Day 2 of the challenge - werewolf. I had no ideas at all on how to play this theme in the Sebinis format, but I really love memes. Twilight is exactly what many associate with autumn. and Sebastian's cute werewolf hairstyle is a nod to 2010s furry culture. analogue of the Russian meme from twitter. i think i'm very funny! HAHA
Now the ff with the mermaid Ominis is available in translation in English! I recommend reading it.:>
With some delay I want to present you a fanfic for the 8th day of Gaunting Salloween on the theme of mermaids (but with slavic mythology)! And it is translated into english! (there are 2 chapters, but chapter 2 is the same text in the original)
ahh, I haven't been here for a long time. It's so hard to start drawing after a long break… three portraits of big-nosed characters to order, haha.<3
for me!~
quick sketch after tiring days at work: Xilonen is a new character in Genshin Impact. I'm delighted with her! I always loved beastmen.:>
Sometimes, when I'm not good at drawing, I encounter bad, depressing thoughts. It seems to me that my works are wrong, worthless, uninteresting. Often, such thoughts make me give up everything and not touch drawing for a long time. It's hard to fight. But this time, I decided to allow myself to be distracted from the responsibility for the commission and draw deliberately bad art for myself. I don't know how much it helped me, but the feeling that I'm not sitting idle is encouraging. This is my favorite Niko from League of Legends in a Christmas skin.:> A redraw of a sketch from five years ago!!! иногда, когда у меня не идет рисование, я сталкиваюсь с плохими, угнетающими мыслями. мне кажется, что мои работы неправильные, неценные, неинтересные. зачастую такие мысли заставляют меня все бросить и долгое время не прикасаться к рисованию. с этим тяжело бороться. но в этот раз я решила позволить себе отвлечься от ответственности за комиссион и нарисовать заведомо плохой арт для себя. не знаю, насколько оно мне помогло, но чувство, что я не сижу сложа руки, приободряет. это любимая Нико из лиги легенд в рождественском скине.:> редрав наброска пятилетней !!! давности.
I used to draw my mascot in a New Year's setting every year. Many years have passed and here I am again drawing a rainbow raccoon in a New Year's hat! YAY! Happy New Year!! раньше я каждый год рисовала своего маскота в новогоднем антураже. прошло много лет и вот я снова рисую радужного енота в новогодней шапочке! УРАА!
oh, here comes day eight - merfolk! as i promised, something special for this day.
this art is an illustration for a fanfic by @gian-blackbell on the same topic. now her fanfic can only be read in Russian, but later it will be released in English translation (both versions can be found on AO3).
this art is a big reference to the famous painting by Viktor Vasnetsov "Alyonushka" (the idea belongs to @gian-blackbell)
I AM VERY BAD AT BACKGROUNDS AND PAINTING FORGIVE ME DD:
it was decided to make in this theme not a classic mermaid, but a mermaid from Slavic mythology. i adore Slavic mythology! drowned women become mermaids there. gloomy! but like a second life for the unfortunate.
i adore how unnatural the wreath of wildflowers looks in this autumn atmosphere. when everything withers and dies, the flowers (sebastian's feelings that he put into this wreath) are still alive. alive on the non-living body of his lover.
i feel very insecure with color. this work is a kind of step towards getting rid of the fear that makes me freeze at the color stage of drawing. i know that i'm not very good at it… but if i don't do anything, i won't learn anything, right?..
special thanks to the incredible @gian-blackbell! i really liked your ff (i'm literally in love with it, HAHA)! thanks for the support and your ideas!