#girad

for the artist ask game:

19. do you like drawing short hair or longer hair more?

20. how often do you get art block?

21. draw one of your original characters.

Hi! I must admit that things have been very tough lately, but I thank you for the well wishes! Same goes to you!

19. Do you like drawing short hair or longer hair more?

Answered here

20. How often do you get art block?

Hm, I admit I get it quite a lot. I have a lot of things I want to draw, but often don't have the motivation for. I know most of my art block comes from my depression, so that can be quite annoying, especially when art helps with the depression. Then there's the art block that happens from being a perfectionist. That one sucks too. I've been working on getting rid of my perfectionism though, and it's really working and helping with my art.

21. Draw one of your original characters.

Finally! A drawing of Girad! I’ll probably finish this at some point.

Girad is a cinnamon roll on the outside but could actually kill you type. He’s polite and eager to learn about Nessari culture. He’s going into the marriage with an open mind. However, there’s a lot of insecurity in him from his father’s abuse and constant ridicule. His father also had his mother executed for use of magic, so Girad holds a grudge against him for that. He misses his mother deeply. It’s where he gets his sweet side.

Currently in the story (where I’m at with writing it, that is), Girad just wants to clear his name of being a suspect in Anaria’s disappearance. He 100% had nothing to do with it. King Sol’s superstition makes sense though, given that Girad was the last to be seen with Anaria.

Just some excerpts from the chapters I wrote today. Apologies for the screenshots. The copy and pasting on mobile from Word is atrocious. Putting it under a read more.