Tesa Redguard - Blog Posts

In other words: Dram would rather talk about himself than Nahfahlaar (or almost anyone else in the world)

The plans have changed, but only a little

Here's his new introduction, including Prisoner himself (aka the man who saved Cyrus from the only death he couldn't escape)

I was going to show you this slight Joto redesign after I had done more work on the image, but it took so long that I decided to post it already rather than lose it forever in my drafts

I'll never justify Dram for what he did to this actual poor little meow meow 💔

Hope I'm not annoying you with all the asks but what's your favorite thing to draw for Dram? I've been trying to get his colors to work well in my style and I've loved having the struggle! -Mellowscrolls

Don't worry, it's impossible to annoy me by talking about him :D or anything tes-related, really

Since picking colors is always a hard battle for me (and I have great respect for anyone who can enjoy this process) I think I really like his shapes (as seen here ↓)

Especially his big big eyes on the in-game model

Here's an example of how I tried to transfer them and his upturned (CUTE) ears to my style

Of course I understand the appeal of characters who never show up without their masks, but, hey, sometimes I need to see him eat some nice sweet roll or get kissed on the cheek :^) and, besides, it was a concept for this doll! The head is 3D-printed

may i join you in dram land

WAHAHAHA WELCOME WELCOME. Have our national meme

DRAM. IS SO CUTE I JUST PLAYED REDGUARD FOR THE FIRST TIME AND OMG

Yesss (I think he sometimes uses his weapons as little mirrors)

I don't think anyone told him while Richton was still alive...

See what a smuggler has to say:

Also remember how many imperial soldiers weren't properly buried (like those poor guys in local dwemer ruins) → got caught in N'Gasta's soul snare as well. Oh no I don't think anyone in the capital would approve of that. Richton is such a scumbag when you think about it...

Ah yes, work with the necromancer whose sugar daddy is Mannimarco. Did/would Zurin approve? Who knows, that’s if anyone even told him. Depends on when his beef with Mannimarco started I guess

Poor Attrebus 😔

A chase down that resulted in an almost romantic trip out in a stolen boat.

Happy Valentine’s Day 👋

Featuring @ijiwaruuma ‘s OC Rene and the oh so terrifying Dram

What are some of your pastimes? Do you have any hobbies you still practice common from Morrowind?

While Dram is looking for secret passages, I'm looking for a better way to draw... Don't mind the constant changes in his outfit and my brushes

Just have one more "classic" post before I finish with my little rebranding

And then this scene happens

We'll discuss my brief disappearance later, for now have this holiday-themed mini comic for the sake of mood

Ordered for a special reconnaissance mission from Tiber Septim himself; Dram tries to adjust to Morrowind's blistering summer heat, as well as its fashion as he blends in with the locals! >:3

So I have no idea why, but for some reason I suddenly had no idea how to shade, or color?? XDD so it looks pretty awful to me, I feel like its just as bad as that Teldryn Sero picture I made earlier this year!

Still, I worked hard on it and I tried a few new things, and anything I try that's new, even if I think it looks awful I'm going to post! Progress and all that :p It was fun drawing Dram!

Is there a fanfiction of your Dunmer oc that I can read? Or is it just the comic entries that are spaced apart on your page?

Cryinggggggg and kicking my legs in the air

It's such a flattering question, honestly :"" I am very happy that my art has caught your attention in this way!!!

Now I'll try to pull myself together and give you the proper answer:

... So, I'm very insecure with writing for some reason (never know where to finish) and because of that the entire story of this OC is just some ideas in my head I usually share in DMs with anyone who's interested. If you want, I'll gladly tell everything you wish to know in this way. Or I'll just start posting about her on this blog if I stop being so socially scared... Or do some big epic illustrations for these texts (both of which is kind of unlikely 😭)

But for now, have some very rough sketches and facts for the mood:

She had an Argonian bestie when she was a kid at Chorrol but sadly that girl's dad was VERY traumatised by decades spent as a House Dres slave. And Colo-Nordic society she was surrounded with wasn't much kinder to her race.

Fortunately, one day she stumbled upon another Dunmer who didn't deserve all that hatred. He was a friend of that amazing Emperor who had saved her city from the invaders when she was ten years old, so he couldn't be bad like those violent Dunmer who ruined their race's reputation!

(also that dumbass made herself an ordinator scarf for the first date thinking it will make Dram nostalgic. It made him remember how those ordinators killed and almost tortured him 😭 (yeah, exactly in that order))

Some more random sketches

And bonus one with current Morag Tong grandmaster doing Dram's hair before sending him to execute his last(?) writ

I LOVE YOUR ARTSTYLE OMG...............................????!??!

THANK YOUU! This ask made me so happy that I couldn't answer it until I found something to offer in return

So

Here are some creatures I'd never show if it weren't for the motivation these words gave me

Including this very friendly shadowscale (he's smiling)

Plus this no less friendly apprentice and master necromancer duo.

I hope to tell you a bit more about this dunmer/breton guy on the left someday

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard release day \quq/ and so, we did a lil collab with @cerviero <3 I missed drawing that dragon

Today is The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard release day!

⠀⠀The game came with a Pocket Guide to the Empire that confirmed the most iconic elements of TES lore, as well as the only official comic book, the cover of which I decided to redraw with the first full-fledged dunmer of the series (sorry, dark elves from the previous games, you didn't have cool pet bugs and ash masks).

Special thanks to @mway1 for the flag

Greetings, I received your message in my email, but unfortunately I'm not sure why I can't see it (I don't fully understand how Tumbler works), here's a comparison of the Dram (left) and Cyrus (right)

They are almost the same height, but Cyrus is taller by just a few centimetres

I hope this has been useful, if there is anything else I may provide, let me know!

HOLY-

PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT thank you very much, it IS very useful and also VERY NICE of you to do! There's even such an informative side view 🙏 I got so excited it low-key cured my headache, honestly. So thank you again!

(For people who don't know the context:

Since Cyrus has a confirmed canonical height of 185cm I tried to figure out Dram's by placing them near each other in game. It didn't go well.

But maxandkon made it the better way!)

~183,5cm that is, people!

When the news of Empire's defeat on Stros M'Kai reach the Imperial City he doesn't want to be there

Drawing some bullshit

Dram by himself

He was fun to draw. and Josh because why not?

Just fucking around with an armour concept.

Dram and his simulacrum by Gray Hamster! (Instagram, VK)

Actually, there's two of them, because I found someone who's as crazy about him as I am 💚 life is good

Pictured: Tom Jones, as seen in The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard. Although Tom Jones cannot be encountered under normal gameplay conditions, his model is in the game files. Its creation was inspired by Bethesda listening to a Tom Jones CD to stay awake while making the game.

@ijiwaruuma I just..uh I.. well hm

Finally, a follow-up

The frames don't fit the text, because she was actually singing this nursery rhyme (volume warning, the sound starts abruptly). It just fits her original voice acting so well.

@ijiwaruuma "Well, I have had two hundred years' more practice!" 

Got inspired by @ancientsongs 's recent art to do some TESA: Redguard stuff/sketches again, so did my favourite apprentice/master duo I tried colouring it but hated it so basic greyscale sketch for all ALSO I still can't decide on a staff design for Zurin so I just went with staff of magnus for ✨symbolism✨ and called it a night

Unfinished Friday LET'S GOOO

Thanks for the tag, @falmerbrook!! Go check her post out as well btw, it's very cool

★ ★ ★

Boy do I have something to show this time...

Let's start with the askblog answer I'm currently aiming to finish:

And here's some spoilers of drawings for the second answer which may or may not see the light of day: (that's graphic tablet drawings btw!!)

Same thing, farther down this line:

Bonuses!

My unfinished polaroid

And whatever this is

Bye 👋

Oh no no wait

Gotta tag my dear friends @rzpotato-blog, @unknownhomosapien and @smkndfbb

Sorry if you already participated, I'm too busy to check Tumblr this days... But you can use this post as an excuse to show more of your wips :D

If you want to, that is. Anyways, have a good day!

Chibi Dram for everyone who missed us

And again, the original text was a little better. Sorry!

Yep, I've only just noticed that dark pixels on his model's forehead look like some kind of scar...

Help me, tumblr! Gotta figure out how he'll look in my future fan art

Yay! I have been accepted into that TES Ask Blog! Headcanons for everyone!

(So sorry for wacky text formatting, I scrupulously adjusted the speechbubbles for it in another language and doing it again is too much work for my lazy ass)