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A commission for Hyo38 on Discord of his mechanic OC, Nura.

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Thank you @alding-art for the beautiful piece of Taniiaae and Sinding. This scene takes place in my first Fanfic after Sinding saves Taniiaae from Saadia's slashing.

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Zarrik, my Sith Warrior from the Old Republic era. I've gone back and given him an armour upgrade so he is better protected and a bit more cohesive in terms of design.

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It's been a long time since I drew Serynth using her bow and I remember why. Archery poses are difficult!

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This is some gift art for @kytic for her Skyrim webcomic, the Sunder Hunt! It's a reinterpretation of the Companion's questline and I highly recommend it!

The picture features the Dragonborn, who is caught up in a struggle between her draconic bloodline and the blessings of Hircine for some dragon-wolfy combinations 🐺🐲

It doesn't crop up much in my usual art but I am a big fan of mythological creatures and things like shapeshifters. It's quite surprising I never had a werewolf OC for Skyrim but granted they are not easy to draw!

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"Where did you get these clothes? A Riften street peddler? The material quality is atrocious! Look at how poor the fit is, and that's just the start! You'd cause less offense wearing a potato sack around town."

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Karelle being grilled for her heinous crimes against fashion by sisters Taarie and Endarie, the owners of the Radiant Raiment in Solitude. They have a keen eye for clothes and are very eager to point out the crippling flaws of any outfit they didn't make themselves.

This was an idea that has been rattling around my head and it took me a while to sort out as a picture.

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Market day and Avrin has set up his little stall to sell his wares. Potions, powders and poultices to cure and revive! Put some pep in your step and vigor in your figure! All guaranteed from an Imperial University trained and certified alchemist!

Karelle seems rather interested, though watch her - she has deft hands! She'd probably pay him back eventually out of guilt though.

This one was a pain because I insisted to put a roof on them. So there's a lot of diffused shadows under there to mute things down a bit more than normal and a couple of tricks to keep the focus on Avrin and Karelle rather than the other people.

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A commission done for Hyo38 on DeviantArt featuring his Elder Scrolls wood elf OC, Cylen. The scene depicts her being caught up in the siege of the Imperial City during the Empire's war with the Aldmeri Dominion.

Full disclosure: the background is a screenshot painted over to match the art. This was the easiest option and would be more effective than me trying to draw the surprisingly detailed buildings seen in Oblivion.

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Here we go with the first picture of 2025! And it's a Star Wars!

A scene with Zadina doing a certain stylish power slide on her speeder during some fighting on Corellia. The sun is setting but the fight is still ongoing. She is my Havoc Squad commander in SWTOR and has lost her helmet yet again it seems.

Note I kind of throw together ideas and elements for these to build up some sort of scenario in my mind. And perspective oh my. I get rather bogged down in it if there is more than 1 thing going on in a picture so it's more a case of 'good enough is the enemy of perfection' here. The speeder bike is referenced from a 3D model, as is the assault shuttle in the background. The APC or IFV is my own super boxy creation I threw together, which has appeared in one other pic beforehand. If it had a name it would probably be called a Warthog. Or maybe Brick.

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I've been seeing these and wanted to have a go. Keeping things feasible for the most part.

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I think I may as well post this one as I have enough to fill it out. Another year of art! I'll be honest and say I think I have hit a cap on how far I can progress, but have been trying to offset that by doing more multi-character pieces, landscapes and story pics.

I think I fell off in August and slowed down because I've been distracted a lot by painting Warhammer minis. Overall, I've reduced the amount I spend gaming, so in theory I should have time for painting and drawing but it's still hard to balance. At least once the models once done, they are done for good, but I still have a fair bit to work through.

Other Notes:

-Everyone has an up to date reference sheet now. But as we go along I'm tempted to redesign a handful of outfits for my Star Wars guys.

-I introduced Avrin's older, icy sister, Helanwen. She will probably be only a minor character though and appear mostly in flashbacks.

-I participated in Art Fight for the 4th time but got a bit tired halfway through. Maybe it's losing some appeal. It can be a lot of work. Next year I may re-evaluate my approach to it, like agreeing with folk for trades in advance.

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Keeping on with following Karelle's early days in Skyrim! By this point she has spent a winter over in Falkreath town doing odd jobs and being bored out of her mind. The next spring she started to head back out to hunt and fish but when returning to town she caught sight of two Thalmor agents. Upon eavesdropping, her heart sank to learn that her past was catching up with her.

Originally she fled north at the very end of the Empire-Aldmeri Dominion war. Thalmor troops had waylaid her family and accused her father of being an Empire spy, using his merchant work as a cover. A fight broke out and her father was fatally stabbed and her family detained.

They managed to escape but Karelle burned with vengeance. She managed to track down several Thalmor camps and bagged trains and killed all those she thought responsible or got in her way. It caused quite a stir and soon she had to say goodbye to her family and head north. The war ended shortly after but now the 'neutral' Thalmor agents had plenty of time and a favourable peace treaty in which to pick up all their loose ends, including a certain dunmer who caused a them a lot of trouble.

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Elf ears :3

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When Karelle first crossed the border to Skrim it was during a very pleasant summer. She lived around Falkreath and Lake Ilinalta, camping and doing odd jobs with other hunters and villagers.

But come autumn, the days got shorter and colder, and then came the rain. A lot of it. Very quickly the idyllic image of living in the wild with sparkling lakes, fresh air and fresh fish were replaced by grey skies, wet feet and everything covered in mud.

With only her basic equipment it wasn't possible for her to carry on like this so she would spend the Winter in Falkreath town doing whatever work she could find, bored out of her mind from small town life.

How to draw rain in Clip Studio in 1 minute:

-Create a layer and use an airbrush with speckles to cover the image in random white dots of varying size.

-Go into Filter > Blur > Motion Blur and set a steep angle with a large amount of smudge in an upwards direction.

-Done! If necessary brighten the layer to make it more visible and remove any raindrops that get in the way of details.

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A promotional banner I drew for the Winter 2024 art and literature contest being run on DeviantArt by the A-Galaxy-of-Stars group.

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Hmm what could she be up to?

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Karelle in her early drifter days in Falkreath. With winter on the way she really needs to invest in some better clothes.