#manicwolfart

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Ribcage

Many of us feel like life has torn us apart so many times that, at this point, we're just a stitchwork mess of things we've found that fit close enough.

Between the physical, emotional, and mental scars of experience, we may not even look the same as when we first started. Life is supposed to be messy, and it's expected to rip through us again and again; and as crippling as the pain may get, it strengthens our hearts. We can look back on our scars and say that we made it through... and show others that they can make it, as well.

Be proud of the beauty in your patchwork colors, of the scars and stitches - the evidence of your existence. You don't have to explain yourself or prove yourself to anyone. You live, and you are enough.

In my hiatus, I completely forgot to scan this in and upload it to anything... After drawing Omen, I wanted to practice doing more portraits of my FFXIV toons. I don't still play as Raven Kha (I actually had deleted the alt before making this picture, with a cutsene screenshot for reference), but I loved her aesthetic, between the character creation results and the gear I glammed her for. It was a little tough to figure out the scale details, but I think I managed to represent them well enough for the illustration?

I'm incredibly pleased with how she turned out, from the gradients of her skin to the details of the horns and scales. I tried to edit it as best as I could to replicate how vibrant it is in person, but nothing quite compares to the original.

My arthritis is killing me after handlettering this whole thing 😅

Ribcage

Many of us feel like life has torn us apart so many times that, at this point, we're just a stitchwork mess of things we've found that fit close enough.

Between the physical, emotional, and mental scars of experience, we may not even look the same as when we first started. Life is supposed to be messy, and it's expected to rip through us again and again; and as crippling as the pain may get, it strengthens our hearts. We can look back on our scars and say that we made it through... and show others that they can make it, as well.

Be proud of the beauty in your patchwork colors, of the scars and stitches - the evidence of your existence. You don't have to explain yourself or prove yourself to anyone. You live, and you are enough.

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I'll be reopening subscriptions soon, after doing a slight revamp to my selections and process.