Jace|28|He/Him I'm your friendly neighborhood himbo who draws "a lot"! super multifandom! I don't do commissions. Please understand :) pfp @songs-of-the-windfish !
Hey there, welcome to my blog! This will just be a quick introduction and faq!
My name is Jace (he|him), and I'm just an amateur artist and doggy dad to a gremlin husky mix named Cyrus. I post art here of large variety of bullshit! I'm very multifandom, so i apologize for that.
If you are here in curiosity of my OCs:
This is Akos.
His bio can be found here if you wish to learn more, but he is a dnd character to a campaign that has since ended :) (my dm has now made a tumblr.) He intends to use it as a look to his creative process on such a wild homebrew. Show him some love. He's an incredible storyteller!
And this is Lae!
I do not have a worked out bio for him yet (but will update if I do) He's my WoL from Final Fantasy XIV. I welcome new players often, and if you wish to find me in game it's Laeroth Gilorwyn and I'm on primal-famfrit :) I'm a retired savage raider basically who's been playing since HW launch in 2015. I draw him often, though, as well as other wols, so if you want to see those, they are under the #ffxiv tag on my blog
And under the break, here will just be some common questions I get all the time:
Q: Where did your username come from?
A: It was actually something stupid I said in discord voice when I was doing pvp on bard in xiv lol it was to make fun of the whole alpha male mentality. I had wiped out like 4 other bards or something that were trying to take me down, and I was the one who came out victorious so I just whispered into my mic "I am the alpha bard" and it made my friends laugh so hard. I changed all my usernames to it as a joke, but then it stuck so here we are, cringy username and all (but also why I'm adamant people call me by name, not username)
Q: What program do you use?
A: Clip Studio Paint :) I've used many others, but csp is just what I go back to every time
Q: What drawing tablet do you use?
A: I use a 22 in stand-up tablet from huion or an iPad air depending on if I have to leave the house or not
Q: What brushes do you use?
A: a litteral metric shit ton to match whatever I'm doing, but my main drawing brushes are actually just the default ones in CSP.
Q: Can I draw your oc?
A: ABSOLUTELY. All I ask is if it involves interactions with one of yours (I welcome this) to just ask about how either would react :D my DMs are always open! If it's a gift just tag me so I can see!!
Q: Can I use/repost your art?
A: this question is nuanced for me in particular. I've had someone use my art of lae before for their own oc, and I would rather that not happen moving forward for any of my ocs and I often do art of other people's ocs and i feel that would be disrespectful of them too. HOWEVER, if you are one of the people I have gifted art to, i do not mind at all if you use the work! All it ask is for credit in wherever you may use it :D
Q: Do you take commissions?
A: Not usually. There are exceptions to this as I have in the past, but I don't open slots or anything like most artists. I have to be invested in the idea, or it takes the fun out of drawing for me sadly. BUT if you are ever curious if it's something I'd like to take on + pricing, you can always ask. I love doing character creation commissions, as that's mostly what I have done in the past.
Q: What games do you play?
A: I play a wide range of games and love trying something new! I play ffxiv all the time and have been working towards a challenging achievement, but otherwise, I bounce between new games all the time!
Q: Where did you meet your DnD group/DM /how long have you known them?
A: (I'm shocked to get this question a lot) I've known my dnd group and dm for coming up on 5 years now. I met Mr. Snocaps and many of our mutual friends through ffxiv, and we've just been friends ever since :)
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Do you have/will you make ask blogs for any of your characters?
I do not! I have considered making one for Akos at least as it sounds really fun and would give me an excuse to show off his personality more and talk more about the amazing work Mr. Snocaps did, but I've never been sure on interest. I'm always too nervous about promoting myself like that i guess π
I'll just say this now because it seems to be a reoccurring issue: I'm so sorry if you ever see double notifications from either in reblog or double posts of my art-- the app is held together by hopes and dreams and sometimes reposts my last post when I log back in π«
I'd be curious to know more on Sanguine, any info on him to share?
Sanguine is the 2nd eldest of all the royal siblings, and his striking physical appearance is a result of a genetic mutation.
Despite his seemingly kind and sociable exterior, its hard to give exact details on this guy as he is actually more mysterious/not forthcoming about himself and how he feels.
His true motives and thoughts are unknown. He has not let anyone close enough to learn deeper about him.
In fact, no one can get close to him at all. Literally.
There seems to be an unusual repelling force keeping people from getting too close or attempting to make contact with him. The ones that tried are confusedly stuck in their tracks, as if unable to move further, only able to back away.
Most have brushed this off as the nature of royalty and knowing better than to approach too closely, especially one as "grand" as him. But its something more than that.. and he is unwilling to share what it is.
Sanguine's true interests, hobbies, likes and dislikes, and relations are largely unknown. He is a mirror to people, socializing with whom he must to keep in their good graces, adapting to their nature and opinions, at least in the case of fellow higher class individuals. For those who arent, he comes off as kind but unapproachable.
He doesnt lack a sense of self, he just doesnt share it. He is very aware of what he wants and what he likes or dislikes, and it often times clashes with others views more than one would think. But will they know that? Not if it doesnt serve him.
The one thing to note: He is one of the siblings that doesnt approve of the outcome for the throne to the empire. Perhaps he is one of the ones that harbors resentment for his chances being ripped away by something so small and unearning, yet so final.
Sanguine doesnt accept this. Yet appears largely unbothered outwardly.
He may be responsible for more than one may think.
Also he is Grayromantic, but sexuality is unknown.
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Doing the silly comic I did earlier made me realize how i can "accomplish" comics in the future because i always overwhelm myself at the idea of fully rendering my comics like I want
Compiled some basic information I know about drawing fat characters for beginners since I've been seeing more talk about absence of really basic traits in a lot of art lately.
Morpho Fat and Skin Folds on Archive.org (for free!)
Phew! I was whittling at this for the past couple of days. I was inspired by @songofnewlife and @the-prairie-rose to get to work on my pirate zora! What started as one sketch became two, and then I wanted to elaborate on Xander's crew, and it spiraled from there! Come with me on a journey to talk about Xander and the crew of the BlackFish :>
Xander
The son of Matriarch Langara of Clan Marin, and younger brother to Luna and Lurona, just a few years older than Leta. As Langaraβs only son, the pressure to have children was nonstop when he became of age. He eventually grew fed up with these rigid customs and left his pod to strike out on his own, spending years exploring the world outside his Clan. Once Hyrule had satisfied his curiosity, he turned his attention towards the Great Sea, traveling to islands, underwater kingdoms, port towns and more, making friends and enemies alike.
Xander would do odd jobs for rupees, collecting an impressive fund over the years thanks to being part of a long-lived race. He found he was really good at monster hunting; because he enjoyed it so much, he figured, βwhy not make it a professional thing?β Eventually he used his funds to commission a ship, though many wondered how heβd make use of something that couldnβt fully accommodate someone of his size. Xander was aware of this, and had his new ship, the BlackFish, made specifically for the crew he planned to hire. After all, while he was well suited to life in the water, if he expected people to accompany him with his business they would need a ship to work from.
Xander himself is a calm and practical individual, but underneath that persona lies a sardonic wit and a taste for the ostentatious. After all, while never having any use for material possessions as a zorca, a pirateβs status is often shown through power, wealth and panache in handling oneself. Xander knows he has to look as well as act the part if he wants anyone to come work for him, so he likes to show off the wealth heβs collected by wearing outfits tailored to his size, often sporting monster parts heβs hunted himself. It adds to his already-intimidating silhouette!Β
The BlackFish is a standard brigantine vessel whose sails were designed by Xander to be black on one side and white on the other thereby copying his Zorca colors. He commissioned a flag designed on his dorsal finβs birthmark, tweaked to look like monster marks to hint at his monster-hunting profession. One side of the ship sports a floating platform he uses when either resting or addressing his crew; the other, meanwhile, has deployable counterweights to prevent his size from capsizing the ship. The Black Fish is large enough to support a full crew, complete with storage, galley, artillery section, and crew quarters (where the captainβs quarters would originally be on any other ship).
Another unique design of the ship is a harness of Xanderβs own creation, which he attachess to the ship via a pair of chains when he desires to pull the ship himself. While the BlackFish is more than seaworthy, Xander himself constitutes that extra boost necessary for when there is no wind for her sails, when the ship and crew must be safely guided through a storm, and when chasing sea monsters that the BlackFish isnβt fast enough to keep up.
Xander makes a show of βstripping downβ when he dons the harness, since he doesnβt want his expensive clothing getting wet. Heβs gathered a loyal viewing party for the occasion.
Itβs a regular sight, seeing crew members fighting over who gets to help undress him.
Because he tends to live several times longer than most Hyrulean races, Xander has seenΒ more than a few crew members come and go. No one is indebted to stay on the BlackFish, and they are paid well for their services (it is, after all, a high risk/high reward job!)
Xander currently has a crew of twenty individuals, six of whom have earned a place in his inner circle. These are the members he has come to personally trust and see as friends.
π¦ One-Eyed Jack
A Jackdaw Rito who arrived just in time for one of Xanderβs hiring phases, Jack is a rito with a glib way of speaking. Though he likes to use humor, he doesnβt mince words - and even though Xander is captain, Jack is not shy when it comes to giving the Zorca advice. Rather than let ego get in the way, Xander opts to listen to what he has to say. Jackβs advice, as well as his own merits handling issues onboard the ship, have earned Jack the spot as First Mate and Quartermaster.
His authority is second only to Xanderβs own rank, and he is keen to not abuse his position.
β¨οΈ Obryan
Originally hired as an assistant to the previous cook on the BlackFish, Obryan took her superiorβs role when the cook decided to retire. Nobody objected to the promotion; after all, Obryan already knew her former bossβ recipes, and even knew how to improve upon them.Β
She also works as the shipβs surgeon: as a Gerudo, Obryan is a seasoned warrior with plenty of knowledge on how to tend wounds. Her bedside manner is something to be desired, but it's only because she has no time to listen to the whinging of the other crewmates. There is a medic on board who can make potions and use a little bit of healing magic, but Obryan emphasizes nothing will heal right unless bones are set and wounds are stitched.
Obryan has had to tend to Xander numerous times, as evidenced by the number of scars he carries. She does not hold back on her scathing remarks regarding his stunts.
ποΈ Mergan
Mergan started out as a little stowaway who found their way onboard the BlackFish when the crew came upon the remnants of a ship overtaken by monster pirates. She eluded the crew for days, sneaking about and pilfering food and whatever else they wanted. This caused several crewmates to think the ship was haunted - they began to notice several things missing, moved elsewhere, and scuttling noises beneath the floors. Jack, however, sussed out there was more than meets the eye, and soon found Merganβs hiding spot in storage where sheβd made her own living space.
The crew members immediately made her one of their own. Xander, however, objected, saying children had no place on a monster hunting crew. He planned to have Mergan dropped off at the next port, but the crew counter-objected so much that some even considered mutiny. Jack kept the peace, and while Mergan was a sweet child, he also agreed that the BlackFish was no playground.Β
During the trip to the next port Mergan had a chance to show how tough and handy they could be, helping with various chores on the ship from cleaning and cooking to getting into hard-to-reach places. Her induction as cabin boy arose multiple times, and despite Xanderβs decision, he was outvoted.Β
It wouldnβt have mattered anyway as Xander was slowly but surely won over by Merganβs cuteness and charm.
πΆοΈSpicer, πΊοΈPyet and βοΈSweetums
Despite being from vastly different regions, these gorons traveled together - and together they added their colorful bunch to the Blackfish crew. It didnβt take them long to show Xander what they were capable of, and over time they earned their roles on the BlackFish.
Pyet, being a rare Alae goron, has the unique ability to float in water! With their nautical know-how of the Great Seaβs currents, they took on the role as Sailing Master, charting courses and sailing the BlackFish herself! Their vast collection of charts became a valuable asset to the crew, something Pyet takes great pride in.Β
Pyet, while having no definitive gender, prefers to take on a female identity. Theyβre friendly, studious and always willing to talk someone's ear off about their adventures alongside Sweetums and Spicer.
Sweetums is slow-going, but that feature is perfect for their fastidious nature, which earned them the role of Master Gunner. They are responsible for maintaining the artillery of the ship; its cannon-, weapons- and gunpowder quality are thanks to their discerning eye. With the help of Pyet and Jack, they even designed a fat, stout cannon, capable of firing a goron like a cannonball to reach rival ships. They lovingly refer to this weapon as βMama Thunder.β
Spicer is the bossiest of the goron trio. He means well; being the larger of the three, he naturallyΒ takes on the role as leader. Spicer didnβt know what to do with himself at first when joining the crewβs ranks; while trying every job he could to see what worked, he instead found himself guiding others to do their jobs to the best of their ability. Jack noticed this, and after speaking with Xander, he made Spicer the Boatswain, putting him in charge of the shipβs maintenance, all its goings-on, and reporting it all to the captain.
β Originally Xander was going to be a twin to either Luna or Lurona. I decided against it, but its Lurona he's closest to due to their closeness in age and both being the middle children of their family.
β The whole crew was originally from the Final Fantasy universe, Xander was a sky pirate who ran a ship called the Black Shark. I changed the name to BlackFish because that's a name used for killer whales!
β Some of the names of the crew originated from The Muppets Treasure Island roll call scene; One-Eyed Jack, Sweetums, Clueless Morgan (Mergan), Big Fat Ugly Bug Face Baby-Eating O'Brian (Obryan). The others such as Pyet and Spicer had filler names when I was looking to throw in random npcs during my chat roleplaying days such as Pirate Jim and Pirate Pete ππ
β With permission from @semirampant-dwickery, Pyet comes from the same isles as Danmalaak. Spicer is also a goron like Dwick with the zonaite rocks on their back. He's just not as wide or trollish as Dwick can be!
β I dont have any "BIG" story plots for this group, I just want to play with them in the sandbox. For now, Xander is only one open to shipping. He can be a shameless flirt but he's also a guarded individual so I'm interested in finding fun and interesting ways to have him lower his guard around someone he starts having feelings for πThey'll definitely have the whole crew watching everything unfold like its their personal novella!
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since a certain someone seems convinced that there are absolutely no queer creators in this fandom, prove him wrong by promoting yourself in reblogs <3 ill go first - i'm a trans nb aroace artist that draws mostly my wol and fanart, and i have an ongoing webcomic for my wolcanon as well, but it's updating very slowly i fear...! here's my ko-fi and vgen!
hello!! I'm nonbinary and demisexual. I dabble in a lot of artistic endeavors, but lately I've really gotten into 3D animation and modding through Blender. You'll commonly see Vira and Burakh here, under the tag #lionhearts ! Here's some recent art I've made of them:
I haven't written in a while, but the lionhearts do have an FFXIVWrite series from 2024!
It would mean a lot to me this year's Pride, to see acknowledgement and celebration for queers of color of every stripe. Often it feels like BIPOC are an afterthought in Pride celebrations, not only left unacknowledged, but further marginalized by the intersection of their identities. And yet the weight of queer history roars with the resistance of people like Marsha P. Johnson and Silvia Rivera who did not stop fighting for liberation until they passed. The uprising at Stonewall itself is a culmination of years of queer activism.
When it comes to conversations about queer suppression, especially as shown by the attitude inspiring this post, we often see takes that certain people inherently don't "understand" gay coding or any number of nods to queer identity, simply due to the circumstances of our birth. I'd like to bring attention to the fact that many people in the world are still unable to openly call themselves queer of any kind of identity, without being severely punished by their own governments. At the same time, BIPOC in the USA especially Black and Indigenous people, regardless of their queer status, are policed and killed every day for the most frivolous reasons; and queerness amplifies the danger they face on the daily, especially if they are perceived as being gender-nonconforming. I'd like us all to remember what we think of as 'normal' now, like posting about queerness and being queer online, is an incredible, incredible privilege that people lived, fought, and died for. Our elders died dreaming that we, the future generations, have a chance to breathe and love together.
Stereotyping a whole kind of people, or blanketing a nation's attitude onto the people who live there, feels extremely antithetical to the history of the term 'queer' as a community and as a movement of liberation. Personally speaking, I was practically raised by a butch while we were both navigating the complexities and danger of being queer, in a country whose textbooks promote civilians to punish homosexuality by stoning gays or putting lesbians into house arrest, whose laws criminalize private citizens' sex lives. I saw firsthand the discrimination she could not shake for the entirety of her work, how she had to bring her own friends as advocates for her because her coworkers and administration disliked her, the way our organization suffered due to the perception of her as a corrupting influence on the band kids she trained. She shepherded us through the most successful years of marching band our school had ever seen, and her reward was to be kicked out of the school the moment my class graduated. Luckily, no worse outcome happened that I know of, but we all saw it happen. She had no partner that I knew of, and she never spoke of her orientation publicly, but that she was so gender-nonconforming as a butch was enough to mark her for life.
Instead of performing that violence of erasure, let's uplift and truly see each other, and continue the hard work of our forebears where we can. We must, we must strive to give the next generation (and our peers right now) a better life.
since a certain someone seems convinced that there are absolutely no queer creators in this fandom, prove him wrong by promoting yourself in reblogs <3 ill go first - i'm a trans nb aroace artist that draws mostly my wol and fanart, and i have an ongoing webcomic for my wolcanon as well, but it's updating very slowly i fear...! here's my ko-fi and vgen!
i'm a genderfluid demisexual artist that loves to draw oc x canon ships and ocs in general. i may be a little slow these days due to the Horrorsβ’, but i'm pretty good about getting all my obligations done over time. i have my own style, but i also really like to mimic other styles! you can check out my ko-fi here β₯
since a certain someone seems convinced that there are absolutely no queer creators in this fandom, prove him wrong by promoting yourself in reblogs <3 ill go first - i'm a trans nb aroace artist that draws mostly my wol and fanart, and i have an ongoing webcomic for my wolcanon as well, but it's updating very slowly i fear...! here's my ko-fi and vgen!
Ramblings of a man who just loves Lae and Moxie and I'm in a pride mood
One of my favorite conversations I've had with Moxie's creator is Mox (much like her creator) has a habit of collecting "trophies" from her companions. Usually just small trinkets either given to her, or ones she acquired after the persons passing. But of these, hilariously, is one of Lae's hairpin he'd use to keep his hair tucked. It wasn't necessarily malicious, but she displayed it because it reminded her of him. Lae thinks he just misplaced it, and mentions it to her one day that he needs a new one to tuck his hair back. So she gifts him a new one, and its never leaves his hair from then on
I don't draw him with it as often as I should. It's a part of him, and his love for his wife
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Ramblings of a man who just loves Lae and Moxie and I'm in a pride mood
One of my favorite conversations I've had with Moxie's creator is Mox (much like her creator) has a habit of collecting "trophies" from her companions. Usually just small trinkets either given to her, or ones she acquired after the persons passing. But of these, hilariously, is one of Lae's hairpin he'd use to keep his hair tucked. It wasn't necessarily malicious, but she displayed it because it reminded her of him. Lae thinks he just misplaced it, and mentions it to her one day that he needs a new one to tuck his hair back. So she gifts him a new one, and its never leaves his hair from then on
I don't draw him with it as often as I should. It's a part of him, and his love for his wife
