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Featuring over thirty artists and writers, Atlantis: The Lost Empire 25th Anniversary Fan Zine celebrates a quarter century since the release of the cult classic animated feature and includes 96 pages of art and prose inspired by the characters and story of the film!Ā
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The Crown on his Heart by Carako, Raflesia & Kokoshka
The Crown on his Heart
Written by @carako
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Art (Left) by @kokoshka67
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Art (Right) by @raflesia65
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Alistair never wanted to be king. Hated the idea of it, really. But now he's been chosen to rule Ferelden. And there's still the little problem of killing the Archdemon and ending the Blight. At least he'll have his love by his side. His Dalish queen. Maker, how did they end up like this?
I can be trusted with Character Creators aka when u accidentally give your OC the same surname as your friend does so u decide they're married now
the webside that starts at pat and ends are reon where i draw stuff i wouldn't show my mom here and my c0mmissions are here
Written by: Whatsanapocalae
Illustrated by: kokoshka67
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
Fandom(s): Dragon Age II
Major Pairing(s)/Character(s): Anders x Fenris
Everyone left Kirkwall, but Fenris, Aveline, Merrill, and Isabela rush back together when Varric sends them information on Anders, in Templar custody. They work together to find him, in the dregs of a ruined old Chantry in the middle of nowhere, tortured, starved, on the edge of death and with Tranquil brand in its forehead. They have to work together to heal the healer, while Fenris tries to understand his affections
More from Whatsanapocalae: @whatsanapocalaeagain | AO3 | BlueSky
More from kokoshka67: @kokoshka67 | BlueSky | AO3
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: Gore, Body Horror, Body Dysphoria
Fandom(s): Dragon Age Novels and Comics, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Dragon Age - All Media Types
Major Pairing(s)/Character(s): Lucanis Dellamorte/Rook
Kytharia is Zara Renataās favourite ritual blood bag, and will be used to power the binding of a Lucanis Dellamorte to a demon at her Tevinter estate. However, even chained, a Crow and any mage are difficult to leash, and the two manage to escape in the middle of Zaraās ritual, blood soaked and vowing to return for revenge.
More from Jacs: @crabs-with-sticks | AO3
More from Kokoshka: @kokoshka67 | BlueSky
The Collaboration period has begun! In these quiet months before works are due, we want to foster a sense of excitement, camaraderie, and celebration among our participants. To that end, all participants were given the option of a formal interview by our mod, Dema, or an informal āask-gameā survey. We hope you enjoy getting to know our phenomenal creators as much as we have!
Local Artist Cannot Survive Without Applause
Kokoshka and Dema talk Process, ranking Dragon Age games, and Fenrisā first impressionsĀ
[Banter before the interview: "Also, my grammar can be questionable" "Hahaha, I think all of our grammar is pretty questionable in the DABB. Sentence structure guided by vibes" "Iām just a vessel for the message, whatever comes out of my mouth is not my problem anymore."]
Dema: Youāre an artist, and the first (very loose) check-in is rapidly approaching. Where are you in your process for your piece?
Kokoshka: I have a pretty solid few sketches, need just a few twitches before inking.
Dema: Nice! You've hit the ground running! Is this how you usually work, or does a collaborative event like this require a different strategy?
Kokoshka: I work incredibly fast, as soon as I get green-lighted, there is no stopping me. Gotta go fast is a medical condition.
Dema: So do you not usually make multiple sketches trying out an idea?
Kokoshka: Most of the "sketching ideas" happens in my head, then I fix stuff on the go if something doesn't click. āCause if I get stuck on the details in the very beginning, it's over.
Dema: Are you primarily a digital artist?
Kokoshka: Yeah, I do prefer the workflow of digital. But I'm classically trained, so that pile of copic markers still whispers to me like a green goblin mask every now and then.
Dema: Was that your primary traditional medium? I'm fascinated by copics, and I am terrified of them. But, I'm primarily an oil painter.
Kokoshka: Copics are the devil.
Dema: I KNEW IT.
Kokoshka: It depends what I'm working on, but my go-to are markers, inks and linocuts. Only paint I use is for my minis and models. (I dread painting.)
Dema: Oh, SO cool. And so outside my own wheelhouse. Do you find that those traditional media techniques have influenced your approach to digital art?
Kokoshka: I mean, most of those skills are somewhat transferable between media if you get a big brain moment. Even outside traditional art, I figured out how to use makeup, cause I knew how to render faces. But yeah, I've noticed that some of my digital tricks got implemented into markers whether I like it or not.
Dema: Oh that's interesting, that it's gone in that direction. I hear that less often, although I have had a similar experience with digital influencing my traditional paintings. Pivoting from art practice to fandom a bit, when did you start making fanart? What was your first piece?
Kokoshka: Hard to tell, depends if we're talking in general or intentionally. Cause, believe me, I still have some Naruto drawings from like 2006. But if we're talking about actually posting fanart, then it's closer to 2013
Dema: What was it?
Kokoshka: Kuroshitsuji
Dema: Why you whisperin?
Kokoshka: Iām trying to forget. But I think the first time I actually participated in some Fandom activity was a DA inktober about a decade ago.
Dema: Was that your first time making art for DA, or your first time posting it?
Kokoshka: First time posting. Before that it was mostly things to stick to my wall and a profile pic here and there. Terrible, terrible memes that never got outside my friend group, that type of thing.
Dema: What prompted you to start sharing it more broadly?
Kokoshka: Iām like a Tinkerbell, I need validation and applause or I'll die.
Dema: LOL. Remember that response for later, I think it will be useful at the end of the interview.
Kokoshka: But more seriously, I don't think there was a thought process behind it. It was the Instagram early days and people were posting whatever from everyday life, so here, there's a Pic of my wall.
Dema: Well, you've obviously come a very long way from that point. I know you take commissions nowadays. How long have you been doing that, and what kinds of commissions do you take?
Kokoshka: There is very little I wouldn't do for money. I've been unsuccessfully offering commissions for about 6 years and somewhat successfully for the past 2 as well.
Dema: It can definitely take a long time to get it rolling!
Kokoshka: Yeah, especially when you're still evolving art wise and every damn site is changing its algorithm every 6 months. I don't need great success and bags of money, I just want to pay my bills on time for once, ye know. So 1-2 commissions every month is just enough to survive. Gotta love late stage capitalism. But yeah, I'll draw practically everything but mecha. (Gods I can't draw mecha.) Letās be honest, lately it's like 90% Lucanis and I cannot complain.
Dema: Mecha is such a specific skill. I feel like all good mecha artists drew cars constantly as kids. Ok so, Dragon Age questions: have you played all the games? If you had to rank the ones you've played, how would you rank them?
Kokoshka: Thereās DA2, then nothing for a long long time, then DAO and DAA, Veilguard (surprisingly). And then DAI. Don't get me wrong, DAI is amazing story-wise, but it's soooooo damn long and unnecessary at times. I'd rather walk DAO deep roads seven times in a row and then do the whole circle quest line twice than go to the goddamn Western approach again. (I have opinions.)
Dema: What do you love about DA2?
Kokoshka: Fenris I think the team. I've never had a bunch of pixels hold me in such a chokehold for so long... I get this game was doomed from the start (thx EA) but it's really a gem. I love the more compact story and there is no uuuuuu the world is ending uuuuuu and most of the conflicts feel personal. And Hawke is just a guy and how tf did he stumble uphill. It's just fun to be there (I can excuse repetitive locations, it's funny to me).
Dema: And what do you love about Fenris?
Kokoshka: Itās always the characters that I don't really vibe with at first that absolutely sucker punch me later. After (geezus how many years?!) all this time it's hard to pinpoint what exactly was the main point of me absolutely going feral about him. But (and I could say that about every da2 companion) it's his journey. The persistence and learned vulnerability. And also a sick ahh sword. Don't forget the sword.
Dema: What didn't you like about him at first? Do you remember?
Kokoshka: I was playing a mage.
Dema: AH. That'll do it! Well friend, in our last couple minutes I have a prompt for you. I invite you to write a Florida-man-style headline for yourself, as an artist. Likeā¦Local Artist Cannot Survive Without Applause.
Kokoshka: Honestly, that one is pure gold already XD
Dema: HAHAHA we can use that if you want to!
Kokoshka: Yessir.
Dema: Ok, you got it! Thank you for taking the time to chat with me today!
A series of grave mistakes turned Armis into a hollow, bitter man. He lost both Davrin and Bellara, after saving Minrathus, Lucanis wanted nothing to do with him.
Tired of Fen'Harel's games, he Tranquiled himself, burned off the mark he wore proudly for two decades and walked into the woods, never to be seen again.
Thedas be damned.
thank u @imrowanartist for a tag i kiss u
and now if u excuse me, i have some crying in the corner to do
no pressure tags: @zuzartii @p0lkadotdotdot @homosketchual
New chapter up, from @vakariansyndrome and yours truly! In which Astarionās couch sees more than just the tip of the action, if you know what I mean ;) Check it out on ao3
Also! Look at this very sweet illustration from the chapter that Vak had commissioned from Kokoshka! Theyāre so cute! š„²š
