#askfaeb

[faebelina]

i've been looking all over a allied race imagine you did on centaurs like dryads but i cant find it anywhere or am i just dreaming that i've seen that?

There you go :)

[faebelina]

We need more Glitzy :(

I agree. Will mermaid Glitzy do? She’s a shaman mermaid!

[faebelina]

Has faceless one faeb been made a thing yet? Lol

*sighs*

I did….I did my best XD I hope it gives you a laugh. Or nightmares. Either is acceptable. ;P

[faebelina]

Have you done Fae as a Druid of the flame? :) if so, link?

https://faebelina.deviantart.com/art/Flames-Faeb-684137001

I don’t remember when I did this but I do remember this was the first one that was really popular haha. Druids of the flame are pretty cool : ) 

[faebelina]

Have you considered doing forsaken faeb?

We did Dark Ranger pretty recently but last summer we tried the original forsaken flavor :D Made her a rogue in honor of my undead rogue buddy (also my Horde-side guild master), Stabby.

[faebelina]

What do you think of dragon ocs?

I think they are awesome! I am secretly kind of jealous of them but I have too many characters as it is haha. 

[faebelina]

Hehe, Glitzy is both adorable and terrifying if you challenge her. ^.^ So, I use this style of coloring whether I’m doing a more simplistic style like cel-shading or whether I’m painting. The difference with painting is that I blend the edges of the colors so they aren’t so blunt. Let me break it down:

1. Start with your sketch or line art. Create a layer underneath the line art for your color.

2. Fill in your base (or midtone) color in the areas where the hair will be. You don’t want to use the lightest or darkest colors of the overal hair.

3. Create a new layer above the base layer you just filled in. Clip it to the the base layer so that you won’t color outside the lines. Change the layer mode to screen (you can also use luminosity for a varied effect in SAI). Here I chose a color that was warmer than the base and more green. Next, start to color in the places where you think light will hit. I then lower the opacity of this layer until it looks more natural, usually between 30 and 40%. 

4. Merge the screen layer down (if you wish, I’m constantly merging) and create another new layer above the base layer. Again clip it to the base layer (if you’re in Photoshop, you can do that by right clicking on the layer and choosing the option “Create clipping mask”). Change this layer mode to “multiply”. Here I chose a cooler tone that was also more purple. Lay in the color where you think shadows will be. I then lower the opacity again until it looks more natural. This percentage varies wildly depending on the tone I choose.

5. Merge the multiply layer down if you want to. Create a new layer. Again clip it to the previous layer. Change the layer mode to “overlay”. I choose a warm color (the yellow here) and gently place it with a soft round brush (I was using a hard round brush for all previous steps) on the areas where light hits. On the same layer, I chose another purple color and brushed over the shadows lightly. I like the effect this last step gives, but it’s easy to go overboard here : ) Lasly, I play around with the hue and saturation sliders until everything is the exact shade I want!

And that’s it : ) It’s pretty simple! 

[faebelina]

Heeyyyyyy! Grats on being featured in Wowhead! OMG! I am so happy for you!!! Go faeb go! you deserve the best!

Thank you so much!! I don’t remember which page of comments I got to but I cried so many happy tears at all the nice things people have said. The ones about starting to draw for the first time or getting back into it touched me the most. ;__;

You guys are too kind to me, you really are. And big thanks to Wowhead for the very sweet feature.

[faebelina]

Tbh I wanny see Sylvannas raise Liam and then use him to fight Genn just to piss him off. That or just and ultra violent slug fest between the two.

Thas pretty dark, right there. I’m pretty sure he’s already pissed off XD

Also, I read that as “ultraviolet” and I was like yes, let them have a dance-off under black lights. I’ll bring the popcorn.

[faebelina]

So with Golden eye options being available in game coming BFA, I am excited to be able to FINALLY make my OC, Avalonir, except for the fact that he is a Blood elf Druid... But I can make him more close to his design :D

I am so stinkin’ happy for you guys that are looking forward to the golden eyes.

Also hoping this means that more customization is coming for more of the older races. HELL YEAH, YEAH BOI, LET’S GO, GIMME SOME O’ THAT VISUAL GOODNESS.

[faebelina]

Have you seen how Teledrassil looks when it's burning? It just absolutely broke my heart...

I have seen it. Elune adore, friend. May we see the stars again in a new home, under a new sky.

[faebelina]

Hi how did you start drawing ? And what was your inspiration? Pdt; I love youur work is amazing ♡♡♡

Thank you so very much!

Sorry I’m late to answering this

I doodled as a kid a lot, especially Sailor Moon stuff. It wasn’t until about four years ago though that I started drawing diligently with the intent to learn. My inspiration was basically that I was unhappy with my job and my husband coaxed me into giving art a shot. He believed in me and I started to believe in myself and now here we are. : D

[faebelina]

For the anon in their mid 20s. It is NEVER to late. People discover passions and hobbies late in life. It doesn't matter how good you are at a hobby as long as you enjoy doing it. About your hand tremors, I have a friend who has them very badly and he is the person I look up to the most when it comes to art because of his passion and just how absolutely beautiful his art is. He never let that slow him down and you shouldn't either. Everyone starts somewhere, don't give up before you even start!

[faebelina]

I feel like nobody cares about my art... it might sound like I'm an attention whore but doesn't every artist feel bad about their art not being shared and be seen? It's sad to see that my Art where I work hours on gets rarely shared. I'd love to hear from people what they think about it. I feel bad for this, and I also feel bad for wanting my art getting attention because it sounds so selfish. On the other hand it discourages me to keep on with drawing when nobody cares about it....

We do this to ourselves, don’t we? We naturally want attention and then make ourselves feel guilty for wanting it.

There’s nothing wrong with you, Anon. :) To want your art to reach people and to interact with people, to touch them in some way and be recognized for your efforts is totally natural. 

Oftentimes artists like to joke that what they feel are their best pieces get no love and then some doodle they drew in a moment is lauded. The internet is a funny thing. We can’t make people appreciate what we do more because we spent time on it—people like what they like. That can work to your advantage as much as your detriment!

The key is reminding yourself why you’re drawing things in the first place. Drawing what you love and expressing your passion through it is a good thing…it’s a worthy endeavor in its own right. :  ) Then when people do notice you, that’s just the icing on the already delicious cake. 

[faebelina]

do you ever work on something and are proud of it, but when you look at it a few days later you think it's not good enough? it's a bit disheartening to be honest. i mean i'm still just practicing, but it scares me a little that i might not get to the level i want to be in

Yep, Anon. 

Sometimes…a few hours later. Sometimes I create something I think is objectively bad or not up to part right after a breakthrough piece. It’s all a natural part of growing. You can’t be at the top of your game every day, every piece.

What we have to look at is not the piece-by-piece progression and instead progression over months, years. When I make a bad piece, I just look at it and say to myself, “Eh…that wasn’t my best, but it was worth making and I’m going to take what I learned from the mistakes in that piece forward with me for the next one.”

You’ll definitely get where you want to be :)

[faebelina]

Hello! I just want to say that I love your arts and story. It's always thrilling to see your new works. Although, this may seem rude of me. I like to ask for your counsel too. I know you've been asked about Sylvanas before. As Sylvie fan I know that she is rather controversial figure, and I try to be open minded. Yet. I’ve seen mean words being thrown at Sylvie and her fan. I just want to ask if it’s wrong to like her. It make me feel bad, but I don't want to compromise my opinion and belief. :(

Oh gosh no, it’s not wrong to like her! ‘^.^

People are free to have strong opinions about characters, factions, storylines, but never ever ever do I feel it’s okay to tell someone they can’t like something or they’re bad for doing so. And if name-calling starts to happen, that’s when I feel it’s a good time to step out of the conversation entirely.

I have only good things to say about my friends that dig Sylvanas. Just don’t expect me to speak well of her haha, it took a lot of effort to do it just the once ;P