Arc's Wardrobe (Part 1)

"Can we go home yet?"

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I heard some unscrupulous individuals were slandering my favorite enby for not being representative enough for the enby community... And one mentioned to me their lack of a colorful wardrobe. Neurons were activated, and thus this sketch sheet of them wearing different clothes came to be.

I have a bunch of other ideas for what possible outfits to give them, but I've decided to just post this for now, as I have another painting I simply must attend to, post-haste...

Plume

Plume is a small, isolated village found on a floating island off the southern tip of Iridea. This is the only settlement found on one of the islands that comprise the Shards of the Old World, an archipelagic region in the Aethersphere with islands that are near uninhabitable because of their irregular rock formations.

I have mentioned Plume often in the past, and I even made a town map of it, so I think it's about time it got a landscape of its own. I wasn't so keen about making this halfway through, but thankfully it's now done. 😌

Cessna

I'm back! This took me a while to color in, but I hope this made the wait worth it!

The town of Cessna is one of the many windmill-powered settlements in the floating continent of Argent in the Aethersphere. It also serves as the main port of entry to Argent, and therefore serves as a major hub of commerce for locals and foreigners alike. It is often said that one can easily find wares from all over the Aether when they come here.

I already featured Argentine architecture during Conceptober, but today was the first time to see it presented in a landscape. Also, looking at this again now, I think it may have been better if I used shutters instead of glass for the windows, as I just realized sand isn't all that common to find in the Aethersphere. 😅

Bristleboar α

WE'VE FINALLY DONE IT! DAY 31! WE'VE FINISHED AN ART CHALLENGE ON TIME THIS YEAR! 🤯😱🎉

The savage Bristleboar α is another boss monster our protagonists will encounter in the Aether at some point. I first doodled this before when I made the original Bristleboar post days ago.

Good lord. With this posted, this effectively marks the end of a month-long journey. I can also confidently say that, for the first time in all the years I've been doing these art challenges, I have finally finished a self-imposed art challenge without allowing it to stretch a single day further for whatever reason.

I'll have a follow-up post to this last one to wrap up the art challenge properly in the next few days. For now, allow me to bask in the dopamine coming from the knowledge that I persevered and saw an art challenge to its completion... On time, for once. 😎

Sabergriff

Oh god, we've made it to Day 30... 😩 It's been a long time coming, guys! Just one more to go! 🎇

I am still rather conflicted with this monster's name; I spent a great deal of time trying to figure out what I should name it, and even then just Sabergriff doesn't seem to cut it. Nonetheless, I'll be calling it that for now, and perhaps later on I'll have a better name to christen this beast with.

Knight's Vow

OH MY GOD, doesn't this just look something straight out of a webtoon?? 😱

Today's entry isn't something for my bestiary this time! We feature the Valkyrie knight Emeline reaffirming her sworn oath to her liege and to her people. I didn't want to linger too heavily on this so I can maintain the course of my art challenge and end on time this year. But HOO BOY HOT DAMN seeing this scene does get me pretty hyped about trying to make the Aether and Radisrol into a graphic novel ✨

Aer Slimes

HOLY SHIT WE'VE ALMOST CAUGHT UP! 😱

I actually didn't want to make this sheet for the Aer Slimes because it felt like a really half-assed entry. All I had to do was make these circles and blobs, add a few details here and there, and call it a day. It didn't sit well with me to create something that wasn't as complex as other anatomy pieces or my maps.

I decided to do it anyway though because it's the first monster featured in my bestiary and it bothered me that it didn't have a character sheet of its own yet. And despite how simple the design is, it is technically still content for my fantasy story...

Sporepuff

Here's the Sporepuff for Day 27! Its growth stages are from right to left, for those who weren't sure. 😋

I had another monster called a Misty Spirit in mind when I first started this piece. It was supposed to look similar to the Pilsbury dough boy, but it would have some wavy hair and the whole body would be in this faded blue and white gradient. Then I became indecisive about if I wanted to make this into a Misty Spirit or use what I had to design a Sporepuff instead. I clearly chose the latter. 😝

The Misty Spirit will get its own design someday, just not today. 😅

Patchwork

I'm slowly catching up to those missed days, guys. 😰

Here's a demon monster for the bestiary! Its original name was Little Devil, but I decided that was too braindead basic for me. Patchwork sounds much nicer. It contrasts so well with its malicious nature too. 😊

Earthshaker

Day 25! The Earthshaker is one of the boss monsters Etherei and Zephyr encounter in the Aethersphere. He's a real big boye, ain't he?

Argentosaurus

Oh, finally, a monster that looks anything but harmless compared to the last three. 😂

I'm really enjoying all these monster entries. It's a really good way to get comfortable drawing animals and various body types. 😌 It's also fun when I add each page into my monster bestiary in Campfire Pro; whenever I click on one monster's name, their reference sheet just pops up like a Pokédex entry and it's just really cool to see. 😆

Sky Eels

Introducing Sky Eels! They look a little derpy, don't they? They're just the type of easy meal Swoopers like... Until the birds get fried because they didn't kill their prey fast enough to stop their defensive electrical discharging. ⚡

Swooper

Still more monsters for Day 22 👀

Swoopers are the Pidgeys and Starlys of the Aether. On a regular day you'll find them in flocks flying across the Cloudsea.

Cloudhares

For Day 21, we have another monster from the Aethersphere! These Cloudhares are cute yet cautious creatures. Even though they can fight back against their attackers, they will normally choose to avoid conflict and flee from threats as much as possible.

Oh, boy. We're reaching that point in the challenge when my number of missed days are starting to increase 😰 But I must persevere ✨

Zephyr (2022) - Concept 2

Another poster for Day 20, featuring Zephyr with a slightly modified design from her old design from January.

I'm much more satisfied with her design here. I reverted the pauldron's material from a leather to metal. The boots are definitely much better than the old ones; they look like actual boots this time and I put in effort in drawing the laces. Her design now looks much more balanced, thanks mostly to the brown part I added on her top.

I've reached the point where I feel wholly comfortable with her current design enough that I don't want to change anything any time soon. I'd even be perfectly content with this being her final design moving forward.

Bristleboars

Oh, we're back to the old format again. Except today we feature a monster!

Bristleboars are like your regular boar but it gores much worse and shoots needles. Steer clear when you see one!

Ashwood Forest - Area Map

Another overhead map? Let's go, y'all. 😎

This is a map of the Ashwood Forest, directly connected to the village of Plume. It's a pretty simple and straightforward area; if the story was to be developed as a game, this forest would be the first dungeon the player would end up going to for their first quest.

Otherworldly Travelers

Now, wouldn't this make for a good cover for, say, a manga volume? 😏

I made sketches of these two several years ago with almost the exact same composition: Etherei with his sword in front like that and Zephyr standing behind him, back turned to the viewer and peering over her shoulder (or looking from the side) while the Sanguine manifests from her fists and left eye.

Needless to say, it's another one of those I-can't-believe-I-can-finally-see-this-shit-in-digital art pieces. 😋

Plume - Town Map

Breaking away again from my usual format, I feature this top-down town map of the village of Plume in the Aethersphere. This is the first village Etherei and Zephyr go to following their fateful meeting on one of the floating islands southwest of the village.

I feel much better about this piece compared to the one yesterday... Good grief.

I'm also giddy about those tiny map icons I made for various places 🧭

Tower of Ascension

The Tower of Ascension is a relic of a time long past. Once a site of worship to the Exalted, it is said to have been where the first Aetherians descended to the world of Radisrol. This first descent would mark the beginning of the most prosperous time in history for both worlds: the Golden Age of Radisrol.

Following the Cataclysm, this very same tower would be where fleeing Aetherians sought refuge from the enraged Radisrolians, who had shunned them for inadvertently releasing the Shadow Flux into the world. The Aetherians retreated back to their lands in the skies above, never again returning to the land below.

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For day 15, I made this not-so-serious attempt at a landscape. I'm actually not particularly happy with this painting, mainly because of the shape of the tower. I think I'll have to eventually come back to this at some point and do it again when I'm not so time-pressured.