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Caard

✧ Shall we dance? ✧

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PARAVASTORA visdev: symbols & patterns

I started the visual development of The Secret Keeper guild - their members (for example, the main character Saikal) travel around the world to gather secrets from people. It is a common custom for the folk to confess something to the secret keeper when they met them. Once the keeper's book is filled with secrets, it's stored in the guild archives and the scribes rewrite this in the chronicles. Thus, the history is made. The guild was founded by the goddesses of Sun and Moon, so the symbolics of the guild include these motifs. Since the activity of this guild is the defining cultural trait of Paravastora world, the patterns we can see in items and architecture are defined by it as well. I was mostly inspired by Belarusian patterns, since it's a part of my culture that is very dear to me.

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My current job situation is still shit, and the whole gamedev industry in big shit as well rn, so I still can't find a new job and I have no savings left. It all means that I will probably open commissions again in May-June, stay tuned 🫡

If you can buy my prints/buy me a coffee, it would help a lot!

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Tips for beginner paintings?

Hello sorry for the super late reply (..was avoiding bg3 spoilers pfft) but if you ever come by again anon, here you are!! This is answered in a "what changed my life the most and wish I knew earlier and is still approachable for new artists" way I hope this helps as a little process you can try out in your next piece :^D

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it's too dangerous to go alone take this~

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Hey, I love your art. Could I give you some friendly advice?I recommend using Glaze, and once it's released Nightshade to protect your art from AI systems. That way your art wouldn't be able to be used, even if it gets stolen by AI image Generators.

Glaze art and kill AI.. got it. Sorry for the super late reply, I wasn't active previously. Thanks for the advice and liking my stuff!

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pspspspspspsps minthara armor reference pics

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I love the camp gossip but do wish companions would interact with each other more... so I'm gonna draw it!!! I think Karlach and Astarion gotta have the most contrasts between their characters but one bit I like especially is touch starved vs touched out.

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Tiktok user assia369tarotwitch is reposting your art without credit.

Man I've gotten a couple of these and it's so wild - I wish I had their audacity and confidence?

Instead of worrying whenever I post whether that it's a dumb drawing, they're like "dang look at that, it's good imma steal it."

And then thinking no way people would buy these drawings and then I see people selling it on a mug and friggin sweater???

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Welcoming home His Majesty

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Would you allow the use of your art as a header for our tumblr blog (with credit in the bio of course!) I just absolutely love it and I’m obsessed with halsin haha. However I completely understand if you aren’t - just wanted to ask 😁

Oh of course! Glad you like the piece! More love for bear daddy Halsin

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Went to the zoo and kept thinking of Halsin. So I drew him, naturally.

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mean and violence bros

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The lovely shapes and colors of our companion's eyes.

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Montmartre Cemetery 🕊️

Paris, France, 24 VIII 2023

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They’re just some little guys