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Uhhhhh.... consider this my comment But upvoting fadran is acceptable, as he is an amazing human being

Hi everyone, I’ve been deeply inspired by The Stormlight Archive and recently finished two oil paintings based on Shallan and Lift. These characters resonate with me on many levels, and I’ve tried to capture something of their inner life and energy through paint. I’m still learning portraiture, so these pieces are an exploration in my journey as a student of art as well . Oil on board 11X14

Everybody's performing ChayShan... How about EVERYONE WAS CHAYSHAN FIGHTIN'!!!! THOSE MOVES WERE FAST AS LIGHTNIN' THE DAHKOR THOUGHT IT FRIGHT'NING SHUDEN FOUGHT WITH EXPERT TIMING!

Nice, nice! Clever idea, excellent execution. I would love some glam shots, sitting on a windowsill (Shallan half facing the camera) with a sketchpad, and then the same windowsill, this time Veil facing us, playing with a knife or something. You can do a lot of fun things with this, and I love it

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

Now that`s a disturbing idea you have there I have the feeling, my new piece might look somewhat different than the other 2. Look I drew Kaladin during the storm !

"So it comes with fried potatoes?" "Yep." "And... a cremling patty sandwiched between two pieces of flatbread?" "Mmhmm." "Then what's this?" Kaladin held up a McNugget. "Oh. That's chicken." Kaladin blinked. "What kind of chicken?"

Ba da da da da, I'm lovin' this!

The Ghostbloods: Council member: "Well, time to go to war!" Random Ghostblood member #24: "Why?" Council member: "Why not?"

What is this? Why does this exist?

"Let me no longer hurt! Let me no longer weep! Dai-gonarthis Kermit! The Black Fisher Muppet Master holds my sorrow and consumes it!"

What on Roshar am I looking at!?

What

A bit of animation for Jasnah too.

Rad, these totally look like keyframes for an animation (I made a repeating animated gif of them spoilered below): Seriously nice work, the poses are really good and the secondary trailing effects of momentum and speed showing in Lift's hair and sash are really well done. I also really like the glowing awesomeness.

Perhaps add Hoid's face in the foreground and make it a selfie.

Was this image taken before or after NASA got a look at Chasmfiends and NOPE'd their way out of the Cosmere?

The "Silly" face is the best. Poor Dalinar just doesn't know how to be silly.

Seeing him there, he reminds me of someone very dear to me, My horse.

I wanna be the very best Like no one ever was To sketch them is my real test To draw them is my cause! ...Ahem. What I mean to say is, these are incredibly awesome.

Thank you for illustrating a Renarin that looks thoughtful without looking too derpy. Some illustrations take out the genetic good looks that run in his family and just focus on the studious nature. This really captures both!

*Starts sweating profusely* Wha-what are you talking about? I am most definitely an Earthian... *whispers under breath* Lunamor to base, Lunamor to base, I have a problem...

I love the face. A moustASHE?

NSFV: Not Safe For Vorins

I love how in the middle of Cosmere-level conspiracies and conflicts, there are "forces involved in the developing instant noodles". Great art!

Wow thanks guys! Hemalurgic_Headshot don`t worry about the reputation I like being a skaa Nice nick btw! About accuracy, I used what I remembered from the book which I confess got a bit messy. In the end I knew only: 1.dark gray armor with no incrustations or whatever. 2. elements that overlap so nothing is exposed (it was amazingly hard to figure out the joint pieces) except the face guard slit. 3. Kholin blue cape (not sure about this one actually) 4. slightly curved blade, with wave like serration near the hilt and the hook for Oathbringer. Also I wanted it to look very different from any normal armor that could be used by a normal man. It`s stated i think, that you recognize a shardbearer immediately on the field. Well I made it recognizable and very heavy! I can`t imagine anyone moving in this, without active stormlight in it.The sharp edges were inspired by real metal shards, they tend to have these flat surfaces, that intersect with sharp edges. Good thing about books, I think Brandon said it somewhere, is that everyone can imagine his worlds differently. But I promise next time to do a better research maybe ask you guys about opinions. I`m a relatively new fan (1-2years) and I`m sure I can learn a lot from all of you. Big thanks again!

!! Thank you! I've been trying to get better at this and I don't think I would have pushed myself if I wasn't so inspired by Brandon's books. They got me out of a 5+ year art block. Like I don’t even know…how to say…how awesome it feels to want to do fan art of this stuff…just gahhh. Sorry for the rant but you were too storming kind!

The chasmfiend....it looks so cute.

Hi everyone, I’ve been deeply inspired by The Stormlight Archive and recently finished two oil paintings based on Shallan and Lift from the first 2 books. These characters resonate with me on many levels, and I’ve tried to capture something of their inner life and energy through paint. I’m still learning portraiture, so these pieces are part of my journey as a student of art. Oil on board 12X12

Kaladin would start yelling that Bingo deserves to be noticed and storm off. That's just my prediction.

*hunger for Stormlight Archive anime intensifies*

Gandalf: He who breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom. Hoid, smashing everything he can find: Aight, good thing I'm not wise then

Thank you! I’m probably going to take some better pictures at some point and am working on the sketchbook right now

That's such high praise, thank you Thanks! Maybe more Kholin portraits will be coming in the future.

"You're the only one the voice in my head doesn't tell me to kill" Ah, Zane, what a charmer.

Are there any grateful spren on Roshar? If not we just made some on Earth!

Amazing. I never knew how much I wanted this until just now. Bravo.

This matches my head canon, given to me by @dnavenom. It matches great, and I love the art.

Oh, these are yours?! We've been talking about them today in the Discord server (and in the past, when the Dalinar & Navani piece became available, and then when the Kaladin one did), and the reaction overall has been along the lines of "this is amazing!" You should join us there, get some praise in real time This is also definitely one of my favorite Shallans. Something about her feels off relative to most of the other fanart of her I've seen, but I can't quite put my finger on it (is it the pose? the confidence? her age? her face? the fact that she is an absolute babe? I don't know...), and I still absolutely love the piece.With your recent Kaladin I am very eager to see what you choose to draw next!

Hey, this is really great and more than how I imagined on my first reads. When I read the current WoR/OB timeline of him, I sometimes forgot to imagine how exactly scarred he must be in reality. A few here or there and a broken nose at most. I always thought, its gotta be way more than my imaginings.

I sucked some more stormlight today and this happened

CaptainRyan: I`m really happy when I make other people happy with my art, sure money are a necessity, but words such as... all I`ve read here, are the biggest inspiration. Give my thanks to your wife, girls are usually harder to please, so I`m 2 times happier she liked my Shallan! If I find more time, maybe a Patreon page would be good decision, but for now I`m free About the sharing and all that, be my guest! I wont mind some publicity. I agree with you that we need more Cosmere art. I`ll tell you, I keep wondering how a Parshendi would look like in their war form, this will be my hint for the next piece I`m doing. I can`t promise when it will be done, since I got a lot on my head atm, but I`ll do my best! Argent: I`m hidden in the deep province, you`ll never find me anyway! But I`m glad Kaladin solved the problem Don`t make me draw Dalinar without armor please!

pffff ahahaha no -shifty eyes-

Both hands up for that idea, too bad I can`t dedicate all my time for this, but I`ll try to update every now and than. That`s if I can decide what to do next There is so much to choose from! I`m accepting proposals

And by the expression on Kaladin's face you mean the "social-situation-I-cannot-solve-via-stabbing-people-help-me" expression? Yes, I agree. Lopen seems oblivious to the fact that his captain finds hugging a foreign gesture. Haha. Overall great drawing.

SiMon the Kandra wolfhound swears he heard a noise off to the left.

... *error: word generator failed*

Pun that has been covered in awesomesauce?

I don't even know what to say to this.