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Shadow

This was another one that went through the exact same process as Shenhe, in that I started it a long time ago and had the sketch of the character done for months before I figured out what to do with it. Eventually I just decided to do a random indoors scene and be done with it.

For her look I think this is a natural continuation of "Solace", with the same edgy look but wearing even less, ...

Shenhe

Another Genshin character I hadnt drawn before. This one was a bit unexpected because I had this pose done for a really long time but didnt know what to do with it, not even which character to use it for, and then it clicked. I figured she would be a really good fit given the body language so I went for it and yeah, it worked.

I dont actually have her in game because despite her having a ...

Last Summer

Been a while since her last pic so I wanted to do a new one (or two), and this time with a bit of a new look. 

The biggest difference is the hairstyle of course, which is based on one of the few mods I found that I really liked, but longer. For Endwalker I actually used another one based on the original ponytail but I like having a few options to pick from especially when they all lo...

Eula Lawrence

Another character Ive wanted to draw for a long time, pretty mcuh every since she came out a year ago, but I think I was taking one of those breaks and then never got back to it.

For this one I felt like I had to go with a back view because thats what she is most known for, and I also wanted to do a simplified version of her outfit for the sake of showing more of her back/more skin in gen...

Kunoichi

More of ninja Kei, this time with some more clothes on, lol.

Ever since I did "Resolve" last year, I wanted to do a follow up with the full outfit so to speak, but due to my long breaks and low productivity it took me almost a year to finally get to it.

I know its a very anime character design but I like the fishnet ninja thing, its a way of making the outfit revealing while not act...

Autumn Red

Friedrich is one of those characters who just does it for me and every time I see fanart of her while browsing I get the urge to draw her, so this time I decided to actually go and do it.

Since the last one was a full body pic and it didnt really have any nudity, this time I wanted to do more of a close up while also making it more revealing. Since she is a pretty busty character so I mad...

Z'shepsei

Its another miqo'te commission, and one that was a long time coming.

For this one I wanted her to have that native american/indian look which has always been a favorite of mine, so I wanted her to be surrounded by nature and having the whole thing look tribal like. I think everything from the braid to her skin color and her jewelry help with that.

Anyway its very rare that I color s...

Elin

Didnt post anything last week because I got unexpectedly busy and couldnt finish any of the things I was working on, but trying to get things back on track now.

So this one is actually a commission... Ive barely done any commissions for the last 2 years and I thought Id give some a try, starting with a simple portrait as usual which I knew wouldnt take me that long to do. Same goes for mi...

Island

This will probably be the last Yae pic for a while, although strangely none of the 3 pics Ive done have actual nudity so Ill have to come back to that at some point.

Anyway this one took me a really long time... I started it right after "Darker Thoughts", but I wasnt even sure about the pose, and then I wasnt sure about the clothes, and then the background, so I just kept running into hur...

Solace

This is one of those I had wanted to do for ages but due to all the breaks lately, I only got to it now. As with most of her pics it started with me wanting to draw her breasts in a certain way (in this case that lying down look where they fall to the sides), and then I went from there and tried to do an elegant and sensual pose that would go well with it.

For the clothing, of course she ...

Kujou Sara

This one came out of nowhere but it was basically due to me wanting to draw a character I hadnt drawn before while I kept working on my next pics of Yae and my au ra, to keep things from being too repetitive. So I started thinking about potential chars Id like to draw and I thought Sara was a good candidate, having a very different look with colors and hairstyle and such.

She is a charact...

Opulent Splendor

Ive been wanting to do another Keqing pic because I wasnt too happy with the first one, specifically her face/expression. I feel like I made her too young probably due to the round face and big eyes and I also wanted her to look more elegant in general. Plus a few months ago we got her new outfit which I really like, so that became an extra reason to do it.

Unlike with most of my genshin ...

Daybreak

I had actually started another pic of her before this one, but I was having trouble deciding what to do with it and since I was working on multiple things at once, I went with this one first. Also because its so rare that I draw back pics that I thought it was nice doing one for a change.

To get the obvious out of the way, of course I had to give her a big fluffy fox tail even though she...

Pale

This was one that I got done pretty quickly (for my standards) earlier last week. It might seem obvious due to the lack of background but it didnt start out that way, it was actually gonna be one of those secluded waterfall scenes but halfway through when I started shading it I covered the background up to see how the character looked by itself and I realized I actually liked it more that way.&...

Darker Thoughts

Time is weird, it simultaneously feels like its been an eternity since I last posted, and also like it happened just last week. A lot has happened since (like Endwalker), but everything has also stayed the same, which is definitely the case with my struggle to get started with anything, lol.

So many times in the last 3 months I really wanted to draw, going as far as opening SAI and knowin...

Yae Miko

Its time for my number one Genshin waifu. Sadly rumor is she wont be coming until 2.5, but I knew from the moment I saw her leaked model she would be great. Then hearing her voice and seeing her personality just confirmed it, shes a must have.

Anyway, Ive been wanting to draw her for a while and this definitely wont be the only one because I wanna do a full body at some point, probably cl...

Bashful

I was thinking of how to start this post and it reminded me of those interviews where the interviewer goes "Our guest needs no introductions", and then proceeds to read their entire biography anyway, lol.

In any case, Kei is one of the most regular characters around here so most should know her by now, although its been a while since the last one due to my breaks and all that.

So th...

Lounge

Another commission that was stuck in limbo for ages so I was glad to finally get it done. Its the second one of Canestia (first one was a little over a year ago).

For this one I wanted to have a pose that showed a bit of everything while keping in mind the commissioners tastes as always. Lately Ive been doing mostly top half stuff so I feel like doing some focusing more on the bottom, leg...

Untamed

Its Lyn again! It feels like I posted "Grounded" just the other day but its been almost 2 months already.

So for this one we decided to revamp her look once again, although at this point its just minor changes here and there since overall it already works so well. There was also the fact the last one was an unusual one showing her cute side so here we went back to a more "edgy" look simil...

Siege

I dont have much to say about this one, its just one of those chars Ive been wanting to draw for a long time but I kept jumping between ideas until I finally settled on this. I think the first thing I wanted to do would be really cool but it was overly ambitious and not worth the trouble, plus the girl is what everyone wants to see and this focuses just on that.

But yeah, I dont really pl...

November

So this is a weird one, I started it back in April and the idea was just to draw her in some nice dress, but I didnt really know what else I wanted to do with it and that was the problem. This was before I did Requiem even so I hadnt realized how much I was gonna like doing this aesthetic. Since I was just stuck I put it on hold while doing other things until I eventually had some idea and felt...

Keiko

Another of those commissions which had been in limbo since last year, so I was glad I finally got it done. It also lined up nicely with the commissioners birthday so that was a plus.

This one is actually a bit hard to explain because while the base model for this character technically comes from FFXIV, its been heavily modded so it might as well just be a completely original character. Pl...

Sharlayan

Wanted to do another Y'shtola pic before Endwalker, but this time something more intimate and sensual.

I started out with another scene at first but that didnt really work out so I just trashed it and tried this instead, and fortunately this one did. Im always super picky with making sure everything makes sense when drawing a popular/known npc, especially with things like body language. I...

Countryside

Another regular around here although her last pic was back in early 2020, but shes been one of my favorites ever since I first drew her. For those who havent been around long this is Kuro, and its probably her 6th commission by now if my math didnt fail me (counting is hard).

Ive always been surprised I havent seen more characters with the cowgirl theme because its such a good look, and K...

Sanctuary

Been looking forward to posting this one ever since I finished it, which was over a week ago now. It started out as me just wanting to do a hanging breasts pic and then I just built everything around it over time. I really wanted to include the steps pic with this one because its a good example of how much I can change things halfway through, especially with regards to backgrounds, and I actual...

Grounded

Another returnee who had also been absent for over a year (Lyn).

This commission has been due ever since I finished "Darkness" pretty much, but I had to wait for the right moment to do it, and so a year later here we are, lol.

Here we have a different side of her, which is always refreshing since multi faceted characters are the most interesting, although Im leaving the scene up for...

Tender

Another familiar face for those who have been around for a while (Claire).

This one was meant to happen way earlier into the year but I guess thats gonna be the case for the next bunch of commissions since Im just catching up for now. That said it might have been a good thing since it came just at the right time.

This was the smoothest drawing Ive done in a long time, everything jus...

Autumn Harmony

One of the things Ive been struggling with lately is figuring out what to do next due to having so many options/things I wanna do, but as soon as I finished the last one, I knew this was going to be next. It just ticks so many boxes of things I havent done in a while, on top of looking a lot more colorful and such.

Its crazy to think about but, I hadnt done a miqo'te in a year (Claire pre...

Until the Dark

So I wanted to explore the look I did in "Requiem" while turning the goth slider up a bit, and I am really happy with this one so I think you can expect to see a lot more of this look.

I knew I wanted to keep most elements from before like the earrings and black feathers and all that, but Im always looking into how I can refine/improve the look, and I think the major change here is the ha...

Days Gone

Still alive.

Im not really sure what to say since its always awkward to make a post after such a long break, but not much has changed and Ive still been dealing with the same struggles I talked about before so no point repeating myself. What Ill say is I underestimated things a bit, lol. I think Ive been having a bad case of burnout which is pretty much inevitable I guess, especially with...