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I saw this comment on the first page of my search results just trying to look for a jpg of Katt Monroe's new design and I was functionally incapable of leaving it alone.

I for one applaud Katt's departure from cookie cutter hell and formally welcome her into the Dirtbag Sisterhood.

#i need that vibe and that scumbag gf vibe lol this is so good

thatdogmagic

(artwork by @ependasketchpad)

At long last, Like Any Tolerated Pet is finally finished.

Twenty years and change this thing's been waiting to get purged from my system and here it is. It's been beyond gratifying to see it find even a small audience.

As a bonus, I think Ependa and I singlehandedly doubled the amount of Lyta fanart circulating around the internet this year alone, and I know for sure I doubled the amount of Vorlon art just with all my fucking around in the margins.

TY to the all of 10 of you who read the thing, you are heroes and we love you.

#lyta alexander #susan ivanova #babylon 5 #for sure we have and then some lol im sorry alot of it hasnt been released into the world #maybe some day #alot of it is saaaaucey #but thats besides the point #if you love these two please do yourself a favor and read bluds story #if youre curious about the ship i hope this converts some of ya'll #i adore this ship

Guild Wars 2 You must abide by the norn dress code, Kasmeer. Dont worry about bone chilling weather, you have a portable heater on loan. (And bragging rights that its Jhavi Jorasdottir)

#guild wars 2 #kasmeer meade #jhavi jorasdottir #norn #sapphic #art of ependa #its habit to have lady in there #lady kasmeer meade

thatdogmagic

Usually, she can't look at it directly for too long, even like this. There's too much going on. Focusing on one detail reveals ten more she never noticed before-- and ten more besides. Until mere observation becomes too labyrinthine to escape. She has no such trouble now. She just sees it, feels it there as if it's physically present, given a weight its species hasn't possessed since a time when her own was still debating if it wanted to be one cell, or two. Seeing her seeing it, it greets her with a cozy rumble. Wind and thunder given melody.

(slightly modified) Excerpt/WIP illustration from the ongoing B5 fix-it fic I've been kicking around.

Designing what the Vorlons must have looked like before they 'ascended' into beings of pure energy was a very fun exercise, and one I enjoyed doing quite a bit. I hope to have the above illo done soonish.

#the prettiest shit lord #well vorlons need to look godlike to help the enthralling

thatdogmagic

checks morning leaderboards

It was about time I tried my hand at drawing a Shadow. With some obvious flourishes and alterations.

I wanted to see about making the lower body weirder/flesh out their heads a little more/give them a bit more neck than the slender-as-hell looks-like-a-weakpoint-to-me twig the animation gave them.

thatdogmagic

Guilty as charged. ps here's an update, answering questions absolutely no one asked like 'do shadows hold hands' and 'do they touch mandibles'

#babylon 5 #stupid sexy cat bugs come bringing cake

very-small-giant

Would you get in the hole if they asked? What if they were super nice about it?

thatdogmagic

It's 3pm on patch day, do you know where your mesmers are?

Collab comm w/ @ependasketchpad/@ependadrawsguildwars2 of Lude, doing what Mirages are wont to do best (spray glitter everywhere).

#pls give blud all the notes for the brilliant meme she help bring to life with me <3

OC-Star Farahr drop out, Priory day dreamer and forever curious about the wealth of tales the elements have to tell. Known as "bunny butt or rabbit ass" for her cropped tail and inability to stay in one spot for long.

#guild war 2 #charr #oc of ependa #art of ependa #seiran enjoyer

thatdogmagic

One of the few times I've hated having to put in my watermark, but honestly it's not that out of place in a 90s sci-fi 'shows up in the background' style ad. Also, story's been updated.

Finally bringing this sucker in for a landing.

#guysssss read and enjoy #itd been one huge wild rollercoaster of eelings

thatdogmagic

Babylon 5 doodle, maybeee? worth a mild Trypophobia warning?

Does this count as a TF post? Just thinking about the absolutely wild dreams you'd have as an eldritch science experiment.

Prob not gonna take this much farther, I have too much to do generally, but it was fun to concept out.

as ever this is attached to an angsty Lyta/Ivanova fic that I apparently need to purge from my system like food poisoning.

#babylon 5 #transformation #wlw #femslash #thatartmagic #cw: trypophobia #lyta alexander #gotta bump these again

mortalstrife

When the darkness comes, if you ever have doubt about your actions, all you need do is look into the face of a Vorlon. Once you see that, all doubt is erased forever.

minvember 2022, prompt #1 choice

#babylon 5

thatdogmagic

checks morning leaderboards

It was about time I tried my hand at drawing a Shadow. With some obvious flourishes and alterations.

I wanted to see about making the lower body weirder/flesh out their heads a little more/give them a bit more neck than the slender-as-hell looks-like-a-weakpoint-to-me twig the animation gave them.

#weirdly alluring evil bugs

thatdogmagic

Usually, she can't look at it directly for too long, even like this. There's too much going on. Focusing on one detail reveals ten more she never noticed before-- and ten more besides. Until mere observation becomes too labyrinthine to escape. She has no such trouble now. She just sees it, feels it there as if it's physically present, given a weight its species hasn't possessed since a time when her own was still debating if it wanted to be one cell, or two. Seeing her seeing it, it greets her with a cozy rumble. Wind and thunder given melody.

(slightly modified) Excerpt/WIP illustration from the ongoing B5 fix-it fic I've been kicking around.

Designing what the Vorlons must have looked like before they 'ascended' into beings of pure energy was a very fun exercise, and one I enjoyed doing quite a bit. I hope to have the above illo done soonish.

#GOTTA BRING THIS BACK