Very short announcement that art is gonna be taking even longer.. I got a kitten who very much hates whenever I draw, and attacks my hand and the tablet hshdjfjfj
So untill I've successfully gotten him not to do that, art will take a good while longer! We're working on it though 🤧
Absolute crackpot theory that I don't actually believe myself but
We know from Vrel on the blog that Bailey and Eden had a friend with green eyes that Bailey was genuinely in love with and still not fully over??
But my brain was thinking,,, out from Bailey's dialogue about the PC always being the best looking little shit (or whatever the wording was precisely) low key suggesting the PC to be Bailey's type,,
And then.. The PC looking similar to one of Kylar's parents, which was a thing I always found odd to specify, but that also combined with the icon for Kylar's jealousy being a green eye?? Odd coincidences one might say 👀👀👀
Hm. In curiosity, how do y’all imagine scarred inmates scars? My brain naturally went to imagine burn scars, but there’s no actual clarity on it as far as I can find 🤔
Forever thinking about Winter being in love with the PC…
Winter slowly realizing he’s falling for the PC, not only someone so much younger than him, but one of his own students no less.
The probable months of denial, of forcing his gaze away, of suppressing the fond smiles, but for every new interaction, every time the PC shows up with a smile and some new mysteriously procured artifact, nodding along in interest when he explains its origin… for every time the PC helps promote the museum, every time he hears them play along in the historic role play so fervently, goodness especially if the PC helped Winter not only restore the museum but helped him get his dreamed of field office too?
Regardless of how wrong it is, Winter feeling his heart stir for the first time in probably so long.. But he knows he’s too old for the PC, the dynamic would be beyond improper, and he knows he can’t let those emotions actually take root. All rationality in his mind probably berating him, of how he has children older than the PC, he’s past the years of his prime, not to mention again the severe taboo such a relation would have.
.. but I can’t help but imagine him sometimes wistfully thinking about if he was young again, letting his mind indulge in thoughts of what could be in another lifetime. Something he wouldn’t dare fully allow himself in this one. How he’d probably love to turn into a full on little archeological duo, exploring all the unturned nooks and crannies of the town, and even beyond.. but he’s not young and spry anymore, and him indulging, would almost feel like robbing the PC of that youth for themselves.
Maybe him going to the temple is half an attempt at also getting someone else to tell him that his actions are right, that he’s right to shut those emotions down, shouldn’t indulge. But even if encouraged to pursue, he knows deep down he can’t, no matter how much his mind and heart might disagree, he’s holding his morals tight, because what else can you really do in a situation so doomed to fall empty?
What do you mean by "mostly rendering" on your new drawing of your PC? I'm a little confused aaa- It looks good just a drastic change over a couple months ^^;
Happy to see you back though! :3
"I just realized it sounded rude I'm so sorry!!! No offense meant omg, I'm just curious >O<; "
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Ah you didn't sound rude at all no worries my friend!! 💕 It is a drastic change ahah, but frankly it's just me actually spending more time on art. After my IvoryxRiley piece I kinda realized I liked the results of going over the piece a couple of times and spending more hours on pieces.
So i've been experimenting a bit more, and another piece that isn't even finished, nor DOL related, sort of sealed for me that this was the direction I wanted to take in art albeit it taking more time and energy!
But im gonna attach the speed paint here for a visual of how it works, for this one I made a copy of the original art file so there’s also the sketch of how I made that one original lay back in January.. but otherwise step by step of how my art works now is like
Sketch, sometimes rough color or straight to either second sketch or lineart, more proper color, and then thats where I would usually slap a signature on and call it done, but nowadays I go over it, and basically "paint" over areas, refining it until I like it better. This can be all from just cleaning it up, to redrawing certain areas. But it always takes way over the time the original art took. The example of this Riley drawing, the original was at 2 hours and 16 minutes, meanwhile the rendering then took around 6 hours and 14 minutes. (Pure drawing time, not including me staring endlessly at the canvas LMAO)
I hope that makes sense? Otherwise always feel free to ask again or dm me! 💕💕💕
I remain beyond weak for Ivory Wraith... Seriously praying they become a full on love interest... I'm constantly impatient for the next blood moon just so I can smooch 'em 😩
Fun fact.. I started this drawing way back in February and all in all drawing time is beyond 24 hours!! 21 of which being just drawing my PC and IW... 🥲
I decided it probably wasn't gonna get much better than this point so I hope you guys like it! 👀💕💕💕✨
Here's also the one without background and lighting~
Actually you know what, since my art is taking so long have the redesign of the black wolf that I never truly finished but still looks decent in my book!