🎭 my second round of Art Fight attacks! i've had to slow down a little but there are still so many beautiful characters to draw 💔
you can find me as darlingicarus over on AF
Next attack up! I'm at a research conference across the country this week and this piece was what I worked on during the flight. Its a piece for my friend @punkforkos (AF under the same name) of their character Dante, and it is Packed with symbolism that I am very feral about LMAO
Some more af attacks
1. Dante Inferno by @punkforkos [punkforkos on AF]
2. Rich the bard by @rjcee-art [rjcee-art on AF]
3. Spots/Leopardclaw by Gecko998 on AF
4. Coral by LivyShi on AF
Warmth returns to me.
A very self-indulgent artfight attack/revenge for my friend thecitrusdragon / Zest!! Featuring my oc Dante (they/he, drow) and their oc Falxir (she/her, dragonborn) :3 OC crossovers create truly magical dynamics sometimes!! We gave em a separate universe to play out some interactions and they ended up having a really sweet queerplatonic dynamic ;w; Sometimes you're two parents who have experienced the grief of losing a daughter, and something about that connects you. Helps you understand one another. You can read more abt em here!
Managed TWO MORE WHOLE ATTACKS before the end - these were for @teaweltzer and @punkforkos !!!
go team fossils lol
Hullo!!! Can I please ask about Dante?? :D what's their story?? :D
Hi!! Yes ofc you can!! <3
Here's a really brief overview that I wrote in another post (which also includes their tattoo lore and some fun facts, if you were interested in reading that!)
Dante Inferno (they/he) is my drow fathomless warlock, pirate captain, and awful babygirl who wants the world to burn. Dante took on their warlock pact to gain power and bring suffering to those who wronged them and hopefully find the daughter that was stolen from them many years ago. However, this pact comes at a price... it's actually Dante's misery that their patron is most interested in. 🥀 Unfortunately, they may be in too deep to figure this out!! For years, they've been self-destructing and falling deeper into corruption... and are quickly hurtling towards a future where they may be left with nothing of who they once were.
But I'll also include a longer version below the cut that goes into some of the details of their story!! (Also- I wrote a section at the bottom explaining why I think Dante would get along with Bad End Husk :D )
Hi I adore your art and character designs so much!! If you are still open for the ask game,
🔥 - elemental symbolism(fire vs water, sun vs moon, etc)
🎵 - music symbolism(we all desire a musical soundtrack for our ocs, what instruments wpuld you choose for a theme? do you already have songs that you associate with them?)
🌷 - flower symbolism
For Solaire and Dante(any of your ocs tho, they're all great!)
hi!! aaa thank you so much!!!!! ;w; and ty for the ask!!
I have So Much to say about these symbolism questions so I'll include my responses below the cut!! <33
Dante Inferno (they/he), drow fathomless warlock, pirate captain of The Widower, and vessel of despair.
Small intro post for my dnd oc, Dante, for anyone interested in seeing more of them!! They're deeply complicated and like,,, the worst guy ever. they get the award for most toxic bisexual rep ever LMAO
👁️👁️ can you drop the Dante meta design lore :3
ERMMM yes I can 👀💕
hi tumblr, you don't know who Dante is yet but you're about to!!
Extremely brief overview for anyone who doesn't know: Dante Inferno (they/he) is my drow fathomless warlock, pirate captain, and awful babygirl who wants the world to burn. Dante took on their warlock pact to get power and bring suffering to those who wronged them and hopefully find the daughter that was stolen from them many years ago. However, this pact comes at a price... it's actually Dante's misery that the patron is most interested in. 🥀 They may be in too deep to figure this out though!! For years, they've been self-destructing and falling deeper into corruption... and are quickly hurtling towards a future where they may be left with nothing of who they once were.
Anyways!! This corruption is represented heavily within their design!! This is most apparent with their tattoos, which reflect how much power/abilities Dante has accrued. Their body itself serves as their warlock tome.
📌 Each of their "tattoos" are actually scars that Dante has left on their own body, carved into the skin by ritual dagger, to imbue their body with power. The scars have blackened as though frostbitten, but this is more for visual effect.
Here's what each tattoo symbolizes:
They were going to keep gaining more marks as the campaign went on longer... And eventually, the tips of their extremities were going to begin to blacken from all of the corrupt power they were storing!
📌 Also, fun fact for you, Tooth! Dante was eventually going to take the Eldritch Invocation that would allow them to send messages to others by writing on their skin. They were going to have some of the Bleeding Hearts carve their names onto their body so they could do that :3
And for the rest of the meta design lore, I'll also put those into bullet points for ease:
I dare you, Take a bite.
:> artfight attack for @punkforkos !! Of their Character Dante and Zera (mine) teehee
toxic yuri mermaid attack for my friends <33 Featuring our dnd characters: Dante (mine), Rhanii, and Zera ( @circusbutch )!!
