Aximeck

DnD Homebrew Monster: The Data Drainer!

I'm in the process of making a small content collection of sorts to serve as a campaign setting in Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. One of the monsters that exists in this plane of existence known as Cyberspace is the Data Drainer!

 A thirst for knowledge is taken to its literal extremes in the presence of this entity. Formed out of the corruption of data collectives, it seeks to concentrate the information of its surroundings into one location - its own collection.

Sentient...

100 Twitter Followers Milestone Poll!

Thank you to everyone supporting me both on Patreon and on Twitter! As a little celebration, I'm planning to draw one of my characters all pretty/fancy/cute as a milestone for y'all's support!

Feel free to vote on Twitter!

So, President Rose from the New Pokemon Game Is...

...Very handsome. 

I think Rose looks very dapper in his suit.

A Birthday Sketch of Matthew Mercer

While I can't guarantee that he'd see the sketch on Twitter, I'm still proud of how it turned out and I'm considering experimenting further with that kind of style in the future!

Pride Month: Rory!

Rory Scott MacLachlan is an ace lad (in both senses of the phrase) from Scotland!

Outspoken, a bit hot-tempered, rooted firmly in his ways and very loyal, Rory is the kind of person whom you need to warm up to at first in order to get past all the prickly layers on the outside. Even so, he can grow into a great friend and often shows his care for others through actions rather than words.

He mostly lives indoors, enjoying cussing up a storm at whatever video game he can get his han...

Meet Murdock!

So a quick break for the pride posts, this is Murdock! I modeled him off of the Gaelic folklore surrounding selkie: people who can shapeshift into seals and sometimes syncretized with merfolk. Originally they were fully human who would put on seal skins in order to turn into seals, but the idea of seal-human hybrids seemed like a fun concept!

A gentle but mischievous soul, the young seal-man enjoys observing humans and playing harmless pranks on those in the harbours. He hopes one day t...

Pride Month: Gig!

Short for "Gregory Irving Grant", Gig is a "pan"-tastic gent from the land down under!

In the setting he's from, Australia became the host to many sorts of genetic experiments - one of those experiments being the engineering of real-life dragons. The public were able to adapt thanks to enhanced security measures, and even certain dragon ranches opened up the sport of "dragon wrestling"! Gig is known to frequent the ring as well as catch some waves at the beach on occasion, and after a s...

Pride Month: Tara!

Next we have the pink punk lesbian herself - Tara!

Awkward in crowds and many social situations, Tara can come off as rude or asocial. However this is only partly true; when around her close friends, she is quite sociable and has a snarky attitude and manages to make any story she tells the funniest thing in the world! Despite having issues committing to tasks, she is quite effective at getting work done when she puts her mind to it (and occasionally getting a push from one of her frien...

Pride Month: Lucas!

So for those who haven't seen my updates on Twitter, I'll be doing some Pride-themed recolors of my different characters and posting little blurbs about them!

First up is my sort-of-mascot Lucas, who is demisexual and bi-romantic! Soft-spoken and anxious, his difficulty in speaking up for himself is contrasted by the sheer warmth of his heart. Determined to aid others even to the point of his own expense, Lucas is loyal and passionate about that he firmly believes in.

His psychic ...

Lilatina Redraw!

I finally finished the redo of my co-player's character with her new gear as she appears later in the campaign. She definitely has a more stoic presence than her original design. It was also interesting to experiment with both fire effects and the sheen of armor with my shading style.

Work-In-Progress: Lilatina Redraw!

So I'm working on a redesign of Lilatina now that the DnD campaign has progressed a bit further, she's gotten a bit stronger, and she has cooler gear now.

Hopefully I'll be able to show off the colours and compare it to the original soon!

Drawing Friends' OCs in My Style!

This was a fun little exercise to help with drawing diverse characters and it was so helpful in learning new ways to draw proportions for faces and such!

I definitely would want to do this again sometime in the future.

DnD Tarot Commission: Two of Pentacles!

Just finished a fun tarot commission for a friend with his halfling warlock Cardam and his moon archfey patron!

Meet Bren!

I wanted to practice more designs involving fantasy shortfolk, so allow me to introduce you to Bren the Goblin Tinkerer.

I'm thinking he'll probably meet Ollaruk someday as someone who works at a forge for weapons and tinkers with his own inventions and firearms. He's grumpy at first but warms up to people once they get to know him, and generally is only grumpy when things are unfair for himself or those around him - having a strong sense of justice.

Who knows? Depending on how th...

Social Stealth Shenanigans in DnD!

One of my players in my homebrew campaign commissioned me to draw their rogue Roxanna trying to sneak around social interaction, with some amusing visuals!

New Type of Commission Available!

Want to have your original character designed for a digital tarot card that suits their personality? You can now commission me to do so!

When contacting me for a commission, send me any references you have for the character, the card that you'd like to see them on (Major or Minor Arcana), and any details that you'd like me to include related to the character that show up on the card.

I look forward to working with you!

Finished Flat Colour Commission!

Got to work on someone's charming half-elf rogue Glen Cairn and had a fun time redesigning some of his finer features like his hair and ears!

Daav the Minotaur Bartender Commission!

A two-part commission I finished recently! I haven't done much in the way of minotaur designs before, so I'm really happy with how this turned out!

Happy Belated 4/13!

Years ago I started reading a little webcomic called Homestuck and I never thought it'd reach the infamy it has today. While I still wait for the ending of this mammoth story, I still cherish the things I was able to take from following these characters I like, and went to making my own sort of Homestuck character.

For those of you who are curious, he is a Sylph of Life with the internet-handle "aestheticAbiogenesis".

Tarot Card Work In Progress!

I finally am getting started on another piece in the Lux Fortis tarot series, and I think it's turning out really well! I'll say more about the character when it's finished, but for now you can know that this spunky gnome has a hairline-trigger temper with a mind for innovation.

Works in Progress Update!

Hello! Given that I've reached the end of a semester I have a bit of time to actually do more personal art regarding DnD designs and character concepts! 

I will likely give a full description of these pieces when they are in more finished states/collections, but for now I hope you enjoy seeing the process!

Finished Warforged Commission!

Awhile ago I had finished a commission for a client and agreed to keep the commission private for a little while.

But now I can share it here on Patreon and I have to say that I am quite happy with how the colours turned out on this one!

I definitely would like to work on robotic/mechanical characters more in the future.

Beef Cake Shirt Designs Are Now Available!

I've created a fun design for all your "beefcake" needs, and Ollaruk was gracious enough to model for the design!🥩🍰

Check out my design on Redbubble:

https://www.redbubble.com/people/aximeck/works/37903791-beef-cake-graphic?asc=u&p=classic-tee

Meet Malira and Path!

Goddess of Life, mercy and growth and God of Death, judgment, and mourning - two sides of the same coin joined in loving partnership. Malira and Path represent the beginning and ends of experience for mortals on the Prime Material Plane. While most favour Malira for her boundless compassion and gentleness for all souls that wander the earth, none dare question the judgments set forth by her other half.

In the beginning, when the Prime Creator drew from themself and created all of the Pr...

Monster Persona Design Reference Sheet

I decided to design a new sort of persona for myself, as I feel like it might be time to change things up a bit!

His name is Mikael and he's based after the Ghillie Dhu in Scottish Folklore!

Originally "Ghillie Dhu" means "Dark-haired lad", but he's still a green-skinned man who tries to be helpful to people, so I think it works.

Another Finished Commission!

I had fun with this guy! My client commissioned me to draw his lizardman rogue Zenzi, and I gotta say that he fits in well in the shadows.

Coloured Design Sketches!

How about we kick off March with a familiar face and a new one? As part of celebrating all of my followers on Twitter, I decided to design a cute lumberjack outfit for Ollaruk! And over the past couple of days, I've come up with a new character named Alexander!

I'm not sure exactly where I'll be using him in a story, but I've concluded that he's likely from some sort of noble family and has fey...

Commission of Vorjin the Gnome Cleric!

Recent commission I just finished for a friend of mine! He wanted to try and reimagine the usual conception of gnomes in DnD and we ended up designing small people who grow crystals out of their bodies! 

Lux Fortis Tarot: The Magician

The arcane reveals much to those who work to attain enlightenment. Vouna Naeris is a tiefling wizard with a shrouded past, her brilliance only matched by her eccentricity. In her travels she has come to learn of her connections to a powerful mage named Haldris, and now she searches for the traces of her mentors work that still circulate the realms. While certain dives into dark sources of knowledge have left her mind slightly unhinged, her dedication to the pursuit of knowledge and her magica...

Lux Fortis Tarot: The Emperor

Next in line in our journey is none other than Lilatina Barringster. Born as one of the many sires to the head of the noble family Behemoth branch, Lilatina was raised from a young age to become the strongest. Throughout her life, she worked to claim fame and influence in the name of her family in strange new lands, and continues to pioneer the founding of the Barringster name on the continent of Lenar. Though she may be harsh, she fights fiercely for those she deems worth protecting, and alw...