Vile Beings

Art blog. OCs and video game characters 💖 @silentskipjack on bluesky as well. Main blog @lyriumrain.

[silentskipjack]

🎉Mini Art Giveaway!🎉

Sometime over 2023 this art blog got 100 followers! I was very surprised, especially given how little I've been able to draw lately 🥺

So, to celebrate the end of the year I'm doing a little giveaway for followers of this blog. If you have a screenshot of a character you want drawn (OC or NPC), attach it to a reblog of this post! 😊(And to be specific - I'll be sketching the character only, as they look in the screenshot!)

The cut off for this is when I get 11 submissions (I'll keep a tally on this post so please check on my blog for updates) OR Dec 31st 2023, whichever comes first💖🥰 Current followers will be priority.

@quickscribe's Xosha

@dreadfutures's lavellan

@a-song-in-the-stillness's Acacia

Cassandra for @rosella-writes

@thejabberwokk 's Kotys

Paul von Oberstein for @faroffpromise

CLOSED thank you! Will be completing these soon.

[lyriumrain]

i hired this thing to stare at you, and they're not happy about it. Looping gif below

[sillywormz]

yes i'm a beginner artist. yes i have been a beginner artist for the past 15 years. don't question it

[lyriumrain]

@t00tsmcgee hello. i hope you don't mind, but I drew our blorbo's kissing Gale 🥂 also taking this opportunity to yap under the readmore

(thought I'd respond to some of the things you said in my last post... what do you mean that was over a month ago... oh god what is time)

I wonder what the Raven Queen thought of his grandfather when he sacrificed him? And could we feed Noct some noblestalk to help him regain that part of himself because I'll send Zev back to the underdark for some if need be!

this has me kinda stumped tbh, I'm not very familiar with her as a character, so I'm not sure if she's impressed, disinterested, or disgusted lol. I'm leaning towards the last one, and that she gives Noctil his powers out of spite. So his grandpa can have shadow magic, but only when siphoning it through Noct.

You mentioning noblestalk made me think about how that would work. So basically Noct doesn't know his grandfather took a part of his soul, he doesn't quite understand how the tether works, just that it's shadow magic of some kind. Giving him a noblestalk would help him remember, and reveal exactly what was taken. I imagine this soul shard manifests as a representation of Noct's 'innocence', and appears as a shadowy version of how he looked when he was sacrificed. (I also have an idea of how his "act 3" quest would play out, with him being reunited with his shadow and stuff but I've yapped on this for long enough)

He actually falls so hard, he's very not chill about it at all. He's someone who expresses feelings very readily, very openly. Preferably through song, so he does write a song about his feelings for Gale, disguised as a regular love song, but i imagine he keeps glancing at Gale while he writes/sings it.

this is so sweet, I love that image you paint. I love that Gale is upfront with his feelings, but also kind of shy at the same time? if that makes sense. I can imagine him asking himself "oh... are those looks for me?? 😳". When Noctil does sing for gale, he's more blatant about it, but with a veneer of "oh i'm just like this. Just naturally flirty teehee" (lowkey trying to protect himself just in case Gale doesn't feel the same).

(also, I haven't been able to play in ages, so Noctil is still in act 3 lmao. I hope you don't mind me randomly tagging you in bg3 posts forever (i'm joking...mostly))

[guttedpulsars]

here is a master list of great art tools that can make your workflow easier! 👇 (consistently updating)

posemaniacs.com/en

if you want to learn human anatomy with the benefit of preset poses, this is for you! you can use it standalone, but as a bonus you can also import poses into the clip studio paint 3D models. (File -> Import -> 3D Pose (Posemaniacs)

line-of-action.com

great for gestures and observational sketches!

zvork.fr/vls/

browser based rig for lighting & shadows

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ADDITIONAL TOOLS COMING!

[silentskipjack]

I wanted an ending

[silentskipjack]

[silentskipjack]

[silentskipjack]

thinking about doing art fight this year

[silentskipjack]

Bruh someone get this bitch off my top posts, he's scaring me 😭

[kotori-mochi]

Can't afford art school?

After seeing post like this 👇

And this gem 👇

As well as countless of others from the AI generator community. Just talking about how "inaccessible art" is, I decided why not show how wrong these guys are while also helping anyone who actually wants to learn.

Here is the first one ART TEACHERS! There are plenty online and in places like youtube.

📺Here is my list:

Proko (Free, mostly teaches anatomy and how to draw people. But does have art talks and teaches the basics.)

Marc Brunet (Free but he does have other classes for a cheap price. Use to work for Blizzard and teaches you everything)

Aaron Rutten (free, tips about art, talks about art programs and the best products for digital art)

BoroCG (free, teaches a verity of art mediums from 3D modeling to digital painting. As well as some tips that can be used across styles)

Jesse J. Jones (free, talks about animating)

Jesus Conde (free, teaches digital painting and has classes in Spanish)

Mohammed Agbadi (free, he gives some advice in some videos and talks about art)

Ross Draws (free, he does have other classes for a good price. Mostly teaching character designs and simple backgrounds.)

SamDoesArts (free, gives good advice and critiques)

Drawfee Show (free, they do give some good advice and great inspiration)

The Art of Aaron Blaise ( useful tips for digital art and animation. Was an animator for Disney. Mostly nature art)

Bobby Chiu ( useful tips and interviews with artist who are in the industry or making a living as artist)

Sinix Design (has some tips on drawing people)

Winged canvas (art school for free on a verity of mediums)

Bob Ross (just a good time, learn how to paint, as well as how too relax when doing art. "there are no mistakes only happy accidents", this channel also provides tips from another artist)

Scott Christian Sava (Inspiration and provides tips and advice)

Pikat (art advice and critiques)

Drawbox (a suggested cheap online art school, made of a community of artist)

Skillshare (A cheap learning site that has art classes ranging from traditional to digital. As well as Animation and tutorials on art programs. All under one price, in the USA it's around $34 a month)

Human anatomy for artist (not a video or teacher but the site is full of awesome refs to practice and get better at anatomy)

Second part BOOKS, I have collected some books that have helped me and might help others.

📚Here is my list:

The "how to draw manga" series produced by Graphic-sha. These are for manga artist but they give great advice and information.

"Creating characters with personality" by Tom Bancroft. A great book that can help not just people who draw cartoons but also realistic ones. As it helps you with facial ques and how to make a character interesting.

"Albinus on anatomy" by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle. Great book to help someone learn basic anatomy.

"Artistic Anatomy" by Dr. Paul Richer and Robert Beverly Hale. A good book if you want to go further in-depth with anatomy.

"Directing the story" by Francis Glebas. A good book if you want to Story board or make comics.

"Animal Anatomy for Artists" by Eliot Goldfinger. A good book for if you want to draw animals or creatures.

"Constructive Anatomy: with almost 500 illustrations" by George B. Bridgman. A great book to help you block out shadows in your figures and see them in a more 3 diamantine way.

"Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and expand" by Burne Hogarth. A book that shows how to block out shapes and easily understand what you are looking out. When it comes to human subjects.

"An Atlas of animal anatomy for artist" by W. Ellenberger and H. Dittrich and H. Baum. This is another good one for people who want to draw animals or creatures.

Etherington Brothers, they make books and have a free blog with art tips.

📝As for Supplies, I recommend starting out cheap, buying Pencils and art paper at dollar tree or 5 below. If you want to go fancy Michaels is always a good place for traditional supplies. They also get in some good sales and discounts. For digital art, I recommend not starting with a screen art drawing tablet as they are usually more expensive.

For the Best art Tablet I recommend either Xp-pen, Bamboo or Huion. Some can range from about 40$ to the thousands.

💻As for art programs here is a list of Free to pay.

Clip Studio paint ( you can choose to pay once or sub and get updates. Galaxy, Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, Android, or Chromebook device. )

Procreate ( pay once for $9.99 usd, IPAD & IPHONE ONLY)

Blender (for 3D modules/sculpting, animation and more. Free)

PaintTool SAI (pay but has a 31 day free trail)

Krita (Free)

mypaint (free)

FireAlpaca (free)

Aseprite ($19.99 usd but has a free trail, for pixel art Windows & macOS)

Drawpile (free and for if you want to draw with others)

IbisPaint (free, phone app ONLY)

Medibang (free, IPAD, Android and PC)

NOTE: Some of these can work on almost any computer like Clip and Sai but others will require a bit stronger computer like Blender. Please check their sites for if your computer is compatible.

So do with this information as you will but as you can tell there are ways to learn how to become an artist, without breaking the bank. The only thing that might be stopping YOU from using any of these things, is YOU.

I have made time to learn to draw and many artist have too. Either in-between working two jobs or taking care of your family and a job or regular school and chores. YOU just have to take the time or use some time management, it really doesn't take long to practice for like an hour or less. YOU also don't have to do it every day, just once or three times a week is fine.

Hope this was helpful and have a great day.

"also apologies for any spelling or grammar errors, I have Dyslexia and it makes my brain go XP when it comes to speech or writing"

[animalphotorefs]

Boosting this in case any of the programs and books suggested are useful.

All the photos on this tumblr ad the animal photo reference site I run is another resource available for artists to use!

As long as you’re not using AI to create your art, you can reference / trace / draw / recombine / make any sort of art you want, with any of the photos, for free.

[silentskipjack]

Honestly he looks like he'd be good at hugs. Just as soon as he learns to relax.

[themojaveexpress]

thank you for coming home

[felassanis]

I am IN LOVE WITH THIS holy shittttttt

[silentskipjack]

Mariussssss [wip]

[silentskipjack]

what to do when your dying husband turns into a spirit and possesses you against his will? 🤔

[silentskipjack]

Fuckin' idiot loser (Vincent Surana) makes a big entrance and gets stuck mid-transformation. sorry to anyone who knows what bird wings should look like - i got lazy. Partly inspired by the 70s edition of Wizard of Earthsea cover.

Close up + fanfic below readmore

Dorian saw it first, this tiny dot plummeting through the sky towards the Inquisitor's camp. He squinted at sky, raising a hand to block the sun.

Yep. That's a bird alright. A hawk? An eagle? Dorian didn't care to think about the difference, all he knew was a bird of prey was in the process of dive bombing their general area. Should he call it out? He had some seconds to decide.

He turned to Vivienne, who was seated on a stool by the fire, making notes over an elegantly crossed leg.

"Bird." He said - he probably could have elaborated, but he liked to keep her on her toes - not that she was ever off them to begin with. She looked up at him, a look of bemusement and judgement. He pointed at the sky. Vivienne glanced and opened her mouth.

"Oh. I see," She closed her notes and stood, placing them on the vacated stool, "I think that's a person." Now it was Dorian's turn to be bemused.

"What?" He said incredulously, but the bird was very close now and Vivienne had started walking towards the clearing in the centre of camp as it approached. Dorian followed - he didn't want to miss whatever was going to happen.

The bird of prey was about to nose dive directly into the ground when it suddenly spread its wings, and yes, a human figure seemed to... jump out, as it were. However, they were obscured when a cloud of dirt and dust was kicked up by the impact. The rest of the soldiers at camp now well and truly noticed something was afoot and stood to attention, hands hovering over swords and spears.

As the dust started to settle, they could see the figure was kneeling, one knee on the ground, and... something was wrong. Where arms should be there were wings: huge versions of the bird's wings. They were still outstretched, the tips of the wings pointing to the sky, like something out of a storybook. The figure stood, wobbling slightly as they tried to keep balance. Dorian saw in his peripheral that some soldiers were drawing their swords. The figure didn't seem to notice, or maybe they didn't care?

Either way, they started swearing. Not yelling, though, more like loud grumbles as they started shaking out their wings. They were making a whip-like motion, like they were trying to shake off water. Dorian crossed his arms and observed. Their guest was an elf, taller and lankier than most, toned with some lean muscle definition; which was most clear given the only clothes he sported was a pair of dark blue trousers. Their skin was pale and pink, and they had a head of greyish hair styled into a soft mohawk.

Yet, what interested Dorian most was the scars and tattoos. Some scars were obviously just that, scars from battle or accidents, but others; they looked deliberate, precise. And the tattoos, even from this distance Dorian recognised at least two as ritual tattoos for certain spells. The others he assumed were for similar purposes, perhaps from other cultures. Very interesting. His observations were cut short when the shapeshifter eventually 'shook out' his wings into arms - also sporting tattoos comprised of magical forumla.

The elf, now armed, finally seemed to notice he was surrounded by nervous inquisition soldiers. Dorian knew he should let the Inquisitor speak first, she was present at this very moment after all. But something got the better of him.

"Hello there. Are you lost?" He ventured, coming to stand beside Vivienne, who he could tell was watching him out of the corner of her eye.

The elf smiled, and winked, as he gave Dorian a lazy salute in greeting.

"Greetings! I was hoping to find the Inquisitor, actually, important message for them." Dorian felt a warmth prickle up his neck.

How curious.

....

I havent figured out Vincent's tattoos or scars completely yet so the description doesn't quite match the art but 🤷🏼

Also I know it stops suddenly but I've run out of steam for now. Maybe if anyone's interested I'll do more lol. Either way, the gist is this is an AU where vincent doesn't pursue a relationship with morrigan, instead he and Dorian get together during the events of Inquisition.

Thank you to anyone who makes it this far 🫶🥹🥹🥹🥹🫂

[silentskipjack]

My guiding moonlight