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Suit of Swords - Completed

Suit of Swords (From Ace to VIII)

#suit of swords #tarot deck #fantasy art #character design

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I don’t really have a lot to ask I just want to say I love your art style! It kind of reminds me of like Eldritch Horror meets Celestial Divinity type of thing so with that said I was wondering on how you came to this type of art style you do and how long did it take you to experiment until you found the style that you wanted? Sorry if that sounds kinda confusing 😅 thanks for taking the time to read this and have a good rest of your day!

Thank you! I did not found my artstyle, my artstyle found me. Here is a timeline of my digital art/illustration journey

2014 - The beginning

I finally took my tablet and bit the bullet that was digital art. I remember specifically forcing myself to draw (because it was not fun) because I wanted to learn digital art no matter what it took.

2016 - Experimental

Boldness seems to have dominated this phase, not because of the themes but because I rendered without any under sketch (example above of how the first draft looked like vs the end)

2017 - The breakthrough

It was only from here that digital art began feeling RIGHT. The most important things I've learned were how to render texture variation (especially softer things like hair and fur) and how to color a drawing from greyscale. I was slowly settling onto my desired artstyle

2019 - Happy accident

We were tasked to design characters based on chess pieces during college. 1 week deadline. With the mindset that no one will see my designs except my teacher and I, I did things boldly and rendered them (trad ink plus digital shading) to emphasize shape and design, rather than texture variation.

I began mixing traditional lineart with digital rendering.

2020 - Fallen from heaven

My friend and I decided to attempt to design angels based on widely popular tumblr emoji mashups. It was the first time I colored one of my character design drawings, using similar methods to the ones I've learned in 2017.

2017 - 2024

I cannot name nor describe my artstyle nowadays. I haven't seen many people with something similar either. I use what I've learned in all my phases; the spontaneous boldness of 2016, the texture variation of 2017, the sharp shapes and design mindset of 2019, the mix of traditional and digital from 2020. It all melted together and keeps evolving.

The way I approached art changed too. I was so worried about making things beautiful and technically outstanding when today I only worry about making things interesting and readable.

#art ask #long post #digital art #art timeline #art progress

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nn-ee-zz · 7 days

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What are your other OC's like? I'm interested in hearing about the stories you came up with for them.

UH OH youre gonna get me talking!

My OCs are NPCs by origin. I was (still am) the DM of my friend group and to get their characters moving along I had to create my own.

Unexpectedly, my friends loved them.

ILYA - unwell henchman

i know its a boys name,

An aiding hand to an ambiguous villain, Ilya was introduced as sneaky, smiling, and untrustworthy. The facade collapsed once she vomited inside a cup after accidentally touching the liquified remains of (unbeknown to her) her younger sibling. The villain is a wizard of great power and transported all the liquid from their body to put out a fire, mummifying and killing the person in the process in an attempt to save several.

She seeks her sibling amongst the city. The tingling awareness of their demise at the hands of the guild she encouraged them to join and growing panic and grief led her to start a fight with someone who is spiraling as well.

She ends up at the local clinic, heavily injured and minus one eye, and spirals further from her injuries, her guilt, and the knowledge her family was correct about her being too mentally fragile to be in the city. Until....

(For now. The overall arc for this character is of recovery and improvement instead of pain and self-destruction. Forgive your past and find value within you that goes beyond self-sacrifice. With the help of others, of course.)

Despite her questionable moral position, a lot of characters feel the need to protect her.

Art - Her wearing another characters shirt and her getting a widdle kiss from said character, because even I (the monster freak artist) have my lovely ships

ED - emo organ trafficker

''Nez, I want my oc to be kidnapped and rescued by another oc'' ''Hm, I'll make up a guy to kidnap them then''

Originally meant to be a minor antagonist that would kidnap a character to harvest their organs and be easily defeated. Villain of the week type.

However, his snarky behavior, violent temperament, fancy victorian-boy-esque looks captured a lot of attention. He is a little freak but his direct words seem to bring out a lot of honesty in other characters.

Fun facts; His name is inspired by Edward Hyde. He is roomates and best friend/adopted sibling to Ilya. He makes an effort to be fancier than he is because he was born a bastard child and forced to be his fathers servant before he murdered his siblings and father and joined the army to escape (where he met ilya and ultimately got adopted into her family <333)

Art - Him, and him as a chibi fighting the guy who rescued the person he kidnapped. They also fall in love

REDD - funny bully

I recently made an oc just to mess around with the players while they were in jail! Well, now one of them drank his blood and is forever connected to him. The other one got her finger broken cuz she poked him. He also had the prision keys the entire time but pretended to be a prisioner as well. What a menace! I love making horrible pests. His name is red cuz thats how the others refered to him, because I described him as having red hair and red eyes.

Isnt it funny how despite being a DM I never use my monster designs?! I find it a lot more interesting to make characters specifically meant to alter the course of the character development of my players. I love to change deeply and irrevocably! : D

#ask #ocs #long post

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nn-ee-zz · 7 days

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favorite animals ?

Rapid-fire answers for short asks!

My favorite animals are crocodiles/alligators, tarantulas, and bearded vultures. The coolest looking animals

I'm european, I don't know who that is. Gay rights tho!

Inspirations change thro time and while many inspired my approach in design, I don't think anyone inspired my approach in artstyle. I don't think about it, I just draw.

Thank you! I've recently got a bit sick and dusty pollen is giving me a dry cough. I just finished my Suit of Swords and will soon begin designing Major Arcana. The Fool is next! How are you doing? (anyone can answer)

No. Should I? The last comic I've read was Another Typical Fantasy Novel, cuz my friend said it reminded him of our OCS (yes, I have human shaped OCs)

In my case, creating a pose that is both appealing and showcases the design well. I overcome it by making a lot of thumbnails and following my instinct.

Indulging myself! I love going ''this looks so cool'' at my own designs. That's why I always tell others to be as indulgent as possible with what they create

Thank you!!! My fave motifs are fantasy, horror, and anything eerie. I do want to dwelve into sci-fi, eventually.

Thanks everyone!

Is it wrong that I keep certain asks unanswered so I can re read their kind words over and over again? Ahhh

#ask #long post

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nn-ee-zz · 9 days

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queen of butterflies

#fantasy art #character design #character art #tarot cards #tarot deck

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nn-ee-zz · 18 days

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#boop

Help! They're smacking me with their paws!

#ask #YEEEOWCH

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nn-ee-zz · 23 days

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I do wonder, where exactly dost thou gain inspirations and references? Any sites or people on said sites in particular? Good day to you.

Some past replies. They are a bit long (am I too wordy?) so I will sum it up for easier reading.

-Historical fashion

-Fashion designers

-Nature

I don't frequent many reference sites. Pinterest has beautiful things but it makes me feel insecure with my own designs. Out of all social media I have, I find inspiration in Twitter (or X...whatever) the most. I find myself really admiring people but rarely using their techniques in my own works. Unsure why.

#art ask #ask

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nn-ee-zz · 23 days

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You ever try designing a mecha or just no interest?

Oh anon, attempts were made!

Drawing mechanical shapes requires a lot more thought process and retionalization than drawing fantasy, because tech is often hand-made while any fantasy creation can be summoned or incomprehensibly appear naturally, like crystals in darkness or magma in light.

I do want to try harder. It fascinates me a lot.

#art ask #character design

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nn-ee-zz · 23 days

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I rarely talk here

So ask me questions and I will do my best to answer. What are you curious to know?

(There are asks in my inboxs I want to reply to but the answers need to be more complex and thoughtful from my side and I keep forgetting to write and aaaaa. I'm not ignoring anyone, I'm just distracted)

#personal

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nn-ee-zz · 30 days

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Mobility aids in fantasy!

#tarot art #character design #fantasy design #character art #mobility aid

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nn-ee-zz · 2 months

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Have you by chance done a tarot for the High Priestess yet? I'm so curious to see how your wonderful brain and art style interprets it, I tried looking and didn't see it but I'm always unsure if I've missed something somewhere.

You did not miss it!

I only have 3 Major Arcana completed

Good news tho! After completing my Suit of Swords (I only have queen and king left), I will begin working on the Major Arcana again.

Thank you!

#art ask

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nn-ee-zz · 2 months

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