༄ 𖤐 DarkCimba 𖤐༄

I draw Elder Scrolls art 26 | Bi | Oregon 🌲 | She/Her | BPD Blood/Gore warning 🩸Occasional NSFW 🔞

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Call me Cimba. I’m a traditional and Procreate artist from Oregon. This blog is mainly for my TES art, but I may post original art on occasion. I mostly prefer doing traditional art using a mix of colored pencil, markers, gouache, watercolor, and acrylic. Besides art I enjoy writing fanfictions, video games, baking and cooking, and going for nature walks with my Australian Shepherd, Finn. I’m also an eclectic witch and love reading and learning about witchcraft.

I first played Skyrim in August 2022 (hoping to eventually play Morrowind, Oblivion, and ESO someday once I have a better computer) and since then have been very passionate about the TES universe. I especially love Khajiits and Dunmer. Most of my TES art involves my ship of Teldryn Sero and my Khajiit, Cimba. I first started shipping them 2-3 years ago and they have been a huge comfort for me. I really love drawing and writing about them and their adventures in Skyrim and Solstheim. I mostly draw for myself and my fanfictions but I plan on taking commissions someday and especially would love to draw TES characters/OCs and ships.

I’m down to making new friends in the TES fandom so don’t be afraid to say hi :) Feel free to add me on Discord (DarkCimba)

I occasionally draw suggestive and NSFW art (full and uncensored on Bluesky), so DNI if you’re a minor 🔞

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I don’t want to post too many vents but I need to get this off my chest. I am SO mentally exhausted of being treated badly by other people in the TES fandom who also love Teldryn and ship their characters with him. I’ve had several people on Instagram put me down for shipping Cimba (my Khajiit) with Teldryn but now a few people here have done the same thing. I really don’t want to leave the TES fandom and I don’t want to stop doing art and fanfictions of Cimba and Teldryn. They’ve been such a great comfort to me over the past few years and have gotten me through a lot of shit including the worst break-up I’ve had and the deaths of my ex-partner and cat. I have BPD, C-PTSD, and struggled with self-harm/suicidal thoughts for most of my adulthood and Cimba is a reflection of all of that. Writing fanfictions about her and Teldryn’s relationship has really helped me cope with and process my mental struggles. The fact that others in the TES fandom are willing to take that away from me is just so fucking hurtful. I really wish I didn’t care, but I cannot handle being treated like this by people who also love the same character as I do (and the fact that these people are much older than me). I’ve literally cried over what these people have done to me.

I had a really rough week and was actually starting to feel better yesterday, but I’ve fallen back into that depressive pit again. I’m probably going to feel very unmotivated to do art for a while… I’m just so tired of how disrespectful and immature people in this fandom can be.

Thank you to those who has been kind to me and supportive of my art, it really does mean the world to me ♥️

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Vent art 💀

I cannot handle being alone with myself. I’m literally my own worst enemy and I hate myself so fucking much. I’m tired of waking up everyday feeling empty and numb. I scare myself because of my own obsessive self-destructive thoughts. I’ve felt so fucking alone and miserable for the past several months and I’m at my breaking point. Can’t help but feel like I’m a lost cause…

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Teldryn, my beloved 🥰

Did this around Valentines Day. Full is on my Bluesky 🦋

Gouache, metallic watercolors, markers, and colored pencil

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.:Evening Star:.

Cimba and Teldryn with the aurora. From June 2025. I really loved painting the background for this one.

Gouache, metallic watercolors, markers, and colored pencil.

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Three years ago today I lost my dog, Rose, to mouth cancer so I wanted share this memorial art I did for her last year. Inspired by the song The Wolf by Billy Talent (the song is about cancer/terminal illness).

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WIPs for my next art. Cimba and Teldryn in Ancestor Glade 🌸

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.:Rain’s Hand:.

Teldryn and Cimba exploring the Reach. The background is actually inspired by a place that I walk my dog at.

Gouache, markers, and colored pencil.

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WIP Wednesday #3

Hoping to finish this tonight or tomorrow

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Not TES-related but wanted to post this here since it’s important to me.

Memorial art of my dog, Rose, and cat, Simon. Rose passed away in May 2023 (mouth cancer) and Simon passed away in November last year (gallbladder/liver issues). It’s been pretty hard on me for the past five months but it felt good doing this memorial piece for them. They are both terribly missed 💔

Gouache, watercolor pencils, and colored pencil

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My Dunmer lady, Johanna. I need to draw her more.

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.:Sun’s Dusk:.

From May 2025. Loved painting the background for this.

Gouache, markers, and colored pencil.

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Cimba and Teldryn on Heart’s Day 💝

Done for Valentine’s Day last year. I used several ESO screen caps (on UESP) as inspiration for this, such as for the cakes and decorations. I really loved working on this and was a lot of fun ♥️

Gouache, markers, and colored pencil.

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Aela The Huntress 🐺 🌙

From April 2025.

Acrylic inks, markers, and colored pencil.

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WIP Wednesday #2

Some WIPs for a piece I started in October last year.

Cimba and Teldryn exploring the Reach.

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.:Frostfall:.

Cimba and Teldryn (in Nightingale Armor), inspired by one of my favorite photos I took of the northern lights.

Gouache, metallic watercolors, markers, and colored pencil.

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Cicero 🩸🔪 From February 2025

Acrylic inks, markers, and colored pencil