SooOOOO here is more Vaati art for you to feast on. Wanna hear the story behind it (if you haven't already?) Click on "Read more" then.
Essentially I noticed that there is lots of AI images around even concerning Vaati and I felt like I want to "challenge AI" so I took one AI image and redrew it in my style
I leave the moral of the story up to your interpretation but damn it was fun to compete against an AI image.
(tbh i noticed several Vaati AI images who were very obviously trained on my art so it feels fair to "steal" something back from it lolll. But yea AI images have zero copyright so I still feel like it steals more from me than I steal off it BUT whatever at least I had fun)
And speaking of Vaati and The Minish Cap...I realize I never shared this ATC I painted. Poor sweet Vaati deserves so much more love. As does this beautiful game.
(Look below the cut to find two photos of my painting).
I had started this concept for a irl painting, but at the end, I didn't like it enough and went with another design. I still like it though so I'm posting it here... after more than a week
In my LU AU, he is definitely the one who has had the most drastic design change compared to most of the others. I love each one of Vaati’s phases and have designs for Vaati Reborn but I wanted to draw him in this one!
"You know my name? My reputation must proceed me."
"Why did you bring me to such an accursed place?"
"You are the fairest maiden in all the lands. I had to have you all for myself."
"No."
"Excuse me? 'No'. You don't get to 'no' me. I have watched you for years. I waited for you to accept my advances. Yet every time I left a gift on your bed or a note in your pocket, you always rejected me. You didn't even like to be gifted with the heads of those who wronged you! I could wait no longer."
"No! I am not loving some creepy, perverted fuck who likes to kidnap virgins."
"Did you just... insult your husband? That is quite rude of you."
"I'll do it again."
"It seems I may have to break you in. Prepare to feel the greatest pain and pleasure from Vaati the Wind Mage!"