There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.

My most recent commission!!! I loved being able to capture such a beautiful moment. Also, Frilly Shirt Emmrich. #emmrichvolkarin #dragonage #datv

Lilac@amandalilac.bsky.social · last wk.

Art by @elkaby.bsky.social always makes my day 🥰 Alanna and Emmrich on their honeymoon, enjoying the sunlight, beaches, and crumbling forts of Rivain. The lyrium dagger and its replica were crafted into rings, both jewelry and people glowing in their happily ever after. #dragonage #emmrichvolkarin

Hey, guess what? I've got a new item on my commission menu! For £10, I've got the LOVE SNEAK ATTACK Discord Sticker. Tell me what two characters you want and I'll draw them in this template! (Shown below with Atash pelting Emmrich) Link here (and in the pinned post): ko-fi.com/elkaby/commi...

Finished this redo of a painting I did back at the very beginning of my Emmrich fandom, when I was also at the very beginning of my journey deconstructing the shame around sex and sexuality I'd been conditioned to feel. Still working on that but I've come a long way! ♥️ #dragonage #datv #emmrook

On the 250th Anniversary of the accepted official beginning of the US, let's doff our hats to our best Founder, Thomas Paine. 1/

Atash did not. She *really* wanted to with every fiber of her being, but deep down knew that further fragmenting the Wardens would not help and if there's still a chance they can ALL finally fight on the same side, she's going to take it.

Dragon Age OC Question of the Day@daocqotd.bsky.social · last mo.

#daOCqotd Did your Rook punch the First Warden? Why/why not?

I love me a good #sketchbooktour but I think there's a need for a dose of a more scribbly reality. Draw your bad drawings. Art isn't meant to be pretty all the time. It's meant to come from YOU. #fuckai #antiai #artist

AI is not inevitable. It is, in fact, very evitable. #fuckai

...i feel like the wrong people are being laid off at videogame studios ALL I WANT IN LIFE ARE OVERCOMPLICATED DATING SIMS WHERE I OCCASIONALLY COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW BAD I AM AT FIGHTING it doesn't even have to be dragons

GamesRadar+@gamesradarplus.bsky.social · last mo.

Destiny 2 devs repeatedly pitched a dating sim, Bungie veterans say, "but leadership was very Hard No that nobody wanted romance or silliness" www.gamesradar.com/games/destin...

OH AND I did a collaboration piece, with Lilac Volkarin 's amazing writing! "Emmrich Volkarin and the Necromancer of the Venefication Sea" - go READ IT, it's amazing! Emmrich gets to swash some buckles and wear a big frilly pirate shirt. What else do you need? #emmrichvolkarin #dragonage

The Fade Discord Server@thefadeserver.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Fade Discord Server Proudly presents our Anniversary Zine - "What Comes After" Featuring Solo and Collaboration Works by the members of our server! Click below for the Google Drive Links and The A03 Collection drive.google.com/drive/folder... archiveofourown.org/collections/...

Hey guys Guess what @thefadeserver.bsky.social has released another zine! And I'm in it! The zine theme is "What Comes After" and I knew what I had to do: UNREPENTANT FLUFF. "Lilac... It's such a pretty shade of purple. It brings thoughts of spring." #emmrichvolkarin #thefadediscordserver

I both love and hate this time of year in Scotland. 😂 On one hand, there is sunshine and gorgeous greenery and it doesn't get dark at 4pm! On the other: this is what it looks like at 4am and I have ADHD induced insomnia. 🫠 #summerinscotland #itisstilllovely

Given all of the recent genAI discussion, I wish to repost this.

Next piece in the Great Commissioning, a tender and cozy scene featuring her Rook and Emmrich, AKA the most adorable nerds you've ever seen, for @nerdycatgamer.bsky.social . #digitalart #dragonage #emmrichvolkarin #datvrook

Aaaand we have commenced the largest list of commissions I've ever taken on! Let's go! First piece is a portrait for @omabellillustriert.bsky.social, of her breathtakingly regal Rook from Dragon Age. #dragonage #datvrook #digitalart

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More playing around. Emmrich is wounded and has to be carried back to the Lighthouse. He's not mad about it. #digitalart #dragonage #emmrichvolkarin

The process is the point

Happy Mother's Day to my mom, who was an adult by the time women were finally allowed to open their own bank accounts without a husband in the USA. ♥️ She remembers that time vividly and would very much like to *not* go back there. Please don't make my mom sad. #mother'sday

Michelle Moore@trebula.bsky.social · 3mo ago

HEY Y'ALL Bills hit really hard this month so I'm offering a 50% discount on all of my commissions. Just use discount code FLATBROKE at checkout. ✨ #artcommsopen #digitalartist

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💬 0  🔁 1  ❤️ 0 · Discounts on Commissions! · DEEP BREATH SO I had some massive unexpected bills this month and am basically broke. THUS I am once again advertising my commissions page. This t…

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I've really enjoyed playing around with gender roles in romantic couples poses. Atash and Emmrich just fulfill that dynamic so perfectly and it's so fun to rewrite the story a little bit. Arbitrary gender roles are so so weird and frustrating to me, I wanna smash em. #dragonage #digitalart #emmrook

one of my biggest problems with romantasy lit is that the author will say the MMC is a "fae lord" or something but he ~does not~ look like this

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www.tumblr.com/notimetoapol... Back to business. No Time To Apologize has been updated, go check it out! #dragonagetheveilguard #dragonage #emmrichvolkarin #datvmanfred #datvdavrin #nevegallus #dragonagefancomic

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💬 2  🔁 42  ❤️ 178 · There's only room for ONE emotional wreck on this crew right now, Davrin. (ps thanks for continuing to read even when there's long pauses, y'all are great <3)

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I actually became an artist with the original intention to become a game developer (or a comics artist. Both, ideally) Then I learned what my dream studio was doing to their dev teams behind closed doors and now I'm getting a PhD in webcomics. youtube.com/shorts/-uamJ...

1 Gamer vs 20 Gaming CEOs

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Very dramatic tonal whiplash here, but I just heard about the shooting in Louisiana. Here's the post I wrote on FB because there's too much to say for a thread.

Look, I know everyone had very mixed feelings about this movie, but I for one (as a longtime Tintin reader) found it delightful.

a man is holding a drawing of tintin , a cartoon character .

ALT: a man is holding a drawing of tintin , a cartoon character .

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Shandora 🔞@shandoraexplorer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Without Stating your age, post a movie that releases when you turned 18. (I'm a simple woman, see kitty, post kitty.)

Heeeeey y'all how've you been, I've been super sick and bedbound for the last week. 🫠 Today I felt a tiny bit better, though, and managed to make this:

We didn't deserve this day.

Two more commissions, both big colored illustrations! Genuinely such a huge pleasure to work on both of these, really let me stretch my art muscles. Thank you to lindsay | jewishlancelot (over on Tumblr) and @readares.bsky.social for commissioning me, and trusting me with your gorgeous Rooks!

geez I keep forgetting to tell people about my comic here wtf Anyways, this week on No Time To Apologize, I'm definitely not channeling my inner voice criticizing my sleep schedule (read over here: notimetoapologizecomic.tumblr.com?source=share ) #emmrichvolkarin #dragonage #datvfancomic