I was in the same boat and felt trapped by my house. Dawntrail just didn't vibe with me at all and I was struggling to find content to even play.
It was painful ripping the bandaid, but it was honestly a relief once the house was gone. I can now come and go as I please and not be beholden to it.
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Redid my exterior a while ago and forgot to post it here. Can't wait to put chicken pets in the coop area eventually.
I have too many unfinished sketches laying around, but these in particular I really like.
I've been back on my monster hunter kick lately and I don't think I ever posted a few of the monster hunter scribbles I have from World over here.
World has one of the best player models for Vaard outside of Wow. I put him in every game I play if it lets me. World fits is face So well.
Harandar is absolutely s t u n n i n g. I almost included it but it's only been a few days since full release and didn't want to spoil it too early, so I mostly stuck to Eversong screenshots that are pretty safe. I have some gorgeous shots from there though. My screenshot folder is growing fast.
Oh that's a good idea! I'll definitely wait a bit if I do though since I have been playing early and don't want to spoil for anyone later who hasn't had the time to reach it.
I think I know which one you mean and I only just got the intro of it, but not started it so far! I was questing with a friend and we were excitedly comparing the dialogue differences between us. (if that's the one, I don't want to type too much for spoiler reasons for people who haven't reached it)
Every time I think wow can't possibly get any prettier, the art team ups it time and time again. Midnight is absolutely GORGEOUS. I can't get enough. Whole sections that looks straight out of concept art but I can run around in it like a normal zone.
Ft. @pridemother.bsky.social 's druid, Almaeth
Happy launch day! Hope everyone has a fantastic time.
Some draenei ladies, Captain Fareeya, Yrel, and a priest alt
Midnight is going to be an interesting one for Vaard. His connection with the light is minimal at most, he's a paladin by mostly name but good at hiding it. He has the training but not the apt, scraping through by the skin of his teeth to a paladin title at the bare minimum despite his best efforts.
I love putting secret sitting spots all over my house.
I have too many unfinished sketches laying around, but these in particular I really like.
I love how much greenery is throughout the house. Can't wait to see it finished! It's looking beautiful and cozy so far.
3 drawing side by side done several years apart to show improvement and art progress
I don't think I ever posted this here, but I like to redraw this particular piece every handfull of years. It's well overdue for an update, but this is the best tracker I've been able to make for how my art's slowly developing and coming into its style as the years go on
Trying to make trees and fences look like they're in the distance beyond the window
The new diorama rooms makes for a wonderful perspective window. Still a work in progress but the effect is so nice.
Thanks! Grummle is the one we're absolutely doing first as soon as a friend group get our charter neighborhood up and running so I should get those very soon! Grummle has some wonderful everyday clutter items.
Oh wow! I absolutely love the translucent layering you did to create a convincing sky effect! This is up there with some of the best compact window dioramas I've seen so far, really, really well done!
Thank you!
I've been working on it! I need to redo it though once more items are out, but this is more or less the first pass of it, still pretty unfinished.
Vaard is now retired from the Stormwind forces, runs a small coffee shop, and has moved out of the city to a farm in Elwynn to raise talbuk. Doesn't mean he can't take more adventurous jobs on the side, but they'll be on his terms. He's moving on and healing and finding a life on Azeroth finally.
New year, new art. I have so much rust to knock off. Trying more of a tarot style that was quite fun. Picked lilies for rebirth since Vaard's come a long way in the last 13 years, and developed and overcome a lot as a person since the crash.
Hopefully it'll be fixed soon! A friend is unable to use Fangs as well so it definitely seems to be a common issue there with that weapon in particular.
The shield problem I'm less hopeful about being fixed. My pauldrons have been crooked for several expansions now after they broke a while ago.
a shield floating an entire foot away from the player model while sheathed.
I'm really enjoying the new mog system but
Oh no
Shield placement got really messed up, huh
One of my hopes with the dynamic car being left in Undermined, is a Plunder Storm styled mode that's just a wacky version of WoW Mario Kart, power ups and all but goblin style. That would be so fun.
The car was difficult to drive in Undermined, but put it on a track and it'll be perfect.
This is beautifully impressive, well done! I've really enjoyed seeing the progress of this!
Somehow I need to figure out how to squish them into my bank when I'm ready to actually play.
It would be nice if dyes got added right to the housing UI like furniture because opening my bags right now is like
What a cool build you have going! I love how reminisce it is of pandaren inns and buildings. It looks like it's been transported straight out of MoP, and I LOVE what you did with the diorama window, oh wow. The amount of room you have in it makes it so believable. Really beautiful job!
This turned out so good! I love how you fabricated your kitchen with the white countertops, and all of the drapes and windows you've added to the walls. I can't wait to see what you do after we hopefully get some good living clutter items to really fill up the surfaces. Your house is wonderful!
Its turning out great so far! I love how you balanced the colors even with the limited tones we have for floors and walls right now. It all fits together beautifully. I especially like the use of the translucent curtain over the hallway and how you framed your inset fireplace! It's looking great!