The Smoke of Distant Fires
@thelongwayhome.bsky.social
Illustration works, mainly Personal projects.
Insta: @the_smoke_of_distant_fires
#art #illustration #comic
Insta: @the_smoke_of_distant_fires
#art #illustration #comic
July 31, 2025 at 8:37 AM
July 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Trying something with the shading. Am intruiged.
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc #blackandwhite
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc #blackandwhite
March 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Trying something with the shading. Am intruiged.
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc #blackandwhite
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc #blackandwhite
February 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I found some old, ooooold illustrations of mine, this is one of them.
It's something that I've mostly left behind, but it makes me wonder...
#illustration #art #painting #oc
It's something that I've mostly left behind, but it makes me wonder...
#illustration #art #painting #oc
February 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I found some old, ooooold illustrations of mine, this is one of them.
It's something that I've mostly left behind, but it makes me wonder...
#illustration #art #painting #oc
It's something that I've mostly left behind, but it makes me wonder...
#illustration #art #painting #oc
Decided to throw some (digital) ink on that thing.
Shadows, shadows everywhere!
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
Shadows, shadows everywhere!
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
February 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Decided to throw some (digital) ink on that thing.
Shadows, shadows everywhere!
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
Shadows, shadows everywhere!
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
Sometimes I lile to create playing card tdmplates and then figure out what the game rules would be.
I know it's pretty much exactly the wrong way around, but maybe somehow, it's not. It's the part of a card game you interact with the most. Of course it needs to look good.
#cardgame #tcg #gamedev
I know it's pretty much exactly the wrong way around, but maybe somehow, it's not. It's the part of a card game you interact with the most. Of course it needs to look good.
#cardgame #tcg #gamedev
February 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
...Aaand a body to the face. For someone who loves giant hands on their characters, I'm really not that good at drawing them. The shoulder holster is also wrong, but I'm too tired and lazy to correct that now. Kinda wanna see it inked...
#illustration #drawing #procreate #comic #oc #originalcontent
#illustration #drawing #procreate #comic #oc #originalcontent
February 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
...Aaand a body to the face. For someone who loves giant hands on their characters, I'm really not that good at drawing them. The shoulder holster is also wrong, but I'm too tired and lazy to correct that now. Kinda wanna see it inked...
#illustration #drawing #procreate #comic #oc #originalcontent
#illustration #drawing #procreate #comic #oc #originalcontent
Well, would you look at that
February 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Well, would you look at that
For context, I drew this fire on a train ride (hence the shaky lines) and am totally enamored with the style. But I habe a hard time figuring out what the people would look like who live in a world like that.
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc #blackandwhite
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc #blackandwhite
February 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
For context, I drew this fire on a train ride (hence the shaky lines) and am totally enamored with the style. But I habe a hard time figuring out what the people would look like who live in a world like that.
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc #blackandwhite
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc #blackandwhite
Here's another one from today.
Time to make some bodies to those heads I guess. And then figure out what Eldritch horrors they'll have to deal with.
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art #oc #characterdesign
Time to make some bodies to those heads I guess. And then figure out what Eldritch horrors they'll have to deal with.
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art #oc #characterdesign
February 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Here's another one from today.
Time to make some bodies to those heads I guess. And then figure out what Eldritch horrors they'll have to deal with.
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art #oc #characterdesign
Time to make some bodies to those heads I guess. And then figure out what Eldritch horrors they'll have to deal with.
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art #oc #characterdesign
Weekend scribbles. Still in the exploring phase. I've been playing around with the whole anthropomorphic animal comic thing for quite a while now, with different levels of complexity and whatever counts for "anatomical correctness".
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art #oc #characterdesign
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art #oc #characterdesign
February 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Weekend scribbles. Still in the exploring phase. I've been playing around with the whole anthropomorphic animal comic thing for quite a while now, with different levels of complexity and whatever counts for "anatomical correctness".
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art #oc #characterdesign
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art #oc #characterdesign
Olay, here it is further down the line. Maybe the hatching is too aggressive for this kind of work. The unusual anatomy makes it hard to read already, and the hatching doesn't help. Im still kinda happy with the general direction, though.
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
January 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Olay, here it is further down the line. Maybe the hatching is too aggressive for this kind of work. The unusual anatomy makes it hard to read already, and the hatching doesn't help. Im still kinda happy with the general direction, though.
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
This is still WIP obviously, but I felt like sharing.
I've been playing around a, especially with long faced fellows with more eyes than usual, and I am... intrigued? Not sure why, but this is what is getting me somewhere atm, for whatever reason.
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art
I've been playing around a, especially with long faced fellows with more eyes than usual, and I am... intrigued? Not sure why, but this is what is getting me somewhere atm, for whatever reason.
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art
January 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is still WIP obviously, but I felt like sharing.
I've been playing around a, especially with long faced fellows with more eyes than usual, and I am... intrigued? Not sure why, but this is what is getting me somewhere atm, for whatever reason.
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art
I've been playing around a, especially with long faced fellows with more eyes than usual, and I am... intrigued? Not sure why, but this is what is getting me somewhere atm, for whatever reason.
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art
It's almost New Years and I'm getting productive.
My muse and I have a strained relationship.
My muse and I have a strained relationship.
December 31, 2024 at 7:38 PM
It's almost New Years and I'm getting productive.
My muse and I have a strained relationship.
My muse and I have a strained relationship.
Drawing is not like cycling, at least not for me. You can absolutely unlearn it. There is a baseline you'll fall back on and it will be higher than of people who haven't drawn much, but it is still lower than you staying active.
#art #illustration #comic #procreate #drawing #oc
#art #illustration #comic #procreate #drawing #oc
December 15, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Drawing is not like cycling, at least not for me. You can absolutely unlearn it. There is a baseline you'll fall back on and it will be higher than of people who haven't drawn much, but it is still lower than you staying active.
#art #illustration #comic #procreate #drawing #oc
#art #illustration #comic #procreate #drawing #oc
Staying consistent style-wise is still quite the challenge for me, especially with projects I'm working sporadically on.
If this project ever gets "serious", I feat a lot of redrawing is in order...
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
If this project ever gets "serious", I feat a lot of redrawing is in order...
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
November 28, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Staying consistent style-wise is still quite the challenge for me, especially with projects I'm working sporadically on.
If this project ever gets "serious", I feat a lot of redrawing is in order...
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
If this project ever gets "serious", I feat a lot of redrawing is in order...
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
I remember that when I was younger, I almost exclusively drew figures. Building the environments these figures live in, is something that I've only recently gotten a taste for. But now, it's so fun :)
#illustration #drawing #procreate #comic #art
#illustration #drawing #procreate #comic #art
November 23, 2024 at 2:54 PM
I remember that when I was younger, I almost exclusively drew figures. Building the environments these figures live in, is something that I've only recently gotten a taste for. But now, it's so fun :)
#illustration #drawing #procreate #comic #art
#illustration #drawing #procreate #comic #art
This is one of the first drawings I did after a long hiatus from illustrative works. It's also the first digital drawing I did.
I enjoy the convenience of digital work, but I'll always have a soft spot for paper and ink.
#art #illustration #comic #procreate #drawing
I enjoy the convenience of digital work, but I'll always have a soft spot for paper and ink.
#art #illustration #comic #procreate #drawing
November 22, 2024 at 2:20 PM
This is one of the first drawings I did after a long hiatus from illustrative works. It's also the first digital drawing I did.
I enjoy the convenience of digital work, but I'll always have a soft spot for paper and ink.
#art #illustration #comic #procreate #drawing
I enjoy the convenience of digital work, but I'll always have a soft spot for paper and ink.
#art #illustration #comic #procreate #drawing
Here's something a little different. I've been trying to create action figures in my style. I'm quite happy with the preliminary results, but now the real challenge starts: dressing them and giving them a personality.
#blender #b3d #actionfigures
#blender #b3d #actionfigures
November 21, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Here's something a little different. I've been trying to create action figures in my style. I'm quite happy with the preliminary results, but now the real challenge starts: dressing them and giving them a personality.
#blender #b3d #actionfigures
#blender #b3d #actionfigures
Printing out the pages of one comic I'm working on and sticking it to the wall really helps me visualize my own progress.
Most pages are still inscrutable scribble for anyone but me, but the story is coming along.
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
Most pages are still inscrutable scribble for anyone but me, but the story is coming along.
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
November 19, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Printing out the pages of one comic I'm working on and sticking it to the wall really helps me visualize my own progress.
Most pages are still inscrutable scribble for anyone but me, but the story is coming along.
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
Most pages are still inscrutable scribble for anyone but me, but the story is coming along.
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #procreate #oc
I've been struggling with finding the time to domore intricate works, so I threw some quick character studies in.
As they are now, they are too close to Art Spiegelmanns Maus charactersfor my liking; I'm not yet sure how to mitigate that.
#illustration #drawing #procreate #comic #characterdesign
As they are now, they are too close to Art Spiegelmanns Maus charactersfor my liking; I'm not yet sure how to mitigate that.
#illustration #drawing #procreate #comic #characterdesign
November 16, 2024 at 8:44 PM
I've been struggling with finding the time to domore intricate works, so I threw some quick character studies in.
As they are now, they are too close to Art Spiegelmanns Maus charactersfor my liking; I'm not yet sure how to mitigate that.
#illustration #drawing #procreate #comic #characterdesign
As they are now, they are too close to Art Spiegelmanns Maus charactersfor my liking; I'm not yet sure how to mitigate that.
#illustration #drawing #procreate #comic #characterdesign
Black and white is where it's at. That's where I feel I work best.
And a good black and white drawing doesn't look like it's waiting for colors, it just works on its own.
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art #blackandwhite
And a good black and white drawing doesn't look like it's waiting for colors, it just works on its own.
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art #blackandwhite
November 1, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Black and white is where it's at. That's where I feel I work best.
And a good black and white drawing doesn't look like it's waiting for colors, it just works on its own.
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art #blackandwhite
And a good black and white drawing doesn't look like it's waiting for colors, it just works on its own.
#drawing #comic #illustration #procreate #art #blackandwhite
Done!
I only have my phone r8ght now, so the image is somewhat scuffed 😅
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #ink #blackandwhite #comicart #conceptart #concept #forest #trees #train #trains #wilderness #artwork #inkdrawing
I only have my phone r8ght now, so the image is somewhat scuffed 😅
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #ink #blackandwhite #comicart #conceptart #concept #forest #trees #train #trains #wilderness #artwork #inkdrawing
October 27, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Done!
I only have my phone r8ght now, so the image is somewhat scuffed 😅
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #ink #blackandwhite #comicart #conceptart #concept #forest #trees #train #trains #wilderness #artwork #inkdrawing
I only have my phone r8ght now, so the image is somewhat scuffed 😅
#drawing #comic #illustration #art #ink #blackandwhite #comicart #conceptart #concept #forest #trees #train #trains #wilderness #artwork #inkdrawing