Becoming

This is a digital artwork entirely done in Photoshop in January 2021. At the time I was working through a serious artist block, COVID was raging around the world and we were in lockdowns. Even though I was doing fine, I had a serious problem sitting down and drawing. For me art was always an outlet, to let my dark engergy and emotions go, and to do something not so destructive. But even though I could sense that I needed to draw I really struggled to do it.

So one day I somehow forced myself to sit down and draw, and this is what came out... No references were used. Little did I know that it would open a floodgate of art over the next few weeks and months.

The Sea of Blood and Tears

This is a personal illustration which was inspired by this: I'm fine - by Goshun.

A NSFW photo was used as a reference for the figure.  Done mostly in Photoshop, sometime in 2021. 

Ars Goetia 61 - Zagan

Zagan, one of the nine Kings of Hell.

A very powerful entity who commands over thirty three legions of demons. Listed as the sixty first demon described in the Lesser Key of Solomon. He is classified as both President and King, both titles symbolic of the power and sway he has within the infernal abyss.

When summoned, Zagan often assumes the shape of a winged bull, but will transform into a man some time after being conjured. He has the power to turn water into wine, blood into wine, and back again. He also has the power to turn any metal into coins. It is said that he can impart great knowledge upon any man, and even turn a fool wise.

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Personal illustration from 2021, done in Procreate and Photoshop.  Here is the WIP:

Fashion Souls

I played Dark Souls 3 PVP quite a bit, I got into it during the Rona Lockdowns and invasions appealed to me very much.  There's a running joke in these games that armor doesn't matter (actually not true), and that you should always go for what looks good (actually kind of true)... 

Just before Elden Ring came out I made a NG+ character at SL150 intended for TRC dry-fingered assaults.  The initial build was pure strength, but I ended up switching it around to be mostly focused on Demon Greataxe and was truly a dark/chaos build with options for pyromancies and quite a few weapon swap options... but what appealed to me most was the look of this character, here are the mandatory items:

1. Sunset Helm - the crooked helm worn by Hodrick
2. Harald Legion Armor
3. Harald Legion Leggings
4. Gauntlets were whatever you could fit, but I also went with Sunset here.  

The initial look of the character was intended to be funny.  The real funny was how good this armor combo is in terms of absorption and actual looks.  I know it's in the eyes of the beholder, but this was my ultimate fashion souls char.  

One with the shadows and fire

There can be no shadow without light. Ink sketch from 2022.

Dragon Fire Sketch

This is a pencil sketch from 2013 that I intended to paint over but never went back to it. I really do like this dragon and the pose, so maybe one day...

Aptorian and Kalam

The Aptorian demon is a creature from the Shadow Realm described in the Malazan Empire series of books by Steven Erikson. It is a three legged demon, with a massive fasceted eye, and this is my take on it. Kalam is also a central character that features in many of the books, and notably has a story arc with the Aptorian demon. This is a tiny pencil sketch, when I say tiny, it's about 2 inches across, which I made in the margin of a notebook sometime in 2013.