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Description oh, the anatomy

I finally settled on a design for my dear necromancer OC, Abyreth <3 You can read more info about him here: sta.sh/0lz2807jsfz And of course, feel free to ask anything you want to! ^^

This ended up being quite good practice for linework and outfit design... I hope it looks alright. Thanks to everyone who joined me in the stream

Character and art © tullowyn
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Comments: 57

tullowyn In reply to ??? [2017-02-04 15:50:04 +0000 UTC]

Tell me about it, right ;u;

Thank you so much! And yeah, he's probably had the toughest life of any of my OCs Even if his life was perfect, though, I don't think he'd be totally happy. He's just naturally a little sad, I suppose

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Stewie106 In reply to tullowyn [2017-02-04 15:52:39 +0000 UTC]

*Huggles*

Anytime!! Aren't we all a little sad inside, hmm? No matter how good our life may be.. there always is that one thing...

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tullowyn In reply to Stewie106 [2017-02-04 15:54:01 +0000 UTC]

True, true...

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Aeodin [2017-01-03 05:45:04 +0000 UTC]

Keep up the lovely work, love seeing cute guys ^^ Well done on his clothes as well. 

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tullowyn In reply to Aeodin [2017-01-03 09:58:37 +0000 UTC]

Hehe thanks! I'm sure he'd be flattered to hear you think he's cute :'D

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TheClaudien [2016-08-29 16:51:23 +0000 UTC]

Amazing OC. I love the shading and the little details like the dirt at the end of the tunic. What kind of brushes do you use to color? it makes it look a little like a painting

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tullowyn In reply to TheClaudien [2016-08-29 17:41:19 +0000 UTC]

Aw thanks, that means a lot to hear that! I just use the standard "pen" and "watercolour" brush in FireAlpaca

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Hsojsisiht [2016-08-20 11:59:29 +0000 UTC]

Wow this art is purely incredible. Ever since I was small I have always searched out the greatest pieces and talent in the art industry, I use media such as deviant art other unique piece websites in order to improve my own talent and find others with potential. And in your case, already very very talented. It blows me away how old your account is. And I've seen multiple pieces of your work. I've seen improvements. Your positive attitude. Truly impeccable.

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Hsojsisiht In reply to Hsojsisiht [2016-08-20 12:19:51 +0000 UTC]

I would be happy to offer tree fiddy . And then I might kiss bae of followers on skyrim

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Hsojsisiht In reply to Hsojsisiht [2016-08-20 12:07:37 +0000 UTC]

Honestly I would love it if maybe I could buy this piece from you. Only if you are interested of course. And I'm not talking penny's. I buy art. And you would still be labeled the creator. But I would like to buy the piece for a healthy sum.

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tullowyn In reply to Hsojsisiht [2016-08-20 14:12:19 +0000 UTC]

It's not for sale I'm afraid, this is a personal piece of one of my characters for my own personal use

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tullowyn In reply to Hsojsisiht [2016-08-20 12:04:52 +0000 UTC]

Aw thanks, that's very kind of you to say so  

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U23Art [2016-08-20 11:44:38 +0000 UTC]

I'm a nice earnestness to learn from him.

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tullowyn In reply to U23Art [2016-08-20 11:50:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your comment! Please, feel free to ask anything you'd like to know I'm very sorry if I have misunderstood your comment- I'm not sure I completely understand what you mean

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U23Art In reply to tullowyn [2016-08-20 12:12:35 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry, that's what I get for typing when I'm tired.

I meant to say that I'm sensing a nice earnestness to learn from him.

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tullowyn In reply to U23Art [2016-08-20 12:15:51 +0000 UTC]

Haha, no worries Yeah, I suppose there's always a little something more to learn when you're teaching yourself about such dark arts

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SunsLegend [2016-08-18 01:20:32 +0000 UTC]

I'm amazed by how well you did the colours.

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tullowyn In reply to SunsLegend [2016-08-18 07:32:18 +0000 UTC]

Aw thanks! I've been working on my shading etc so it means a lot to hear that!

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Lusid-Dreamer [2016-08-17 12:06:44 +0000 UTC]

Lovely work! The lighting on the face is excellent!

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tullowyn In reply to Lusid-Dreamer [2016-08-17 16:07:30 +0000 UTC]

Ah thank you so much!

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ElvenBby [2016-08-16 21:38:13 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh, I love his design ;; 
Very pretty yes. And I have a weak spot for necromancers. 
Ilovehimalreadyyes

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tullowyn In reply to ElvenBby [2016-08-16 21:41:11 +0000 UTC]

Ah thank you so much! It makes me happy to hear that you like him

Hehe you and me both! I don't know what it is about necromancy... It should be quite a repulsive form of magic, shouldn't it, but idk there's just something appealing about it

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Fangirl6789 [2016-08-16 20:22:22 +0000 UTC]

Wow very nice~

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tullowyn In reply to Fangirl6789 [2016-08-16 20:23:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Fangirl6789 In reply to tullowyn [2016-08-16 20:23:57 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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Lexpuya [2016-08-15 20:58:32 +0000 UTC]

this looks so good! im sorry i didnt get to watch most of it on stream <3

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tullowyn In reply to Lexpuya [2016-08-15 21:01:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And no worries, honestly

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Lexpuya In reply to tullowyn [2016-08-15 21:04:09 +0000 UTC]

no problem!!

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LukaSkullard [2016-08-15 19:27:16 +0000 UTC]

This is really cool! He's very handsome... I just adore his hair, both the color and the style.   His beautiful layers of clothes are just awesome. How did the poor fellow get such a painful scar?

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tullowyn In reply to LukaSkullard [2016-08-15 19:48:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Even if you're surrounded by the dead, you've still got to look your best right?

Ah, I'm glad you asked about his scar! Although, it's not as exciting as it looks. It's actually a duelling scar- he comes from a wealthy family and they had the money to send him to quite a posh school, which had a tradition of academic fencing (a bit like some schools in Germany, Austria, and a few other European countries). It's an honourable thing to get facial scars ("smites") in this sort of fencing and sometimes students would interfere with the healing process to make sure they got a good scar. Abyreth isn't actually much of a fighter, but he likes that his scar gives him a slightly more frightening appearance

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LukaSkullard In reply to tullowyn [2016-08-15 20:46:48 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, Abyreth went to a private school! That's so cool, and he fences...  I have always thought that lithe, quick-reflexed young men are so attractive, and fencing is definitely a sport for the quick! It's really a fun idea that the scar is something he wanted intentionally. For so many people scars are something that they associate with pain and bad memories, but for Abyreth it's something he's proud of, like a badge of honor. I love that! 

I love the elven names you choose for your OCs! I always have my trusty D&D source books handy. One of my favorites has lots of information about elves, including a language chart with name fragments. I was curious, so I looked it up! Their names mean neat things!

Selwyn: "High musician"
Abyreth: "Sly Arcane Crafter"

That's awesome.

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tullowyn In reply to LukaSkullard [2016-08-15 21:00:17 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, he's a bit posh I suppose I'm glad you like that aspect of him! It's a bit of an odd tradition but it's a fascinating one, I think, so I couldn't resist incorporating it into my own world...

D'y'know, I never knew that! I name all my elves in 'modified' Old English- so Selwyn (Selewine) roughly means "fair friend" and Abyreth (Ābireþ) comes from a part of a verb meaning "to endure". It's interesting to see that those names are used in the source books too- and it's cool that Aby's name is really fitting!

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LukaSkullard In reply to tullowyn [2016-08-15 21:08:55 +0000 UTC]

Ah, the fact that you are getting them from old English is even cooler. I love finding out how people come up with names! I have several huge books of "baby names" with all sorts of international names and their meanings. Coming up with the perfect name for a character can be a bit of an art form in itself, can't it?

In other news, my image of Zakrafein and Selwyn together has now actually become a collage of multiple images. I love these two.

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tullowyn In reply to LukaSkullard [2016-08-15 21:21:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks- and also probably even nerdier I agree, it's always interesting! I don't have a lot of OCs really but I like to choose a name that fits their theme- Marrowbones is blind in one eye and is named after a folk song about blindness, for example, and Laudine has a name from Arthurian legend because she's a cambion like Merlin Do you have any names you're particularly proud of?

Hehehe I'm so happy you're enjoying working on these! I have so many ideas for my part of the trade, I cannot wait to show you mine and to see yours~ Incidentally I tried to install DAZ the other day but I can't figure out how to get it to install somewhere other than the C: drive... I need to install things on my D: drive haha... I need to have a proper look into how to do that xD

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LukaSkullard In reply to tullowyn [2016-08-16 20:38:29 +0000 UTC]

Let's see... some of my favorite names? they're not super original and unique, but my favorite group of names is from a family of Wood Elves that my husband and I play. There is an older sister; Holly Birchbough, a younger brother; Ashton Birchbough, and a youngest sister; Laurel Birchbough. Holly and her husband have also recently had a son, whom they've named Oliver. I've just always been fond of them since I found all their tree and plant-based names really cute.    

I'm sorry DAZ is giving you a hard time! I wish I knew enough about the installation process to give some advice. I don't know anything about computers! I just let the Mac put DAZ on whatever drive it chose. Humans are supposed to be the master of the machines, but I think I've let it be the other way around.  

I'm up to five or six images in the collage, I think. They're so sweet and beautiful together! I'm also just working on a tiny bit or writing to pose with the pictures. Nothing long or complicated, it's just kind of like a little love letter from Zak to Selwyn.  Thank you again for doing this fun trade with me, it's been very inspiring!

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tullowyn In reply to LukaSkullard [2016-08-16 21:07:41 +0000 UTC]

Aw that's so cute and clever! I love nature-based names, and tree names are especially fitting for wood elves! As it happens, Abyreth's by-name (something between a nickname and a surname) is Hæslen, which is an Old English adjective meaning 'to do with hazel' ^^

Haha, I'm sure it's really simple, but I'm not that great with computers either! I did look it up, though, and apparently moving DAZ after installation can cause some problems with the programme so I won't risk that

Ah that's so many images! omg I cannot wait to see them I've nearly finished this current crackship, and then I will start getting my ideas for Zak and Selwyn down on (digital) paper I think I'll probably do a page of sketches, and then develop one into a proper fully painted image... also. are you opposed to anything a little racy (but not breaking dA's rules/guidelines of course) ? If you want to include any responses/dialogue etc from Selwyn feel free to note me about it haha! 

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LukaSkullard In reply to tullowyn [2016-08-16 22:26:04 +0000 UTC]

Hæslen, that's so mystical, I love that! Elven names are so fun. Elves are the race I always play the most. They're just so elegant and sexy and majestic. Oh... and the ears. Don't get me started on the ears.  The longer the better! 

Ah, now that I think about it, the reason why DAZ is probably a little picky about where you install it might because of its "content installer". Whenever you purchase items in the DAZ store, it quite helpfully downloads them into the parts of the program where they will be most easily used and found. If you move its location around, it might have trouble with the downloads and you'd have to install the content manually on your own, which can be frustrating. That could be why it's suggesting leaving it on the C Drive where it can find things.

Ohh, please feel free to make it as racy or romantic as you like. My little Zak is very physical, so when he likes someone he's bound to be passionate with them. He comes off as very arrogant and confident when people first meet him, but when he's alone with someone he loves he's an eager little sub, so Selwyn is welcome to put him in whatever positions he likes.  Several of the pictures I've made have them shirtless and snuggling, I've just been assuming they like one another as much as I like seeing them together.  

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tullowyn In reply to LukaSkullard [2016-08-16 22:31:39 +0000 UTC]

I love elves too, I really do! Fantasy elves are wonderful but (as you've probably guessed) I really have a soft spot for the elves of myth and legend... There's so many different varieties throughout the Scandinavian/Germanic countries, I just find it fascinating And yeah, same, I have a real soft spot for pointy ears...

Ah, that makes a lot of sense. I figured there would be a reason as to why DAZ doesn't what to be installed any where else, and that does seam logical. My C: drive just has very little storage space, you see, everything is stored on my D: drive :/ There's probably a reason for that but... I have no idea why xD

Hm yes excellent ~~

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Kitty-Craftsy [2016-08-15 19:23:22 +0000 UTC]

Oww I love this design a lot. Looks like Abyreth would have some interesting story c: 

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tullowyn In reply to Kitty-Craftsy [2016-08-15 19:28:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! It means a lot to hear that c: His story is a bit sad, but he's seen and done some interesting things over his life!

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Kitty-Craftsy In reply to tullowyn [2016-08-15 19:37:40 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome, and yes I see you have a Bio online about Abyreth I should read it. Tough I like it if a back story do have there dark/sad sides so that's alright c: 

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tullowyn In reply to Kitty-Craftsy [2016-08-15 19:49:31 +0000 UTC]

Feel free to read it, if you'd like I agree, I prefer characters with dark and sad stories than happy ones!

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Kitty-Craftsy In reply to tullowyn [2016-08-15 20:03:10 +0000 UTC]

Yus did it a sec ago haha, 
Jeah I understand what you mean with a dark past. Its not nothing to loose your parents and get banned because they blaim them for it. Also be a victim by the well know human racism. 
also I like it that he is bi-sexual ^^ 

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tullowyn In reply to Kitty-Craftsy [2016-08-15 20:24:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for checking it out!

Exactly- all those events and influences had a huge impact on his personality. All my characters were affected by that battle in one way or another, but I think it was hardest for Aby

Thank you! He's always too busy to be interested in a relationship, though

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Kitty-Craftsy In reply to tullowyn [2016-08-18 07:43:18 +0000 UTC]

Hey np c:

Jeah I understand that this can influences his personality. Its not crazy that it did.
I see so that battle is a huge important factor to your story. Sound intrestring, its nice to see
a huge  battle like that. And next to it the different perspectives of chars on it. 
And I also understand why this was so hard for Aby its not easy to lose everything.

Welcome! And well always can happen right c: 

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tullowyn In reply to Kitty-Craftsy [2016-08-18 12:17:37 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it affected them all in different ways, even if they were not involved in it directly ^^

Yeah, maybe he'll find someone one day c:

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Kitty-Craftsy In reply to tullowyn [2016-08-21 18:47:41 +0000 UTC]

That sounds nice c: 

haha lets hope so for him. 

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SnowTightFrostBite [2016-08-15 18:52:12 +0000 UTC]

I think I am in love~
He's so handsome oh my goodnesss Tull why must you torture meee
He has such an adorable haircut~ And his tiny little hands!! Oh so tiny but so cuuuute~ 
I also really love his jewelry ! Sooo prettyyy
I am just swooning
Ignore the rant, lol 
Okay okay one last thing
His LIPS! His lips are so perfect! 

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tullowyn In reply to SnowTightFrostBite [2016-08-15 19:07:37 +0000 UTC]

Aw thank you Adam! I'm really glad you like him! And nooo I won't ignore the rant haha, I love reading your comments (and I'm sure Abyreth would like to hear you think he's handsome, too )

Thanks! I think I've finally figured out how to draw lips My characters will no longer have to be lipless. But saying that, I'm not sure how Aby keeps his lips so moisturised!

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SnowTightFrostBite In reply to tullowyn [2016-08-15 19:50:09 +0000 UTC]

Aww he seems really sweet~
Lipless oh my gosh why am I laughing so hard right now XD
Maybe he has some sort of magical fairy- assistant to constantly moisturizer them? That or he hides coconut oil everywhere.....
And That nickname is too adorable XD

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