#@hellothisisangle

[athenavictoria]

Haha! Got my girl Mags all colored! It’s been forever since I’ve painted anything physically or digitally so this was a great practice. Big thanks to @hellothisisangle for the brushes they sell on Ko-Fi! They’re the perfect level of smudginess I was wanting. She’s fighting off union busters w/ her homebrew mirror sword =)

Finally feeling inspired to draw again and chose my girl Magrath. She’s my half orc redistribution paladin in the dnd campaign my brother runs and I love her to bits. She’s a hardcore Pro-Union advocate with sticky fingers. And as any proper thief would do, I completely stole this pose from the fabulously talented @meanbossart ! Unfortunately I think DU Drow might find my 7ft, optimistic girl rather annoying but she’s very good at mowing down enemies when the need arrives, so idk, maybe he’d be down for a round of drinks after a successful bloodbath.

[blvck-minou]

Cae who belongs to @hellothisisangle !

[testframboise-aqua]

Laezel’s eyes. Humble copy (left) to learn (because I wish I could draw eyes and skin like this). Original artwork by hellothisisangle

[scrumptious-finicky-illusion]

He bites!

Careful

[staff]

Tumblr Tuesday: Nosferartu

Gothic vampire art, let's go! Nosferatu hit the big screens, and you hit your drawing boards. The art is creepy, dark, and delicious. And there's lots of it!

(this post may contain mild spoilers and mild gore, please proceed with caution if you dislike these things)

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@camiliar:

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@jojoseames:

@hellothisisangle:

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[meanbossart]

Template by @hellothisisangle !

I found it impossible to do this without taking into consideration how culture and up-bringing would inevitably result in entirely different guys, which made this for a really interesting exercise! And of course, my little headcanon about how DU drow's race is nothing but a weird decoy remains, and very much applies to the all of these.

A quick overview of each weirdo:

Tiefling: Practically the same character except for having a slight soft spot for tieflings and a somewhat more negative opinion of elvish races. Eldritch Fighter.

Gnome: VASTLY different guy. A DU gnome would have never grown an ego as large as his canon counterpart does and probably be far more of a silent menace than any other version of himself. Thief Rogue.

Human: Very similar to canon but relies more on smarts and manipulation than brute strength. He can more reliably fool people into believing that he's a good and normal person. Full Blood Sorcerer.

Half-Orc: Very similar to his canon save for being a good deal more aesthetically and romantically insecure. Battlemaster Fighter.

Elf: Worse than canon. Results in a 100% evil durge run every time. Fucked Gortash. Full blood sorcerer.

Dwarf: Very similar to canon but a far more apparent chaotic-alignment. Way, WAY drunker and louder about his love for feet. Berserk Barbarian.

Dragonborn: Practically the same as canon except that every positive characteristic DU drow has is enhanced. This man looks at you and your pants fly off. Battlemaster Fighter.

I don't know enough about halflings to make much of an assessment here, and I just can't make Githyanki work. Sorry!

[kawareo]

Thank you @hellothisisangle for the template! click for better resolution

This was very fun, loved thinking about how being a different race would affect Strike. He canonically didn't have any ties to 'his' race, being raised for a few years by a tiefling and a halforc before he got snatched up by the cult, and his background is the same no matter the race. He's always primarily a sorcerer, but multiclasses into something else

Tiefling - Closest to canon, behavior wise. Funky and smug dude. Same multiclass as in canon, battlemaster fighter

Gnome (Assassin Rogue) - Do I know the difference between an adult gnome and a human child? Yes. Does Bhaal? Probably. Does he care? .... No clue, but Strike as a gnome is a grown man who can easily pass as a child if he tries, and he plays heavily into that. He's still almost forty and his personality is the same, he's just creepier about it.

Gith - (Bladesinger) Not nearly as charismatic as in canon, because being basically the only Gith in Baldur's Gate didn't give him many chances to learn to socialize. In canon he 'makes up' for being a drow by being charismatic enough to get away with pretending to be an elf, but as a Gith, he just embraces being a scraggly street rat. Braids his hair when fidgeting.

Human (Monk, Way of Drunken Master) - Found a way to monopolize his drinking habits. By far the messiest version. Without elf genetics, his age and consequences of his lifestyle actually show on his face.

Orc (Cleric of War) - he grew up with his orc mum telling him of what people thought of their race, so he purposefully went against that. Very suave, put together. Can rip you apart with his bare hands but prefers to do it in a fancy way.

Sun Elf (Paladin of the crown) - Take all of his daddy issues and multiply them severely since now Bhaal is also his patron. Version that is by far the most like Orin and has killed both her and Gortash before the Plan ever could happen. Just barely keeping it together. Ginger.

Dwarf (Spore Druid) - very friendly, trustrworthy and polite. His favorite food is still roasted dwarf.

Dragonborn (Storm sorcerer, no multiclass) - Canon personality but without the silly little guy persona. Ruthless and functional. Sometimes puts his whole mouth around Gortash's head and that is considered affection. Tbh his personality is usually the same, what changes is the act he puts on over it. Both tiefling and dragonborn can disappear completely if they close their eyes in the dark. Just lineart under cut

[bhaalest]

god this is so overdue. im finally making a bg3 side blog

for a first post i wanted to list some of the artists i've been (mostly) refraining from reblogging to main for many months at this point. i meant to only do my favorite few but then i couldn't decide who my favorite few were so... here you go

@meanbossart draws absolutely beautiful art of his absolutely beautiful du drow, and also has an amazingly well-written and well-characterized story about what he, astarion, and shadowheart get up to post-game

@kawareo goes deep how his durge strike suffers from both the urge and orin's attack, and into strike before orin's attack. i love the standalone art and comics, so when i say his writing is my favorite thing he's done that's high praise

@velnna's tav staeve is another very pretty man and i don't know how to describe what i like most about his art other than "very pleasantly textured", it catches the eye in a very pleasing way

@lucklessrat has incredible dramatic and comedic timing in their comics of lethean, and i love what they do with leth being old. you don’t see that often

i have a soft spot for half-orcs and paladins so naturally i think about @everchased's finch constantly. they have several of my favorite bg3 comics ever but the SMITE one is... just gonna say i agree with astarion there

there is so much to say about @jeeaark's tav greygold, from the jokes to the relentless optimism to the visceral (in a very good way) art style, but my new favorite thing is the dark urge (godsdammit) companion series, it's really fun to see DUG and greygold interact and i can't wait for more. also, another half-orc!

@ejoym's durge devlin is wonderfully deranged, i love the dark humor in the comics, the art is really crisp, and the artist makes really great use of colors. i love how pointy everyone is also

@ohpsshaw's durge typhus is going through it at the moment. love his expressive face (and the expressiveness of the whole art style) and puppydog vibe, i can't wait to see how much he... enjoys... the rest of the game as daddy's chosen. also check out the artist's entertaining commentary on her main(?) blog

@taygra5shaon's big scary durge jacq somehow can do adorable and terrifying equally well, sometimes at the same time. this is another artist who has great timing in her comics. i especially like the young jacq ones.

@angiemaniac's tavella and durge companion au presents durge from a different and very interesting perspective. and she does a great job including every companion into the story, while tavella is still a compelling character on her own!

cae is the most beautiful durge you've ever seen and @hellothisisangle's art does such a good job of making him feel dangerous. it's incredibly beautifully rendered, the poses and fashion are always amazing, and on top of it all cae's lore is fascinating too

@wellen-katze's comics are really in a league of their own. their comics vary but my favorites are the ones that hurt to read. my favorite series is this one with ascended astarion and a nameless durge dealing with the tragic aftermath of the story. their comics hurt in an incredible way that i can't get enough of.

ghost, aka niro, by @oathbreakerapologist is wonderfully fucked up. he has a really upsetting presence (/positive) and i can't look away from his relationship with orin. this is probably the least sfw blog i'm linking, which i hope comes off as a complement

with @mistercrowbar's aldiirn it's hard to pinpoint specific things i like because the art and comics are so well-rounded, but if pressed i would point to aldiirn's visual design and the skill with which the artist makes his desire for approval and will to break the rules mesh together. i'm not sure if i want to be his friend or study him like a bug

i love @crocodiller's pining dumbass (affectionate) rowan so much. there's a lot to like about the comics but my favorite is rowan's supportive friendship with karlach. they're also very well-paced and some of the crispest art i've ever seen

i found @ryvenarts and sullen literally yesterday but i'm already very interested and excited to see if there will be more

another recent (to me) discovery, thirkuir by @jayfitzmaurice. i really like his design and the expressiveness of all the characters

@quess-art has an adorable baby durge who still has a compelling backstory i'm excited to see more of. plus the wagging tail is just perfect

@3eefstud's durge Einar is really nice to look at, with amazing colors and gradients. i'm surprised i didn't find them until very recently

i thought @panksage's Ebony Darkness D'urge was just a joke at first but no, the comics are sincere (and also funny) and just beautiful, especially the colors!

i do not know if @arianiziolek's durge has a name. catty little murder lizard (affectionate). has some of the funniest comics but more importantly the best durge facial expressions

@bajablast666 is double dipping with durges kaethan and kelrath. both their art and writing have an intensity that i love (the red outlines they use often are so good) and their writing in particular conveys emotion and visceral feeling so well

karl by @beltart is another on the surprisingly long list of people i initially found from their art, then read their writing and was blown away. i don't think i've seen anyone else depict the weight of the urge as intensely as this and i love it

and finally, a palate cleanser from all the durges, @wirywyrm's tav arthur who's in a sitcom as opposed to a horror story. i really like the texture and detail of their art and also how much of a dork arthur is. least smooth bard(adin) in the realms

incredibly i did leave out a few people, mostly people who draw companions rather than their tav/durge because i sort of locked myself into this format, so i may come back and update this later!

[weltschmerz-cairn]

As my little love letter to the BG3 community on Tumblr, I decided to draw some of my favorite Durges and Tavs that I follow on here! (This drawing is just Durges! Next drawing [if I don't finish my own Tav, Rowan's, timeline] will be Tavs). I highly suggest you check them out (if you don't know their lovely faces already).

Durges in reading order are as follows:

@immren, @meanbossart, @hellothisisangle, @ejoym, @mlarty, @asphodelles , and @shaykai

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Just a little sketch of @hellothisisangle handsome durge, Cae!

[steelart]

Late to the party but I saw @hellothisisangle’s template for character redesign going around thought it was a super fun idea. Here’s my take for Jiril:

[noodmuz]

I have used the template from @hellothisisangle and redesigned Yasha (Original Drow) in different DnD races. Why am I in love with the Orc and the Githyanki? ê-ê

[taygra5shaon]

@hellothisisangle , thanks you for giving us the template for this! and thanks you @kawareo for giving me the idea to do this (saw your version with Strike, and I love it, so, thanks)

It's a bit of a interesting concept to make, so, when I saw this challenge, I couldn't resist, so there they are!

first of all, as you see, green and red are HUGE part of all of version of Jacq (because I love those color). the colors topical of the races are a bit off, because Bhaal know shit about them.

His background doesn't change, he is raised by a human woman and a hobgoblin for 6 years until the cult take him back. he still became a druid after the tadpole (part of my canon), but the classes before it are differents.

His personality doesn't change a lot, but there are parts of it that got more prominent depending on the race.

here we go:

Lolth-sworn Drow: (cleric of the death domain) similar to his tiefling form, he is a pretty big guy, his skin is a weird shade of green, very different from the others drows. he's a bit more calm and suave than the original version.

Forest Gnome: (ranger gloom stalker) this little guy he's the most composed of them all, and the most malicious. He is quite tall for a gnome, but all version of Jacq are quite bigger than the normal, so is to be expected.

Ghit: (monk of the way of the shadow) this little shit is sassy, and is not afraid to show it. as a ghit raised in Baldur's Gate, a lot of people were curious about him, but this version of Jacq is an isolationist, he just disappeared when people got to close (the society of brillants wanted to study him, but it didn't go well).

Human: (paladin oathbreaker) oh, he was a paladin of Bhaal, before the tadpole, and after that, without even knowing, became a oathbreaker because he is nice with people. he is like the original version, even if a bit more grumpy.

Orc: (sorcerer draconic bloodline) same as the original version, but more chill. he is a mountain of an half orc, really intimidating but nice guy inside.

High Elf: (bard of the college of swords ) ohhhh, he is charming as hell this guy, and a bit arrogant. he prefer the violin and the arp as instruments, and he is a good dancer. he is the least bigger of them all, but he is freaking tall and creepy.

Mountain Dwarf: (rogue assassin) found it funny that he is a REAL cannibal, because is a dwarf who eat others dwarfs , lol. he is a proud little guy, who stab people just because. Gale go crazy because of that.

Black and green Dragonborn: (barbarian berserker) should I explain how this motherfucker is a big intimidating machine of death ? the biggest Dragonborn in circulation, he can transform in a real dragon if he want, and he bite. it became a competition with Astarion for how many people they bite.... he is very intelligent despite been barbarian.

so, here we are.

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Look at those shadows and that light.

[sosolenoo]

DTIYS entry for @hellothisisangle's contest 🤗

This is Cae! I hope you like it! 🫶

The lineart because I like it

[belfryart]

Decided to try this template by the awesome @hellothisisangle with Hendrik, my big ol’ roguebarian.

In order we have:

- Mammon tiefling, the fanciest barbarian ever. He’s gold, shiny and equally attracted to gold and shiny things

- Gnome tinkerer. In most versions of his story hen loses an arm, this one gets to build himself a replacement

- Halfling strongman. The version that ran away to join the circus.

- Half-elf roguebarian, the classic default. He’s absolutely massive and specced entirely into strength and charisma. Hendrik off in Westgate, but made most of his living ferrying black market goods between Baldur’s Gate and Waterdeep until he got tadpoled. He probably gets along with Shadowheart and Wyll the best out of any of the companions. None of the men there are his really type so he’s not finding love among the companions (unless Withers is available)

- Orc fighter. For this one he probably started off with the guilds as a merchant, and then dug himself in a little deeper into the black market.

- Elf sorcerer, he may look polite but this is the evil run, the lack of facial hair does something to him.

- Dwarf, fighter again, probably some corrupt town guard who was just vibing and got grabbed by the mindflayers

- Dragonborn, Golden lineage and back to rogubarian. A nice mix between his usual self and the covetous tiefling vibe.