Derek Barrantes
@molluskshell
Lv. 21 / Aspiring Mangaka / Interests: Tolkien (Hobbit, LOTR, Silmarillion, etc.), SpongeBob, Anime & Manga, Books, Oz, ReoNa, Bandori, Uma Musume, etc. / まだまだ日本語勉強します。
#TolkienTrewsday Week 179: Pity ‘Pity? It was Pity that stayed his hand. Pity, and Mercy: not to strike without need…’ Bilbo no longer saw Gollum as a monster, but rather a sad little creature who was all alone. And so, feeling pity for him, Bilbo has mercy on Gollum and spares his life.
Woww. Pretty pleased with the Bandori characters I got; not exactly the ones I wanted, but I love them all, so I’m not complaining. I am impressed that I got the Umamusume characters I wanted; Suzuka and Golshi my beloved’s.
Bought these yesterday as a treat/reward for myself for finishing my 200+ hour internship. Excited to find out which characters I get!
I’m a really big fan of the recently revealed Belladonna Took card. Belladonna herself looks gorgeous, but oh mah gah it’s child Bilbo! I’d love to get the first variant just for the adorable mother-and-son bonding artwork.
#TolkienTrewsday Week 178: The tower and the ruin “But from the top of that tower the man had been able to look out upon the sea.” A bit of a simplistic drawing to represent Tolkien’s allegory of the tower and the ruin brought up in The Monsters and the Critics.
#TolkienTrewsday Week 176: Horses With this week’s theme being centered on horses, I knew I had to redesign my Umamusume design for Shadowfax! I finally finished it, and I’m really proud of how she turned out!
2026.7.14 Happy Birthday SpongeBob!! 🎂🎉🥳 Thanks for all the good times! Here’s to more best days ever! #SpongeBob #SpongeBobSquarepants #SpongeBobDay
2026.7.14 香澄ちゃんお誕生日おめでとう！！🎂🎉🥳 Happy Birthday Kasumi!! 🎂🎉🥳 #戸山香澄生誕祭2026 #戸山香澄誕生祭2026
2026.7.13 ヨハネちゃんお誕生日おめでとう！！🎂🎉🥳 Happy Birthday Yohane!! 🎂🎉🥳 #津島善子生誕祭2026 #津島善子誕生祭2026 #ヨハネ生誕祭2026 #ヨハネ誕生祭2026
2026.7.12 南條さんお誕生日おめでとうございます！！🎂🥳🎉 Happy Birthday Nanjolno!! 🎂🥳🎉 いつも応援しています！良い一日といい年なりますように！ #南條愛乃 #南條愛乃生誕祭2026 #南條愛乃誕生祭2026
#TolkienTrewsday Week 175: Forgiveness “Forgiving Gollum” Though broken and maimed, Frodo still has the heart to forgive Gollum for his treachery and asks Sam to do the same.
HAPPY 1ST ANNIVERSARY UMAMUSUME EN!!! It’s a perfect time to share this; here’s all of the Umamusume birthday illustrations I drew this year! Here’s to more races, more fulfilled dreams, and more years with our favorite horse girls!! 🐎 #Umamusume #ウマ娘
I’d like to give a special mention to kinari, a Japanese friend of mine on Twitter and particularly her little booklet ‘The Witches’ Dress Sketchbook.’ It was a lot of help as reference for Dorothy’s dress.
“Over the rainbow, to the Emerald City.” 『虹の彼方に、エメラルドの都へ。』 #WizardofOz #オズの魔法使 #Art #イラスト
#TolkienTrewsday Week 174: The Sea (is sometimes right) Who lives in a hobbit hole under the Sea? BilBob BagPants!
#TolkienTrewsday Week 173: Companions The Nine Companions Used this prompt as an opportunity to redraw the Fellowship! They’re finally together again, and I think they look great!
Another Umamusume redraw! This time it’s Fuji Kiseki! I think she looks a lot prettier here. #Umamusume #ウマ娘 #FujiKiseki #フジキセキ #Art #イラスト
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I wasn’t very happy with some of the Umamusume birthday illustrations I drew this year, so I’m redrawing them! Here’s Symboli Rudolf! こちらはシンボリルドルフ！ #Umamusume #ウマ娘 #SymboliRudolf #シンボリルドルフ #Art #イラスト
#TolkienTrewsday Week 172: Childhood Gandalf meets a young hobbit named Bilbo and wows him with fire magic and grand tales of the world outside the Shire.
Here’s the original painting: ‘The Vision, Dante, and Beatrice’ by Ary Scheffer
It’s been exactly three years since I finished reading The Divine Comedy, so here’s an illustration! This is actually my first time drawing Dante’s beloved Beatrice in this recreation of one of my favorite paintings based on the poem. #DanteAlighieri #Beatrice #DivineComedy #DivinaCommedia #Art
#TolkienTrewsday Week 171: Mothers/Fathers I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I always liked seeing Bilbo as Frodo’s adoptive father; it makes their dynamic all the more special and sweet. (Decided to color this unfinished illustration of the two that was originally for Hobbit Day 2025.)
2026.5.31 Today is the birthday of the Demon Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi. 今日は新選組の鬼の副長の誕生日です。 #土方歳三生誕祭2026 #土方歳三生誕生祭2026