Aurumek

Early Access to "Temple"

Hi! Coming back with another artwork that was done faster than I could believe it. Love how this works out, as I'm faster now, I can either choose to do even more details, or just focus on putting out even more ideas and explore my world!

Love the hint of architecture here, this one is set in the more southern regions of Argenta, where there are many mysterious stones to be found in the valleys.

Early Access "Ritual"

Hello there! Thank you so much for supporting me! I really appreciate it! 

I'm proud to show you my newest piece! I have no idea why, but I got REALLY fast with this one, it only took me 8 hours to complete. I'm still searching for the reason so I might improve further, but haven't found it yet. So until now, I'm just enjoying it. 

I have no clue as to why I enjoy these grey skinned elves so much, but I'm just surfing along.

My week has been pretty eventful, I stud...

Early Access to Dreaming

Hello everyone! Coming to you with a completely new thing that was way out of my comfort zone, which is why I packed a cat in there to feel at least a bit at home. This comes from a dream of mine that I had some months ago, of course it didn't look exactly like this, but I was inspired by it to do something in the Scifi realm that I still love as well. 

This is a moon used for mining - the crystals here are mostly used for the energy consumption of spaceships. 

I hope yo...

Early Access "Dreamy"

On this island, the grapes grow exceptionally sweet and large, which lead to prosperity of the whole island as it developed around the production of wine, mostly traded to the main islands of Argenta. 

I thought I'd bring the dreaming cat back, which represents the dreamy vibe of the whole island there. The windmill is heavily inspired from the upcoming game "Palia" by the way, I normally don't do this, but just completely fell in love with their design. 

I hope you're d...

Early Access of Wizard tower

Hi there! I want to show you my new wizard tower. I love the orange! Also, I tried around with lineart, and got a bit more natural with it I think. Looking forward to do more, just as I wrote this post here, a new inspiration hit me like a brick^^ Got to sketch it down immediately so that I don't lose it. 

Full timelapse of "Pathfinder"

Hello friends! I thought I'll just go for it and try out showing you a full timelapse on youtube, I know it's nowhere near professional, but I made the experience that it's the best to just get started and solve problems on the go sometimes. 

Let me know how you think about it! I will keep this closed to the public for 2 days, so only you guys can see it now.

Anyways, until next time, take care.

Early Access "Pathfinder"

The royal academy pathfinders are always on the search for magical artefacts to retain them, otherwise they'll possibly be found by the hidden dark forces of Argenta.

Had a lot of fun working on this, love her design, and it was one of the first time I actually enjoyed drawing a character! Looking forward to do more of them from time to time! Hoping your week is starting off well, I'll turn in my bachelors paper this Thursday, so I'm a bit in a rush, at least mentally. 

Oh an...

Weekly Update

Hi everyone! The week moved by sooo fast! I'm still a bit flustered with the response that I got yesterday for my artvsartist post ( https://www.instagram.com/p/CPqI9URDgHh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link ) - I shared my story about me finding my inner child again, which has been quite hard because I grew up with the stigma that I need to be "manly" (whatever that means). It was heartwarm...

Lineart of my next piece

Hello dear people! Wanted to show you the lineart for my next piece, I really enjoyed this one so far.

Somehow getting her those pants makes me free to show more of her skin without sexualizing her, which is just great, as I can show her beauty without pulling it in a direction I don't do. I think the lighting will be speckled again, and I'll have to think about the general weather in the background. Anyways, so excited for this one, I'm going on a walk with my dad right now, and will g...

Early Access to "Secluded"

Hello everyone! Here is my next piece of artwork that I'll share on my socials on Monday. I like the idea overall, but something doesn't feel right with the lighting. But who knows, it's not worth obsessing over a piece to tweak it so much that it gets to an illusionary perfection. It's better to move on to the next piece, where one learns more and enjoys more. :D 

Hoping you have a nice and calm weekend, take care.

Cheers 

Simon

Profile Avatar and thoughts

Hello there! (Those who can hear the sound of Kenobis voice while reading this know my temptation to use it every time to start off a text)

Some of you might have already seen this on my socials, but here is the only place I will share the actual piece with you.

I debated a long time about showing my face as an avatar or not - to an outsider, this question might seem irrelevant, but to me it is a difficult one, as it makes me rethink how I tie my identity to my art. I recently had...

Early Access "Pause"

Hi everyone! 

Checking in to share my newest artwork with you, which by my standards was done pretty quickly (only took me 17 hours). I went back to my older lineart again, only making it brighter and darker in the places that mattered, but focusing a lot on line quality and "feel" of the brush this time. 

I love how it turned out, it gives off exactly the feeling that I wanted. Let me know what you feel when you look at this - I feel it is crucial to take your time for ...

Dreaming, Early Access

Hello people! Coming back with another piece that I'm not sure how to feel about. I want to be more confident with creating characters into my environments, and the idea of someone sleeping in a crystal has always fascinated me, so I thought I'd combine the two. As usual, I then got a bit more interested in the architecture rather than the guy, so I'll probably draw some ruins of this ancient culture in the future. Hoping your week started well, take care!

Early Access of Sunstone Mill

Coming home in the evening. 

Hi everyone, really proud to show you this drawing, as I coloured my lineart for the first time, and it looks much softer this way. I will definitely experiment around way more with lineart colouring from now on, and will see how my style develops over time. 

Lineart for "Dreaming"

Hello, coming back with the lineart of this next piece! I decided to go a completely different route this time, and wasn't sure about the character, the architecture, basically I wasn't sure about anything. I just knew I wanted to draw a crystal that I bought some years ago that I particularly like for its form, you can see it in the second picture. I then just took into consideration various ancient cultures that fascinate me, and made a mix of all of them^^ Do you have a favorite ancient cu...

Early Access Sunstone Mill crop II

Hello there! I made a mistake, sorry. I'm posting the second and third crop of my Sunstone Mill piece here at the same time because of it, I hope you understand. 

Super glad with how it turned out! I first debated with myself wether this scenes are even interesting enough, but I kind of fell in love with the simplicity of the second one.

Hoping your week started off well, take care!

Early Access

Hi there, wanted to show you an early peek (will post publically on Wednesday) at my next drawing of this guy getting some sunstone towards the sunstone mill. This is just a crop, I'll post everything in crops, as the full drawing took me 48'429 brushstrokes and roughly 36 hours to complete. 

Went with a new approach this time, I now coloured the lineart! It feels way softer this way, I kind of like it :D

Hoping your week started off well, take care!

Friday weekly idea list and a question for you

Hello! This week went by in the blink of an eye again! Taking a look at my list right now and choosing some cool ideas that I wrote down (some of them like a year and a half ago^^)

1. A plain with some single pines on it, mountains behind it, we walk towards a city with white, huge walls. Inside the city we can see a hill with lots of houses on it that get progressively more beautiful towards the top, and on the hill is an enormous  tower in the shape of a straight horn.

2. W...

Retreat Early Access

I'd sometimes need something like this, just getting away from everything. This is the reason why I do art. I hope your week started well!

Early Access of "Hidden"

Hi there, showing you a crop that is already finished with my newest drawing! I hope you like it, to me the idea of having a secluded spot like this sounds amazing. 

Second Tier

Hello, just wanted to say that I made a second, smaller tier for general support that still gives you early access to my art. I want to be transparent about this, and you can always down- or upgrade as you want to. 

Is there something else you'd love to see here?

Simon