Guild Wars 2 Mesmer Commission | June 12, 2025

A Guild Wars 2 humanoid mesmer wields the legendary greatsword "Eternity" before her. The blade compositionally splits the painting in half, mirroring the two sides of the character's hair and mask - one side with more white colors, and the other with more purple tones.
Guild Wars 2 Commission | Enzo’s Mesmer

A recently finished Guild Wars 2 painting for Enzo! This one is in the “Tier 2: Watercolor-style” of commissions.

A few process steps below:

A series of early sketches for Enzo's painting. 4 thumbnail sketches are shown with different glow and lighting options for Enzo to choose from.
Sketch Revision 2

A sort of fun things about this one is, in the time between when I was asked to do this commission and when I could begin, this time span is when I became enamored by Varré from Elden Ring. I think right before I started the initial sketch for Enzo’s painting, I had started my first drawing of Varré. I didn’t realize until doing the initial sketches for Enzo’s mesmer how both characters are wearing masks! It was almost like drawing Varré first was a pre-sketch for Enzo’s painting, haha. 

A further series of sketch revisions for Enzo's commission before painting the thumbnails. This version shows additional glow or lighting effects for Enzo to choose between.
Sketch Revision 3

Above is the stage the painting was in before finalizing it (the top image in this post).