Exalted Pancakes

"What can I do with all this [250 Piles of Auric Dust]?"

"Sniff it, snort it."

"Put them in your food, and eat it."

"Ah, yes, Exalted pancakes, my favorite meal for breakfast."

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It's been a while since I drew the Exalted and the skritt from Guild Wars 2. This came out as a result of being inspired by a convo that went along the lines of what I wrote above (I couldn't find the screenshot I saved of it, sadly). 🥞 I think there needs to be more interaction between these two races, given that the town of New Skrittington isn't likely to go anywhere any time soon after the events of Heart of Thorns.

This was meant to be posted on my birthday. I had not expected to be so detailed with the armor, but my mind went there and I was using an Exalted Bastion potion in-game as a reference. Then I tried using a technique with the lasso tool after watching Mohammed Agbadi over in his YouTube channel. What I did wasn't exactly the same as the one shown in the video; I went straight into colors rather than making the grayscaled base first. I rarely used the lasso tool for anything but after a few tries with it, I found myself enjoying this technique and the Exalted came out with a sharper, cleaner look. This also felt more appropriate for the detail I painstakingly added into the Exalted's design.

I also really like the sheer contrast of coloring techniques I used for both the Exalted and the skritt. 😋 Kinda wanted to showcase the differences side by side in this photo. Me very very likey.