Skeptical Scribbles

What's up, this is a side blog for me to post my art! My main blog is @skepticalcatfrog. Both the icon and the header are my art.

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And every demon wants his pound of flesh/But I like to keep some things to myself/I like to keep my issues drawn/It's always darkest before the dawn

- Shake It Out by Florence and the Machine

And I would give all this and heaven too/I would give it all if only for a moment/That I could just understand/The meaning of the word you see/'Cause I've been scrawling it forever/But it never makes sense to me at all

- All This and Heaven Too by Florence and the Machine

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On some very rare days, Marshall wakes up first.

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The second surprise!! New art!! I drew these in combination with my new fic because I wanted to provide references so the people in my fic class knew what all these guys looked like. I think they turned out soooo cute.

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My only wish in this world is that they had gotten the time to be freakier

(Commissions are open!)

((Close-up under the cut))

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for secret Shanghai art reqs, would you ever do benedikt and his mama? 🥺🥺

The fact that we know literally nothing about her other than when and how she died makes me crazy. But I do think she really, really loved him.

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"The ground trembled: the fire had finally eaten up a gas pipe. There was a colossal shrieking sound, and then the upper half of the house burst with an explosion and collapsed in on itself.

Benedikt staggered to his feet. His mother had died to the feud....Maybe this was the way he would join her. The Scarlets would kill him, then throw him right into the raging fire—ashes to ashes, dust to dust."

- Our Violent Ends, Chapter 19

(Commissions are open!)

((Close-up and greyscale version below the cut))

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"Benedikt remained staring at the table, both his hands pressed to the flat surface. Slowly, Marshall crept nearer until he was right beside Benedikt. He opted to lean against the table, the two of them facing different directions."

— Our Violent Ends, Chapter 25

(Commissions are open!)

((Close-ups under the cut))

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Roma is happy to have a sister. Benedikt gets nervous around babies.

(Commissions are open!)

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The other set of Legendborn portraits! Couldn't do the first set without including these guys too 🫶🫶🫶

(Commissions are open!)

((Close-ups under the cut))

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Obviously I had to draw some Legendborn. These guys live in my head right now.

(Commissions are open!)

((Some close-ups plus alt Oathbound versions under the cut!))

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He is soooooo gorgeous I just had to draw him, I got too sad about not being able to see his face in my last drawing.

(Commissions are open!)

((Close-up under the cut))

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"Benedikt walked to Marshall. Appearing utterly, utterly devoid of anything, anything—he put his hand to Marshall’s throat and kept it there, waiting.

A terrible noise tore forward from his cousin. Roma would hear that sound in his head forever."

- These Violent Delights, Chapter 38

(Commissions are open!)

((Close-ups under the cut, as usual))

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(Also just going to tag @chloegong down here because I don't know if I'm going to put this one on Instagram due to. uh. the blood)

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"It was strange to be so close again when he had gotten used to being a shadow. Strange to be near enough that Marshall could reach out with his fingers—and suddenly his hand was hovering forward, brushing a blond curl out of Benedikt’s face. He shouldn’t. Benedikt could wake upon disturbance, and the last thing Marshall needed was to break his most important promise to Juliette.

“How mighty you are,” he whispered quietly. “I am grateful that our roles are not switched, for I would have dove headfirst into the Huangpu should I be left in this world without you.” "

- Our Violent Ends, Chapter 19

Commissions are open!!

(Close-ups under the cut)

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Happy birthday Six of Crows!!!

This is a little drawing that I had an idea for a while ago (and actually started doing a while ago) but never got around to finishing. I figured that if there was ever going to be a good time to finally do it, it would be now! It's my favorite book series' birthday, so hopefully you all enjoy my little gift.

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Soooo we still rockin with the Aurora Cycle orrrrrrr

(Commissions are open!!)

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"Benedikt clamped a hand over Marshall’s mouth, the effort so aggressive that they slammed into one of the filing cabinets, bodies locked. Benedikt could smell the smoke clinging to Marshall’s skin, count the lines crinkling his brow while he tried not to struggle.

What the hell are you doing here? Marshall’s eyes seemed to scream.

What do you think? Benedikt silently responded."

- Our Violent Ends, Chapter 42

Commissions are open!

(Closeup under the cut)

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I am opening commissions!!

See some informational graphics below (all of the information is also under the cut):

As of right now, I use Venmo and PayPal! While I do primarily draw Six of Crows and These Violent Delights, I can also do other fandoms! It just might take a bit longer to finish.

DM me here if you want a commission! I'm super excited!

Also, in order to celebrate my first commissions, I'm also going to be running a SALE! The parameters of the sale are as follows:

1. The first person to DM me for a commission will get 20% off!

2. The second person to DM me for a commission will get 15% off!

3. The third person to DM me for a commission will get 10% off!

I may do more sales/fun little events in the future, but for now I think this is a good way to start. Good luck!

(As I said at the top, all of the information from the graphics is also right here under the cut for anyone who prefers to see it that way!)

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Commission Information from Graphics:

Characters:

Bust:

Unrendered: $30

Rendered: +$10

Half Body:

Unrendered: $40

Rendered: +$20

Full Body:

Unrendered: $50

Rendered: +$20

(Prices are multiplied with each additional character. For example, a bust of two unrendered characters would cost $60, and a bust of two rendered characters would cost $80.)

Background Prices:

No Background (Blank White/Plain Color): +$0

Simple Background (Flat Pattern/Design): +$10

Detailed Background (Full Scene/Setting): +$30