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Alex Axolotl · 2026-09-01T21:33:16.824Z

Dunno where the original went, so I'm making this a new upload. I've pretty much only worked with portraits only either by lineart or by greyscale value, never full on color. So this is very much outside of my style. Usually I also try to stick very close to the reference and this time it only served as inspiration for a few design elements and colors. I allowed myself to be more creative. Quite happy with the process of mixing oil colors on a canvas and getting a lot of texture and different color variations on the fly.

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