R Brown Illustration

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Got a friend into Natural Six recently and realized quite quickly that I didn’t have any non-spoilery art to show him so I had to quick turn these out! It also just so happened to coincide with their 50th episode celebration so two birds, one stone!

(This series may or may not have also started me on putting highlights directly in the center of the pupil which I’m lowkey obsessed with doing rn, highly recommend it)

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I actually have quite a bit of TTRPG art to post but so much of it has spoilers for my party members so I have to hold on to it impatiently just in case it crosses their timeline somewhere. But I do have this, some visual exploration for my new Daggerheart character based heavily on the character I initially created if I ever got around to a Deadlands campaign.

Theres a bit of character and grit in the initial design that I believe I lost in the "final" design, but the final design reflects in game equipment and gear so I feel I need to find a way to combine both designs into something clearer. The trench-coat stays and slays no matter what though.

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Redraw from 2022 and Sheppard finally turned his darn head.

Are the characters super accurate? No. Was I going off vibes? Yes. Is the background borrowed from a screenshot of the show? Yes. Do I think about them constantly? Yes.

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Well well well we’ve reached the point in the rewatch when Teyla’s wraith DNA is revealed, reminding me of how much I wish John’s significant Ancient DNA played more of a part in the overall series. I personally really like how Teyla’s wraith traits played a part in the show but it feels like John’s ancient traits (the strongest of anyone in the show and the whole reason the series kicks off) really drops off the map after the first few episodes which is a real shame cuz the dichotomy of Ancient/Wraith being represented in the SGA team.

So anyways here’s a lil something something I turned out while watching, a more Ancient John and a more Wraith Teyla, just for vibes. (Also man the ancients have terrible fits I’m just throwing that out there)

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Semi-yearly Atlantis rewatch is here. Back on my grind.

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Season 2 now pls

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Deadlands character idea…if I had a way to play Deadlands!!! 😔 anyways she’s an ex-outlaw living in solitude and haunted by the spirit of the last person she killed. That is all. Thank you.

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“You loved me enough once to give me up. Love me again, and help me in life.”

If you have felt personally victimized by the Natural Six cast pulling heart wrenching character moments in the last 7 minutes of an episode, you may be entitled to compensation. (The only compensation I can offer is drawing done in a fugue state after binging episode after episode during 8 hr workdays)

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Brothers of Gondor.

“Remember this day, little brother. “

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Luck pervert.

Lug being the cast’s straight man reacting to this strange small cult man is still one of my favorite bits of the first Wyrdwood episode.

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Oxventure Deadlands season 2 finale took me out. I specifically requested no more sad but there was much sad. 10/10. Need 10 more seasons immediately.

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I’ve only just started Oxventure’s Deadlands first season and I’m already obsessed I can’t even begin to explain. Every single character rocks and Andy is doing an absolutely fantastic job as the Marshall. I forgot how much I love a western setting and am just eating up every minute of the podcast currently. I’m so excited to get to know these characters further and eventually catch up to season 2!

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I’ve still been slowly catching up on the Oxventure podcast while at work and just finished the Extinction season. I was gladly surprised with the Corazon centric seasonal finale and thought his internal reflection was fascinating, I just wish we were able to see more of it! The whole dungeon crawl and boss battle in the Curse Hole had me stressed out so much that I’m sure my coworkers thought I was going insane. The Oxventure crew has a special place in my heart and I’m excited for some more Blades in the Dark and Deadlands on my horizon!

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The Three Hunters ©️ Ruth Brown 2025

I “redesigned” the trio after rereading and rewatching the trilogy and was inspired to mesh a bit of their movie forms, book descriptions, and my own flair on their designs. I think it turned out pretty fun!

I love when Legolas adds some leather pauldrons to his fit at the battle of Helm’s Deep so I incorporated that silhouette into this new design, while leaning a bit more into a woodsy “fey” idea.

Aragorn is largely similar to the movies but physically resembles how I imagined his book descriptions, a tall, dark, and strong man akin to how most Gondorians are described, especially Boromir.

I wanted to embellish Gimli a bit more to call back to his origins from the Lonely Mountain after its reclamation and the abundance of wealth that would have been dispersed through the Hobbit’s company of dwarves and their families. I love his weapons in the movies though so the sort of cut out style is only a bit altered (and more poorly executed) in my design.

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I have not known peace since I discovered I can draw Transformers. They’re crawling at the back of my mind when I’m doing commissions trying to get out. Anyways, here’s my sweet son: Armada Starscream.

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I don’t know how to give a spoiler alert on this website but if I can warn you here it is. This is vague enough though it’s not too much??? Maybe????

Anyways, I saw Transformers: One yesterday and have been thinking about it nonstop ever since. It’s beautiful. Almost perfect. Sensational. 10/10 would recommend please go see it if you have any Transformers love in your bones and even if you don’t. It’s just a good story.

As for the spoilery part, don’t read ahead as I talk about this piece if you don’t want some spoilers.

What kills me about this movie is, yes, Orion and D-16’s friendship, but also Bee and Elita coming together as a team as the four of them. Bee particularly, as it would be assumed he is the youngest and the least experienced in their little group and needs them potentially the most.

I would say there’s a direct parallel you could make between Bee and D-16 throughout the movie. As both of them move from blind loyalty in the status quo to having to accept that the system they live in is set up against them and the power that they trusted is false and vile.

D-16 is a fascinating case of losing trust in anyone and anything because of that betrayal. The movie does a fantastic job of justifying (not excusing) the rise of Megatron and truly emphasizes how tragic of a character he really is, beyond just the violent rebel we’ve gotten used to.

Bee on the other hand shifts quickly to lean on the support and trust of his friends (maybe he is more inclined to as they are literally his only option), and to still hold his faith in Primus and the true Primes, ultimately following Optimus.

Anyways, this illustration I whipped up this evening is in the climax of the film when Sentinel Prime has captured much of the High Guard, as well as D-16 and Bee. D pulls the ballsy move of refusing to kneel to the false Prime. They discuss Megatronus Prime for a bit, Sentinel drawing attention to D’s Megatronus decal. Then Sentinel decides that D-16 should always have a reminder of that dead Prime, and brands a crude likeness of Megatronus on his chest with a laser gun.

Above all else I think that this is potentially the final turning point for D-16. This isn’t the point of no return (see end of film when Sentinel gets his due) but I see it as D-16 losing faith completely in both the true Primes of the past (Megatronus), and the false Prime of the present (Sentinel), leading him straight to the point later where he won’t trust his future to anyone but himself. Not even Orion. I wanted to explore this moment visually so while I was at work the composition for this piece slowly started forming in my head and I knew I wanted to bring both D-16 and Bee into the focal point.

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I love thinking about post-Return of the King life for the fellowship. I love how involved Pippin is with Faramir in Gondor and therefore Aragorn as well. Also this is an imagining of Aragorn offering casual praise for Faramir’s work as Steward but Faramir is so unused to praise for literally anything that he has to take a moment.