#xander calavera

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drew this for Beltane 🌿 a celebration of the height of spring, life, and masculine energy

I didn’t finish it in time to post on the day, but I like to think that’s because I was busy actually living it. this year’s Beltane fell on a full moon, and I was in the middle of preparing a spell. This is Xander, with a bit of horned god influence.

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Trying a more dynamic pose with this Xander✨ I really wanted to push the sense of movement and energy here, especially with the pose and the way everything flows around him.

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I’ve been refining these two a bit more lately and focusing on how their designs feel visually.

Xander’s jacket ended up being inspired by a baseball varsity jacket, he played when he was younger, and that ties into the way he uses his shotgun like a bat. Plus I just really love that black and white stripe pattern.

Zane was a little tougher to design clothing-wise. I wanted his look to feel aristocratic but still modern and grounded. I’m finally starting to like where they’ve landed.

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Xander in patriotic speedo mode 🇺🇸🌙

Zero shame, maximum cake.

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Really liking the gel pens from this SketchBox ✨

When I’m not sure what to draw, I always end up drawing Xander or cats Lately it’s been a lot of boba tea too

I tried taro milk tea recently and it tasted like butter popcorn jellybeans?? but in a good way

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a little Mother’s Day piece for Sophia Calavera 🌿 wanted to draw Xander’s mama with baby Xander

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Back from Japan! And just in time for 4th of July! It didn’t go exactly as planned, but I still feel like it was a successful trip. It’s a beautiful country, and I learned a lot—about the world, about myself.

Finished this one on the plane ride over. I might share a few sketchbook pages from the trip soon.

Xander’s an artist too. He usually works in acrylics, pastels, graphite—sometimes even colored pencils. He says it’s just practice.But it’s always the same face. And it’s always after midnight.

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“Had to join in on Loish’s DTYIS! But I couldn’t help myself—I’ve been obsessed with drawing Xander lately, so I mashed the two together.