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Published: 2019-04-05 23:18:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 3229; Favourites: 82; Downloads: 0
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Description Those of you following my tumblr have probably noticed that I've been thoroughly entranced with  Hollow Knight  recently. Not only is it a fun game to play with an interesting world and characters, it also has a neat art style and absolutely gorgeous environments and lighting.

So, I decided to give said art style a try and do some fanart!

This is the second piece I've done; you can find the first piece here --> I’m working on at least one more.

At one point in the game, the Knight--the little fellow being carried here, and the playable character in the game--gets trapped in a dream by some magic dream ghost nonsense. The moth lady here rescues you/them from within the dream, but they wake back up in her home, not the location they passed out in.

And, well. Look. Listen. I'm not going to pass up the opportunity to illustrate a moment of kindness, especially something almost resembling a hug. The knight certainly doesn't get much positive physical contact, at least not on screen. So. Here we are!

~o0o~

3.5 hours in Procreate, plus a few final adjustments in Photoshop.
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Comments: 14

shaloneSK [2019-05-03 23:26:59 +0000 UTC]

Very nice idea, and so sweet too ;-; aww Visiting her was very nice X3 if not just listening to her XD
overall precious picture.

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Grumpy-Old-Snake In reply to shaloneSK [2019-05-04 14:31:47 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thank you! I’m glad you like it.

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shaloneSK In reply to Grumpy-Old-Snake [2019-05-05 18:49:13 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome ^u^

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DrawnCreature [2019-04-06 03:52:51 +0000 UTC]

D'aww! I like her speech sounds! Sometimes I visit her only to listen how she talk to herself.

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Grumpy-Old-Snake In reply to DrawnCreature [2019-04-06 17:07:07 +0000 UTC]

I like the seer a lot, too.

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DrawnCreature In reply to Grumpy-Old-Snake [2019-04-07 02:15:20 +0000 UTC]

She's fluffy big-eyed cutie! How one can't like her?

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SirStudMuffin [2019-04-06 01:52:58 +0000 UTC]

Ahh this is so lovely! I adore how this looks - it’s such a sweet moment! 
I cant wait to see more from you!!

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Grumpy-Old-Snake In reply to SirStudMuffin [2019-04-06 03:18:57 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thanks! I’m glad you like it.

Thanks for the watch, too! My next few uploads will be original stuff, because that’s what I have a backlog of from the past few months where I wasn’t posting. But there will definitely be more Hollow Knight as I finish new drawings. ^_^

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SirStudMuffin In reply to Grumpy-Old-Snake [2019-04-07 03:26:22 +0000 UTC]

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The-Max765 [2019-04-06 01:23:11 +0000 UTC]

Oh my god! This.. this is so beautiful! I love the perspective of the little Knight and the Seer’s arms carrying them.

I love, LOVE characters being comforted, and ohhhh my god I love this so much! I love the fact that you drew the Seer taking care of the Knight, I love the implication of her carrying the lil void baby!

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Grumpy-Old-Snake In reply to The-Max765 [2019-04-06 03:39:40 +0000 UTC]

I’m glad you like it! Thanks for commenting to tell me your thoughts, I really appreciate it.

I really love comforting scenes like this, too, so once I had the idea I just had to draw it. ^_^ The next Hollow Knight piece that I’m working on has a similar theme, honestly. I just want this kid to be safe and get some sleep, heh. And I’ve always liked thinking about the outsider perspective; what NPCs think of the POV character, what they think and do when they see what the POV character is going through or doing. I like imagining how other characters perceive the Knight, when they only see brief snippets of the Knight’s journey, and I like filling in little scenes like this.

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my-sword-is-bigger In reply to Grumpy-Old-Snake [2021-09-24 12:42:46 +0000 UTC]

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Grumpy-Old-Snake In reply to my-sword-is-bigger [2021-09-27 00:49:03 +0000 UTC]

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my-sword-is-bigger In reply to Grumpy-Old-Snake [2021-09-27 03:20:37 +0000 UTC]

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