i’m alive in spite of me

gwen. 25. she/her. filipino fangirl. gamer. bookworm

[alexandriaellisart]

flirting

[kolarpem]

Morning Doodle: “Though he and Zoya took pains to hide the urgency of their mission, they rode hard each day and never spent more than a single night in any location.”(Leigh Bardugo's King of Scars CH 11)

[awanqi]

And finally, artwork for The Burning God, book 3 of the Poppy War series by the amazing R.F. Kuang. This was made for Subterranean Press's limited run of a special edition publication.

Hope you enjoyed the art!

Sketches and other bonus content are available on my Patreon!

[awanqi]

Artwork done for Subterranean Press's limited edition of The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang. I really enjoyed working on this one, too. I love the ocean and bodies of water and stuff like that :)

Sketches and other bonus content are available on my Patreon.

[awanqi]

I worked on a limited press run of The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang, published by Subterranean Press. Featured here are the cover art and interior illustrations for The Poppy War.

I also did work for book 2, The Dragon Republic, and book 3, The Burning God! Those will be posted soon!

Sketches and other BTS content of my art are available on my Patreon!

[wesperskanej]

My favorite illustrations from The Poppy War Collector's Edition

[kolarpem]

Morning Doodle: “Why should I bother?” she grumbled at Baron Levkin’s dacha in Kelink. “Your charm is enough to carry the day.” “They need to see my general,” he said. (Leigh Bardugo’s King of Scars CH 11)

[kat-ran]

прекрасные колязои из тени и кости мной как-то тоже не забыты

[kolarpem]

Morning Doodle: “And here it is, our final night alive as the earth burns to the ground” (As the World Caves, Matt Maltese)

[kolarpem]

Morning Doodle: “But Zoya also knew that her presence—tart-tongued and sour as it might be—changed the atmosphere in the room, made the conversation seem less a negotiation than a friendly exchange.” (Leigh Bardugo’s King of Scars CH 11)

[gwynpool]

Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Ep. 138 – Riposte

[gwynpool]

Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Ep. 137 - Compromise

[danandblair]

DAIR ALPHABET ⇢ F // f r i e n d s

[storietellers]

dive bar burgers really are the best ❤️

tony stark & sharon carter, commissioned by @couldntbedamned

interested in a commission? Check out my post here!

[kolarpem]

Morning Doodle: “Zoya had barely known the king then, and she certainly hadn’t trusted him. She’d understood that he was their fractured country’s best hope of survival, and she could admit that he’d shown ingenuity during the civil war, but he was also a Lantsov, and his father had brought nothing but misery to Ravka. For all Zoya knew at the time, the new king might be little more than a handsome, fast-talking catastrophe in the making.” (Leigh Bardugo’s King of Scars CH 11)

[storietellers]

Sharon Carter and Bucky Barnes, wedding commission ❤️❤️

This ended up so good, and a challenge from start to finish. Sharon's dress and Bucky's uniform required a lot of additional references and a lot of patience, and for the latter I even crammed a friend into an Army jacket and plunked him down in a similar pose, just to get the fall of it right. Whew!

Primary reference from Unsplash 💖

[kolarpem]

Morning Doodle: Before his death Nikolai will have written Zoya over a thousand letters, each sealed and placed in a wooden box. Some of them contain little stories, some of them admit embarrassing secrets, and some of them are simply reminders that he loves her.

When did he find the time to write these? Well, I imagine some of them were written while in his workshop, some while in long meetings, many on Sturmhond’s ship, and a few while Zoya slept beside him…messing up his penmanship whenever she rolled around.