult for me to draw 😅

Also! As a reminder, my commissions will reopen tomorrow at around noon EST. There will be less slots than usual, so be on the lookout if you’re interested, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions! :D

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Lae’zel is next! I adore this aggressive little githyanki 🤲💕

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Decided I wanted to draw all the bg3 girls in suits, and it turned into a magazine cover???? I’ve never done something like this before so we’ll see how it goes lol

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A little modern au with durge x astarion 💕

I’ve been wanting to try drawing more modern stuff, but it’s definitely a little out of my comfort zone 😅 I followed along with one of @ derekdomnicdsouza ‘s tutorials on instagram to draw the cityscape in the background, and it was soooo helpful omg

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Piggy back ride with Karlach! This was healing 😌💕

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Some positivity in these turbulent AI times

*This does not minimize the crisis at hand, but is aimed at easing any anxieties.

With every social media selling our data to AI companies now, there is very little way to avoid being scraped. The sad thing is many of us still NEED social media to advertise ourselves and get seen by clients. I can't help but feeling that we as artists are not at risk of losing our livelihoods, here is why:

Just because your data is available does not mean that AI companies will/want to use it. Your work may never end up being scraped at all.

The possibility of someone who uses AI art prompts can replace you (if your work is scraped) is very unlikely. Art Directors and clients HAVE to work with people, the person using AI art cannot back up what a machine made. Their final product for a client will never be substantial since AI prompts cannot be consistent with use and edits requested will be impossible.

AI creators will NEVER be able to make a move unless us artists make a move first. They will always be behind in the industry.

AI creators lack the fundamental skills of art and therefore cannot detect when something looks off in a composition. Many professional artists like me get hired repeatedly for a reason! WE as artists know what we're doing.

The art community is close-knit and can fund itself. Look at furry commissions, Patreon, art conventions, Hollywood. Real art will always be able to make money and find an audience because it's how we communicate as a species.

AI creators lack the passion and ambition to make a career out of AI prompts. Not that they couldn't start drawing at any time, but these tend to be the people who don't enjoy creating art to begin with.

There is no story or personal experience that can be shared about AI prompts so paying customers will lose interest quickly.

Art is needed to help advance society along, history says so. To do that, companies will need to hire artists (music, architecture, photography, design, etc). The best way for us artists to keep fighting for our voice to be heard right now is staying visible. Do not hide or give in! That is what they want. Continue posting online and/or in person and sharing your art with the world. It takes a community and we need you!

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A little Gale and Maelys being cute post-game 🥰

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This was supposed to be an Astarion, but it turned into a Zevran because I have no self control and I miss my bird boy 😔💕

(Plus enjoy a modern(?) version because I didn’t draw all that neck and shoulder anatomy just for it to be covered up lol)

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That's it for the doodle requests for now!!

I had SO much fun doing these and I'm so sorry I couldn't get to all of them 😭 there are a bunch of cute and funny ideas in my inbox rn and I definitely won't be deleting them! I'd love to get to all of them some day 🤲💕

Thank you to everyone who sent one in! I'll definitely be doing something like this again in the future ❤️

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congrats on 5k! for the doodle request, perhaps anders and gale introducing their cats to each other?

[p.s. I have so many of your prints, they're some of my faves <3]

aaaaa thank you both so much! (and I’m glad you enjoy the prints!! 🥰)

Anders would absolutely be completely enamored with Tara (also modern au? I just didn’t feel like drawing robes lol)