#jan sauer

[linnaealyn]

just some misc sketches. may artblock never take me into its cold embrace

[azreto]

Jan Sauer for @elendraug !

[eirasummersart]

Commission for Thorne on VGen. They were really nice to work with! I don't know the characters, but I'm glad I could do some poly art this year! <3 I hope I tag it right, since it's from a not as big fandom, I figured I would share so more people saw art of it!

[sicahyart]

I had the opportunity to draw a tarot card illustration of Ziggy for a Xeno Tarot Project as the Three of Swords!

Details about the symbolism in this artwork below the cut (/!\ Xenosaga spoilers /!\)

The Three of Swords tarot card is associated with hurt, betrayal and overcoming grief, which is very fitting for Ziggy. The card usually depicts a heart pierced by 3 swords, so I reused that imagery by having Ziggy's heart pierced by them. I wanted the swords to be more than objects, so I associated them to 3 characters who are cause of grief for Ziggy: to the left, Sharon, his wife, murdered with her son in front of him ; to the right, Canaan, who believed his existence had hurt Ziggy and chose to sacrifice his life to repent. The third sword is connected to the black silhouette in the back, the Black Testament, Voyager, the traitor.

The background is the stained glass from the Archon Cathedral, a place that haunts Ziggy, filled with death and despair. The red at the bottom represents the blood spilt there, and Voyager’s silhouette cutting the light from the window illustrates the heavy shadow he brought on Ziggy. The halo reinforces the cathedral aesthetic, and cuts Voyager’s shadow as a symbol of eventually overcoming that darkness he left behind. 

The flowers over Ziggy’s chest, covering the swords wound, serve a similar purpose: they’re a rose of Sharon and momo peach blossoms, for the family he lost (Sharon & Joaquin) and the family he found (MOMO).

I hope you like this artwork as much as I enjoyed creating it!

[dapling]

Z-I-G-G-Y It's short for Ziggurat...

[tadashidumba]

Happy 20th birthday, Pied Piper!!!! Remember to give your Realians regular smooches. It's important for operations or something idk.

[udoretrovirus-archive]

finally finished my xenosaga halloween pieces! i’ll upload speedpaints for each at some point

[tehrin]

Deleting old blogs I rarely use while also checking to see what’s flagged. Deleted a potental Xenosaga RP Blog that I never used. Now I feel bad.