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Here is a small selection of my drawings that I feel best convey my thinking and variety of styles. I draw in Clip Studio Paint EX Version 1. Most of my art is freely viewable on my Tumblr under my art tag "Orion's Art."

You can see more about each piece by clicking on their icon.

A drawing of Noctis how I imagine him in the final confrontation in the fanfic Besmirched.
He is wearing an ionar jacket embroidered with wings, clouds, and a crescent moon; his left sleeve is tied while the right hangs loosely.
Under this he wears a dark colored liene with long open sleeves; the liene floats out behind him, fantastical in its length.
The Ring of the Lucii, strung on a chain, hangs over his heart.
He wears a sword belt and in it the sheath and hilt of the Sword of Light; his left hand grips the handle and the smallest sliver of light can be seen peaking through the gap between the top of the sheath and the hilt.
He stands, expression amazed and fearful, in an otherworldly light, knee-deep in faery water.
Several pools ripple out and overlap, most without color, their reflections inexact, ice, water, the moon, the past, the future. — The Last Usurper

Besmirched Illustration: The Last Usurper

"What began in deception would end with the Truth, shining like a blade in the hand of the last usurper."

An illustration for Super's Gladiolus/Noctis Irish folklore AU longfic Besmirched. Super and I are twins, so I was present for nearly all the writing, and brainstorming, and head-in-hands hair-pulling that went into this fanfiction. It was a long road, and I wondered if there was a way to capture and crystallize all that into one drawing. Impossible, obviously.

A close up focused on Noctis' expression.

The story centers on Noctis' quest for the Sword of Light, and he is here at the center of it, Sword-not-quite-in-hand as all the designs of destiny's tapestry are laid out at the climax. Clothing is only sometimes described and not in much detail, so I had free reign to decide on his outfit beyond what was established by the setting and time period. I used the man all the way to the left in this print as my reference (because I thought having one sleeve of the ionar untied looked cool) and changed the embrodiery to something more Noctis-y.

A print of Irish kern (catharnach) or non-professional infantry soldiers of the Tudor period.
They're all carrying swords and wearing the dress typical of that period.

Rings are a key symbol and tool alongside the circular nature of fate, so I knew I wanted to include lots of circles. Water is a reocurring motif throughout, and since the climax involves water and portals, I wanted those "ripples" to feel like other places and times without being too distracting.

Sketches of the drawing, the first rough and all in blue, and the second more refined with a rough pass at colors.

Lastly, the starscape includes my usual signature, the constellation of Orion, alongside some constellations Super had designed for another FFXV fan project. The reflection of the crescent moon can also be seen indistinctly at the very top of the drawing.

A close up of the starscape with the constellation references overlayed.
There is Shiva reclining, Bahamut at attention with a sword, and the Trident of the Oracle alongside Orion and the serpent Leviathan.

An illustration of a bespectacled man with long wavy hair pulled back into a ponytail.
The space is cut through with guidelines and circles, allowing different views of the character.
7 hands are shown, 5 right and 2 left: holding a flashlight, a pinky finger tied with a knot for memory, a rosary, a lighter, the middle and forefinger crossed, a handgun, and finally a ritual dagger.
One circle reveals the muscle tissue and tendons of his chest and upper arm, another the bones of his torso and forearm. — three four

G.U.A.R.D.: three four

"I'm just curious is all... curious how you see the world."

Another drawing with circles and lines, this time a drawing of Jupiter Waltz, a character from an original project. He started life as a TTRPG character for Evil Hat's Monster of the Week, but I'm taking him in a different direction since the campaign was discontinued. I'm used to drawing very deliberately, but with this piece I wanted to see what I could do with the brush without trying to correct stray marks or wobbly lines. I started with a monochrome sketch, and wandered through various color palettes before settling on two that I couldn't decide between.

The sketch with different color palettes.

Ideas about perception are at the heart of the project, so I wanted the circles to peel back the layers of his body as an interpretation of being a nosy investigator. The three circles primarily represent Jupiter and the other two protagonists, though sets of three reoccur in the story. As "The Expert" in the tabletop game, he had the move "Preparedness" which gave him access to lots of items and tools which I've represented here with his swiss army knife limbs.

The same image, but in a green/red color palette.

A pink monochrome drawing of a man wearing a fedora and loading a handgun in a way that most of his face is obscured by it.
The bright light of a flashlight clipped near his chest casts harsh shadows, catching on the ring on his necklace and the swirling organic shapes in the darkness around him. — Heartbreaker

The Sinking City 2: Heartbreaker

A drawing of the protagonist of The Sinking City 2, a game I've done playtesting for. This is actually the second drawing I've made of this guy in this style, but this one is a bit stronger compositionally and has his current design.

Two rough sketches of the drawing, the first with him pointing the gun forward.

I can't say too much about this character or world since it's still in-development, and the drawing is also very focused-in because of that.

An in-progress shot showing the process of building up values.

Hey, hold on, this drawing ALSO HAS CIRCLES. WELL. It's relevant here as well, so just bare with me. I was specifically interested in the detail of the ring on his necklace and pulling that circular shape through even in the organic parts of the drawing. I chose to have him using the handgun mostly for the tightness of the composition, but also because I like using it the most in the game.

The same drawing, but without the gradient map that gives it its pink color.

A black and white drawing of two versions of my Kingdom Hearts Player Character.
The main figure is how they appear in Union Cross, falling downwards, eyes closed, their long dark hair curling around their face.
A star glows at their chest, the sparks of its arc mirroring their own fall, like a shooting star. The other figure is how they might appear in Missing Link.
This figure, wearing a dark cloak and hat, is superimposed over the first and is turned away from the viewer, their hair pulled back in a french braid. — When You Wake Up

Kingdom Hearts: When You Wake Up

"When you wake up, what kind of world will you find yourself in?""

A close up crop focused on the main figure's sleeping face.

"Will the world reflected in your eyes be the world you wished for...?""

A black and white drawing of the Union Leaders from the neck up on a blacked-out background.
From left to right there is Skuld, Lauriam, Ephemer, Ventus, and Brain. All of them have their eyes closed as if sleeping, though their expressions hold a slight anxiety.

"The one who will decide that is you."

A nearly all-white drawing of Strelitzia.
Only her facial features and some strands of hair stand out on the white background.
She is making direct eye contact with the viewer, her expression controlled though a single tear hangs in her left eye.

A collection of drawings of characters from Kingdom Hearts Union Cross. The first is two versions of my Player Character, Atlas, leaving one life (Union Cross) and starting another (Missing Link.) Because KHML hadn't come out yet, I didn't want to show their design, and so they're turned away. I hadn't used this layering technique before, so I wasn't sure how their overlapping silhouttes would look in the end, and it's surprising! I used a lot of different halftone, hatching, and texture brushes in white or black or both, trying to get an analogue feeling.

A rough sketch of the main drawing figuring out values and how to layer the overlapping figures.

Because I formatted this for Tumblr, I ended up making two "extras" with the other major characters. The first set, the Union Leaders, are asleep like Atlas.

The sketch for the Union Leaders where their configurations are slightly different.
Notably, Ephemer is upside down.

While Strelitzia, who has also left one life for another, has awakened to a hidden truth.

The sketch for Strelitzia. No tear hangs here.

A monochrome drawing with three distinct parts.
Above, the skyline of Scala ad Caelum bejeweled with stars, its spires and clocktower bathed in moonlight.
Below, the clocktower of Daybreak Town silhouetted in the dark, its stars distorted save for a single shooting star.
On the boundary between these worlds, the Player Character stands, little more than a paper cut-out; Chirithy can be seen in their reflection, in the silhouette of the Foreteller's tower.
Overlaying these two parts are Ephemer and Skuld, framed by the windows of their arks.
Ephemer has his hands clasped together in front of him while Skuld holds a single balled fist to her chest.
They are both crying, disheveled from the fight that preceded this scene. — An Instant to Destroy

Kingdom Hearts: An Instant to Destroy

"It takes so much time and effort to create, but only an instant to destroy..."

More of the same characters as "When You Wake Up" done in a similar style. I drew this for March Caprice 2026, an online Kingdom Hearts fan event, particularly for their "Cosmic Arts Showcase" where submitted pieces are shown live with creator and organizer commentary. Usually, I try to build compositions I know will survive the compression of online posting, but for this piece I wanted something with a lot of details for the organizers to pan over and talk about in the video segment, so it lacks a certain punch when seen on a phone.

A close up on the city of Scala ad Caelum.

The cityscape had a big impact on viewers, but it's heavily referenced from existing material, so I can't take much credit in that. Like the previous starscape, Orion is in there, alongside other realworld constellations. I had selected this collection for a past illustration by starting with Orion and seeing if any surrounding constellations were interesting; the world is called Scala ad Caelum and there was indeed a "Caelum,"" though their meanings are actually different. Also, in the Pleiades is the star "Atlas,"" which is the name of my Player Character.

The same close up with the constellations labelled: Tucana, Grus, the Sculptor, Piscis Austrinus,
Aquarius, Cetus, Phoenix, Horologium, Eridanus, Fornax, Caelum, Dorado, Columba, Lepus, Orion, Monoceros, Gemini, Taurus, and the Pleiades.

In the reflection of the Player Character (again obscured because the game wasn't - and won't be - released) is Chirithy, the cat-like guide and companion from Union Cross, in the shadow of the tower from that game. This references a moment in Kingdom Hearts 3 where you can see the tower upside down and submerged in Scala ad Caelum. A world and its inhabitants, leaving one life and starting another.

A close up on Chirithy but flipped to make it easier to see.

A drawing of Chirithy and my Kingdom Hearts Union Cross character.
Chirithy is wearing a regal, fur-trimmed cape and looking off into the distance.
My character is wearing full plate armor and looking boredly in the same direction with their chin resting on their shoulder and their hands on the hilt of their Starlight Keyblade which is stuck carelessly into the ground.
The two of them are perched on a large boulder in the middle of a dark, rocky wasteland that is framing an interior scene, like a door to another world: a sunny, flower-dotted hill.
All this is reflected in the mirror-like surface of my character's armor.
Two dandelion puffs are growing at their feet. — Guardian of Flowers

Kingdom Hearts: Guardian of Flowers

And one last drawing of my Union Cross Player Character. I've spent many years drawing them, so they've developed along with my art skills. I wanted to represent their role as a protector of what ended up becoming a world trapped in sleep. Players of Kingdom Hearts will likely recognize the wasteland they're in as the Keyblade Graveyard, a place where fates converge.

A sketch and color exploration where the wasteland's sky is bright instead of dark.

It was only after I decided to draw them in full plate armor that I thought to reference Georges Rochegrosse's Le Chevalier aux fleurs (The Knight of the Flowers) since flowers are a common symbol in the game, particularly dandelions which are growing at their feet (there being two represents the two friends in "An Instant to Destroy" that they sacrificed themself to save.)

I wanted to really challenge myself with properly conveying the armor pieces in perspective while loosening up with painting the colors, allowing them to blend into each other without becoming messy. The combination of hard, black lines and painterly coloring was difficult, but the result is satisfying.