#julian devorak – @bastart13 on Tumblr

I thought it'd be interesting to put all the colours of the Arcana characters' sprites into gamut and HSV graphs to see any patterns

The colour design of the Arcana is still incredible, and this is great design to see the unique trends per character

#the arcana #nadia satrinava #portia devorak #asra alnazar #julian devorak #muriel #count lucio #colour analysis #art ref #it's funny when i make tools that are useful after the fact #this would have been a fun reference when designing new outfits for this cast #also love how you can pair them:#muriel/julian are dark/desaturated w/ pops #lucio/portia are bright and warm #nadia/asra are cool jewel tones

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Anonymous asked:

BAST first off, your art is so gorgeous and I deeply admire the amount of dedication and thought you put into your work. I’ve been going through your older work because my Arcana obsession is crawling its way back out of the grave (with concerning strength honestly), and I just wanted to talk about how incredible all the stuff you’ve done is. The amount of really high quality style studies, tutorials, and reference documents you put together over the years is genuinely mind blowing to me. AND FOR FREE??? Insane (in a good way). I love reading your analyses and explanations on art things whenever you post them. I can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve shared with the world, you are a phenomenal artist.

Second part of my ramble: ik you have some designs up on redbubble, but is there anywhere I might be able to get a print of the arcana wedding CGs you posted in 2024? I would straight up sell my soul for a nice print of the Julian one. If not, no worries, I’d totally understand! I just figured I might as well try asking because it’s been on my mind for weeks now

P.S. sorry for the long anonymous ask, I don’t do tumblr asks very often. I hope you’re doing well! And if you’re not, then I wish you the very best and I hope things get better soon :)

Aw thank you so much! That's genuinely so sweet. As a self-taught artist who ravenously collected and used tutorials and references for everything I could think of, it was a goal of mine that if I ever learnt a trick or someone asked me for art advice, I'd do my best to share it. Gatekeeping has no place in art and I've always wanted to help other artists the way they've helped me

As for wedding CGs, I'm shocked I hadn't had them up before this! Thanks for the reminder

My redbubble is here: redbubble.com/people/bastart13/explore

#the arcana #asra alnazar #nadia satrinava #julian devorak #count lucio #portia devorak #muriel #promo #i forgot my tag for that

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pippastrelle asked:

Let's bring your interests together! Arcana characters in the LL style!

These are such strange styles to translate!

#the arcana #love and legends #asra alazar #julian devorak #count lucio #muriel #nadia satrinava #portia devorak #art style #art

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I remember starting these in 2022, but what better time than the present to finish the wedding set

The charms really were beautiful

#the arcana #the arcana game #portia devorak #julian devorak #asra alnazar #muriel #nadia satrinava #count lucio #the arcana cg #art #so many flowers to draw #but yeah #i drew portia and julian in 2022 #then finished the other 4 in the past 4 days #getting art energy back is wild

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Anonymous asked:

A question, does Lucio's prosthetic arm work or does it just hang on his shoulder? And if the other LI lost an arm what design of their prosthetic arm would be

Honest question: have you played the game?

Not only is he posed in a lot of the art using his arm, he's often described using his arm in narration, and even purely in-universe, why would Lucio kidnap and force two alchemists to build him a prosthetic arm if it wasn't going to do anything?

But onto hypotheticals!

It's kind of cute thinking about what approaches they'd have to needing a prosthetic.

I feel like Asra's would be either made by his parents or self-made, ironically resembling Lucio's arm the most because of those influences. But it'd definitely have more interesting use in channeling magic.
Julian's would be similarly self-made/scrapped together. Lots of exposed metal and leather straps with more of a hook and crude joint than any life-like articulation. I imagine they'd be some magic element but a lot more downplayed.
In contrast, Muriel's is almost all magic. He carved the pieces himself and worked with Asra to fix it in place. While it acts a lot more like a natural arm, I think it's more prone to shorting out.
Nadia's is definitely designed by herself. Even if she had the pieces made and enchanted by other artisans, it's mechanical and elegant in a way only she could design. Like Lucio's, it can have additional covers and accesories.
And Portia's is probably the least expensive and a gift from Mazelinka. It's another case where it's magical, but Portia never knew the extent of it. It's cute, wooden, and jointed like a doll, with a practical hook, and she spent the first days with painting it.

#the arcana #the arcana game #asra alnazar #nadia satrinava #muriel #portia devorak #julian devorak #art #prosthetics #fantasy prosthetics #i imagine magical prosthetics are fairly common but vary wildly in articulation and effectiveness #nadia's is the “best” because she's a literal princess and countess and has the money #asra and muriel have a deeper understanding of magic so they can fit them to their needs even if they lack other resources #and julian and portia have the least magical and more akin to real prosthetics because they're comparatively poorer and less magical

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Some more costume design practice, this time giving them all equestrian outfits to match Nadia's.

Lucio is 100% the person to try riding a horse in an all-white suit and wonder how dirt got on it

#the arcana #the arcana game #asra alnazar #portia devorak #count lucio #julian devorak #muriel #costume design #art

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Anonymous asked:

Any Arcana headcannons you’ve yet to share? :0

Nadia knows the most languages out of all of the main 6, but she can speak like a textbook. Julian is the best conversationalist in other languages and picks them up pretty quickly. Asra and Lucio know odd phrases but mostly get around unfamiliar places with gestures or common words. Muriel and Portia never had much opportunity to learn different languages, though Portia is especially curious to.
Inanna can be like a possum mum for the other familiars. She's as big as a bear so even Melichor and Mercedes can take a nap on her back.
They are all trans.
All of them.
Nadia's family threw a parade for her once she decided her name. Morga easily accepted Lucio's transition but chose Montag for him, and he got a transition out of one of his many demon deals. Muriel never bothered changing his. Julian tested out lots of different names after he left Nevivion (basically one for every place), and Portia asked Lilinka to give her a name in place of thejr parents.
Nadia not-so-secretly wants to give Muriel a whole new wardrobe but she knows it'd overwhelm him so she instead takes every random holiday to give him a new outfit.
Portia's relationship history is almost as messy as Julian's (the devoraks are disasters)
Asra wants to scrapbook his travels but every time he tries he never actually finishes more than a couple of pages
Nadia and Lucio have had passive aggressive spice-tolerance competitions that quickly got out of hand
The largest animal Lucio has tried to keep in the Palace is an albino bull elephant who promptly destroyed the entrance hall

#the arcana #muriel #asra alnazar #portia devorak #julian devorak #nadia satrinava #count lucio #headcanons

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Some previews of the wedding CGs I'm working on :D I've thumbnailed them all, finished Julian and Portia's, and I've just finished Nadia's sketch. I thought it would be fun to post them all together when I'm done, even if that means it'll take a while T_T

#the arcana #the arcana game #portia devorak #julian devorak #nadia satrinava #count lucio #asra alnazar #muriel #art #wip #these outfits have so much detail #but i'm very happy with how the first two turned out

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I added nine recent CGs to my redbubble as prints, stickers, coasters, etc!

#the arcana #the arcana game #muriel #julian devorak #asra alnazar #nadia satrinava #portia devorak #i have.... maybe been a bit monochromatic lately

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glassgumdrop-deactivated2024030 asked:

If you had designed the main six (from The Arcana) what do you think they would look like?

A very tricky question, indeed. I'm so used to these designs I can't divorce my ideas from the originals, but it was a fun exercise to put them in my design style, more or less

#the arcana #the arcana game #julian devorak #asra alnazar #count lucio #nadia satrinava #muriel #portia devorak #redesigns #costume design #character design #art

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I love the idea of characters getting to age, especially ones who go through strife or give up on themselves. I've drawn the other three in their elderly years, so here's Nadia, Julian, and Asra meeting up a couple of decades after the story

#the arcana #the arcana game #julian devorak #asra alnazar #nadia satrinava #costume design #art #i'm so happy with how these turned out #they all live for their aesthetics

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It's Julian's birthday month, so why not draw him being domestic

#the arcana #the arcana game #julian devorak #the arcana cg #art

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Anonymous asked:

Have you ever done gender-bent Arcana characters?

I hadn't, no, but I've always thought about it! Gender presentation is really interesting to explore with characters considering their personalities and histories.

I don't think Asra or Muriel would change much as I don't think either of them would take gender into account with their presentation: Muriel because he doesn't care about his presentation, Asra because he dresses how he wants anyway. Nadia and Lucio definitely have a balance of both, where I think they'd want to lean into a more masculine and feminine vibe, but keep their aesthetics. Then, I think Portia and Julian have the most conventional approach to presentation, so their styles would change a bit.

#the arcana #the arcana game #julian devorak #portia devorak #muriel #nadia satrinava #asra alnazar #count lucio #genderbend #art #these were really fun

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I get why we couldn't get the scene as it'd require MC just... hanging around in the back, but after Portia called out Julian, they deserved a hug

They didn't see each other for about a decade, Portia thought he was dead, they need a hug

#the arcana #the arcana game #portia devorak #julian devorak #art #i get way too emotional about the devoraks

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Statistic: 1/3 people can afford to lose an arm

I've wanted to draw this scene from the harvest tale since it came out

#the arcana #the arcana game #julian devorak #count lucio #pumpkins scares and laughter #fan apprentice #isha the apprentice #art

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Anonymous asked:

your hc on the 6 lis in hand-to-hand combat? just for fun

Lucio: By far the most skilled and best fighter of the LIs. He has a lot of experience in different styles, taking down different opponents. He always fights dirty.

Muriel: Physically the strongest by far and unlike Lucio, he prefers not using a weapon, but he never had proper training and defaults to instinct, which has led to bad form.

Portia: Strong and scrappy. She doesn't have much actual experience but she has deceptive strength and agility for her size. She also fights dirty.

Nadia: Has formal training in both armed and unarmed combat, though as Prakra is a peaceful nation she's never put much focus into it. She's better with a sword, but knows how to use her opponent's strength against them.

Julian: He's picked up a lot from his travels and can hold his own, but when it comes to fights, his main skill is being able to take pain and scramble his way out of real danger.

Asra: No real hand-to-hand combat skill. He focuses more on distraction and magic to win any fights. He can look intimidating but he can't throw a punch and really can't take one.

#the arcana #the arcana game #portia devorak #muriel #count lucio #nadia stratinava #asra alnazar #julian devorak #headcanons #not art

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robbinredwood-deactivated202308 asked:

Based on your deadly sins post: imagine an AU of Fullmetal Alchemist with the main six as the homunculi, and the Devil as father

Edit: Okay update because not everyone knows all my posts

Asra - Lust
Muriel - Sloth
Nadia - Pride
Portia - Envy
Julian - Wrath
Lucio - Gluttony

There is no appropriate character for greed, as the MC is unknown

I was tempted to draw them each as the homunculus in the manga/anime, but the aesthetics didn't quite match up. So, enjoy the new outfits and unique mark placements

#the arcana #the arcana game #fma #fullmetal alchemist #nadia satrinava #asra alnazar #julian devorak #muriel #portia devorak #count lucio #deadly sins #art #this took so much longer than a sketch should be #how dare drawing 6 characters at once take time