To kick off the new year, time to post my OC that I’ve been working on for a helluva long time. 

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Rin Smallwood, named after the fallen Ascalonian city, was born and raised in the outskirts of Divinity's Reach. Her life had been a mundane one up until she turned fourteen, when misfortune after misfortune seemed to pile up. She lost her parents, one after another. Her childhood friend got caught up with some questionable individuals, roping Rin into more shady shenanigans than she ever wanted. Betrayal of said friend after her lifestyle became too risky, and Rin became a skapegoat.

Now, after having paid for her friend's misdeeds, Rin decided to leave the Reach and start fresh. She'd always had an affinity for books and the far off places they promised. So off she went to the Priory.

Years laterafter playing catch up, Rin was able to worm her way into a once in a lifetime expedition to Elona, thanks to a very well written essay and a few bends of the truth. Finally, the chance to get away from everything. A chance to explore an exotic land so few ever visited!

There was a reason so few ever visited, and Rin would soon find out why.

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My friend told me to be the change I wanted to see in the world, and so I’ve been slowly working on a fanfiction with Rin at the center of the story. I’ve spent over a year and a half planning it, and can’t wait to get it further done and polished. IRL has been a terrible pain in not letting me draw or write as much as I’d like, but I’m going to try get more done. 

Meet Nefes. 

An older air djinn who frequents the blustery dunes of Vabbi, Nefes enjoys masquerading at the lavish noble parties in order to mooch off the free booze and snacks. It’s unclear how often this djinn is actually sober. She tends to keep to herself, but will occasionally venture to investigate something or someone she deems interesting enough. 

Basically, every wine mom gif you could imagine, it’s big Nefes energy. 

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Wow, this was a challenge. Her anatomy went through probably five or so changes, and the outfit went through probably three iterations. Her colors went through about three different changes as well. To be honest, it’s been a long time since I’ve shaded anything, so I’m aware the shadows are likely not spot on. I tried wrapping my head back around shading by using Majora’s Mask official artwork for references. Still, I’ve worked on this on and off for over a month, and I’m just trying to make sure I get art done at this point. More or less, I’m happy with how this came out. 

Gotta give a shout out to @fivebrights for their excellent djinn references. Couldn’t have done it without them, as I literally died about twenty times trying to get my own reference photos to the djinn outside the Skimmer Ranch. 

Day 3 - “Skill”

Real life got in the way so I’m behind some now. Not to the quality I’d like, but hey, at least I did it!