My lovely Artlings of Light! (aka, those of you who play FFXIV)
I'd like to formally invite you to our (mostly) monthly patron exclusive FFXIV Art Party!
The purpose of this is mainly to get the chance to meet as many of you in game as possible, while also enjoying a chill evening of drawing together, taking screenshots of each other or simply hanging out and getting to know all the artlings.
You do not have to be an artist t...
2022-08-10 11:57:26 +0000 UTC
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To those of you who have somehow managed to so far get through this scorched earth of a summer without somehow turning into mist or a mildly damp stain on the floor, congratulations! It’s (optimistically) almost over.
Continuing on from my latest monthly updates, this one comes beefed up with more changes and updates to existing rewards and systems - the Mentorship programme in partic...
2022-08-08 14:46:12 +0000 UTC
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Sometimes it takes you a week to finish a piece, and sometimes someone comes along, gives you a description like "treasure hunter but without the moral code" and a folder full of references of women in suits and you just crush out a full piece in just under a day.
Clearly I am.... highly motivated given the right circumstances. Cough.
This reward was a "Mystery Box" - a type of reward where you give me a character but I get to decide how I draw everyt...
2022-08-05 14:13:08 +0000 UTC
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A warm lady Roe to brighten your timeline on this, the first Monday of the Month.
This reward was a "Color Bust portrait", purchased with points through my patreon reward portal StarStickers! If you're a patron make sure you sign up, and if you're not... well *cheeky eyebrow wagging*
2022-08-01 11:32:00 +0000 UTC
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A few chibies and emoji sets I finished recently-ish. I tend to forget to upload these right away - largerly because they're far from my most popular rewards.
Because of that, and because of other personal reasons I explained in this post, a reminder both of these options will be removed from StarStickers at the start of August and will be brought back as 'seasonal rewards' every now an...
2022-07-26 12:59:22 +0000 UTC
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"She [Inari] descended from Heaven riding on a white fox, and in her hand she carried sheaves of cereal or grain."
This was a Mystery box in which the character/owner also uses a lot of fox motifs. I wanted to blend the two somehow, which meant this started off completely different to how it ended and went through a week's worth of iterations.
My original plan involved watercolor vibes, but then it progressively kept changing as I felt it was too 'noisy' and I wanted to r...
2022-07-22 21:34:03 +0000 UTC
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A cheeky catte on this cheeky Saturday! And once again, I oopsed the colors into something that actually caught my interest, so you have the variations in the thumbnails for your viewing pleasure. I'd really like to know which version (1, 2 or 3) you like best!
This reward was a "Color Bust portrait", purchased with points through my patreon reward portal StarStickers! If you're ...
2022-07-16 12:52:23 +0000 UTC
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A soft, icy bun lady to cool you through the heat of this searing week!
This is the second time I've gotten to draw this character (you can see the original, from 2019, in the thumbnails - as well as an early stage WIP of this piece). It's always a joy to get to redraw a character and try to improve on it.
Do you think I have? As always, your thoughts are well loved!
This reward was a "Lineart portrait", purchased with points through my patreon reward portal <...
2022-07-13 19:51:13 +0000 UTC
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"Offer flat color" she said. "It'll be easier" she said.
She did not account for all the extra work she was going to make for herself by adding all of the filigree, patterns and other bullshittery to make this look as busy as possible.
HOWEVER, I am super pleased with how this turned out in the end and I do really feel this is going to be one of my best this year (as well as make a beautiful print *winkwink*)
As ever, your thoughts are well loved in this house!
2022-07-07 17:14:27 +0000 UTC
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Merry July friendly faces! Yep, that’s right - it’s almost Christmas. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
This month’s update is going to be a quick one, as I already put every bit of writing stamina I had into the mega Masterpost to rule them all which you will most have definitely read by now. Surely. SURELY you wouldn’t have ignored art mother’s har...
2022-07-04 09:11:25 +0000 UTC
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ABOUT THIS PATREON
Onyrica is a freelance illustrator and art mentor and this Patreon is how she keeps her tablet powered on to make art and bring up the newest generation of artists.
This Patreon has been running since 2017 and as with most aging things, there's a lot to know. This guide will walk you through the most important key information - which you can find in the sections below.
Additionally, all changes and updates will also be com...
2022-06-29 15:54:46 +0000 UTC
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FINALLY, something to show for all the work that's been going on behind the scenes. This one took an unfortunate amount of time to finish given the anvil's worth of art block I got slammed with.
What is art block, you might ask? And if you didn't, you're gonna hear it anyway.
Art block is the equivalent of sleep paralysis for art. It's like when you want to do something, you want to move, but you can't. This can happen for a myriad of reasons - not knowing what to draw, personal l...
2022-06-27 15:19:36 +0000 UTC
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I am SO sorry for the slow updates this month. I won't even bore you with the details, but I've basically been trying to work on everything at once to make up the lost time between trips, jet lag and covid, so here's everything I'm working on (including art party sketches, WIPs and creepy stuff) at the moment. There are also a few other pieces I can't show due to NDAs, but hopefully this will assure you that I am - in fact - alive. Even if just barely.
The good news is, July should be ...
2022-06-21 15:41:56 +0000 UTC
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My lovely Artlings of Light! (aka, those of you who play FFXIV)
I'd like to formally invite you to a patron exclusive FFXIV Art Party!
The purpose of this is mainly to get the chance to meet as many of you in game as possible, while also enjoying a chill evening of drawing together, taking screenshots of each other or simply hanging out and getting to know all the artlings.
You do not have to be an artist to attend this event
2022-06-14 20:47:32 +0000 UTC
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Okay so I’m going to have to ask you to sit down for this one.
Are you comfy? Alright so… I don’t know how to break it to you but uh….we’re halfway through the year.
Look, I’m sorry, I know, I’m horrified too. This isn’t how this was meant to go but here we are, so we may as well suffer this knowledge together.
And what best way to do it than by reading my endless monthly stream of consciousness! That’s right folks, hold onto your tighty whities because thi...
2022-06-14 16:20:26 +0000 UTC
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I'm finally back! And man, it feels good to be working again haha.
I had a ton of fun with this piece - I love a good mystical vibe on a sassy lady.
This reward was a "Lineart portrait", purchased with points through my patreon reward portal StarStickers! If you're a patron make sure you sign up, and if you're not... well *jetlaggy eyebrow wagging*
2022-06-13 11:37:57 +0000 UTC
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And here's the second piece that I mentioned in this post! I wanted to make them look like part of a light vs. dark set, so while the colors are a complete contrast to Eliceyn, the textures and overlays are the same.
I'm actually really pleased with how this new flat style color is coming along. This is something that I've done on and off across multiple rewards but had never really solidified i...
2022-05-30 08:14:26 +0000 UTC
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A way overdue piece for the winner of a g*veaway I hosted on Twitter back in Feb! I tried to put a new twist to my usual flat color style (in particular, this piece) by rendering the eyes slightly more and adding a few details to enhance the overall feel and glow of this piece. There's another piece in this set that will be done shortly as well, so your thoughts would be more than loved!
2022-05-24 20:31:06 +0000 UTC
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Another Mystery Box in which Ony takes the wheel and forgets to hit the breaks. (Full piece in the thumbnails below!)
As with the last piece, I wanted to use this chance to do a study. I make a lot of standing-smiling, dancing or fighting pieces, but I rarely get the chance to try out every-day poses, so this gave me a good excuse to practice my overall gesture as well as anatomy.
For the record, this is an atypical Mystery Box (which is more often a smaller piece) . Pieces of thi...
2022-05-21 12:20:13 +0000 UTC
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I used this mystery box as an excuse to do a practice study in b&w and ended up with a noir aesthetic bad boy.
As an aside, I'm sorry for the slow updates this month. I had to make a semi out-of-the-blue trip to see family in Spain and upon my return, I finally got caught by the Rona. Thankfully I've got my full shots and boosters so I think I'll be fine, but let me tell you - I can't even imagine what this is like if you're not inmunised. Don't fuck around and find out, people!
2022-05-18 15:38:25 +0000 UTC
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Ahoy matey! Here be another Mystery Box, in which I took this lovely highlander with a piratey background and gave her a custom hairstyle and tattoo to symbolise her story and character development.
I had a ton of fun with this one, even though the tattoo design took me way longer than I thought it would. There was a challenge in balancing out all the little elements and make it look deliberate without cluttering the face and neck. I pity the artist that has to replicate this should thi...
2022-05-08 09:33:19 +0000 UTC
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Bit of an unusual one, but it was nice to get to make some fanart of a show I've heard a lot about (Merlin, which I've never watched because of *coughreasonscough*). Anyways, have some cute lads being sweet!
This reward was a "couples portrait", purchased with points through my patreon reward portal StarStickers! If you're a patron make sure you sign up, and if you're not... well *upsi...
2022-05-04 14:38:24 +0000 UTC
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Hello my lovelies. I’m sure you’ve been waiting for this list with baited breath and clenched buttocks and now, I’m here and pleased to present it to thee.
Before that though- heck, stick ‘em grabby lil’ hands in your pockets for a moment- a few notes to preempt the expected questions:
- There was an initial selection based on the criteria established in the info post; everyone who qualified within those parameters was given a slot within the first four batc...
2022-05-03 17:01:52 +0000 UTC
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One sassy couple coming right up!
Couple's pieces are usually some of the most complex, purely because of the way both characters have to appear to be physically close to each other in a way that doesn't feel photoshopped. That said, this is probably one of the pieces in that tange I've been most satisfied with! Even the colors, which were mostly accidental, came out looking neat.
This reward was a "couples portrait", purchased with points through my patreon reward porta...
2022-05-03 12:27:30 +0000 UTC
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What if the Warrior of Light caved to their fears, pain or self-sacrificing nature and turned into a Blasphemy?
This was a Mystery Box piece where I got to explore that and.. I kinda love it? Definitely going to have to think of more designs... *steeples fingers*
This reward was a "Mystery Box" - a type of reward where you give me a character but I get to decide how I draw everything. You can purchase these with points through my patreon reward portal
2022-05-01 09:03:15 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone and thanks for all your interest in my commissions. This is going to be a very contested batch so please do read the General Information post, as well as the Extended FAQ to...
2022-04-22 11:58:05 +0000 UTC
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Hello all. As promised, here’s the long awaited information on the upcoming opening of a new commission batch. I have tried to condense the information as clearly, comprehensively and succinctly as possible so please read to the end (including the Extended FAQ linked at the bottom) before you ask me any questions and do let me know if there’s something important I’ve missed so that I may rectify it.
[ Key information ]...
2022-04-22 11:45:06 +0000 UTC
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One grumpy catte, ready to tell you where you can shove it.
It was really nice to get to draw something more expressive for one of these!
This reward was a "Lineart portrait", purchased with points through my patreon reward portal StarStickers! If you're a patron make sure you sign up, and if you're not... well *barely perceivable eyebrow wagging*
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2022-04-21 18:33:35 +0000 UTC
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One Quel'dorei lass, conveniently timed if totally unintentional! Who's buckling up to play Dragonflight?
This reward was a "Lineart portrait", purchased with points through my patreon reward portal StarStickers! If you're a patron make sure you sign up, and if you're not... well *barely perceivable eyebrow wagging*
2022-04-19 17:55:20 +0000 UTC
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A fluffy catte for your viewing pleasure!
It honestly feels so good to be back to working normally after a month of complete mayhem. I've been working on many simultaneous WIPs so expect to see quite a few of these cropping up in the next few days haha.
This reward was a "Lineart portrait", purchased with points through my patreon reward portal StarStickers! If you're a pat...
2022-04-15 10:54:11 +0000 UTC
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