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It’s funny how an image can say different things to different people. I mean, ok, this is kind of obvious, since each person has its own references and cultural baggage. But, still... this month I posted this sketch of Ash on facebook. He is a RPG character I created for Chronicles of Darkness. I was trying to test some brushes and decided to share the process, and this guy came to me and said that he was going to use the image as a reference to his own RPG character. At first, I was a little offended, but then, I thought that it was really cool that something I made had inspired someone else. 

He created a huge story and told me everything about it. And it was so different! The only thing we agreed on was that the character had such a sad look in his eyes. I found the image that inspired me on internet, he was a model. I turn him on an ex-military with a lot of scars from war (including a missing eye hidden behind the hair) with a delicate broken soul. He didn't have many friends, and didn't knew how to talk to people after such a violent life. The guy who talk to me saw a mage (Mage: The Awakening) that could lie and cheat people with a complete opposite background. 

I'm kind of happy that a simple sketch I made could inspired him like that. How do you get inspired? 

Hi, everyone! Hope you're doing fine.

I came here to talk about Metalmancer. Is a webcomic (created by Andrio Santos and I) about witchcraft and heavy metal!

Metalmancer aims to be against all grain. The story is a parody of every myth related to heavy metal. You'll find satanic rituals, demons, cemetery gatherings, decadent pubs, cursed hedonists, and all that stuff which set the portentous cosmos of metal universe. However, because the story is a parody doesn't mean it hasn't drama, horror, and mystery nuances. It has it, indeed. To be honest, the idea is to create a tragicomedy, a tale as frightening as comic.

Metalmancer isn't just for who digs into metal. Of course, we wanted to give a voice, a coherent image to the sound and subculture. Beyond that, Metalmancer is a story about a girl surrounded by ghosts. Some of them are the heritage of fatal mistakes; others are just simple fact of fate. This is a tale about learning how to deal with being an outcast, about a girl full of life, rage, passion, and at the same time too close to death. It’s about living on the edge, we mean, about finding in the edge of everything that dies the things which keep us alive. It sounds too poetic, I know. Life can get a little poetry if we let to. So, Metalmancer is a story concerning love, death, passion, fury, and all the tempests that inhabit the spirit of those who desire, burn, suffer; who are alive.

Metalmancer access it’s for free. Anyone can catch up the story. However, to create a comic like this demands time and effort, that’s why we've come to Patreon. Values are accessible. The most important thing is that we need some help to keep this creature breathing.

Some links:
Patreon or Apoia-se (brazilian version)
WebComic on Tapas

Hello, everyone. Commissions are open

How to order a commission?
Note me on dA with this info:

Style of commission.
Characters.
Your e-mail and your Paypal adress.
The advance payment is welcomed

About the Style:

•  Portrait — 35$
  
•  Portrait (half body) — 50$
•  Portrait (full body) — 60$
•  Couple: portrait — 60$
•  Couple: halfbody — 70$
•  Couple: full body — 80$
•  Other — ?