awww, bitch

the failure(s); the many loves of the vampire lestat

Loyalty (1869)

— by Briton Rivière

Loyalty (2025)

After a while of talking about how Anya acts the trainer says there’s nothing to worry about, Anya likes Shane just fine, it’s just that she sees him as the boss and is acting accordingly

And Ilya is like. But. I’m the one who adopted her? And raised her before Shane got here?? And the trainer is just like yeah well she sees you more like an equal. And Ilya is like WAIT she thinks Shane is in charge of both of us?? And the trainer is just like well do you interact in a way that would make her think that?

Ilya’s life flashes before his eyes as he thinks of all the times Shane has come over with a snack for Ilya and a treat for Anya, or all the times Shane has announced they’re all going for an after dinner walk, or pets Ilya’s hair and tells him he did a good job at practice, or the fact that he uses the same warning tone with Anya when she misbehaves as he does with Ilya when he’s causing problems on purpose

What brush set do you use?

I’ve answered this question before on my IG in a sort of pick a number format so that’s why this says #7.

Now! I use a combo of brushes, some I remember where they came from and some I don’t. My main sketch brush is one called smooth marker pen. It’s a jingsketch brush I THINK but don’t quote me.

For rendering I use a free rake I found online and then mostly the synthetic flat brush from Marsa’s rendering pack which can be found HERE

Brushes are very personal to the artist and brushes that work for me may not work for you and vice versa. It’s best to experiment.

In traditional painting I tend to stick with mostly flat brushes and all of mine have this split in them that is mimicked really well by the synthetic flat brush in that pack. To me it is the most natural feeling brush I’ve used in a digital format but I can’t speak to how they will feel for others.