Illidan Month: Day 31-Statue. This was my first time drawing a statue of someone. I think it turned out really good! I played around a lot with lighting and shading. And this brings us to the end of Illidan Month! This was a fun project!
Illidan Month: Day 30-Northrend. This was totally Arthas's first thought when Illidan showed up in Icecrown 😂! I think that the best part of this drawing is Arthas's expression!
Illidan Month: Day 29: Experiment. Today, I tried something new! I blocked in the base colors with my Ohuhu alcohol markers. I added shadows with my Sakura Koi watercolors. And I added highlights with a Faber Castell colored pencil and a Sakura Gelly Roll pen.
I'm really happy with the result!
Illidan Month: Day 28-Alternate Universe I like imagining stories where Illidan gets to live a more peaceful life. Some of them even include him having kids, like on this drawing. I think this is one of the cutest things I've ever drawn!
Illidan Month: Day 27-Magic. I'm trying to get better at drawing fire and other effects like that. I think it came out pretty good on this drawing! I especially like the rendering on this one! I don't really know what I did differently, but it looks really good!
Illidan Month: Day 26-Battle. Today, I felt like it was time to draw the classic Illidan vs Maiev duel! I'm really happy with this one! I love the way the cloth and metal details turned out! I'm still trying to get better at drawing clothes, so I decided to play around a bit with the wrinkles and seams on Illidan's pants. I think they turned out great!
Illidan Month: Day 25-Death. Okay, he's not quite dead yet! But this is right before he dies. This is based on that cinematic where Illidan has a vision of Tyrande before he dies at the Black Temple. Good thing he comes back to life and has a totally happy ending….😑 Hey! I think this also finishes that series of drawings based on the Illidan book I was doing!
Illidan Month: Day 24-Different art style. Today, I felt like drawing Illidan in a more manga/chibi art style! I really like the way this one turned out! Sometimes, I feel like chibi is the only way I could draw manga well…(Because I don't draw manga very often, so I don't think I'm very good at it.) I really enjoy coming up with alternate art styles. It's a good way to practice different techniques!
Illidan Month: Day 23-Dramatic pose. I just felt like drawing a dramatic pose today! It turned out really good! That's probably the best Warglaive of Azzinoth I've ever drawn!
Illidan Month: Day 22-Young. Today, I drew young Illidan. Why he looks so unamused, is because this is back when he was training to be a druid. And we all know that he just LOVED his druid training....😂
Illidan Month: Day 21-Love. This is my own version of Chen Bo's Illidan and Tyrande art (which is some of my favorite Warcraft art.) I think that this one turned out really pretty! I love how the blue highlights turned out!
Illidan Month: Day 20-Pepe Just Illidan and demon hunter Pepe! I'm not very focused today, so I just did basic lighting and shading. But I'm very happy with how this one turned out!
Illidan Month: Day 18-Song. I tend to tell weird stories when I'm playing Hearthstone. One time, in Mercenaries, Illidan was singing The Sound of Silence for some reason, and his team got annoyed with him. I have made more comics inspired by dorky stuff I said while playing Hearthstone, but they just aren't on Instagram or Tumblr yet.
Illidan Month: Day 17-Hug. I've never drawn a hug from this angle before, but it turned out really well! Anyway, I finished Ashes of Outland yesterday, and I'm still very happy with how it ended! I'm glad that they had Illidan move on with his life after the Legion was defeated (which is how World of Warcraft: Legion SHOULD have ended). And I love how Aranna is a character who genuinely cares about Illidan and wants to be his friend. Basically, Ashes of Outland was awesome, and I wish I hadn't waited so long to do it!
Illidan Month: Day 16-Harbingers. Another drawing inspired by the Harbingers: Illidan cinematic! I think it's pretty obvious that this is one of my biggest art inspirations. I just love the way Laurel D. Austin (the artist who drew the cinematic) draws Illidan! I feel like my version looks much more cartoony than the original. But I'm really happy with how it turned out!
Illidan Month: Day 15-"Dark" Reflection. But a "dark" version of Illidan would be more like a light version... Because he's already dark. I know that I'm a little late to the party, but this is how I think lightforged Illidan would have looked (also with glowing, golden angel wings that I couldn't fit on this drawing...) I love the way their expressions turned out!
Illidan Month: Day 14- So dead... This is a redraw of a drawing I did in 2019. I love the new version! This might be my best redraw ever! I love the way Illidan's flaming eyes turned out!
(The old version is too big for Tumblr, though! I used to make my drawings HUGE!)