Madam Marla's Art

- the world is moved by illusions -

[madam-marla]

Luci's Gift A friend commissioned me to draw this lovely present for a DnD site's owner. I pretty much had free reign designing this bard-like adventurer for this character art. It was a lot of fun! . . . #commission #art #illustration #flatcolors #snowscape #winter #christmaspresent #bard #adventurer #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #adventuring #femalecharacter #characterinspiration #leatherarmor #wintercoat #blonde #nordic #norse #norsepattern #drawing #arthabit #artistsoninstagram #instaart #snow #gear #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BsiQMwlljZD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kexcjoxf9o67

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A commission of an RPG character known only as "The Jester". He is a mute assassin with twin katars, who usually communicates using a tarot deck. ^^ Inspiration drawn from an illustration by Jason Nguyen, which served as an initial character reference. . . . #art #character #rpgcharacter #rpgjester #thejester #dungeonsanddragons #commission #dnd #arthabit #illustration #characterillustration #drawing #draw #artist #artsy #instaart #beautiful #gallery #instaartist #graphic #graphics #artoftheday #jester #tarot #assassin #rogue #monk https://www.instagram.com/p/BsWNRTelbNW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=486jv1u6fy6w

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This is a portrait I worked on for my mother. She's a wonderful, strong, extremely kind, and gentle soul. heart I love you mom. #portrait #mom #love #beautiful #mother #mymother #gift #giftformom #beauty #realismstudies #realism #studies #study #realismstudy #arthabit #art #drawing #digitalart #digitalstudy #digitalpainting #nofilter #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #studyaday #dailystudies #dailyart #madammarla #madamamarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BqB8CJolmKz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=66cqd2l2yhot

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A bit of early morning experimentation with light and color. I was thinking about healing and forgiving yourself while working on this. . . . #candles #candlelight #healing #forgiveness #selfhealing #forgiving #golden #goldenhair #arthabit #art #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #digitalart #digitalpainting #illustration #illustrationartists #artist #artsy #love #light #goldenlight #longhair #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp_pLOClACu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vne9xj1uujm2

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DnD Inktober Day 28 - Gift . I thought of a "Dryad's Boon",🍂🍁 and then a friend suggested for her to bless a stag with a kiss. 💕❤️😍 . Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. . . . #inktober #inktober2018 #inktoberday28 #inktoberday28gift #gift #inktobergift #dryad #monster #fey #feycreature #dryadboon #gentlekiss #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragonsmonster #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart #dndmonster #DnDinktober #creature #mixedmedia #art #arthabit #inked #illustration #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BpeGQ6XAl6f/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5cg3jhi91h4g

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DnD Inktober Day 23 - Muddy . Mud mephits are slow, unctuous creatures of earth and water. They drone their complaints to all who will listen, and beg incessantly for attention and treasure. . Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. . . . #inktober #inktober2018 #inktoberday23 #inktoberday23muddy #muddy #inktobermuddy #mudmephit #monster #elemental #mephit #mephits #elementals #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragonsmonster #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart #dndmonster #DnDinktober #creature #mixedmedia #art #instainktober #instaartist #artist #artistsoninstagram #arthabit #inked #illustration #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BpRHgeaAQ4-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dw4sdspairw3

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DnD Inktober Day 22 - Expensive . "Succubi are lascivious dark-winged fiends that can be found in service to devils, demons, night hags, rakshasas, and yugoloths. Asmodeus, ruler of the Nine Hells, uses these fiends to tempt mortals to perform evil acts. The demon lord Graz'zt keeps succubi and incubi as advisers and consorts." . Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. . . . #inktober #inktober2018 #inktoberday22 #inktoberday22expensive #expensive #inktoberexpensive #succubus #monster #fiend #succubi #draining #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragonsmonster #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart #dndmonster #DnDinktober #creature #mixedmedia #art #arthabit #inked #illustration #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BpOiIr_AxQb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ivfmy5w9ana8

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DnD Inktober Day 21 - Drain . "A wraith is malice incarnate, concentrated into an incorporeal form that seeks to quench all life. The creature is suffused with negative energy, and its mere passage through the world leaves nearby plants blackened and withered. Animals flee from its presence. Even small fires can be extinguished by the sucking oblivion of the wraith's horrifying existence." . Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. . . . #inktober #inktober2018 #inktoberday21 #inktoberday21drain #drain #inktoberdrain #wraith #monster #undead #monstrosity #draining #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragonsmonster #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart #dndmonster #DnDinktober #creature #mixedmedia #art #arthabit #inked #illustration #instainktober #instaartist #artistsoninstagram #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BpMH11uA7qP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ts0z0ecocfgd

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DnD Inktober Day 18 - Bottle . A Djinni! I kinda blended the designs I've seen from several editions in this. . Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. . . . #inktober #inktober2018 #inktoberday18 #inktoberday18bottle #bottle #inktoberbottle #djinni #monster #djin #genie #genieinabottle #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragonsmonster #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart #dndmonster #magical #creature #mixedmedia #art #arthabit #inked #illustration #instainktober #instaartist #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BpEN_v8AiVx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bvmece1l18nf

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DnD Inktober Day 17 - Swollen . Ugh, swollen? What a strange (and kind of yucky) topic. This is a venom troll, which I thought was appropriate for the theme. . Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. . . . #inktober #inktober2018 #inktoberday17 #inktoberday17swollen #swollen #inktoberswollen #venomtroll #monster #troll #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragonsmonster #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart #dndmonster #monstrosity #creature #mixedmedia #art #arthabit #inked #illustration #instainktober #instaartist #artistsoninstagram #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BpBo14YAQe3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mpk4bt6as849

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DnD Inktober Day 16 - Angular . The bone devil is the first monster that came to mind for this topic. They have a lot of spikes and interesting angles to their design. I personally really like its wings (which seem to be a recent addition to its design) . Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. . . . #inktober #inktober2018 #inktoberday16 #inktoberday16angular #angular #inktoberangular #bonedevil #monster #devil #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragonsmonster #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart #dndmonster #fiend #osyluth #creature #mixedmedia #art #arthabit #inked #illustration #instaartist #instainktober #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo_CkbpgXZa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rf3okjh9sjo8

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DnD Inktober Day 14 - Clock . This is a Modron, specifically a monodron. They're super cute constructs! Fun fact - when it showed up in Tomb of Annihilation, all alone and clueless, I wanted to save it ^^' . Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. This is my favorite so far, but gosh, all those circles were very hard to ink. . . . #inktober #inktober2018 #inktoberday14 #inktoberday14clock #clock #inktoberclock #modron #monster #monodron #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragonsmonster #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart #dndmonster #clockwork #mechanus #creature #mixedmedia #art #arthabit #inked #illustration #instaartist #instainktober #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo59ivlAqvf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=w7yifinvcxb1

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DnD Inktober Day 11 - Cruel . Tiamat's Holy Symbol, with the added detail of the 5 dragon heads in each of the talons. Tiamat is the Goddess of Cruelty in DnD. . Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. . . . #inktober #inktober2018 #inktoberday11 #inktoberday11cruel #cruel #inktobercruel #tiamat #monster #dragons #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragonsmonster #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart #dndmonster #godess #dragontalon #holy symbol #chromaticdragons #mixedmedia #art #arthabit #inked #illustration #instaartist #artistsoninstagram #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BoypmNQgIsd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s43pob2wnhqh

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DnD Inktober Day 10 - Flowing🌅⛲🌧️🌊💧 . I wanted to draw a water elemental for this🌊💧, with a bit more shape to her than just a blob of water, or a furious wave.⛲🌅 A friend pointed out the result feels more like an ondine, which is pretty interesting imo. . Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. . . . #inktober #inktober2018 #inktoberday10 #inktoberday10flowing #flowing #inktoberflowing #waterelemental #monster #elemental #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragonsmonster #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart #dndmonster #ondine #wave #ocean #sea #hybrid #art #arthabit #inked #illustration #instaartist #instainktober #artistsoninstagram #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BovmmwVgGKS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10q9ilb0fssua

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DnD Inktober Day 9 - Precious . A Gold Dragon hatchling and its mama. Aww! . Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. . . . #inktober #inktober2018 #inktoberday9 #inktoberday9precious #precious #inktoberprecious #golddragon #monster #dragon #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragonsmonster #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart #dndmonster #hatchling #dragonbaby #egg #greateroldones #hybrid #art #arthabit #inked #illustration #instaartist #instainktober #instaink #artistsoninstagram #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BotAw2PAppw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1blz11bph68qn

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DnD Inktober Day 8 - Star . Star Spawn are a series of DnD monsters inspired by lovecraftian horrors. . Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. The whole background took way too long, inked with a 1 mm pen lol. . . . #inktober #inktober2018 #inktoberday8 #inktoberday8star #star #inktoberstar #starspawn #monster #cthulhu #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragonsmonster #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart #dndmonster #sky #night #alien #greateroldones #hybrid #art #arthabit #inked #illustration #instaartist #artistsoninstagram #instainktober #madammarla #madammarlaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BoqZ8VZg_6r/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1okilneqdj4pe

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DnD Inktober Day 7 - Exhausted . "The hydra is a reptilian horror with a crocodilian body and multiple heads on long, serpentine necks. Although its heads can be severed, the hydra magically regrows them in short order. A typical specimen has five heads." Also, hydras always sleep with one head keeping watch.

Sketched Digitally, inked traditionally, references used. You'd think an actual keyword from DnD would be easy to illustrate lol. Coming up with this concept took way too long, but I loved sketching it.