Pathfinding

I think it goes deeper and darker than that. There is a fear of being seen as playing a game at all. You have to apply the veneer of collaborative improvised storytelling to avoid looking like a dork, and it is not enough to simply do the stuff you do in the game. In the case that prompted this post, you can’t just try to actually survive night to night as a vampire and trust that activity and the Storyteller’s presented challenges to provide cool events, happenings, and goings-on.

So, first off, I really enjoy the colour scheme as a whole. A lot of artists go with bright colours, but the duller, somewhat dirtier colour palette does it great justice! Seeing the ruddy-rub on the blue skirt coupled with the copious browns gives it a genuine look that she has been tustling with the foliage and her foes. The red hair creates a great windswept appearance and constrasts well with her green skin too. Also, great placement with where you put the armour, which helps suggest a more mobile and action-oriented piece. I also want to point out that the axe is a great size, as people often overestimate the size of axes compared to their users; you've drawn the axe in a way that it feels less unwieldy and more appropriate for the size of the wielder. Lastly, her face fits a grim yet resolute feel, and I think it helps bring together the piece.

So really, my only issue with the piece comes down to one main thing: the stance. Making her look off-balance is definitely the way to go, as that implies movement and action, and what you're aiming to portray is something that takes a lot of skill, so well done for getting most of the way there. My primary critique of the stance is that her back leg feels like it is in front of the leg going sideways, which means the knee should be a little higher up and her foot closer to the viewer. Possibly use some forshortening (which is hard, not gonna lie, and takes practice) to make the side leg go more of an angle, as if the knee is in front of the foot instead of lining up together, making it look like she would be pushing towards us. The back foot looks great with how it is planted, though, so nicely done there. The last part of the stance is where the arms, particularly, the elbows, could serve to be a little farther from the body. When swinging a weapon, which I've been prone to doing in the past, you want some distance between your arms and your body so that you can build solid momentum with the weapon. Too tight against your body, and you lose strength and speed. The arms being a little farther out would also imply more of an aggressive stance as well, if that is what you choose to go with.

Otherwise, this is really well done! Duller colours worked out fantastically, the stance could use a few touchups but the proportions looks great, and the armour is practical yet fun while still giving that fantasy vibe. The wind in the hair is probably what I love the most, really giving her that moving sideways look. I hope you keep posting more art in the future! Also, congrats on the newborn!

reminder that being against ai also means being against character.ai and not using character.ai and not interacting with character.ai

i've never talked to chatgpt i've never talked to character.ai i have no interest in talking to a chatbot even if it's fun or based on my comfort character. if we want companies to stop using ai we need to tell them we aren't going to interact with it - so don't.

"Oh look its a random character singing a random song-

DO IT YOURSELF

DO AN IMPRESSION OF THAT CHARACTER AND SING YOUR FUCKING HEART OUT

DOESNT MATTER IF IT SUCKS SO DOES THE AI

I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE SING WHILE DOING IMPRESSIONS OF CHARACTERS THEY LIKE BECAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY ENJOY THEMSELVES

and the ai is replacing actual talented voice actors

the only ai should be the kind that recognizes patterns and gets used to find cancer (someone help me find the source of that there was an article about it somewhere)

OF THAT CHARACTER AND SING

YOUR FUCKING HEART OUT

I'm starting full time freelancing as an artist this month, so any help with visibility would be much appreciated!!