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[steelsartcorner]

That one post that goes “sometimes you have to be mentally ill to be mentally well if you think Naruto would be proud of you for brushing your teeth then do it” that’s what your Astarion hair care comic is to me.

(I am trying So Hard right now not to touch my hair while it dries)

@poisonhartfrog Astarion Approves of your restraint!

When I made those hair care comics on a whim a few months back I never thought that they might actually be useful to anyone! It’s a delight to know it has been for you.

Keep on treating your locks with the lusciousness you deserve! You know he would.

[velnna]

Came across this post by chance and now, if you've got a spare minute, I do need bedhead Astarion in my life.

https://www.tumblr.com/steelscorner/733001104468672512/astarions-hair-a-comic

As someone with the same curls I feel vindicated

[wanderingaldecaldo]

Tagged by @gloryride, @gamerkitten, @chevvy-yates, and @aggravateddurian to share something I'm working on. Thanks, chooms! Still leaning into the ADHD, so there's several things I'm working on simultaneously. Most recently it's been...

Modding

The cutoff vests are 95% done, just need a few touches before I can make them live on Nexus, so what better time to start a new modding project? 🙃 A friend mentioned wanting Vik's pants and I'm always looking for more butch clothes for Val especially ones that ride low on those hips but also the belt & tools seem like a fun project.

Unedited. Not bad for an hour's work ☺️

Both the pants and belt are simple replacers to start while I test. I have some clipping to deal with on the pants, but so far the weights look okay. 🤞

As for the belt, I lost the tools somewhere between Blender and Wkit lol. I wanted to take a go at texturing them in Substance Painter so I split them off into their own submesh. Not sure where I lost them but I'm sure they'll turn up again.

Writing

It's fitting that Durian tag me because my latest writing was incited by a scene in his fic "The President's Lady" in which Myers invites Sol and V to lunch at the White House. I'm going for a more, uh, traditional take on The Tower ending than he is, using my fave angst, combined with some good ol' longing and probably some flashback smut. I've been canoodling on this in my notebook since Durian's chapter came out, writing a bit each night before falling asleep. I started transcribing it just for this post, so here are 315 of 338 words, hot off the Google Docs.

Some backstory: The second time I played Phantom Liberty I beelined to Dogtown, and skipped meeting the Aldecaldos and doing pretty much anything past finishing the VDBs quests. Vik was the only one who called, and she decided to take Sol up on his offer of a job at Langley. Soon after she's back in DC, she gets an invite to lunch from President Myers.

“Thank you, Madam President.” “V, please. No need to be so formal. I believe we’re well past that now.” “Heh, just a few weeks ago, told you—” “Yes, V,” she cries out, breath hot against her neck— Stopping, Rosalind turns to look at her, eyebrows and lines of her forehead drawing to a point, as if finally she recognizes V for who she still is. “I suppose that really was like yesterday for you.” The lines soften and she leads V to a sofa across the room, gesturing for her to sit first, then sits close and takes her hand. Long, graceful fingers teasing her skin— V stares down at her hand in Rosalind’s, her arms blank of cyberware still a disconcerting sight, but she doesn’t pull away. “How are you feeling? I can’t imagine the news was easy to hear.” “No, wasn’t,” she says with a shake of her head. “Thought I was gonna die a merc but now....” “I’m sorry I wasn’t there to tell you myself. Solomon suggested it would lead to too many questions among the staff. He’s right of course, but I still feel I let you down.” V frowns. “Ma’am?” “You weren’t my agent for long, but that doesn’t mean you weren’t important. What you did...” Rosalind trails off, eyes dipping to her mouth before she drops her gaze to their hands on her lap. Her nails are still perfectly polished, buffed to a shine. She looks up and says, “I’ll never be able to repay you for all that you did for me.” V down looks at their linked hands then, heart pounding, she leans forward to kiss her, as if she’s just any other woman, not the most powerful in the world, and Rosalind tilts her head and parts her lips and— She swallows and shakes her head. “You did, though. Least as far as I’m concerned.”

Tagging with the usual no pressure disclaimer: @medtech-mara @breezypunk @streetkid-named-desire @peaches-n-screem @rosapexa @luvwich @merge-conflict @steelscorner @ghostoffuturespast @byberbunk2069 and YOU!

Take this as an invitation to share something you're working on and tag me! Doesn't have to be Cyberpunk, or anything fandom-related!

[deepspacefish]

Did a cute lil cozy-themed art exchange with @steelscorner and @aliensennyfanart. Very fun <3. Here are my 3 pieces.

[angelicgaming1007]

If tumblr had a way to make like favorites lists for people you follow I'd put @velnna @steelscorner and @wellen-katze on it. I highly recommend you check out their comics, they are insanely talented and Astarion is in pretty much every one I've personally seen. I always look forward to new content from them and I just am always blown away by them. Theres another person RavenROSE_99 but Idk if they have tumblr But they make some awesome bard tav x astarion content on youtube. SUPER sweet like THE sweetest bean I have ever met on youtube. this is the playlist of their BG3 stuff they have a whole storyline going on.

[steelsartcorner]

Do you share your art on any other platforms? I am in love! Beautiful work ❤️

other social medias are scary

technically I have a Bluesky account but I’m not really active there. just here! it’s cozy enough for me. I’ll be sure to link in my bio when I find another site that doesn’t feel like it was built specifically for people to set one another on fire. In the meantime if you’ve seen my work posted outside tumblr, it was stolen.

thanks for asking and for your sweet comment! Made my day.

[steelsartcorner]

Fabric Study

Taking a break from hammering on sequential art for something completely different.

Fabric shape and drapery isn’t among my current strong points—nor is digital painting frankly—so I figured I should really sit down and let my brain puzzle over it with a masters study. It feels like doing math. Hopefully less so, the more I keep doing it.

Picking the colors to match was a good exercise in color relativity. I liked how the original artist used pure black to outline and define the subject in the very darkest parts of the painting. It’s an interesting technique.

Studied (very inaccurately) from Judith Beheading Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi (1620)

[steelsartcorner]

Hey Steel, I love your art, it's absolutely fabulous, right up my alley... and I wonder if you sell prints at all?

I'd be especially interested in the Kotallo/Kotaloy pieces.

Do you have a shop? Please, just take the little money I have 🙏🏻✨

Hey there! I’ve thought about setting up shop before but never gotten around to it. I have however sold individual prints on by-request basis in the past. If there is a piece you’re interested in, please feel free to DM me.

[wanderingaldecaldo]

Okay a clarification because I do tend to exaggerate. I do not HATE BG3, I have very little interest in it and got really sick of seeing it Ast*rion on my dash when it came out.

cc: @kesterite @steelscorner