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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Aug 22

I drew this a while ago for an announcement but life happened and things are on delay. But my current piece is taking a lil long so here's this instead :) Still cute lol
#flowers #bouquet #originalcharacter #originalart

1/2 body digital drawing of Quin holding a bouquet of flowers partially over their face. Quinn has fair blushing skin, short pink wavy hair, a mauve cropped turtleneck tank, and dark blue jeans. The bouquet is wrapped in yellow foil and has blue and white flowers and green leaves peaking around. The background is a tie die of pinks and white.

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Aug 16

And finally, of the main 4, this is Lucero, Yara's first witch friend. He loves to learn, loves plans and rules, and especially loves that he gets to help Yara in her own magic studies!
#witchboy #witchoc #witch #originalcharacter #sketchpage

Sketch page of Lucero, a young boy with fair skin, missy black hair, brown eyes, gray shirt with blue details, and yellow pants. Top right, Lucero's head, he's got a soft smile. To the right, his little sister Lita smiles big; Lita has brown skin and dark brown hair in buns. Middle left, Lucero stands holding books. Middle right, Lucero stands with his wand held between his lips, flipping through a book while a few others hover nearby. Bottom left, Lucero's wand with a thicker lower grip and a red star charm tied to it. Bottom middle, the end of Lucero's broom with a brown handle, yellow messy bristles and blue thread, and yellow footrests above the bristles. Bottom right, thumbnail of a shattered stained glass of Lucero in the center, stars and moon above. Blue color splash and outlines throughout the page.

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Aug 10

This here is Noah, Mia's twin brother. He is her opposite: adventurous, bit of a troublemaker, wild. He definitely doesn't take any magic studies serious like Mia does, unless it involves flight and speed.
#witch #witchboy #witchoc #sketchpage

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Jul 31

Thank you!!! 😄

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Jul 31

Back to drawing The Witch's Journal kids! This is Mia, Yara's rival and the head witch of her little coven. She's quite bossy and has high expectations.
#witch #witchoc #originalcharacter #sketchpage

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm still struggling a bit creatively but I'm enjoying these sketch pages. I want to try to make them more chaotic with overlaps and color splashes. I didn't quite do that here but still love my Quinn sketches 🙂
#sketchpage #sketch #doodle #originalcharacter

Sketches of my character Quinn (they/them) in a sketchbook with the spine on the right. Quinn has fair skin, a soft body, short fluffy pink hair, and red eyes. Top right, Quinn floats with their hands over their chest and a down turned expression; wearing a red tank, blue jeans, and pink converse; a blue shape behind them with 2 hearts in the corners, the hearts each day "Quinn" and "Hello". Top left, a Quinn head smiling, a green border around it and random flowers around. Below, another Quinn head facing to the right this time with a blue border. Bottom left, a bunny fursona of Quinn with pink fur, a red cropped tank, and the blue jeans. Bottom left, a "magical girl" version of Quinn bordered by green standing with a peace sign and their other hand out: pink bow on their chest and back, bluish ruffles tank under the bow and a corset skirt piece, big pink ruffles skirt, light pink scalloped bike shorts, ruffles bluish knee high socks, and pink fingerless gloves. To the left is a drawing of their heart gemmed wand with a big bow and more heart shapes.

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Jul 20

I'm trying to reignite my creative passion. It's still there but feels like there's a block. So maybe traditional sketch pages will do it?
#sketch #doodle #originalcharacter

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Jul 15

Finally got the last #pride piece done 😊 Here we got The Mime (right) and The Harlequin (left). In hindsight, I wish I'd drawn them in their costumes but I still like the outcome!
#happypridemonth #asexual #agender #queeroc #originalcharacter

Two characters stand with their arms wrapped over each others' shoulders, holding up a pride flag of their own, standing before a purple circle. Harlequin (left) is pale with dark green eyes and a mischievous smile, holding the agender pride flag (black, gray, white, green, white, gray, black). Harlequin wears a diamond checkered tank top under a large green collar with a bell on their chest, light gray shorts, and various piercings on their ear. Mime (right) has light brown skin, red hair, and dark brown eyes. He's holding an asexual pride flag (black, gray, white, purple). Mime wears a gold/yellow collared tank top with black shorts. Mime has a magical prosthetic left leg which barely shows in this image but the knee of it is a magical purple orb while the base on his leg is wooden and petal shaped.

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Jul 1

#happypride y'all! This here is Amber but I'm thinking of changing her name, ideas?

I have one more pride piece to finish but I'm slow at it, been feeling unmotivated creatively these days. But I'll get it done!
#prideart #bisexualcharacter #bicharacter #queeroc #originalcharacter

My character Amber sits with her knees bent toward us, one arm stretched out in front of her knees holding a bi flag (pink, purple, blue) and the other resting on her knee and near her face as if she was just resting her face on her hand. Amber has brown skin, dark purple curly chunky hair, bright purple eyes, and a dark purplish upper lip. She's wearing a dark almost-black blue bra, light gray torn jeans, and black boots with rainbow laces.

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Jun 23

Quinn's next for my #pride pieces! Quinn is my #nonbinary, #asexual PUP character. They were the first I drew this round, so their outfit color choices are more on the obvious side, but I like it.
#happypride #acecharacter #nonbinarycharacter #lgbtcharacter #originalcharacter

My character Quinn (they/them) sits crosslegged holding up two pride flags, the ace flag (black, gray, white, purple) to the left and the nonbinary flag (yellow, white, purple, black) to the right. Quinn has fair pinkish skin, short pink hair with fluffy bangs, and reddish downcast eyes. They wear a yellow cropped shirt over a dark purple binder, purple-ish gray shirts, dark purple knee high socks, and white-ish shoes with rainbow laces and details. A green circle borders behind Quinn.

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Jun 17

It's my girl Lara's turn! She's my favorite but I really got work on new poses lol
#prideart #lesbian #lesbiancharacter #queeroc #originalcharacter

My character Lara smiles sitting with her right knee propped up, her arms crossed over it, holding a lesbian pride flag (oranges to white to pinks). Lara has brown skin, red hair and eyes, and a chip in her front tooth. Lara is wearing a dark pink (purple-ish) look cropped tank, dark brown sweats, and high top shoes. Her right shoe (in the middle) is pink with darker pink details and white toe & sole. Her left shoe (crossed over to the left) is orange with dark orange details and white toe & sole.

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Jun 9

Next #pride piece is of my PUP character Harlow! They use she/they/he pronouns, so change it up as you see it 👍 I really need to draw her more often, I love drawing his hair!!
#pansexual #genderqueer #prideart #originalcharacter

My character Harlow stands before an orange circle facing away, looking over their shoulder with a smile, one leg crooked up and their arms out holding a pansexual (pink, yellow, blue) flag and a genderqueer (purple, white, green) flag. Harlow has brown skin, dark purple eyes, and purple hair styled like a wolf cut (wild layers). Harlow is wearing a dark pink-purple tank, light gray short it's barely greenish, and dark blue knee high boots with the laces missing.

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Jun 6

Op! I forgot to post this sooner, happy #pride y'all! I've got a piece coming every Monday-ish of my PUP characters 🙂 First is Kumiko, my beautiful #bisexual #transgirl !
#prideart #bicharacter #transcharacter #originalcharacter

My character Kumiko kneels with her hands holding pride flags in her lap, a smile on her face and a red circle behind. Kumiko has fair skin, bleached orange-ish hair, and dark blue eyes. Kumiko is wearing a white ruffled-topped tank blouse with a pink/blue/purple floral pattern, blue high-waisted jeans, and brown sandals. The pride flags she holds are the bisexual (pink, purple, blue) flag and trans (blue, pink, white, pink, blue) flag.

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · May 29

Oops, I forgot to post this before! This is my last set of side characters for now. Alicia the apothecary, Florence the florist, and Florence's granddaughter Poppy. These are my favorite character designs so far 😁
#characterdesign #originalcharacter #ocart

3 female characters stand: Alicia (left), Florence (middle), Poppy (right). Alicia stands with her arms bent up, one hand holding a wand, while various items float around her head stirring or pouring themselves. Alicia has warm brown skin, reddish brown hair in two braids behind her back, and a slight smile. Alicia is wearing greenish teal overalls with dark accents, dark teal boots with maroon accents, and a pale purple-ish dress shirt with rolled sleeves and dark purple accents. Florence is standing with her hands held before her, a soft smile on her face. Florence has light warm brown skin, brown hair pushed behind a bright green head wrap (hair on an Afro style, shaped like rose petals), and dark green eyes. Florence is wearing bright green flowy pants, brown sandals with a pink flower, and a maroon shirt under a beige cardigan with pink flowers and pink trim. Poppy is standing with her hand on Florence's shoulder, her other hand holding her wand down in front of herself. Poppy has brown skin, dark brown hair in puff braids. Poppy is wearing a maroon cropped tank with bright green straps, and a bright pink poppy shaped skirt with bright green waistband.

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · May 9

What's the most wild to me is seeing actual artists justify AI art bcuz drawing is a "waste of time." WHAT! That's just so unbelievable! This drawing here probably only took me 6-8 hours total, & the only "waste of time" was being too sick to actually finish this sooner lol
#starterpacknoai #artmeme

A drawing of myself as a doll in a plastic case with various accessories, and an open box to the right with plastic cat dolls above! My doll's plastic case as a yellow backing with "Arixroz Edition" written in red and "Start Pack" written in red with "AI" in crossed out. I have a round face with pale skin and peach colored nose, blush, and ears; brown hair sewn in chunks, a black tshirt with white chickens shaping a skull, and olive green cargo pants. Around are my accessories (going clockwise): an olive messenger bag with a skull & camera pin, a drawing tablet with the text "working magnetic drawing board!" written nearby, a book with the text "Book" & "Author" written on it, a granola bar, a mug with a blue shirted hipster donkey, a colorful crotchet blanket, a white water bottle with a sticker book nearby, and a tiny red embroidery hoop with blue thread and a needle. The box to the side is yellow, green, and peach with the outline of a cat face in front and the text "Mystery Kitty Box! Collect all 7!" around, the side of the box with silhouettes of 6 cats (+1 hidden by the box flap). Above the box are plastic cats with their names, from top to bottom: Gigi (black cat laying with tail curled up and front paws crossed in front, tonge sticking out, green eyes, and a crown), Sir Whiskerson Purryface III (black and white cat with yellow eyes sitting up on his back like a little man); and Loki (gray and white cat with yellow eyes and a crumpled left ear sitting up like a normal cat).

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · May 3

Here's the first set of the extras in my story The Witch's Journal. One more set & then I'll try to do more dynamic concepts. For now, here's (from left to right) Señore Luisa, Señor Ruiz, and Doña Leticia
#conceptart #originalcharacter #originalart

3 characters stand before peach colored rectangles. Left: Señore Luisa stands with their arms held up; Senore Luisa has light brown skin, dark gray hair tied up in a bun, bright blue beaded necklace & bracelet, fuschia dress with bright blue and white patterns, and brown open shoes. Middle: Senor Ruiz stands with his hand up in a hello, a big smile on his face, he is a bit round/soft with brown skin, brown short hair brushed back, dark brown shirt and pants, green apron with "PAN CON RUIZ" written around a graphic of a Mexican sweet bread (concha), and green shoes. Right: Doña Leticia stands holding her big fat catbird, she is fair skinned with silver hair framing her face & tied back in a loose bun, a plum cardigan with white floral trim, light blue flowy pants with small flowers, and light pink slippers with pink flowers. The catbird is a while cat with golden & brown flecks, a golden/brown muzzle with a barn own framed face, golden wings with brown stripes, and a golden bird tail with brown stripes

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Apr 17

Aww thanks!! 😄

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Apr 17

I love her bright design!

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Apr 17

This is Don Arturo, a very busy & frantic man. He juggles selling crafts/potions & teaching Yara magic. This frustrates her as she already feels she is well behind her age group, having picked up magic only recently rather than most do at a younger age.
#originalcharacter #ocart #characterdesign

A digital drawng of a character page of Don Arturo, a witch mentor. Don has fair skin, short wild gray hair, an upturned gray mustache, thick eyebrows, and dark happy eyes over eye bags. He wears a peach button shirt with rolled up sleeves, brown pants with suspenders, and dark brown boots. 2 full bodies to the left, expressions to the right. In the left most full body, Don walks to the right, holding up his wand, a box and set of potions float ahead. In the right full body (in the middle of the page), Don stands half turned to the left, a gentle smile on his face. The expressions, from top to bottom, are a smug proud smile (arms crossed, eyelids lowered with eyebrows raised, large smile favoring his left side), a devastated exhausted expression (face and mustache and shoulders drooping), and a nervous anxious expression (eyes small, leaning back, hands close to mouth). In the bottom left corner, a silhouette of Don & Yara show their height difference, Yara meets just below Don's chin

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Apr 14

This is my last from my recent batch of TLOU season 1 fanart :) I wanted to draw more but my wrist and brain need a break lol Time to start season 2!
#joelandellie #thelastofus #tlou #fanart #digitalart #art

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Apr 13

"Did you know diarrhea is hereditary? Yea... It runs in your jeans."

A digital drawing of the scene from HBO Max's The Last of Us (season 1) when Joel and Ellie laugh over a diarrhea joke. In the front, Joal curls into himself as he giggles. In the background, slightly blurred, Ellie throws her head back and laughs open mouthed. The piece has black lines and is painted in a slotchy coloring style.

arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Apr 13

I just finished rewatching season 1 of TLOU in anticipation of season 2, so decided to draw some scene that were most impactful to me. Starting with the strawberry scene with Bill and Frank, especially Bill's giggle 🍓
#billandfrank #thelastofus #hbothelastofus #tlou #fanart #strawberries

A digital drawing of the scene in HBO Max's The Last of Us season 1 when Bill and Frank eat strawberries. Bill, up front to the right, giggles with his hand over his mouth while Frank, behind to the left, smiles at him. The piece has thick lines with splotchy, painterly coloring.

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Apr 10

So, I don't like to be touched even by loved ones, it can be a huge sensory nightmare for me. So to portray how this feels to me (esp 2 recent events I'd consider traumatic), I'm using Cygnet, the younger version of Swan.
#ventart #originalart #digitalart

Digital painting of a character (facing the right) in a mismatched astronaut suit panicking as goopy hands crawl from the suit and grab onto their face. The character, Cygnet (she/they) has red hair matted to their face, light brown skin, and bloodshot eyes (one visible in this angle). Their suit is white with blue chest armor, a yellow right glove which grips the suit neck hole, and a red left glove grasping at the air. The purple goopy hands bubble out from the suit neck hole grabbing the back of her head, her cheek, and their forehead from the opposite side. A couple shadowy hands also reach for Cygnet, one of them grasping her shoulder. In the background, blurry buildings tilt about.

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Apr 4

Here's Oscar, Yara's papi! Oscar is a seamster, mending & decorating the clothes & fabrics of his family and neighbors. Oscar is a rather emotional father, easy to cry, quick to anger (though he's working on it!), and ready for a good belly laugh.
#originalcharacter #characterdesign #characterpage

Character reference page of Oscar, a brown skinned man with reddish brown eyes, a thick mustache, a blackish hair which has two wavy strands falling over his forehead, is tied back partially, and fans out in the back. Two full bodies take up the majority: Oscar wears a light green button shirt, brown ankle shorts, and brown loafers. In the left full body, Oscar is carrying on a strap across his chest a red sewing box adorned with childish drawn suns and flowers. In the left full body, Os are is turned away to show a pattern of a sun surrounded by flowers and vines on his back. To the right are some expressions (worried, upset, smug) and a set of silhouettes to show the height difference of Oscars family (Oscar is in the middle height)

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arixroz @arixroz.bsky.social · Mar 28

Meet Camila, Yara's mother. Camila is a very protective woman, usually very calm which makes her outbursts stand out.

Her apron & blouse are decorated with Don's embroidery. She is his flower, holding up him the sun & their daughter Yara the moon.
#originalcharacter #characterdesign #characterpage

A character page of Camila, an adult woman with brown skin, long brown hair loosely tied back, and reddish brown eyes. In the full body (left) Camila stands to her left whole wearing a white blouse with a sun & moon embroidered on the collars and yellow petals around the buttons, loose blue trousers, brown boots & gloves, and a light brown apron with a pocket embroidered with a yellow flower cradling a sun and moon in its leaves, and a reddish brown belt for tools. At the top is some expressions: bored/disbelieving, worried, angry. Next to it is a small set of silhouettes of her family to show height differences. Below are side & back views of Camila to show her long hair.

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