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“Impale” Work-in-Progress | March 21, 2025

Posted on March 21, 2025

Corveil and Arquel. Corveil stabs Corveil under a red moon. They are below an archway, greenery growing around them, with water streaming by their feet. — Corveil and Arquel

There seems to be a theme between this and the last post. Haha.

This was a sketch idea I wanted to jot down yesterday. I started trying out some vague decorative background ideas. Still deciding which way to take it. Other than the general pose, I didn’t plan the rest out. It felt nice to just scribble-wander for a bit. Backgrounds are secretly one of my favorite things to paint – but I oddly don’t end up showing too many here. Maybe that’ll change this year!

Initial sketch. Messy line drawing showing Arquel impaling Corveil. — Initial sketch.

There are some things about the sketch I like better than the current version – mainly the angle of Arquel’s head. The way it was changed probably reads slightly more clearly – I think – though I like the intensity of the sketch. That might also just be by virtue of being a sketch, though. That sketchy energy! Why sketching is still probably my favorite part of the drawing process.

Earlier background idea. The two characters float in front of a red moon. — Earlier background idea.

Corveil Color Sketch + Enviro Thumbs | March 6, 2025

Posted on March 6, 2025

Had a potential idea today for the Corveil sketch from February 20, 2025.

And a rough thumb of a vague idea I had one of the mornings earlier this week, and forgot about until this morning. Only this time, I sketched it down quickly before I could forget it again!

It’s probably difficult to make out to anyone other than me – it’s Corveil and Arquel on a boat, floating down a river in a misty mire.

Illustration Work-in-Progress | February 27, 2025

Posted on February 27, 2025

Crop from a digital painting where one character is holding the other by the chin. Flame-like wisps emerge from his open palm, snaking under the other's jaw and throat. — Detail crop (in-progress).

Wanted to post some progress on this illustration I’ve been fiddling around with! Corveil and Arquel again here.

The loose idea behind this one is, “Not your voice, not your vision.” This is also another of the ideas that I sketched a while back, and didn’t add to in a while – though not as long ago as the previous “Don’t Listen” illustration. This idea looks like it was first sketched last year, in May 2024. I think this was another one that wasn’t turning out as I liked at the time, and I set it aside to prioritize other things.

While sometimes that results in a pile of ideas which risk remaining untouched and unresolved, for this and “Don’t Listen,” these paintings surprisingly benefited from being set aside.

Full composition where we can see both characters in a forest-like environment. There are winding trees and what appears to be a fallen stump. Both characters stand in shallow water, painted a crystalline blue. — The full composition (in-progress).

Here’s how the full composition looks – haven’t added clothing yet. Or more hands, haha. There will be both! I promise.

Same crop as at the top of the post, only cropped more narrowly. — Another crop!

And one more detail crop that’s more narrow.

Edit: February 28th, 2025

Added a few more thoughts.

“Don’t Listen” | Corveil Portrait: February 19, 2025

Posted on February 19, 2025

"Don't Listen" | Corveil Portrait Illustration — “Don’t Listen” | Corveil Portrait Illustration

Edit: March 2, 2025

Moved all the edits log to the end of this post to make the post read more easily. :)

Original post below:

Here’s an illustration where the original sketch was from a long time ago – November 2023, in fact! I’ll add a crop of that version at the end of this post.

This painting has a loose idea behind it, but it is primarily meant as one of the front portraits I seem to do of my characters every now and again. I believe with this one, the initial drive was to paint Corveil’s current design, which I had been tweaking here and there at the time. He originally had hair on the darker side, which I decided to change because too many of my characters were looking similar. I tried him with much lighter hair for a while, which I thought worked better for him, but didn’t completely fit.

For a bit now, I’ve been drawing him with something in-between – still fairly light, but a more warm grey or ashy, light brown. Though it’s probably not noticeable in this piece, specifically, since I did add more shadows for contrast. Haha.

I have a few alternate and earlier versions of this one I’m still considering, which I’ll add below: