mlarty

[mlarty]

Dollhouse 💡 [oc]

[mlarty]

[BOOTING SYSTEM…] [INCOMING TRANSMISSION DETECTED] [SOURCEː MLARTY 🔻 / STATUSː ENCRYPTED] >>> IDENTIFIEDː Illustrators and co-creators of UTROBA — a dark world of entropy, monstrous beauty, and human fragility. >>> INITIALIZING COREː ART / CHARACTERS / DESIGN >>> TRANSMITTING CONCEPTSː Biopunk / Horror-body resonance / Decay aesthetics. [SIGNAL WARNING — DATA CORRUPTION] >>> Fragments scatteredː "Mon.sters-LoV>R?ed..dreams_r-f.e.a.r." >>> Decrypting lost essenceː Love... Monsters. Horror. Red. Untold stories. [SYSTEM STABILIZING] >>> Awaiting connection... >>> END OF TRANSMISSION. /// morE oF uSː linktr.ee/mlarty

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F.A.Q

— You both run this account? How do you split the work? How do you draw together? Exactly. Just imagine a small art studio of two people drawing in the same style and working on the same work. Share tasks, collaborate on steps like sketching for example, but also create individual pieces. Sometimes it feels like we share one brain... One big elder brain.

— What brushes you use? Where can I find more about your work process? What program do you use for drawing? Brushes, materials about our drawing process, tutorials and other similar content are available on our [Patreon]. We also regularly upload step by step materials and PSD-files. We’re drawing in both SAI and Photoshop.

— Do you do commissions? Can I get one? Yes, we draw commissions, but currently they are closed. We'll drop a post about the slots as soon as we free up time for new work. You can find all the details about working with us in the links.

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[mlarty]

wanna play?

[oc // Dimitar]

[mlarty]

— Take this. — Are you sure? Are you absolutely sure? Do you truly want this? — You already know. — Yes, we know... You’re sure. You want it. We want it. We’re sure. We’ll take it. — Bring “me.” — To h-i-m. Yes. We’ll bring “us” to him. To us. He is us. — This is the last chance. — The last... Last... Last... — You must understand. — He must understand...

This will be the last doll game.

[mlarty]

Aronai × Marwa [oc]

[mlarty]

Some part of the M.A.D. story (M.A.D. — Marva, Andrastran, and Dimitar)

None of them were prepared to be here or to face this. None of them had imagined it was even possible, and those who had — who had dreamed of it or hidden it in the deepest folds of their minds — had fled from the thoughts in terror. Thoughts too unbearable. Too unnatural for them, too tiny and riddled with fear.

The air here was heavy. Damp, warm, and thick, it clogged the mouth and throat, leaving a metallic, slightly sweet aftertaste. There was something familiar about it — and this was more disturbing than if it had been completely alien.

Before them stretched an enormous, living something — She — lost in slumber, but ready to awaken at any moment. They both froze. In confusion. And time froze too. However, in anticipation.

"Uh… What now? Got any ideas for what we do next?"

Dimitar's voice, strained with a parody of cheer, drowned in the soft walls of something he neither could nor wanted to describe. To realize meant to accept, and everything inside him trembled in denial.

Fear, whispered an inner voice. Now you know what real fear is.

When no answer came, Dimitar looked around. For a moment, he was lost in the crimson waters and among the pulsating umbilical cords, then, with effort, focused on the figure beside him. Andrastran had never been full of life — now he resembled a dead statue. Or perhaps, like Dimitar himself, a toy soldier came up against with a reality so immense, so beyond comprehension, that the mind rebelled against it. His ashen eyes were glazed over, hands petrified in an unclear gesture. He was looking. At Her.

A shiver ran down Dimitar's spine.

"Andrastran?" he called.

Silence again. No. Not silence. A hum, drowning everything around. Drowning himself. And at the very moment when Dimitar wanted to scream over it, he noticed Andrastran’s thin lips moving. He strained to hear.

"How is this possible?" Andrastran whispered.

He took a short, shaky breath. It seemed like his first since everything had happened.

Now Dimitar fell silent. Closing his eyes for a second, he raised his gaze to look too. At Her.

"How is this possible?" the dry voice repeated.

And then She looked at them. Her ember-like eyes slowly opened, and the world around trembled as if from an earthquake. Reality seemed to start blurring at the edges, and they both felt the ground slipping away from under their feet.

Her colossal gray hand rose from the waters, looming over them. She's awake.

R͚͗͝Ȩ̣̀B̵̘̆O̭̯ͩ́͝͠R̅͏͕N͊҉̣  [oc]

"How is this possible?" the dry voice repeated.

[mlarty]

R͚͗͝Ȩ̣̀B̵̘̆O̭̯ͩ́͝͠R̅͏͕N͊҉̣  [oc]

"How is this possible?" the dry voice repeated.

[mlarty]

Hi! Do you have info about UTROBA anywhere? I've been looking through your tags and couldn't find any- sorry if i missed it.

I understand it's a work in progress and as such, things might not still be set in stone, but really, i just wanna know more about it. Any little crumb of info. What's the setting like? What is life like in this world? Is there magic, or is it science? What about the characters? And what are the godess and the deity? What is UTROBA?

As a sidenote, i absolutely love the illustrations btw. They are amazing. Love the colors, the composition, the smoothnes, everything! And they really make me wreck my brain trying to piece out a story, which i think is awesome as well!

Oh thank you very much... No, really wow, your attention and questions make us so happy rn :D We haven't really shared any detailed information here, yeah, but we publish all the texts on our Patreon - including open and free access. So far, we’re not talking about everything, but gradually sharing info about the world and characters more and more. But maybe now we’ll duplicate posts here :)

Tbh, we're not fans of sharing all the secrets right away, so if you don't understand something, it's totally okay. It's part of the process. We just don't want to overload you. And ourselves. But thank you for the questions. We love them

So, about the project… UTROBA is our original world, embodying metaphors of life and death, physical closeness and greed, love and fear. Even the name itself represents both birth and the act of devouring — Utrobа's predatory nature shows itself in countless ways, both real and mystical

This project is inspired by a mix of genres and influences, combining elements from dieselpunk and biopunk, body horror and psychological thriller. Utroba brings together the concept of “human monster” and “monster-human,” where the lines between the two are blurred. Here, we’ve included in everything we love: horror aesthetics, the beauty of the grotesque, and the darker aspects of human nature

Utroba also draws inspiration from artists like Giger and Masahiro Ito. Games like Silent Hill, Disco Elysium, Pathologic, and Dead Space shaped us deeply as creators too. And on top of it all, there’s a lot of influence from the post-Soviet space and the spirit of the Soviet era — that specific vibe and aesthetic have always been close to us and are something we want to share with others. To enjoy, intrigue, and, well…to scare too ahah

Through Utroba, we’re also finding ourselves as artists and creators, and we’re so grateful for the interest in our baby 🖤

[mlarty]

Hey MLarty! I’ve been following your Patreon posts and I’m stoked for your Utroba story!! I can’t wait to learn more! I hope you guys will post more soon : 3

ahhh thank you so much for the support!! 🖤 so happy to hear you’re into Utroba, and your words and interest really make us excited we’ve got more art and lore/story updates coming soon~

[mlarty]

The mood in your pieces is so so good 🥹

thank you sm <3

[mlarty]

You legitimately are one of my favorite baldur's gate artists your work is gorgeous

omg thank you so much! it means a lot to hear that, especially from bg fan! 🖤

[mlarty]

Children of UTROBA: Gold, Silver, and Copper [oc]

[mlarty]

angel collector 🦋

for @eshpur

[mlarty]

Utroba and Humanity 🥩🌕 [oc]

[mlarty]

😇 🐌

also lil upd. we're both in therapy for major depressive and anxiety issues now. so most of our resources are still going only to work, but the good thing is we're feeling a little bit better. sorry if we skip some comms and ask - social battery is deadly dead

anyway.. how to say it?? thank you for choosing us and our art ahah. and support. missed how we got 20k here. wow. thank you for this too

love u. your mlarty. never forget about your mental health

[mlarty]

The Blade 🗡

"Now, you stand above your father. Above all those lesser men. Soon, the entire world will kneel at your feet. And I will always be by your side, my Blade."

[mlarty]

Holy shit I love your recent Karlach and Lae'zel pieces, are you planning on drawing any other BG3 origins going absolutely freak mode?

Omg, thank you so much, we're really appreciate that you loved the Karlach and Lae'zel pieces!! 🖤 And yesss, we’re planning to draw the dark endings for all origins. We’ve been sitting on this idea for a while now — a whole series where each companion unleashes their darkest desires Actually, just yesterday we dropped Shadowheart as the Dark Justiciar, so you can try to guess who’s next >:3