Since I Can't Really Play BG3 With Tarlin Anymore (I've Developed Him To The Point Where If I Mess Up

“Emile Corsi” is not real. anything claiming to be done by an artist named Emile Corsi is ai generated art, it does not exist. what’s worse is that the person behind this “artist”, these “artworks” is that they are falsifying the historical record. these images are not from the 1800s; they were not generated until just a few weeks ago… this is intentional misinformation folks

here’s an article that talks about it and gives some tips on how to identify ai, beyond the member’s only wall it goes on to tell us that research is the biggest tool in pinpointing misinformation from ai art to radical claims in the news cycle. even just simply looking something up is enough to help counter misinformation

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It’s Not About the Hands: Identifying AI Art

Identifying AI art should be an exercise in research skills, not finding “tells.”

I'm still here.

Just been working and I have some insane artist block. I don't know if it's because I'm currently interested in 20+ things or EVERYTHING happening in the country I'm in but it's so bad dude.

Maybe I can do those lil build a critter prompts or color palette prompts and I can try to get something out?

Idk, anyway, I'm still here, just quiet.

Linda Young commented on my art and I am crying!

I'm still here.

I've just been going through a lot. Grandparent passed, another in hospice, not being able to do my classwork, and finals week.

It's just a lot.

But I'm still here, hopefully, I can draw some fanart soon.

Greek Mythology is wild, so the idea of two male gods conceiving children isn't really that far fetched. In Greek mythology Hypnos has children, now it's up in the air whether or not he had them himself or with his wife. But let's just have Zagreus as their Dad. I'm gonna design his other siblings later.

...Have my baby Arana...

Just a lil elf, with a whole backstory I did not expect to make.

Reblog if you are less advanced than a jumping spider

He's a shoe man, so why wouldn't he share his love for shoes with people he likes? Especially when said person can wear all different kinds of shoes.

The next year Mailo is at NRC he bonds with Floyd. They become buddies and Floyd spoils him, much to Jade and Azuls chagrin.

(I got a whole story for Mailo now. Him, Leona, and Floyd, all buds in the future, just so much story)

I kinda realized I need to do more research on the drow and tweak Tarlins' background. Cause it sounds like Lolth priestesses don't have children, and their sole purpose in life is to worship the spider goddess. So Tarlin being a child of one, not likely. Maybe I'll make his mother a batshit Mage that picked out the prettiest of the literal fuck boys being sold on the street.

Been playing bg3 again and enjoying them mods!

Because of all that I finally got around to draw my drow Tarlin (Tavlyn depending on which campaign I'm playing cause I keep making new campaigns and they're all just him)

Tarlin was born in the underdark in Menzoberranzan to a lower Lolth priestess and her pleasure slave, a Seldarine drow named Ristal. He was destined to be a lolth priestess as well, but as an Eilistraee worshipper, Ristal couldn't handle having his youngest being a pawn for the spider queen. So he abducted him while he was only a couple months old and ran to the surface, ending up in Luskan.

While on the surface Ristal fell in love with a half elf who instantly took the role of Tarlins mother. Everything was great until about 6 years in when Ristal disappeared and a odd fringe group of Sune worshippers kidnapped Tarlin.

Tarlins life is a blur after that, living in a cult until his late teens, losing his best friend(who is turned into a vampire), then escaping and wondering Faerun in search of said friend, his mother and father.

He finds his friend in his early 40s shortly before the events of Bg3.

(in traditional vampire fan fashion) Tarlin and Astarion become partners.

In whatever ending the good, the bad, and the heartbreaking, Tarlin ends up being turned into a vampire by his friend during childbirth. He has a daughter with Astarion, Alena, a dhampir.

Little tidbits:

Tarlins left eye is marked with a Sune blessing, the red gets more vibrant when Tarlin develops genuine feelings for someone (the only someone is Astarion). The mark will turn black and his left eye goes blind when he is heartbroken, only happens in a heartbreaking ending.

Tarlin is an Eilistraee worshipper, so he has her old symbol tattooed on his left arm. He has 2 star tattoos on his chest because they are the first thing he remembers seeing when he and his father left the underdark.

Tarlin has piercings, nearly everywhere. He takes out his facial piercings during the events of bg3, cause being punched in the face hurts with them in, and obviously, he fights more, and he can't deal with that bs.

I'm gonna post some screenshots of everyone soon cause I spent 3 hours just designing what everyone in his family looks like.

Is he chubby or just squishy.

You KNOW they are bestie, true to the 7 best friends forever.

The Tweels have joked about ditching Azul if he gets boring but I know that's not true they care about him too much.

I had fun with this. Cramming 2 eels and an octopus in an octopot, look at them they're so happy!