art only

[starsystemic]

The first 9 Tarot adopts/YCHs on this new base! This was initially for a Flight Rising event. I was expecting more people to order the night theme, but mostly it's been days. ^^ Hope someone orders a custom background one of these days, I think it would be fun.

(sorry for people seeing these again in the FR tag, this is my main art blog and doesn't get the normal reblogs from my FR blog)

[starsystems-fr]

I wasn’t going to post these, but now that the voting is over and I’m still happy with them, here are my sketches and final entry for the Afamiliar guest artist search! ;w; As usual I like the sketches better, but that’s okay haha.

[starsystems-fr]

“The archeological site that adventurers-” - the contempt with which she says the word is barely disguised -  “have taken to calling the Imperial’s Maw was entrusted to our clan by the Weaver herself.” ”If it were up to me, the only people allowed within a mile of this place would be heavily armed academics, but our gracious Progenitor has seen it fit to invite any creature with a pulse to stroll in and loot everything they can carry. Since you don’t look like a complete oaf, I can give you the basics - but anything further you’re going to have to figure out for yourself.”

——-

The Imperial’s Maw is a dungeon-like structure created from ages of civilizations being drawn to the area and building on top of each other, over and over and over again. The dead cities get pushed down deeper into the earth as the living continued to build higher, leading to the unfathomable size it is today. The mountains surrounding it are not “natural”; the caves plunge far below sea level.

Atelier Estate has an army of researchers exploring every facet of the Maw, from anthropologists to xenobiologists, but the caves are large and dangerous enough that the Progenitor has issued an open call to any dragon or beastclan who is brave enough to explore the depths: get rich, or die trying…

Bullet points about specific layers below!

Keep reading

[starsystems-fr]

now that I’ve got the basics of my lore setting, I need to…. actually draw my dragons… the important characters are too high pressure lol, so here is Rime, the lighthouse keeper!

“Rime is an Ice dragon born with a passion for pyromancy. The foundry denizen brace she wears keeps her warm and augments her control of fire magic. In addition to keeping the great flame crystal of Oros Lighthouse ablaze, Rime is an accomplished glassblower and loves chatting with new visitors to the city. Talk to Rime to view all your currently active sidequests in Costa Lucenta.”

(this is also my first attempt at making a handwriting font! I’d call it a good first attempt with a lot of room for improvement lol)

[starsystems-fr]

Gift art for @luminescent-city ‘s Andromeda! I wanted to keep the original sketch and just paint on top of it, and I’m happy with how it turned out!

[starsystems-fr]

playing around with some snapper gijinka/anthro forms and I can’t decide if these chibi things are blessed or cursed….

[starsystems-fr]

I’m posting this way too late at night for people to see it, but I’m so happy with how this turned out I can’t wait 😭

Regalis is my custom progenitor and the leader of Clan Atelier from when it was just a small band of artisans living in the Sundial Terrace! Since assuming control of the Maw, she’s grown curt and distant with all but a few dragons - it’s hard for adventurers to get an audience with her unless they’re bringing an interesting new discovery out of the dungeon.

[starsystemic]

A headshot of a Wings of Fire OC for Fennecthesandwing21! I’m pretty out of practice drawing non-Flight Rising dragons at this point haha.

[starsystemic]

More chibi adopts!

[starsystems-fr]

Tucked into a cove on the rocky southern coast of the Sunbeam Ruins near the border of the Hewn City, is Costa Lucenta. A relic of the Second Age, the ancient resort town was long abandoned and overrun by monsters before coming under control of Clan Atelier, who have poured countless dragon-hours into restoring the ruin to its former glory.

However, Costa Lucenta’s main draw is not the town itself, but instead the Imperial’s Maw, a massive cave system running deep underneath the mountains  - colloquially called a “dungeon” by adventurers - full of strange beasts, Second Age ruins, and dark secrets…

[starsystemic]

:’) this took literally one hundred thousand years to finish and all I can see is the problems with it ~oh well~

[starsystemic]

A large RPG sheet for Eden064 on FR! Hoping to have another one of these done today to add as well~

EDIT: Added a large sheet for Weavile on FR!

[starsystemic]

          Travel the Foxfire Bramble with caution, and avoid a village of withering dragons, if you can. Though their plight is heartbreaking, you cannot save them--for the monster lurks within: a 'hospital' on the outskirts, who promises to help them. But what lies deeper is so much worse than you could imagine...and the cries that echo in the night are best ignored.

Gijinka designs and in-universe ID cards for @avalonianrising‘s villainous Paragon Foundation! ;w; I’ve kind of struggled drawing non-chibi humans recently after only drawing dragons for months here, so I’m really pleased these came so easily! Avalon’s characters are always fun to play with~

[starsystemic]

Commission for Trachynhawb on Flight Rising!

[starsystemic]

A headshot for DefinedVines on FR! I like drawing Iri/Shim dragons, it’s a good excuse for a fun mix of hard and soft shading haha.

[starsystemic]

My first chibi adopt in a while, I think this turned out well!

[starsystemic]

Cel-shaded headshot commission for SilverPhoenix on Flight Rising! I have one more slot of these open in the Art Sales forum~

[starsystemic]

Gift art for the awesome @grimae! I wanted to take some cues from their artwork and push myself to do a more painterly style, so I’m really happy with how this turned out! <3