Rowan [commissions open]

Digital painting of Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3 and a dark elf Tav named Aelar.

A cartoon drawing of an orc wearing glasses and a long braid with cell shading.

Hobie Brown from Across the Spiderverse on bright, multicolor background.

Looking for a last minute commission for the holidays? I have slots open! I have room for 1 digital painting before Christmas Eve, or 2 character tokens. Commission me on Artistree: artistree.io/fiachrastudios

Kelanis Saewine, a femme Roe from Final Fantasy 14 wearing a pirate-y outfit, with mint green skin and a spiky dark green ponytail. Her bangs swoop towards a mini-unicorn squished between her arm and body as she makes a peace sign at the camera.

They’re best friends. #ffxiv #wol #oc #kelanissaewine

Pencil sketch. An elf smirks menacingly at a strange orb they grasp between their hands. The orb is covered in thorny vines, and encircles a rose. They are wearing clothes made of leaves and an art-nouveau-inspired crown. Rams' horns curl back into a forest criss-crossed by vines hanging from the trees.

I've been slowly easing myself back into art and got started in a new sketchbook today. This piece is heavily inspired by Eva Fong's art for Dawnhand Eulogist and Lorwyn in general (shoutout to Spice8Rack's video on the original set which has given me some fun ideas for the lore).

A mostly brown digital painting of the artist Rembrandt, who is dressed in 17th century clothes. He wears a sword and a cap with a feather.

I got the opportunity to visit the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam last month and it was absolutely incredible! Here's a Rembrandt study.

How about introducing a bill to increase federal spending on a clean energy transition you stupid stupid motherfuckers

cool idea

this is the kind of content that ends up getting censored with crackdowns on sex and queer content. people trying to help queer (or straight) homeless kids trying to navigate safe ways to get it on--and they will encounter it either way, just like every kid will

Which is to say, I’m unbelievably thrilled to say this morning I’ve signed a contract with @mitpress.bsky.social for the trade publication of my next book, an exploration of the first two decades of TTRPG Actual Play.

fantastic digestible guide for anyone who is new to commissioning artists!

I am Embarrassed I have spent the last year or so in a weird state of RPG-related cognitive dissonance and while I can feel it starting to lift, I think I need to write a bit about it in order to fully exorcise the…

Speaking of Goodman Games, this is excellent commentary on Fascism and Nazism in the OSR & NSR community-
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Behold the bucket of magnificence that is the ROACH PARABLE

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@paizo.com is raising their prices on #TTRPG PDFs.

I have thoughts on this, but am generally a big fan of it. Also remember Paizo is a well established upper midsize studio.

If they are raising their prices… so should you. Community copies exist to provide accessibility

paizo.com/blog/pdf-pri...

AI-generated voice acting in video games should be absolutely unacceptable. The reason you are seeing it in MMOs and FPS games is because the target audience has been trained for decades to accept substandard product. Consumers deserve better than what they are currently getting.

A screenshot of Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3. He's smirking smarmily at the player character.

Happy national vampire day (picture related)

Easily Install CLIP STUDIO PAINT on Linux (CachyOS/Arch) YouTube video by eninabox

CSP v4 on Linux... xlnt tutorial... make sure to heed the 2 warnings he gives. The author is also on BlueSky.

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I know calling reps is very nerve racking. You're not sure what's the right thing to say, and tbh having a script thrown at me makes things just as nerve racking.

I called today, and I figured I'd write up a transcript of how my call went down. Hopefully it helps demystify the process

Oh yeah that was like five years ago now. Honestly they have a history going back to at least the 70s lying about tobacco and oil for money so honestly the most appalling thing is that we have ever considered it a credible source.

This is a paper that platformed a sitting US Senator calling for the death of protestors and yet somehow this is the most shocking thing they've done.

Every space on the internet dedicated to "worldbuilding" is plagued by one guy who says 'you can't write anything without people calling you racist these days!' and another guy who asks 'hey guys, what's the most racist thing you wrote today?'

Finished Astarion’s portrait for my disco elysium style study :)

#bg3art #astarion #bg3

The people insisting that “Oh, ChatGPT or whatever the fuck is a useful tool as long as you double check its answers” completely mystify me. If you have to double and triple check every answer anyway, why not just do the research yourself at that point. Literally why would you do that to yourself

An opinion that makes you a fringe radical in this country is that the life of a person who is not an American citizen is not an abstraction, and is worth just as much as that of an American citizen

Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available

Street mural of Harriet Tubman reaching toward the viewer with a helping hand. A little girl facing the mural is in the foreground for scale. Artist: Michael Rosato. The mural, painted in 2019, is located behind 424 Race Street in Cambridge, MD on the exterior wall of the Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center.

Did you know that tomorrow, March 10th marks the National Day of Rest for Black Women, a day created to center rest, reflection, and renewal? It's also the anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s passing, honoring her powerful legacy of courage, resistance, and liberation.

The First (and Last) Time I'll EVER Talk About This... YouTube video by Maurice Moves

In fact I think YouTube is trying to tell me something

because this video has also been quite necessary

I haven't looked into ordering stock merch in a long time.. What manufacturers are people using nowadays? 👀