Storm Musings

Modblog for @asktheriverstorm and @museofthewind | She/her | Exhausted Asexual | Autistic | Mostly posts fandom shenanigans, but I'll also have random photos of cool trees or my dog acting cute.

[guardianoftheisle]

Finally saved up enough for a Cintiq! This was going to be a sketch until I... sorta went overboard and made it a speed painting. Whoops. 

Gotta say, I’m liking being able to draw directly on the screen– the sketch actually felt a lot like using pencil. 

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*Chirps* Finished product! Turned out... surprisingly better than I thought it would. (Stayed an extra thirty minutes working on the lineart TwT)

Follow up to this post

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Behold, not dead (Have a WIP Painting)

Sorry I haven’t been around much– between Uni and moving, life’s been a bit more hectic lately than I would like. 

Here’s a WIP for a piece I’m working on in gouache for one of my classes– and yep, that’s my doggo as a Mightyena you’re lookin at. I’m actually prepping for my final series, which is basically allowing me to paint some of the ‘mon from my teams throughout the games in the real world and I’m living. Think I’ll start posting more of my art here, pokémon or not.

In other news: I’m extremely close to being able to buy a Cintiq, and I can’t wait to start doing more art in my blogs–– even with a 16 inch screen, I’ll have so much more freedom. So yeah! That's a thing to look forward to.

- Wind

[asktheriverstorm]

Chapter One: Introduction

In the chill of winter, the still air belied silence throughout the wood. There was no birdsong, no wind rustling through the barren branches. The only sound was the rush of rapid streams cascading down the mountainsides, heavy with rain from a storm a few days past.

The forest path hugged the hillsides, weaving along ridges and valleys. A thin layer of ice and snow lingered higher up in the mountains, crunching sharply underfoot.

Two young travelers navigated the precarious trails, following each other closely. Taking the lead was a Zorua. With dark fur and a faded cloak, the fox could have easily passed for a stone in the winter woods. Lagging behind was a Riolu, doing her level best to keep pace with her companion. 

“Do you think we’re almost there yet?” Small clouds marked each breath as she spoke. 

Her partner paused, waiting for her to catch up. “We should be close.” 

“Ok.” She nodded. “Want to check the map again?” 

The Zorua scanned the area— the path forked ahead. If they kept moving forward, they’d need to ford a rushing stream. The other fork branching off to their left would lead them higher into the mountains, up towards the ridge above them, but was icy and steep. Neither would be easy. “Yeah.“ 

The two travelers moved to the side of the path, finding a stump to rest at. The Riolu pulled a worn travel map from her bag and rolled it open, and her partner studied over her shoulder. 

It seems the two ‘mon have a decision to make. Should you approach?

[guardianoftheisle]

First post of my new blog! It’s going to be a mostly written blog, but if anyone is interested, go ahead and interact with my kids! 

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Semester’s End

Well, finals are over, and I’m finally posting something here for the first time in what feels like an age.

What’s Windy been up to lately?

Been learning to use oils for one thing

I’ve been working on some other stuff, partially connected to classes (lots of papers and things that I can’t exactly link to a blog post XD)

It has been the semester of dragons doodled in the corners of my notebooks, I suppose

That and taking pictures whenever I had a chance to go outdoors

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[Commission - @guardianoftheisle]

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These two are from an RP I’ve been doing w/ Mottie (@askanalolanninetales)-- and my gosh, Lani and Jia look amazing in this. The lighting is so warm, it really captures the sweet mother-daughter moment well ^_^

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Bonded birds part 2/2

“Thank you all for attending! We couldn’t be happier to have so many wonderful people in our lives!” feat. @museofthewind and @spicy-lil-phoenixes

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Bonded Birds part 1

feat characters from @sometimes-jumping-through-hoops @justacuriouslycanroc @thestrangefurret @occasional-absol @soy-luz @ask-the-therapy-gengar @sometimes-trickster-fox @daily-cubchoo @rescueteamchroma @ice-cream-pix-eclipse and @askthepathfinder (if your character does not appear here they will in the next part)

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I somehow managed to see some cool shelf clouds, think to myself “huh, no rain, cool” only to turn left and see so much rain and lightning

I was a fool

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Taking a break from my hectic semester to post pictures of pretty water and sun

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Trust an introvert with a love for nature to find the closest thing to the country in the middle of London. (Needless to say, Hampstead Heath is really nice- if kinda crowded when I went this afternoon)

[museofthewind]

Hello all!

My time in London has been pretty busy lately, so I’ve not had as much time to write as I wanted (not yet anyway, I have a free weekend coming up). But if you want to stay updated with… whatever I’m doing on a given day, or just want to see pictures of random stuff (and fandom shenanigans), I have a modblog over at @guardianoftheisle that you can follow (or just look at occasionally for the heck of it)

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This is the blog!

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Blog Reboot

After being in hiatus for well over a year now, I’ve decided I want to go in a bit of a different direction with this blog. For now the Riverstorm will be in hiatus until I regain the time and motivation to start again, but! I’m working on some new character and blog ideas for the future that I’ll hopefully be able to sustain through school and life shenanigans. Thanks for sticking with me!