#astrovernox

[jimbohusky]

for @the-sun-station & @astrovernox!

[the-haiku-bot]

you ever think so

hard about pokemon that

you just become one

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

you ever think so hard about pokemon that you just become one

[timberwind]

@astrovernox's spacer cat Aleksandra

[the-sun-station]

[it/she pronouns plsplspls]

working on a new sona and had to get a sketch of it from saintsucrose of courseeeeeee 💜 it doesn't have a name yet because that's always a huge stumbling block for us but y'know, priorities.

colors by my amazing gf @astrovernox :0333333333

[alwaysfaceleft]

For @astrovernox

[nephryyte]

uhhhhhh.

sorry reposting this because I forget embeds were a thing. I don't know what's really happening but I'll post the two other places I'm at right now

(no I'm not going onto cohost don't even ask.)

(and I would very very much prefer if you ask before wanting to send a request on discord or anything)

[liliththequeenofdemon]

List five things that make you happy and then send the last ten people who reblogged your posts this in their ask box! :3

Friends

Corrupted mii

Drawing

Food

Sleep

@luckykittyzine @emo-metalhead-punki @lilia-arts @partycoffin @hannahconfusion @fanoffandoms23 @wildrain14 @astrovernox @noodlepai @satanic-witchcraft

Edit: I misread it lmao

[kavaeric]

Run of "Yinmai Cinematic" commissions from 2022. Commentary on each piece (yes, each) below.

I learned that I really, really liked comms where I was tasked to tell a story in a single still composition. The Yinmai series of commissions was an experiment in limiting/directing the prompts to suit this desire: the composition is inherently limited with the anamorphic-esque crop, which means having a typical character-on-white-background comm isn't really possible. The space around a character becomes exaggerated and emphasised, and so by nature this comm style forces you to engage in visual storytelling.

Luckily, I seem to have really good clients who know how to rise to the occasion. I actually had a contingency tier for Yinmai, where I would accept avatar/portrait comms for those not interested in the whole cinematic affair—no one took me up on it.

In order of appearance:

AstroVernox

She commissioned me years ago, before she came out as trans. I think her initial prompt was actually a more mundane scene of being in a cupola, but to work with the drama of yinmai we agreed to adjust it, as well as making a bit of a reference to her transition.

Noir

A fun experiment in quads composition, where the negative space around the subject is further exaggerated and creates a strong sense of empathy. Good for a bit of horror.

Flake (Light Era diagetic)

Ditto as above. One of the two trial comms before I opened publicly. The character of theirs is Trellis, and they included a Dropbox folder of inspiration images; one of them was of the hydroponics scene from the film Sunshine. I incorporated that into this.

Fosh (Light Era diagetic)

She wanted a piece about being out in the field in the Olympic forests. I had a lot of fun with the trees and the colour in the sky makes it really stand out amongst this set.

Taky (no social media) (Light Era diagetic)

They requested them as a Wintertide Adept, which got me a bit hesitant since I never liked to romanticise the military aspect of Light Era too much, but I read their prompt further and they requested a more sombre mood of anticipation, maybe dread. A great example of a client understanding the assignment, if you will. I thought about showing the feeling of isolation by strategically placing the window frame to separate him and the rest of the group in the background.

Forth & Hydrophagist

The other trial comm of this series. The dramatic nature of Yinmai means it's predisposed to show character at a moment of weakness or emotional vulnerability. It makes me more comfortable portraying military themes as it moves it away from ideas of dominance or strength.

Ashii (Light Era diagetic)

Much the same as above, but taken to a larger scale—a little more chaotic, a little more frantic. Playing with depth was very fun. This one is the most popular piece of the series, apparently.

Panzica

Prompt was making a call under the feeling of uncertainty, if I recall correctly. I sneakily referenced a police interrogation room for the environment. The worm's eye view works for the idea, but I feel like I could have executed the anatomy better.

Phenokage

The prompt was of their character, Trouble, whose backstory is a lot of them learning how to deal with being turned into a macro; feelings of being out of place and learning to cope felt resonant as someone of Asian descent living in a foreign country. I felt like I could evoke this feeling by trapping her between a building and the cage-like railings of an expressway headed in the wrong direction.

[uncommoncritter]

Flat sketch commission for Astrovernox on Twitter!

[all-bow-no-wow]

I'm way more active on my twitter than here on Tumblr now. I retweet art, space stuff, and commissions I get!

@AstroVernox on Twitter

[astrovernox]

Other places to find me:

Twitter (more active on locked than main)

Bsky (more of a placeholder than anything):

Cohost (tried to use it but defaulted here instead):

[alwaysfaceleft]

doggofication services for @astrovernox

[alwaysfaceleft]

Doelivery!

For @the-sun-station @astrovernox

[astrovernox]

Avilore -> AstroVernox

[astrovernox]

Avilore -> Vernox-exe or AstroVernox ?