#keriweird's art

[keriweird]

Happy N7 Day!

Well, maybe not so happy for Major Coats in the fight for earth.

This year I've been thinking about the untold stories of those that held the line on Earth. And my love for a very under utilized character, Major Coats. Man, the terror of seeing your comrades fall and knowing every husk you take down might very well be one of your own, nevermind one of those you're sworn to protect...? Someone you ate with, lived with, and fought alongside through this nightmare? Oof. Thanks @threewhiskeylunch for the inspiration. And thanks to my friends for cheering me on to get this piece done in time.

Coloured pencil on 160g mixed media paper

Based on the Mass Effect 3 trailer version of Coats, of course.

[messydiabolical]

Hi @keriweird and anyone else who might find this useful, the brushes I use on my Javik and other recent pieces (I use Procreate). Links and details below the cut:

First, outside of brushes a big way that I've made my recent pictures look like canvases is to use overlaying effects. I put together a little explainer on that a few weeks ago, find it >here< The bulk of the painting I use a brush set called 'thick paint' by Manero brushes, the gumroad to that set is >here< ($20, or he has a huge $40 bundle that includes other sets) The set includes those above mentioned overlay oil boards and canvases as well as brushes, so you can create a full oil painting looking piece with this set alone. He has a youtube channel and I got the hang of using the brushes by following along with some, such as >this one< In partcular, I like the Messy Canvas Roll brush, which has colour jitters of 2%, creating a nice dynamic when laying on the bulk of colour, and has a canvassy texture. I use the thick paints 1-4 (and especially 4) for the base/underpainting, split bristles brush for hair or crunchier texture, and fine oil sketch for sketching and highlights/fine details. The set also includes an 'experimental set' that does some weird and wonderful things, I like experimental brush 5 for scales on drell, and 11 is phenomenal for pressure sensitive application of hair highlights. Art with Flo is an old favourite, I have a whole bunch of sets from her and often return to them as my go to's. The fineliner is like my main brush for everything, and you can get that one from her free sampler set. Although I did find I needed to turn the stabilisation down a smidge on that one. Her chalk brushes are another set I use a lot especially the round chalk and blocker, and the chalk pencil is nice for sketching and for fine highlights. And while I haven't used them in recent paintings as they aren't particulary for the oil effect I've been trying out, her skin sets and illustration brushes are all lovely. Her brush store page is >here< and youtube channel >here<. She has so many useful procreate tips and tricks. Outside of paid brushes, procreate has some great stuff by itself. I use the hardbrush and various soft airbrushes all the time. Hartz is wonderful for textures like rough metals and leathers. There's one called nebula that I use as a shine on jewellery, or their water ripple one I use for biotics and such.

[alyssalenko]

WIP Whenever

I was tagged by @vorchagirl and @wickedwitchofthewilds for this one! Thanks darlings!

"The nightmares again?" She nodded as she traced circles on his arms with her thumbs, Kaidan frowning as he met her eyes in the mirror. "What can I do?" If he could take away her burden, he absolutely would, but she was the one the galaxy looked to and out there she never wavered, but in here? She was only human. "You can strip us both naked and take me right here, right now." Concern etched its way across his handsome face, as his eyes met hers in the mirror. "You can't use sex to avoid talking about what's bothering you." She lifted one shoulder in a shrug. "It's worked so far." "Alyss–" "Is it so wrong that I'd rather get lost in you than relive my nightmares? Dwelling on it won't bring back everyone I've lost--their voices that haunt my dreams, grim dreams that make me think that this is the end and I'm going to join them…and that I'll be alone when I do, and that scares me. So I want to focus on what I can control and what makes me feel happy and whole and able to go on. And that's you."

I wanna see what everyone is working on! I will tag you both back as well as @sinsbymanka @pikapeppa @charlatron @amarmeme @slothssassin @foofyschmoofer @hunnybadgerv @pookydraws @starsandskies @liaorban-art @randomlygeneratedstring @ooachilliaoo @illusivesoul @badwolf626 @kittynomsdeplume @redreart @keriweird @commander-krios @hazelestelle @minilev @ashalle-art @cr-noble-writes !

[gemsbokk]

[im going to pretend i didnt have my draft disappear]

WIP tag game

tagged by BOTH @unfair-water-plane and @stormikins so I'm not escaping this one huh :")

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

i don't have any writing wips (like, at all) so ill just go with my art/animation ones

Square foot

if i had a nickel for every ME prologue with the protag suffocating

gay bitches

gay bitches 2

gay bitches 3

gay bitches 4

gay bitches 5

Oh Alec Ryder

Kadara is so beautiful

Aughhhh

The Shepile

First draft sailor song

angst off

reaper shep

Surface Pressure

i absolutely do not have enough moots for this, so let's just go with:

@clericofshadows @messydiabolical @average-mako-enjoyer @keriweird @kage-bot @omniblades-and-stars @daisywalletchains @celestite-caroline @kezzcosmos @barbwillbrb

[ferindencadash]

15 Questions for 15 Friends

Tagged by @teamdilf and @finchmarie Thank you! ❤️

ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?: My dad's ex-girlfriend. 🙃 Not weird at all, right?? I was going to be named something else entirely (which I would have actually preferred as it easily shortened to a masculine name) but my mother mentioned it to her sister-in-law, who gave birth two months before my mom did, and she used the name for my cousin! My mom was unimpressed. So I got a backup name. (My dad swears it's just cause he liked the name, they weren't even that serious.)

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: Hmm... A couple weeks ago I think? While reading fanfic. 😅

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?: Nope. Tried a while back. Turns out my reproductive organs are broken as hell. It was probably for the best as it means I'm not permanently tied to my now-ex. Hope to foster some day.

WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED?: Hahahahahahahahahaa... no. Though every school coach tried to recruit me for basketball until they found out I have zero hand-eye coordination.

DO YOU USE SARCASM?: Probably too often.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?: Hair, I think? Or some cool shirt/accessory.

WHAT'S YOUR EYE COLOUR?: Blue

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?: Happy endings. But I like monster movies.

ANY TALENTS?: I like to think I'm getting pretty good at writing? I hope... I'm also a former pastry chef, so I can make all kinds of fancy shit and wedding cakes and such.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?: Ontario, Canada.

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?: Writing, gaming, reading fanfic excessively, crochet (and knitting, cross stitch, sewing, all the fibre arts basically).

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?: Currently two cats. Orange and Void. The Halloween Duo.

HOW TALL ARE YOU?: 6 foot (hence the basketball)

FAVOURITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL?: Spanish

DREAM JOB?: I do not dream of labour. But since I must work, I really just want to do something I can feel good about. And if I could pay my bills, that would be a nice touch.

If you want to play: @biotickaidan @dandenbo @rowansnaps @aleksxo @deerbab @lonesurvivorao3 @hippotooth @vorchagirl @keriweird @eavangeek @eregarden @maintitle @choccy-zefirka @urrone @tatterings and literally anyone who's interested. ❤️

[keriweird]

Haven't picked up a pencil in a while and decided to start a Johnny Shepard-Itou messy sketch while I have the house to myself. I need to do his tattoo sleeves and pectorals but happy with the starting point

[keriweird]

4 and 8 for the artist ask game :)

4. Fav character/subject that's a bitch to draw

Kaidan Alenko is so much fun to draw but if you don't nail his nose and cheekbones it definitely looks less like him. So then adding expression to that and keeping him recognizable? Woof. Yeah, I just need more practice on expressions in general I guess

8. What's an old project idea that you've lost interest in

I started drawing a webcomic called Escape Velocity about 4-5 years ago. It was a great way to just put some time into drawing (hadn't drawn in nearly 10 years at that point) and get acquainted with digital art programs. However I definitely struggled to keep it up thanks to my nursing schedule. I will admit that I probably should have fleshed out the entire story before attempting to draw it. Working episode to episode without a really nailed down outline made it hard to stay motivated. I might revamp it one day, since my partner and I do a fair bit of writing for this orginal story universe. However I also get plagued by the whole "it's all been done before, and done better" internal doubt shit.

[theoriginalladya]

You did an amazing job with Scott and Kaidan! You've definitely brought them to life for me so I can get their stories moving again! Thank you so much! I love the textures the pencils created! I swear I can reach out and touch it and feel the fabric because of it!!! And you really nailed the lighting! <3 <3 <3

Commission for the always lovely and supportive @theoriginalladya 💕 Thanks to much, friend. I hope you like it!

I'll be mailing out the original soon! Might start doing some more traditional art again, since I've been hitting a wall with digital because I can't find brushes that do what I want.

[keriweird]

Hello! We're back with our sixth work for the 2024 Dragon Age Big Bang!

Dragon Age Big Bang 2024

The Hawk's Regret

By: @kierarhawke

Art by: @keriweird

Banner by : @nightmarestudio606

Rating: Mature

Summary:

Deirdra Hawke, Champion of Kirkwall, beloved of Fenris. The woman who lost as much as she won.

This is a piece of the Champion’s tale, which did not go as Varric told…

“If I could go back… I would have kept my friend, damn the consequences.”