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Something simple I drew for Halloween and posted on Instagram and shared with a few friend...And shared nowhere else for some reason.  Anyway, I’ve always liked Maximilien from Overwatch since his introduction, but lately I’ve just been...Only wanting to draw this rich bastard. (I blame Leyendecker...To the surprise of absolutely no one Max works very, VERY well in Leyendecker studies. I’ll probably have a bundle of sketches to upload eventually once I finish this one actually serious study I’ve had to put aside for weeks at a time due to Life Shenanigans but it’s almost done.) So have Maximilien as a vampire for Halloween. Don’t question it. Vampire robots are perfectly normal. 

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Just playing with colors and portraits. Trying to get back into the habit of posting regularly again now that I’m starting to feel more comfortable with my art again. ... Yes, I painted Moira again. No, I'm never going to stop drawing or loving Moira. Just be glad only one out of every 10 or so doodles ever show up on social media.

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...I can explain...  ...  No, no I can’t. It’s just something silly that came to mind while I was trying to fall asleep and I realized that there would be no rest until I scribbled this out.  I’m sorry. (Not really)  (Also just saying that I REALLY REALLY hope he has/get an emote where he’s doing the marble trick...)

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Took a while to post this because I wasn't sure if the prints would be done in time for this upcoming show... But finally! The much-requested print of Liara is finally done! Should have gotten this done sooner but I struggled with finding a quote that I was sold on for her so I worked on other characters and projects because I wanted to do her justice. She changes and grows as a character so much in the series - arguably the most out of the cast - and I wanted to find a quote about change or something along those lines that captured that so it took some hunting to find one I felt was right. She'll be debuting at Salt Lake Gaming Con this weekend! (https://saltlakegamingcon.com/) Hope to see you all there!

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Finally updating the Mass Effect series, and just in time for Phoenix Fan Fusion! This one was the most challenging in this series so far. Ended up redrawing him a couple times because honestly his design breaks all the "rules" that I set for the particular style so it took some experimenting to figure out how to make it work.

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My work for the McHanzo Big Bang 2019! I illustrated scenes from the story While I Breathe by Spin! It has been wonderful working with them and I highly recommend everyone to check it out. It’s a very interesting world that Spin has created and one I’ve enjoyed touring as they’ve created it.  This is the first time I've ever participated in one of these as I always seemed to find out about them after applications had closed. Managed to catch this one while applications were still open and it's been a lot of fun! I really enjoyed getting a “sneak peak” of Spin’s story and talking to them about it. Honestly one of the hardest parts was trying to narrow down what I wanted to draw out of all the ideas I had while reading their story! (To which they've been so kind and patient while I sent sketches of ideas, disappeared because of Life Events, and then would completely change my mind and do a completely different drawing instead.) Do be sure to check out the Event Blog to see everyone else's contributions! We're one of the last groups to post our stories so there are plenty of artwork and fiction to enjoy!  Everyone worked so hard and I myself can't wait to look through everything more closely (now that I'm not racing to finish my pieces!) and read the stories that I've heard snippets about but have yet to see!  Edit: @bouncyenvos worked on the same story as well and has produced some wonderful artwork which you can (and definitely should) check out here!

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Hello All! Exciting news! I participated in this years @owfemslashbigbang and it's posting day for my group! I had a lot of fun with this one for a rarer-pair than what I usually see. A Sombra/Mercy centric fic called "Two Sides of the Same Coin" By @machinerisms It's an interesting crime-noir style alternative universe and overall it's just been so much fun to work on! There was actually quite a few of us paired up with Machinerism's story and I'll be adding links as everyone's works are posted. Here is @steve-grant-rogers illustration that takes place earlier in the story than mine does that you should check out as well! Overall I had a blast working with everyone and this was such a fun experience. Now that I'm falling back into a drawing routine I'm hoping I can start participating in more of these in the future!

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Hello all!  So the Overwatch zine, “Rebels at Heart” is now open for preorders! This zine’s theme is of the infamous Deadlock gang from the Blizzard’s Overwatch and for just $10 you can get a ton of art and stories that several contributors have poured themselves into the last couple of months! All of the donations will be going to The Trevor Project, a charity organization who helps LGBTQA+ youths find the help and support they need but may not be receiving at home.  You can check out this post here  for more information about preorders, The Trevor Project, and what is included in the zine. The organizers are some wonderful people so if you have any questions feel free to ask away!  Preorders are open until March 1st (I believe) and previews are starting to pop up all over the place, so be sure to check out the blog @deadlockgangzine to get a glimpse of what’s in the zine! 

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Here is our official list of contributors for Rebels At Heart: A Deadlock Gang Fanzine!

ARTISTS

couriersarts ♣ Goldenthyrsus ♣ Fuge the Oni ♣ Deru ♣ Munchy ♣ sealitre ♣ VHKAneweer ♣ mdrbp ♣ Nerbull ♣ Wlljck ♣ Malaionus ♣ constellanerd ♣ Winestadraws ♣  Sleepysak ♣  Delica ♣ Brandewyn ♣ knife-bullets ♣ Tyler Strahan ♣ KEKOVSKY ♣ ohgeezitssam ♣ saranime ♣ wanlingnic ♣ HonnieBunch

WRITERS ✁- - - UNDER THE CUT - - -

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Hello all!  So I’m super late on reblogging this...But I wanted to let you all know that I’m currently a part of a zine featuring the Deadlock Gang from Overwatch!  I’m super excited to be a part of this and can’t wait for it to be released! I highly recommend checking out all of the contributors and the zine itself and mark your calendars for the 12th of January when the zine’s preorders will launch! All the proceeds will be going to the Trevor Project, a group whose aim is to protect LGBTQ youth and give them the support they need that they may not be receiving at home.  Just a little under two weeks for preorders and I’m so excited! Hope you all take a moment to check out both the zine and The Trevor Project as we all recover from the holidays! 

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So...Tumblr...

Jumping back on here after spotty, non-existent activity for the last eternity. (There has been a reason for that, I swear, and I'm not ready to talk about it. Sorry if anyone's been worried. Long story short: That accident from almost a year ago had some invisible and shockingly debilitating consequences that has severely hindered me and my ability to create. Good news is it's finally being addressed and, slowly, I'm making a recovery, so things are getting better and there's good reason to believe that I'll return once more to being able to fully do what I love in the near future. It's just going to take time) I'd been thinking of jumping off tumblr for a while because I've just not been happy with some aspects of it and how the staff "manages" their website. However, not having another platform that I found met my needs as well as Tumblr has, I made due. With everything going on, however, and having seen plenty of other sites in the past due this exact same thing and the consequence therein...I think it's time I start seriously looking into other options. Now, I'm still planning on using this blog once I am able to return to my usual art routine, it's just not going to be the hub for EVERYTHING like I've used it and it's side blogs in the past. When I figure out what I want to use and where I want to be found, I'll make a post of links for everyone's convenience. Again, not abandoning this blog (more than I already have, lawlz...) But it's not going to be the first thing updated like it was in the past, and I may even restrict some of the things I post seeing as tumblr has already proven to be amazingly incompetent with this whole scenario and banning/flagging things that even remotely fall under their new rules and guidelines. (Nothing seems to have been flagged on mine so far, but I'm chalking that up to the fact that my blog has been inactive for months now) Don't expect this post of links real immediately, but I'm aiming to have it made before the 17th so that people can find it before Tumblr sets itself on fire.

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So this is an idea I've had ever since hearing of Amelie Lacroix's, AKA Widowmaker's, history. While we don't know a whole lot about her and Gerard's relationship, I like to think they had a rather happy marriage and all those other wonderful things that make her forced fall from grace that much more tragic.

I am also super fond of the idea that Gerard, despite his portrayal in the wedding photo spray and the comics, is a fit but short dude. There's several reasons for this headcanon, first and formost because I think it's cute and that there should be more couples with Tol Gurls and smol bois. But another main reason is that it irks me how almost all of the male characters are just as well built or more athletically built than the two resident genetically-enhanced super soldiers which is glaringly obvious in the Retribution comic (Which, don't get me wrong, I love that comic. But Gerard and McCree both look like they participated in SEP alongside Jack and Gabe despite their wildly different backstories.)

So partially to feed my headcanon, and partially because I'm feeling particularly petty about how a company isn't catering to my exact, unspoken whims, I decided to sketch out my headcanon and see if others like the idea as well. I played around with a lot of different heights and 5'3" just felt the best with Amelie's canon height.

Also...It might be because of this reason as well...

This is a long-suffering woman who loves her husband, but also has come to realize years ago that she married a man with the maturity of a very young teenager.

...If you weren't already sold on Smol Gerard... Please consider that in that wedding photo Gerard is wearing 10" platform boots while Amelie wore flats. :')

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I stumbled across a dream I'd written down and then forgotten about, and I'm so glad I did! (TBH it was a nightmare, not a dream at all...) While it was disturbing, the story and concepts in the dream were really interesting and I wrote it down with the intent of sometime in the future making it into a short story/graphic novel. Today I felt like brainstorming some character concepts for said dream-story. I feel like only one of them captures one of the characters pretty well, but like I said, it's just the initial brainstorm.

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“I like to think of Moira as morally grey and not necessarily evil.”  -Proceeds to always draw her looking crazy and/or evil-  :-|  Welp, anyway, I started drawing Moira from Overwatch at Colorado Springs Comic Con and later finished it when I was able to put a layer of fixative on it before continuing. The goal was to practice dramatic lighting. I like how this came out so I thought I’d share. 

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...Found this in my drafts folder. For some reason I didn’t post this.  Anyway, at the bank I go to there are these two tellers who just have such unique and interesting looks/fashion/faces. Every time I see them, I start getting story prompts for a modern day elder witch/sorceress and her young apprentice. They both seem like really nice people and the story ideas wouldn’t leave my head so I attempted to draw them from memory so that I wouldn’t lose the ideas.  Good thing to, because I work nights these days and rarely ever go into the bank. Usually have to use the ATM after hours for all my banking transactions and so I never see them anymore.

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Salt Lake FanX 2018!

Hello all!

Despite what I said earlier, I ended up making it through the wait list and got a table at FanX this year! So if you're planning on attending you can find me at SL23 (The silver aisle in artist alley)

See you there!

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Just a quick anatomy study I did earlier today. Outlined the basic structure and simplified shapes on the reference photo to quickly remind myself of the basics. Studied the reference photo with and without said outlines, and then tried to recreate said outlines beside the reference photo without the outlines there...And yeah, I figured out real quick why I've been having such a hard time drawing any male characters lately. >.< Too bad anatomy isn't like riding a bike...You really have to constantly refresh and study it otherwise you pick up some weird and flat out wrong habits. Bottom study was the same torso form study using only 3 shades of grey. Again, back to the basics and I'll slowly work my way up from there, but it's going to be worth it.

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Ok, So massive spoilers for Critical Role Season 2 Episode 26

… I was really, REALLY not ready for that.

That whole episode had started so well, had so many great and hilarious moments, and then took such a drastic and tragic turn right at the end. I was at work listening to the episode and texting with some friends about the episode and other things, and then *that* happened and we both just stopped and then started to freak out in denial and disbelief as those final moments went down.

I’ve been emotionally devasted and so of course my first fanart for this show was the result of me doing some drawing-therapy to get myself together again.

The prompt for this comes from @admintan in their post HERE. I wanted to draw Molly, but just wasn’t sure what to draw or where to begin so I was meandering around tumblr when I stumbled across their post and it was just so beautiful and poetic and my first thought was “Yes, this is it. This is the art I will draw to say goodbye to Molly…”

…I’ve since spent 4 days getting frustrated with colors, redoing it, and just finally removed them altogether and cleaned up the linework because apparently I can’t seem to remember color theory or how anything works while grieving over a fictional character’s death so once I remember how to arts good I’ll come back to this one. I like the lines, I just can’t seem to add color/shading and be happy with it.

Anyway, I like to think that Nott would take a page out of Jester’s journal, one that had fairly accurate sketches of each of them, and include it in the note, *just in case* Molly woke up. That way he’d know what everyone looked like before he went to go find them… …Yeah, it’s going to take me a while to recover from this last episode. In the meanwhile denial is a very safe and comfortable place.