Phone a Time-Loop Guide!

Evening, folks! Daylight savings is still messing with my body clock, but for the most part the time-shift has settled and I'm starting to get used to the new norm. Mostly I'm glad my insomnia no longer keeps me wide awake until 6am. I thought jumping forward an hour would make my insomnia worse, but it seems to have made it better? Weird, but not unwelcome!

Anyway, for your daily dose of art from yours truly~

Safe to say after drawing these guys almost every day for 2 months, I am getting a grip on all of their designs. Still got some things to hammer into my brain, but most of it is already crammed with the essentials and I am pleased with that

Also working with only shades of grey is something that is strangely addictive. My love for color is still alive, but a good challenge and restrictive creativity is also appreciated

Allergic reactions and Reacting to allergies

I blink and September is over, but it's not quite Christmas yet? Logically I should know it's only October, but it's also ALREADY October?? but still somehow not the end of the year???

Weird! but also expected and normal.

Anyway! have a cranky researcher throw a pineapple at her local therapy-star to make herself feel better after watching her coworker choke to death on said pineapple:

 

Loop 100% deserves it and doesn't deserve it at the same time.
The fun never ends with those two XD

The Universe's favorite actors

Head empty. Not a thought floating through my brain. Just lil' guys floating in space.

 

That is all! I'll catch you all next week for more of the same thing.

UV 10th Anniversary comic

I shall preface with this post by saying: I have not gotten enough sleep. Part of me wishes I had made more of an effort to do something special for the 1st decade birthday of my blog/UV story, but honestly? the irony of "10 symbolizing completion" feels correct because none of this is complete and I feel less pressure because of it.

SO. on that note, allow me to present my out-of-context thoughts in the form of Aeron giving me emotional support or whatever I was thinking of when I drew this last week XD

Feeling exhausted and bitter about sleeplessness is not the energy I wanted when I planned to post this, but you know what? It's fine and I think the vibes still work.

Completed and perfect UV is not. However, a delight and treasure it is because I still love these dorks an unreasonable amount.

Let's see where the next 10 years take us!

Flowers for you!!!

 Huh. Saturday again.
You'd think this wouldn't surprise me, considering how many Saturday's I've had, but somehow! it's Saturday again!!

What did I do in the last 7 days? Haven't the foggiest! Probably drew a bunch? Did things like chores and spending time with friends and sisters, probably. ... dunno what else, but you know what? I think it was a good week!

And I can end it on a wholesome note!

 

The amount of love these nerds can store in themselves is a lot, and it has to be expressed somehow
The scissor wizard definitely needs it in any case XD

Looping Buddies (+ comic panel cuz I was a madman and drew 7 comic pages this week)

 Out of all the things I expected to do since last week, drawing (and finishing!) 7 big comic pages in the classic "gotta fit everything into boxes" style was not one of them! but you know what? I'm pretty pleased with it! and myself! And it was nice having a big project to focus on, after a month of making little sketches and stuff
Unfortunately I can't share any of these comic pages on this blog (yet) because they contain spoilers for In Stars and Time and I don't want to spoil my twin so cruelly like that. And worst of all it'll be out of context spoilers. Can't do that!!

At least I can share this tho!

 

We'll see what kind of drawing projects I get up to next week, but for now? Pretty content. Worked hard. did my best. Learnt things and rediscovered some old things too.

Loop Time!

 OKAY. THIS TIME. This time, this week! the last few days!! I've finally been falling asleep before dawn! Sometimes!!
Not gonna lie for a hot minute I believed my sleep schedule was going to stay messed up forever. As it is, it's only 'slightly' messed up, but not nearly as bad as before and now I'm getting some sleep so I'm content atm!

Anyway! some sketches I made this week! Here they are!

 

Still figuring out how to draw Loop, but figuring them out has been oddly fun? I think it's a mixture between the glowing head and the crosshatching. And the sparkles. I can forgive a lot from a "not easy character design" if I get to throw sparkles onto something.

Tall!!! and lil homemade gif!!

Another week of unsuccessfully falling asleep before dawn, but I survived and I am looking forward to pushing through the next set of days

Til then have a lil sketch I made a few days ago! And a lil gif for good measure!

Just a lil messy 3-framer! I haven't tried animating anything in almost a decade, but it was fun messing around and trying to remember how to the basics worked.
Probably won't animate anything else (unless I'm insane) but this was neat all the same

Enter the Housemaiden!

 Another week down! Can't remember a thing about it, but I'm sure I must've slept occasionally so that's all I need to know right now! 

Still practicing drawing the ISAT dorks, and I've finally added Mirabelle to the list of "characters I am almost comfortable enough to draw from memory"! I could almost draw the whole gang, if I wanted to!

Focusing on character studies has been nice. I can save my creative energy for later, after I've rested a lot more.

Some Scissor Wizard Companions

 Okay, so I can't actually remember what I've done this week (besides failing to fall asleep before dawn and reading almost a library's worth of fanfiction) but I do have the evidence of a lot of In Stars and Time character studies, so I think it's been good!

Still figuring things out, but it's been very enjoyable so far! I'm still learning how to draw Mirabelle, but at least I'm learning the vibes for Odile, Isabeau and Bonnie so that's been fun!

Scissor Wizard

 I think this week I realized that drawing almost non-stop for all of July, plus or minus the intense drawing obsession I had that lasted a few months BEFORE July, maaaaaybe meant my anxiety to 'get back to drawing and prove my worth' was a little silly.

So I spent most of the week playing video games and reading fanfiction instead.
I mean, if I'm gonna take a break, it might as well be a long break that can justify me working non-stop for the next few months before I crash and burn again, right?

Jokes aside though, I've been having fun learning how to draw the characters from the video game I've been playing!

 

He's just a lil wizard with a bunch of scissor attacks, what can I say?

Literally the cutest and most anxious creature I've had the pleasure to project on for a while. Would recommend to friends and family alike.
I'll see if I can learn to draw the other characters from In Stars and Time by next week. Not pressuring myself though, don't worry. I don't have to prove myself to anybody with these drawings.

[completely forgot to name this a week ago but MORE PENGUINS]

 okay so I spent all of this week sick and playing video games so I can't say I drew anything much, but y'know what? I needed to spend a whole week playing video games and reading fanfiction and whatever stuff.

We'll see what next week brings all of us!

Emotions about Penguins

dunno what to tell anyone except "yup. The Club Penguin obsession is still here and still going strong". Also my head is empty cuz I thought it would've been a great idea to stay awake for more than 36 hours on Friday and today I find out I'm sick. Is that besides the point or just a factor to my current madness? Who can say!

anyway I got these sketches up my sleeve so here!

 

Sums up what's been going on in my head tbh
Also Steam Powered Giraffe's "A life of Un-Delightment" is my new favorite song and I will be listening to it for a few months

We got penguins now, lads!

Right. I think I've now reached another pivotal point in my year, and it's heading in a direction I wasn't expecting but probably should've read the signs for.

I'm making my way back towards some of my original MMORPG roots and into Club Penguin!

Still in the early stages of "figuring out how I want to draw these stylized penguins" but honestly I know I'm already in so deep. Will this last a few weeks, or a few months? Who knows! Only time will tell. But for now I've got brain dolphins and they are inspiring me to go into weird places for love and comics.

Disgust sketch (because I still like looking at it)

Well. I've already made 15 attacks on AF this year, and there's still 3 weeks left of the fight to go. On the one hand, I think I'm pretty pleased with how many drawings I've made in such a little time. On the other hand, I know I'm gonna burn out if I keep this pace up and I'm already planning all the jokes I'm gonna recite to myself when I do crash and burn in a few days or a week.

 Because I've been busy with Art Fight I haven't drawn anything for myself, so I decided to dig through my files and see if there's any art I hadn't shared yet. Of course there was lots of things I hadn't shared, but that's not the point.
The point was I found this lil' sketch!

I don't remember when I made this sketch (must've been a few weeks or even a month ago?) but I keep coming back to look at it so that must mean I didn't do too bad a job making it. <3

There's not much else for me to say. I like this. And I probably should take a longer break before I get back into AF. Maybe. XD

Even MORE character sheets (and completely overshot my expectations and destroyed the bar for every future AF battle I will ever participate in)

Okay. So, somehow. SOMEHOW. I drew character sheets for my final emotions. And somehow got it all uploaded on AF before the battle started.

It started on a Tuesday for me, fyi.

The fate I tempted last week made me draw 4 character sheets in 3 days.

Because of course it did.

It is very satisfying seeing all the personifications of my emotions on AF, though.
I will never do anything so dramatic and cool ever again tho, cuz GRIEF that was a lot of work I did XD

More character sheets (thus exeeding my expectations and raising the bar higher than it used to be)

 My brain is full of fog and my memory is shot and all the pits of glass and marbles are falling all over the place.

But apparently I made 3 more character sheets for AF?? Which surprised me because I was sure Joy and Fear's was going to be the only ones I made. Not that I'm complaining! I'm just bemused XD

 I've now got... what? 2 more days until Art Fight starts again? So I probably won't make any more character sheets and just save my energy for the month-long battle ahead of me.
(She said, tempting fate.)

No, I don't want to tempt fate. I am merely stating an obvious fact and I hope my hubris won't trip me up just to prove how chaotic my hyperfixation is!
(Fate is smiling, and is still coming closer anyway)

It's getting close to that time of year again!

 Right! Had a busy week. Watched the IO2 movie. Had a dental appointment. Somehow made two character sheets for AF (with a third still a wip) and made a 20 panel comic in the span of 4 days.

Safe to say I am exhausted! But also content? I think? Or at least less anxious, which is a good start.

So yeah! Ah, here! These are the character sheets I made for Art Fight this year.

 

For years I've resisted the temptation to include my IO-sonas onto AF because I wanted them to be a "me" thing? if that makes sense? But after being obsessed with Inside Out for 4 months and watching the second movie I figured "If this year isn't the year I include my emotional kiddies onto AF, then it'll never happen" so I cracked and let all the pieces fall to the floor XD

I'm not gonna make character sheets for all 9 of my emotions (at least this year) but Joy and Fear are a good start. I'm looking forward to the fight this year! Should be a good and busy time!
And all I have to do is make sure I don't burn out before July starts. Lets see if I can manage that XD

Anxious Hugs all 'round

Anxiety still on the fritz, but considering I could turn on my laptop almost every day of the week and not feel the crushing weight of reality I think that's a good start!

And I feel like having my anxiety chill out is appropriate, considering the second IO movie came out this week.

I haven't seen the movie yet, but hopefully I will in a few days! And when I do, you bet I'm gonna get emotional and probably plan a whole bunch of drawing projects around those emotions.

But until then, I'm just glad I survive another week.

The brightest vamp you'll ever meet

Well. Been a hot minute since I've spent an entire week in survival mode like that. Anxiety has thankfully chilled out (a little) by now, but hm!  that was a slow and intense 7 days.

At least I made something before the weekly deadline for my blog, so that's something.

Now excuse me while I crawl under something comfy and turn out all the lights. There's a glowing vampire looming over me and it's called Life with GAD.

Pokemon Rogue doodles

 Still in the thick of burnout, but luckily a new game was brought to my attention and I've been spending a lot of time messing around in that. Made a few sketches inspired by the shenanigans I've been up to, but mostly I've been trying to take it easy and not tempt myself with drawing when I should be resting.

Hopefully in another week I'll feel less like death, but I won't mind playing more Pokemon Rogue in the meantime. It is very satisfying and fast-paced and challenging without being new or strange.

Super bright.

 right, now that I'm officially only ash and cinders and there's nothing left to burnout, I can. I dunno, do my best to not draw anything for a few days or weeks? Knowing me I'll just draw anyway, regardless if there's anything in my tank or not XD

Least I made this a few days ago, and I'm still reasonably happy with it!

Turns out without any bad light pollution and on a clear sky, the full moon can be real bright! Blindingly bright. It was cool.

Not burning but not smothered yet

Teetering on the edge of burnout and creative ingenuity is a frustrating trick. A familiar one! but I'm looking at the signs of unhealthy coping mechanisms and habits like "hm. I've still got the ability to draw, but for how long?"

At least I have the opportunity to indulge in an old hobby again, so that's sparking some joy <3

Stabbing heart, torn fabric, pricking needles and fraying thread. Something will snap, something will cut. The risk of making something and the reward of pulling something that should've rested are the same.
Raw fingers, misplaced hope. Bleeding determination. The crux of creativity.

Guess I've got ponies on the brain or something

 *massive sigh* Guess who tripped back into the mlp hole again? 

Oh, don't worry! I didn't fall far. Just accidentally leaned backwards to far and now I've got dirt all over my shorts. But I'm sitting here like "out of all the things I expected to happen this week, deciding to turn my emotions into MLP characters was not one of them" XD

Quite liked how they turned out tho!

 

I think I needed the brief rest, too. Burnt out a few days ago so I needed something silly to draw instead of my usual shenanigans. <3