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this blog is old artwork!! my real one is rsek.tumblr.com

[rsek-old]

HEY RSEK, WHAT’RE U DOIN

hay, been busy with art school mostly! i’m now doing some social media housecleaning: i intend to focus on posting content i’ve made (ie artwork) rather than reposting other ppl’s stuff.

there isn’t anything wrong with reposting per se, but ultimately i want to prioritize my time around creating + sharing stuff i create because that is way more satisfying to me.

to that end, i’m going to:

* unfollow a lot of blogs. nothing personal! but 300+ is wayyy too many :U

* hide/delete a lot of posts. if this breaks a link to artwork somewhere and you want to see it, lemme know and i will hook you up.

* delete certain blogs and reshuffle some urls. don’t worry, catsdoingpeoplethings is safe, because it is already perfect. but the universe doesn’t need another endless stream of reblogged photos, etc.

<3

[masseffectholidaycheer]

Things Ashley and Miranda had in common:

an unexpectedly empty schedule

one-woman pity-parties on the Alliance docking bays, interrupted

a Christmas they’d rather be spending elsewhere

little sisters, the kind missed keenly during the holidays

…who sent hideous Christmas sweaters as gifts

"Saw this and thought of you. Mostly because you looked like you might be cold last time we met. -O."

"We decided you needed a new one to go with your promotion. -Abby, Lynn, and Sarah"

a bottle of commiseratory liquor

Christmas, right? goodwill towards creation and all that

Things that surprised Ashley:

that Miranda loosened up when she was off-duty

Miranda was funny, too - more than she gave herself credit for

…but only if you paid close attention to the glitter in her ice-blue eyes

or the dry quirk of her lips

said lips looked really soft

okay, so that wasn’t really surprising, given the genetic engineering

…just something Ashley noticed. totally coincidentally.

just how much Miranda eventually loosened up

Things that surprised Miranda:

more than she normally liked - too many unknowns meant too many variables.

but this wasn’t so bad

maybe it was just that Miranda hadn’t been able to simply kick back for longer than she’d like to admit

a plain-spoken soldier’s taste for poetry, of all things that she found Ashley’s straightforwardness so appealing

but maybe that was what Miranda needed

no Machiavellian schemes, no double-crosses

just a woman who knew precisely who she was, from the muzzle of her rifle to the stanza on her tongue

[masseffectholidaycheer]

merry (very belated) christmas, mirandaputsherbestbuttforward :D hope you enjoy this seasonal Miranda/Ashley painting + bonus ficlet for (strangely-formatted) context, because gosh darn it, i will make this ship plausible :|

(though help from a FESTIVUS MIRACLE never hurts tbh)

—rsek

[mirandaputsherbestbuttforward]

OH MY GOD IM IN CLASS RIGHT NOW BUT OHHHHH AHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH HOLY SHIT

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[mirandaputsherbestbuttforward]

JUST REBLOGGING AGAIN BECAUSE OH MY GoD

(and I mean, in Orthodox religions, it is Christmas today so there’s that!!!)

[artsek-old]

<3

[dragonageholidaycheer]

To thedivinemissema, from rsek

She mentioned several things including her own fic (which I really enjoyed perusing, btw) that sounded really cute to draw and I had trouble deciding on one! But eventually something around F!Brosca x Zevran  - which I hadn’t even really thought about before but THANKS FOR THE NEW SHIP :D) clicked for me and I painted these two cuties. Happy belated holidays!

Oh, and thedivinemissema - if you want the hi-resolution version and/or some desktop or mobile wallpaper made from this, please let me know the details and I can get some to you!

[thedivinemissema]

Oh MY!  squee!  This is absolutely wonderful!  Thank you so very much for this awesome piece of art!!  <hugs pretty art to bosom>  

Now I feel like I should write them a proper long-fic.

[artsek-old]

:D i'm so glad you like it!!

and you totally should write it

[artsek-old]

did you know that giving me money is a common cause of totally sweet character art? it’s true!! every year many fine, upstanding citizens give me their hard-earned dollars to receive kickin rad portraits of their OC or fave character from a Popular Game, Show, Or Other Media (as the kids say) — often with some degree of makeouts occurring!

available formats include (but are not restricted to):

bust: head-and-shoulders portrait of a single character, simple background. $90 USD. [example]

half-length: portrait from hip/waist-level upwards, with options for additional characters and/or more detailed scenery. Starting at $120 USD; +$60 for a detailed background, +$60 per additional character. [example]

3/4 length: portrait from head to knee-level, with options for additional characters and/or more detailed scenery. Starting at $140 USD; +$70 for a detailed background, +$70 per additional character. [example]

full-length: full-body painting with options for additional characters and/or more detailed scenery. Starting at $160 USD; +$80 for a detailed background, +$80 per additional character. [example w/ options for extra character + detailed background]

**NEW** character design: some stylin duds for the character of your choice. since this is a new option, i’m offering it at a low price for a limited time only!! starting at $75 for lineart with flat colouring, or $50 per character as an addon to another painting. [example]

further work samples, details, and fine print can be found here!

interested in commissioning me? questions, comments, concerns? shoot me an email!

[artsek-old]

reblog for the "readin' tumblr at hours other than north american primetime" crew

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watercolour sketch for sept 2nd, 2013 - heirloom tomatoes

i ended up finishing this from memory when my great aunt - not realising i was sketching - took the tomatoes so she could cook with them, haha. apparently she'd be looking all over for them.

[artsek-old]

sorry bout the commission spam, i'll tone it down significantly after i've hit one more time zone. imma tag them "#shameless self promotion" so if thats a thing you want to tumblr saviour, go for it.

any reblogs are deeply appreciated btw. huge thanks to those who already have <3

[artsek-old]

did you know that giving me money is a common cause of totally sweet character art? it’s true!! every year many fine, upstanding citizens give me their hard-earned dollars to receive kickin rad portraits of their OC or fave character from a Popular Game, Show, Or Other Media (as the kids say) — often with some degree of makeouts occurring!

available formats include (but are not restricted to):

bust: head-and-shoulders portrait of a single character, simple background. $90 USD. [example]

half-length: portrait from hip/waist-level upwards, with options for additional characters and/or more detailed scenery. Starting at $120 USD; +$60 for a detailed background, +$60 per additional character. [example]

3/4 length: portrait from head to knee-level, with options for additional characters and/or more detailed scenery. Starting at $140 USD; +$70 for a detailed background, +$70 per additional character. [example]

full-length: full-body painting with options for additional characters and/or more detailed scenery. Starting at $160 USD; +$80 for a detailed background, +$80 per additional character. [example w/ options for extra character + detailed background]

**NEW** character design: some stylin duds for the character of your choice. since this is a new option, i’m offering it at a low price for a limited time only!! starting at $75 for lineart with flat colouring, or $50 per character as an addon to another painting. [example]

further work samples, details, and fine print can be found here!

interested in commissioning me? questions, comments, concerns? shoot me an email!

[artsek-old]

did you know that giving me money is a common cause of totally sweet character art? it's true!! every year many fine, upstanding citizens give me their hard-earned dollars to receive kickin rad portraits of their OC or fave character from a Popular Game, Show, Or Other Media (as the kids say) -- often with some degree of makeouts occurring!

available formats include (but are not restricted to):

bust: head-and-shoulders portrait of a single character, simple background. $90 USD. [example]

half-length: portrait from hip/waist-level upwards, with options for additional characters and/or more detailed scenery. Starting at $120 USD; +$60 for a detailed background, +$60 per additional character. [example]

3/4 length: portrait from head to knee-level, with options for additional characters and/or more detailed scenery. Starting at $140 USD; +$70 for a detailed background, +$70 per additional character. [example]

full-length: full-body painting with options for additional characters and/or more detailed scenery. Starting at $160 USD; +$80 for a detailed background, +$80 per additional character. [example w/ options for extra character + detailed background]

**NEW** character design: some stylin duds for the character of your choice. since this is a new option, i'm offering it at a low price for a limited time only!! starting at $75 for lineart with flat colouring, or $50 per character as an addon to another painting. [example]

further work samples, details, and fine print can be found here!

interested in commissioning me? questions, comments, concerns? shoot me an email!

[artsek-old]

commission for sketchyfletch of her dragon age oc, nicolette, and ena (who belongs to ouyangdan)

i designed nico's costume. fruit motifs (in this case pomegranates) are pretty classically medieval (even in fantasy settings i like to borrow from history). any erotic fruit symbolism there is completely intentional, i assure you.

tools: krita and a really basic lighting reference i made in blender. pose reference courtesy of senshistock. ena's design courtesy of wardenblues.

want some sweet art of your own, with or without sapphic pomegranate embroidery? commission me!

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watercolour sketch for sept 1st, 2013: sharon's deli & lunch bar, Hope, BC (google maps)

stopped in Hope on the 8 hour drive to Salmon Arm to visit some relatives.

this is what happens when i only have time to sketch for 15-30m instead of 2-3 hours

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watercolour sketch for aug 25th, 2013: dj at vancouver food cart fest (google maps)

at times this summer's food cart fest was sort of surreal - it took place in a run-down lot and there's occasional bits of old concrete and rusty metal constructions, overgrown with climbing plants. it lent a sort of post-apocalyptic vibe to this DJs setup.

two DJs took turns spinning a mix of reggae, dub, and motown. i showed them the sketch afterwards and got a delighted "what the fuck" in reply - they seemed pretty excited to realize they were the subjects :D

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progress shot of a commission for sketchyfletch - her dragon age OC nicolette and ouyangdan's OC, ena.

OK RENDER COMPLETE NOW COLOUR HAPPEN?

tools: krita, and a really basic lighting reference i cooked up in blender.

original pose reference courtesy of senshistock.

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watercolour sketch for august 23rd, 2013: park-a-park @ citadel parade, Vancouver, BC (google maps)

park-a-park is a public art project by Julien F Thomas - a portable parklet complete with benches, umbrellas, and plants in urns, built in a disposal bin.

the local urban sketchers group had a meetup in it. after seeing the the strong cubic shapes in the bin, i opted for some perspective practice

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watercolour sketchbook for aug 17th, 2013: zombie walk @ Vancouver Art Gallery - Downtown Vancouver, BC (google maps)

one cool thing about living in this city: between the robust film industry and the myriad film schools, there's people with some pretty incredible makeup + costuming for... well, pretty much any excuse to dress up, honestly

this is way less literal than most of my other sketches - i was more after an impression of the scene than anything. hardhat zombie and all the signs were totally there, tho.

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watercolour sketch for aug 15th, 2013: the loneliest pigeon - Vancouver Public Library Central Branch, Downtown Vancouver (google maps)

have you ever seen a feral pigeon like, alone, and not as part of a huge flock? me neither.

but that's how i found this guy. he was wandering around the huge indoor courtyard of VPL central. so i tailed him for a while, did a few exploratory sketches, then got out my paintbox.

maybe he was trapped - still, he seemed happy enough, as theres 6 stories of headroom and plenty of crumbs from the cafes lining the courtyard.

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watercolour sketch for august 8th, 2013: view from Cedar Cottage Coffee House - Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, BC (google maps)

in case it wasn't blindingly obvious, i used sepia india ink + some opaque white ink too

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HELLO MY NAME IS RSEK AND I HAVE NO SELF-CONTROL WHEN IT COMES TO COSTUME DETAILS