I started posting my #abcdMXTX drawings in a thread without realising that threads are probably the less advantageous way to post a long series of drawings. The bulk of them are pretty much hidden and only accessible to people who actively open the thread step by step. Lesson learned 🥲

Digital drawing. Jiang Cheng, from the novel Mo Dao Zu Shi, holds his baby nephew Jin Ling close to his chest, while glaring at the camera.

#abcdMXTX Day 21: Uncle.

I arrived to this prompt shortly before I became an uncle myself, so it holds a special place in my heart. You can say whatever about Jiang Cheng, but he's the best uncle.

#mdzs #modaozushi #jiangcheng #jinling #uncle #fanart

Digital drawing. Tianlang-jun, from the novel Scum Villain Self-Saving System, reads a thin book titled "Regret of Chunshan". Two of his fingers and half his face are decayed, with the muscles and bones exposed, but he doesn't seem to mind.

#abcdMXTX Day 20: Tianlang-jun.

When not even your decaying body can prevent you from reading RPF of your own son (?)

Tianlang-Jun is so absurd, I adore him.

#svsss #scumvillain #tianlangjun #fanart

Digital drawing. Shen Qingqiu, from the novel Scum Villain Self-Saving System, stares at the camera with certain hostility, hiding half his face behind a paper fan painted with silhouettes of bamboo plants.

#abcdMXTX Day 19: Shen Qingqiu.

For some reason, I got stuck in this drawing/prompt for months on end. In order to finally get it done, I had to repeat "better done than perfect" like a mantra, and remind myself that I can try again later. SQQ is worth it!

#svsss #scumvillain #shenqingqiu #fanart

Digital drawing. Ruoye, a spiritual white silk band, coils all around its owner Xie Lian, who gives his back to the camera. He's wearing white pants, a bamboo hat and no shirt, and has the right arm folded, so the back of his hand presses his spine. Both characters belong to the novel Heaven Official's Blessing.

#abcdMXTX Day 18: Ruoye.

From all spiritual devices, Ruoye is the one that feels the most like an extension of its owner. In a way, it's Xie Lian main and last line of defence.

#tgcf #tianguancifu #xielian #ruoye #fanart

Digital drawing. Left profile of Quan Yizhen, from the novel Heaven Official's Blessing. He looks towards some point slightly above with a serious expression, his thick and curly hair cascading from his high ponytail. There's a sun drawn in the background.

#abcdMXTX Day 17: Quan Yizhen.

He's more hair than person, my lion boy 🦁

#tgcf #tianguancifu #quanyizhen #qiying #fanart

Digital drawing. Pei Ming, from the novel Heaven Official's Blessing, holds a golden hairpin decorated with a dragon with one hand and leans his head on the other, looking irritated and troubled.

#abcdMXTX Day 16: Pei Ming.

I made this drawing in reference to the fanfic "No Paths Are Bound" by @cataclysmicevie.bsky.social. The hairpin Pei Ming holds here was originally a present he gave to Shi Wudu in that story.

#tgcf #tianguancifu #npab #peiming #fanart

Digital drawing. Ouyang Zizhen, from the novel Mo Dao Zu Shi, looks at the ghost of A-Qing through a broken plank in a wall. She's bleeding from her eyes, mouth, ears and nose, and has an expression of fear.

#abcdMXTX Day 15: Ouyang Zizhen.

"As disciples of cultivation, your number one goal is to become braver!"

Following Wei Wuxian's advice, Ouyang Zizhen realised that ghosts like A-Qing are humans with stories, and that they can be cute!

#mdzs #modaozushi #aqing #ouyangzizhen #yicity #fanart

Digital drawing. Left profile of Nie Huaisang, from the novel Mo Dao Zu Shi, where he's looking towards the distance with a neutral expression. A huge paper fan is open behind him, serving as a background.

#abcdMXTX Day 14: Nie Huaisang.

The man, the legend. To me, he's one of the most intriguing characters MXTX has ever written.

#mdzs #modaozushi #niehuaisang #fanart

Digital drawing. Mu Qing, from the novel Tian Guan Ci Fu, holds a zhanmadao longer than him in a battle stance.

#abcdMXTX Day 13: Mu Qing.

One good day, I learned that Mu Qing uses a zhanmadao (horse-slicing curved sword) and never looked back.

#tgcf #tianguancifu #heavenofficialsblessing #muqing #fanart

Digital drawing. Lan Zhan, from the novel Mo Dao Zu Shi, lies on the ground with his bare back covered in whip wounds. His long hair spills across the floor, mixing with his blood.

#abcdMXTX Day 12: Lan Zhan.

A friend gave me the idea of drawing Lan Zhan right after his punishment, and I ended up going a bit experimental and trying many new brushes.

#mdzs #modaozushi #lanzhan #lanwangji #fanart

Digital drawing. A bush covered in pale golden peonies sways with the breeze in front of an ancient Chinese palace.

#abcdMXTX Day 11: Koi Tower.

I am aware of the fact that the place is more widely known as "Golden Carp Tower," but listen, when you're making an alphabet-based prompt list, some letters are difficult to fill!

#mdzs #modaozushi #fanart #peony #flowers

Digital drawing. Jiang Yanli, from the novel Mo Dao Zu Shi, stands in the midst of a cherry blossom forest, holding a bowl of soup with both hands.

#abcdMXTX Day 10: Jiang Yanli.

Yes, you're going into the lotus root and pork rib soup.

#mdzs #modaozushi #fanart #jiangyanli

Digital illustration. A jar of rice wine, a red pouch, a piece of paper cut in the shape of a human, a small pot of rouge, a bamboo flute with a jade tassel, a lotus bloom and lotus seeds rest together on a table. There are two talismans stuck to the wall behind.

#abcdMXTX Day 9: Items.

"What's on my sleeve?" post-timeskip Wei Ying edition.

#mdzs #modaozushi #fanart #weiying #weiwuxian

Digital drawing. Hua Cheng, from the novel Heaven Official's Blessing, sits with the cheek leaning against a hand, looking wistfully to some point ahead. There's a big tree with red leaves behind him.

#abcdMXTX Day 8: Hua Cheng.

He's thinking about gege.

#huacheng #sanlang #tgcf #fanart

Digital drawing. A silver mask with teal ribbons leans against a black sword.

#abcdMXTX Day 7: Guoshi.

Guoshi Fang Xin's mask and sword. I almost always stick to the default brushes, but for this one, I decided to experiment with textures, and here's the result.

#tgcf #fanart #guoshi #fangxin

Digital drawing. Feng Xin, from the novel Heaven Official's Blessing, pulls an arrow, ready to shoot it with a big, black bow.

#abcdMXTX Day 6: Feng Xin.

My little angry hyacinth~

I based his clothes on the donghua design.

#tgcf #fanart

Digital illustration. The scimitar E-Ming stands on top of the outline of its owner's face, which doesn't have any visible features. Its eye is positioned where Hua Cheng's right eye should be.

#abcdMXTX Day 5: E-Ming.

I recreated this image in my fic "Let me see you (how I want to be seen)", which is a little under 10k words of Hualian fluff, love for E-Ming and Ruoye, and a lot of Xie Lian dancing.

Read: archiveofourown.org/works/45826075

#tgcf #huacheng

Digital illustration. Wen Ning, from the novel Mo Dao Zu Shi, grabs his head in despair. He has shackles in both wrists, with chains that go upwards, towards the ceiling.

#abcdMXTX Day 4: Death.

I chose Wen Ning for this prompt because his destiny and afterlife are a good illustration of how, in the MXTX novels, death is more often than not a luxury that few characters can afford.

#mdzs #wenning #ghostgeneral

Digital drawing. Luo Binghe, from the novel Scum Villain Self-Saving System, holds his demonic sword Xin Mo while riding a scaled rhinoceros with a long, reptile-like tail, forked tongue and sharp fangs: it's a black moon rhinoceros python!

#abcdMXTX Day 3: Creature.

Their names might be lacklustre, but out of the three novels, SVSSS has the coolest creatures, and the Black Moon Rhinoceros Python is the best among them!

#svsss #scumvillain

Digital drawing. Ban Yue, from the novel Heaven Official’s Blessing, stands with both hands on top of a cane covered in cobra snakes, looking at the camera with a somewhat melancholic expression.

#abcdMXTX Day 2: Ban Yue.

Ban Yue checks all the boxes of my personal preferences, to the point I couldn't believe she was a character made by someone else. Even our names are homophones!

Based on Starember's design.

#tgcf

Digital drawing. A-Yuan (Wen Yuan), portrayed as a child, smiles shyly.

#abcdMXTX Day 1: A-Yuan.

Yes, I know, 啊 (A- or Ah-) is a prefix of endearment and not a name or part of a name. I just wanted an alphabet prompt list and thought I could start it by picking a character whose name gets 啊 added to their name a lot in the novels. Hence, little A-Yuan.

#mdzs

List of 30 prompts made out of characters and themes from the three novels published so far by Chinese author MXTX. It features chibis of the main characters with animal ears and tails: Xie Lian is a ferret looking down in surprise, Hua Cheng is a fox reaching for a flower, Wei Ying is a black bunny lounging with a smile, Lan Zhan is a white bunny playing the guqin, and Shen Qingqiu is a cat frowning at Luo Binghue, who is a dog calling for his shizun.

#abcdMXTX is a list of prompts made out of characters and themes of #tgcf #mdzs and #svsss, that I made two years ago in order to incentivize myself to draw daily. It's designed to last a month, and each day corresponds to a letter of the alphabet.

Thread with all the entries I've made ⬇️