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https://at.tumblr.com/nkdk-kelp/sylvix-dump3-im-fishing-out-old-art-little-by/5o6hpnut6jh8 what’s the story behind the comic in the middle of this? i’m invested

It was a jab at a reincarnation AU that kinda popped into mind one day. Nothing big really! If you'd like a wrap up of it, a moot was really kind and awesome to write a fic based on it here https://archiveofourown.org/works/22773433

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miss these two clowns

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I havent updated in a hot minute because im working on con stuff but soon!!!

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im listening to Three Hopes’ OST and im actually crying from how good the arrangements are for Chasing Daybreak

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His name’s Ariksar “Ais” Orl and he’s a glass cannon mercenary turned soft-dad tank main with a found family, husband and a daughter and he’s my beloved WoL  \o/ i make a lot of art of him yea! Commissioned a figure of him and also made a nendoll of him :D (figure, hairplate and horns are from mojitokoz!) Lore bits here: https://adhesive-apparatus-256.notion.site/Ariksar-Lore-Page-4350bfbe6ebe4822a2f9b5311398cf1d

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 sylvix dump...3? I’m fishing out old art little by little. Read from left to right.

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Sylvix Dump 2! I really made a ton on twitter over those few years dkfslds but it was very good practice for me getting back into fandom and stuff, after many years of burn out

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so i’m not going to specialise on one fandom here on a single blog for now as I feel like I won’t have the time to manage all my different blogs + twitter so yeeaaaaa yall gonna see a mixed bag of FFXIV, FE3H, splatoon and vtubers im sorry

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sylvix dump 1

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“In your darkest hour, in the blackest night... think of me... and I will be with you.” You’ve gotten an SSR drop! Lucky you!

I’m going to show the steps I took to make this below!

Tools used: Clip Studio Paint, Live2D, Adobe After Effects

I started out with a general idea of my WoL, Ariksar, holding Eleos behind his back. This is a glam I put him in often for DRK. I was generally happy with this sketch and ended up painting over it for his main body.

Below is a colour rough for how the lighting should be rendered. I needed to work with a lot of layers to be able to rig this in Live2D, so colouring each part to match the overall look was going to be difficult without a colour guide for me to follow.

I redid the line art in their separated layers and painted them in according to my colour guide. Below is the finished rendered piece! It is separated into 33 individual parts (excluding the bg and front light beam and effects)

Moving onto Live2D, I slowly rig each part to give me room and flexibility during the animation stage. I only rig what is necessary for the gesture I intend to make him do to save time and effort. There is a total of 29 parameters set up.

Below is the screenshot of the animation mode in Live2D, where I move the parameters around and keyframe them (as you would in other programs like After Effects) to complete the movement. I don’t use the parameters to the extremes that I rigged them in as it looks unnatural in movement if I do, sometimes the rig has to count for anticipation, squish/stretch, and exaggeration. This animation didn't require as much so it was fairly simple.

I rendered the animation out in MOV (transparent alpha), so that I could import it into After Effects where I added volumetric dust, particle effects, text, noise, chromatic aberration, etc. to complete the whole look. I exported the original background, light beam and glow from my rendered illustration earlier + gave them some tweaks so that it is more cohesive.

And we’re done! Hope this gives some insight to my workflow ^^ I originally made this just so that I have a moving wallpaper for my phone haha

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Just one of those nights

Not enough energy to go around making full illustrations but I feed myself anyway

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My son and his husband (materialised)

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Its been a hot minute, 4 years has passed, but here I am

My Vtuber sons, Ginya and Ika✨

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Hello! I have a few charms and stickers up on my etsy currently and theyre all from my favourite video games!

https://etsy.me/2rPI2oI

I’ve restocked a bit of my BOTW charms and Overwatch ones from the last batch so please have a look! :D

The monster hunter world charms are selling for a wayyy cheaper price too!

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Phos

link to the speedpaint - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir7PdtHFfGQ&t=1s

I’m in love with this series right now and i cant wait to paint the rest!

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Finally! To Ashes: A McHanzo Fanzine is here! The fan book featuring the collaborations of 30 amazing artists and writers from all around the world is now ready to travel to your hands. You’ll find the complete artist list here! Shipping starts late November.

If you have any questions, our ask box is open! If for any reason your ask has not been responded to within three days, please don’t hesitate to contact the mods @ecchima or @wyntera and we will get back to you as soon as possible! Preorders end on Monday November 6th, or until all stock is gone. 

Place your order today!

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