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A request by @danguy96 in the form of tribute piece to the late Akira Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball among others.

Depicting the characters of Toriyama, Goku from Dragonball/Z and Arale from Dr. Slump, being comforted by Astro Boy and Superman. It's meant to be a duel-comfort, with Astro Boy representing creator Osamu Tezuka (to whom Akira succeeded as a major influence in Anime/Manga), and Superman as a representative of the West.

This was something I wanted to do well one, going as far as to best capture the inking style of Akira with a bit of the coloring style he did with my own personal stylistic liberties mixed in.

I'm not unique to say that my childhood and young life had been influenced by Akira's work. Dragonball Z in particular shaped the media I enjoy, the stories I love, and the characters I look up to and admire. I, like so many creatives/artists, were inspired by the his stories - and I hope that Toriyama knew how much it meant to so many around the world.

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"The Empire shall thrive, not because we work to keep it alive, but because we're too busy despising each other to harm it. Damn the Church, and Damn the Councils."

~The Mad Iron Queen, Empress Waltraud of the Kronian Empire

Pictured, a Kronian Emperor knighting the new Councilor, under the watch of a member of the Church of Valderz. This ceremony was integral in the prosperity of the Empire, not only to ensure the continued cooperation of the three central powers that make up its leadership, but additionally as a spiritual tribute to how the Empire was ultimately made.

Having just survived the total destruction of their homeworld of Kronos by a rogue group from humanity, the Kronians established what would become a failing state upon their new home on Forlon. Plagued by anarchy, the state of councilmen would turn to two forces for help. One would be a visionary, charismatic leader from a separate faction of Kronians, who also survived the destruction of Kronos and established a growing military in preparation to fight humanity and seek justice. The other, a growing church that followed a set of philosophical tenants of universal balances, which had grown to popularity after the martyrdom of its creator. These three forces, after some initial disagreement, would unite their peoples to form the basic form that was the Kronian Empire. Anarchy was quickly rubbed out, as the Councilmen worked to maintain the state; the leader, dubbed Emperor, would act as the voice to the people and moderator to all forces; and the church, which would become state-sponsored and lead to prosperous unity. Although throughout the history of the Empire these three forces have collided against each other for various reasons, they have ultimately supported the well-being and advancement of their people. In addition, these three forces work together to finally seek justice for the destruction of their home, and make humanity pay for their crimes.

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The Ploughman

Gift art for @dasha-aibo , this is one of the various magical creatures of her story/world. Did this for painting practice and really enjoyed the process. I find that I enjoy painting muscles and strange creatures. Very fun.

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Blue Diamond in a suit Did this mainly to practice different ways to paint/draw, and as a bit of a fun gift for a friend.

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Blue Diamond, strolling through the waves.

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Did this painting as a sort of dare/gift for a fellow artist. Personally I wasn’t ever a fan of Steven Universe (I’ve made jokes here and there, and I’ve seen some episodes and liked them a bit, but overall I didn’t stick with it), however the character of Blue Diamond stuck with me with her design, her character, etc. so if I had to pick a character to draw it had to be her. And of course I really wanted to give it my all. Stylistically I was inspired by the works of Frank Frazetta while painting this, and overtime I learned a lot through the process. This was a fun work to have done.

There is a nude, NSFW version (nothing hardcore). Not sure I can post here, so I’ll be linking to my Newgrounds if you wish to see it. LINK

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Gallowglass commission character art for @irishironclad

Much fun to have done, especially the chainmail.

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Bloodborne - Cleric Beast

This was a tough, amazing work to have done. It costed me a lot of time and effort, with some days having made my hand all sorts of rough. However it was worth it.

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Another bit of character art for @danguy96, this time for a more alien/reptilian character named Dr. Viktor Zhvaylius. The Head of Scientific Development for the First Order, he runs experiments within the fields of mechanical engineering, biotechnology/engineering and cloning. Being integral to the creation of Starkiller base, he is the brains behind not only the research to the future of the First Order, but to also reviving its past from the era of the Empire.