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Please tell me other people can relate I’m having a crisis
reblog this if you're okay with booping spams please !!
Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl
While I’d want this concept to mostly be a lighthearted comedy, since that’s more my forte, the north star (heh) of this premise would be the loss of passion for something you once loved, feeling the pressure/expectations of sticking with something that you’re “a prodigy” at and the subsequent burnout. How hard do you fight for an old passion or at what point do you just let it go? Is it even okay to give up when so many people are counting on you?
Sounds bleak but I promise I’m an optimist and that will always reflect in my work :)
Brainstorming Minecraft food lore :>
You know when
“Yeah I listen to all kinds of music” and their playlist is always filled with Will Wood, Tally Hall, THD, Jack Stauber, Chonny Jash, Jhariah, and Lemon Demon.
Intro
Hello!! I’m Wysteria, an artist and writer looking to get involved a bit more with the community.
I specialize in background art, however I‘ve recently taken up book cover art as well and have been having a blast doing that too and experimenting with styles! You may see some of those pop up here from time to time!!!
As for writing, I mainly write fantasy or historical fiction, both of which take up the majority of my time when I’m not drawing. I’m not sure how much writing I’ll post over here, but keep an eye out for that too!
Asks and interactions are always welcome! I don’t bite
It’s lovely to meet you all!
Honestly when people say their art needs to get "more weird" they usually mean that as in "less commercial/less broadly appealing" and I think the answer to this is not to insert artificial Quirky Weird Style Stuff into it I think you just need to get uncomfortably earnest. What's the thing you really want to draw but feel shy about putting the effort into because it'd be too sincere an admission. You need to draw that. I want to see it
@shreksstepfather *collapses*
Here it is. Here it is in Tumblr post form (+ the original video since the quality got a bit *crunched* in Youtube)
YOUTUBE LINK
Hopefully I can crunch out one or two final attacks before the end of the Art Fight period. If not, I think I'm happy with this being my final attack of the year
Messaging people for the first time is so hard. What am I supposed to say? Like, "You seem really odd and your blog intrigues me. Do you want to have philosophical conversations or perhaps talk about fictional characters?" What! Whatever. I will just follow you back and stare at your blog with my big beautiful brown eyes.
born to infodump forced to constantly worry if the other person actually cares or if im making sense or if i said something wrong or if im embarrassing myself or if they want me to stop talking or
Hey you ever think about The Characters so much to the point where
I write best at 3 AM because at that time I know I no longer have dignity so rewriting it at a sane hour is 1000% better
1st draft or nothing usually though
How do people even draft
House/structure concepts. The human characters I’m developing come from a lineage of marsh and delta-dwelling peoples that have a thriving ceramics culture due to the naturally abundant clays carried by the river and deposited on its shores. Settlements appear on scattered hilltops along the borders of the delta and the plains, which rise above the highest seasonal flooding. Temporary structures on floating platforms are common further into the delta floodplain during summer food-gathering expeditions.
Permanent homes and buildings are made from a cob-like clay and fiber mixture, often with wooden supports; young saplings are preferred due to their flexibility and can conform to the desired circular shapes. In resource-rich areas, some structures can be “fired” by filling the chambers with wood and charcoal and burning for days, partially or wholly vitrifying the thin walls. Most towns have a large central kiln; ceramics are a major trade export.
Their architecture takes on rounded shapes due to an ancient association of thrown bowl forms with the hearth and womb, though that history is not necessarily relevant or common knowledge to everyday people. Circular and spiral motifs recur in design and architectural planning due to wider cultural and religious understanding of The Spiral as the guiding force of magic and the rhythms of existence. The arrangement of cosmic bodies is conceived of as an overlapping spiral pattern, the intersections of which have tangible effects on magic-users’ ability to channel The Spiral’s cosmic power. It is said that dragons’ ichor contains fine particles of starstuff which reverberates with cosmic energy and increases their power and connection to The Spiral beyond what any human could achieve.
Heeey.
I moved this blog’s dedicated thing into a side blog :) it’s Here! I’ll post over there about The Feylands from here on!
I’ll still post here (Feylands things or other,) but this’ll be my main blog now. I’ll post my regular art on it and do, normal things!
And also redesign this space to be more Me-core instead of Feyland based, haha.
Some additional Drake things.
It’s not just elk antlers that are said to give fertility from their Goddess or Mother Nature. Wild ram horns, Deer, moose horns- mainly Cervids. They are also good things to chew on in general.
Cups are oddly shaped for wyverns because they have no hands.
Thyne’s weird because he spent the first major years of his life partying and moving from town to town, creating a growing gaggle of kids until his final partner got him to sit down and realize he can’t keep on going like this. And also asked for help raising three hatchlings because that’s exhausting. He quit having flings after that.
What seems like a lot for Wyverns isn’t that much for Drakes.
A more wordy post because I don’t know how to draw buildings. Only one image for Drakes.
Architecture, in general, is varied due to the nature of the Feyfolks’ variety in size, body shape, and species. Most Architecture is spacious and wide, with wide areas for air landings and take-offs.
Architecture, in general, uses the land around it: growing trees into dens and homes, carving homes out of mountains, ravines, and sinkholes, and Finding sanctuary in underwater cliffs, ravines, and coralline structures. Their architecture prefers to take and give back to nature.
Drakes use a lot of fire as it’s a vital tool for them. It’s highly desired by most (if not all) of the feyfolk enjoy. They love knowing a firebreather because then they don’t have to hire a specialist, they could just exchange favors.
In the lower sections they dig out enough room for seperate rooms for (similarly aged) Children and the Parents.
Food storage is full of shelves, jars and crates to hold spices, herbs and dried meats. The extended pantry + a colder lower storage. They don’t have fridges but they do Ike to pack away snow and ice into this area and locking it away. Cooking wares and cooking is done elsewhere, such as the entrance or a Separate area completely.
Housing is a place to relax after working out and about, not really to host folks unless folks are family. It’s meant to be safe and relaxing, decorated how they want and potentially raise kids in.
Thyne Duron! Currently my only drake example.
Under things,
He’s a very compact and short guy. Very dependent on water but that works with his job as head of the Thalimis Guild.
He doesn’t go out to jobs as much anymore as it’s now his job to watch over and guide.
As per lore: He has a shit ton of kids. 9 total, with 6 different drakes. He was a party kid who got hit by reality in his 50’s, and has started working hard to make up for it. Most of his kids are grown by now (and by proxy, hates him,) but he’s paying back for the time spent because he wants to. He was a dumbass and he’s making up for it.
He’s strictly settled away from any type of partner and prefers work anyways.
It’s not just elk antlers that are said to give fertility from their Goddess or Mother Nature. Wild ram horns, Deer, moose horns- mainly Cervids. They are also good things to chew on in general.
Cups are oddly shaped for wyverns because they have no hands.
Thyne’s weird because he spent the first major years of his life partying and moving from town to town, creating a growing gaggle of kids until his final partner got him to sit down and realize he can’t keep on going like this. And also asked for help raising three hatchlings because that’s exhausting. He quit having flings after that.
What seems like a lot for Wyverns isn’t that much for Drakes.
Extensions :)
(Not much) More under
Okay it’s a lot more under
Their Monarchies were called Courts because the leadership and cities were built on massive Courtyards that still stand to date. Though they are abandoned (Nobody wants to occupy them because it’d be like saying you’re Crowned/genuinely rude to them) they are commonly used as marketplaces while avoiding the main castles. This is also why their Capital is not even remotely in the center of the continent: too many Court-grounds are located centrally.
Magic exists and is studied. Mageis is named and was primarily started to push studies of magic and educating *everyone* and spreading that knowledge. It’s basically a massive teacher organization (as well as magic wizards shit but that’s aside.) I’ll go more into depth after general species and environments are done.
Yes they wear badges and they color coordinate because that’s neat.
In the Third image is a leader not displayed yet! He’s a Drake so he’ll come eventually. I didn’t do his colors justice he’s such a sparkle dog.
Mirtyn (green wyvern) and Cirn (Blue Phoenix) are mentor & Trainee relationship.
To take a break from Griffeuxes:
Feylands Government System!
They use to hold a multitude of Monarchies across the continent, but after several riots against the multiple monarchies and a lot of cleaning up: Six organizations came about to instill order and have been working cleanly after a few hiccups.
I have unifying colors for them and Flags!
In order:
Gis (Argriculture & Rural affairs)
Thalimis (Architecture, infrastructure & Water incorporation)
Ourinis (Communication, Transportation & Imports/exports)
Nekis (Law Enforcement & Millitary matters)
Mageis (Education)
Ygeis (Healthcare)
All the original leaders commissioned or hand-crafted their flag.
(Socialist Oligarchy With six major Organizations)
Wyvern Headshots!
Mirtyn, Elysi, Noirn & Grimmere!
Playing with wyvern designs to show myself I can actually make cool designs with (limited) limitations (their sexual dimorphism.)
Noirn is comparatively glossy compared to her brother Grimm (Because Grimm could not care about his appearance.)
Since we’re a few posts into this; The Feylands is a continent! I’d personally say it’s larger than Australia- or a little bit more I’m not good at sizes.
And it has a map! That I’ve redraw 3 times over the years!
Some features on the map are up for changes, like City markers being more prominent and caves/ being spruced up. There are tons of little spots around that are a bit too small to place- small ponds and streams and so.
Some normal Griffeux folks to explore Griffeux designs
General things under.
Forest Kingfisher / Fishing Cat: Quelas. Just a normal fisher-folk.
Shrike / Blackfooted Cat: Thistle! Animal researcher and practicing taxidermist.
Skua / Pallas Cat: His name is Heske. Doesn’t have a set job, but he’s a good hunter and likes travelling Fey’s.
