Some nights Xie Lian still gets nightmares of the war. In those moments it was as though he never left the battlefield.
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Originally I planned it with text but it felt too messy with all the colours so here is an alternate version
I was reading Duan Mu Ye and really wanted to redraw the post battle scene but it was so tedious I almost dropped the idea.
Part 2 is much sweeter I promise. I’ll link it below if I ever get around drawing it.
I’m not normally a fan of skinny guys and that holds true universally EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO FEI DU who I love regardless of his brittle bones and frail maiden body
#默读
#modu
#silentreading
I got artbaited into reading fake slackers and I hope you do too 👉🏻👉🏻
First impressions art to celebrate my descent into the abyss.
#伪装学渣
#fakeslackers
Wei Ying and MDZS would always have a special place in my heart for introducing me to this wonderful world of danmei
#魏无羡1031生日快乐
#HappyWeiYingDay
#魔道祖师
@illuamv
Hua Cheng. He died as another nameless soldier during the war 800years ago. This is a dream sequence where Xie Lian has a nightmare of seeing his body amidst the post-battlefield carnage
Got asked about value studies and thought I’ll make a quick tips/tutorial chart on it.
Anyway I think value studies is something every artist should try, it really helped me improve a lot when I first started. It is a good foundation practice regardless of style or skill level
Thinking about the poem I saw that started my re-spiral into ranwan hell.
(Fking ancient chinese are just emo as fuck)
十年生死两茫茫,不思量,自难忘。千里孤坟,无处话凄凉。纵使相逢应不识,尘满面,鬓如霜。
Transl: We've been separated by death for 10 years. No need to think—
I like drawing minor characters because I get to have a lot of fun with the character designs. Also, she takes the cake for having one of the most unique deaths for a danmei character
it was supposed to be a little sketch comic project done over the weekend but I got lost somewhere in chu wanning’s hair and ended up with a pantene commercial
@radioproxy
Yes I love how HC’s immense power stems from his regret and feelings of inadequacy. It is so frustrating when despite your best efforts you still fail. I think it is what drives him forward and haunts him
—about it, it's hard to forget about it. The tombs that lies thousands of miles away has no one to tell about the nostalgia. Even if you meet me again, you will not recognize me, since my face is full of dirt and my hair has already turned white.
Inspired by the fat sparrows outside my window.
I also imagine hua cheng waking up and finding random tiny feathers in his hair
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Design loosely based on starember’s angel concept art.
Having presentation on zoom when one of the students flashed her desktop and I saw a hua lian wallpaper!? Hello girl from (05) where are you? I know you are somewhere on danmei twt
One time in a club there was a couple furiously making out beside me. One of them reached out, missed the other’s head and grabbed mine instead. I was pulled into this human burger for a solid 5 minutes. This is how it feels like when people forget to untag me in RT replies
Random thought- Since hua cheng has a literal fan boy CAVE full wall-high murals and thousands of HAND CARVED statues of Xie Lian I’m willing to bet he has a secret room somewhere in his ghost city mansion that is just bursting with Xie Lian merch and memorabilia.
@hana_tox
This is why I hate the internet sometimes. People have this need to over police everything and force their beliefs as fact onto people. Using photo references is NORMAL. This is how you learn anatomy and lighting. That is the whole point of a study. You did nth wrong
Sometimes I really regret not learning my family’s dialects.
I understand enough to know when they are talking shit about me but not enough to win any arguments once I confront them
@idyll_tk
Its so true, whenever I think back about some things in novel and have a realisations I go through the whole grieving process all over again. Im glad this little short panel was able to move you, I love reading comments like these 💕❤️
This has been an angsty week full of angsty art but I’m officially out of angst( until the next trigger reawakens it👀) Thanks for sharing in my feels :’)
Here is fluff WIP
@xlmantou
Thank you so much ibi 💕 I couldn’t get the thought out of my head when I realised it💔 I wished they touched more on Xie Lian’s trauma in the extras
hello ive decided to explain the beefleaf name lore in one messy doodle....... tell a friend......... that i am sorry..................... but also not very sorry at this point
@ella95363771
Thank you 💕💕 I trying to capture the feeling of crossing sights with a stranger and for some reason, not being able to look away despite having never seen them before 🥰
@cwnsupremacist
Picture this: Hua Cheng and He Xuan as angsty fuck buddies. Hua Cheng drowning his longing for his dianxia and He Xuan venting his mixed feelings towards a certain wind god
@YuJun404
Thank you!! His battle attire gave me a headache since it’s a mash of different clothing from different time periods and functionality. I took a lot of liberties but I’m glad you like the end result 💕💕
@xlmantou
Yeah- I think it is totally ok love something and still be critical about certain aspects of it. There are novels that I love even though I dislike some parts/ characters. It is good to be aware of the media you consume and the problematic narratives and biases in it
When i drew this I was experimenting with how to capture the essence of spring- when haitangs bloom, the contrast of chilly air with the warmth of home and company. The promise of new growth to come
@xlmantou
Me too! I was on danmei reddit before I moved to twt and I realise that people here are more quick to shut down any negative commentary because of how much they love the novel(I geddit), but I wish more people are open to having open conversations about these topics