And I serve…

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And I serve...

And…. I serve.

Oh? Why hello there~! Serve who you might ask?

A goddess of all, far and wide,

None ever to turn my tide

Well… I serve myself. That’s the most important thing.

For deep inside of me I’m composed of many things

and each of those things creates ripples, ripples that go beyond all that can be seen

For I’m the air you breathe, as well as the soil beneath your feet!

That gentle little breeze, the one that smells of roses oh so sweet~!

Even the cute girl or boy you feel so deep!

Yes, yes that’s me too.

But now I’m here, you’ve called me from so far, I’ve had to travel for quite a long time.

I’m actually really tired, and making these rhymes is so hard! Isn’t it enough for a goddess to watch over her children?

Lighten up,~! Let’s just relax and shoot the breeze~! You’re in my land, my time, my space. As your eyes follow the dance of these foreign words,

your mind drifts to a far away place, a place that I would like to share with you.

Here is a story that I’m going to tell. A story that takes place beyond the bounds of time… It’s a special tale, one very close to my heart.

So listen well! I might need to tell this in parts…

It all began with a single tear. A tear that came from the heart of a beautiful woman. Maiden of all, maiden of dawn, she was a woman who’s heart knew no bounds…

She spent all her days staring far up into the stars… wondering, where it was that her heart was born?

One day, the answer came to her…. An answer so terrifying, so heartbreaking, and so moving, that it inspired her to create, create beyond her heart’s desire.

A tear fell from her heart, and it traveled down deep through the void.

It splashed. And that splash, created the first ripples of time.

Time spread out and curled, it folded, unfolded, and refolded in more directions than was imaginable.

Together with the hands of the beautiful maiden, these threads were woven, woven delicately into an intricate design, a design that far surpassed the understanding of anyone. Including herself.

For the first time, she gave birth, birth to not just anything, but her first child.

That child’s, name was “Feywilde”

What came of this child? And who was this maiden exactly?

What does this even have to do with you? Hehe. My child. That’s going to take some convincing.

You see, Unlike many other goddesses, I actually take convincing to do things that I don’t like.

Telling this story, as beautiful as it is, is difficult for me. It will take some time to unravel my heart.

But, if your willing, and if you love me enough, then maybe we can embark on this journey together?

As these words hit your eyes, they might glance off your mind, and then my image will fade from your existence.

But just know, even if I do fade, I’m the air you breathe, as well as the soil beneath your feet!

That gentle little breeze, the one that smells of roses oh so sweet~!

Even the cute girl or boy you feel so deep!

Yes, yes that’s me too~!

For those who are eager to hear the rest of my story, come search for me.

I’ll be in a place waiting, watching from close by.

And when you find me, I’ll tell you the rest.

For I serve… The Faerie Queen.

Runa

Runa

Another collaboration between Antigone and myself. ^^ She did the original sketch, and I did everything else. This collab is a commission that is going to be turned into a double wide deck box.. but this one will be different. it’s actually going to be a clear partially see-through deck box, made from plastic. Our commissioner paid us a little extra so that we could make this happen for him. =o Honestly~ I think I might make one for myself! I really like this image.

I decided to name her Runa~ I’ve decided that she is Dark magician Girl’s daughter. XP I kinda took her name from DMG’s Since DMG’s name is Mana, Runa seemed like an appropriate name. Isn’t she cute? She got all of the cute sqishy sexyiness that her mother had.~ <3 XP

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice

Dark Magician Girl 1.5

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What started off as a commission for me to edit my first ever piece of Dark Magician fanart, the very first piece that I ever did for Faerie’s Dice,

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Turned into a completely new drawing! I haven’t been this happy and this excited to do artwork as I have doing this piece! I completely got obsessed with it, and really forgot for a moment that for me, this is my job, this is my work.

When I first completed the Original DMG, I was so down on myself. I knew that I didn’t do my best work, and even felt a little embarrassed and self conscience about my work. But now, I feel great, and feel that I made more than just a few improvements to her original design! I’ve learned so much since I first started Faerie’s Dice with Antigone. And I can’t wait to see where I end up after another year~!

There is a nude version, and a clothed version, as you can see. Both will be printed into gamemats and Orica cards, as well as posters, and even prints~!  Oh… And deck sleeves and deck boxes too~!  XP  So much stuff!  I’m just deciding which version of her I want for my brand new game mat! Clothed… Or unclothed? Hmmm… I’m leaning towards… Unclothed~! Hell yes~!

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice

Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind

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Say hello to Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind a new commission of ours. You’ll all be seeing alot more commissions from us very soon as we have just been givin a huge order! Visit our front page if you want to see the list o-O its very long!!

Well its time for me to work on the next one~

-Antigone of Faerie’s Dice

Black Luster Reborn

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Black Luster Reborn

So! recently someone commissioned me to do a revision of my favorite image that I have drawn so far,

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And edit her so that she was completely nude. Needless to say, I was STOKED. This image is by far, one of my top favorites. I love my BLS girl. XP The figure I gave her was so full and “Sensual” so naturally I enjoyed turning her into a fully nude figure. It was actually quite a process. There were so MANY anatomy mistakes, like horrendous ones. I had to pretty much repaint her, and I made sure to add extra details where I could. I re-positioned her pose a bit, and once again, made tons of corrections to her anatomy. I do hope it looks okay, and reads well to you all. I really think that this is an improvement over the original. (Though the original had some flair to it that still makes it comparable to some degree)

Oh yes, and this piece will be in our Faerie’s Dice art book “Year and a Day”. The book will be a collection of 20 of our best pieces of artwork during the beginnings of Faerie’s Dice, as well as personal writings from both antigone and myself, and even an art tutorial that details our creative process.

Enjoy everyone~

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice

Holy Water Healing

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Holy Water Healing

I’m sure many of you might be sick of seeing these two by now, but just in case you aren’t! Here is the final version of both mystic Elf and Aqua spirit together! I was commissioned to do this, so I do hope it turned out well! I tried to take elements from each of their backgrounds, and combine them into one scene. I kinda think it turned out okay. =)

This image will be crafted into one of our Yugioh OriCa cards, however! It will be the first completely original card. It’s going to be a special magic card, with a unique effect!

Hope you all enjoy!

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice

Aqua Spirit & Mystic Elf

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Hey there everyone. Here is some progress on my latest Yu-Gi-Oh Orica Commission. Honestly, I really don’t have much to say about these. I was really excited to do these at first, as these two cards and what they symbolize mean so much to me. But to be honest, lately I have felt just terrible. I’ve been criticized a lot, for just doing what I love doing. I try not to bother anyone or hurt anyone’s feelings with my art, I just do it because I love it. But constantly I get criticized and hated every now and then. It always hurts though when a family member is the one to bring fire. Honestly, it hurt. Badly. I’ve been afraid to do any work or really post anything at all. I love what I do, and I love what I am. I have no doubts about what I am doing, nor any doubts about my moral and spiritual compass. But others do about me. Knowing there is family behind my back, secretly talking about me and that are ashamed and disgusted at who I am, what I am all about, and what I love to do. It makes me uneasy and afraid to do anything. For the past few days, I truly haven’t been living. I’ve just been miserable, frustrated, and afraid. It’s times like these that I need the goddess to help guide me. And even so, It makes me even more afraid to know that I put myself in even more danger just by saying the word “Goddess”. The powerful spirit that I believe in, that I understand, that I learn from, was born from, and that guides me, is so hated…

~Bryan Of Faerie’s Dice

Aqua Spirit and Mystic Elf Lineart

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Hello everyone! Just a small update with my latest Yu-Gi-oh OriCa card commission! I went ahead and did the Line art for both of them! Now that they are nice and clean, I am going to proceed with the base colors, and then the painting process. =)

Also! please excuse any sluggish progress. Currently were preparing for our next Anime convention, UltimaCon!

http://ultimacon.com/

This convention is all the way out in New Orleans! So it’s going to be quite the drive for us. Around 7 Hours! We have been (yet again) scrambling to make sure that we are well prepared with a large inventory of products/prints to sell at our Artist Table. =) Wish us luck! As it will be quite the experience for both of us! The convention btw, is taking place right in the French Quarter. Pretty sweet!

~Bryan Of Faerie’s Dice

Mithra Mirror Time lapse painting Video

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To see the finished product! Go Here

http://faeriesdice.com/2012/04/28/mithra-in-the-mirror/

I actually finished this drawing a week or so ago, I just forgot that I recorded part of myself creating it! ^^; Anyways, sorry also that I didn’t record myself painting the background. Next time I will be sure to show my entire process.

For those of you that don’t know, this is a sped up video of inking and painting a piece of Final Fantasy XI fanart that I did of a Mithra. The whole thing took around 4 hours. So if nothing else! Sit back and enjoy the music! It’s an awesome FFXI remix by the amazing DJ Plaeskool. The song is called “The Empress’s Secret”. It’s a remix of the song that plays in the main city in the Treasures of Aht Urgan Expansion pack.
Enjoy everyone!

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice

Mithra in the Mirror

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Mithra in the Mirror

Hello everyone! Here is a piece of FFXI Fanart that I have been working very hard on for the past few weeks. Honestly, I’ve been pretty down lately due to my Job taking over my life. It has left me no room to really go full force in what I truly love, Art. Well, the past few days I have gotten some freetime, and I’ve decided to use every ounce of it to show off to the world What I truly am. I’m an artist. That is who I am, and Who I have chosen to be! What started off as a simple piece of fanart, I feel I have really gone all out with, definitely more than usual! Everything I painted by hand in Corel Painter 11. No premade Texture brushes, all pure observation and skill. =P

FFXI is a game that means a lot to me. It’s a game that really got me through some rough times in life, and helped me grow as a person. I truly feel like that game and I have grown up a lot together. =) The picture is of a Mithra getting ready for her dunes EXP Party. As she gets ready, she decides to check herself out and make sure she is lookin her best! I think her Moogle approves! Btw, she is wearing a Kenpogi. All you FFXI fans should recognize it!

Thanks so much for your continued support to Faerie’s Dice! We will continue working hard to bring you the content that you love.

~Bryan of Faerie’s Dice