Kianga Snowstorm

Charr warrior, legionnaire of Snow Warband
Close-up 3D render of a male charr with brown fur and a red eye patch, staring directly at the viewer. He's bathed in orange light, with streaks of light and shadow cast over his face.

The idea for today’s prompt “mysterious” was stolen, err, inspired by this gorgeous art by Vae: https://twitter.com/asideASea/status/1336491907774476290?s=20

3D Art — February 4, 2021

3D render of a shirtless male charr wearing a red eye patch, arms crossed, looking down at the viewer with a menacing expression, teeth slightly bared. The background is an eerie purple, with multiple katakana characters ゴ (go) surrounding him.

For day two we have the prompt “menacing”, and Tabra suggested I do a certain meme. I didn’t know the reference previously, but I hope I did it correctly. 😹

3D Art — February 2, 2021

3D render of a male charr with brown fur wearing a red tank top and eye patch against an abstract green background. He's looking up at the viewer with an expression that says he's up to no good: big toothy grin, right hand clenched to a fist, left hand slightly open showing his long sharp claws.

Soo, I want to do the 28 Portrait Challenge this month, with the goal of practicing my character expressions. For day one we have “feisty” - an easy start, because I feel that’s often Kianga’s default expression. 😼

3D Art — February 1, 2021

3D render of a shirtless male charr with brown fur and a red eye patch. He's flexing his biceps and looking at you with a confident smile, teeth slightly bared.

A little motivation for your Monday!

3D Art — January 31, 2021

Tiny WarriorPrompt 16: NURTURE
3D render of a tiny charr cub in a basket. He has brown fur, yellow eyes, and short ivory horns, and is covered with a red Blood Legion blanket so only his head is sticking out. He's looking at the viewer curiously with his little tongue sticking out. Blep!

He’ll be fierce and strong one day!

3D Art, Animation — January 20, 2021

Gift art from my friend Kuragari, featuring my charr warrior representing his favorite legion!

By Kuragari — January 18, 2021

Fifth Legion WhiskeyPrompt 15: TRADITION
3D render of a male charr with a red eye patch in full battle armor, visiting a whiskey brewery. He’s leaning against a large wooden barrel with golden letters in New Krytan script, and looking very excited at the camera.

“The charr have a tradition with whiskey that’s almost as old as that with war - the former is much more pleasant though! I recently had the privilege of visiting one of our finest breweries, Fifth Legion Whiskey in Lion’s Arch.” Scene for my patron Warrick, based on the prompt “tradition” and referencing a short story he wrote a while ago. Thank you for both! 🧡

3D Art — January 15, 2021

Portrait sketch commission featuring my charr warrior with a cute smile, drawn by Wild Tapioca!

By Wild Tapioca — January 13, 2021

Art for the New Year 2021, featuring Rengyr’s and Keeya’s charr mesmers and my warrior.

By Rengyr — January 1, 2021

Night FlightPrompt 14: PERSPECTIVE
3D render of a charr warrior in full steel battle armor with red accents, flying with a rocket-propelled glider against the dark blue night sky. A crescent moon is visible in the top right corner behind him.

One of my favorite moments in battle is gliding down from high above - gives you a whole new perspective on the battlefield.

3D Art — December 29, 2020

Digital color drawing of my charr warrior wearing steel armor in red and black. He has his hands on his hips and is looking to the side with a big blep.

A birthday gift from my friend Lacsap, featuring my charr warrior with a fierce blep, drawn by Rhee!

By Rhee — December 27, 2020

An epic birthday surprise from my friend Coffee Kitten, drawn by the amazing Achromant!

By Achromant — December 27, 2020

Wintersday CharrPrompt 13: WINTERSDAY TREE
3D render of a male charr in full battle armor made of red painted steel, with his arms spread to the side and red Christmas lights and charr-themed decorations (chains, little knives, axes, and Blood Legion emblems) draped all over him. He's standing in front of a large Christmas tree with gold decorations and boxes next to him.

For the prompt “Wintersday tree” from Coffee Kitten: Don’t just decorate the tree, become the tree. Kianga and Bruce wish you happy holidays - and thank you for all the support and encouragement this year! 🎄

3D Art — December 23, 2020

A full set of Blood Legion armor for my charr warrior, based on a custom design by Wilderwuff. I don’t have much experience with armor modeling and design yet, and having concept art to work with has been invaluable. Thank you so much, Wuff! This is for the legionnaire rank; there will also be separate outfits for the soldier and centurion ranks. You can also see the concepts for these above.

3D Art — December 11, 2020

An experimental scene - I find it refreshing to try something stylized once in a while. With Kianga this usually means VERY RED. 😼

3D Art — November 24, 2020

A sketch page commission featuring my charr, done by the wonderful Sayna Jaye!

By Sayna Jaye — November 24, 2020

A cute sticker of my charr warror, drawn by my friend Mad Kakerlaken!

By Mad Kakerlaken — November 19, 2020

Warrior BannersPrompt 12: SUPPORT
3D render of a charr warrior in black shorts and a red tank top, wielding a battle axe and a large tower shield with the Blood Legion emblem. He has brown fur, one yellow eye, and a red eye patch, is in a combat pose and looking at the viewer with a challenging grin. Behind him there are four colorful banners with different symbols: a yellow sword on a red background, a yellow shield on a red background, a light pink book on a dark purple background, and a light green bullseye on a dark green background - all banners used by the warrior profession in the MMO Guild Wars 2.

A trained warrior isn’t just a formidable opponent on the battlefield, their banners also inspire allies—and they’re great for parties! 🎉

3D Art — November 15, 2020

3D render of a male charr in black shorts, red tank top, and red eye patch, standing in a snowy landscape on top of what looks like a charr-built hoverboard with multiple thrusters and fierce looking spikes.

Don’t you hate slogging through snow? What if you could just float over it on a murderous machine made of flames and spikes? Like a snowboard, except made for war… the… Snow Warboard? You can download the 3D model for the Snow Warboard as a JAGUAR-tier supporter on my Patreon and Ko-fi!

3D Art — October 31, 2020

Digital colored drawing of a charr warrior with brown fur and a red eye patch. His body has the shape of a large cheese wedge (as if he just ate it), and he's looking very happy about it.

Kianga ate too much cheez and he regrets nothing. Art by Metallic Umbrage!

By Metallic Umbrage — October 24, 2020

3D render of a male charr with brown fur, wearing black shorts, a red tank top, and a red eye patch. He's holding a massive flaming sword in both of his paws, staring at the viewer.

Went to battle and forgot your sword at home? No problem, your friendly elementalist always has your back with a fiery greatsword! Just make sure your shirt is non-flammable. Unless you forgot that too.

3D Art — October 21, 2020

3D render of a male charr with brown fur wearing a red tank top. He's holding a large, rusted device that looks like a radio in his left paw, and scratching his chin with his right, trying to figure out how this thing works.

There’s a formidable arsenal available at the United Legions waystations. Explosive charges, medizookas, even EMPs. One rumor about those says that if you know the right settings, you can actually use them to cook a steak. 🤔

3D Art — October 20, 2020

3D render of a male charr with brown fur in a lotus pose, floating above a giant glowing lotus flower, with a dark blue sea and a starry night sky in the background. He's wearing black shorts, a red tank top, and a red eye patch, and he has a peaceful expression with his eyes closed.

The world is full of opposites: Light and shadow. Friends and enemies. The daily life of a Blood legionnaire and - very rarely - sweet, sweet silence.

3D Art — October 18, 2020

3D render of a male charr with a red eye patch, wearing black pants and a red tank top, and standing in a bar with bar stools and bottles in the background. He's balancing seven small chocolate cakes, each with a candle: one cake in each of his hands, one on his right bicep, one on his left shoulder, one on his head, one on his right foot raised up, one on his thigh, and another one on the end of his tail. Despite the crazy pose, he seems to be having a lot of fun.

A recreation of one of the earliest scenes I’ve ever rendered with Kianga, for his sixth (in-game) birthday. Now he has passed his eighth, which means two additional chocolate cakes to balance. No worries, he’s a big charr and still has room for more.

3D Art — October 13, 2020

3D render of a male charr on a parachute, high up in the air against a blue sky. He's wearing a red eye patck, black shorts, and a red tank top, and is firing a giant weapon from his shoulder that looks like a rocket launcher.

Kianga trying out the Medizooka - I am pretty sure this is not safe, for anyone involved.

3D Art — October 11, 2020

3D render of a male charr with black pants, a red tank top, and a red eye patch. He's standing in a dark alley and holding a giant pack of dynamite sticks that have been taped together. The fuse is lit and he's looking at it with panic, screaming.

Did you ever wake up in a dark alley, with no idea how you got there, holding a bunch of explosives with a lit fuse? Yeah, me neither.

3D Art — October 10, 2020

@kaapora_art asked on Twitter: “Do charr have four earbuds???” https://twitter.com/kaapora_art/status/1314603521640194055 I hope this answers that. 😼

3D Art, Animation — October 10, 2020

3D render of a male charr with brown fur, a red eye patch, and a red tank top. He's holding a bottle with mysteriously glowing blue liquid, obviously not sure if he should drink it.

“Drinking it will probably not have any lasting effects.” Uh, can I get a second opinion on that? (Mmm, Jormag Juice.)

3D Art — October 8, 2020

3D render of a male charr in black shorts and a red tank top. He's standing in front of a blackboard, chalk in one paw. There's a crude drawing and some physics equations on the blackboard, probably related to catapults, but he looks very confused about it all.

It became quite clear early on at the fahrar that Kianga’s strengths were more of the… physical kind.

3D Art — October 5, 2020

You can blame my patron Tabra this time: “You said you liked hoodies without sleeves, but are you ready for sleeves without the hoodie?” Based on this Twitter outfit meme: https://twitter.com/OCOutfits/status/1308458769131724801

3D Art — September 26, 2020

RainPrompt 8: RAIN
Night-time 3D render of a male charr in swim trunks, standing in heavy rain and facing a waterfall with his back to the viewer. His arms are spread like he's enjoying the water, and his form is mostly a dark silhouette against a diffuse blue light coming from the waterfall. The scene is framed by long grass on the left and right, and you can barely make out a rock wall behind the waterfall.

Who said cats don’t like water?

3D Art — September 20, 2020

ConquerPrompt 6: CONQUER
Grayscale 3D render of a shirtless male charr standing with his back to a large crowd, looking proud, with arms raised in triumph. The word "CONQUER" in bold white letters appears over the center of the picture. It's a recreation of a famous picture with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

When my patron Tabra gave me the prompt “conquer” for this month, my first thought was some kind of battle scene, obviously. So I did an image search for inspiration, and the first thing that popped up was a famous poster featuring Arnie in front of a crowd… and I knew what I had to do.

3D Art — September 8, 2020

Ready to slay your pixels! Just a quick experiment with a low-poly style. I’ve always wanted to try this - it’s kinda cute, but also more time-consuming than I expected. Not sure if I want to go further in that direction, but it was a fun little project. :)

3D Art — September 5, 2020

Aaaah! Charrtober, my favorite time of the year, is getting closer! If you’d like to join me this year, I’ll post my own prompts (but not the art yet) in advance on Twitter, every day in September, along with screenshots for inspiration.

3D Art — August 30, 2020

3D render of a male charr with brown fur and a red eye patch on a beach. He's wearing black shorts and a black and red sleeveless "crop top" that just barely covers the upper half of his chest. It is held loosely by a simple iron chain draped around his neck like the strings of a hoodie.

I blame Sayna for this: https://twitter.com/saynajaye/status/1296676247896911872?s=20 A charr-ified version of the outfit with some modifications because who wants to wear long sleeves in these temperatures? 💦

3D Art — August 21, 2020

DefeatPrompt 5: DEFEAT
3D render of a male charr with brown fur, lying unconscious on sandy ground with his tongue hanging out. Cartoony orange stars swirl around his head, and a blue glowing "defeated" symbol hovers above him. His battle axe lies on the ground next to him, still in his limp paw.

“And this, cubs, is what happens when you charge into battle without your armor.” For the prompt “defeat” given by my patron the Coffee Kitten I thought I’d try a more comical style. Don’t worry, there’s a reason why the warband has a necromancer as medic.

3D Art — August 18, 2020

First attempt at a simple 2D portrait of my charr warrior, using my 3D model as a reference

2D Art — August 15, 2020

3D render of a male charr with brown fur and a red eye patch, against a beach background. He's wearing a "shirt" where most of the sides and arms are cut away, so it's basically just a strip of fabric around the waist and another narrow strip going up along the chest and then splitting up to go over the shoulders. It's colored in bright red with white Blood Legion markings.

Just the right thing to wear for your summer vacation in Labyrinthine Cliffs! Blood Legion design, of course.

3D Art — August 12, 2020

HorizonPrompt 4: HORIZONS
3D render of a male charr warrior with brown fur, standing at the edge of a forest with his back to the viewer. It is night time, but the scene is lit by warm light from a campfire somewhere off screen. Two massive tree trunks frame the scene on the left and right, with tall grass and bushes between them. The charr appears to be off-duty, wearing a casual outfit with a bright red Blood Legion tank top and black shorts. He's still holding two large battle axes and staring off into the distance, where you can see the faint outline of the Frost Citadel, almost obscured by mist and a magic blue glow.

Terrible things lurk just beyond the horizon… but Kianga is ready for them. (I hope.) Scene for my patron Loki, based on the prompt “horizons”. I wanted to contrast the Drizzlewood landscape with a view of the Frost Citadel, which sadly does not work in the actual geography of the map. Luckily I can cheat! As always, I like to build my scenes around actual screenshots to make them fit better with the game world (and also because it sometimes saves me a lot of time, cough).

3D Art — August 11, 2020

Night ChillsPrompt 3: NIGHTMARE
Close-up 3D render of a male charr with blue glowing eyes, screaming and holding his paws to his face as if just woken from a nightmare. The whole scene is tinted blue and happening inside a tent at night, with spooky light and magical particles streaming into the tent.

What if your dreams are not your own…? My patron Bao gave me the prompt “nightmare” for this month, and I tried to come up with a spooky scene that could fit the current story. Don’t worry, Kianga is safe and hasn’t turned into an icy monster. Yet.

3D Art — August 10, 2020

3D render of a shirtless male charr with a red eye patch and black shorts, standing on the ruins of a Frost Legion conversion chamber, with discarded whiskey bottles all around him. He's making a taunting pose and showing off his muscles.

“Frost Legion, bah! You think we need some creepy ice magic to look cool?”

3D Art — July 31, 2020

As much as we charr love our city of steel, it’s not the most pleasant place in the summer. Luckily we’ve got our two lakes nearby to cool down… 💦 A quick scene based on the prompt “heatwave” (thank you Bao 🧡) and to show off Kianga’s new Blood Legion swimwear!

3D Art — July 17, 2020

My friend EvilPol drew these cute sketches of my entire charr warband!

By EvilPol — July 13, 2020

Close-up 3D render of a male charr looking fierce, his teeth bared. He has brown fur, one yellow eye, and a red eye patch covering the other. The scene is abstract, with bright red rim lights highlighting his ivory-colored horns against a steel mesh background with blue reflections.

Not sure if the charr know anything about socialism but they sure have the teeth. Frankly I’m not sure how this started - I woke up today to find my Twitter feed full of very handsome looking smiles under the hashtag #socialistteeth and Kianga just had to join them.

3D Art — July 9, 2020

3D render of a male charr with brown fur showing off his back muscles. He's wearing a red eye patch and a jockstrap, and not much else. There is red magic flowing around him, similar to the berserker effects from Guild Wars 2.

A quick experimental piece while I’m working on the next full-body sculpt. I wanted to do a back view of Kianga (because honestly I’m still proud how it turned out) and I was looking for an opportunity to use some new effect overlays I acquired recently. I think they work well here?

3D Art — June 30, 2020

My fierce but also very fluffy charr warrior, drawn by my friend Valynxia.

By Valynxia — June 25, 2020

Here’s something completely different from what I usually post. I wanted a distraction from sculpting, so I played with Affinity Designer and this came out. Maybe it’s a little derpy, but I had fun. 😸

2D Art — June 24, 2020

Digital bust drawing of a male charr with an eye patch against a red background. He's looking at the viewer with a confident smile.

Icon commission of my charr warrior, drawn by the amazing Vae!

By Vae — June 18, 2020

Cook's OutfitPrompt 2: COOKING
Full-body 3D render of a male charr warrior with a red eye patch, wearing a charr-themed cook's outfit: A red chef's apron with the Blood Legion emblem and the text "Natural Born Griller", a thick cord around his waist with various meat hooks, leather straps with rings and spikes around his biceps and calves, and steel boots with sharp steel blades between his claws. He's standing in dark environment with a rusty steel wall behind him, looking down and pointing a large steel spoon at the viewer.

My interpretation of the original Cook’s Outfit from the game, with an extra bit of Blood Legion flavor. Based on the prompt FOOD/COOKING from my patron Bao—thank you for the inspiration! 🧡

3D Art — June 17, 2020

Cuddle AttackPrompt 1: CUDDLE ATTACK
Close-up 3D render of a male charr with a pocket raptor sitting on his bare chest. It has its teeth dangerously close to the charr's nose but he doesn't look worried, smiling and petting its back with one paw. In the unfocused background you can see a nighttime sky with a full moon, some fireflies, and the dark outline of a tree.

Ah, nothing like relaxing during a warm Grothmar night and snuggling with your… pocket raptor? 🤔 My friend and patron Danero gave me the prompt “cuddle attack”, and since I don’t have a second charr model in the new style yet… just watch your nose, Kianga.

3D Art — May 21, 2020

A birthday cake for my friend and guildmate, Gorfell Dreadfate! Can you guess where I got those strawberries? 🍓 Happy birthday Gorfell and stay awesome, Blood Brother! And if you’re craving strawberry chocolate cake now, I found this recipe: https://www.giverecipe.com/strawberry-chocolate-cake/

3D Art — May 19, 2020

Artwork commission of my charr warrior having a nap on the beach, drawn by Monsterella.

By Monsterella — May 5, 2020

“Shh, I promised not to tell anyone…” I imagine this scene in the past, with Kianga as a cub stealing some strawberries - that’s why you only see his paw here. Although you’re never too old to steal strawberries, I guess? Thought I’d take a quick break from character sculpting. This is one of my favorite places in Ascalon: Anya’s hidden strawberry patch in Diessa Plateau. Such a peaceful spot.

3D Art — April 27, 2020

I found this art meme thing on Twitter and since I love playing with lighting I just couldn’t resist. Turned out more difficult than I thought! As for “favorite”, I’d say it depends on the scene but I do have a soft spot for colorful rim lights. Meme found here: https://twitter.com/kipkune/status/1251901204621406209?s=20

3D Art — April 21, 2020

This is Bruce, my pocket raptor.

3D Art — April 20, 2020

There’s an old Blood Legion tradition: Gladia who seek another chance by fighting in the Ooze Pit sometimes visit the Blood Lagoon the night before, to throw away their most prized possession, leaving it for whoever finds it.

3D Art — April 17, 2020

The Ooze Pit is exhausting, okay? A little test scene for Kianga’s new model. Still got a few issues to figure out with the rig - getting a charr to sit properly is usually the hardest part.

3D Art — April 16, 2020

“Given to young legionnaires when they graduate from the fahrar and take command of their warband.” Noticed this icon as I was following Ryland Steelcatcher’s Footsteps (the collection for the flamesaw) and thought this would make a nice little weekend project. Of course Kianga still has his badge!

3D Art — March 28, 2020

For rhee.gw2 on Instagram, who tagged me to draw a banana. If you’ve played any of the Worms games, you’ll know that bananas are no laughing matter.

3D Art — March 20, 2020

Remember to use a real one when you need to blow off steam - your ‘bandmates will appreciate it. A simple stylized scene I’ve been working on between commissions this week. Most of the work here was figuring out the lighting and volumetrics (fog/steam), which is always my favorite part to do. I also wasted a bit of time trying to build a pipe system in the background to give the scene a more charr/industrial look, but eventually decided that it only added distraction and that the scene was better off without it.

3D Art — March 13, 2020

My little weekend project! The most fun part of this was placing all the bolts on this beast of a tank - around 500 of them, and that’s just one half. I don’t envy the charr engineers who have to build these. (But damn is it worth it!) You can download the source files for this model as a JAGUAR-tier supporter on my Patreon!

3D Art — March 8, 2020

Sidewinder30k asked via Tumblr: “🎵 Pick a song and draw your OC to one of the lyrics” Beating, bleeding heart First warband to last stand Horns, claws, fangs Bound by Blood The song’s a little obvious perhaps, but I felt like doing something fun and over the top. Hope you like it!

3D Art — February 27, 2020

I did a draw/ask meme thing on Tumblr, and Warrick Ashblood asked: “Draw your OC with their sexual orientation pride” for Kianga or Storm. Here’s both of them. Nothing groundbreaking in terms of art, just two proud charr - each in their own way.

3D Art — February 20, 2020

You may think Valentine’s Day is bad, but it’s nothing compared to an elder dragon’s poetry.

3D Art — February 12, 2020

Huh. I didn’t have a plan for this scene other than wanting to experiment with isometric perspective. It began as an outdoor scene in Grothmar Valley, then turned into an indoor scene in Blood Keep - I even made the triple bunk beds, but the room felt too cluttered. Eventually I arrived at this surreal floaty space thing. Don’t ask me what it means, but I kinda like it. Hope you do too.

3D Art — February 11, 2020

… for a fierce charr lady and respected Ash Legion tribune: Happy birthday Hadjarah Brokenfang, aka charrior-of-ash on Tumblr! This cake comes with sharp dagger you can use to cut a slice… or stab anyone who tries to steal it. 😼

3D Art — February 6, 2020

“Ugh, why is it always portals? Can’t we just use a door?” Kianga doesn’t trust mesmer portals, and he’s still not convinced that magical birds are any more trustworthy. (I hope Raven won’t judge me too harshly for that quick sculpting attempt there…)

3D Art — February 1, 2020

Motivational warrior is here to save another Monday! Say what you want about the whole Jormag thing, the Shiverpeaks are great for staying in shape: Take a quick jog through the mountains, watch an amazing sunrise, and be back just in time for breakfast. Fun fact: Charr anatomy was not made for push-ups. Not that they lack the strength, but their neck is so long that they’d constantly boop the ground with their nose.

3D Art — January 27, 2020

Kianga just learned the hard way that you don’t start a water fight with an elementalist. They cheat. I just opened Blender and started playing with the fluid simulation features, and it somehow turned into this silly scene. No serious backstory behind it, just two charr having fun. Well, one of them more than the other…

3D Art — January 23, 2020

In the Blood Legion, every day is leg day. Last week a guildmate mentioned something about not skipping leg day, so uh, here’s another motivational warrior for your Monday.

3D Art — January 20, 2020

Is this delicious raspberry chocolate cream cake real or just an illusion? Only one way to find out! A happy birthday to my most wonderful partner and crafty mesmer cat, Keeya! 💜

3D Art — January 15, 2020

“Pull yourself up soldier, no one’s going to do it for you!” Have a motivational warrior to start your week.

3D Art — January 13, 2020

“When Kralkatorrik murdered Soul Warband, he made the mistake of leaving one survivor. General Soulkeeper did not rest until the dragon was dead and her warband was avenged. “Whoever did this made an even greater mistake: The Pact was Almorra’s new warband. We are still alive, and we are coming for you.”

3D Art — January 6, 2020

A surprise blep I got from the wonderful Rhee on Instagram!

By Rhee — January 1, 2020

A very happy birthday warrior, drawn by our GW2 guild leader Minarr!

By Minarr — December 27, 2019

My snarling charr warrior, drawn by my friend Fellgor!

By Fellgor — December 26, 2019

A cute sketch of my warrior wearing a Wintersday hat, drawn by my friend EvilPol.

By EvilPol — December 24, 2019

Never thought I’d agree with that dragon… Happy birthday to my shiniest crystal friend, Sam! https://twitter.com/MissValynxia/status/1208964361382957057

3D Art — December 23, 2019

Ahh, that sound… one of the most satisfying warrior skills.

3D Art — December 11, 2019

A plush warrior with a fierce blep, drawn by Rhee!

By Rhee — December 2, 2019