Thanatoaster

@rthanatoaster

Artist, nerd, pretty cool guy. Lover of stories and media in general; ask me about character analysis. Strong feelings about AI, don't get that nonsense near me.

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Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· 18d

Things have been rough again, so a friend gave me the most cursed encouragement for working on my project. "You know, if the power scalers ever get a hold of your project, they're going to argue whether or not Lens has toon force." She's very sure I'll finish it, which is cool. But like c'mon

Sketch of a broad-shouldered dude whose head is pretty much a Daft Punk helmet, and his normally circular orange sunglasses are distorted into looking like an incredulous squint

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· 20d

The worst part of chronic illness for me is losing so much time. Never know how I'll be feeling any given day, but it tilts bad when it's so hot. Anyway, still trying to work on my project. Protag doesn't process reality quite right, so temperature is a suggestion. #oc #art #sketch #ocart #ocsky

A sketch of a woman holding a steaming cup and wearing a sleeveless turtleneck and shorts

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· 29d

The actual WIP is going pretty okay though

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· 29d

It's even more cursed with the base layer off

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· 29d

Talking with my partner for WotS and getting some of the art done, and I zoned out at some point. By the time I comprehend what I was doodling I started laughing so hard I hurt myself #oc #ocart #art #pixelart #wip

While it is best left uncomprehended, a zoomed-in screenshot of a pixel grid with a character portrait featuring someone squinting and smiling, the expression anywhere from bemused to just really high

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jul 11

Someone said mandolin pangolin in my WoW guild and I felt the need to sketch this #oc #ocksy #art #ocart #sketch

Sketch of a woman with plate-like scales on her face and a long, pangolin-like tail holding a mandolin and saying "I have no idea what I'm doing."

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jul 4

Big storm exploded the router :V Anyway, I was super ambivalent about WoW's haranir until I made one

Sketch of a woman with small tusks, large, bat-like ears, and bright teal, glowing eyes

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jun 29

This is a joke for exactly 3 people Anyways, DFUS was (mostly) great. Almost home. The dogs are gonna be so mad at me, even though they got to hang out with New Exciting Friend for a week

Messy sketch of someone sitting at a table(?) holding a sandwich(?) looking at the individual in the foreground popping into existence

Background: Where the fuck were you?!
Foreground: Ah! Some sort of dream realm, I believe.

Foreground: I was trapped in a prison of flesh, bereft of my magic! I was subject to every flaw of mortality! Fear, hunger, exhaustion, sleep, etc., etc.
Background: ...And did you learn anything?

Foreground: I enjoy malört.
Background: I don't know what I was expecting

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jun 14

English always feels like a terrible language to communicate emotions with. I don't know if any other languages are better, but metaphors and images feel more meaningful than saying you're sad or depressed. Anyways, chemical depression sucks. I work hard to stay in a good mood despite reality :I

Black and white image of a person holding hands full of an inky black substance oozing from a black void in their chest.

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jun 9

So, somewhere between the earlier sketches and this one, my phone's stylus decided it was time to retire. The clicky part's totally busted, but it still works, at least. Super awkward timing, but it lasted for about a decade. Anyways, trans anarchist wizards. #oc #ocsky #ocart #art #sketch

Two sketches, one of a fluffy-haired, smiling person, and another of an agitated-looking one

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jun 8

In theory, I getting the internet set up in the new place today! Gotta finish some stuff, but afterwards, I'm gonna stream getting back into WoW after not actively playing since MoP :V

An artificial-looking character with long, dark hair, no mouth, and their head floating above their body.

Same as previous, but they have a small, fanged mouth

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jun 5

No idea what to name her, if anything. Might just be my Minecraft screen name. Maybe possibly. #oc #ocart #pixelart #art

A winged woman wearing a bartender outfit and eyepatch has a hand held up with purple static coming off a finger

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jun 4

Old friend and I got back in touch and immediately decided it was ridiculously hard Minecraft RPG modpack time. Dying 20 times in half as many minutes is part of the charm :') She's playing as a pixie and I'm playing a... valkyrie bartender? Didn't change my skin much. Might elevate her to an OC :V

Quick sketch of a pixie riding atop the head of a winged woman

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jun 4

I miss my old costume closet but I'm slowly building it back up. Summer LARPs mean I can't use my cool coats or turtlenecks but at least I won't cook in my own outfit

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jun 4

Happy Pride, y'all! I hope one day soon I won't have to LARP as a cis straight woman (I am none of these things) where I live :') For good LARPing though, I'm dragging my partner and a good friend up to Drachenfest because I crave adventure and exercise. Hope it's at least an interesting memory

Sketch of a smug-looking person with lop rabbit ears, horns, and orange sunglasses

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jun 3

Thinly veiled FFXIV WoL-turned-OC hours. Phone sketch because no wifi for a week :I Moving always takes longer and sucks harder every time I have to do it. This is the 20th-ish time overall, so it's pretty bad :') #oc #ocart #ocsky #art #sketch

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· May 13

The protagonists for my project I'm (excruciatingly slowly) working on. I love them both but I definitely made choices for designs I'm gonna need to draw a loooot #oc #ocsky #art #pixelart #ocart

A young woman holding a jet black halberd standing next to a tall demonic-looking person.

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· May 10

More character design futzing around. Melancholic Lenti as a more typical rabbit instead of a wolpertinger. (Today on "I'm not a furry, but-") #oc #ocsky #art #sketch

A sketch of a rabbit-like woman looking listlessly forward. She wears a red pendant and turtleneck

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· May 8

Was gonna help with something but got hit with the "I know you well enough to casually insult you, but don't know you well enough to be comfortable that you got agitated with being casually insulted." I love people but man it's hard. Anyways, sketch.

Two characters are looking at each other, having a short conversation. The one on the right says, "Think of how much attention you'll get for helping with an interdimensional gameshow!" The other replies, "This is easily thy worst scheme yet."

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Apr 9

He's blue now He's been blue though. Made a humanoid form of my fishdog in the comic I linked earlier in case people have a lot of trouble with drawing quadrupeds :V #art #oc #pixelart #ocsky

A humanoid with blue skin holding a ball of water. He wears long flowing clothes.

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Mar 25

Brain's soup but it sketchin' time It's the same outfit I default to because I dress like a dork irl :'D #ocart #oc #ocsky #art #sketch

Black and white sketch portrait of a person wearing a turtleneck under a collared jacket. They have three eyes, long messy hair, and animal-like nose and ears somewhere between a rabbit and dog.

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Mar 10

Started showing up for my LGS's EDH nights to try to keep myself social n mentally active! Haven't played in years, and I like Final Fantasy and Phyrexians, so I was excited to build a (very unoptimized) Vivi deck! I still got archenemy'd, so I'm rebuilding Augustin. #art #sketch #comic

A four-panel comic with the first panel having a long-haired person with an excited expression saying, "I can run both of them and actually cast old Jin!" while Vivi Ornitier (Final Fantasy IX) and Jin-Gitaxias (Magic: The Gathering) behind them.

The second panel is the person getting hit by a thrown chair.

Third is them saying, "Ah," with a bump on their head.

Fourth is them holding a scepter and in an outfit similar to Grand Arbiter Augustin IV (Magic: The Gathering), saying, "Understood!" There's smaller text that reads, "Did you pay the 1?"

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Feb 28

Design stuff aaaa Brain's been actively en-souping itself and this is eventually gonna be front and back, too. Hopefully. Treating my brain like it's 80 is helping but terrifying :'D Having a terrible sense of time isn't helping. Feels like it's still 2022ish. #oc #ocart #ocsky #art

Side view of a horned character wearing a ragged, fur-collared coat. He has a long white ponytail and looks somewhere between a demon and magma creature.

The same as the first image but no coat.

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jan 17

Apparently it's sketch night #oc #ocart #ocsky #art #sketch

A woman with horns and roughly rabbit-like ears and nose looks melancholic while resting her head on her wrist.

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jan 17

A friend made an offhand comment about trans anarchist gremlins and that fit a pair of characters from my project well enough, so, doodle. Wizards instead of gremlins, but ehh. The short one's afflicted by an immortality curse and is doing his best :') #oc #ocart #art #sketch #ocsky

A quick sketch of two characters. The taller looks annoyed and is saying, "Every time he revives, he comes back a little... different." The shorter has his hand in the air with a concerning-but-excited expression, saying "Laws are threats!"

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jan 16

I keep (affectionately) calling her "the rat" even though she's a wolpertinger. #oc #ocart #ocsky #art #sketch

A humanoid figure with a somewhat rabbit-like face and ears, wearing a black turtleneck and shorts. Her dark brown hair splits into two large strands that are shaped like wings, and she has small horns and a billowy tail.

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Jan 3

Elie's casual outfit. She's the group's knight in shining armor in fights, but otherwise is the knight in a comfy scarf. Project stuff! Time is extra fake lately but I'm trying to actually do stuff :'D I'm nocturnal again and messed up my med schedule real bad #oc #ocart #art #sketch #ocsky

A petite woman with her long brown hair tied into a braid. She wears a long-sleeved black top, red-rimmed glasses, a white skirt, gray leggings, white gloves, and a pair of black boots. She has plate-like horns on her head that match her scaly, pangolin-like tail.

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Dec 29

Holiday melancholy is rough. #ocsky #oc #ocart #art #sketch

Portrait sketch of a man with scruffy stubble and long hair, with a scar running from his jaw towards his nose. He wears a bartender's outfit and has a melancholic expression. There are blots of black on his vest running down from the non-visible side of his face.

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Dec 20

Legendary front view :V #art #sketch #oc #ocart #ocsky

A quick lineart sketch of a young woman with long hair in a ponytail and wearing a sleeveless turtleneck; she is staring at the viewer with a neutral expression

Thanatoaster@rthanatoaster· Dec 20

Trying to keep myself busy .-. #art #oc #ocart #ocsky #sketch