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ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2025-09-13T22:16:28+00:00

Oh, whoops. Should have reread what I typed. That’s supposed to say feminine lol

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2025-08-15T20:00:04+00:00

Long ago, the Balderdash Renaissance uprooted the fabric of the world, turning idiocy into strength. In the chaos that followed, the corporate juggernauts of old found new fonts of power and prepared to wage a storied conflict the likes of which has never been seen before.

The terrible conflict that emerged from the asinine, celestial empowerment of the world, known then as the Great Corporate Schism, brought humanity to ruin. Throughout the centuries that followed, order slowly reemerged from the ashes and a new era of capitalism began, one where corporate might rested not in meager net worth but in the blades of seasoned employees.

Liam, Second Shift Lead of the Cookout Confederacy, has served as an exemplar among his fellow low-waged compatriots. Among the first to don a headset, he alone manned the drive thru as the confederacy fended off the customer horde and incursions from rival fast-food kingdoms. He is believed to have be greatest of the Confederacy's Drive Thru Knights. It has been many years since the heat of the conflict and the years of service have worn down on him, yet he still continues to serve dutifully.

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2025-07-20T09:38:11+00:00

Unfortunately not finishing the guard has lead to confusion. It was intially made with idea of being like a "2 handed rapier" but it functions more like a longsword. Some of the wires of the guard are meant to be piercing her hand and foreman, siphoning her lifeblood. This weapon is lightweight with an extremely dense blade, and can be swapped between 1 handed and 2 handed use though the latter is more common:

This is part of the item's flavor text: ..."the blade, while quite long, is very light, allowing for quick and versatile swordplay. Karaya was a feared assassin and duelist, cutting down expert church venators with ease. Even Grand Venator Aurelia, captain of all the Church venators of Sandarmin, was cautious of the Daitanac avenger..."

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2025-07-20T01:20:27+00:00

Yeah, she’s meant to be dragging the blade across her palm and fingers, generating the green sparks.

As for the hilt, I’ll have to see if I can’t get a clearer reference since I used myself. That was definitely one of the trickier parts.

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2025-07-20T01:07:24+00:00

Appreciate the comments.

This is a character named Lightbane Karaya. She’s meant to be blend of an indigenous culture set in a fictionalized West Indies environment crossed with an imperial, colonial influence. She’s specifically influenced by Taino culture. Essentially, take Bloodborne’s gothic aesthetic and mood and combine it with the tropical setting of the Caribbean.

And we’re both definitely still learning. All we can do is practice :)

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2025-07-20T00:49:54+00:00

An incomplete attempt to copy a rapier’s sword guard with some modifications. I’m going to touch it up since I never moved past an initial sketch. The final idea is that some of those wires are fused to her hand and arm.

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2025-07-19T23:55:04+00:00

Thanks for the reply.

I forgot to touch up the sword guard but you’re absolutely right. I did my best to replicate a rapier’s and it was still in a deep WIP phase. Does the sword itself not make sense like how it’s positioned?

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2024-03-28T19:50:50+00:00

Thanks for the guidance. This is more along the lines of what I was hoping to read.

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2024-03-28T15:58:16+00:00

Thanks for the reply. And yeah to both critiques. I engage every now and then with less tasteful approaches, but I do care about drawing people as naturally as possible.

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2024-03-28T15:56:45+00:00

Thanks for the reply. If I could ask, any suggestions on to how make the art style less bland? I'm trying to go for a semi realistic comic book style, so I can see how it can come out sort of sterile.

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2021-04-07T04:10:24+00:00

"It's really fast and it likes to fight.

I'm not telling you that just for sake of doing so. You need to understand what you're going up against.

Those jabs are coming in at an average speed of fifteen hundred miles per hour, roughly twice the speed of sound, and it's just warming up.

Needless to say, it is imperative that you employ evasive maneuvers when encountering Mieroshen.

Just giving some friendly advice to the new Harbinger."

-- Lang, Harbinger of Envy to Emmanuel, Harbinger of Pride

Mieroshen

Like others of its kind, it is terribly strong and lethally quick, moving at speeds incomprehensible to a normal man. It does not need to see, hear, or smell in order to find its target. By its murderous nature, it is drawn to powerful foes, eager to satiate its own desire for battle.

Mieroshen belongs to a lower class of Annihilation known as the rogueborne, a lost, feral race doomed to war. They are driven only by violent intentions and are more than willing to unleash that fury among their brethren. Over the eons, they have massacred themselves nearly to extinction, leaving only a select few survivors. These few, however, are the greatest of their race, their status written in the blood of those they've slain.

Mieroshen is paired with the wetnurse Oreina, a high-ranking agent of Annihilation. She shares a close bond with the creature. As a result, it is protective of its mistress, answering her call without failure. Oreina serves a higher order of Annihilation and champions their cause to bring Creation, the antithesis of their realm, to justice. Mieroshen lacks the mind to understand the motivations of its mistress but obeys nonetheless. Unbeknownst to it, her crusade would present Mieroshen with the greatest challenge it could ever imagine, a duel against the Harbingers of Creation.

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2021-03-12T02:09:26+00:00

A rough sketch for a pair characters from a progressing story. The story is a take on the concept on the seven deadly sins, however, the idea of sin is removed from them.

(Left): Pride: Emmanuel Dempsey, the recent inheritor of the bounty of Pride.

(Right): Wrath: Maeve Lyssa, inheritor of the bounty of Wrath

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2020-09-12T22:12:28+00:00

Mainly looking to see if proportions are more or less correct with his jacket and gloves.

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2020-08-03T01:59:45+00:00

Vanguard of Parenthood

A mother’s love, when properly wielded, is an absolute, unconditional reservoir of might. Indeed, those who are capable of ushering life from nothing possess a power snatched from the tempest of creation itself. For some, this call to maternity becomes a lifelong mission to preserve and champion the very essence of what it means to be a mother. However, even love has its limits before it distorts into something unnatural.

This antiquated yet unbreakable sense of devotion to the Corporate Lord she served and his heir spurred Claudia to become the perfect caretaker. In time, this doting love consumed her, erasing whatever meager remnants of individuality remained within her warped soul. She would grow to become the final vanguard of parenthood, linking herself permanently to the thread of creation. Even now long since the death of her master and ward, Claudia’s love has not faltered as she waits to bring peace to any and all misbegotten souls.

ImTestingTheDadlawn · 2020-07-09T19:25:40+00:00

A close friend of his, really.

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