Scyrel

Animator and Background artist

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I forgot to upload this one a couple weeks ago. It's somewhat like a response to the previous image. Giving her a little sass in the pose and really just throwing clothes on her until I settle on something.

Working on the chapter 1 script, it's coming along more smoothly since it's a bit more definitive. I'm looking forward to having something to show after all this talk and doodling after 4 years.

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I've been needing to draw some other characters and I had a silly thought I wanted to see. Mostly, to draw a sad, nervous little boy and feel bad for him.

Razor is an equal opportunity antagonist. This is a really brave kid trying to mind himself next to a boogeyman, he's trying not to cry inside.

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Sharing a new character and species for Shadow's Mark. Alces is very important to Ebony's daily life at home, working as a heavy labor animal and also for travel. Her father bought him young, hoping Alces could carry the family and their goods for many years. At this point in time, he is in his golden years but is still ready and willing to take his routes to and from the market.

Alces is mostly domesticated, though his species is naturally more docile. During the mating season, all servines make calls across the fence and in the woods. It's the most disruptive time of the year, with males sounding their vocal range more than their horns make contact. Interbreeding is sometimes seen between different domestic/ wild counterparts. Does can produce a dairy equivalent, while bucks are best for work and occasionally meat.

Alces will eat just about anything, from grains and grasses to fruits and bark. There are a few mildly toxic plants he can process as well, making it incredibly easy to keep them when it comes to food. Their maneure can also be used in some remedies.

Sarutians are omnivorous, though they tend to favor fruits and vegetables more often in their lush environment. There are plenty of natural predators for the servine that have also eaten a Sarutian once or twice.

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More fun character drawings for me. Drawing them this way could be more efficient at dumping more of this brain art everywhere. I also want to smush them together more. The top one took a few tries.

The dialog text is very flat, I'm just not worried about fixing that with silly doodles.

Sorry Callan is like, so quiet and a third wheel right now. He's still under some construction. Razor and Ebony are literally almost 20 years old.

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To make the characters more distinct from each other, I've made a rough pass at a human Ebony. She needs a haircut.

Gotta keep the trend that women look more human than their male counterparts.

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Razor's ref lore card.

Exumbras branched off from the Ramashi many many years ago, as civilization grew more complex and the demands of the people couldn't always be satisfied. They found a new deity of sorts, but that meant severing their initial connection to the spirits that brought them into the cycle.

They are quite literally outcasts socially and spiritually, but most followers of the practice suffer in exchange for this power. It has been a long-term goal for them to figure out how to survive long enough using Rucruo, but there are still no living elders of the practice. They follow the nameless god to feel free, imbued with power the other Ramashi could only dream of, but they haven't scratched the surface of what they worship. A blind, greedy cult gets what it deserves.

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About 2 years of off and on work, but this mask is done. As it was a more complex kit, I did have a couple big mistakes that caused problems. However, this started off as a miscast that already needed extra work.

The main thing is that I got it securely wearable. Due to how I ended up wearing it, it can fit small glasses and visibility is relatively decent compared to the last mask I finished. The jaw is responsive only when held at the end, but it doesn't slip anymore when I talk.

I already have a second version of this mask waiting, so I'll be sure to improve upon the errors I made in this one. Still, it's gonna look sick on my wall with the others I've made.

Mask design and cast by Missmonster.

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A small lore ref sheet for Ebony. This is the most basic of the abilities as Caelux deals mostly with the life cycle and spirituality. Sarutia's land is renowned for its natural resources and supposed wells of Vitura.

Vitura is the life energy within all things and could be compared to what magic means in reality. Gods are thought to have been the source for the Ramashi's gifts, but there haven't been any recent stories of their words or visits.

Ramashi is a title that many took with pride, knowing that they would become wise guardians of their peoples. The gift is somewhat random and a family of regular people could be blessed with special children.

Ramashi bear an extra weight of expectation, however. The path is limited and the gifts will dictate what you can do. While not often a concern, there are a few who did not like this.

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I made these months ago to play around with things, costumes, anatomy, etc. I am not entirely sure if I have settled with Ebony's clothing and appearance. I don't want her too pretty, but at the same time, she is the main character.

I would like the comic to be fully colored, although B&W isn't bad.

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Made mostly for fun, I think Razor flexing is funny. He's hoping Ebony likes that he can lift heavy rocks.

Sometimes, drawing him being nice causes his eyes to get bigger, as opposed to his more neutral look.

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I had a rough sketch of a more distorted face for Razor and wanted to color it to see what it could look like. There are some other edits and considerations I'm debating on, but between the two designs, this one looks horrible enough for Ebony to deal with. Needless to say, normal Razor is my preference and he would agree.

As for lore, he is a creature of folklore, intended to keep children out of trouble. Ebony knows the rhymes, but did not grow up in the shadow of the Exumbra. They were purged from Sarutia a century ago.

Exumbras, as called by their old brethren, are people who broke the connection to their God-given purpose in exchange for seemingly limitless power they don't understand. The cult deals in blood and bearing the sigil gives them access to this unknown source. However, it comes with a very heavy price.

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Apparently, my characters are not furry enough despite being animal-like, according to one furry group I was trying out.

I am a little miffed, I don't understand the definition of what a furry is.

I guess they are in the category of whatever the Navi are.

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Sharing this design of Gore Magala I designed for Eighty Sixed's Monster Hunter collection. It's officially licensed, so Capcom has overseen the production. The design itself is going to nearly eat small t-shirts sizes at 13"×17".

This beast of a design took weeks to make.

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I wanted to thank people for buying this shirt. 🙏 Our company is small so it matters a lot because we make custom art.

Monster Hunter officially posted it, so now we're completely sold out and need to print another batch.

And I forgot to grab one for myself. 🥲

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My side project is almost done. I've been chipping away at it for probably 1.5 years since I got it. There's still a bit left to do in hardware to make it wearable, it's still in 4 pieces, but the paint is placed. My goal is to get this done before Lvlup.

Then, finally, I will be able to display it on the wall like a trophy mount.

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regarding the worldbuilding thing. Personally, I think deities and powers would since it sort of gives an overall look into how the world itself works. How powers effects their day to day life compared to other worlds whos' powers aren't the same and how a deities teachings and existance can shape the morals and understandings of the people.

You reminded me of an artist I watched a long time ago that introduced their stuff that way.

This makes sense, thanks!

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What would you like to see first as part of someone's world building?

I have a few topics I can share to get started, but I figure I'd ask what catches people's interests.

I use Bluesky as my Twitter replacement for a chatting platform, but at this time it's really just fluff and not terribly interactive, so I figured I'd poke here as well.

I got pets, locations, races, powers, and deities.

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Just curious.

Will your shadowsmark project be made in a form of a comic, novel or visual novel??

I've been aiming for a graphic novel, basically a comic, but I'm assuming the distinction is page count. I don't love my plain writing, so I really just want to draw everything and have cool words next to them.

Apparently, this means I have to describe each panel in a script format for myself and I don't want to do this.