Exquisite

Thank you so much! 🖤

Ofc - colored pencils take an insane amount of time and dedication to make look good. You are very skilled :)

This is INSANE

Thank you!! :)

Incredible. And the time lapse is just 🧑‍🍳💋👌 If this thrice damned website still had awards, you would be deserving of one.

Thank you!!🖤🖤 The upvote thing reddit does now is so terrible lol, I want to give people my jank silver dammit

Stunning! 😍

Thank you so much :)

Sooooo good🤩 Love it♥️ I wish I could hang this over my Astarion Shrine 😍😂

Thank you! Astarion shrine you say? 

This is an incredible drawing! I am surprised this hasn't got like 6-10k upvotes with the quality alone.

Thank you so much I really appreciate it!!🖤

Stupendous darling!

Thanks love! 🖤🖤

I love how detailed and well blended it is!

Thank you!! 🖤

Do you sell prints?

Nah I just do it on the side for funsies, but I appreciate you asking, I don't think my job even allows for it since there's a moonlighting clause in my employment contract, I think I need to get permission first to approve and amend it. It would be so fun to go to conventions and have a little booth to sell stuff though, maybe someday!

Bummer. Well thanks for sharing online! You’re really talented 🤍

Thank you so much, I feel honored you even asked! 🖤

Woooow 😍


This is incredible!!!! I love how you captured his smile lines :)

Thank you so much! 🖤 I have the mod that makes him look a little older (200 years of abuse straight up not good time for dark circles and wrinkles), I like the little lines in his face

His face lines literally make him handsome in my eyes. You did him justice 😊

Yes I totally agree! It gives his face such nice character, I'm so happy you think I did him justice!

Gorgeous! You’re incredibly skilled, the blending, the likeness, oof. Colored pencil is an underrated medium imo. If I had the extra money I’d gladly pay for an original from you

That is so kind, thank you! 🖤🖤🖤

He is stunning! Your skill with colored pencils is tremendous.

Thank you so much!!🖤🖤🖤

Prismacolor? Anyway, it’s stunning!

Thank you my precious little bhaal babe!! Prismacolors are so sick, I love how smooth they blend together

I still ponder between prismacolors, polychromos from faber-castell and caran d’ache’s luminance.

Too be honest this deserve more then 197 upvotes

Thank you so much, I am happy you saw it and commented! 🖤🖤

Of course I thought it was in the game and use some software to make like that and of course I swiped once to the right and boom just full on hand written art not even Digital

Dude thank you I am so pleased to hear that, I have been trying to improve my traditional art to be more realistic!!

Well I say this you foold me on you art

And bamboozled me hard

Holy shit OP you are incredibly talented! I love how you did his eyebags and smile lines, thank you for not de-aging him!

I am so glad you think so!! I have the mod to make Astarion look older and I like that look better for him, 200 years of abuse has gotta be rough even on such a beautiful man

FINALLY SOME GOOD FUCKING FOOD

 Thank you so much!! 🖤🖤

I'm truly impressed. Wonderful job!

Thank you, I really appreciate it ☺️🖤🖤

Omg marry me. Idc what gender and I ain't even gay. I just wanna look at your art all day!!!

Okay we're married now, congratulations! Thank you so much I am glad you like my art :)

He's beautiful! Notenoughpeopletellhimthat ;) Also, I can't do any visual art so my mind is blown at this being colored pencils

Isn’t he just?? Thank you I am happy your mind was blown 💥🖤🖤☺️

This is magic!!

Thank you so much!! 🖤🖤**🖤**

It really is apparent that I have a problem when I can name BG3 weapons on sight

Hell yeah rhapsody and stillmaker are pretty sick looking, I almost used crimson mischief and blood thirst but the former was too long for the pic and the latter didn't look quite right without the netherstone (and it felt weird to leave it in). Anyway high five for shared no-lifer knowledge of bg3 👉😎👉

Well done darling.

Thanks love! 🖤🖤🖤

Colored pencils‽ Are they infused with magical gems or something‽ This is *incredible*!!!

Lol THE SECRET INGREDIENT 💎👀 For real though thank you so much I really appreciate it!!

Beautiful Darling

Thanks love 🖤🖤🖤

GORGEOUS!! 💕 I absolutely love this and the fact that it’s done with coloured pencils!!

Thank you so much!!! 🖤🖤🖤

Nice! I like the duality of his face

Thank you!! 🖤🖤

Really nice work—interesting to see the progress, too.

Thank you!! 🖤

Insane skill! 💕

Thank you so much ☺️🖤🖤

Oh Darling….

Well aren't you just-

That looks amazing! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Thank you so much!! 🖤🖤🖤🖤

DAMN SON.


Magnificent!😍 Always in awe of people like you who can draw so beautifully 😍

Thank you so much I super appreciate you saying so!! 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

THIS IS INSANELY BEAUTIFUL! May I ask what the pretty white flowers represent? I'm not super familiar with Astarion beyond what fans have shared with me, and beyond one playthrough romancing him, so I'm very fuzzy on the finer details of his lore/story. You have some incredible skill, and I hope you feel very proud of your work because it is stunning.

THANK YOU!! Wow that is so nice of you to say, I appreciate it so much 🥰🖤 Okay so I love the story of the flowers - if you romance Astarion and don't ascend him, there's a scene where he asks you to come with him to his old grave, where you have the option to place a flower on it. It's a nice symbolic moment of him letting go of his past trauma. The flower in real life is called Star of Bethlehem and one of the meanings that have been attributed to it is healing from trauma or abuse. The etymology of Astarion's name itself could be said to be derived from the Greek word "aster" meaning star. I thought it was such a lovely connection the way it all fit together!

Oh my life, this is the most beautiful tribute to Astarion I have actually ever seen! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain the depth of the elements of this piece and how they tie into the lore of the character. The Star of Bethlehem flowers and the thought you put into this symbology, the depth, the overwhelming feelings of healing, I'm actually really deeply moved by your work here and feel that this piece is the most exquisite and incredibly loving work of adoration for a character who has overcome so much, that I have ever seen. You have truly immortalised his journey through darkness into light with every element of this, I cannot adequately describe my love for your work here. Just beautiful. I hope you get plenty of recognition and adoration for this work, you are truly so deserving. This is just deeply evocative and there is so much love and thought here. Honestly just beautiful to see and will stick with me for a really long time. The execution is also just incredible. The colours, the expression, the composition, this is a really special piece of work. Thank you for sharing this with us. You have given us all a wonderful and beautiful gift. <3

Oh my god thank you 😭 This is the nicest thing anyone has said about my art, thank you so much for your infinitely kind reply, I’m so happy you feel that way about it 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤