Oh wow we’re almost there already! My shoulder surgery looms on April 8th and I have been cleared by the doctors so that everything is set and ready to go. I have paused my pledges again for April so I can focus on healing and the long recovery!
In the meanwhile, I’ve been enjoying the prolonged sabbatical and using it as a time to indulge in marketing classes and in some exploratory art. (And also bodily disappearing into the world of Horizon Forbidden West, which is one of my favorite series of all time!).
One of those aforementioned art explorations was a gift for a dear friend, Sam Hogg, who has created such lovely art of my characters in the past. I have been wanting to paint her characters myself for a long time! I’m thankful for this downtime to finally have that opportunity and to enjoy slowing down so I could enjoy my journey through a painting without rushing. This was also an excellent opportunity to experiment with Procreate’s acrylic brushes!
One of my favorite pieces by Sam featuring Ramah from my story, Song of Exile.
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“The Pirate’s Kiss” features Eidy & Kalam from Sam’s story, The Whaler Girl. Eidy is a powerful Daichen who can control water, while Kalam is the pirate lord who seeks to harness her abilities and mold her for his own ends. I’m looking forward to seeing Sam explore more of their tumultuous relationship in her stories!
Inspired by Klimt’s The Kiss, which always struck me as being about a woman swept up in a dangerous romance, which was the perfect root inspiration for these characters.
You can also watch a 1 minute time lapse of this video here.
The full piece:
The detail:
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I hope you all have enjoyed my experimental explorations of late! I also have some D&D-inspired portraits in a Legend of Vox Machina-inspired style that I’d love to share soon as well, granted I can finish them before my surgery happens. We shall see!
For now, enjoy the new art!
Ang