Here's a finished batch from the stream!
https://youtube.com/live/6Wd7FBnE4mw?feature=share
-YTCorvus
-Mantacore
-SierraTheRainSkyHybrid
-Sonderwalk
See y'all soon!!!
DO NOT COPY/TRACE/STEAL/REPOST/RECOLOR MY ART!!!
Characters belong to the people mentioned above.
Recently finished a part for Studio Maverick's Ten Years of Fire MAP!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the DTIYS challenge! I was blown away by all of your entries- each one is super inspiring and captures Kiriki so well!
We had a total of 23 entries, which means that there are 2 prizes for the winners- so let's get into who won!
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1st place goes to: EvictorART
This is such a gorgeous piece- I love the way you captured movement and yet still had a calming atmosphere to the piece- This angle as well is fantastic, I really love the way you made her glow and fit within the environment!
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And the 2nd place winner is: high_tide_studios
HOLY MACKEREL I love this piece so much!!! You did such a good job with the background foliage and the lighting??? It's super glossy and warm and I love it all-
Congratulations to the winners! I'll contact you both for your prizes!
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Now for the runner ups! Quite a few were close to be picked for the winners, it was hard for me to choose-
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Runner up: tibblekibble / Incubusforhire (Discord)
The lighting of this piece is so pretty- you were able to add so much heartfelt emotion into Kiriki, and I love that you took a different spin on the prompt with the flower- it still has a peaceful and comforting atmosphere.
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Runner up: Cristol
This is just a gorgeous piece- I love the rendering and lighting, especially the feathers in Kiriki's wings! They look so fluffy-
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Runner up: Diadygray (instagram)
I love Kiriki's expression and how crispy/shiny you made her with the lighting and lineart! I just wanna smile along with her :]
Runner up: Jaxosaurr
This piece is so incredibly gorgeous I just can't- The colors go beautifully together, and something about the sketchy/painterly style is just so aesthetically pleasing I loved this piece the moment I saw it-!
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Runner up: R0tting_l3ttuce
You did such an epic job with the posing and angle for this one! I love her shy and curious expression, and everything has such a comforting air to it!
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Runner up: Charmseeker
I really love how you made her wings frame her face- and she looks so peaceful like she's enjoying a breeze! It's super neat! :D
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Runner up: Volunyx
The lighting is so pretty here, I love the way you rendered the trees- and her eyes are so captivating!!!
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And here are the remaining entries! You guys have such unique and pretty art styles and neat ways of drawing Kiriki in your styles- So this spotlight's for you!
Navixa
siamesetiger
audreyann_public (instagram)
Emerald Studios
MothofSpacetime
PixelatedFairy
Firecast
Whitepaws
fearless_fire6 (instagram)
Thank you everyone who participated in the DTIYS! Everyone did an amazing job!
I hope you all have a wonderful day/night!
Finally finished a real video for a separate group of my OCs!
Description and video link->
"Dragons are not at the top of the food chain- though lacking in much intelligence, there is another creature existent in the world; and their favorite prey is oversized reptiles."
// This video features a major early event in the life of a young dragon named Sorrel. While peace lasts for a little while, her mother introduces the little dragonet to a potential friend of the Bat dragons, named Asher. But a lethal attack takes the lives of both their parents and many other companions. After losing the only other family they have, Sorrel and Coriander have to rely on one another in the coming months of the winter. //
See You Again PMV :
Howdy, ya'll!
I've been mulling about something for a long while now. It's something that I've felt called to do, but I hadn't felt at peace with it until now. This channel is the last major thing I have yet to surrender, and I feel called to be honest with everyone about it.
For those who weren't aware, I am a Christian and a follower of Jesus Christ.
I started this channel back in 2019, though I hadn't really posted videos until 2020. Way back then, I had no idea it would grow to what it is now. I didn't know I'd have such a wonderful community of people who would support me and enjoy the work that I do. I didn't know how much of a blessing I'd receive- being able to work from home on commissions, being able to stream and having people watch alongside myself, being able to be built up by ya'll.
But at some point, I started to stop viewing it as a blessing. I told myself that I wasn't doing all of this for the affirmations and the attention, but that's exactly what it turned into. I gave everything else back to God, but I held this channel and this community with white-knuckled hands. I wasn't ready to let it go. I listened to music that didn't glorify my Heavenly Father so others would feel comfortable. I told myself that the music boosted my creativity, even when it was actively glorifying sin, anger, and hate.
I was afraid to be honest with ya'll about where my faith lays. I'd be honest when people would outright ask me if I was a Christian, but I didn't have the courage to be upfront and honest about it. I viewed my channel as a business early on. That its purpose would be to set me up for commissions so that I wouldn't have to get a job later on. But then I started developing relationships with several of you guys, and it became so much more personal than I intended.
I can't be personal and not also be honest about my faith. I was hiding behind a mask, trying to be kind and promote kindness, but I didn't share where all that came from. The source of it, which is God.
I was fine with being kind, but I was afraid to be completely honest without inquiry. What brought about this change now? I recently returned from a church camp. I had gone without any expectations, but my heart was postured toward my King in a way where I wanted and was willing for Him to work on me. To change me from the inside out, to work on my heart, soul, mind, and being. On the third night of being gone, there was something that was transformed inside of me.
I am a prayer-oriented individual. God has spoken to me through words, pictures, lyrics. My beliefs weren't originally heartfelt- I act more based on my head than my heart, and for the longest time my faith wasn't in my heart. That changed.
During a campfire, God gave me a picture: He showed me a tree, rotting and falling apart- but then, the tree transformed and bloomed and grew. It was restored and renewed. I felt a presence to the side of me, which I understood to be Jesus. I then heard the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant." Something broke inside of me, and I felt a rush of the Holy Spirit fill me up- I started bawling my eyes out, but it was not out of sadness. I felt so at peace, so filled with joy- I felt God's love and even more emotions that I cannot even begin to describe. It felt as though He was showing me what the end of my journey would be like. He gave me a glimpse of paradise, the love that He has for me.
There was a question I had been asking myself all week, which I didn't understand until I had that picture. "Where am I?" I was aware of where the camp was, but I had a sense that I was not where I belonged. When Jesus gave me that picture, then, things clicked into place. My home is not in this world but in heaven. The peace and love and joy He showed me is never-ending, but it does not stem from here. My soul is not home.
In the last two months, I felt as if I was being equipped for something. My heart and mind have been changed more than I could have ever expected or thought of. The things I cared about seem like garbage compared to everything Jesus is and everything He brings. The music I enjoyed listening to I no longer care to listen to. The affirmations of man don't last or compare to Jesus's love. He's filled the void in my heart.
I had forgotten that He's the only one who can fill the void. I'd known but not understood that in my heart, and I found myself seeking the affirmations of man. I kept looking for compliments from you guys, I started drawing more and more for myself. I started viewing the skills I have in art as something I achieved, not something God blessed me with.
Then, I felt I was being called to surrender the things I hold above God. Money, my future, and now my livelihood, which is my YouTube channel. He's blessed me so, so much, and even this channel and this community is a blessing from the Lord. He blessed me with the ability to work from home, to have people who care about me and look out for me- He blessed me with all the positive reviews and affirmations I've received.
And He's stolen my heart. So it's time for me to surrender my YouTube channel and online presence to Him as well, and hold every blessing with open hands. It's time for me to let go and give this part of my life to Him, for His glory, and also as an act of obedience to Him.
I love my Heavenly Father, I love Jesus Christ, and I love the Holy Spirit. I give everything I am and everything I have to Him, and I yield to His will. He is my Lord and my King, and I will follow Him.
This doesn't mean I won't be uploading and doing my YouTube channel or posting my art online anymore, but the way I go about things is going to change. The types of projects I join and the music I listen to are the major things, but I will still be online. I'm just dedicating it all to Jesus, now