#ailanthus

Jill Raggett

Found a Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) poking out of the drainage like some sort of killer clown. (Appropriate as these things are super aggressive here and are also host to the Spotted Lanternfly, another introduced aggressive species. Apparently they can also damage foundations and sewer lines)

Ailanthus, my drow artificer (with a gun!), an old character of mine that I thought appropriate for a birthday upload! He really needed fresher art~ So, hello! I drew this one a few days ago, but I thought it'd be fun to put him here today. I don't have birthday specific drawings, so why not one that allows for a bit of callback? He was my most drawn character for quite a while (with over 200 drawings of my own), and while he probably lost that position by now, I still love him. He's been doing cameos here and there in some campaigns and projects, but I haven't really put him to proper use in a while. But he was my first grumpy old dad character, and in a way, it's probably what influenced Mythannae so many years after.

Drawing of an Ailanthus Webworm Moth. October 2016.

Ailanthus webworm moth Atteva aurea

My part of an art trade with @leidensygdom ! :3 thanks for letting me draw your chillens, they are a delight

Medibang and Photoshop

The kind of tree that grows in Brooklyn grows in a drainpipe in the Arts District of Los Angeles.