So I really got into the idea of dabbling in decorative toploaders for OCs and so decided to make some gifts for my Curse of Strahd group! THE MISTFIT CREW including the lovely Kolyan siblings~ 💕
I don't often color things like this, but I wanted to experiment with something new, so I hope it looks okay <,3
(I'm sorry I've been MIA, things got extremely busy with conventions and pre-orders...but I'm hoping to upload a lot of CoS art soon >:3c)
SO WE FINALLY MET IREENA AND ISMARK....AND BY DAY ONE WE ALREADY LOVE THEM (and will die for them, Ireena especially). Which means I had to take time between commissions to make proper designs for them; bottom sketches are my first takes on them before getting a good grasp on their appearance.
Went with a traditional Romanian angle with their clothing--gee, I wonder why?--while trying to apply a touch of their own personalities mixed with Barovian drab. Our Ireena enjoys embroidery so I made it a point to add that to her design, as well as red accents to go with her hair and scarf. Ismark's is more serious and steeped in tradition which I think is befitting a man taking on the role of a village leader (whether he wants to accept such a responsibility or not).
I wanted Ireena to have a girl-next-door prettiness to her that matches her spunky, big sister attitude that ours has, while Ismark was based off our DM's vision of 'a young Sean Bean from a specific 90s TV series' mixed with aspects of his canonical portrait. Yes, the poor man is suffering from angst, lack of sleep, and a mullet (and awful unshaven hair).