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Dawn Blackwood 🌤️
@blackwoodsun.bsky.social
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Artist, Uni student, procrastinator, world builder, working on comics

Website: https://blackwoodsunstudio.carrd.co/

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QRP with the oldest and newest art of your OC! ✨

2015-2025 (yikes, a whole Decade)
Seren has changed so much, even changed names!
Cailean Allaway - Warrior Canis Major Character reference sheet made for Constellation Senshi on DeviantArt back in 2015 Seren Runesong - Witch of the Attuned Strings Artwork from Taletober 2025, Day 3 - Magic
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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#timelapse of day 17

#speedpaint #Taletober
October 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Day seventeen of #Taletober - Ship
Time to show the soul of the ship, Arianna. An adventurous spirit who has been given a second chance to sail the seas.

#Drawtober #Artober #Taletober2025 #Drawtober2025 #Artober2025 #OriginalCharacter #ArtChallenge #OctoberChallenge #ArmaLucis
Ship soul Arianna holds onto a piece of rigging, using it to hold her up as she balances on the ship's bow
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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#timelapse of day 16

#speedpaint #Taletober
October 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Day sixteen of #Taletober - Crown
Lachlan is a gladiator who was close to winning freedom, only to have the champions crown he'd held for 2 years taken unfairly

#Drawtober #Artober #Taletober2025 #Drawtober2025 #Artober2025 #OriginalCharacter #ArtChallenge #OctoberChallenge #ArmaLucis
Lachlan (Twin Brother of Alistair from day 7) stands in his cell at the gladiatorial barracks, light streaming in casting a shadow on the wall that wears the champions crown, and depicts the shards of his broken horn and scars from a damaging poison that weakens his magic
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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#timelapse for day 14

#speedpaint #taletober
October 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Day fifteen of #Taletober - Wings
Gwinlynn and Arielle Greenleaf are testing out their new flying boots they made. It’s not going well for Gwin…

#Drawtober #Artober #Taletober2025 #Drawtober2025 #Artober2025 #OriginalCharacter #ArtChallenge #OctoberChallenge #ArmaLucis
Goblin crafters Gwinlynn and Arielle are testing out their flying boots they made. Gwin struggles to stay upright, and Arielle stifles her laughter at their sibling
October 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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#timelapse for day 14

#speedpaint #taletober
October 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Day fourteen of #Taletober - Cowboy
A loose interpretation of the prompt to act as inspiration for the design of Meade, a member of the ship crew (after the incident)

#Drawtober #Artober #Taletober2025 #Drawtober2025 #Artober2025 #OriginalCharacter #ArtChallenge #OctoberChallenge #ArmaLucis
Meade Bramblewood, co-owner of the Bramblewood Inn with their sister Melissa. They're serving someone a drink with a wink, I wonder who it could be....
October 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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#timelapse for day 13

#speedpaint #taletober
October 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Day thirteen of #Taletober - Tower
Aaliyah sits up on one of the towers of Castello Perenne, a place she once called home.

#Drawtober #Artober #Taletober2025 #Drawtober2025 #Artober2025 #OriginalCharacter #ArtChallenge #OctoberChallenge #ArmaLucis
After a heavy defeat, the party flees to a crumbling fortress, Castello Perenne, Aaliyah’s old home. It was once home to a community of druids, until the Kokinos family declared war on ‘deviant magic’, which was any magic they weren’t able to fully control. Aaliyah was one of the only survivors of the raid, and has vowed to get justice for her people.
October 15, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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#timelapse for day 12

#speedpaint #taletober
October 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Day twelve of #Taletober - Key
Finn Sterling channels fire through the channellers plinth with his music, aided by his fox mask. Counterpart to day 11

#Drawtober #Artober #Taletober2025 #Drawtober2025 #Artober2025 #OriginalCharacter #ArtChallenge #OctoberChallenge #ArmaLucis
Took a slightly different interpretation of the word as in 'musical key' as I was getting stumped on what people normally think of in my planning. This is the counterpart to Myrna from day 11, Finn Sterling, Bard of Masks and and elemental channeller. Here he's channelling the element of fire with help from his fox mask (foxes being creatures of fire) upon a channellers pedestal (ancient locations where people would first learn magic) You could say the pedestal is a 'key' to unlocking magic
October 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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#timelapse for Day 11

#speedpaint #taletober
October 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Day eleven of #Taletober - Candle
Myrna of Clan Rose,Bard of Illumination, Mormaera of Glenrose, and ally of Arma Lucis (eventually)

#Drawtober #Artober #Taletober2025 #Drawtober2025 #Artober2025 #OriginalCharacter #ArtChallenge #OctoberChallenge #ArmaLucis
Myrna plays her lute, casting a spell to illuminate the dark, revealing what is hiding, and purifying what is corrupted
October 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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#timelapse for day 10

#speedpaint #taletober
October 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Day ten of #Taletober - Map
Captain Tomara Hayls and their first mate Sombra Nives go over the maps in the captains quarters of the SS Arianna.

#Drawtober #Artober #Taletober2025 #Drawtober2025 #Artober2025 #OriginalCharacter #ArtChallenge #OctoberChallenge #ArmaLucis
Sombra (on the left) points to a part of the map held by Captain Tomara (right). They're figuring out where to start their voyage, hoping not to end up in enemy territory
October 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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#timelapse for day 9

#speedpaint #taletober
October 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Day nine of #Taletober - Letter
A prequel to day 8, where Nereus is sending the letter that will get Pyrrhus to the temple so he can give him the sword.

#Drawtober #Artober #Taletober2025 #Drawtober2025 #Artober2025 #OriginalCharacter #ArtChallenge #OctoberChallenge #ArmaLucis
Nereus sends a message off via the large sending stone in the temple.
October 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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#timelapse for day 8

#speedpaint #taletober
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Day eight of #Taletober - Sword
Another canon event :3 This is part of the ‘accepting the call’ story beat where Pyrrhus is given his sword back by Nereus.
Story in alt text

#Drawtober #Artober #Taletober2025 #Drawtober2025 #Artober2025 #OriginalCharacter #ArtChallenge #OctoberChallenge #ArmaLucis
“Pyrrhus stared at his sword conflicted as Nereus watched on. He lost this sword the day he went over the side of the boat and ended up in the Hidden Hollow. Apparently it had washed up not too long ago on the same beach he did back then. Perhaps it’s a sign from the gods that he must take up arms once again.”
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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#timelapse for day 7

#speedpaint #taletober
October 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Day seven of #Taletober - Potion
Another new character :3. This is Alistair, a well known Potion maker that joins up with the main cast in their quest (not as part of though)

#Drawtober #Artober #Taletober2025 #Drawtober2025 #Artober2025 #OriginalCharacter #ArtChallenge #OctoberChallenge #ArmaLucis
Alistair stands at his cauldron mixing up a new potion batch. He's scooped up some of the concoction into a tube to check it in the light.
October 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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#timelapse for day 6

#speedpaint #taletober
October 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Day six of #Taletober - Forest
First canon scene from the comic coming up. This is the state Connlan is found in at the start of the comic

#Drawtober #Artober #Taletober2025 #Drawtober2025 #Artober2025 #OriginalCharacter #ArtChallenge #OctoberChallenge #ArmaLucis
Connlan is slumped up against a tree, branches holding him there as a sword pokes out of his chest. He has been sealed here for nearly 20 years
October 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM