𝚅'𝚜 𝚂𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜

My name is Varossa, but you may refere to me as V and I'm an artist with an obsessive love for fandom culture.

I don't tend to post very often due to irl work, but whenever I'm avaliable I like to indulge in my hyperfixiations. My blog is about to get really messy so I decide to make a hashtag guide to help you out ♡.

⭑ ࣭ ๋꒷꒦꒷꒦︶꒦꒷︶꒦꒷ ๋.ℌ𝔞𝔰𝔥𝔱𝔞𝔤 𝔊𝔲𝔦𝔡𝔢. ๋꒷꒦︶꒷꒦︶꒦꒷꒦꒷ ๋ ࣭ ⭑

#𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜.

Arguably the most important tag here. Yes, I do commissions. Yes, please commission me. Yes, please share random facts about your characters when you do so ♡. Also, since the post with my commission info is unpinned, you can quickly navigate to it with this sub-tag:

⤳ #𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗_𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘.

#𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚝.

My main form of expression is concept art. I studied it, I have a BA in it, so primarily I'm a concept artist. If I have a cool idea in mind, like, for example, an x character in an alternative universe, or what-ifs, I will most likely sketch up some concept art related to that idea. Additionally, I studied a lot of fashion history, so outfit building is an obsession of mine.

#𝚘𝚌 𝚊𝚛𝚝.

I think it is common sense to expect a galore of characters from any creative. I love them all dearly they're my sweet babies and I want to share more art about them.

#𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚞𝚖𝚙.

I am physically incapable of creating characters without giving them a solid backstory (I think it's my obsession with keeping everything organized). Because of that, you will have to suffer through walls of texts explaining why a specific species of bug is important to this character's past and how, now, they're deathly afraid of it. ( ` ᴖ ´ ).

#𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚝.

While I only recently started actually making fanart I've gotten way into it. We're talking about writing fics and drawing scenes from those stories just to sate my hunger for content from the DRY-ASS fandoms I follow.

#𝚐𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚙𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜𝚒𝚙.

Any questions you drop in my little ask box I'll answer here. I'm capable of yapping for hours if need be, so any rumble-posts I'll write can be easily found under this tag. please don't blackmail me.

#𝙿𝚘𝙰 𝚊𝚛𝚝.

I believe a large portion of my audience stems from the beautifully written fan-fiction, "Path of Alfheim" by helf3arie. My first post was about the fic, and I've been promoted to the official artist of the story. Be prepared for more concept art, storyboarding, and one-off panels related to that wonderful universe!

I had way too much fun drawing this (👁,‿,👁)

Cute little sketch dump!

Been going through a rough time currently and I wanted to unwind for a bit! I'm genuinely really happy with how the sketch looks so I'll definitely finish this up later. I just really like my sketch-work •ᴗ•

Imagine this as Toothless and Hiccup waking up after camping outside for um… mapping? Exploring! Stealing time to themselves, away from responsibilities and duties.

This is my entry for the BitterSweet Art Week thingymabob, it is done!

I had to re-listen to the entire audio drama to find some inspiration 'cause I love these characters so much and wanted to do them justice. I think my favorite moments from the whole series are the "quiet" ones aka hanging out with Al and Seth or in general spending quality time with them. Is it obvious my favorite trope is domestic fluff?

This whole scene is just a casual morning, all three slowly waking up to seize the day. Nothing chapter specific just the trio's everyday life.

I don't play Genshin anymore but I've been keeping up with a lot of the updates and news regarding recent content.

I'm aware of Natlan's failed conceptualization specifically when it comes to character design. The argument that I personally support is that the concepts are pretty and interesting but not for the context of the region we're exploring. Natlan was supposed to be nation of war and yet here we are traversing the terrain with roller-skates and motorcycles.

Anyways, it's a long discussion topic that has been argued a million times over. I'd like to disclaim that I have no idea what is happening with the new Archon Quests (main quests) past Mavuika and Capitano's fight. So my judgement on characters is purely based on design and aesthetics.

So Varesa to me is so fucking cute!

Ngl, I wasn't expecting this company to release anything that doesn't align with their base models but guess I was wrong. I mean this still, in my eyes, isn't considered plus-size, but she's got some chub on her!

I've been waiting for this g̸̛͈̮̉o̴̡̢̐d̴̜̺̈́̓f̷̪̔o̴͇͊r̴̻̍s̸̹̈a̵̦͘k̵͈̜͒e̵͕̒̾n̸̯̰̽ book to be available since its reveal!

I can't wait to get my little grabby hands on it! (´ཀ`」 ∠)

To celebrate its release I decided to sketch up one of the OG Tumblr Sexymen, the man, the myth himself, Bill Cipher.

.(𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩, 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯).

Finally, I can upload the colored still image from the comic! I'm, really proud of how everything came out and hopefully, I've done Eret the justice he deserves.

I think our mans here has a very well-built physic, I mean hell even the movie agrees. (I relate to Ruffnut on a whole new level, that girl knows how to pick 'em).

When discussing muscular structure a lot of times I tend to default to a triangular, leaner silhouette and with Eret I wanted to avoid that completely. I wanted to try to draw a "sturdier" body for him since we've witnessed the heavy lifting he does.

Some OC x Canon for, mostly me to be honest.

I've been crushing on this man since I first watched HTTYD 2! Literally, my entire teenage life! It is criminal how little content exists for Eret in this fandom.

On another note, the character design I used for the "OC" is of my self-insert, and I just- there was so much detail. Originally, I wanted for her to be holding the baby gronckle but there was no chance I'd sit my ass down to illustrate all of that. Turns out kneeling positions are a great way to hide complex designs~

Lastly, this was originally meant to be colored…I even have screenshots of the color palettes I used for the flats. But, of course, something had to go wrong. I em- hmm… I forgot to press save after I was done laying them out… BUT! but, I will upload the colored stills on a different post.

..Path of Alfheim: Chapter V outfit concept..

I wanted to illustrate how I imagined the FMC dressed during the feast in chapter 5.

I'm a sucker for loose tunics and leather corsets and a lot of my original characters tend to include these items in their wardrobe.

With that being said, this version of the reader is a bit more female-presenting in comparison to the assassin version I've designed. While the fan-fiction does tag the protagonist as female I understand if someone may not, explicitly, like to show off their more feminine features. It's something that I, personally, experience from time to time.

While these character/outfit illustartions are created to my own liking and preferences I want to keep up with the more androgynous concepts since some readers relate to my designs. (Which I appreciate so much!) (シ_ _)シ

..𝔏𝔬𝔯𝔡 𝔥𝔢𝔩𝔭 𝔪𝔢 ℑ'𝔪 𝔣𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔪𝔶 𝔬𝔴𝔫 𝔞𝔰𝔰..

To be honest, the design I originally posted on my blog is how I view the FMC. An androgynous figure, heavily obscured by multiple layers of protective gear and a dark color palette.

But, as it happens with most 'x reader' fan-fictions, I imagine myself taking the protagonistic role.

On that note, lately, I've been in love with drawing scars and exposed muscle structure (don't sass me, it helps with understanding anatomy) so I added some 𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼.

Lastly, I, absolutely, adore the personality of the FMC and I hope I've channeled some of that energy into this little doodle.

..HTTYD Original Character Concepts..

I sat down and rewatched all three httyd movies with my best friend, and now I'm buzzing with energy~

I haven't slept at all because I've been working on both of our self-inserts all night...

We both have very different aesthetics, but I think the theming ties these designs together. Additionally, there are some details shared between these characters, like the red ribbon that both of them have or the white fur tussles.

..Path of Alfheim: FMC Dynamic Posing..

@𝔥3𝔩𝔣𝔞𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢 Mother! Mother I desire m̸̦̝̙̮̫̓̒̚͝͝ǫ̷͉͖͉̱̈́̎̑̉͝r̶͙͙͚͈̆̎̿̽͠ͅe̷̢͍̮͈̬̿͊̓̊͝ content!

FMC's silhouette is really cool and I didn't want to miss an opportunity to draw them in a cool dynamic pose. Plus, it's a great way to study anatomy and cloth physics!

..Path of Alfheim: FMC Concept Art..

Recently I've been awe-struck by the beautiful narration and world-building of a certain fic, "Path of Alfheim" by @𝔥3𝔩𝔣𝔞𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢. So much so that I just had to visualize the FMC of this story.

Although, I do have to say that my art is not gospel. While I adore this story, the concept art that I've created is based purely on how I think the reader appears throughout the fic and would be considered as fanart and nothing more. (Unless anything gets green-lit by the writer).

The writer, themselves, has a sideblog for this specific fan-fiction and will be posting art, moodboards, etc., that better correlate to their story.

𝔒𝔫 𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔧𝔲𝔦𝔠𝔶 𝔡𝔢𝔱𝔞𝔦𝔩𝔰~

I think it's no secret that Assassin's Creed was a huge point of reference while conjuring up this concept. From the gear/weapons to the heavy cloak, to the hood, this design has AC written all over it!

Another prominent inspiration was Lord of the Rings (LotR). The weapons especially have a more elvish design to them in comparison to period-accurate weaponry.

With that being said, HTTYD has a very unique art style and while, yes, it does reference clothing and gearing that's accurate to the era it's supposed to take place in (well, minus some of the Viking helmets), it tends to get repetitive.