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Where does the name Cerva comes from? Is it just doe in Italian or does it come from something else?

Yeah that's just that lmao

There's also the thing that it sounds like "Serva" which is like "to serve" in italian because she's supposed to be in her clan just to serve Mythal or whatever. It's a very early concept that didn't really land as I wanted.

everytime I make an oc with an awful name I get super attached to them, it's a curse really!

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i just looked through all of your old cerva art from 4-5 years ago and they're amazing i love her so much 😭😭😭 is there more cerva veilguard content on the way? 🥹

AHAHAH YESSS YESSSS!!!

I'm using her as an excuse to pratice my comic skills when I don't work :D defintely gonna draw her more!

especially because...the art from five years ago...uh...

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My love there’s a few spelling mistakes in your comic just so you kno 💖 it’s fantastic btw 🫶💖

aw man really? I even proof read it :C

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"The wolf and the magpie", a self indulgent Solavellan comic (I'm never getting out of this hell)

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"The wolf and the magpie", a self indulgent Solavellan comic (I'm never getting out of this hell)

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Hi! I just discovered your blog a couple days ago or so and have been hungrily consuming the buffet of eye candy that is your gallery! I adore so much about your style—the beautiful popping colors, the crisp lines on the cleaner works and the sketches that are full of life in your sketchier works, and the character designs themselves are top notch! Wonderfully diverse and shaped!

I’ll most likely be drawing a couple of my oc’s as haelumians in the coming days, because that species is also cool as heck! (Assuming you’re alright with that; I’ve seen you say to others that you’re cool with it, and I think it would be fun. ^^)

That is all for now, have a wonderful day!

Ahhh thank you so much oh my gosh you're too kind ;v;

I'm so glad you like my drawings! Please feel free to draw your ocs as haelumians and, if you want, you can tag me! I'd love to see them :D

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God of the sun, Goddess of the moon

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We got a blog now!

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I don't see the ask about haelumians on your tublmr page? Are you sure that you posted it?

If you’re using your phone you might not see that bar on my blog;

In that case just click the hastag # haelumians under any post of mine while you’re on my blog!

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Phew! I should've answered all questions about Haelumians now!

Thank you so much for taking interest in this fun little project of mine :D feel free to ask more anytime!

All previous Q&As can be now found on my blog, just click the "All about Haelumians" tab!

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can you go in depth on their fighting. Certain moves, tactics, poses etc.

I just want art of your bird people being angry feral xd!

OHH YESS I CAN!

With the help of my rat child, of course.

The key element to identify an Haelumian's body language are their feathers.

since all hair on an Haelumians' body is actually feathers, they can

get fluffier or flatter depending on the mood.

Wings position, tail movements and vocalization are also important, some examples down below!

When fighting, an Haelumian can kick, bite and (if they have any) use their horns as a weapon

An haelumian kick can break ribs, they don't fight often but if they fight oh they're out for blood.

Their teeth don't do much damage, they're much for show rather than combat.

Hope this helps!

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Do the Haelumians have their own culture? One that is not so human, since they evolved with nature, they use its materials as clothes, accessories, architecture, etc?

Haelumians use minerals a lot, to the point where in the middle ages they would trade crystals and other precious stones to humans in exchange for food and materials.

They workship the sun and the moon and are VERY family orientated.

We're still laying down some concepts for their culture and accessories and are always open to others' ideas!

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aaa your work inspires me a lot it always gives me a boost to draw 🥹

That makes me so happy to read, thank you!! :D

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I absolutely love your art! Have you ever posted any tips/tutorials/speed paints? Im so curious about your process!!

I have shared some speedpaints around but I don't do it often ^^"

I'm glad you like my stuff! <3

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Do you have a body tutorial for haelumians? I want to draw one, but I can’t.

I only have a quick tutorial on how I draw their legs but don't loose hope!

My best advice would be to do lots of figure drawing (using photos of real people in different poses as reference) and then add your character in those poses when you feel confident enough!

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How did you come up with the name haelumians? Did you search up certain creatures on the internet, looked up words in different languages, or made up the word? I need ideas because I want to make up my own fictional race without using ones that already exist.

Honestly, I added a bunch of languages and merged them toghether lol

Did a lot of examples and picked the one I liked the most!

If I remember correctly it was a mix of the word "winged", "monster" and "human" but I can't remember what languages I used.