Z
@asturlavi.bsky.social
smartest idiot around | iraqi-american | business contact: asturlaviz@gmail.com | http://patreon.com/asturlavi | https://linktr.ee/asturlavi
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Z
@asturlavi.bsky.social
· Apr 8
Hello #PortfolioDay!
I'm Z, a middle eastern artist who specializes in anything fantasy related and I enjoy telling stories through illustration.
I'm open for illustration and character design work this year, so feel free to reach out!
👁️🗨️: linktr.ee/asturlavi
📩: asturlaviz@gmail.com
I'm Z, a middle eastern artist who specializes in anything fantasy related and I enjoy telling stories through illustration.
I'm open for illustration and character design work this year, so feel free to reach out!
👁️🗨️: linktr.ee/asturlavi
📩: asturlaviz@gmail.com
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Hello! I've finally decided to take on some writing commissions! These will be open indefinitely and I've included a form with more detailed information ❤️ Likes & shares are much appreciated!
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October 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hello! I've finally decided to take on some writing commissions! These will be open indefinitely and I've included a form with more detailed information ❤️ Likes & shares are much appreciated!
forms.gle/aa3zWRLpaUW9...
forms.gle/aa3zWRLpaUW9...
halfway through now and wondering if this was deeply influenced by count of monte cristo since the revenge plot is so ridiculously similar + edmond dantes/the count and heathcliff are the pinnacle emo gothic boys. man, can always rely on 1800s gothic novels to deliver
reading wuthering heights for the first time (it was marketed heavily as romance and i'm not the biggest fan, only realizing i was MISLED), and heathcliff is such a well written character i'm absolutely obsessed
September 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
halfway through now and wondering if this was deeply influenced by count of monte cristo since the revenge plot is so ridiculously similar + edmond dantes/the count and heathcliff are the pinnacle emo gothic boys. man, can always rely on 1800s gothic novels to deliver
reading wuthering heights for the first time (it was marketed heavily as romance and i'm not the biggest fan, only realizing i was MISLED), and heathcliff is such a well written character i'm absolutely obsessed
September 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
reading wuthering heights for the first time (it was marketed heavily as romance and i'm not the biggest fan, only realizing i was MISLED), and heathcliff is such a well written character i'm absolutely obsessed
just to piggyback on this: change isn't made through silence because your absence will not be noticed if you're not directly funneling money into their pockets. you do it by making your presence (and your grievances) known by wearing them down. that is how change is made time and time again
I'm not participating in a blackout because the point is moderation and others want me and those like me gone, and I would much rather continue to occupy the space I helped build rather than give everyone a chance to feel how much "better" it is without me. why wither when you can be a thorn.
September 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
just to piggyback on this: change isn't made through silence because your absence will not be noticed if you're not directly funneling money into their pockets. you do it by making your presence (and your grievances) known by wearing them down. that is how change is made time and time again
already saw the moderation team for this site fumbling the bag from a billion miles away. disappointing to see the decisions being made here, but not entirely surprised. just extremely frustrating how depictions of problematic elements in fiction are becoming more and more limited
September 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
already saw the moderation team for this site fumbling the bag from a billion miles away. disappointing to see the decisions being made here, but not entirely surprised. just extremely frustrating how depictions of problematic elements in fiction are becoming more and more limited
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HAPPY 5 YEARS OF HADES!!! I’m super excited for Hades 2, supergiant is one of my favorite game studios ever and their games have helped me thru rough times!!! still have these companion sticker sheets I made last month!
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#hades #hadesgame #art #stickersheets
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#hades #hadesgame #art #stickersheets
September 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
HAPPY 5 YEARS OF HADES!!! I’m super excited for Hades 2, supergiant is one of my favorite game studios ever and their games have helped me thru rough times!!! still have these companion sticker sheets I made last month!
michiums.bigcartel.com/product/eter...
#hades #hadesgame #art #stickersheets
michiums.bigcartel.com/product/eter...
#hades #hadesgame #art #stickersheets
world is awful so i'm indulging in illustrating a few things for myself here and there even if i'm confident it'll get no traction, but i promise i'll be back to posting fairly consistently once i find my footing in this chaotic ass job market
September 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
world is awful so i'm indulging in illustrating a few things for myself here and there even if i'm confident it'll get no traction, but i promise i'll be back to posting fairly consistently once i find my footing in this chaotic ass job market
September 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
so this censorship against nsfw works of any kind huh.......
July 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
so this censorship against nsfw works of any kind huh.......
also once again, i hate to get sappy and melodramatic but the only reason why i don't descend into a doomerist spiel is because of other marginalized individuals who continue being stalwart allies to the palestinian cause and not falling into the same traps as... other prominent figures
damn, weaponizing the suffering of marginalized people against a whole genocide sure is a Take
July 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
also once again, i hate to get sappy and melodramatic but the only reason why i don't descend into a doomerist spiel is because of other marginalized individuals who continue being stalwart allies to the palestinian cause and not falling into the same traps as... other prominent figures
damn, weaponizing the suffering of marginalized people against a whole genocide sure is a Take
July 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
damn, weaponizing the suffering of marginalized people against a whole genocide sure is a Take
see things as they are #clairobscurexpedition33 #expedition33
July 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
see things as they are #clairobscurexpedition33 #expedition33
to boil it down to a party predicament is whitewashing the suffering of all marginalized individuals. war has happened under every party, families have been erased countlessly year after year. this is not a peculiarity, this was an inevitably of all the suffering america has been allowed to do
June 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
to boil it down to a party predicament is whitewashing the suffering of all marginalized individuals. war has happened under every party, families have been erased countlessly year after year. this is not a peculiarity, this was an inevitably of all the suffering america has been allowed to do
my insanity on full display
June 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
my insanity on full display
being middle eastern means one catastrophic news update after another, it's absolutely wonderful
June 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
being middle eastern means one catastrophic news update after another, it's absolutely wonderful
the old man yaoi potential of javert and jean valjean
June 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
the old man yaoi potential of javert and jean valjean
being a kid of refugees makes this ordeal against ICE hit harder than most because i fully understand what drives immigrants, legal or not, to do what they do. imagine the desperation that drives families to seek out a new life elsewhere, imagine these very same families being deported long after
June 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
being a kid of refugees makes this ordeal against ICE hit harder than most because i fully understand what drives immigrants, legal or not, to do what they do. imagine the desperation that drives families to seek out a new life elsewhere, imagine these very same families being deported long after
i think i've reached a level of political exhaustion that i've never anticipated before because of the daily clownery of the events and the fact that the public responds to it fairly consistently e.g (old) news resurfaces -> EVERYONE is talking about it -> it soon gets buried in favor of other news
June 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
i think i've reached a level of political exhaustion that i've never anticipated before because of the daily clownery of the events and the fact that the public responds to it fairly consistently e.g (old) news resurfaces -> EVERYONE is talking about it -> it soon gets buried in favor of other news
new capcom game, suda51 game, beautiful environments/monster designs of silent hill f... safe to say this state of play is pretty good
June 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
new capcom game, suda51 game, beautiful environments/monster designs of silent hill f... safe to say this state of play is pretty good
watching the witcher 4 ue5 demo and i'm frothing at the mouth. even though i have my misgivings against an AAA studio adopting ue5, it still looks as ridiculously beautiful as their games usually are... i absolutely cannot wait to be absolutely obnoxious about it
June 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
watching the witcher 4 ue5 demo and i'm frothing at the mouth. even though i have my misgivings against an AAA studio adopting ue5, it still looks as ridiculously beautiful as their games usually are... i absolutely cannot wait to be absolutely obnoxious about it
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happy pride month btw
June 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
happy pride month btw
"i ought to be thy adam, but i am rather the fallen angel" #frankenstein
June 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"i ought to be thy adam, but i am rather the fallen angel" #frankenstein
rewatching black sails since i have nearly forgotten most things about it but man. shows like this have somehow become rarer and rarer where it captures the sexual liberation of a society that is unbound by western control and staunchly against imperialism in its overarching narrative
May 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
rewatching black sails since i have nearly forgotten most things about it but man. shows like this have somehow become rarer and rarer where it captures the sexual liberation of a society that is unbound by western control and staunchly against imperialism in its overarching narrative
nearing the end-ish of the game and i'm constantly surprised that no one is talking about the first berserker: khazan as much as it deserves, especially when the main character looks like this
May 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
nearing the end-ish of the game and i'm constantly surprised that no one is talking about the first berserker: khazan as much as it deserves, especially when the main character looks like this