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Arttrober 2024 (Part 3 of 4)

A drawing of the character Red Sonja, protagonist of various comics and other media. The character, a woman with green eyes and fierce red hair extending down past her shoulders, is glaring defiantly at the viewer, her sword hoisted over one shoulder. She's wearing what amounts to a scale-mail bikini under a tattered, fur-trimmed cloak. She's also wearing leather gloves and a leather belt.

It's October, and that means that once again I'm following the prompts for Arttrober, a daily drawing challenge that requires artists to draw specific characters from anime, comics and games over the course of the month. This post will collect the third eight days of the challenge, starting from October 17th.

The first eight days of this drawing challenge are to found here.

A drawing of a young woman possessing the titular Witchblade from the comic of that name. The character, a woman with green eyes and blonde hair, is currently wearing the Witchblade armour; her body is turned away, but she's looking back over her shoulder at the viewer. The Witchblade armour looks like a partial suit of jagged metal bands clinging to the wearer's body, with spines coming out of her back; the right gauntlet has a red gem embedded in it.
17 Danielle Baptiste (Witchblade)

Witchblade is a comic series running through the nineties with a more recent revival, albeit I think short-lived. It was one of those series starring a sexy woman who didn't wear much while smiting her enemies—specifically, she was bonded with the Witchblade armour, which would emerge to cling to (some of) her body and give her various powers. This is about as much as I was able to gather from my research, anyway. There have been a few hosts for the Witchblade, and few different armour designs; I split the difference, choosing a host, a version of the armour and a pose that wouldn't make this post unsuitable for perusal at work.

Not that you should be reading this blog at work. At least wait for your break.

A drawing of the character Lilith from the videogame Diablo 4. The character, a demoness with multiple large ridged horns sprouting from her head and silvery eyes, is looking pensively down and to the right, her leathery wings twisted around her. She appears to be wearing a black robe with golden-hued metallic ornamentation around her neck, shoulders and waist. a diamond-shaped metallic object is embedded in the centre of her exposed chest.
18 Lilith (Diablo)

I have not played a Diablo game in some time, so I'm not really sure what's going on in the fourth entry, except that Lilith here is the main antagonist. I probably drew her more pensive than is probably fitting to her character (or maybe not—how would I know?). I also didn't expect to be drawing two characters back to back with same kind of 'organic-metallic' look to them, but here we are.

A drawing of the character Itadori Yuji from manga Jujutsu Kaisen as possessed by the sorcerer Sukuna. The character, who has reddish eyes and pink spiked hair, is standing with his fists loosely raised, looking towards the viewer. He's dressed in a white robe tied at the waist with a sash, with a dark teal scarf wrapped around his neck. Because Sukuna is active, Yuji has two additional eyes a little out and below his natural eyes, and is covered by Sukuna's tattoos, predominantly across his face.
19 Sukuna (Jujutsu Kaisen)

For clarity, this is a drawing of the protagonist of Jujutsu Kaisen, Itadori Yuji, as possessed (as I understand it) by the sorcerer Sukuna. It's also, shockingly, not a drawing of a woman—I was starting to wonder if there were any male characters on the Arttrober list at all this year. Anyway, Sukuna/Yuji here is a little bit of a breather from the relative complexity of most of the last few drawings, and we'll soon see if there'll be any other guys to join him before the end of month.

A drawing of the character Cheetara from the cartoon series Thundercats. The character, a female thundercat with cheetah-like spots and upswept ears, has long blonde hair and reddish eyes with slit pupils. She's standing facing the viewer with one hand held up to the back of her neck, and the other settled just above her hip. She's dressed in a brown outfit that exposes her midriff and lacks sleeves, though she does wear brown leather wristguards. A red jewel is present just over her stomach.
20 Cheetara (Thundercats)

Thundercats is a cartoon show (and comic) that I used to watch as a kid. I recall Cheetara as the token female thundercat (though I may be forgetting another character) who runs really fast. This version of Cheetara isn't from that show however, but rather the later (2011?) remake, chosen purely because I consider this version of Cheetara to be a slightly more interesting design.

A drawing of the character Malenia from the videogame Elden Ring. The character, a demigoddess with long red hair extending down behind her, is facing something to the left of the viewer while holding aloft a long, slightly curved sword. She's wearing a bronze-coloured winged helmet that conceals her face and is wearing a pauldron over her right shoulder and a gauntlet over her right hand and forearm. She's also wearing a long red cloak and a brown robe. The flesh of her left arm is visibly scaly, an affliction that extends to other parts of her body concealed beneath her attire.
21 Malenia (Elden Ring)

Elden Ring is a game I've heard a lot of good things, but haven't played. In fact, I've never played a Souls-like game. Regarding the character, she looks like a dangerous opponent with a nasty reach.

That helmet was something of a pain to draw. I could have used more time to get the details right; I had to simplify a little just to get it done in time. The perils of the daily challenge, I suppose.

A drawing of the character Belldandy from the manga and anime Ah! My Goddess. The character, a goddess with indigo blue eyes, long light brown hair tied up with lilac headscarf, is turning her head towards the viewer, her hands behind her back, her wings partly unfurled around her. She's wearing a shoulderless blue robe with a white gown beneath it, adorned with golden jewellery and a single teal brooch. She has pale blue markings on her face: a diamond on her brow, and triangles just below and either side of her eyes.
22 Belldandy (Ah! My Goddess)

Ah! My Goddess (or Oh My Goddess, sometimes), is a manga and anime I have a modest familiarity with. Belldandy (analogous with the Norn Verthandi from Norse mythology, slightly manged by Japanese phoenetics filtered into English) is a character I think is quite interesting to draw without being overwhelming for a single day challenge, so I'm not unhappy that she came up on the list.

A drawing of the character Red Sonja, protagonist of various comics and other media. The character, a woman with green eyes and fierce red hair extending down past her shoulders, is glaring defiantly at the viewer, her sword hoisted over one shoulder. She's wearing what amounts to a scale-mail bikini under a tattered, fur-trimmed cloak. She's also wearing leather gloves and a leather belt.
23 Sonja (Red Sonja)

Sword-wielding warrior women seem to a sub-theme within this year's list: we've had Psylocke, Malenia and now Red Sonja. This has forced me to find multiple good swordswomen pose reference photos. Is Red Sonja the basis for all other scantily-clad warrior women in comics, or is there someone older? Regardless, I have to admit I quite enjoyed drawing this one.

In Dungeons and Dragons (5th edition, specifically), what Sonja's wearing is considered to be medium armour, thus requiring special training to wear, and gives the wearer disadvantage on stealth checks. Just saying.

A drawing of the character Aigis from the videogame Persona 3. The character, who looks like a young woman with aquamarine eyes and blonde hair down to her neck, is standing with her arms crossed as she looks pensively up at something out of sight. She's wearing school uniform consisting of a black blazer and skirt over a white shirt, tied with a red bow under the collar. She's wearing white gloves and is holding a leather satchel in one hand. She has what looks like headphones on with a golden hairband.
24 Aigis (Persona)

Another high schooler to draw—a change from the more fantasy-based character designs of the last week. Except, of course, that Aigis here is no ordinary high-schooler. As to why she's so extraordinary...

Well, I basically know, but since Persona 3 is still on my to-play list (specifically Persona 3: Reload, the remake), I'm avoiding spoilers in my research, so I can't quite confirm beyond the obvious.

Arttrober continues with the next post in the series.

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