Valkyrie of Castora

I felt pretty good about the new fashion i styled on my main specifically for the new @guildwars2 expansion, so I decided to pick up the (apple) pencil and paint away. I went for a slightly different approach, placing very thin lines first and then just painting within the flat color selections. Knowing that edge control is a solved issue gave me a lot of freedom to paint away and even leave a lot of brush strokes visible. All-in-all I’ll definitely keep playing with this approach as it feels very “me” if that makes sense, which I felt like some of my work has been lacking for a lil’ while.
As for the expac, I had my hopes up and I wasn’t let down. The maps feel properly polished, story actually has me intrigued (the inquest bros are funky), new elite spec is solid and lends itself well to build-craft and synergies. The events are never-ending and dense; to the point where it’s very easy to find yourself in a whirlpool of things to do, to the point that you eventually have to force yourself to leave.
Hats off to Anet, from a day1 player!
P.S. I decided to drop the fairy wings for this painting, to give everything a slightly more coherent/grounded feel. The staff is already magical enough :Pe