"No parties, no market board, no retainers, no NPC support, just Solo and his trusty axe Bill," Rath Games narrates in his Solo Only videos. Yet in our interview, I learned that the community which has grown around his challenge series has been just as much a part of his journey as the Funny Final Fantasy XIV Solo Man himself.
Characters are interpreted directly through an artist's style, such as the digital artist jojostory in today's dual feature, but they can also be interpreted in more metaphorical means if that artist works in, say, crystal beading, as Bunny Belle discusses in her interview. Read on to learn about both!
After a brief hiatus for holidays, Inquiries of Art is back with FauxyDoodles and Muoncake! Whether it's WoL OCs or fandom favorites, both artists have found huge inspiration in the story and characters in FFXIV, and bring their own styles and talents to bringing those characters to life.
Self-care can be a new soap or scent themed after your favorite games and characters... or it can be deliciously indulgent art and animation of your beloved OCs. Who am I to decide? All I know is both things are great ways to make your days a little brighter, and all the better when you can share that work with fellow fans. But to know more on that, you'll just have to read my interviews with CHOKKOmiilk and Bunnalien!
The joy of fan art is having the ability to create what you want to see in a franchise that you love, and Maud MIW and Mallaichte are no exceptions. From tarot to folklore, Part 2 of the September interviews look at how both artists bring their own aesthetic and influence to their fan works.
Part 1 of the September XIVFMN spotlights are two wonderful examples of finding support in community. Whether it's the creative duo team of Erie Craft Collective, or FaeLich Studio finding a home in the friends they've made in XIV, today's interviews touch on how community plays such a large role in creators' artistic journeys.
Though the two artists featured on the second August XIVFMN interviews focus on different media, a common through line rings true in both their reflections on their work: the hope of bringing joy to the people who see it (or smell it!).
The art in Part 1 of the August XIVFMN feature column is perhaps some of the most vibrant yet. 7marichan7 and fuzzyren's works burst with color and expressiveness, and their interviews explore the vibrancy that brings their art to life.
Resin work will always have a special place in my heart, so I'm very excited to spotlight two wonderful resin crafters in the last part of our (belated) July interviews!
Whether creating from close and deep within oneself, or exploring far-off places one might never see, to create what brings oneself joy is truest goal for any artist. And despite having two very different art styles, "joy" is a constant theme in the works of both Kannter Art and The Ludens Atlas in part one of our July 2025 interviews!
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