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Windradyne of the Wiradjuri nation,

This is my first attempt at recreating a real person, though be it the art I am using as reference might be somewhat stylized. But this is meant to be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windradyne, leader of the Wiradjuri nation and a heroic resistance leader against the colonial British Empire. 

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The Torrents of War: Finale

Hooktusk raced across roof tops, soldiers leaping and bounding behind her. 

Tiles cracked and wood strained beneath their weight, but Boralus was built to survive Hurricanes and this blizzard of Drakkari was not here to destroy, so it would withstand their heavy foot falls.

A distantly familiar figure in an oversized green coat with golden hair and a saber in his grip as a horde of toughs struck a sealed door with a battering ram.

“Come on loves, open up, be neighborl...

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Broken Premises can Damage Stories

Hi, so this is an experiment with writing out some of my takes over making them all into video form. I think the first one will be for all but afterwards I might move it up to three dollar Patrons, sorry :( 

These might one day become scripts but as of now they are just for my wonderful patrons; though as a result expect them to be a bit less structured than my usual fair. 

So what is a broken premise? 

Well, to my reckoning its when a series introduces its pr...

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The Torrents of War: Part 7 - Blood in the Water & the Streets

Priscilla sat, comfortable but not at ease upon the balcony of her coastal home on Boralus; while laid out before her from her position perched precariously on the hills surrounding the city was chaos. Smoke hung in the air even as the fires had been quenched, and the distant sound of cannons and flash of magic told her the battle was still ongoing.

Knight Captain Valyri practically vibrated at her s...

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The Torrent's of War: Part 6 - King Me

The Torrent's of War: Part 6 - King Me

Calia had never before visited Arathi, though she had grown up hearing tales of its bawdy men and wild women. Looking across the crowd she would have struggled to differentiate them from Lordaeron’s court, save that beards were apparently quite unpopular here.

She stood bedecked in a gold lined, pale white, blue dress that cut off to allow for comfortable riding pants, all of which was cloaked beneath a furry cloak. All ‘gifts’ from the...

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Nemea #7

I decided to go with a more Leopard style spots over tiger, I think it looks a touch busy but I think it looks good overall, I might go back to stripes but we'll see. Otherwise quite pleased with how this has come together, now to look into rigging!  

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Nemea #6

Painting isn't quite done yet as I need to do the facial stripes, age lines and hair stripes, plus the weapon but getting there. 

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Nemea #5

Picked a nose, some eyes and made the hair, plus remade the ears, time to texture soon! 

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The Torrests of War: Part 5 - Clearing the Board

The heart of the Valley Dwellers camp lay at its center, in the maw of the great cave that would carry any who walked its path towards the hidden peaks. Around it one could see tents of hide and feather, wood and thatched roof; despite long standing rivalries, all walked, scurried and flew across the great camp to the cooking pts and blazing fires.

One could hear weapons being sharpened as Shaman and Priest chanted, while at the edge of the camp stacked bags, stuffed with some strange p...

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Nemea #4

So I have modelled the ears, teeth and braid, but still need to do the main body of hair. I also need to pick a nose structure, thoughts? 

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Nemea #3

Need to pick a weapon size and do the hair/ears. but almost done with the modelling, then onto painting! 

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Nemea #2

Rigging this will be a nightmare XD 

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Nemea #1

Meet Nemea an OC I am tingeing with for an idea, I need to remember to add that dang tail XD Anyway pretty happy with the bottom half & arms, not as sure on the torso & face. 

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The Torrents of War: Part 4 - Power Plays

Galen circled Stromgarde on the map, “We could drive off the trolls and secure the city if we had more cannons, or perhaps if we could marshal a militia faster…”

“If, if, wars are not won by what one wishes they had,” Ariana snapped.

“Mind your tongue, you speak to your liege lord,” Galen snapped.

“If I had known about the trolls, I might not have put you on the throne.”

“If, if,” he answered mockingly.

“Please,” Valorcall intoned, “sq...

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Ranma New Half Part 7

Ranma was pleased to find the journey for Furinkhan was going largely without incident. 

They'd all decided to stick together, mostly, and more pointedly to take a long way around, just to be safe, but still managing to pick up Akane's friends along the way. 

The blunette was avidly introducing Ranma to the girls, while the redhead tried to keep pace and Ukyo hovered somewhere in the background. 

However, as they came to the walls surrounding the school they s...

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The Torrents of War: Part 3 - Pieces on the Board

The last few days had been many things to Burx. 

It was inspiring to have seen Nazgrel's triumph over Orgrim through his embattled defense of Chieftain Xex'Mon. The other orcs had even regrown by the blessings of the Drakkari's deities in what could only be called a miracle. 

It was dispiriting to have seen so many of his kindred lose themselves to riots and fury. Their foes even going so far as to unleash Warlock magics in the chaos, but even their own Legionaries had s...

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Kai #4 (I Saved a Magical World & returned home. Now what?)

Well she'd finished! 

Also the Concept art was done by the fantastic: https://ko-fi.com/ellowmello

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Kai #4 (I Saved a Magical World & returned home. Now what?)

Well she'd finished!

Also the Concept art was done by the fantastic: https://ko-fi.com/ellowmello

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Moments in War 2

Voices

Tormak the Scarred had lived a long and adventurous life, as the many marks upon his form would tell any who dared challenge his acclaim. He had joined in battle against Drakkari Raiders, toured the plateau of Dragonblight and survived imprisonment by a Nerubian, slain metal creatures and travelled with the Storm Giants.

He also, quite naturally had visited the Grizzly Hills, both as...

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Kai #3 (I Saved a Magical World & returned home. Now what?)

I've finished some basic outfits which I rather like. 

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The Torrents of War: Part 2 -

Xex’Mon stared out at the snow-capped mountain peaks surroundings his forces as across the vast expanse of flat white valley, Orcs of the “Horde” gathered. Their numbers bleeding out of crevasse, tunnels and pathways, flooding the flats and flat stone with tents and blooming fire light. 

“They must have Shamans helping them, or demon dabblers,” an advisor, Kal’tin, whispered.

“Maybe, though I imagine they know the land well,” He mused, toying with his tusk tip...

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Kai #3 (I Saved a Magical World & returned home. Now what?)

Well I finally figured out why sometimes the outlines on lips were clipping and I finally got vertex painting down, wooh! 

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Kai #2 (I Saved a Magical World & returned home. Now what?)

Continuing, I think I got dreadlocks down! 

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Kai (I Saved a Magical World & returned home. Now what?)

Decided to start modeling her-them :D 


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The Torrents of War: Part 1 - Deadly Deliberations

The royal map room was near crowded with everyone of the War council gathered within. Malakk rested upon his mobile throne and watched the last of his followers, Alexi, take his seat.

As quiet fell upon the meeting hall again, Malakk motioned for all eyes to turn to him and when they had he rose to his feet and proclaimed. "“Friends, comrades, counselors, I thank you all for coming."

"We come here today, to discuss the state of the empire and make plans to further secure these n...

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The Torrents of War - Prologue

The Torrents of War
Prologue
With the fall of Dalaran and the retreatment of Alliance armies East and South, the New Dominions of the Drakkari Empire may yet see peace. But out across the seas and within the shadows of Rohk’aka, there are battles still to be fought.

With the sun casting golden rays across the fields, &  dew slowly evaporated, one could feel the onset of Spring coming in earnest. Within the former Capital of Lorda...

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The Winter War - Epilogue: Parts 1 & 2 (Unedited)

Beve lay contently in her luxurious lounge, soa

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Tea Set

I was imagining a magical explorer wandering Mars and setting up a magical barrier, tent thing and pulling a meal together from their pack which was fancy, so here's what my brain made. 

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The Winter War - Part 14: Unstoppable Force

The howled cheer of loyalty and defiance struck his ears moments before the explosion echoed on the winds.

The city’s foundations shaking as Mam'toth’s mournful cry became a gale that deafened the ears and a roiling, writhing spear of light, ripping through the air, launching shrapnel like a blizzard hurled hail. 

Malakk’s roar tore from his throat, warring against the blasts echo, “Moorabi!

Only for the sound and fury to fade mere m...

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Surge the Tenrec (Complete) Video 1

I have been reading some of the Sonic IDW comics and I flipping love Surge, so I am modeling her.

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