Blood and Ashes

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Chapter 1: Defiance

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Something's a little twisted.

(Tobias is being a little bit malicious, here. I wanted it to come off as creepy, but not completely horrifying. I may or may not have hit the mark.)

Luxury & Elegance challenge by @herzblau

I was tagged by @igotsnothing and @solorisa - thank you!

I think I may have ended up going more "regal and divine" than "luxury and elegance" but oh well. Morgyn fit the bill better than my other characters one way or another. I don't know if anyone else ever gets words or phrases stuck in your head, but for me, the phrase "Destroying Angel" was stuck in my head the whole time I was working on this.

Blender render, painted over in Photoshop.

challenge description and cc credits under the cut

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Coming over to watch you sleep. I promise it's not creepy.

Selaginella lepidophylla - flower of stone, or false Rose of Jericho. Considered a true resurrection plant, unlike the true Rose of Jericho. Just in case anyone was wondering what Lily brought over.

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Things Tobias has never liked: 1.) being the center of attention, 2.) hanging around talking in a group of 3 or more people, 3.) people having emotions at him (especially if he's expected to do something about it).

People continuing to low-key decide what's best for Tobias.

Incidentally, "Ow. Yes, hello" is what I normally say to a dog that's jumping up on me.

This would be Tobias, had his lycanthropy never been cured (human and wolf forms).

Blender render painted-over in photoshop.

I was tagged by @igotsnothing and @tikay21 - it took me a minute to get around to this.

✶ Rules: Pick an OC and recreate an alternate version of them

✶ Challenge created by @elderwisp

I'll tag (a lot of the same people over and over, I'm so sorry) @herecirmsims @wistfulpoltergeist @thestartome @southernsimmin @astravires @freezerbnuuy @shimmercatt absolutely no pressure, here

More silent narrative, but you know the 5th panel would be something like "Dude, let me help" "Naw I got thi- oh shit"

Meanwhile, the 6th panel is me this week, as I continue to have a cold that is kicking my ass in a very unfair way. I believe it is cheating.

Anyway, sorry if the next update is a little delayed.

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@disastermage-miscellany

CW: small amount of blood

The logic was "Tobias should go home and rest," but Tobias is restless.

Other notes: Solomon and Tobias live in the same apartment building. Also, the cut on Solomon's wrist wouldn't be very large, but still gross.

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This probably isn't the first time anyone's seen August drag Solomon home like that, but usually it's not for such a noble reason.

Also if any of these social interactions seem a little stiff and uncomfortable, good.

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Listen. I've been in a mood.

Ever since I remembered how to get that light ray effect in blender, I can't stop doing it. I'd say I was sorry, but I'm not.

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Chapter 4 begins!

I've changed the upload format some (starting with the interlude, actually). This is how I crop and format the panels to upload on Instagram (I'm @disastermage there, too). It's much more mobile friendly, so I figure I'd try using them here, also.

I've tentatively started playing with Blender's particle system, even though I ended up painting in half of the glass shards afterward.

TW: some self-indulgent, maudlin-ass bullshit below the cut