Hello! This blog is dedicated to my creative work!!
Alongside fanart, I also create work around my OCs and DnD characters!!
The tags I use are #nort art (where I reblog art from my blogs), #nort OC's (where my ocs go), #nort animation (self explanatory) and #nort after dark (where I put more adult/nsft stuff, feel free to block that one if you're not interested!)
If you're interested in ALL of my shenanigans, my sideblog is nortsmedley!!
Marion is done!! Meet Nym's brother, Marion Kraldir!!
AAAGHHHHHGHH I'M SO HAPPY TO FINALLY HAVE THESE THREE DONE!! UNFORTUNATELY I really want to go back and edit Nym's bc he's no longer at a level of quality I'm happy with 😔
Marion was super fun to design but he also gave me hella trouble!! His proportions are very lean and smooth and lanky which was fun to draw. His scars were the first hurdle, I had no clue how to draw those, but I think they look alright! They were supposed to be centralized under where his clothes would be so they could be easily hidden.
His casual clothing came together pretty quickly, Ash provided me plenty of references and had a very clear idea for the interesting pattern on his cardigan, and I love how it turned out!
Both of his sets of armor gave me a LOT of trouble. The first one felt not detailed enough for a while, so I ended up splitting the top into a vest and undershirt then gave the vest a fun stellar pattern inspired by Eilistraee.
The second armor was SUPPOSED to be inspired by the Helldusk armor Marion usually wears, but it just didn't suit his design at ALL. SO! I designed his armor from scratch. I wanted it to feel very celestial and beautiful but still functional in a lot of ways, and I think I captured that well ^_^
Anyways I love Marion, I'd die for him 🥹
edit: I saw some reblogs that said "Eilistraee design" and I just wanted to clarify this isn't Eilistraee, I just tagged this as such bc he is a follower of hers and I drew a lot of inspiration from her motifs and lore when designing him!!
over the course of me and Ash ideating and plotting, we ended up drifting towards pairing Nym and Aeor together rather than Nym and Astarion, so now Aeor's Nym's cannon partner ^_^
PARTIALLY because Marion also romanced Astarion and I really wanted Ash to be able to keep them together, but also Nym and Aeor have such a wonderful and fun dynamic ToT
they basically start out as close friends who occasionally fuck on the side before realizing they'd like to spend the rest of their lives together TmT i love them they're so sweet and silly
"A plant site used as a playground for children and Pokemon."
The Dreamyard, Unova Region
[process and details under cut!!]
First off, thank you to everyone who liked and reblogged the "original" painting!! So many people saw it, I think it was because Bulbapedia reblogged it?? I don't think I've ever had so many people see my art, it was amazing!!! (≧▽≦)
The Dreamyard has been one of my favorite video game locations for so long. It's so mysterious and beautiful. I also just love Game Freak's interpretation of my country, it's really charming and beautiful, and also a little hilarious sometimes. The Dreamyard stood out to me especially because it feels like a place I could find if I walk a mile from my backyard in real life. My own personal Dreamyard, if you will !!
But what I neglected to mention in that post was actually, that's not the first time I've painted the Dreamyard! I've repainted it every few years to see my progress, actually!
Haha, here's the first one, circa approximately 2016/2017?? It's definitely something. I was in like fifth or sixth grade at the time, and I was just beginning to understand the difference between watercolor and say tempra paint, haha! There definitely was an attempt here.
This one was done in maybe 2022? Again, can't quite remember. I'd grown a lot as an artist and tried to incorporate some new techniques, like using a yellow underpainting. I also didn't outline this one in pen. The foliage in the background has some funky textures which I like. I also didn't plan on incorporating Munna at first (mistake, I know) but then once I finished it, it just looked boring. It didn't have a focal point. SO I painted Munna on a separate piece of paper, cut her out, and taped her on LMAO
And here's the most recent repaint from early 2024, excluding the one I just did! Lots of big steps taken here. I switched to goache as a medium, switched to a horizontal format, COMPLETELY changed color palette, and also added in a little Purrloin! I really like this one, but I do have some issues with it. I think the horizontal format makes it feel way too open, like you're in a field instead of a forest. I also just don't like how I drew the plants, but I still think it was a huge improvement!
Aaaaand here's the most recent repaint! When gathering references I noticed that the Dreamyard has a ruined building with a blue tin roof, and I really wanted to include that this time. As well as some barrels. I still used goache, but I switched the color palette and went back to a vertical format which suits the roof hanging overhead. No Munna now (SORRY SORRY I'M SORRY MUNNA I MISS YOU) but there's a little Purrloin in the foreground! Once I'd gotten as far as I could with my goache, I then touched up the colors, values, and some details in ibispaint!
So ta da! Those are all my paintings of the Dreamyard! Thank you for reading, I hope you found my process and improvement interesting!! ( ꈍᴗꈍ)
Next up, everyone's favorite half-elf warlock, Aeor!! I'm sooo proud of how they turned out, I really haven't had much of a chance to draw him yet unfortunately, so designing his outfits and figuring out his features and proportions was so fun!! And of course, I have to once again shoutout Ash, they're his OC after all. Thank you Ash for helping me design him and letting me create a reference for your wonderful character!!
Design thoughts below cut :3
Aeor's a little taller than Nym but a lot more gangly and bony and VERY hairy which was fun to draw. I haven't really had the chance to draw body hair to such an extent so that was fun for me LMAO
His casual/camp clothing was just. How can we make him look an absolute mess, they do not really gaf about hygiene or clothing much. Ash even mentioned he doesn't even really wear a shirt around camp and I was like welp oh well, he's getting one now. But I gave him a low cut neckline so that's my compromise ig.
His initial armor is very much inspired by the in-game base warlock armor, but with a twist. I had to change some things up to make it unique to them ofc. Aeor wears a lot of green and brown, but we decided to make his early-game armor black and red to represent yk being a Bhaalist and a bhaalspawn. Also that's just the base warlock armor colors lol.
Their LATE game armor was supposed to be inspired by the rare studded leather armor you get, but I kinda just flew off the rails and made it whatever. It's very cool though and I'm super happy with the design and the color palette. He also has a very unique sword that he's bound to, thanks to their patron, the Traveller ^_^
New Nym reference!!! I'm slowly working my way thru his friends, Aeor next then Marion!!
Shoutout to Ash for being my muse, Nym wouldn't be the same without him <3
Design thoughts under cut
Nym's anatomy took a while to get right, he's the shortest of the three, standing at ~5'7 iirc. I wanted him to be muscular but not super stocky to the point where he looked wide. I actually completely scrapped my first attempt after coloring bc I realized I wasn't happy. I like how he looks now tho, and it's a big improvement on anatomy from my first attempt.
For his clothing and armor, I decided to stray some from cannon bg3 outfits and let myself have more fun. For his camp clothing, I wanted it to be very comfy and cozy, baggy and oversized. Me and Ash joke about how much Nym loves clowns and the circus, so I think his fashion is very whimsical and colorful with lots of fun patterns and knitwear. Over top of it he has one of his brother's cardigans bc he steals Marion's clothing all the time.
His early game armor is very minimal and isn't based on any in-game armor. Zero notes to be honest. I adjusted the fit of his pants and the crop of his shirt. I also removed the green robes because I just didn't like the way they fit over his silhouette.
His late game armor is a mix of the Vest of Soul Rejuvenation as well as some armor Marion gave him. You can tell what bits I pulled from the cannon armor, but I also adjusted things because I wanted it to be unique to him and not just copy and pasting the in-game design. He also is wearing the Helldusk Gauntlets and the Boots of Uninhibited Kushigo because that makes up his endgame armor set!
Gortash and Urrvis, Marion and the Dark Urge respectively
Gortash often brought Nym on trips to Waterdeep for supplies to manufacture the steel watch. Urrvis Sylric had exactly what Gortash needed. Nym and Marion often watched off to the side, bored and tense while the other two negotiated.
durge stuff. more below cut, tw for abuse, injury and violence
I can't imagine Nym ever WANTED to lead a cult, I think if he were to ever do it, his resistance and reluctance would have to be beaten out of him from a young age
