Here is the last character from this batch of descriptions, her name is Zostera and she's a human-Atlantean(?) hybrid. I was really unhappy with her at first, mainly because I thought her face looked really weird (I think its mostly her hair and her "ears" honestly). That, and her armor is just really fuckin ugly, but I wasn't too upset about that because I can always just give her a different outfit. Overall she's grown on me a little. Still not that proud of her but I'm definitely gonna revisit her in the future :)
Here is her description, as soon as I read "aquamarine skinned" I knew I wanted to do some kind of weird fish lady. And as soon as I read "ripped, masculine clothes" I knew she had to be a tomboy. The makeup kinda contradicts that, but I gave her purple accents in her skin to imply that the "eye shadow" is natural. She also has glowing purple blood, because why not. Here are some details about her:
Zostera's name is based off the dwarf seahorse, I planned to make her more seahorse-coded but I literally had zero ideas for that outside the name
She is 5'1" (SHORT QUEEEEEEEEN✨)
She can breathe underwater and on the surface
She has excellent night vision, making her eyes sensitive to light
She is a warrior who aims to unite her two worlds, despite being rejected from both for being a half-blood
She is tough as nails and could absolutely kick your ass
The weird coral stalks on her body are actually sensory organs, and with them she can detect vibrations in the air, sort of like faux ears
When she's underwater, she can use them to echolocate and communicate with other ocean folk
If her coral stalks are damaged, it could cause serious long term brain damage, loss of memory, loss of cognitive function, loss of motor skills, and loss of certain senses. Imagine a concussion but your brain is on the outside of your skull
Her coral stalks can glow, but not that bright
When she was young, everyone in her home village called her a multitude of colorful mean names, among them being "gargler", which is actually a slur towards ocean folk. Dang ol racism
Because she has glowing purple blood, her face also glows purple when she blushes, which doesn't happen very often but you're welcome to try :)
✨Reaching for the Stars✨
More Moonwatcher fanart :D Before the Storm by Rameses B kept playing in my head as I was drawing this
🔥𝓒𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓼𝓬𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓓𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓽𝔂🔥
This character is still nameless and that makes me sad
Plus greyscale for sillies (kinda made this cause the election has me stressed man 💀)
Also started re-reading the 2nd arc as I finally got my hands on the books and it has me thinking of my own Jade mountain winglet.
Icewing: Poinsetta, she/her, A glittering icewing who is pretty and knows it. Loves to collect and gets rather flirtatious. Can be boastful but is overall kind and always up for a spa day. Comes from an icewing village that wanted to send their very best so she has a bit of pressure on her shoulders.
Mudwing: Lillypad, she/her, A short standing mudwing covered in moss. She lost her sibling troop in the war she was recommended to the school by Argile. Very shy but has opened up to the others over time.
Nightwing: Echospeaker, she/her, Taller than average and with oddly light pink scales. Has some mindreading skill but only after she knows the dragons name. A strong silent type she has grown to loosen up by being away from her parents. They were the ones that sent her off to school.
Rainwing: Melon, she/her, a long bodied rainwing of vibrant colors. A very chatty gal but only with her winglet, not because shes shy but she does not like others. She gets introuble for her disgusted faces and shifting to annoyed colors at the other students. It takes a bit to get past this hard exterior. She heard of the school through sun time gossip.
Sandwing: Desert Rose, she/her, A large sandwing Animus. She has not really used her powers as she does not understand them. Shes rather playful when shes not worrying about school work. She lived in a village near the scorpion den, the den being where her parents heard of the school.
Seawing: Flamingo, she/her, Short but strong. She has a warm personaility and loves academics. She studies hard and hopes to be able to write her own scrolls one day. She heard about the school through seawing chatter.
Skywing: Dawn, she/her, a lean skywing with shimmering wings that radiate heat. She decorates herself with gold and is an avid lover of gemstones. As well as a good cooked meal. Daughter of a blacksmith she heard about the school after her dad gave some weaponry to it.
In my current word tensions are still very high due to the ongoing war. Though the current teachers of Jade mountain have kept the school open finding education to be important even in times of war.
Dangerous Borbs
(Pspsps Speedpaint Here)
❄️Glacius❄️
originally inspired by this art, this is a little basic compared to my other recent work but I was on a tight schedule so its aight
(late post moment pt2)
On December 31st 2023, I decided that 2024 was gonna be the most productive year of my life, not just in terms of art but also just with life in general. I'd say I did a pretty damn good job holding myself to that. This was the year that I worked my ass of in school to make sure I graduated on time, got my first job, and officially launched my commissions (despite not actually getting any this year, rip).
One of the resolutions I set for myself was to finish at least one project every month, and I WOULD'VE actually pulled it off if not for school getting in the way. March and April were definitely the busiest months of the year for me. I almost didn't finish my October drawing because of my job but I pulled through last minute. Overall, I completed about 70 projects this year, give or take, which is ABSOLUTELY INSANE, especially for me because I work pretty slow most of the time.
The amount I've improved this year is genuinely insane to me, like if I showed my past self all the stuff I've made, I think I would have a heart attack and perish. I feel like I'm becoming the artist I've always wanted to be, and there's still an infinite amount of things I wanna do. My 80 page google doc of ideas doesn't even begin to capture it all.
I've been considering making videos on DeviantArt to maybe give advice to struggling artists, nothing super serious, probably just little 3-5 minute rambles to hopefully spark some motivation out of people, whether it be on how to draw something, or how to approach creative challenges, or even just life advice in general. I'm probably not the most qualified to be giving out serious advice, but after everything I've done this year, I feel like all the knowledge I've gained deserves to be shared (:
I may have one other thing that I finish before 2025 if I get to it in time but no guarantees, so that's all I suppose. See you all in a year HEHHEHWHAHAHAGDHWW
"̅H̅̅u̅̅m̅̅a̅̅n̅̅i̅̅t̅̅y̅ ̅w̅̅i̅̅l̅̅l̅ ̅b̅̅e̅ ̅d̅̅r̅̅a̅̅g̅̅g̅̅e̅̅d̅ ̅k̅̅i̅̅c̅̅k̅̅i̅̅n̅̅g̅ ̅a̅̅n̅̅d̅ ̅s̅̅c̅̅r̅̅e̅̅a̅̅m̅̅i̅̅n̅̅g̅ ̅i̅̅n̅̅t̅̅o̅ ̅t̅̅h̅̅e̅ ̅f̅̅u̅̅t̅̅u̅̅r̅̅e̅. ̅E̅̅v̅̅o̅̅l̅̅v̅̅e̅ ̅o̅̅r̅ ̅d̅̅i̅̅e̅, ̅t̅̅h̅̅e̅ ̅c̅̅h̅̅o̅̅i̅̅c̅̅e̅ ̅i̅̅s̅ ̅y̅̅o̅̅u̅̅r̅̅s̅"
Damn move your ass I'm tryna read the caption bro damn
I've learned two things this month. One is that I think I really like drawing dinosaurs, and two is that I think I really don't like drawing robots. I chose to not draw her wings because they just took up too much space, and also were way too fuckin complicated for how frustrated I already was.
I LOVE KILLER INSTINCT SO MUCH RRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I just started playing like 2 weeks ago but I already think this might be one of my favorite games ever, would highly recommend if you enjoy fighting games, or just fast-paced games in general. I was introduced through watching Maximillian Dood play it on YouTube and it caught my interest, AND THEN I learned that Mick Gordon composed the music and I was SOLD
There's plenty of single player content if online play isn't your thing (LIKE ME). Oh yeah, and I almost forgor, ITS FREE ON STEAM. There's also the anniversary edition that's like 30 bucks, but it you're not sure you'll enjoy it, you don't even have to spend a penny to try it out. The free version only has 2 characters that are unlockable (one of the being Jago here), but there's also a free character that rotates out weekly, so you can still experience every character if you wait long enough.
I wish Microsoft actually gave a shit about the IP, but instead of making good games they would rather renew the Halo TV show for a third season, god forbid. BRING BACK KI YOU COWARDS
The sparkly boy✨
I wasn't a huge fan of Winter's character up until I reread book 7, I always thought he was an absolute insufferable prick for really stupid reasons, but looking back he has a completely justifiable reason for his hatred of NightWings outside of his IceWing culture
I so desperately want more of Hailstorm, even just a Winglet book of his life back in the Ice Palace exploring his identity crisis and choosing between the life that was forced upon him versus the life where he was truly happy and had real friends would be incredible. There's a Hailstorm/Pyrite MAP on YouTube called Once Upon a December and its SO WELL MADE AND I LOVE IT SO FRICKIN MUCH and its pretty much exactly what I wanna see from a Hailstorm POV book and here's a link to it just watch it - https://youtu.be/_duSPWJzxVk
This project was pretty straightforward; I didn't wanna do a super crazy background like my Moon fanart, so I just went with the aurora borealis and some delicious rim lighting (the aurora can go fuck itself for being so hard to draw traditionally, it kinda looks like shit ikik). I feel like I'm getting a better grasp on how to do color and pick good looking color schemes. Before I would only do complimentary and try to do as much contrast as possible, but I've learned that analogous color schemes look SOOOO GOOD and I can't believe I've done so few projects where I go for harmony instead of contrast
I also feel like I'm getting better at dragon poses and making them more dynamic, this pose isn't super crazy or anything but the head angle with the turning neck isn't something I've really done before, and I think I did pretty good
This was a gift for WisteriaStudios18 on DeviantArt, WHO YOU SHOULD TOTALLY GO FOLLOW BC THEIR ART IS LIKE RLLY COOL AND STUFF
This is their wof OC Lemon and I love her sm