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[joelchaimholtzman]

Private commission I painted around 3-4 years ago.

I received quite a bit of artistic freedom which gave me room to play around with specific details and design choices that shape up the narrative and story for the character.

Hope you like it!

Best,

JCH

[chinomiko]

« Going on a mission with me ? Maybe you’d learn something at least… or you could have a tragic ’accident’ along the way. /smirk» Thael is an OC i’ve had in mind for over a year now. It was time to give him life. Thael is a dark elf and a famous thief. Of course he is villain material 🤭 I still have lots of Ocs I should work on. #chinomiko #thael #characterdesign #oc #thief #dnd #dongeonsanddragons #darkelf #elf #medievalfantasy #fantasyart #booktok #male #digitalart #digitalpainting #portrait #digitalartist #managart #mangadrawing #villain #hotvillain #otome #visualnovel #wip #drawing https://www.instagram.com/p/CoiCKVxMDIi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[madamnerd]

Zelda AU Link Redesign.

Putting Link in a bit more suitable armor for adventuring: Black fitted and padded arming doublet and trousers, green studded brigandine, and half-plate armor consisting of a cuirass, pauldrons, the Silver Gauntlets, and Greaves, and a fur Mantle.

I also made him beardless in this one :p Enjoy!

The inscription on the sword reads Wolfwrath.

[flores-y-estrellas]

My rooms: Eclipse A little cottage made out of the bones of a celestial creature and moss, in the middle of Nowhere, beneath the great portal to Fantasy guarded by The Sphinx, lay The Queen of the Seas and the s-Wanderer King

[apieters]

Felt like drawing some fanart of @temiree ‘s characters Temiree and Markus. Tem has been drawing Markus with a falchion lately, so I decided to redesign Markus’s sword slightly to make it a messer, a German single-edged sword constructed like a giant knife (hence the name). Messers were extremely popular weapons with all social classes in late medieval/Renaissance Germany (1400’s-1500’s) and were an important weapon in the period fencing traditions, so naturally I had to draw Tem and Markus sparring in the style of medieval fencing master Hans Talhoffer, who includes several beautiful (and some gruesome) pictures of messer fencing techniques in his manuscript.

I traced one of Talhoffer’s plates to ensure that the poses were accurate, even keeping the spacing as close as I could. Since many period fencing books were illustrated, it’s always fun for me as both a character artist and a HEMA fencer to use tracings of fencing plates to construct my scenes, so I know that they’re more accurate to the reality of a sword fight.

Also, since Temiree and Markus both live in the Redwall universe (last I heard), I decided to draw them in a castle courtyard with, well, red walls! I’ve never read the Redwall books, so I have no idea what Redwall Abby looks like, but I imagine that this is one of the corners of that famous bastion of goodness and care.

Also, @temiree I hope you enjoy seeing your characters as much as I enjoyed drawing them—keep inspiring other artists!

Here’s the original picture from Talhoffer:

[maverick-werewolf]

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[thoridsgewandung]

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[enudan]

[heavenshymncomic]

Heaven’s Hymn

Volume 1

Chapter 1

Page 7

You get two pages today because I was out of town last week! Tada!!

[wandering-harpist]

[demikievart]

Seriya, the nuar mother of my OC Aeda 🐮 Corrupted by the goddess of unlife Urgathoa, she wields a blood-red scythe and casts mind-bending spells to control her opponents ⛓💫☠️🔮

[nikola-stefan]

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[itusebastian]

The Mind-Scrambling Gaze of the Umber Hulk

As soon as the group of adventurers descended into the underground cave system, they felt an eerie presence lurking in the darkness. They could hear the faint sound of claws scraping against the rocks and the ground shaking beneath their feet. It wasn't long before they stumbled upon the source of the disturbance.

An umber hulk burst out of the wall with a shower of earth and rock, its hair-like feelers sensing the movement of its prey. The creature was massive, with a body the size of a horse covered in a steel-hard chitin that glistened in the dim light of the cave. Its mandibles snapped shut, ready to ensnare the unsuspecting adventurers.

The group was frozen in place, entranced by the bewildering eyes of the creature. They couldn't move, couldn't think, couldn't remember how they had ended up in this situation. The umber hulk had scrambled their minds, leaving them helpless against its attack.

But one of the adventurers, a fierce warrior named Kael, managed to shake off the effects of the creature's gaze. He drew his sword and charged at the umber hulk, determined to save his companions. The creature fought back with all its might, burrowing into the rock to avoid Kael's strikes and creating new tunnels in its wake.

For what felt like an eternity, Kael battled the creature, dodging its attacks and striking back with deadly precision. Finally, he managed to land a fatal blow, and the umber hulk collapsed in a heap at his feet.

As the group emerged from the cave system, battered and bruised but alive, they realized that they had just faced a creature of supernatural power. They would never forget the terror of facing an umber hulk, and they knew that they had been lucky to survive the encounter.

[wulfgard-fantasy]

(Wulfgard) The Imperial Bestiary - Gargoyles

Gargoyles are strange beings that hail from the Underworld. Though their appearance varies, many of them somewhat resemble demons. Despite this, they are clearly not unholy. They are occasionally summoned and bound to powerful temples as guardians, though this occurs almost exclusively in the Black Lands of the Achaean Empire and in some regions of the Far South. They turn to stone when the sun rises, freed again only at dark.

Much of this article is from Caudex Daemonum, by Grigore Summers. Dear reader, please bear in mind that gargoyles are creatures of much speculation and mystery. Should one be encountered, it should never be approached, nor spoken to. If one is seen outside the confines of the temples they protect, a summons should be sent to the Knights Templar at once. Failing this, the Venatori may also be comparable.

Appearance Gargoyles vary wildly, almost like the demons of the Underworld themselves. Most are tall and somewhat man-like, though others may resemble almost Chimeran-like beasts and even go on four legs. Some, but not all, of those that walk upright like Men have bat-like wings and long tails. Some even have hair like Men, while others are too grotesque. Still other man-like gargoyles have heads that can favor beasts of the mortal world, particularly wild canines, though they never have fur. Gargoyles have thick, tough, hairless hide for skin and generally have claws. Their skin ranges in coloration, mostly hues of grey and grey-black. Some have flesh red- or blue- or even green-tinged, though always quite dull and never at all bright. Their eyes are like glowing pits, sometimes in striking colors, but generally are white.

Nature Gargoyles that appear more like Men can be remarkably intelligent and some can even speak. Others are more like beasts and are incapable of speech, particularly those that move and behave as animals. Since they are often bound to holy sites, gargoyles are clearly not demonic and unholy, despite their appearance. Gargoyles turn to stone at sunrise or under any summoned light of the holy sun. However, they will regain their usual form at dark. They are considered beings of order and behave in orderly ways, which is why they serve well as guardians. Some speculate they are even holy in nature, perhaps servants of various death gods, such as Hades and Anubis. It is noteworthy that gargoyles are not capable of breeding with other races and thus do not spawn corrupt creatures like the cambions, as demons do.

As Guardians Should a gargoyle ever intentionally be summoned into the mortal realm, they are generally bound to sacred sites such as temples, graveyards, and tombs. This is an ancient practice in some lands, such as certain regions of Kemhet, in which beings thought to be statues may stir to life and attack tomb-robbers. In the Achaean Empire, however, the practice never came into particular favor except in some small regions, save for the Black Lands. There, temples and tombs are grand and often have one or more gargoyles bound to protect a single holy site. Others in the Empire call this practice hideous and disturbing, however, arguing that temples should be places of beauty and that gargoyles are far from beautiful.

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[tatooillust]

Isometric environment

I love this vibe / universe

[gerookie]

Husk Guy's tree house 2.0