Yester Does Art

These are the versions you might have received from me prior to 2026. The only ones that hasn't changed drastically are Phoenix's Borscht Bowl card and Klavier's card.

Design notes:

Most of the phone numbers for characters are easter eggs, can you figure them out?

Trucy's skin tone looks different from how I usually draw her because I based the graphic off a photo of my own cosplay, just to give some continuity when I pass out cards.

I included entertainment law on the WAA card to try and tie together everything the WAA does. I also think that Phoenix might brush up on some of that for Trucy, to make sure she's well protected legally for her shows and such.

Symbolism/significance for Nahyuta's design: Since Khura'inism seems to draw a lot from Buddhism as its basis, I picked elements from South Asian/Indian Buddhism and some from Hinduism as part of Nahyuta's design. The clothing is similar to what many Buddhas wear in art, and instead of a Western style halo, they have a prabhamandala, which was originally from Hindu depictions of deities and was later sometimes used in Buddhism.

They're also doing two mudras, the abhaya mudra (protection) with and the chin mudra (peace). The floating scarf is a carryover from canon, but is also featured in a lot of Buddhist art, though I see it more in East Asian buddhist art

Symbolism/significance for Simon's design: In Japanese mythology, the most similar thing to a "demon" in the Christian sense of the term is an oni; they torment sinners in hell and, if they are wicked enough, a person can turn into an oni in life. Typically oni are red, blue, yellow, green, or black; wear loincloths; and carry clubs, but I chose to dress Simon in a Samurai's kamishimo and not give him a traditional oni's coloration to better match the vibe I wanted the piece to have. I kept the yellow horns that an oni usually has, as well as the tusk-like teeth.

In order to give Simon the same amount of otherworldly gravitas as Nahyuta, I drew flames around him in a similar style to traditional Japanese paintings depicting oni and youkai.

Last but not least: The poster I based this on and the old version of this drawing from two years ago. Practice makes progress!

Figuring myself out has been a journey, and I don't think it will ever stop. From the time I realized I might be a little queer to settling on lesbian, it's been about a decade. Maybe that will change, and maybe it won't. But it's not about being right, it's about being comfortable.

It took me a long time to find that comfort, through my OCs (from my previous pride arts) and comfort fandoms, where I could explore freely through my art, original fiction, and fanworks.

I also had close friends, both in and out of the community who I could rely on and relate to through the highs and the lows. These were both through my creations and fandoms and from the offline world, and they're arguably the most important part.

I won't call everything perfect now. I still struggle with how some in the outside world view queerness, even from some people close to home. But I also have my lovely girlfriend, my friends, and a variety of ways to experess not just queerness, but all of me. I can still find comfort.