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It’s Finally Here…!!

After more than a year in the making; my biggest project yet is all wrapped up! This year has been putting me through the absolute wringer up until now, but getting to hold this book and see folks getting their own copies in the mail and from their local shops has been easily one of the best times of not just this very wacky year, but probably my whole life 🥺😭💖 I never wanna stop making stuff, and I sincerely hope that this book might be able to help all of y’all who share that spirit 💪❤️‍🔥

📖 BOOKSTORE LINKS:

Amazon | Waterstones | Barnes & Noble | Blackwells | + more!

#video #draw like an artist #i am once again breaking my normal tagging rules for this blog to say that i am v happy and v sappy about this QwQ #book #book launch #quarry publishing #quarto

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✨ My book is out next week! (on the 16th!)✨

I got some early copies in the post today and getting to actually hold 'em made me cryyyyy - I'm so happy and I still can't believe my art's gonna be in actual bookstores out in the big wide world 🥹💖📖

#book #draw like an artist #photography #(i try to keep tags on this blog functional-only) #(but dangit i am so sappy about this y'all) #(this sparked so much joy in the middle of what has been a really tough year and if i see this on shelves out in the wild i WILL cry again)

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YOU!! I DONT KNOW IF PEOPLE SEND ASKS ABOUT HEARTLESS ANYMORE BUT I RECENTLY RESURFACED BACK TO IT AND I JUST *EXPLOSION SOUNDS* /pos

BRO I cannot express to you how much I think about Doppel and Glass and their character concepts and their dynamic and just generally the story. Man, I don't know what it is about those two, but like...AJHSJHD!!

I really like thinking about angst and ways that you can make both of them complex and stuff, you know, separating from just "haha silly comic relief guys!" I like thinking about them and how their not the same, and how they're both technically separate beings kinda? And how they're different and stuff and AA-

ALSO I love they're character design man? Like, it looks...crunchy. that's probably a bad way to put it, but they feel like those sensory videos where people take wax and slime and crush it all up and its really satisfying and crunchy.

AUGH they're all so awesome and I love love LOVE thinking about Heartless as a story and how it would play out and stuff. Keep up the good work and stuff, sorry for word bombing you I just suddenly got a lot of feelings and had to get it out somewhere

sgssgfjsgh thank u so much for taking the time to send this ask dude!

Seeing any love for the Heartless gang always sparks more joy than I can convey, no matter when -- but ur timing is uncanny haha, these two have been on my mind a lot lately too! (Especially since the new Madds Buckley song dropped 'cause it's just sO--- 👀😩🤌)

I'm not very articulate rn but pls take this doodle as a big thank u for the encouragement and for sharing ur thoughts about 'em! 🪞💜

#art #ask #reblog #heartless #doppel glass #sketch #color #original characters #original story

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💛 The Boi 💛

Hello, hope y'all are doing well! (^^)/ Wanted to make a quick post to let y'all know that my annual January curse has breeched containment and I'm currently in the middle of organizing sudden household repairs and unexpected medical appointments and miscellaneous stress sgdfgh-- 🫠 All that to say: no new video this week while I'm stuck grappling with all of the above sgdfksfd -- but here's a doodle of Heartless in the meantime! I wanna figure out a more solid design for his ghouls 🤔👻

#art #heartless #original character #original series #digital #color #full body #update

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☃️ Eira ☃️

Finished art from this week's video! It was really nice to draw my ice boi again, but even nicer to see him (and the video itself) getting such a warm reception from y’all in the comments - thank y’all so much for the lovely energy 💖

[DO NOT EDIT OR REPOST TO OTHER SITES / ACCOUNTS] ♻️reblogs are lovely tho!♻️

#art #ink #headshot #full body #digital #Heartless #Eira Hale #screentone #Black & White #original characters #original story #OCs

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It’s Been a Minute | SKETCHBOOK SESSION

Grab a cuppa and get comfy, ‘cause Sketchbook Session time has arrived once more! ☕✏️  Today I wanna do some doodling and catch y’all up on how 2024 has been going so far – (Spoiler: it’s been a bit of a mess but I’m muddling thru sgdfdfgh 🫠)

#video #sketchbook session #heartless #eira hale #speedpaint

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Finishing up a new video! Hopefully gonna be able to upload it tomorrow, but here’s a lil’ sneak peek for now ❄️👀

#art #preview #sketch #WIP

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I might’ve spoiled the plot of Natlan | Genshin Impact THEORY

In which I read so much lore that I gained the power to see the future (maybe) This ended up being a real challenge to make - but it was also really fun! Please do lemme know what you reckon of these ideas, and whether y’all wanna see me pattern-recognition my way into several corkboards worth of theories about any other topics sometime down the line! (^^)/

(also: HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥳🎉 Here's wishing y'all every good thing for 2024)

#video #game theory #genshin impact #natlan #abd illustrates #videography #video essay #animation

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🎀 Beau 🎀

More art from this week's video! In which I made a couple more Genshin Impact OC’s! Finishing up the set here is this catalyst-wielding fashion designer from Fontaine with an anemo vision and a whole lot of flair 🎀✨

[DO NOT EDIT OR REPOST TO OTHER SITES / ACCOUNTS]   ♻️reblogs are lovely tho!♻️

#art #original character #OC #character design #genshin impact #fanart #digital #full body #color #lixin #anemo #catalyst #fontaine

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☔ Lixin ☔

More art from this week's video! In which I made a more Genshin Impact OC’s! Second to last – (but certainly not least) – is this sword-wielding meteorologist from Liyue with an electro vision and a 100% chance of running into thunderstorms! ☔

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#art #original character #OC #character design #genshin impact #fanart #digital #full body #color #Lixin #Electro #Sword #Liyue

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🐟Sai🐟

Some more art from this week's video! In which I made a couple more Genshin Impact OC’s! More to come, but for now this is number 2 outta 4: Sai! A famous Inazuman fisherman & Claymore-wielding Hydro user! 🎣

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#art #original character #OC #character design #genshin impact #fanart #digital #full body #color #Sai #Hydro #Claymore #Inazuma

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❄️ Yuki ❄️

Some art from yesterday’s video! In which I made a couple more Genshin Impact OC’s! I’m gonna be posting the rest over the next few days, but for now here’s Yuki! A Catalyst-wielding Cryo user from Inazuma ☃️

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#art #original character #OC #character design #genshin impact #fanart #digital #full body #color #Yuki #Cryo #Inazuma #Catalyst

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Character Design Chronicles: Genshin Impact #2 | SPEEDPAINT

Today I'm finishing up my collection of original Genshin Impact characters, and figuring out a new format! ✨✏️ It was really fun to do a full breakdown of all the little things that go into crafting a Genshin character design like this! There are a bunch of other universes I’d love to explore the nuances of too, but for now please do lemme know your faves from today – (and your thoughts on what I should ultimately name this hopeful deep-dive series sdfjksfd) – over in the comments! (^^)/

#video #speedpaint #character designs #genshin impact #OCs #Yuki #Sai #Lixin #Beau #Cryo #Hydro #Electro #Anemo

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Working on the last bits n' pieces for this week’s video! Here’s one more sneak peak for y’all while I get it finished up ✨👀

#art #preview #sketch #wip

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Got a new video on the way soon! Here’s a lil’ preview in the meantime ❄️✨

#art #WIP #sketch #preview

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👻 111 Winchester 👻

More art from this week's video -- This one was based on the song “111 Winchester” by I The Mighty 🎶 (an all-time fave spooky track that was SO fun to try n’ illustrate!)!

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#art #fanart #digital #i the mighty #111 winchester #full color #full body #hands #horror #halloween #music

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👻 Nerdy Prudes Must Die! 👻

Some art from yesterday’s video; where, as per tradition, I made illustrations based on some spooky musical tracks! 🎶First up is this one inspired by Starkid’s new show!

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#art #starkid #nerdy prudes must die #fanart #max jagerman #richie #musical #halloween #color #full body #digital