The Guy With the Hat

[elvastan]

RWBY Rose, Chapter 2 - "Superintendent"

Read Chapter 2: https://archiveofourown.org/works/85083481/chapters/231159096 Read from the start: https://archiveofourown.org/works/85083481/chapters/224654296

[elvastan]

RWBY Rose Progress Update #4

Chapter 2 - Hatching Complete (6/6)

Full Chapter should be out later this evening, when I get the whole thing uploaded to AO3. Should be easier to read than the last one, too.

[elvastan]

RWBY Rose Progress Update #3

Chapter 2 - Shading Complete (5/6)

[elvastan]

RWBY Rose Progress Update #2

Chapter 2 - Inking Complete (4/6)

[elvastan]

RWBY Rose Progress Update #1

RWBY Rose Chapter 2 - Refined Sketches Complete (3/6)

[elvastan]

RWBY Rose - Chapter 1

This is an Alternate Universe comic I've been working on for quite some time and am very proud of. Read it here! https://archiveofourown.org/works/85083481

[elvastan]

Syrixia - Attempt #11

Yet another portrait of my DnD character, Syrixia, the Chaotic Evil Tiefling Rogue/Fighter

Now, you might say "But you don't have 10 other versions of this character on your page" and my response is look at my sketches folder

[elvastan]

How to Pathfinder 2e - The Barbarian

After a VERY long wait, I'm happy to say that this is finally finished! Sorry about that, the beginning of this year was even more of a nightmare than it normally is, so thanks for staying around!

[sirfrogsworth]

This is frustrating.

I love the comparison, but I hate how they are comparing.

They are acting like she is using optics to give herself an advantage. But the device she is wearing is just for comfort and essentially does the same thing as closing one eye and squinting the other.

The little thing over the left eye is basically like an eye patch.

And the thing over her right eye is a mechanical iris, like in a camera lens, but it is NOT a lens.

Different lighting environments are going to be brighter or darker and you may have to squint more or less to let in the same amount of light into your eye. Squinting allows the shooter to get the sharpest possible vision in order to shoot a bullseye the size of a 12-point Times New Roman period.

But if you have to squint for hours for practice and in competition, this can strain your face muscles and become uncomfortable. So this iris basically squints for you.

It's more like wearing comfortable shoes so your feet do not hurt than a lens magnifying the target and giving an advantage.

Both athletes have access to these items. One felt more comfortable without them. The other didn't feel like getting a muscle cramp from squinting all day.

Either would have shot the same if they had or had not used these devices.

Just a funny difference in gear preference.

I should also add, the Turkish dad is the only one using lenses.

[sirfrogsworth]

I'd just like to add that Kim Yeji may look like a cool cyborg badass, but she and the Turkish dad only won silver.

The gold medal winner in the women's air pistol finals was adorable and a bit overshadowed.

Oh Ye-jin, who is only 19, won gold and set an Olympic record with her final score.

Kim Yeji is her mentor and seems very supportive of her.

Also, Oh Ye-jin added a little heart to the barrel blocking thingie.

I mean, it's like she got lost at summer camp and just wandered into the Olympics to win gold.

I think she deserves some attention too.

[elvastan]

Folk and Dagger - Chapter 2: Aboard the Gestalt, Pages 28-36

Read Pages 19-27 here

Read From the beginning

Aaand we're done! I did this for an art project after utterly failing to get anything done during the school year (thanks Corey). I worked on it from early may and finished it the second week of July. Thanks for reading!

Here's the full comic to read all at once

[elvastan]

Folk and Dagger - Chapter 2: Aboard the Gestalt, Pages 19-27

Read Pages 28-36 here

Read Pages 10-18 here

Read From the beginning

[elvastan]

Folk and Dagger - Chapter 2: Aboard the Gestalt, Pages 10-18

Read Pages 19-27 here

Read pages 1-9 here

[elvastan]

Folk and Dagger: Chapter 2 - Boarding Abraham, Pages 1-9

Turns out, I *could* do a second chapter! Yay me!

Look out on this blog for the rest of the pages, I'll be releasing them over the next few days.

If you missed the first chapter, you can read it here

Read pages 10-18 here

[nightstormartistcat]

I want to talk about character design more

It's 2 am and I'm having an existential crisis but I want to start a conversation about this

Whenever I'm making a character I think far too much about the many small details that they have, a lot of it is in the outfits.

Several of my characters have clothes that look like they don't fit and it's all very intentional.

The amonut of function vs aesthetic vs comfort that they have, how symmetrical their design is.

Certain design elements might look out of place at first but are actually important to the character on the personal level that even they won't share.

Any character of mine that switches outfits often lean towards specifc elements beyond the character's favourite aesthetic.

And sure, a lot of character designing is me thinking it looks cool but I realise I think just a little bit too much about it for me to continue keeping it all to myself.

Expect me to go into detail about each of them every time I draw them from now on.

And I really want to hear about everyone else's design details too!!

[bootleg-nessie]

Rating band names based on their accuracy:

(I keep updating this list so check back later)

The Beatles: 0/10. None of these people are beetles, they’re just a bunch of fruity guys from Liverpool with matching haircuts

Pink Floyd: 4/10. There is not a single person named Floyd in the band, but some of the members do arguably look kinda pink

Nirvana: 10/10. Getting high and listening to Nirvana is roughly what I imagine actual nirvana to be like

Foo Fighters: either 0/10 or 10/10. I have never seen foo in real life so either they’re pretending to fight a problem that doesn’t exist or they’re doing an absolutely fantastic job of fighting it

The Eagles: 0/10. Same as the Beatles, there is not a single eagle in this band. The name is misleading and we have all been lied to

Queen: 6/10. Partial points for Freddie Mercury

Led Zeppelin: 0/10. I don’t think any of these guys have ever even seen a zeppelin, let alone one made of lead. A lead balloon would crash faster than my hopes and dreams

The Rolling Stones: 3/10. There is not a single stone in this band. Some points added because I’m pretty sure they rolled quite a few

U2: 0/10. Despite what the name says, I am not a member of this band

Metallica: 9/10. Naming a metal band “Metallica” is like naming your dog “doggy”

Red Hot Chili Peppers: 2/10. These guys are not chili peppers. They’re not even that hot, let alone red hot

Guns N’ Roses: 0/10. How the fuck could a gun or a flower play music

Backstreet Boys: ?/10. Depends entirely on their current given location

Simon and Garfunkel: 10/10. No notes

The Doors: 1/10. Jim Morrison is kinda shaped like a door tho

Chicago: 4/10. The number of people in this band does not come even remotely close to the population of Chicago. Points added because it originated in Chicago

Earth, wind, and fire: 2/10. This is even more innacurate than Chicago. Points added because wind instruments were often used

Def Leppard: 3/10. There is not a single leopard in this band. Some of the members are probably kinda deaf by now tho

The Beach Boys: ?/10. Accuracy depends entirely on location

The Black Eyed Peas: 6/10. Not sure what the hell an ‘eyed pea’ is but the black part is pretty accurate

Imagine Dragons: ?/10. Depends entirely on whether or not they’re thinking about dragons.

Cage the Elephant: 1/10. Why would you do that. Let the elephant go

Green Day: 0/10. They’re not even green

The Police: 0/10. There is not a single cop in this band

KISS: 5/10. I’m sure they probably kissed sometimes

The Monkees: 0/10. Are you fucking kidding me

We Butter the Bread with Butter: 8/10. I can’t verify this but I have no reason to suspect that they’d lie. Butter seems like the most logical thing to butter bread with

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: 0/10. I got really excited about the concept of a lizard wizard only to be let down. My disappointment is immeasurable

They Might Be Giants: 5/10. I googled everyone in this band’s height, the tallest guy’s only 6’1 so I wouldn’t exactly consider him a giant. Then again, I can’t really argue because the claim was only that they MIGHT be giants

The Presidents of the United States of America: 2/10. None of these people are Joe Biden nor are any of them former presidents. This is incredibly misleading. I’m pretty sure “Lump” was written about my first girlfriend tho so I’ll give them a point or two

Gorillaz: 2/10 Not quite but we’re kinda close genetically so I’ll give them partial credit

The Killers: ?/10. I have no way of verifying if they’ve actually killed before but the fact that they’re not in prison tells me probably not

The Offspring: 10/10. These guys are definitely somebody’s offspring

Arctic Monkeys: 1/10. They are neither monkeys nor are they from the arctic

Thirty Seconds to Mars: 1/10. It takes WAY longer to get to mars than that

Beastie Boys: 8/10. They’re pretty beast on the guitar

Jimmy Eat World: 1/10. Slow the fuck down Jimmy, you’re biting off way more than you can chew

Hole: 9/10. One point deducted because I’m pretty sure they had more than one hole

Rage Against the Machine: 10/10. They did exactly that

Alice In Chains: 0/10. This is illegal. Let Alice go

The Band: 10/10. This could not possibly be more accurate

Nine Inch Nails: 1/10. I can’t find any good pictures of their feet but from what I can tell their fingernails definitely aren’t nine inches long

Bush: ?/10. Not quite sure about this one, felt uncomfortable asking

The Who: 2/10. I’m not dealing with this “Who’s On First” bullshit

Radiohead: 0/10. Not a single person in this band has a radio for a head

Queens of the Stone Age: 0/10. This band should be called “five random dudes from the modern era” but FRDFTMA is a bit of a mouthful

Soundgarden: 2/10. Sound does not grow in the garden

Sonic Youth: 5/10. They’re not exactly youth anymore but the sonic part checks out

Talking heads: 8/10. There’s more to the band than just a bunch of disembodied heads but the heads do tend to talk

The Cranberries: 0/10. Decent music but I only added them so that the Beatles and Freddie Mercury weren’t the only fruits on this list

The Wiggles: 8/10. They do tend to wiggle a lot

Blue Man Group: 10/10. Yep!

[elvastan]

Rogue Trader - Juliena

I redrew my current Rogue Trader's character portrait to be more accurate to how she ended up being. I wanted to just play a normal psyker but (p)SYKE, FLAMETHROWER/SNIPER ARCH-MILITANT HELLL YEAAAAAAA

[elvastan]

More Pathfinder Portraits

I did these in the last few weeks now that college is over.

Ice witch:

Syrixia version 3