I really had to take a break from just black and white Inktober with some colors. So I followed one of the tutorials by james_julier to destress and relax.

And some more #inktober Day 9, Heavy - Atlas carrying the world Day 10, Sweep - Zeus (disguised as a bull) is sweeping off with Europa Day 11, Sting - sting as in a really elaborate con - the Trojan Horse Day 12, Shredded - Hercules, though not that shredded... but I hope you get the idea anyway ;)

And #inktober continues... Day 5, Deer - Artemis with a deer Day 6, Pierce - Paris shooting the arrow that pierces Achille's heel Day 7, Starfish - a nereid picking up a startfish... Day 8, Reckless - Icarus after he recklessly got too close to the sun... (labeled for that piece to be safe)

Summary of my first four prompts of #inktober - I am trying to illustrate them with Greek mythology themes. Day 1, Mustache - Zeus with his beard Day 2, Weave - Penelope weaving the shroud Day 3, Crown - The Goddess Artemis Day 4, Murky - Hades in the bleak and murky Underworld

Second prize from my recent Instagram giveaway. Ariiaya for /melissa.j.kincaid.author 🌸

Getting ready for this year's upcoming Inktober. While some days in October will be pretty busy I still hope to manage this challenge. I want to use the official prompts - and draw pictures inspired by Greek/Roman mythology and stories.

I held a small giveaway on Instagram and this is one of the winners. Eoris for marumi.arts 💚

Ugh... crawling out of this art block is hard... but I managed to draw the first proper illustration of my OC Zoey... I didn't draw the potted plants XD They were a CSP asset (content ID: 1864262). The city background was also an asset (content ID: 2015815).

Another #ArtFight attack. This time I drew @chenria.bsky.social ‘s lovely Alessandro as The Chariot. He has been a gladiator canonly, so I though it very fitting. Drawing horses wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card either. They have seen the horrors. 🐎 [ #ArtFightAttack ; #ArtFight2025 ; #TeamCrystals ]

Two recent Art Fight attacks - portrait illustrations. - Calixa Elliptica of Astrazalinor for justanothernerdling - Marsali Laidir for KatHam

I had so much fun with this #artfight attack for @chenria.bsky.social 😂😇 with hair like that, I just needed to give him a vogue moment 💁‍♂️ #art #artist #characterartist #teamcrystals

Not what I originally planned, but I kinda love how this turned out! Tried a beach background tutorial by James Julier and gave Juan Rodriguez the sunny spotlight he deserves. Art Fight revenge for abosz007!

And I am back on track for Art Fight after a few days of art block. Kilden for shyguyhoneylover as a revenge for an adorable illustration of my darling Zoey.

Finally done!! #artfight revenge for rueverie.

My first two #artfight2025 for @chenria.bsky.social (Alessandro), and @skycliffe.bsky.social (Carmine). You should check out their respective pages because they’re both incredible artists.

First Art Fight Attack! Demitrus for @artwithdavid.bsky.social 💕

My part of an art trade for an art trade project on @kialeinchen.bsky.social's Discord server.

I am joining Art Fight again... artfight.net/~chenria

Managed to finish basic ref sheets for my main characters for Art Fight next month :D Zoey - Callan - Alani - Alessandro

Alessandro celebrating pride with his boyfriend, Demitrus. #art #nsfw #lgbtqia #mlm #sexy #pride2025

Demitrus and Alani at a club. Thank you to @artwithdavid.bsky.social for the inspiration and encouragement to finish this 💕

‘I missed you.’ @chenria.bsky.social ‘a Allessandro and Demitrus finally being reunited. #art #nsfw #oc #romance #lgbtqia #vampire #immortal

I needed something relaxing to end this weekend. And "James Julier Art" uploaded a new tutorial video on YouTube that looked interesting. So I decided to try it. Done in Procreate.

Commission for a Patron — an illustration for the Pokémon fangame Ashen Frost (which I admittedly know nothing about 😅). So I really hope I did both characters justice... It was a bit of a challenge, but also a fun one :3

Finally read “Der Weg des Feuers” by my dear friend @federschrieb.bsky.social — a German fantasy novel based on her P&P adventures! My favorite character was Euronimus, the healer with a donkey ❤️ Here’s a little tribute to him, pre–“river incident.” I hope I did him justice.

Commission for two longtime supporters on Patreon of their Dragon Age Inquisitors Ren and Lysander. The two were fun to draw and I hope I did them justice.

This is just a silly little idea and a totally rushed illustration... but I wanted to draw at least one Mermay picture - I know that my attention span is short and that I have other things to finish. But here is Shark!Alessandro with a lame attempt at a background/scenery XD

Not as dashing as the previous flower pieces... I drew this while watching "The Rose of Versailles" on Netflix earlier today and because I didn't want to start anything more elaborate while I am waiting for feedback from commission clients.

Had to whip out a quick digital watercolor for Father's Day to match the peonies I made for Mother's Day. This one's gerbera flowers - my dad’s favorite. Hoping he’ll like it! (Also, had to rush because printing takes forever now 😅)

Had to squeeze in a quick piece between commissions. Mother’s Day is coming up and my mom loves peonies! 🌸 Tried digital watercolors again and I’ll get it printed to look like traditional art. Hope it turns out nice and gets to her in time!

I hadn't initially intended to try to color the recent sketch of Andron bathing. But then I decided that I wanted to give it a try - and also color something that's not a commission. So, this is the first colored piece of my new OC Andron.

Gift commission for genginger, arranged by our mututal friend hot-elf as a little cheer-up surprise. It’s based on a scene from her fanfiction, featuring a Modern!AU version of Sebastian Vael mid-kitchen battle with Hawke — fought with mysterious green plant goo.

I recently agreed to a small ATC trade with Schneewindart (Instagram), which meant diving back into traditional art for the first time in years… and wow, what an experience! And what do you mean there is no Ctrl-Z...?

I am coloring (wooden) eggs this year.

ART TRAIN 4 moots, 4 artworks @lana-banana.bsky.social @barnswallow.bsky.social @fukkatsu.bsky.social @fantasymar.bsky.social

I was battling with my mind today... and somehow my own affirmations turned into this... And I wanted to write it down so I don't forget it.

Killick — FFXIV WoL Commission for whatgaviiformes / embershearth [Tumblr]

#ARTSHARE If you have under 1K followers, drop your art below 🖤 — interact with others — rt this post — (optional) followe me NO: nft, ai SFW only pls

I post more content on my Patreon. And you can join for free! Since it’s age restricted it won’t let me promote the free membership openly (I tried… and I know some 18+ accounts managed it. But the FAQ says that I can’t change it 🤷‍♀️) (patreon.com/chenria)

I had the ambitious idea to give digital watercolors another shot, and who better to paint than my OC, Alessandro? So… here we are! It turned out better than I expected, and I even picked up a few tricks along the way. I might just have to try this again in the future...

Something ... different. I’d been meaning to update my Patreon tier headers for a while… and then, the idea of Cupybara hit me. Yes, it’s a terrible pun — combining cups and capybara — but it fitted my beverage-themed tiers. 😅 So… here we are!

Two pictures in one day? Yes... because both were due today. And this is my silly birthday present for @artwithdavid.bsky.social - happy birthday! 🎉 It's an illustration of our two OCs (Demitrus and Alessandro) as drift compatible Pacific Rim Jaeger pilots.

Art Trade for Viiun on a small Discord Art Group. I had originally planned something bigger, but I was constantly sick, so I had to settle for a smaller illustration to meet the timeline. So, here is their character Kiran - I hope I did him justice.

HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you. Idk... this one maybe? I like illustrating original characters. This character belongs to my friend @fianva.bsky.social

It’s my birthday! 🎈 I’m officially joining the 40s club now. If you’d like to give me a little gift, I’d humbly ask for a reblog of my work today. It would mean the world to me.

Happy Birthday, @chenria.bsky.social !!!! Please go check out their work it’s incredible!! Alessandro has me weak! #oc #rp #lgbtqia #vampire #art #nsfw #kink #yaoi

If you see this post a knight!

Tidied up my profile and got rid of everything no one saw anyway. Not sure how much I’ll use this site; feeling pretty jaded about it all. In the end… does it really matter if I share my thoughts or not?

While I should be working on commissions I am currently happy to slowly get out of my art slump. So I decided to experiment and tried to draw Mt. Fuji.

*gasp* I drew something... Alright, I followed a tutorial by James Julier again and while doing so I tested some of the "Ghibli brushes" I bought for Procreate ages ago. And it did actually turn out quite well, if I may say so myself. I do like the outcome :3