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Rinauld University, 16ish* years ago

* (as of chapter 4)

Commission of a scene that is—believe it or not—canonical to Kontext. And a commission that hit me like the head chef from The Menu being asked for an old-fashioned cheeseburger. ❤

I may have gotten a little carried away, in my attention to detail. Added a few unnecessary flourishes... also the math jokes were supplied by the client via screenshots of store pages, which means you could go out and buy those! XD

Between the second and third NeoGalbadian Wars

It's heavily implied in this post and page 3-072 that Artemisia Karia went to higher education in her early twenties, between the 2nd and 3rd NG wars. New Galbadia even sponsored her enrollment in Dollet's and later Rinauld's Universities. It was a unique arrangement, and she had almost exclusively specialized classes in professors' offices with no more than four or five classmates.

However, she had no qualms about using the university library for her studies.

She had just come off of spending most of her teenaged life as a soldier serving under others, and while she was known for her role in the war, she didn't have her "Ultimecia" reputation yet. And sorceresses are rare, but not unheard of. The only distractingly unique characteristic about her was her persistent, physical wings.

(In fact, most of the mannerisms and vibe we know her for had yet to fully develop. That was all war number three.)

It was weird and awkward to be sure, and other students were often uncomfortable, but she did manage to build friendships and even relationships.

She had a lot of war trauma to deal with, but found an escape in studies and learning, so she threw herself into it—especially natural and applied sciences. (She also enjoyed architectural history, but there were no such classes, she just liked to find books and nerd out.) Her focus and intelligence wowed the faculty who worked with her, and while no official degrees were awarded, she was studying at an extremely advanced level when she left, after only several years.

She occasionally made attempts to look "more normal," such as colored eye contacts or makeup over her facial markings, but ultimately came to dislike the idea of hiding herself. And at no point did she ever entertain the idea of doing something about the wings.

(The eye contacts lasted literally twenty minutes, ending when her girlfriend showed up looking more confused than pleased.)

"Hey Art—oh! Your eyes!" "What do you think?" "They... look great!" "They even have round pupils, see them?" "Yeah!" "You seem less than thrilled." "No, no, it's just... was there something wrong with the red-gold color?" "Well I thought I'd try looking more... you know..." "Aw babe. Hey, if you like this color, then so do I." "...I have to admit, putting them in with my claws is a little nerve-wracking."

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5 Random Facts About Your OC

Thanks for the tag @the-lunar-library!! 🥰

Since he's just returned and I've missed him dearly, let's do Heath Farwether from @kontextcomic.

1: Heath got his name from a peninsula on the eastern-most edge of Trabia, north of the Trabia/Esthar border. "Farwether" was meant to imply "lives in the middle of nowhere" but came out sounding more like a Star Wars character. So it goes~ 😅

2: His initial design was intended to slightly resemble Seifer—not to imply a genealogical connection, but to give Seifer a little extra appeal to Ultimecia when she chooses him in chapter 8. Kind of a stretch, I know.

Now his hair is so spiky that he accidentally reminds some readers of Zell. But ultimately, Heath looks the most like Heath, and that's best.

3: At the start, Heath's personality was meant to be a self-insert. A lot's happened since then, both in the writing and in real life, and this is no longer the case. That's okay, he's still my goodest boy.

4: Heath caused Kontext!

7-8 years ago, I just wanted to draw a fancomic that retells the main game. But then I had an idea for a new character, wondered what it would be like if Ultimecia met him as a kid, ideas snowballed from there, and the whole thing became Kontext. The old fancomic idea became chapter 8. In other words, Heath was Idea One.

5: He wishes he were more interesting (now there's a self-insert lmao). Heath's not just bored with his life, he's bored with himself. Being around extraordinary people makes him feel like he's more worthwhile, at least up to a point. It's not terribly healthy, but hey, he's still a kid.

No-pressure tagging @promised-meadow @alkonoststorm @mereelskirata and @thee-lionheart! Don't feel obligated to include artwork, I just did that because Lunar Library made it look so fun. ^^

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impulsive human!Tiamat doodles

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Carmine's special sorceress power is ✨glow ups✨

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Hello, have an angst! 👐✨

I took a mental health break from sm for a while, but... er... I didn't think to post a note about it? So if I hadn't responded to you in a timely manner, that's why. Very sorry! 🙏

The break didn't help but I'm alright lol

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Last Line Challenge

Rules: in a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you feel like).

Tagged by @mereelskirata, thanks a bunch! 😁

Last line was the bottom of the sleeve on the left side.

It turns out I have no idea how a bolero shrug sits when the arms are raised, so I keep changing it. <_<

No-pressure tagging @quiettekiyet @slingbees @pinnadraws @master-duncan and anyone who wants to!

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Now that I sense time, there's more to it than a simple flow. There's a presence to time. I feel it, and I'm sure it feels me.

Of the eons and countless stars that time has looked upon, surely I'm not the first of its creatures to look back and meet its eyes. Why, then, do I sense fear?

Work is coming along nicely for the next Kontext chapter! This shot's from a short animatic of an early scene, and there are also several updated character design sheets (with more coming), as well as Ulti in a business suit because... uh, because. (👆This pic is from a month back.)

But it just hit me that there's no point if I don't tell anyone?

Sketch and Animatic: Chapter 4 Test | Iffy Logic

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Last line challenge

Rules: in a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you feel like).

Tagged by building inspector @mereelskirata! Right this way~

As you can see this particular corridor is up to construction code, no story spoilers or safety violations. Except for that one oblong brick, but we got a guy coming in to fix that Tuesday, just walk around.

No-pressure tagging @daily-rayless @deemoyza and @barananduen-blog!