#ignici

The hoverbike whirred and resisted Titan's hands, as if autonomous. Eden touched his cheek, feeling the giant head lean towards her. Lashes, pores, laugh lines, weight, all amplified — it was still strange, if not overwhelming to experience Titan's full size. To reach out and touch not an holograph, an illusion, but flesh. Seeing him like this reminded her of his home, his temple. "Scout ahead?" he asked, glinting eyes scanning her expression. Eden's vehicle wiggled out of his fingers and hovered in the fog, purring softly. Whatever it meant, the woman smiled at him. Their small break was about to end. 🏍

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As soon as I have some time I'll add the hi-res and more progress shots to p4treon ♥

I've been forcing myself to make warmups or break down a painting into small Clip Studio sessions. Also implementing more 3D in client work, hopefully this will get noticeable in my next pieces!!!

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One-shot

content warning: Profane lore — often mentions gods, demons, and angels as the entities that live among humans in that world. These 2 characters are in an intimate romantic relationship as well.

Boitatá watches by weaving itself onto the land and skies, like a thread.

The attentive traveler may notice its ghost-red or white-hot scales behind clouds or underwater.

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mba'etatá (Old Tupi for 'fire snake') was my fav Brazilian folklore lore when I was a kid. It is able to live underwater, may kill you or make you lose sanity, but also has some neutral/benevolent myths, like protecting forests.

In my story I'm using it as a watcher and protector who's often seen by travelers, or who actively interferes with people's lives.

I updated character sheets for my folio and they looked neat, so I’m bringing them here as well :)

This makes me think about drawing them interacting and testing each other’s costumes. 🤩 

A young priestess named Carbuncle. Devout, capable and hardworking.

She has a beast-best friend called Teju Jagua, and one of her artifacts is missing (the villain stole it). She is having a bad day.

Part of my inspiration for Chew, Yara (and their small universe I’m calling just “Butterflies”) is the Guarani-Kaiowa indigenous population of Brazil. This is a very vulnerable population, historically excluded and oppressed.

I’d like to write a masterpost with my references and all links with news, images and studies introducing this ethnic group (plus other myths and cultures I’ve used for ‘butterflies’). It may take a while, though, so for now I’m just posting my finished characters.

Did you know? Today is National Morthwyl (Chew) Day