Corv's Nonsense Corner

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Aaaaand, a panel redraw while I continued to try and figure out my style. From Jan 2025. It's crazy, for how much traditional technical ability can translate when moving to a digital medium-- there's so much that doesn't. I suppose I should have expected that. Can't exactly expect swapping tools/mediums to not make any difference. You might as well expect watercolor to behave the same way as a ballpoint pen. XD On the upside-- the exchange goes both ways. Traditional skill translated into better digital line art/anatomy and proportion. But my digital skill is translating into far better understanding of color and values than I had prior.

And I was wrong in my last post, cause I've colored my lines again in this one. XD Make up your mind, Corv! Anyway-- Midoriya and Eri, for my dad, probably a year after he suggested the art to me. (Completed in Jan 2025) I confess I traced a screenshot from the anime to get all those hands in the background. And it still took longer to do all that than to draw the characters. Lol If I remember correctly-- the idea for this came from an ad break in the episode where right before the cut, Midoryia had a terrifying look on his face, but when the break ended, he instead looked terrified and anxious, true to character. My dad insisted the scary look was better. XD

And here-- <angelic chorus> is when I finally embraced the black lineart and settled into what became my current artistic style. I sink more than half the time I spend on a piece into the linework, and finally realized it didn't make sense to keep trying to cover it up. Last piece from 2024, in December. This is a redraw of one of my BnHA OCs, (whose fic I'll eventually upload.) Yutei Getsuzu. In the fic he's Shouji's younger sibling, (by a year) and has a similar but weaker quirk. (The extra thumb is part of that.) He didn't get into U.A. and isn't a hero. His main love interests are Shinsou and Tokoyami, but they're part of a larger polycule involving a total of eight people. It is definitely more polycule than harem, Yutei isn't romantic with everyone and individual relationship dynamics vary widely. It's a soulmate AU. With the inclusion of platonic soulmates. All members of the polycule are minor characters in the anime, with Tokoyami probably having the most canon screen time out of the lot of them. XD

Okay two things. First-- apologies for the hairstyle. I did this in Oct 2024, I would draw her differently now. And I will, eventually, when the Dragon Age fixation strikes again. Second-- I played the games out of order, and started with Inquisition, and the *first* romance I played through was Solas and-- WELL. Yeah I really did sorta launch myself into the deep end of sad elf/sad mage drama, didn't I?? Holy heck. Warden was colored pencil, Hawke was marker, I think this is just-- my digital style at the time? I don't like it. XD But I value authenticity over perfection and so here we are. More stuff later. Blank template here <3

I interrupt your regularly scheduled programing (of me reposting my old work) to present the redraw I promised! Cropped, because it was the only way I could get tumblr not to blur the heck out of it. Enjoy!

Also from Oct 2024, my Hawke, and again with a generic name, cause I just liked it better than anything I could come up with. XD I know, I know, I'm an Anders apologist. Feel like I should point out that if a world existed where I could also have Fenris though, I'd be there. Lol I'm not sure I'm such a fan of my work on this one, but I think this was another experiment where I was trying to convert traditional style motifs. My warden was colored pencil, this one's marker. Marker is not my strong suit. XD Blank template here <3

Ah, yes, back on the 'being hyped about Veilguard' train. XD I started doing these in Oct 2024 for each of my "main" characters to burn time leading up to release. Here's my Grey Warden, one Kallian Tabris. If I'm remembering correctly that's the default name. Tbh I just like it. It's nice. (Also I love her expression. XD She's so done with this crap. "Just so you know I'm only saving the world cause I also live in it. Y'all have done nothing but let me down.") Blank templates found here <3

If it looks like I'm scrolling really far back through your blog liking stuff, I'm sorry. <_< I'm not stalking you. I just deleted my old blog and I'm re-liking some stuff I had previously liked.

And-- bringing this back. Even though it low key makes me extremely self conscious, lol. Another, from Sept 2024. I'm happy with the art itself, but the subject matter. Oh... the subject matter. Ironic, that I have no problem writing explicitly, but the second the art gets remotely suggestive, I would like to hide under a rock, please. XD

Everyone's favorite nope dog returns! Princess, from the Touchstarved Game. Originally drawn, again, in Sept 2024. Still proud of all the hands and fingers in this. XD

Gelatinous Cube D6, commissioned by a friend. Completed in sept 2024.

And another character sheet for Suraj, also from Sept 2024. I did like-- three of these in the span of week. Which is a truly insane level of productivity for me. Lol I think I'll redraw the third, though, and post it later down the line. I wasn't very impressed with my coloring job. Particularly when it came to his skin. I am still learning how to use darker palettes, and at this stage, I had not yet figured out how to get the colors I wanted from photo references. I have now! I might have to share a tutorial at some point I think it could be helpful. (I also find I regularly forget my own techniques and having them recorded somewhere is lifesaving. XD)

And another September 2024 piece, I remember this fixation. XD I went off the deep end for a good long while. My MC for the Touchstarved game-- I remember fussing over his palette and having someone finally sell me on the combination of red and purple, which I've ironically disliked in the past. Evidence that it can work, in certain shades. I should come up with more quotes for this character, cause honestly? Same. I too enjoy watching people try to figure me out when I unmask for two seconds and say the first thing my ADHD spits out. Lol

As promised, my own Dnd character, twin brother of the on previously posted, drawn in sept 2024. Also hails from a cyberpunk setting, changeling soulknife rouge, disguised as an elf.

Portrait of a friend @revelryatnightfall's DnD character, from Sept 2024. Cyberpunk setting, changeling bard disguised as an elf. Twin sister of my own character from the same campaign, art of whom will arrive shortly!

And another Maz! This is the human look he wears as a mask, in which he answers to the name "Sterling." Also drawn in September 2024. I'm not sure what it is about Septembers, but I seem to get spontaneously creative around that time. Maybe it's the approaching fall season? (It's my favorite.) I'm really proud of his hair. Short hair took a long time for me to learn, and showing a different root color was also tricky. Sterling, despite presenting himself as uncaring and rebellious, is in fact very caring towards those he's fond of. Aesthetic aside, he's more "Dandelion growing through the sidewalk" rebellious than "brass knuckles" rebellious. All his tattoos are floral, because excluding Pip and Lark, flowers are his favorite thing about the human world.