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My lovely art blog :D |she/they| |25+| No reposts or edits of my art | If you're interested, I have a kofi:  https://ko-fi.com/bast13
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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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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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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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Anonymous asked:

How do you think Portia could have fit in with Nadia and Lucio if she'd met them before the death and coma thing?

Now that's a fascinating idea! I've said that Portia is the glitter glue that can get Nadia and Lucio to share a relationship, but that's 100% post-story vibes. Before Lucio's death would be very interesting

It's pretty much canon that Nadia and Lucio opened their marriage so they could spend time with people they actually like, and I can see both of them pursuring Portia.

She's a comforting ear to Nadia and they're different enough to bring balance to each other's issues. I can see them having long nights as a refuge from all their work and sincerely falling in love through this tough time in Nadia's life.

Then while Portia would get fed up with Lucio's selfishness, and it's not like she'd think he's a good person, but at the same time she's the one out of the cast I can best see in a relationship with him. They love animals and adventure, Portia wouldn't put up with his bullshit, and Lucio would see no reason not to indulge in making Portia feel special.

She'd kind of be trapped between two hot, rich, powerful people who love to spoil her. They would not share well so that's great angst and drama, even if I think Portia is more likely to be in love with Nadia over Lucio

#the arcana game#the arcana#portia devorak#count lucio#nadia satrinava#portia x lucio#nadia x portia#art#i'm kind of obsessed with this now#portia's in a trashy love triangle novel#“i work for the count and countess and they're BOTH in love with me????”