Another piece from an art stream on my Twitch channel. All I started with was a random figure pose that seemed a bit boring and stiff, and then it turned into this — a goth weather girl?

I wanted to draw an elaborate gothic outfit, because I love the subculture, and they’re fun to design. And recently I’d been playing around with some brushes in Procreate to create some dry, streaky effects — what better way to convey some pouring rain?

The best part of just drawing like this is that I don’t have to think about it too much or justify any decisions; I get to see where inspiration takes me. My favourite part of this piece? The stocking pattern! I used one of Procreate’s build-in brushes to do something unexpected.

Elizabeth Bathory was a Hungarian countess in the 1500s and early 1600s. She was rumoured to have murdered and tortured several young women and girls, including bathing in their blood to maintain her eternal youth. 😱

Were these facts or merely slander to discredit a rich noblewoman who had amassed too much power? We’ll never know for sure, but her legend has survived the centuries, and she is often depicted in horror media as a female counterpart to Dracula. 🦇

I gave her a much more revealing outfit than she would have actually worn, because, you know — sexy vampires and all that!

I’ve been doing an “anxiety stream” on Saturday nights to help me deal with, well, anxiety. But I’m looking to turn it into an “art therapy” stream, since live-drawing is both therapeutic and a good way for me to get some regular practice in.

This weekend was my first live-drawing stream on Twitch in quite a while! After warming up, I drew this, uh, saucy catgirl:

It was requested by one of my viewers, based on a rough pose I sketched first. You can see the timelapse of its creation on my Instagram or TikTok accounts.

I’m genuinely excited just to draw more, no matter what it is.