Some progress pics, from initial sketch through miscellaneous steps (pencil, watercolor tint, alcohol marker, colored pencils, posca highlights... I think that was all?)

as a Norwegian I feel obligated to point out that even the vikings looked outside Europe plenty and therefore it's even more ridiculous to fixate on just the North stuff like a lot of people do for some reason

feat. two of my all-time favourite furballs

Never seen it before either so I got curious and did a little digging! According to one source it was from their 3rd last photo session, photo by Bruce McBroom, London 9th of April 1969, taking a short trip down the Thames on the Fritz Otto Maria Anna (aka "the Fritz") 📸

Very recommended - he sometimes gives gifts back if you do! 🥖😉✨

Progress pics because I always like to include them 🎨 tho this time I do feel like I'm just exposing putting way too much thought into a random idea that struck when putting away groceries- 😂 (roommate got a good laugh tho)

sneaky look at the pose references used, all snatched from her Insta, cus she takes great pictures of these furballs

ah, sweet midterm & dissertation memories ✨ many of these are still on my shelf of most-loved books today ❤️

heck yeah, thank you! tried to make it look decent, mission accomplished 😎

It's got new enchanted cloth armor! ✨

one of my favourite quotes to illustrate how much our perception of robots/AI has subtly changed is from The Ship Who Sang (1969), a story about a ship run by an embedded human brain instead of an AI, a system used because, well... I had to fully pause reading the first time to absorb.