he has a soul of the cloudsea and a heart of thunder. he is not his mother’s son.
[ID/ a digital illustration of Xarus, a blue tiefling barbarian/cleric with short black hair. He is wearing an eyepatch, yellow pirate boots, red pants, and a see-through flowy pirate shirt, all of which are stained with blood. He is in mid-air, holding his bloody double-bladed scimitar, mid-yell and ready to strike. Lightning arcs off of his eyes, back, and scimitar, and the background is a storm, blurred with motion. Beneath are three detail shots: his face, his torso, and his hand gripping his scimitar. /end ID]
[Image Description: A full body digital drawing of my D&D character, Saube, set against a lilac background. Saube is a young, chubby, red tiefling with short, messy, purple hair, gold eyes with no pupils and a set of inwardly curving horns starting at just above her temples. She is wearing an off the shoulder green dress with accents of purple, and gold trim; as well as strappy sandals; several gold bangles; a wooden pendant necklace with a bird in flight carved into it; and two gold bands of jewelry around her horns. She is standing in three quarters profile, with one of her hands holding the skirt of her dress, showing the ruffly, purple underskirt beneath. Her other hand is on her shoulder, with her chin resting atop the hand as she looks to the right, with her head slightly cocked and a coy smile on her face. End description.]
If you can’t tell by now, I am very obsessed with my tiefling and art of them lol. Just got this absolutely wonderful commission of them done by @classic-draws! They look so so lovely, and now if you will excuse me, I’m gonna stare at this for the next few hours.
“would you like to know why [i chose you]? because you care. not superficially, not softly; you care violently. you reach out tenderly, kicking and screaming in your heart. it’s the best kind of love for the world, the type that’s unwavering after treachery, death, longing, the kind where you’d stand still and scream into the wind until it loves you back. so go on, flame-touched, champion, it appears someone has grabbed you by your coat tails.”
[ID/ A waist-up drawing of Lian, a tiefling paladin with light skin and long green hair. She is wearing baggy, neutral-colored clothing. Her eyes are closed and she is smiling. She is posed like a saint, with one hand over her heart and one pointed slightly upwards. There is a glowing, sun-like halo behind her.
The background is a collage of the following images, starting at the bottom left and moving clockwise: a plant growing through a crack in a yellow wall; an underlined piece of dialogue reading “I like you.” / “You don’t know me.” “I want to, though.”; a sun with “radiate love” written in it in cursive; a hooded, masked thief holding a golden sphere, surrounded by a pattern in the style of Gustav Klimt; a diagram of two hands palm-up, with text underneath reading “Your hands are now safe.” /end ID]
[Image description: Two digital drawings of my D&D character, Saube. The first drawing is from the chest up and is set against a background with a green heart and a photo of a green landscape. Saube is a young, chubby, red tiefling with pale gold eyes with no pupils and with their long, purple hair tied up into two buns. They are wearing a darker tan capelet over a lighter tan shirt. They are smiling as they look straight ahead.
The second drawing is a full body shot and shows Saube standing at a dark wooden bar. In this image, Saube’s hair is cut into a neat pixie with side swept bangs. She is wearing a floor length dark blue dress with two diamond cutouts at her sides, both cutouts covered by a dark blue see through fabric, as well as black heels and several accessories including three gold bangles, a gold band ring, several gold ear piercings, and a black headband with a gold flower on it. Her right (viewer’s left) hand is resting on the bar, while her other hand holds a small, dark blue clutch. She is looking off to the left at someone offscreen with a soft smile on her face. End description.]
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This is so insane to see. That first drawing is the first ever drawing I did of Saube, which is also the first thing I had drawn digitally in years.That drawing is from this past July, the second drawing is from yesterday. I cannot believe how much I’ve improved in such a short time, being able to actually seea difference in my skill level and ability makes me so happy! Drawing has been such a great outlet for me over the last few months and it’s a really great feeling that I can make this work that I’m really proud of! Of course, I still have a lot to learn, but I’m not gonna talk myself down with things I could’ve done differently or don’t like because they’re not accurate. Instead, I’m just going to enjoy the work I’m creating now and continue to build upon my skills as I draw more and more!
[Image description: A digital drawing of my D&D character, Saube, set against a pale purple background. Saube is a young, chubby, burgundy tiefling with her dark purple hair cut into a messy pixie cut. She is wearing a dark green dress with dark grey-purple accents, including short, ruffly off the shoulder sleeves; a ruffly trim at the neckline; and a sash-like belt tied at the waist. The skirt of the dress poofs out slightly and is made up of three sections: two panels that wrap around her hips and split in the back and a separate panel in the front. She is also wearing several accessories including a metal flower crown; a necklace with a bird in flight carved into it; a series of gold bangles; two small hoop piercings in each ear, one gold and one black, one of which has two black feathers dangling from it; and two glowing rings of fire around the base of her horns. She is standing with one hand behind her back and the other in a closed fist pressed to her cheek as she smiles bashfully. End description.]
Here it is, Saube’s new look! I had a really fun time designing this and creating a new look for her. She’s fully embracing “new year, new me”, even though it’s like the equivalent of September in her game lol. She has a new style, a new gender/pronouns (demigirl and she/they), and some new understandings about herself and her life, and with that, a newfound realization of how much she loves her current life. She can’t wait to see what’s in store for this new chapter in her life.
Some ramblings and musing about my favorite tief and her makeover below the cut ↓ ↓ ↓
(┛◉Д◉)┛彡┻━┻ Dear lord, I started this thing in May but only managed to finish it today.
Vasilka and our bard Dorian.
Kinda bonus:
It was a nice and cozy evening in the Abbey, and the party was finally resting, and Dorian sang a beautiful ballade about love and stuff. And when everyone fell asleep, and he put away his lute, he noticed something out of the corner of his eye. Vasilka, the soulless doll without emotions and desires, was standing at her place just slightly turned to him as if she was listening.
Her gaze was blank, as always.
Her face was hollow. As always.
Yet she was crying.
Dorian came to her, wept her tears, smiled softly, and tried to speak to her once again. And once again, she didn’t respond, nor smiled, nor even blinked. Only curtsied mechanically, turning back to the window.
We have finished our Descent Into Avernus campaign this weekend (I’m still shaking a bit maybe, who knows) and Otho ended up a Devil. So I’m playing around a bit with his new looks. Not sure yet if this one will stay, but it was pleasant to paint :>
Last of the first set of dnd portraits. My friends Tiefling paladin! I’ve had more of these ordered so Im working on more atm, commissions are open and I’m always happy to do more - please consider me if you’re looking for something a bit different :)
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