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Light discussion of episode 8 ahead.

I immediately thought of my old drawing (below cut) when I saw the shot of them laying in the grass and immediately knew I wanted to do a redraw. It's fun to see the growth/change in style from a year ago. I also love the contrast in day/night, the outfits and how I draw lighting now.

Anyways, episode 8 was a bit wild! Not at all the direction I was expecting things to take. I'm very very curious to see how next episode plays out (what's up with the jewel?).

"I got half a mind to grab hold of the ground and stop this whole planet from turning until reality comes to its senses and puts you back in my life where you belong." - Rogue

Working on more Romy and X-men drawings but I keeping coming back to Deathbit. They really nailed that unsettling look and I'm excited to see more of his full design.

Quote from the X-Men 97 Yearbook (thanks @gambitspotting for sharing a photo of the Gambit memoriam page 😭).

Sketch below cut.

Fingers crossed for a good Deathbit arc. I really want to see him and Rogue fight it out (and of course have Rogue bring Gambit back).

Also how do we think Rogue burned her arm?? 👀

Bonus expression and sketch below the cut.

Posting one more cute Romy drawing before whatever episode 6 has in store for us.

So I started this sketch absolute ages ago (last November or so) but only got around to finishing it this past month. I was going through old sketches and this one drew me back in. I had a lot of fun last time I did a drawing based off an old painting (Fallen Angel for anyone curious), and this one was equally fun.

The original painting (posted below the cut), entitled "The Meeting on the Turret Stairs" was done in gouache by Frederic William Burton. Reading up on the history behind the image reminded me of my old art classes. I honestly kind of miss it and probably will do more of these down the line (open to ideas/suggestions!).

I'm not sure how popular Rogue and Gambit's Excalibur looks are. But I personally love them! The layers and overall style is super fun (and honestly looks pretty comfy). I also LOVED that Rogue's cape has a somewhat similar feel to the dress from the original.

(Look at Gambit and Rogue holding hands💔)

“You were a priest once, weren’t you?