Because Nothing Matters More Than The Performance

Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.

(ref and source image below - Caravaggio's The Taking Of Christ)

some nausicaa sketches in pen, gouache and colored pencil

limited palette aredhel

siltcord was talking about a rane + faulkner anglerfish saint, so i did what i had to do !! are anglerfish riverine? no, but neither is kelp. all waters are one baby

original convo is below, plus some design notes

speedpaint will be linked here

great contributions from @thermodynamic-comedian @lights-at-night-art and @unbloodiedmartyr that all contributed to my design :]

rane is growing into faulkner. faulkner is not growing into rane

rane has lost their face, faulkner's is only a mouth. rane has no identity in faulkner and his only identity is the words he speaks

faulkner is the one holding the lure, but rane is the one holding up his arm. it isn't clear how much say he has in their pose

faulkner's hand is growing into the lure because he can't let go/escape his position

the gossamer fins are intended to emulate angel's wings, the lure a halo

there are no prayer marks on them because i do not want to design parish prayer marks on the fly like this. imagine they were on their faces, chests, and stomachs if you must

theyre nude because ive seen a lot of greco-roman statuary lately and the pose was too nice to cover with robes. genuinely please dont be weird about it T_T

wound tree martyr doodle from before work ‼️‼️‼️

limited palette feanor

a little tiny baby carpenter in giant waders

another crab angel based off a box crab

It fills up our lives, this talking. It holds us in place. Endless vying viewpoints to be mulled over and debated and never once acted upon, because all of it, all of that talk, no matter how progressive, no matter how hopeful, can’t help but end up serving the one true god that rules over us all, the greatest of all gods, the fervent, universal faith: a god of lies.

i also liked the flat colours lol

Carpenter the woman that you are… this isn’t even doing justice to the FEELINGS I got from this scene, the absolute POWER this woman holds.. but it’ll do