it's always darkest before the soul

Kisbe's art blog.

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Hey! Do you sell your art at all?

ok the answer is FINALLY yes because I got off my ass and updated my Society6 page lmao 

(thank you for this message it kept reminding me I needed to do this)

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I love the Artorias piece, and was wondering if you have any objection to me getting it as a tattoo.

Not at all, but please send me pics if you get it done so I can add it to my portfolio! 

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He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see.

RIP Papa III

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Just some drawings of DnD characters. Finally playing a whole Pathfinder campaign!

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Lady Maria, I'm a robin. Will I ever curl up and become an egg?

Can’t stop drawing this perfect lady please send help.

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The church hunters’ black attire is synonymous with fear, and that peculiar Yharnam madness.

Bloodborne, micron pens, the usual

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Beautiful art, who are your biggest inspirations with regards to illustrating?

Thank you! It took me a while to figure out how to answer this one. 

My biggest inspiration is probably Evan Cagle (the artist who worked on the new King’s Quest) and yeah I know there’s some drama about the game but LOOK AT HIS ART

god DAMN.

I’m also really loving all the Bloodborne stuff by @magodayushigemori. Really cool cartoony style

And lately I’ve been really digging on Matt Bailey. His stuff is a bit less detailed but still really evocative (huge nsfw warning for his site btw).

So those are a few of my inspirations lately. But honestly, there are too many to list lmao.

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"I can see it in your eyes. If you didn't invade, didn't pillage, whatever would you do?"

More Leonhard. Tried using a dying pen to get some mid-tones on this one.

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Plague doctor gathering ingredients. A work sketch that turned into mindlessly inking a lot of feathers. 

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“Rosaria's Fingers need only fetch tongues for their mistress. Otherwise, we are free, unchained.”

Leonhard’s questline was one of my favourites in DS3 because WHAT A TWIST. I’m still curious about his motivations tbh. 

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A Call Beyond

The rite failed to achieve its intended purpose, but instead created a small exploding star, now a powerful part of the Choir's arsenal. At times, failure is the mother of invention.

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that pathologic art though. god damn my dude

I knew the fandom for this game was out there somewhere 🙏

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Once more into the fray Into the last good fight I’ll ever know

Dark Souls to get ya in the 2018 mood.

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I have access to a scanner again hello hello

Pathologic fanart because that game is my AESTHETIC hoo man

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These wacky guys from Dark Souls 2. (Micron pens, as usual.)

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Leper from Darkest Dungeon. Also first halfway decent attempt at digital inking ( ᐛ )و

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Marco the Phoenix from One Piece.