Valkyn

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(He/Him). 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 Doodles, TTRPGs, and video games. Y’know, nerd stuff. Actively learning art. CS Paint, sometimes acrylics and inks. No AI. Please don’t @ me with that shit.

Micron on paper. Invader Zim in alien form stares straight ahead. The drawing is stylized in a hard, graphic novel black/white shading.
Microns of varying nib size and prismacolor colored pencils on paper. A drawing of Pikachu combined with Charizard. The body is predominantly Pikachu, who is smiling and faced towards the viewer’s left. His belly is orange, matching the underside of a tail taken from Charizard. A flame is lit on the end of the Charizard tail. The orange is also on the structural portion of the wings, which are small and adjusted to Pikachu’s size. The tissue connected to the structural part of the wings ins blue, matching that of Charizard.
Posca acrylic markers on a blue journal cover. A d20 sits in the center, pierced by a sword. Surrounding the d20 and sword is a circle with triangles, meant to symbolize a sun. This version is outline only
Metallic POSCA acrylic markers and Koi watercolor on paper. A d20 is lined with gold metallic. Within the d20 are yellow, orange, and red hues, meant to invoke the feeling of fire. A silver sword goes through the center of the d20, its gilt blue. A circle of gold adorned with triangles encircles the d20, pierced by the sword. The background is comprised of blues and purples, flecked with white to create a night sky. The intent is to capture the feeling of my character, Vylathel, who was known as The Midnight Sun during his days as a gladiator.
Microns of varying sized nibs on paper. A cabin sits on a patch of grass, tucked away amidst trees, rocks, and bushes. Three tall mountains stand high above the cabin, shaded in stippling. A dock extends into the foreground with a tied off boat from it.
Copic multiliner SR, Microns, and tombow water-based marker on paper. The drawing depicts four mushrooms of varying sizes and angles against a black circle background. There are two echinacea flowers flanking the center mushrooms. Along the bottom are rocks with strands of grass.
Micron, Tombow markers, and metallic green posca on paper. A close up, head on portrait of Nathan Explosion. He is wearing corpse paint and has an aggressive expression. The piece is largely black and white with exception of metallic green eyes.
Copic multiliner SP and Posca on paper. An inked landscape overlooking a pair of mountains beyond a lake. The drawing is framed by coniferous trees on the bottom and leafy branches on the top. A golden sun shines in the sky, filling the background of the scene.
Copic multiliner SP on paper. A circular illustration of plants found on the forest floor. Two different types of mushrooms grow amidst ferns. The 3/4 circle frame is punctuated by a cluster of leaves on the bottom and flowers on the top.
Digital in CSPaint. A portrait of an Elezen man looking directly at the viewer. He has a scar above his right (viewer’s left) eye. On his left (viewer’s right) ear is a leaf-shaped ear cuff.
Gouache on paper. Landscape portraying woods bathed in golden sunlight. In the foreground is a moving stream with reflected colors from the background. Rocks and foliage pepper the image as well as flower laden moss.
Journal cover with art done in posca pens. A splotchy blue journal sits on a tray beside three posca pens. On the cover is a symbol comprised of a sun with a sword atop it. The sword pierces through a 20 sided die at the center of the sun. The sun, die, and pommel of the sword are gold. The blade is silver. The handle is metallic blue.
Paper and alcohol markers. A cat with a gray body and blue head walks to the viewer’s right. Its whiskers look more akin to a pushbroom mustache than whiskers. With each step, it is letting out a fart.
Digital in Clip Studio. An elven man looks to the viewer’s left. He has long, flowing hair. A dangling earring is connected to an ear cuff by two thin chains.
Three wooden moths painted with acrylic paint. Leftmost moth: A gothic themed moth with skulls painted on the innermost tips of the wings and orange flowers. Yellow adornments line the inner edge of the wing with green vines next to them. The base color of the top wings is purple. The lower wings are dark blue. The body is black. Center moth: Mossy moth. Top wing is green with blue flowers and yellow stamen. There are green vines sitting on top of darker green wings. The lower set of wings are brown. The body is white with brown stripes. Right moth: mushroom moth. Red wings with white dots and gold adornments. The body is brown.
A drawing of a flower lined with micron and colored with colored pencil. A flower faces towards the viewer’s right, petals opening to reveal a transition between shades of blue and pink. Shooting off of the left side of the stem is a bud of the same colors. The flower and bud are accompanied by leaves of green, blue, and a warm yellow.
Pen on paper. A set of five eyes in two columns. First column has three eyes and the second has two. 1. Most follows my reference. 2. Slightly more stylized, but still more curved than I wanted. 3. Straight line eye to help shift mindset. 4. Stylized eye with heavy use of angles. 5. What would be the other eye to #4, as I was pleased with how that one turned out.
Pen on paper. An elven man with an armored face is turned 3/4 view towards the viewer’s left. His hair is slightly wavy and hangs down freely over his shoulders.
Posca acrylic markers on paper. A spaceship hovers over an alien planet. Ahead and to the left is a smaller planet with a swirling red and violet surface. To the right is a moon.
Posca on paper. A flower with multiple layers of different colors. The center is yellow surrounded by orange. Connected to the orange ring are small, light blue petals. Behind those are larger dark blue petals. Under the dark blue petals is a layer of leaves and a stem flowing towards the bottom of the page.
Screenshot of the Spotify cancellation screen wherein the reason sited is: "I just assume the money you receive from ICE advertising means you no longer need my meager subscription money."
Tombow water based ink on paper. Page full of 6 centipede silhouettes.
CS Paint. Line art. A nude dracthyr man looks toward the viewer’s left. At the hip is the suggestion of water where the line art ends. He has a broken horn on the far side of his head, capped with a crystal. In his hair is a braid and two strings of stones.
Graphite on paper. A horned man looks straight on to the viewer. He has long hair, with a few shorter strands in the front somewhat wild. Darkened sections of scales paint his face in a simple pattern from the nose up. On the viewer’s left is a simplified braid hanging over his shoulder. On the right, is a string of bead. Upon his head are a pair of horns; the one on the viewer’s left is broken and crowned with a crystal. The crystal is wrapped with wire in the shape of a tree.
Graphite and acrylic posca pens on paper. The profile view of a half elf woman looking to the viewer’s left. She has a mildly angry expression, brow drawn as though caught in mid-glare. She has a tousled Mohawk crowning her head and piercings on her brow and ear.
Tombow water markers on paper. A spider sits atop a nightlight. It casts a shadow upward, which distorts once it hits the ceiling.
Micron and tombow water markers on paper. A squash with a snake head looks to the viewer’s left. On the right of the creature is a flower from the squash plant
Graphite, acrylic metallic marker, prismacolor colored pencils, and micron. Mood: Vulnerable, haunted A tiefling man with a haunted expression looks straight ahead. His eye on the viewer’s left is covered with hair. He has a partial circle in gold behind him on the top half. The bottom is framed with a deep bluish purple tail, adorned with gold rings.
Graphite on paper. Sketch. Vylathel, the Midnight Sun. Portrait of a tiefling man looking straight ahead. His expression is heavy and the eye on the viewer’s left is covered by hair. Parts of the under drawing remain visible (I drew both eyes and they looked good, gdi!). Might revisit later to ink and/or color.
Vylathel the Midnight Sun Watercolor pencils on paper. Micron line work and posca outline. A blue-skinned tiefling man looks to the viewer’s left. His eyes are gold with black sclera. He has long, black, wavy hair crowned by ram’s horns. His lips are quirked into a half grin.
Three fuzzy bees sleeping on a goldenrod.
Line work of a tiefling man, his head pointed towards the viewer’s left which his eyes remaining on the viewer.
Digital in CS Paint. Loose concept art. An Elezen man stands, holding a skull in his hands, eyes covered by a helm adorned with antlers. His long hair and cloth bits blow in the wind, drifting to the viewer’s left. Black tears fall from beneath the face plate.
A map detailing a territory named Videux Hollow. It includes the following areas: Marquielle Manor (the family estate) Howling Den (Marquielle cottage) Ravenmourne (village which is classified as abandoned - but is it, really?) Crone’s Cottage (where the witch of the wood resides) Moonward Grove (cemetery protected by wards to ensure peaceful rest) Heretic’s Blood (swamp) Iconoclast’s Rest (sacred tree in the heart of the territory) Blackwood Run (river) Fury’s Tears (chain of lakes) Sang du Lac (large lake) Ursa Cascades (waterfalls) Lumière Caverns (cave system connecting the hollow to the neighboring territory beyond the mountains)
Micron on paper. A bundle of phlox flowers detailed with lines. The center of the flowers are stippled.
Digital line art done in CS Paint. 3/4 view portrait. A Dracthyr man in his visage form looks off to the viewer's right. He has a slight figure with long hair tumbling over his shoulder (viewer's left). Dragon scales cover the tip of his ears and shoulders. The scales fall into a pattern surrounding his face and collar bone. One notable feature is the crystal affixed to the tip of a broken horn (which is the horn closest to the viewer).
Digital line art completed in CS Paint. A 3/4 view portrait of a tiefling man with sharp features. His head is turned towards the viewer's left, yet his eyes are turned to make contact. His lips lift on one side, as though he knows something the viewer does not. Long hair frames his face in soft waves, hanging loose.
Micron and Tombow on paper. A landscape piece going uphill from the viewer’s left to right of a wooded area in Dyatlov Pass. At the center of the drawing is a tree with markings on it, placed by the Mansi people.
Digital basic color in CSP. The image is composed of a 5-panel comic, which features a sentient onion named Finley. In each panel, Finley has a different expression. Top left: Finley looks a tad upset, little arms upstretched. Top right: Finley looks surprised -and not in a good way. The largest panel in the center: Finley's expression is a mixture of angry and determined as he wields a kabob skewer as a weapon. Bottom left: Finley is yelling at someone off to the viewer's left, lifting a plant like arm as though shaking his fist. Bottom right: Glam shot! This panel is mainly a nod towards Dungeon Meshi and the Dryad Fruits. When presented with food in a D&D setting, I can't NOT make a reference to that upsetting face, okay?
A lad sits upon a rooftop overlooking the city. He is looking towards the viewer's left. Notable features are green hair and freckles strewn across his cheeks. Predominant colors are pink, purple, blue, yellow, and black.
Digital art with flat colors. CS Paint. A half-drow assassin is mid strike towards the viewer's left. His hair is silver and skin is a pale blue. His eyes are brown with just a slight red shine to them. He wields a rapier and a Lolth inspired dagger. Upon his belt are vials -likely poison given occupation. His armor is shades of black and dark blue. His expression is focused.
Team Fossils card for 2025 Art Fight.
Digital flat color, CS Paint. A character sheet of a man with an artificial arm and eyes. The sheet sports two outfits: Casual and armored. It also has a portrait as well as palettes for each individual drawing. The man's eyes are green, but towards the center shift to silver and gold. His left arm is made of bluish metal with glowing orange. His color scheme is dark blue with contrasting orange.
Wooden mushroom with mirrored accents, painted with acrylics and posca pens. The cap is a gradient from orange at the top to cadmium red at the bottom. The underside is a warm yellow and stem is white. All colors were tinted with yellow ochre for warmth. The lines around the mirrors were done with ivory colored posca. The black outlines were posca as well.
A picture of a busted sketchbook binding, caused from trying to cut out a specific drawing with an x-acto knife.
A flat color, digital piece done in CS Paint. Two elvish men are locked in a loving embrace. The man to the viewer's left is slightly shorter and has dark hair. The man on the viewer's right is taller, more pale, and blonde. Burn scars cover the man on the right's arm. Behind the two is an elvish inspired pane of stained glass comprised of leafy shapes in front of rainbow colors. Each color of the pride flag is included.
Digital linework done in CS Paint. An Elezen man in action, scythe at the ready as he leaps towards the viewer's left. His weapon and armor have a celestial theme, including stars, rays of light, and various moon phases. Behind him is a crow flying towards the viewer's right, a full moon above its back. Errant feathers drift around the man, in front of and behind him.
Transgender flag
Digital line art in CS Paint. A person sits casually, glasses adorned eyes looking towards the viewer's left with a half-grin. Their hair is cut in a death hawk, which is casually brushed back and hanging over the shoulder to the viewer's right. They're wearing jeans and a T-shirt with the neck and sleeves cut off. Both wrists are ornamented with bracelets and both arms have tattoos.
A digital sketch of a half drow rogue mid-strike towards the viewer's left, his expression, determined. He is wielding a spider themed dagger and a rapier. On the viewer's right, hanging from his belt is a leather strap holding poison vials. He is wearing leather armor with a drow vibe.
Four little protest signs with the word “Stop”, decorated with stickers.
A picture of Skadi, a Norwegian forest cat with tortoise shell fur, sitting on a shelf.
A hardcover copy of Rendezvous with Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke.
Ink on paper with watercolor. Three echinacea entwined at the stem rise from a patch of tall grass. A more detailed close up shows the transition between shades of pink, purple, and blue undertones in the petals of the flowers. The close up also shows the gradation between green and blue in the leaves on the stems. From this closer view, it’s also easier to see the yellow and orange dotting the cone/disk floret of the flowers.
Ink on paper with watercolor. Three echinacea entwined at the stem rise from a patch of tall grass. The echinacea are watercolored, the petals a soft pinkish purple. The leaves on the stems are green, shaded with a blue hue. The flowers bask in a gentle rain, falling from a cluster of clouds which are shaded with horizontal ink lines. The clouds and a couple blades of grass extend beyond the implied frame of the piece.
An armored Elezen knight mid-magic. He is facing towards the viewer's right with darkened eyes closed in concentration. His hair is platinum and his skin is pale.
Ink and posca on paper. A tree sits upon a floating island. Roots jut from the underside, hanging from heavily stippled dirt. The roots on the darker section are high contrast white, rather than black. A simple red circle is in the background, in a minimalist sun.
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