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Eiliakins
@eiliakins.bsky.social
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31F, Finland.
Game dev, writer and webcomic artist.

Loves fantasy, history and chatting about OCs!

Usually SFW but some horror/undeath
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Early dev art: Vri (2017)

Made a Flight Rising dragon into a character in Oblivion and built his character based on what he did in the game.

He became a cheese-loving people-pleaser who will only get violent if you attack him first. He can't speak or read but can draw to communicate! #oc #ocSky
A collage of 4 images featuring my character, Vri. In the bottom-right we have the Flight Rising dragon I based his looks on. A white Fae-dragon with red splatters all over an a red cloak. In the middle we have a screenshot from Oblivion. Vri wears simple fur armour and has snow white skin and bright red hair on a low ponytail. His eyes are red and look bloodshot because I couldn't get a mod that removed that from Dunmer eyes to work, heh. Lore-friendly for Elder Scrolls? I don't care! And the other two are headshots of Vri drawn by me, one from each side of his face. His red cloak is now back! I wonder if Oblivion-Vri will ever find one.
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Once again played Scribblio so here's my puzzle from today... :)

Answer will be included in alt!
A screenshot from Scribblio, the game where you draw and have others guess the word. This word has nine letters. We have some sort of grinder and out comes some sort of black, sand-like substance, while from the top in go some rifles. A smiley face to show how silly I'm being with this. What could it be? What indeed. The right word is... Gunpowder.
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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#Writevember check-in 2:
+ 4072 Words

Once again a busy week, partially because of comic stuff. 😂

I especially like writing the scenes where we're in Vardan's PoV and get to interact with spirits as he feels what they feel.

I like toying with the poor, stoic guy's feelings... :)
A snippet of writing, too long for the alt here, so I'll summarize. A boy named Bill had run away from home and was captured by a vaguely humanoid-looking bog spirit. Vardan and Eric are here to negotiate. Bill is almost completely submerged in the swamp, only his head being visible from the peat moss. Vardan tells the spirit to release Bill but the spirit refuses, saying it would claim the boy as its new Hedge, a spirit beach which the townsfolk had to kill to save the storyteller, Eric, from its clutches. The spirit doesn't blame the humans for what they did. The Hedge aimed its rage on the wrong person and refused to hear reason from the elder spirits. But this boy, Bill, him the spirit does blame for the fate of the Hedge. If he hadn't stolen that gem, none of this would have happened. Vardan quickly realizes how hopeless the situation is. He is talking to a grieving father who wants to take revenge on the one whose actions led to the death of his son. He would make the thief into his new son, his new Hedge. The spirit's sorrow grew so strong it spilled over into Vardan's mind and the negotiation was over. Bill submerged and Vardan would have to act quickly. A digital illustration and character headshots for my novel. An elven man named Vardan sits on a tree stump near a forest river with his two trained foxes. He's fishing and his fishing rod is propped up next to him. A curious blond stranger approaches from the path behind him. The headshots depict the three central characters; Eric the storyteller, Vardan the fox farmer and Geoffroi the reeve. Eric is a blond man with fluffy animal ears and dressed like a bard, Vardan is indeed an elf with brown skin, purple hair, a beard and dressed modestly, and Geoff is an elderly black nobleman with floppy spaniel ears.
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Funny you should point out those three states as they're the ones correct in the map I filled out years back on Tumblr... 😂

But in my defence, I was able to find Mirror-Austria and Mirror-Hungary in there!
A map of the USA filled out by me. I knew where California, Texa, Florida, Alaska and Hawaii were and that's about it. One highlight is me recognizing two states as Austria and Hungary. because they're pretty much the same shape, just mirrored. Heh. No, I don't know what states they are really.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Oh, I see, a mischievous one.
But maybe she could help him with something personal..?

Comic Site: hexandseal.webcomic.ws
#art #oc #ocSky #comic
Page 38 of my webcomic, Hex & Seal. Tebra the seamstress taps on her jaw as she ponders playfully. Pretty gifts for anyone with a pulse? Hmm... She then casually asks Hex if he's from Central Elrania, which causes Hex to be even more confused. Hex stares wide-eyed, leaning forward slightly, Y-yeah? he utters. Tebra then laughs and waves a hand. I'm being silly, of course! She chimes, You have a Very distinct accent! Hex lets out first a soft Oh, as he realizes he was being played around with, but then continues with a startled, wait, I do? Tebra leans in and gives him a wink. Uh-huh. But her talk about gifts made Hex want to ask about something more serious too. But um, actually, he begins. Now that you brought it up. Hex brings his hands together, pressing them to his chin anxiously. I have been worried since I hadn't received many gifts back. Hex averts his gaze. Is it considered creepy to give gifts to someone you just met..?
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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I can't remember which of these were drawn first, the headshots or that fullbody sketch of the pattern on his clothes. They're both on the same file, so...

But I remember finding his forehead-nose line fascinating and challenging to draw. Remember, one straight line!
Three headshots of my character, Goghorn. Two sketches with him with a calm, if somewhat sullen expression and one angry snarl. His head is shaped so the nose and forehead are at the same angle, forming an uninterrupted straight line.
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Early dev art: Goghorn (2017)

Since the joke of the whole thing was his name meaning "the Grace of Heathermeadow", I knew he had to be a dancer.

Sadly I can't recall how I decided on him having had an accident that left him disabled... A detail lost in the depths of old Skype chats. #oc #ocSky
Two drawings from 2017, featuring Goghorn. One fullbody shot of him dancing and one rough sketch to show the embroidered pattern on his outfit. He's an athletic guy with brown skin, fluffy blond hair and a fairly long, braided goatee. Oh, and fluffy animal ears! He wears a sleeveless, dress-like garment with elaborately embroidered heather flowers. He also wears a woven belt similar to one I made on a field trip in primary school! He walks with a cane due to an injury that never fully healed and can only dance by standing on his good leg and using his upper body.
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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I'd assume it's either Hex since he's the main character of my comic, so people are more familiar with him.

Or Joel! He's got a bit more unusual look, even within the world, while also having an unfortunate life situation. His job might be relatable too, being a clerk selling toys?
#oc #ocSky
A panel from my webcomic, Hex & Seal. Hex is an elven hair with bouncy red hair, which actually hides his short, elven ears, while Joel is a guy with pale purple skin, white hair and small horns. Joel is working at the toy stall, his sales tables full of toys and plushies, some based on cartoons, as well as boxes of board games. Hex laughs awkwardly as he explains he doesn't really believe the farm he inherited is cursed. Joel was going to ask what Hex believes is going on, but a woman and a small child approach his toy stall, meaning Joel has to get back to work.
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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And I guess I can throw in something from the new, novel version too. 🤔I don't usually like to share snippets but I'll give it a shot. 😂
'So… what do we know about the beast?' Eric’s voice snapped Vardan out of his thoughts. He had almost forgotten he had come along. 'Not much. Two pilgrims saw it rise from the river but it went back in when they threatened it with fire spells. Later on, it…' Vardan cleared his throat, 'It approached a cleric and followed her around. She eventually ran and hid in the woods and the beast gave up quickly. I– I…' 'Vardan? You all right..?' Eric asked carefully. Vardan rubbed his hand to his throat. His eyes were stinging and he felt choked up. 'Are you… um…' Eric reached a hand for vardan’s arm but Vardan gently swatted it away. 'Wait…' Vardan said with a hoarse voice, 'I… think we found it. This sorrow has to be coming from the beast.' Vardan stepped off the road and made his way through the shrubs and saplings towards the river. 'Fadli, stay.' Fadli sat down on the side of the road. 'So wait. You’re a spirit whisperer?' Eric asked as he followed not far behind Vardan. 'M-hm.' Vardan knelt down beside the lake, trying to focus on the emotions that weren’t his own in hopes of finding out what caused them. 'If it’s just sad, it shouldn’t be too dangerous, right? It just wanted comfort…' Vardan shook his head. 'Sorrow can easily turn into rage. It depends on why it mourns.'
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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#Writevember check-in 2:
+ 10,379 Words

Been a busy week but got a lot done on Tuesday. xD

Bonus: I'm a plantser.
Though this time I'm working based on a fairly detailed comic script which is heavy on dialogue, expressions and gestures. (img 2)

I also have a couple of page mock-ups, like this!
A rough page mock-up drawn left-handed. Vardan is a large, elven man with purple hair on a neat bun. He has a hand over his throat and tears in his eyes. He looks like he's choking up but also unsure why. Eric is a man with animal ears and long, blond hair. Eric asks id Vardan is ok, reaching a hand for his shoulder, but Vardan swats his hand away, saying, wait. Vardan walks off the forest road and towards the nearby river, speaking, I think we found it. This sorrow has to come from the beast. Screenshot from my original comic script for the scene from the comic paget. It reads, Vardan begins to sense sorrow as they approach the scene. It's such a strong feeling that he really has to fight back tears himself. They don't see anything but Vardan can CLEARLY feel the creature. 'Are you all right..?' Eric asks. 'Urgh... I feel the spirit. It's mourning over something...' Eric, eyes wide. 'You're a spirit whisperer?' Vardan nods and rubs his brows. They try to peer into the water but it's too murky. 'You say it mourns... Does that mean it's not dangerous?' 'No. Sorrow could easily turn to rage. It all depends on why it feels this way.'
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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What's this? Someone who knows a little bit of Hex's native language and culture..?

Comic Site: hexandseal.webcomic.ws
#art #oc #ocSky #comic
Tebra the seamstress asks Hex in his native language, Actually, you are Elranian, yes? Hex's shoulders tense up and he lets out a surprised oh. Hex leans his head back and cocks a brow as he replies, also in his native language, How's you guess? Tebra laughs softly and switches back to the language of the land. Heh, sorry, I'm not fluent enough to keep this up. She holds out the green stone Hex had given her and says, But... isn't it obvious? Pretty rocks... Pretty flowers... Tebra glances at an old lady walking away, an old lady who is holding a flower Hex had just given her just moments before.
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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I don't usually post art made by others, but this is a special case as this chibi art is the Sole reason these two ended up as a couple. xD

As you can see, no interaction. Just looked good side by side. Something about the pale yellow and rich red...

Art by miixbee on DeviantArt!
Chibi art drawn by miixbee on deviantArt. On the left we have Goghorn, a dancer who had to retire after an accident. He smiles while leaning to his cane. He has fluffy blond hair, brown skin and wears a pale yellow sleeveless dress-like outfit suitable for a dancer with intricately embroidered heather flowers swirling around the front. Meanwhile Vri poses with a bow. He is a wandering map-maker with snow white skin and bright red hair, wearing a red brigandine, a small red cloak and a blanket wrapped around his waist so it looks like a skirt. Hey, a guy needs to carry all his earthly possessions on his person somehow while keeping his arms free!
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Inspo and Early Dev Art thread: #ProjectVri

Both of these guys were first drawn in 2017 but their stories didn't merge until 2020 when a cute art trade piece I received inspired me!

The disabled dancer who is a bit of a romantic, and the map-maker whose people were cursed to be feral. #oc #ocSky
A graphic detailing the origins of the two lead characters of my story WIP, Project Vri. On the left we have the two characters' reference images, placed so it looks like they're posing together. Goghorn the dancer dances while Vri the map-maker stands before him, his bright red ponytail being whipped to the side by the implied movement. On the right we have a wall of text, Vri was my character in Oblivion. I messed about with the sliders and so he was born. My cheese-loving lil' gremlin. Goghorn was a group chat joke when asked why we wrote fantasy: Because I can name a character Goghorn e Gurglegoop and decide that means The Grace of Heathermeadow in his language and no one can say I'm wrong. ... I actually want to make that character now. Then I received chibi art of them in a trade. The artist drew them on the same file and they looked so good next to each other that I had to fuse their stories together.
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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A thread where I can share where my story or character ideas originated from!

Some have really silly origins rooted in dreams, coincidences and even group chat jokes. 😂
💾🧵
The text, Project Origins and early dev art linked in replies!, written over a dark purple background. Two illustrations are placed on top and below. The top illustration depicts a paladin in black armour walking in a forest, and the one at the bottom has two men, a mercenary and a nobleman, exploring a dark cave.
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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#Writevember check-in 1:
+ 6,034 Words

Ended up reworking chapter 10 completely so that slowed me down a bit. xD

As for the bonus...
#ProjectVardan was, once again, inspired by my playthrough of a farming sim, this time Stardew Valley. :-D

I'll link an earlier post on that in a reply!
My first sketches of Vardan and Eric. Their looks haven't changed much even the story sure has. The only change on Vardan is that his vest had a slightly simpler design. Just a brown leather vest with lacings instead of buttons. Eric is also mostly the same, though I changed his hat from this upside-down satchel like thing with a feather into a medieval flat cap. But his hair was always long, wavy, blond and all over his face. There also are my original character notes. The stuff that stayed the same are Vardan being mid-30s while Eric is early-30s, Vardan raising fire-elemental foxes, some of which have angora-like fur. He's big and tough, loves fishing but can't make a living on it, and likes people but needs space. Eric also still is sociable but not obnoxious. As for the stuff that changed, Vardan is no longer a mercenary nor a hunter. He just raises his foxes and helps the local reeve and townsfolk with whatever they need. Eric also is no-longer a bard but rather a storyteller. Eric also didn't choose to stay in town because of vardan, but rather moved in because he found out his late grandfather left him his old home. Meeting Vardan was just a nice bonus! And lastly, in the original script, vardan was sent to a war during which he realized he could die without telling Eric about his true feelings. And when Vardan finally returned home from the war, he finds out that Eric had left town while he was gone, having assumed Vardan didn't really care for him since he never said anything or even wrote him a letter. The story has indeed changed a lot on that front. Smiley face.
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Ohh, what a fun idea. o: Like those "Draw followers' OCs" memes but on your own terms!

I'll offer up Eric since I'm working on that story this month. :>

His thing is playing out stories using light magic, so yellow-glowing motifs of the sun and foxes (possibly extra fluffy ones) would be perfect!
A fullbody chibi of Eric. He's has somewhat puffy pants and a coat with some fancy yellow patterns, though simplified for comic art reasons. A cropped shot of my story's promo picture, focusing on Eric on the foreground and a very fluffy yellow fox preparing to shoot a fireball up a tree in the foresty background. Three rough panels for my future web comic. Eric is a blond guy with long, wavy hair which covers one of his eyes and fluffy animal ears. He wears a green coat with yellow patterned trims and a matching hat. He walks along a small forest road, playing around with his light magic. He's gotten some vegetables from a local farmer and wonders how he could repay this kindness. He uses his magic to create the image of the farmer and his two young girls as a warrior and the two princesses he protects. Eric could turn the farmer into the main character of a story when he performs. I bet his girls would love to see themselves as princesses and their papa as a-- Eric's thoughts are cut short and he snaps his hand closed to hide his magic. But what did he see? Well, that's unfortunately not revealed on this page!
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Back to your normal routine? With a side of secret research...

Comic Site: hexandseal.webcomic.ws
#art #oc #ocSky #comic
Page 36 of my comic, Hex & Seal. Days pass and Hex uses his dinky little laptop with no mouse to carefully trace over and make notes about the carvings he found in the basement. He's careful not to let Clem see what exactly he's doing even if he's fairly certain Clem wouldn't know what he was doing even if he did see Hex's screen. Otherwise the days were uneventful. Luck the hunting dog saw a hare and chased it out of the strawberry fields, and Clem kept of handing gifts to the locals. Flowers for Jake the mailman, herbs for Launi the sporty old lady and pretty rocks and ore for Tebra the seamstress.
November 6, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Congrats on the milestone and thanks for the opportunity!

Somehow I'm compelled to enter a little cleric guy called Feyrul... He can be with or without the blindfold. :>
A chibi reference sheet for my character, Feyrul. He's a petite guy with black raven wings and matching, scruffy hair. He wears clerical robes in white, yellow and red. A chibi sketch of Feyrul without his blindfold. Mostly to show off his wings and hair so they don't blend together like in the earlier ref.
November 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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For #Writevember I'm turning an older comic script into a novel!

#ProjectVardan is a BL fantasy mystery where Eric the storyteller starts a new life in a small village and tries a little too eagerly to impress Vardan the fox farmer.

All while a young thief causes a stir among the nature spirits...
A digital illustration and character headshots for my novel. An elven man named Vardan sits on a tree stump near a forest river with his two trained foxes. He's fishing and his fishing rod is propped up next to him. A curious blond stranger approaches from the path behind him. The headshots depict the three central characters; Eric the storyteller, Vardan the fox farmer and Geoffroi the reeve. Eric is a blond man with fluffy animal ears and dressed like a bard, Vardan is indeed an elf with brown skin, purple hair, a beard and dressed modestly, and Geoff is an elderly black nobleman with floppy spaniel ears.
November 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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That's one way to distract Hex from his vivid imagination.

Comic Site: hexandseal.webcomic.ws
#art #oc #ocSky #comic
Page 35 of my comic, Hex & Seal. Hex quickly recognises the loud roar of the engine and clacking noises from above as a vacuum cleaner. Right... He forgot to finish cleaning up the glass shards. Sorry, Clem. Hex stares in the direction of the noise. Guess I'll be stuck here until he leaves the room. I'll have to think of an excuse for not cleaning up. Until then... Hex opens up his phone's camera app and starts taking photos of the carvings on the walls and floors..
October 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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And now a very pleasant mental image...

Comic Site: hexandseal.webcomic.ws
#art #oc #ocSky #comic
Page 34 of my comic, Hex & Seal. Hex stares at the dark stain on the floor. The vague silhouette of a man shows exactly how his grandfather had slumped dead onto his back on the floor and Hex can imagine it vividly. The well-kept white beard and stache, the bright green clothes and the arms flopped lifelessly on one side. Hex presses his phone's flashlight against his chest to darken the room but the mental image persists. Vrooom! Hex flinches back to his senses as the roar of an engine and wooden clacking echo in the basement.
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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A fun one! :3c

My comic scripts tend to be mostly dialogue since... well, you know. That's what you mostly get to see anyways! Here's the entirety of Joel's intro chapter's script and first 3 pages. :)
#ocSky #comic

Oh, and the comic website is here:
hexandseal.webcomic.ws
Screenshot of text. Unfortunately it's too long to fit in alt and has some symbols that might not read well in text-to-speech, but in short it's a wall of dialogue between two characters. Hex browses rock being sold at a market stall and the clerk swoops in to ask if he's interested. Hex asks where the rocks are from. Clerk awkwardly and uncertainly says they're from the internet. He could ask the boss but he probably gets them from some big supplier of... rocks. Hex then notices the clerk is wearing a single mitten in June and asks about it. The clerk got a nasty frostbite on the mountains. Hex knows about healing so asks to take a look. The fingers are fully mummified so there isn't anything he can do. The clerk thanks him for caring to even take a look. The clerk asks if Hex is new in town. Hex says he moved into the farm near Pinehallow's end recently. The clerk looks shocked. Don't you know that place is cursed? Hex laughs awkwardly. He inherited it so he wants to try his luck. A mother and a child approach the shop and the mother gestures for the clerk. Clerk has to go but he hopes he'll get to chat with Hex another time. Page 16 of my comic, Hex & Seal. One day Hex heads out to the marketplace. He doesn't really like cities but the town near his farm is quiet enough and the marketplace is brimming with local produce which pleases the spirits. As Hex walks past a toy-and-jewellery stall, two boxes full of small gemstones catch his eye. Tiny haematites, tiger's eye crystals, lapis Lazuli and many other little rocks sold at an inexpensive price. Hex leans in closer, admiring the shiny stones. The spirits might enjoy them if Hex brought them some. Hex flinches in surprise as the stall's clerk slides into view. Looking for a gift or you actually into rocks? the clerk asks. The clerk has pale purple skin, white hair, sharp teeth and small dark horns on his head. Page 17 of my comic, Hex & Seal. Hex smiles and reaches for the tumbled gemstones before him and grabs a beautifully shimmering, egg-shaped piece of tiger's eye stone. Oh, I was wondering... He begins, Where are these from? Upon being asked, Joel the shopkeeper rubs his arm and averts his gaze to think. Where? Uhh, I... Joel utters, soon forcing out a smile as he taps on his chin with his mitten-wearing right hand. He finally replies in an uncertain tone, The internet? Hex stares at Joel for a moment, like expecting him to elaborate on that answer, but soon realizes that was all he was going to get out of Joel. Hex looks down at the gemstone and smiles sadly. I see, I see. So you don't know either? Page 18 of my webcomic, Hex & Seal. Joel the toy stall clerk smiles awkwardly as he explains he just works at this toy stall and thus doesn't really know the details of where his boss gets the merchandise. Joel tends to express a lot with his hands, as he does when he follows up with: I could ask the boss, but, uh... I bet he gets them from some big distributor of... like... Rocks? Joel rubs his neck with his mitten-wearing hand as he confirms the rocks defo aren't local. Hex tilts his head with a worried frown as his eyes lock onto Joel's mitten.
October 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Eight WIP features some Sci-Fi shenanigans.

This was a prequel doodle for the "surrounded by mutant zombies" collab pic. (I'll drop it in a reply.)

Aran and Prudence were so excited to enter this horrid place even before they knew about the mutant monstrosities!
#sketch #WIP #ocSky
A chibi sketch of my characters, Aran and Prudence, standing in the doorway to a dark and messy place. There's random junk like rancid pizza boxes on the ground and the place probably smells like a dumpster. Prudence stands wearing his simple hooded windbreaker and thick eyeliner, a hand on his hip and groans. Oh yay... Aran is fully geared up in sci-fi SWAT gear and quips back, Tell me about it.
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Played Scribblio and this was a fun one to draw so figured I'd share. The only person who didn't get it simply didn't know the English word. :D

Four letters, space, ten letters. :)

(Also drew four tiny dinosaurs and someone already guessed I was drawing 'Extinction'... 😂)
A rough digital doodle for Scribbl.io. A yellow rectangle with a tattered bottom edge and brown spots. Pale skintone legs and arms. A skintone square on top. Brown hair, a simple smiling face with a big nose. It's Fred Flintstone! Well, if he forgot his tie at home and dyed his hair brown...
October 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Seventh WIP I need to design a character for. xD

I just know that she has to be a strong, tall mercenary lady. I'm feeling braids to keep her hair up.
Simple linen armour as she's from a poor family...

She's very outgoing, even pushy.

And he? He's just oblivious.
#sketch #WIP #ocSky
A digital sketch of my characters, Ino and his unnamed body guard laying down on a bed at an inn. Ino is a mage, maybe could even call him a cleric, with brown skin, wavy green hair and simple, brown medieval-style clothes. Ino's bodyguard lays on her stomach next to him and looks at him expectantly. Ino lays on his back, arms behind his neck, and looks back at her with confusion. Wonder what it is she said that doesn't make any sense to him?
October 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM