Guild Wars 2

Malyck Animated Sketch (WIP) | August 21, 2026

2D Animation, Guild Wars 2, Work-In-Progress
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Line version WIP of the Malyck animation. Realized this earlier gif showing only the lines is probably a bit more clear to see. 

Original post below: 

2d hand-drawn animation showing Malyck from Guild Wars 2 gazing over Verdant Brink in the distance (work-in-progress).
Animation sketch (work-in-progress).

I learned earlier this month that Michael Donovan, the voice actor for Malyck from Guild Wars 2, unfortunately passed away earlier this year in March. He was 72. The characters I tend to be most fond of in this game are often a result of how the VA’s approach their performance, and this certainly included Malyck. A friend linked me a post on reddit for a different fandom (here), where Donovan seemed quite beloved by many fans. He will be missed! 

I didn’t set out to draw this specific animation, but I found myself sketching it one morning after hearing the news. I’d like to finish this sometime as a small tribute to him and his work as Malyck. 

Animated gif showing Malyck from Guild Wars 2 gazing over Verdant Brink in the distance (color work-in-progress).
Very rough color block-in (not yet aligned with the lines).

I haven’t had a chance to block out the colors properly yet (I’m going to refine the animation and draw the in-between frames first), but above shows a rough color block-out to give me an overall sense of how it’s looking so far.

August 21, 2026: Added the line WIP gif at the top of the post. 

Trahearne & Malyck in Cleansed Orr – GW2 | June 13, 2026

Digital Art, Finished Art, Guild Wars 2
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Illustration showing Trahearne and Malyck standing among the ruins of a cleansed Orr, Trahearne wielding Caladbolg Rosa.
“The Fulfillment of a Dream” or “Trahearne & Malyck in Cleansed Orr”

“The scholar witnessed the fulfillment of his dream.”

I was reminded of this drawing last week, during the lead-up to Guild Wars 3’s announcement last Friday. During those days before – when GW3 was still a whisper of a guess – I saw fan speculation about how the teaser the studio showed early las week might be a “cleansed Orr.” Which reminded me of this older art I was inspired to paint shortly after finishing the Knight of the Thorn questline when it was first added to the game. 

Detail crop of the previous illustration crop. Text reads: "The scholar witnessed the fulfillment of his dream."
Detail crop.

It involves one of my fan stories where Trahearne brings Malyck to a cleansed Orr, after Trahaerne cleanses Malyck from Mordremoth’s corruption (this fan story takes place after Heart of Thorns).

Slightly higher-resolution version in the full post, after a reddit user asked for a higher-res version for their desktop (I hope you enjoy it!): 

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Lorcan Loose Ref – Nightmare’s Embrace | June 11, 2026

Digital Art, Guild Wars 2, Sketches & Studies, Work-In-Progress
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Loose drawing of a blue-toned sylvari ranger.

I’m at the point while drawing “Nightmare’s Embrace” (which I’m realizing as I’m typing this I should create a webpage I can link to, so I don’t have to explain what it is each time) where I can’t rely on my haphazard mix of different ref screens and drawings of my characters – at least, not if I want them to maintain a minimum semblance of design consistency. 

I didn’t have a solid design for Lorcan’s outfit until now, because every time I’ve drawn him I’ve done so slightly differently. Which is acceptable for paintings, not as much for comic pages. This is a loose drawing tonight to figure out which design I want to use for him in the mini-comic. 

I’ve been able to get away with loosely defining everyone’s outfits so far, because the main features I’m up to for most of the pages is still the general poses/panel clarity. And aside from screenshots, this older painting from 2024 has been my main outfit inspiration for “Lorcan,” a Nightmare Courtier from the mini-comic: 

Cropped painting of a Guild Wars 2 sylvari with a cool-toned color scheme.
Lorcan WIP | Painting Crop | 2024

This is a cropped WIP for a Lorcan painting I don’t think I’ve posted anywhere yet, mainly because there are issues with it I’d ideally like to fix first. But this painting is the closest to what I’ve been thinking about for his armor. 

His armor itself is most heavily based on the “Nightmare Court Guise,” from the medium Twilight Arbor armor set. Of course, I did some modifications, mostly for my personal enjoyment (haha). 

My only potential reservation with his outfit at the top of this post is – during the main part of the mini-comic, Lorcan is a “recently-turned” Nightmare Courtier. He might look slightly too fancy, for being “recently-turned.” I think I can remedy this fairly easily by shortening some of the features of his outfit (mainly the waist skirts and forearm thorns/branches).

But I’ll try this version out first in the mini-comic drafts, and see how they look. 

I also started the ref by drawing Lorcan’s underlying anatomy first – I’ll add it in the full post below: 

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Bonus Booklet Cover Art + WIP’s – The Harbinger’s Path | June 11, 2026

Digital Art, Digital Painting, Finished Art, Guild Wars 2
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Cover art for "The Mordrem Lieutenant and the Pact Marshal" bonus booklet which accompanies The Harbinger's Path Trahearne & Malyck fan comic. Malyck taunts an imprisoned Trahearne bound by thorned vines.
The Harbinger’s Path – “Bonus Booklet” | Final cover art

Cover art for The Harbinger’s Path “bonus booklet”! 

I drew the initial idea for this painting a while ago, way back in 2024! I’ll add a few earlier WIP crops in the full post below. Most are from 2024, except for the final one from this past April, which I scrounged up for this post: 

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