#arty gpose

[arty-ffxiv]

If there's no end And we are infinite Still, I hope you live

I hope you live

[thanatosaria]

and at last i see the light ✨

[redwayfarers]

My thriller scandal, take a bite, you know my favorite part

[thefinalwitness]

i've been meaning to do this for SO LONG but l'aiha FINALLY has an updated ref sheet 😭

[crystalmarred]

When he arrived in the Crystarium, guided by the aetherial connection that allowed them to teleport directly to one another, X'kijin found D'tykha there, sat on the stone ground in the rain, drenched to the bone...

[supercorgibuns]

Catte

[alixennial]

“When you look on that shield, I trust you will remember his words. And should I once more find my resolve wavering, I ask that you show me the way.”

“You were a sister to Haurchefant. Will you be a sister to me as well?”

Artie!! That’s not brother and sister behaviour, what are they teaching you in that big ole church?

But yeah, I will always be your lil sis ❤️

(This was my first real attempt at gposing a scene. It turned out OK - not quite as I imagined but that will come with practice I suppose. I just wanted to throw it out there so that eventually I'll be able to look back and see how I've improved… hopefully!

I definitely need to use better lighting. And Artoirel looks uncomfortable. I was going to change his posture but then decided that Artoirel probably would be a little uncomfortable with physical contact so left it as is.

Hands are hard, facial expressions are harder, and clothing is downright insolent. Her outfit is cute, but that scarf wants to clip into everything)

[atiredsnowcat]

*wakes up* HOLY FUCK IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN I DRESS UP ARTIE. roevember starts soon, might as well get ahead and prepare some gposes

[sjofn-lofnsdottr]

Ifrit

Some few years ago, there was some prompt month or another I did about half of. One of the prompts was 'primal' or something along those lines, and I knew what I had to do for the three main boys.

See, I do leveling roulette pretty often with my friends, especially when they're still sprouts, and they're often leveling something a bit on the baby side when they ask if I want to tag along. I've long since made peace with what this inevitably means, because I have been doing leveling roulette for four plus years now and I know what leveling roulette loves giving me more than anything else. It loves. LOVES. Giving me the baby Ifrit trial.

I wanted him to look cool, because no one loves FFXIV Ifrit. I mean, I do, but even that is ironic love, and barely counts. So I guess it was pity that made me want to make Ifrit look cool. This was my first attempt, and I wasn't thrilled. He's so far away! He's not the focus. That's a shame!

So I decided to actually start a fight with him, and see what hiding the UI did. I do that EVERY TIME I do the Ifrit trial, because I like posting pictures to prove I'm in the Bowl of Embers for the millionth billionth time. But those aren't meant to be arty, just more of a 'lol got this again' record. Could I make something cool?

Still kind of rough. Centered on Dusk's butt. But at least Ifrit (this is X-TREME Ifrit) looks pretty neat? ONE MORE TRY, then. You can go into gpose during a fight. Can't freeze Ifrit, but I can freeze ME. Maybe that'll turn into something!

This is busy as fuck, I can barely tell what Errol is doing, but I think this finally achieved what I wanted! Ifrit's all lit up and looking fighty, there's an Errol for scale, you can still see the eclipse in the back. I'm not sure I could do better. I might try one day, though.

[primalvessel]

I’m going to be kind of unoriginal and show off my WoL a little bit because I love him so much.

I’ll do it under a readmore though so as not to bother the dash too much.

So here’s Griever’s Vessel, or ‘Maru’ to those he’s close to.

And I love him because at the time of his making, the idea behind him being possessed of a Primal’s aether with potential to partially become said Primal was completely original (so far as I was aware back in ARR and before things came to light about Shiva) so he felt interesting to me and had a unique perspective on things even before he became the WoL. 

He’s got such a kind heart too. He helps without expecting anything in return and he loves even if he might not be loved back, or if he cannot act on that love.

Not only that but his personality is completely different to my own and while my anxieties make it hard to reach out to people to interact, his outgoing personality and easy-going nature have made it easier to meet people. Through him I’ve been able to meet and befriend some amazing people over the years and I haven’t been able to do that with other characters I’ve taken on.

Aaaand to close, I also love him because he’s cute and fluffy. :3c

Henlo Tumblr! Somehow I've managed to accrue just over 100 followers here in a short space of time, at least a few of which I'm pretty sure aren't bots ;)

In celebration I'm going to do a giveaway! I'm putting the prizes below and all the rules and info for the giveaway under the read more!

The short version is this: follow me @flame-blade and reblog this post with a picture, any picture, of your FFXIV WoL/favourite FFXIV NPC/favourite FFXIV OC or even your favourite minion or mount, and tell me why you love it/them!

Doesn't have to be stellar in quality or fancy at all, it's not a contest like that, it's just a fun way for me to get my post spread around and an excuse to hear my followers infodump about their favourite things.

CLOSING DATE/TIME: 7th November 2022 at 11:59pm UK time

PLEASE NOTE: I will make alts to enable cross data center gifts if you'd like, but I am NOT sure if gifting works from alts or how the changes are working right now. Please be patient while I figure it out :)

Have fun, and tell your friends! (And sorry for the amount of info under the cut... Most of it is obvious common sense but take a look anyway please!)

FIRST PRIZE: £15 of Mogstation items, (via friends list,) and a photoshoot with up to three WoLs and/or NPCs of your choosing! You will get three lightly edited shots and a bevvy of other unedited, raw screenshots!

SECOND PRIZE: £10 of Mogstation items, (via friends list,) and a photoshoot with up to two WoLs and/or NPCs of your choosing! You will get three lightly edited shots and a bevvy of other unedited, raw screenshots!

THIRD PRIZE: £5 of Mogstation items, (via friends list,) and a photoshoot with one WoL/NPC of your choosing! You will get three lightly edited shots and a bevvy of other unedited, raw screenshots!

RULES & INFO:

Don't reblog to giveaway blogs or tag as a giveaway.

You must be following this blog, flame-blade. I will check before I contact you.

The giveaway closes on the Seventh of November at 11:59pm UK time. Entries after this point won't be counted.

I will contact you if you are a winner on or before the 10th of November.

The photoshoot prize turnaround is variable, please bear in mind that I am chronically physically ill, ND and mentally ill - some days I just Can't Do The Thing. Turnaround time may be a lil slow but I will get it done for you! The prizes will be sent out as soon as we can organise me temporarily friending your character(s) to get your items sent over. I do not wish to use Paypal or other avenues for prizes with a monetary value, apologies. I am willing to make new alts on other DCs and worlds providing that'll actually let me send gifts straight after creating them, if that makes sense? I'm not sure it would work that way but I'm happy to try!

You must reblog this post to enter. Only one reblog counts, and likes don't count as an entry!

Similarly, you must add an image of some kind, screenshot or drawn, of your WoL/fave FFXIV NPC/fave FFXIV OC/etc. to be entered on your reblog.

This is not a contest of skill. Winners will be entirely randomly drawn.

You should be okay with meeting me in game if you want your photoshoot to include your WoL or OC, or alternatively you can send me an Anam dat file if you're familiar with how to do that, or you can even give me your character's data through screenshots of the character creator! Meeting up or giving me a dat file is much easier than gathering data from screenies of the CC honestly but I'll work with you on this. I have character slots free and can make an alt on any DC, any server, to meet up with you.

You do not need to be 'present' for your photoshoot! I will do these in my own time, so I won't be wasting your day by moving your character inches and stopping over and over!

I WILL do NSFW or SFW, shippy or not shippy, bloody and gory and horrific and violent imagery. I will NOT do Lalafell NSFW, or anything with underage characters that even implies anything but a platonic friendship. This rule includes very firmly the Leveilleur twins, Ryne & Gaia, underage OCs even if they appear of age in game, and any character with the 'child' model type, though do note that this list is not exhaustive. I also will not do anything hateful, bigoted, or anything I just plain don't feel comfortable doing. I am open to discussion about kink related things - if between adults that consent I'm generally cool with most stuff!

I will download and enable mods for you if you wish me to use them! I use mods myself liberally so there's no issue there. If you'd rather not use them and prefer vanilla, I will only enable the base mods I have for your shoot - the Defined series which upscales things like faces & hair & NPCs, and basic SFW body models which replace the 'underwear'/smallclothes models.

At MINIMUM you will get two different poses for each actor involved in your shoot, per prize tier. If you want a shippy NSFW shoot, I will do two couples poses for example. For the third prize? Two solo poses of your fave. Does that makes sense? I hope so...

I am offering three lightly edited screenies for you! These edits can be just fixing up lighting and levels, to editing clipping, to little fun things like memes, book covers, magazine covers, faux drawings and paintings, etc. I am WILLING to attempt video and gif edits/fancy pants stuff, but I am very rusty in that regard and haven't used anything but PS since I got sick.

Finally, while I am offering you up to three lightly edited shots, ANY raw, full res, unedited screenshots I take will be put on my Google Drive for you to download at your leisure. With credit, you can do anything with them. I take a lot of screenies, most of which are duds, but you'll even get those too!

[arty-ffxiv]

Starting out small with Anamnesis ☆ﾟ

[arty-ffxiv]

What if I fly Get a little higher Get out of my head for a minute and just feel the wind on my face Maybe the fear Just means I'm alive Maybe I'll fall

But what if I fly

[arty-ffxiv]

Spring is in the air 🦋

[arty-ffxiv]

A friend at the edge of the universe

[arty-ffxiv]

A moment's respite

[arty-ffxiv]

✧.* Kupa - Trans & Pan ✧

Born a male moogle, Kupa has always identified as female and her transformation into a viera not only gave her the chance to live as her authentic self, but allowed her to feel gender euphoria for the first time.

While she's not yet ready to start dating, Kupa doesn't pay much mind to what race or gender her future partners may have, or how they identify- she'll love them regardless.

✧.* Ohka - Bi ✧

Ohka has felt attraction to both men and women since her mid-teens, and has dabbled in some same-sex exploration prior to things becoming serious with Quill.

Throughout her marriage to Quillion, a male Elezen, Ohka never felt this diminished or hid her bisexuality- despite some making assumptions of her 'straightness' based on outward appearances.

Now widowed, Ohka's attraction has taken a more feminine lean.