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alec/gladiolus, 22, he/they. original character art with the occasional fanart.

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Listening to: chasing twisters by delta rae 01:20 ━━━━●───── 03:21 ⇆ㅤ ㅤ◁ㅤ ❚❚ ㅤ▷ ㅤㅤ↻

an art blog run by a 22 year old from the uk. generally features original dnd characters only he cares about, and the occasional fanart. feel free to peruse and check out my art.

check out my artfight profile for more info on my oc's and, of course, for your july planning.

credit to friend of the blog radio for all the graphic design.

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another updated reference, this time of andromeda! one of our absolute favourite oc's who we really should draw more. i love you, andre, and i know its not your fault this is your style, but like. you are so hard to draw lmao.

andromeda dimaano: divine soul sorcerer, kalashtar. 18, they/them. the favourite act of the cineraveil circus, the great magician sweetspire! a sweet soul who, between circus shifts, protects their home city with true passion. best friend of octavia, youngest child of rina + little sibling of hela and sol.

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we've been doing a couple redesigns for our artfight references and these two ended up so so fun. as hilarious as they look next to each other, we thought we should group them together.

anatole slavovich drozdov: war cleric, kitsune. he/him, 34. (now former) corporation cleric of the baron corporation. his job is technically cleaning up messes, but lets just say his methods aren't always the cleanest.

mac voyna: fey warlock/dead eye gunslinger, half drow elf. he/they, 20. a (also now former) baron corporation sniper and bounty hunter from the same branch as rush. rarely comes out of the shadows, and holds grudges like nothing else.

i grouped them together for two main reasons: one, they work together and their dynamic is very fun, and two, they are both from the same planet, #0720. we also made them around the same time, so we've always associated them with each other lmao.

comparisons to their previous designs:

[bloomgladiolus]

i had a plan to use this post to yap about these two's relationship, but its like. really hot where i am right now and i cannot think more than two words at a time lmao. so, just enjoy the pretty art i'm proud of.

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two more designs we've recently made! we've been thinking a lot about these two and their story, so felt right we show them. you guys have seen hongjin before here, but here's his friend kaphyr's redesign as well lol.

kaifu zhang 开辅张 (kaphyr): draconic sorcerer, air genasi. he/they, 34. a former noble trained to fulfill a fate he hopes never comes to fruition. runs a hot spring and hotel in the mountains. enjoys lounging, his many cats and avoiding hongjin for reasons unknown to the other man.

hongjin chen 訇锦陈: rune knight fighter, half earth genasi. he/him, 34. an escaped noble now soldier focused on living his life to the fullest and avoiding any responsibilities. enjoys underground exploration and spending his money trying to win back his childhood best friends affection.

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@radioexe's mix + match event: black, diamond, fever dream, wonderland

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finally got around to designing the middle guy here, ektor, so here's a post with these three lmao. this is one of my favourite little tragic families in my dnd city, and i've had all of them for a while.

dr lazarus malik: reanimator artificer, human(?). he/him, 46. husband of ektor and father of octavia. cineraveil's resident mad scientist. he's a freak who's often focused on his own experiments, but is a strong ally and asset to multiple important people in the city.

ektor sokolov: oath of the ancients paladin, high elf. he/him, ~400. husband of lazarus and father of octavia, best friend of rina. head of the cineraveil guard and generally considered the unofficial community leader. he's highly regarded, if a little eccentric and always researching ancient mysteries.

octavia malik-sokolov: clockwork soul sorcerer + battlesmith artificer, half elf. she/they, 18. daughter of lazarus + ektor and best friend of andromeda. a young rebellious detective with a love of urban exploration and keeping their best friend out of trouble.

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i feel like i've drawn this exact portrait of dean before, but like. this one is Better, so lmao.

i've been trying to draw dean more since i'm gonna be playing them at Some Point. i also just really enjoy drawing them lol.

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best feeling in the world is when you draw something and you’re so proud of it you have to stop and stare at it every few minutes to remind yourself of its beauty like narcissus with his reflection in the pond

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making pretty men is my favourite hobby, can you tell lmao.

hongjin is a character i've spun around in my head since creating an older character of mine, kaphyr. he's very important to kaphyr's lore, and since i get to finally put them both in a universe, it felt right to get around to designing him lol.

hongjin chen: rune knight fighter, half earth genasi. he/him, 34. an escaped noble focused on living his life to the fullest and avoiding any responsibilities. enjoys underground exploration and spending his money trying to win back his childhood best friends affection.

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i don't think i'll ever tire of drawing soft ass art of any of these three lmao. they deserve every single one.

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finally sitting down and making full designs for characters you technically know well, but just haven't put to paper yet is always a lot of fun. my favourite doomed twins... its been nice to think about them again.

helena 'hela' foreful-dimaano: swashbuckler rogue, kitsune. she/her, physically 25 (35). eldest twin, older sister of andromeda + eldest child of rina. captain of a ghost space ship and always looking for her next big adventure.

solstice 'sol' foreful-dimaano: transfiguration wizard, kitsune. he/him, 35. younger twin, older brother of andromeda + middle child of rina. accountant who never followed in his families adventuring footsteps, but still gets involved in situtations somehow anyway.

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i remembered my promise to draw some of my more forgotten oc's again, so here's some art of ektor and dr malik. i really should draw them more, especially since ektor doesn't even have a full design yet. i've drawn him more than their daughter despite that, though lmao. sorry, octavia.

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ah, before all the trauma. always draw your characters as kids. it never hurts.

i tried to draw their pets as babies too, and i have. no clue if i drew them all right, i'm bad at drawing animals. but they are all adorable. dan's peregrine falcon is called quetzalli, rush's horse is called calabaza, and nel's buffalo is called beau, if you were wondering.

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cecily might genuinely be one of my favourite characters i've designed recently lol. its very rare i draw a character again this fast after designing them, but she's just too cute.

i made a pinterest board of anime figure pose references recently, so i picked my favourite one with a parasol for this lmao. i got so many drawing ideas from those, and i now want to draw even more of all my cute characters i forget exist lmao.

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the funniest thing i've decided for rush's future after the campaign is that him, dan and anatole all end up working together for like, six months.

this is a bad situation for all of them lmao. dan and rush are trying to navigate their mess of an early relationship, and there's also a horny violent fox who they need to keep around for whatever reason that is intent on putting them into danger.

it ends in them all fucking and then betraying each other. anatole is later invited to their wedding.

anyway, this art was so fucking fun lmao. i love how it turned out.

[miichiine]

bleeeeh

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