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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I had to stretch for a fair number of these but here's BA's #BadDecisionBingo card! Free space is Sevvie's miniskirt but it really should have been setting the current part of the comic at night while doing a traditional media comic. So. Much. Graphite. Smudging. 😩 #xellArt

A bingo card for Comic Character Design Bad Decision Bingo with Bowspirit's Aim comic panels and concept art. Of the 25 spaces, 20 of them are filled for two Bingos.

Top row: Asymmetrical Design features Kanos' introductory panel. Tattoos, Scars, or piercings is blank (but could have featured Kanos' concept art or any art of Xella's right ear). Detail Overload is Hydaen from the training lodge. Translucent is a bit of a stretch, but Karralyn's current chapter shirt has two layers, the topmost one of which is translucent (it also has an opaque undershirt). Layers features Sevvie leaving part of her outfit behind as she struggles to both get dressed and run to meet an appointment time.

Second Row: Acquires/Loses element features one of Karra's many injuries in Fourth Target. Multiple ages is Alanya's fairy form, as it hasn't changed in appearance since she first conjured it when she was younger. Historically/Culturally Accurate Clothing is blank. Logos, Graphics, or Patterns has the soulsucker's striped skirt. 10+ Colour flats features Alex's ref sheet, which features 14 colours.

Middle Row (Bingo; the other bingo is bottom left to top right): Transformation features a shot of Acirema in her human form. Braids/Weaves features Karra braiding her hair (finding ref for that was miserable, btw) but could also feature Li Antha's sweater, which has a woven knit pattern on it. Free space is a panty shot of Sevvie. Mechanical/Robot/Armored features Bertoh the Brave in his rusty plate armor. Natural/Animal elements is Snowhawk, the anthropomorphic unicorn Sevvie mistakenly attacks in Third Target.

Second to last row: 2-For-1 Sidekick is blank. Permanent Makeover features Kanos' face. Changes outfits daily is Karralyn. Naked+Strategically Censored is blank. Non-humanoid features Acirema's dragon form.

Bottom row: 5+ Unique outfits is Karra. Special Effects is the damn torch. Biological Relatives features James and Kanos. Noses is James+Xella. Each char has 5+ is blank.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I’ve been struck by the Bluesky image bug on desktop, sorry for the double comment and the phone “screenshot “ lol

The same gnome with long pink hair and in mixed pink and white beachwear, but taken with a phone camera

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

uh oh, have I been hit with the bluesky image bug or is that a one-off problem? let's find out

A long-haired female gnome in a mix of pink beachwear and white almost-beachwear, surrounded by dozens of other gnomes in pink.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Dress for your destination, but brr it's chilly right now!

A long-haired female gnome in a mix of pink beachwear and white almost-beachwear, paired with a pink(-lined) magical cat.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

holy shit it exists (now I just need a second one) I was already prepping to take a screenshot of my quest log with all the delve quests done and mention that I even did the two coiled isle ones despite them not having quests( inside the delves for sub-90s) but here we are

The end of the Ring of Glory delve, the very last delve this character hadn't done today, with a Sin'dorei Spinning Library looted out of the chest.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

the closet could be removed to add more dorms if you needed more dorms, I think it'd loop reasonably well (though you'd want to redecorate probably) anyway 55 red housing dye is a lot lmao

The aforementioned dorm rooms, top down as seen from the edit floorplan screen. Each room has a slightly different layout and its own personal flavour (except one of them which I think is bog standard/not moved into)

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Think the dorms for my art school are just about done! 14 rooms for 15 students, plus a supply closet and an RA/teacher's suite, all in one Large Square Room. #xellArt Blueprint: AgIVO/nJZwNJlrs4c0w2/9ak

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

arrrrrrrrgh!! I hate when you do this to me, wow housing! I feel like it's always things that are rotated in two directions that do it (freywold tables as wall decoration, fresh canvases as countertops, etc.) but it's soooo frustrating to be doing a walkthrough of the house and find it borked!

A screenshot from World of Warcraft housing featuring a room themed primarily in blues. There is a BlizzCon "poster" on the wall that has rotated to no longer be flush, and is partially buried.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Dorm rooms are coming along reasonably well; ground out rank 3 Ritual Sites for the runic parchment to give a little variety to the stuff on the desks, gotta buy some plushies for beds, and keep questing for some campaign decor. And, as always, find the stomach to grind more resonance crystals... 🤮

A somewhat faded top-down view of a Large Square Room in World of Warcraft housing (via the Edit Floorplan button), which has been divided into 14 dormitories, a storage closet, a teacher/RA's room, and the connecting hallways.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🎉🎉🎉 My shirt collection is... not quite complete, because there's the eight shirts they added to the appearance tab with no known source yet. Thinkin' they're Talebound rewards now, given the names, but either way this has been an itch and now it's scratched!

A screenshot of the World of Warcraft character sheet, featuring Blinky's Collar, a shirt that drops off a lieutenant trash mob in The Voidspire, and which was discovered less than a week after I quit raiding.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

By their powers combined, they're one fully-clothed adult :P #OCSLUMBERPARTY #XellArt

A digital illustration of two humans in sleepwear. On the left is a woman whose black hair has pink and blue highlights; she is wearing an oversized cranberry hoodie and matching slippers, and a slightly darker pair of cranberry granny panties. On the right is a man with purple hair; he is topless but wearing loose pajama pants with a faded polka dot pumpkin pattern.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I really don't know what to do with the bottom floor of my library. I'm so tired of magister's terrace and delves and I've already spent way more gold than I ought to have on the big bookshelves but it's so bare down here! Aaaaagh!

The middle floor of a Silvermoon Lofty Study room, with several bookcases against the walls and a cozy reading area by a fireplace in the center.

The top floor of a Silvermoon Lofty Study, with a librarian's counter, several reading/working areas, and more bookshelves.

The bottom floor of a Silvermoon Lofty Study, with not much of anything in it yet. The middle and Top floors are fully decorated and just about ready to go, though.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

now I gotta decide what I'm going to do with my limited budget while I wait for this house to hit level 11/12 (Hordeside I'm only 9 right now sob). Maybe redo the kitchen since it keeps freaking out (and it's mostly not mine anyway)? :\

A WoW housing floorplan (courtesy of Wowdb) of the Horde house I'm in the process of building and furnishing, with notes.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Finally made use of one of the new artisan rooms (the Small Silvermoon Study). Thank god for the draconic sconces only being 10 resources each, cos I've used 51 of them so far (I think mostly in this house, too) lmao

A mostly-unfurnished T-shaped room leads into a view of an office area in Blood Elf colours.

A vulpera shaman stands on an Illicit Table in an office-style area with floating books and beams of light.

A better view of the floating book storm, with a large golden blood elf statue flanked by bookshelves in the back.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

leaving Harmony for now, I've finished the purge. Still have 51 alts left, and there are still a couple I'd trim Except For A Thing (except I want to keep their name, except I need to get them their RBG wins legion artifact tint still, etc.) but I feel a bit better about the roster now.

A screenshot of a spreadsheet detailing Xella's WoW retail account alt breakdown.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

okay alexus doesn't look like... whatever that brief interlude of bad leveling fashion was. He IS still wearing the short shorts, you just can't tell cos of the thigh high boots lmao

A hyur midlander bard from FFXIV dressed in late 30s-early 40s ARR leveling gear.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

it took me forEVER but I finally got a set of dual stairs that work for me (though I'm still on the lookout for a better pair via blueprint, if anyone better at stairs than me ever does that). Now I can decorate!

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Last(?) looks at the alts on the chopping block; I'm gonna have to think hard if cross-AC mog can save any of them (but except for Amethyst, Kunea, Harmony, and Fallow, their mog isn't really the problem) 🤔

Screenshots of four World of Warcraft level 80 characters; a female Kul Tiran mage, a female Kul Tiran warlock, a female Orc death knight, and a male Dracthyr rogue.

Screenshots of five World of Warcraft characters, four of which are level 80+: a male Blood Elf demon hunter, a female Earthen monk, a female Haranir druid, a female Blood Elf demon hunter, and a female Dracthyr evoker.

Four World of Warcraft characters, all level 80+: a female Dracthyr evoker, a female Pandaren mage, a female Lightforged Draenei priest, and a female Tauren paladin.

Four World of Warcraft characters slated for deletion, all of whom are level 80+: a female Kul Tiran priest, a female Tauren priest, a female Tauren shaman, and a female Undead priest.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

okay these are the ones I think I'm gonna ditch first, then we'll see how I feel after that. Not ditching any of my warriors yet, though there's a couple I'm thinking about idk idk idk Wanna hold onto some of the names too but don't really want to roll new alts to do so, so oh well lol

A screenshot of a spreadsheet containing fourteen World of Warcraft characters who are slated for deletion once The Great Purgening begins.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

someone who is better at making custom staircases than me please make one that gives you access to all four exitways on the first floor cos I can't seem to make them even and it's driving me crazy

A staircase room as seen from an entryway, with two not-quite-matching staircases on either side of the room curving up to a platform in front of a door.

The same staircase room, as seen from the second floor. It is more obvious that the staircases do not match.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Moved my large BE-styled profession rooms room (and attached secret cave rooms) to the Horde house, now that I have one. Still have 77 budget outside to play with, but I'm not sure what to do with it... or the rest of the house for that matter, lmao

A World of Warcraft house in Razorwind Shores using the Blood Elf Small Exterior, with a circular patio with fountain attached.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

finally got around to mogging Alex in-game, he's been wearing an inappropriate outfit since I unlocked VE DH and race swapped him lol

A void elf demon hunter wearing a red and black and brown outfit in the transmogrification window in World of Warcraft: Midnight

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hell yeah baby, all hail your new transmog queen, placed at the very last bash B)

A screenshot from World of Warcraft: Midnight of a dozen (or more) people from both factions, dressed in their best "beachy silver & gold" transmogs. In the center front of the shot are a kul tiran woman (it me!) and a blood elf man, the winners of the contest!

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’ve been working on the BA script for the rest of fourth target, and it turns out I gotta design this dragon way sooner than I thought (aka at all) lol

A screenshot of a procreate sketch page filled with dragon heads and bodies

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

took me til level 21 but we made it, team

A screenshot of the Final Fantasy XIV character customization screen (via the aesthetician), featuring a tan midlander man with the braid-and-bangs hairstyle and disturbingly rosy cheeks.

The same midlander man, except now his makeup is gone. Hooray!

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

okay, let's try this AGAIN again. Going back to archer/bard because I know what I like, lmao ...oh, that blush is a lot more prominent than in character creation lmao may have to remove that if/when I can.

A screenshot from FFXIV of a midlander man with tan skin and purple-black hair. He is blushing!

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It's Ria! I just commissioned a handful of people to draw her in her human variant and realized I didn't have a nice style guide to hand them, so... now I do! lol #xellArt

A reference sheet for Ria, a human woman with white skin and dark grey hair with blue and pink highlights. In addition to the large 3/4 shot of her, there are three headshots showing her hairstyle from different angles, three paperdolls displaying different outfits, the same paperdoll unclothed to show her body shape, and a palette of colour swatches.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I've only got two outfits worth a damn right now but you're welcome to either or both of them, lol <3

A digital paper doll of a woman wearing a black and white miniskirt outfit with a black frilly jacket, tall bots, and tights.

A digital illustration of a man wearing a red, black, and brown outfit with cap sleeves, knee-high boots, and gauntlets.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

now that I see it in colour, something's off about her face. Gonna have to redo it before I start shading, womp womp (that's fine I don't really want to shade right now anyway)

A screenshot of an illustration of a woman wearing a black, white, and pink outfit. She has hazel heterochromia and blue and pink highlights in dark grey/black hair. Her face looks fine, I think, just... not the way it SHOULD, you know? lol

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I was originally going to do the big thigh high sketch without the jacket cos except for my costume breakdown I’ve never drawn it like that and long hair and popped collars don’t mix well, but I dunno it looked off til I put the jacket back on lol. Anyway, progress!

A screenshot of procreate showing a woman from the knees up and three headshots of the same woman from different angles. The woman is wearing a miniskirt and sleeveless harness over a camisole. There is a Colour reference in the top left.

The same procreate screenshot except the woman also now has a 3/4 length sleeved jacket on.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

What a difference a couple lines make, lol (it does mean a lot of the outfits the original base maker makes won't fit without editing, but she doesn't use this base that often anymore last I checked, so it's probably not gonna be an issue.)

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

yeah, I like that better with the colour version being shaded too. Something to do for tomorrow~ (this is beginning to feel like procrastination lmao oh well it's productive procrastination!)

A screenshot of the cast page for Bowspirit's Aim, featuring Alex in black and white "pencil" in the style of the comic.

The same cast of characters page, with Alex now in colour!

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

expectation: a fade in/out from purple BG to green BG reality: ??? whatever this is, lmao

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

kept going, though I can't decide if I want coloured portraits or greyscale, to match the site + comic. Maybe I'll get fancy about it and have them be colour on hover HMMMMM TEMPTING also don't really know how to style the page, will have to think on it.

Eight of the twelve headshots/busts from earlier, now inked. Five of them have flat colours applied (the rest I didn't have refs saved for on my iPad and now I'm getting sleepy)

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

tonight I sat in a discord call and sketched sixteen of my blorbos in preparation for Actually Making Progress On BA Again So Help Me God! I'm constantly torn between "they all look the same" and "help if it's not Sevvie or Alex I can't draw them at all" lol

Twelve bust shots of various characters from Bowspirit's Aim, my oft-neglected webcomic of nearly 25(!!) years, some of whom haven't been drawn since 2006 l o l

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

this one NPC is really on my ass, all I wanted to do was see if this addon's massive memory leak had gotten fixed (it has) :(

Silvermoon Resident says: Curious. The danger fades, but the Alliance lackeys remain.
Silvermoon Resident says: Must every Alliance member bring a pet into the city?

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's #STVBB26 week four - Fireworks - and I'm sitting here choking back emotions cos it's the last prompt at the last Bash. I'mma miss y'all! 💜 #xellArt

A one-page comic in dark blues and blacks featuring a person setting up and lighting a firework. The text reads:
I don't really like fireworks. They're loud, disruptive, and dangerous. But I guess, with the right folks, maybe... the view is worth it.
The final panel focuses on five World of Warcraft elves of varying stripes, looking up at the (offscreen) fireworks. They're lit up in the glow of the explosion, and all look happy.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

this is going to be heartbreaking in a second here when someone else ties me and it goes to them

The roll window for the Mycomancer's Hearthspore, with Xella topping the "meters" at a 99.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

For #stvbb26 week three, I decided to go back seven years and design Witterel a beach look for the only year she wasn't present during an Art Bash (presumably bc KT weren't available to play yet), 2019's Team Chill! It's a looser piece for sure, but that's what Chill's about right B);; #xellArt

A breakdown of a beach look for Andrea Witterel, a female Kul Tiran from World of Warcraft, including a screenshot of the in-game version of it.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Alex is usually a meiric incubus but.... what about azerothian incubus instead 🤔 #xellArt

A World of Warcraft incubus (sayaad) hangs out against a purple bokeh background.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I was gonna leave that hanging but no! no I'm not! If I still had a local fabric store I'd see about making my Heroes v Villains coverup because I think it'd be a baller irl item to have, lol.

The breakdown of Andrea Witterel's 2024 outfit that includes the cloak/coverup designed to look like dragon wings/tail on the outside, and the sky on the inside. It's fucking RAD, okay.

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It's Still Just Xella, y'all @xella.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

y'all... freestyle means "show off your best mog" not "slap together something that might match, if you're lucky" D: anyway finished off this month's TP finally, and my shirt collection is finally re-compl... no it's not I still don't have binky's FUCK

A screenshot of the appearance collection tab, highlighting the three shirts from August 2026's Trading Post. The one marked NEW is from completing the Traveler's Log for the month, while the other two are 675 Trader's Tender each.

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