#moonclaws art hell

[the-archpriest-and-the-outcast]

Daemon Lorgar Redux

[Hello. Been a bit since I posted art here.

Let me change that.

This is a redone version of a daemon Lorgar I created at the end of march, since I felt I could do a bit of a better job.

And I think I have succeeded.

This took about 13 straight hours to complete. I am tired. I will probably give more information when I am LESS tired.

But for now, enjoy this.]

[ask-the-crimson-king]

Happy Ace Awareness Week

"Magnus!" came a squawky voice. "You are asexual!"

"Kazakh," Magnus replied. "I am."

"Good!" Kazakh hopped onto a nearby bookshelf. "I must watch you for a week!"

"Why?" Magnus asked after a small pause.

"Because! Apparently this week is asexual awareness week! So I must be aware of you!" Kazakh proclaimed proudly.

"Kazakh..." Magnus rubbed a hand over his face. "That... that isn't... what that means..."

"Huh?"

"It is an ancient tradition that was meant to celebrate those of minority orientations. How did you even learn about it?"

"Same way you did! The Warp." Kazakh settled himself down. "I'm still going to watch you for the week, though."

[So apparently it was Ace Awareness Week.

So take an Ace Pride Kazakh. This time based on a bateleur eagle instead of the usual bearded vulture. I think it came out interesting.

For those new to the birdstard, Kazakh is a small daemon of Tzeentch who goes around bothering Magnus and the Thousand Sons (and various people around the galaxy) for shinies to add to the hoard he keeps in his neck fluff.

He also keeps a knife in there in case people are uncooperative.

Usually they give him something, though. He has claimed to have shivved Fulgrim over a shiny.

Happy Ace Week to my fellow Asexuals out there!]

[ask-the-crimson-king]

Warriors of the 17th Host of the Word Bearers

[Hello. Been a bit since I've posted anything art-related on here.

Please welcome half of the main cast of my Black Crusade game: The Word Bearers of the 17th Host! (The other half are the players themselves)

Some of you may recognize the names from a prior blog of mine that has kind of fell to the wayside. (Shill here @fides-regnat-aeterna because I plan to revive it soon) Yes. These are the same characters. Now with faces!

For those unacquainted, allow me to introduce them for you under the cut for the convenience of others:

Let's begin with the head of the Host:

Ans'ar has been the Apostle of the Host for millennia, being one of the few Word Bearers who even crossed the deserts with Lorgar prior to his ascension as an Astartes. He is known to be benevolent and lax with his warriors, and he is known to have stirring and persuasive sermons. Usually he will use them in order to bring more Imperials to the Truth, but sometimes he will use them on fellow Legionnaires. He has even been able to recruit warriors from other Legions as of late, and he personally turned his Coryphaus to the light of the Truth. With the death of his First Acolyte, he has since been under the watch of the 34th as they embark on their latest crusade.

Super happy with how he turned out, especially the shading of the skin. I'm trying to get better with it, and this whole piece has been great practice. Though I do wish I could make his expression a bit softer. Something to work on in future!

Gibil once belonged to the Salamanders, but was able to be converted by Ans'ar after a very shaky engagement with the XVIIth centuries ago. Gibil personally was able to kill one of his predecessors, and when he was taken prisoner, Ans'ar made sure he was treated well despite circumstances. After a few conversations, he was in, and thanks to his prowess in battle and inside knowledge of more modern Imperial tactics, he was later promoted to the rank of Coryphaus. This did make his new brothers wary and some did voice concerns about one not of the Legion attaining a rank so coveted, but Ans'ar quelled such voices after letting Gibil prove himself.

An NPC that's yet to really shine, but hopefully will be able to in coming sessions. Gibil was fun to try to draw, and I think I did decently well. I was originally going to make the little mohawk green, but decided against it since he has other ways of proclaiming his first heritage. Such as the drakescale draped over his armor.

A young, wary warrior of the 17th, Lacertes has recently begun undertaking tutelage by Merrick and Captain An-Ishkur. Through them, he is learning all he needs to become a true son of Lorgar, and a Bearer of the Word. Most recently, he has tried his hand at sermonizing with... limited success. But there is the chance for improvement. In time, anyway.

Young lad! Tiny boy that Merrick, the party Word Bearer, has since kind of adopted. He was fun to draw. Yes I am aware of the eyes, I was finishing this around like 3am and I was tired. Shusheth.

An-Ishkur is the Captain of one of the many coteries of the 17th Host, though most of the time he will be given charge of the younger warriors as he has been deemed a bit too temperamental to be with the veterans. This has changed recently, as he has been granted a chance to change that. However, he does have to look over a gaggle of misfit warriors from the other Legions to do so. Fortunately Merrick is there, so all he has to do is keep Hersyaf in line. The two had been together since their recruitment to the Legion shortly after Monarchia, for the Pilgrimage. Although they do bicker and fight, An-Ishkur still stands by him, remembering the warrior that was, and to keep him away from trouble.

These two should've been put in the picture together honestly. But An-Ishkur is fun! He was the first NPC besides Hersyaf that the party met. His hair was really fun to draw, same with his expression. Really proud of how this turned out.

Hersyaf is an oddity. Not only did something go wrong during the binding ritual that led to his ascension into the Vakrah Jal, but he has a crabby captain always yelling at him for doing what he does best. Blind and fueled by the daemon within, Hersyaf no longer can revert to his mortal form and very little remains of the soul of the warrior the daemon inhabited. He has also sometimes trailed the Master of Possession, as he seems to be treated as an object of study from time to time.

The wolf man himself. Not much has been uncovered about him yet. I will keep most a secret, for now. Also super cool to create. I loved making his teeth. I tried to make his fur all grimy with blood, but it kinda acts more as a lighting effect. Oh, well. Still looks cool.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST...

The Master of Possession of the 17th Host is another one of its many myriad oddities. Firstly, he is originally a sorcerer of the Thousand Sons. Secondly, he simply joined because of his interest in daemonology, and he seemed to be fairly amicable with Ans'ar from a shared history. Thirdly, he seems to be partially or fully responsible for what has happened to Hersyaf as of late. His practices are suspect, but he can create many different creations quite quickly and cleanly, so he's able to get the true higher-ups of the Legion off his back. Though his time may have run out in terms of the 34th, however...

A BASTARD through and through, and disliked by many. He is Magnus' arrogance made manifest. So I tried to show it in the face. for the eyes it was a tossup between blue, green, or potentially purple. Went with blue to mix things up. God this smug bastard has a punchable face. He will get punched next session by the resident Thousand Son in the party for what he did to Hersyaf. It will be quite amusing.

SO THAT IS THEM! Yes, there was a First Acolyte, and yes, he died. He was plotting against the Dark Apostle and the Legion, and was summarily executed. Said execution prompted questioning by the Dark Council, and now the 34th have been sent to keep an eye on the Host. The party is helping to throw them off and to help stave them off entirely.

But first they have to go through Marduk. Hurray.

This piece was the first true passion piece I have made in a while. Hope y'all enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed making it.]

[ask-the-crimson-king]

The Return from Art Hell

[RIGHT. SO. THIS TOOK. A BIT. 

Explanations, artist mumblings, and detail shots below the cut, also tagging @luwupercal​ cause you may enjoy the story behind why this exists and what is happening.

SO this image is based on a small Discord rp thing I did with a few others on here where Horus:

Came back. First as a Warp blob, but then with the aid of Magnus, he was able to get a more solid form, (which was a small husky puppo) and eventually becomes this big ol fucker. (Who was designed by @hoholupercal​ )

This was a pain in the fucking ass to draw. I must’ve had five or six drafts on this alone cause I couldn’t get shit right. The pose, the posture, the head (I cannot fucking draw wolves lol I draw birbs) AND THEN I FORGOT IMPORTANT DETAILS RIGHT AS I WAS ALMOST DONE WITH THE FUCKING LINEART. But I do like how this came out, personally. Especially the fire. Very happy with how it looks. 

NOW, along with Warp blob Horus returning, there was a bit of a reunion among brothers. And with this reunion came several revelations, one of which... well, let’s say this nerd:

He learned the truth about what happened to Prospero. Horus confessed. And Magnus was, understandably, pissed. And Horus was, understandably, feeling incredibly guilty and broody.

Now for the random artist tangent: I said fuck the TTS wings and fuck the model wings and based his wings off the Magnus v Guilliman pic because those look cool as fuck and are superior to many other incarnations (including the ones mentioned) and you cannot change my mind. Also the blue sash was because I realized just how much fucking red was gonna be in this picture and decided to add more blue.

Also also added Pandora, the kitten, because why not.

Now, what happens when you have a pissed nerd and a broody wolfish bastard?

You get this little birdstard:

Acting as a botched therapist, trying to force him to talk about his emotional issues and stop being weird and broody. Does it work? Kinda. Kazakh did pull out a knife. Or tried to.

SO that’s why Kazakh is yelling at Horus. Essentially he’s saying “HEY, YOU, STOP BEING WEIRD AND FACE YOUR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS!” to which Horus is saying “No.”

So. This all happens, and then the brothers start talking again. And eventually the topic switches to that of Kor Phaeron and Erebus since they’re really the ones responsible for everything going to shit. Among other things.

To make a longer story short, the band splits up after making a plan. They’re going to pin one against the other -- Erebus is going to be poisoned and sent a letter that’s “””from””” Kor Phaeron (plagiarism, woo), provoking him into openly attacking the old bastard. Kazakh and Lorgar end up going to the Venegeful Spirit to go poison Erebus, while Magnus, Sanguinius, and Horus prepare to find Kor Phaeron on Sicarus.

Only one problem -- Kor Phaeron isn’t on Sicarus. He’s on the Spirit. And Kazakh and Lorgar find this out after seeking out Abbadon in order to figure out a way to test the poison that Lorgar can create. Kazakh quickly goes flying off to find Magnus and tell him what’s happened, and after some deliberation, Magnus suggests to be direct and to have both of them killed outright instead of them killing each other. He offers to kill Kor Phaeron in Lorgar’s stead, but Lorgar says that he needs to do it.

And so he does. And it is a ride. A feelsy ride. Horus goes to kill Erebus and it’s less feelsy because it’s essentially a one-and-done but no one is complaining. Bastard is gone. 

Sanguinius senses Lorgar’s distress and pulls him back through a portal to their little sanctuary (where this saga began, with the arrival of warp blob Horus) in order to give him comfort. 

AND THUS, we come to the end of the tale, and to the final scene.

Sang, chilling with Lorgar, enjoying a nice, calm conversation and a drink or two.

While Horus enjoys a bottle to himself.

Other little note things: I just threw everyone in the Warp because. Listen. Okay. It was 2:30 am and I was like ‘aw fuck I don’t have an idea for a good background’ so I just yeeted the background together hastily cause DEAR FUCK I WANTED TO BE DONE ALREADY.

AND NOW I AM! A total of 15 or so hours later, and you all get an art piece and a tale. 

Also if anyone wants to come at me for Lorgar and Magnus not having horns, take it up with my wrist because No. Magnus can make his form variable and that four horned Lorgar thing is only fan art, it’s not canon. He and Perturabo don’t have canon daemon prince forms. 

Also also I know I drew a beefcake but please, if you’ve read this far, DON’T FUCKING THIRST OVER MY ART. IT’s not meant to be fetish-y or anything. If you think it’s hot or sexy KEEP IT TO YOURSELF. Don’t leave weird tag comments please. It makes me very uncomfortable. 

Anyway, thanks for reading. This is probably rambly as fuck, and incoherent at points, but if you did read this far, good for you! You get this Kazakh:

[ask-the-crimson-king]

The Return from Art Hell Part the ???

“Merr Crisis. Shinies now.”

[I decided to make the ‘it critmis’ meme with Kazakh. Because I wanted to. 

I think it turned out pretty well. Could’ve maybe used some feathers on the wing in the bottom one, but eh. We’ll see if my opinions change later on in the day when I inevitably reblog this because I’m posting this at 4:23am.

MERR CRISIS, BITCHIN’ YULE, NOW ENJOY YOUR DAY WHETHER YOU’RE CELEBRATING OR NOT CELEBRATING.  

If you aren’t then just chill and enjoy a day. 

Time taken: 3 hours, 20-ish minutes.]

[ask-the-crimson-king]

My First Ever Anim

[Take this Kazakh swoosh. Made because of a post.

Making it my own post now too. 

THIS TOOK A BIT. Had to figure out how the fuck onion layering worked and that was An Experience. Also had to wrestle over the damn sketches because they kept looking too j a n k y.

BUT HERE WE GO, about 16 hours of work total. 

KAZAKH SWOOSH!]

[ask-the-crimson-king]

Kazakh Discord Emojis

[Ok so you know how I said I was gonna reveal scoldy birb? I kinda went on a tanget thing and made emotes. Originally I only planned on making maybe two or three, but instead I have twelve.

Yes, you can use these for your server. I have the cropped versions beneath the cut for you to use or not use.

Smilebirb

Angerbirb

Worrybirb

Sadbirb

Lovebirb (no idea why this one went H U G E but it did)

o_obirb

Smugbirb

Yesbirb

Nobirb

Confusedbirb

Screamingbirb (or AAAAAAAAAbirb)

And RIPbirb (or ripbirb).

Of course you can name these whatever you want. Enjoy them! I had a bit of fun making them.]

[ask-the-crimson-king]

Art Hell Part the Unknown

[Thought you all would enjoy this scoldy birb. Who is he scolding? Why is he scolding them? What is that golden thing in the corner that I forgot to make hidden before I took the screenshot?

Answers to these and more coming in ??? hours.]