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Aileen Rose

@theblueskyphoenix / theblueskyphoenix.tumblr.com

A place of art and imagination. Where WIPs of comics, animations or drawings come to gather. Feel free to ask questions about projects, stories or what not.
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I've decided to set up shop over on Ko-Fi! I'm offering various art commissions and would be honored to make something for you if you would like. =) I really would love to do more freelance work and well... I feel this is a step in the right direction.

Thank you for your time and I hope you'll consider stopping by and potentially buying me a Dr. Pepper. Every little bit helps!

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/aileen

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"While it is clear this young man has done wrong on all accounts, his life is not what the price should be for his arrogance." Were her first words to him, a glare burning in her silver eyes. "You're better than this, My King."

Ah it's nice to finally draw this. Took me forever to decide when Lotus would first appear in the story of Yu-Gi-Oh! but after reviewing the manga and anime I decided she appeared during the incident with Inogashira Goro in Duel 6: Into the Fire. As much as a punk as Goro was I don't think blowing him up was... exactly fair. Look, I get it, Yami is relentless with his punishments. (There's a reason Storm and I both jokingly call him Murder Ghost during the initial chapters and Season 0) Especially since Goro really did do some damage. But killing him was... a bit much. So, decided to go the anime route where it's softened a bit. With Lotus being the one to prevent the death. Up until this point she has been a silent observer, letting Yami do his thing. Plus she was still getting herself put together and trying to figure out how to introduce herself. When she saw this... she had to step in. Finding he was going too far and well... not being better than what they would eventually face.

XD So... Yeah. Their first meeting as they are in the modern day wasn't a happy one but it was a needed one. Lotus is basically telling Yami to calm the heck down. And then... things will develop from there.

Very happy with this first entry and I can't wait to reveal more lore. I'm actually currently typing up a whole character summary for Lotus on my ToyHouse. It won't have everything but it will have the basic summary. I'll do scenes like this one to help fill in the blanks and give more detail but it will have the basic information. If you wanna read what I have so far, follow the link below.

Till then, I'll catch you on the next one.

ToyHouse Bio: Lotus Bloomfield

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During the Doma Arc, Lotus was mad at Yami for a bit for losing Yugi the way he did. Upset that he dared to use the power they were fighting against... and losing Yugi broke her heart since at this point she had become an older sister/motherly figure to him. So losing him... hit hard. She refused to come out of the puzzle for awhile and Yami couldn't follow her in due Yugi being absent. So... it was a rocky moment in their relationship. The others were very concerned and were wondering if they would ever make up.

Then the duel in the Valley of Souls happened. Lotus was silently observing from the puzzle. Then near the end, appeared to watch in person. Upon seeing Yami cradling Yugi in his arms... and after seeing how the duel played out... it brought back some horrible memories for her... and seeing Yami like how she was back then... snapped her out of her feud with him. Because she saw that in truth... he really did feel horrible for what he had done and was truly sorry. She apologizes to him shortly after. I'll be drawing that later. For now, wanted the focus to be on this key moment. Cause while I enjoy my cute... not everything is easy for these guys. And I want that to be seen too.

I'll catch you on the next one.

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"Even when it is far in the distance, this love surely strengthens me forever." - Love Supreme (Final Yamato)

Happily engaged as of March 13th, 2024. 💖To a very wonderful man, who I am over the moon to call my fiancé.

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pippatis

Pippa, oh my god, this isn't how commissions work.

Forgive me, I know, but I just found myself being so tickled and flattered seeing my characters in @theblueskyphoenix's style, I needed to draw hers as well. I hope you still like this guy xD.

oops i just realized i left the palette in there whatever i'm too tired to take it out

This isn't the first time I've felt compelled to draw your characters, actually, so - here are bonuses from a while back and a different art program, the Edmond is from memory which is why his armor is completely wrong <<

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOSH!!!! QWQ IT'S MY BOYS!!

Holy moly this is awesome!! What a lovely surprise! I... I'm honestly kind of speechless. I'm always over the moon when I get fanart of my original characters but I certainly wasn't expecting it in this fashion. This is really sweet of you, thank you so much! Edmond and Cato look in incredible in your style! I'm loving the detailing on everything and the coloring is beautiful!

Thank you again! This really made my morning! What a way to start the day!

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Illustration commission for the lovely @pippatis of her OC's, Serah and Ryan!!

Oh man I had SO much fun with this one. I always enjoy commissions that give me different character body types I don't draw that often. Serah is definitely one of those, which just made it all the more fun for me.

Also, Ryan is adorbs. I'm a sucker for characters like him. Curious to learn more about these two.

Thank you Pippa for the commission. <3 The support is appreciated.

Catch ya on the next one, folks!

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pippatis

@theblueskyphoenix's post reminded me that I, too, once tried to draw the Magmatic skins in DST, and made me want to do it again. Well, Wilson, anyways. This is her design, though, it's cooler. I haven't drawn this dude in a few years, I hope I remembered how pfft

Forge 1 was where it was at. I also thought this particular set of skins was kinda boring

Here are the old ones, from 2018 lmao, for comparison. I only got as far as Wilson and Webber. The above drawing is from last night

Oh wow! This is a fun surprise! XD Was not expecting fanart of my redesign. I'm honored!

Wilson looks amazing! The pose is super dynamic and I love the facial expression. Well done on the detailing too! Awesome job!

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