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Random thing this is a question I've asked myself a lot about the stuff I'm doing with Ha-Nahn. And why does a world mostly at peace even still have warriors in the first place?

And with the role they serve the fact that guardian is actually a better term is going to be important.

Always

Awesome. Thanks for dropping in! I always love seeing that roc.

The third one has a lot of potential if you choose to keep going with it. probably my favorite of this bunch. Thanks for sharing!

Indeed I do.

Don't see many linocut artists these days for sure!

Always good to see you in these.

These are great and I think my partner especially will love these when they get home.

These are very cute. Keep it up.

I agree. I like the stylization on that one a lot and it reminds me of a kind of editorial illustration someone I knew in school was fond of.

A half body illustration of the character Loki from the Marvel universe, but in his frost giant (Jotun) form. He has a few braids on a shoulder length hair, with his classic horned helmet being more of a headband. He wears a large fur cape around his shoulders, as well as a large neck/chest piece with a knotwork pattern - the same pattern is repeated on his staff. He has a few marks on his face and chest, the ones he would have as a frost giant. He is also wearing gold and black pants, as well as golden bracers with fur. The background is dark blue on top and light blue below, as if it's snowing. His looks is very much inspired by his Marvel Rivals design, but I wanted to work on a more Norse God looking version of it - still as if it was one of his skins in game. That's why I chose the braided hair, lots of fur and detailed knotwork on the golden patches. The fur is also more on the gray side, as a little nod to Fenrir and a sort of "wolf in sheep's clothing" kind of thing.

A half body illustration I worked on as an attack for Art Fight, on Cyanorat's original character, Ophelia Pendragon. She is a witch queen of Avalon, wearing a light iridescent dress that contrasts with her deep, dark skin. She is wielding water, her magical element, while the background is deep blue with many shimmering stars.

A portrait illustration of Anakin Skywalker from the Star Wars movies. He is smiling under a night light, and the background is just a simple colored purpleish blue fading from lighter to darker, littered with yellow stars. It's supposed to be a more realistic style of art.

An illustration of the characters Dante and Vergil from the game series Devil May Cry. Vergil is on the left, with his back to his brother and seen from the side, holding a sword that is resting on his shoulder. Dante is on the right, seen from the front and with his back to his brother, having his arms crossed while holding a katana on one of his hands. The great sword on Vergil's shoulder is Dante's sword Rebellion, while the katana on Dante's hand is Vergil's sword Yamato. They are wearing their usual clothes except their long coats - Vergil with his vest, Dante with his 3/4 sleeve shirt. The lighting is very dramatic, being purple, with bright red coming from the right and pale blue coming from the left (it looks like a neon rave party, honestly). There are some debris of the same color on the foreground around them, while the background is reminiscent of the game's concepts of Hell - being very dark and only with a few glowing things here and there, quite abstract. There's also some faint words written above their head, very difficult to read: "black night, dark sky, the devils cry". It's part of the lyrics to the theme from the game Devil May Cry 3 (I added because I really like it).

Thank you for the share! We really do need more art in the world right now 😓

I'm Polaris, usually working on my cyberpunk/dark fantasy/music themed OCs and fanarts I enjoy! Also have comms open 😉

Are these mostly photobashes?

Folks need to see more work like this.

Fanart of Rui of Xlov

Fanart of Wumuti of Xlov

Fanart of Hyunjin of Stray Kids

Fanart of Felix of Stray Kids

Thank you for the artshare!! 🥰

My future sister in law would love these! Well done.

This is a fantastically cute batch!

Dan always does really cool pen and ink work.

I do as well. Learning to make them was a real good decision on my part just from an enjoyment standpoint.

I thought I had the eyes working properly but let's see what I can do about that. Thank you!

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A’Lemansra map A map of a single continent with a large desert in its center. It's done on toned paper with a few islands around it. The coastline has a large number of mountains around it with the civilizations situated along that same coast and in a few of the mountains as well with the interior very empty save for one large city situated at the confluence of two rivers before you reach the desert.

Ha-Nahn Map A map of a large continent that is shaped roughly like a curving letter T. The continent is roughly divided into thirds with a lush rainforest bordered by mountains to the north, an inland savannah in the middle and an arid desert surrounded by mountains that makes up most of the bottom third of the continent. Rivers and lakes dot the north and middle with only a single large river flowing outward toward the south in the desert region.

Emoris Map A map of Emoris, a fictional continent for my DnD setting. It has a large mountain range in the north west another in the south east and a desert just beyond it. The continent also has a huge inland sea.

I also do maps

Ayrmael, God of Creation A digital illustration of a massive divine dragon with purple and gold coloration. The massive beast flies over a mountain city with floating islands all around. As it turns in the sky its wings trail through clouds. The creature has a thick almost gorilla like body and stripes like a tiger but made of something like gold that seems to flow beneath its skin.

Spiritual Matters A Black man in African inspired clothing and short dreads holds a book glowing between his hands in a dark forest. A spirit with a face like a west African mask and glowing blue eyes looms menacingly above him. The man has a book holster under his arms indicating he is a mage scholar from his setting and he looks forward confidently. Glowing symbols, representing story magic come from the book and wrap around his hand and arm.

An image of a giant seen from the waist up. He’s holding a spear and illuminated by a harsh desert sun. A rocky outcropping with memorial stones placed into them surrounds a small figure in the foreground that shields his eyes from the radiance. The image is done in yellows, oranges and browns.

Mwindaji, Remnant Leader Image of Mwindaji, a named Remnant (a type of living weapon in Ha-Nahn that is formed when a weapon absorbs so much hatred and malice from its owner that it tries to keep on fighting even after that person dies) stalking forward through an eerie yellow orange night with a full moon. She wears a purple torn and tattered garment with great blades for her arms and a masked, eyeless face. She leads a small troop of others behind her as though prepared to destroy an unsuspecting village. Her body is full of indications of damage from previous battles and yet she still exists.

As custom I'll kick us off. I'm Aaron and I make fantasy art focused on non-Eurocentric stories and I seem to just really love painting things that'd be absolutely gargantuan.

An illustration man of medium complexion with slicked back hair and an aquiline nose wearing thick furs and with a sword slung over his back is seen from a low angle in what appears to be a cave. He has a lit torch in his right hand illuminating the space, orange and red light bouncing around a greenish tinted background. He seems uncertain as he looks around. In the background a spirit looms over him, threatening him. It’s a strange hulking creature with a massive back hump, a circular head that seems to have no face, just a sphere of energy and horns jutting from it. One arm is a reaching the fingered claw; the other is a writhing mass of tentacles. The figure hasn’t seen the entity stalking him but seems to be looking around as if he suspects something is there but isn’t sure as to what. He doesn’t seem scared, but he should be. White text with ART SHARE is at the bottom.

It's been ages and the world feels very grim. Let's do an art share! The rules as usual
✅No A/I or N/F/Ts
✅Alt text please!
✅Introduce yourself and interact. Tag some other folks if you wish. Don't drop and run.
✅If you show NSFW work please tag!

I'll share throughout the day

I'll take a few absolutely. Some of this can really only be told in the writing but I'm willing to take thoughts on ways to add clarity to the dynamic.

But most importantly I was trying to convey the deep love, respect and tenderness they have for each other. Especially Yavon since his boss is also the love of his life.

Both of them are convinced something is off with the world and are trying to be ready to face it but are kind of feeling around in the dark for the threat they can sense but can't really confirm.

That's the spear sitting beside her husband Yavon who carries it in her defense now as her warchief.

Meanwhile his anxiety is spiking because the threats she now faces aren't just physical but political and he's gotta learn to navigate those too.

Thank you. I have so many thoughts and little story details about these two.

For one how they're both handling the woman, Bushra's promotion to headchief of Zanza. Bushra knows as a former warrior the women's councils are skeptical of her commitment to peace... so she gave up her spear.

a sketch o fa pair of Black folks sitting in a room with a low table and a scroll open with candles around it. The woman is sitting cross-legged on a pillow and taller than her partner. She's wearing a wrap around her chest and a scarf around her shoulder length hair. She holds a paper in one hand while her other goes to her shoulder to hold her partner's hand. The man beside her looks at her lovingly with a spear (her spear) sitting beside him and his other hand holding hers on her shoulder.

Update on the sketch for my next piece. Heavily delayed because of my illness in February but the main thing on my plate for March. I still need to get some better hand reference. The pose I've got for these two is complicated.

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Did you know I have a patreon? Every month I do a bunch of different posts on there giving insights into what I'm doing and what's being worked on.

Including these on the desk posts where I lay out the goals for the month.