So fun fact whenever I draw something, it takes me years to get around to posting it. :) /j

This is actually my art for week 2 of OC-tober over at the Gemini Valley server! The prompt was poison and/or demons. I settled more for the poison vibes here, and while this character isn't actually a demon, he kinda has a more horror/demon-like appearance to some, so he fit!

Another reason I wanted to make this art was because I realized I've had this character for around 10 years now, so the prompt became a good excuse to make a personal-anniversary piece for myself. I first made this character back in October of 2014; I was a sophomore in high school and I specifically remember just generating this black goop monster in my head as an antagonistic-sort of character. A lot has changed and developed regarding all of my characters over the past decade, but I still enjoy going back and seeing where my ideas really started popping up when I was still new to digital art and posting it to the internet. I wouldn't really be where I am creatively today without them. ^^

For more context on the art itself, this character is Ambroax! Also known as Project 1, he's the mysterious leader of the 32 projects. In the art he is consuming this strange oil-substance, which would be poisonous and very deadly if consumed by anything else. The creature is part (mostly) machine, and the oil usually acts as his fuel.

Anyway, that's all for now! If you're interested in participating in our OC-tober, or just want to be part of the community in general, here's the link: https://discord.com/invite/6DMtHGaV4m