illustration Archives - RChrystal https://rchrystal.com/tag/illustration/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:44:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 211711421 Snowed in https://rchrystal.com/snowed-in/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:44:03 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=1887 Hibernation isn’t quite over yet.

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]]> 1887 Special Delivery https://rchrystal.com/special-delivery/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:19:43 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=1726 Otherwise known as “Return of the COVID Care Package,” of which I was the recipient. Boxed mac and cheese, goldfish, and tissues make me feel loved.

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]]> 1726 Feeling fallish https://rchrystal.com/feeling-fallish/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 02:07:04 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=1583 Some of the latest art cards I’ve tossed through the USPS.

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]]> 1583 Home is Where Your Monk Is https://rchrystal.com/home-is-where-your-monk-is/ Sun, 13 Aug 2023 21:17:17 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=1563 The nights and mornings have turned cooler, and I’ve been having thoughts of fall. I dragged Beau and Yasha (from Critical Role’s Mighty Nein campaign) into chunky sweaters for some cozy, homey vibes. No spoilers here; I don’t know if Exandria has invented chunky sweaters.

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]]> 1563 Monsters by mail https://rchrystal.com/monsters-by-mail/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:54:07 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=1534 The players in the D&D game I’m running encountered a fire snake yesterday, so here’s one of those. I’m imagining illustrating a series of fantasy creatures as part of my Postal Art summer project. I’m not sure who will get this one yet.

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]]> 1534 Mermay https://rchrystal.com/mermay/ Mon, 29 May 2023 23:07:26 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=1510 Here we are on the third to last day of May, and I’ve just now done some mermaids. But hey, I did some mermaids! It’s the first time I’ve done “real” art in a while, so the mental hurdle was tough to get over, but I’m pretty happy with these ladies.

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]]> 1510 A little pick-me-up https://rchrystal.com/a-little-pick-me-up/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:14:42 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=1456 Watercolor practice. I always feel a little better when I come across one of these.

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]]> 1456 Side Quest Camping Trip https://rchrystal.com/side-quest-camping-trip/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 02:58:53 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=990 Skyrim again. Taking Lydia on a cross-country side quest camping trip. I get the feeling she’s wondering, “How did I get stuck with the biggest screw-off in the Empire?”

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]]> 990 Third wheel https://rchrystal.com/third-wheel/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:43:37 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=982 From the video game Skyrim, in an imagined scenario where my character invites Mjoll the Lioness to have a drink, and finds that Aerin is included. I’m a little bit embarrassed about how much I’m into this game.

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]]> 982 Jingalopes https://rchrystal.com/jingalopes/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:32:10 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=300 In recent years, I’ve taken to designing my own Christmas cards, usually simple and seasonal without words. This year’s may or may not be a Christmas scene; it might be the jackalope burrow’s chosen sentinel sitting solstice vigil over a candle to guard the hope of light through the longest night. But you can read […]

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