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Has anyone here seen Galavant? It's one of my favourite shows 😆 I took some funny lines from it and drew my characters saying them. This show's chaotic energy is well-suited to these idiots. It's actually a really good way to practice expressions! I'm planning on doing some more at some point, so stay tuned!

Note: Nimue does not have a dragon. Yet.

Also Cerin’s eyes will sometimes glow when he's mad. Magic is loosely linked to emotions, so most magic-users will have some sort of side effect when they're really emotional.

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I love your blog! It's really pleasant to see so many Phantom gifs show up on my dash. Also, I love all the Christine/Raoul content because I really love them and I don't see enough of them on the internet. Keep being awesome!

Awh, thank you! It’s so nice to hear that you enjoy my Phantom gifs, I love to make them and it makes it even better to know they’re appreciated. There will be plenty more R/C posts in the future, they’re my favorite pairing and they need more love!

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One of the perks of being a history major is that you're surrounded by inspiration 😁

This is Cernunnos! He's based on a Gallo-Roman god we know virtually nothing about. There's no surviving mythology, so all we have to go off of are several depictions of a man with antlers. It's very cool to research. And it's great for character design.

I'm still figuring what my Cernunnos is the god of, but it has something to do with wilderness and maybe the dead. I'm getting inspiration from some of the academic articles I've read, which have all sorts of theories.

I'm kind of proud of this sketch because I did it without references while I was watching TV. I prefer to use references, especially with poses and angles im less familiar with, but it's nice to know I can survive without them if I need to.

Also I've made a friend for him whose portrait I'll post in a day or two.

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Another Poe character! This time, it's Roderick Usher from "The Fall of the House of Usher". You may remember my earlier post with his twin sister, Madeline. Neither of them look like villains, which I love. Roderick just looks so sweet and unsuspecting, but he's actually incredibly controlling and insecure. He's obsessed with Lenore and is dedicating all his resources to finding her--but why is he doing that? Hm. Lenore sure as hell doesn't know. She has amnesia. And the plot thickens.

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Happy Father's Day! I didn't prepare anything new, so have this sketch from 2 years ago. The characters are Emrys, a demon, and Starlight, a young witch he adopted. They're so cute. He dotes on her a lot.

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The Lady of the Lake

It occurred to me the other night that I haven't drawn Nimue in her element in years, so I had to fix that right away. This was a great opportunity to experiment with a few things! The colours are less saturated than usual, giving it a more realistic feel, and I had fun colouring the water and figuring out the lighting! Also, wet hair. I'll be doing more of that later.

Anyway, the results are very pretty and magical. This feels like a chilly morning, maybe in the spring or autumn.

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The cover of a short story I wrote for my Historical Fiction class! It's set in London in 1876 and follows Ophelia Fawkes, a young medium who is trying to move on with her life following an accident at a séance. However, that may be impossible because she thinks she's being followed by a spectral black dog.

I did two illustrations for this story, the second of which I'll post later. It was really fun to experiment with lighting, because that's not my strong point. Also I loved researching 1870s clothes for Ophelia. Her father died several months before the story begins, so she's in mourning clothes. She's actually moving into a stage called "half-mourning", where she gradually integrates colour back into her clothing.

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Happy Valentine's Day! It's a day late, but that's fine because February 15th is when all the chocolate goes on sale.

Pluto and Lenore definitely don't have a Valentine's Day colour palette 😆 I love their relationship. They don't trust people easily, so it's kind of miraculous that they grew so close. They grow to have so much confidence in each other and their abilities, but they're also there to figure out when the other one needs help. Also Pluto’s a cat person, so he's just naturally cuddly. Makes for a great relationship.