It's Raining, It's Pouring~

Some UV content, to end the month of April properly. :)
(Because I feel like posting now instead of tomorrow... Just so I can truly relax.)
(Also it'll look much nicer to me if I see this in the April section of 2021 instead of May. It'll just feel wrong if I don't.)

 Man did it feel good drawing this. I draw so many little things now I barely have time for stuff like this anymore. Not like back when I was 15, when I did stuff like this all the time.
On the one hand, that's a good thing. The more things I draw, the faster I can improve and learn. But dang it's so much more satisfying completing a big piece! <3

 Seeing Ruby goofing off with her husband makes me happy on the inside. Harland's such a dork, and she wouldn't have him any other way.
*Contented sigh*

AppleStorm through the Ages

Well. It's that time, again. Time where I draw myself in an exaggerated and flattering style, just for the heck of it.

Well actually, not just for the heck of it. I'm doing this was because my green splatoon key-chain broke (I wear it around my neck), so I had to replace it with another colour.
It's teal now. But I also figured I might as well make it official and draw myself with it, because otherwise how else would people know about this very insignificant and subtle change to my appearance?

 And, uh... Yeah?
Might've gone an extra mile further than intended?

 I've drawn myself a number of times before. But I think this is the first time where I've purposefully added information that - to me at least - is a little private...
Although I suppose it's not big secret that I play video games, or that I have my head in the clouds a lot. And I'm sure by now everyone on here knows I'm Aussie. If the kangaroo protagonists didn't give it away, then my random bursts of national pride would've tipped you off... 

And me being part of the furry community? *pfft* Yeah. Never would have guessed that. XD

But, uh... for arguments sake, let's review some old art of my persona, shall we? Just for reference.
And because I spent almost half an hour digging up all my old art, and I don't want to do that again next time I want to review my art journey-

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2021/Feb/16. This one was a special sketch done for one of my baby cousins. Not coloured, but I think it's still an important link in this (now that I'm looking) art chain. So I'm including it.

Me and my twin sister's baptism, 2020/Dec/25. Literally drew it on the day of the event. Quite special to me, even if I was still figuring out how to use my brand new drawing tablet, and had trouble adjusting to the new angle and bright colours (which didn't match up on my laptop screen).
Still. I like it.
The water came out quite nice.

2020/April/4. Birthday Special. Turning into legal adults and walking into a world that 3 years earlier would've made me want to scream in despair. Because as a teenager, when the only thing that you remember anyone telling you as you were growing up was about a future you didn't want to live in, you too would want to cry.
But I'm now making my own path. And I'm trying not to let anyone force me into a life I don't want to live. So I'm now less depressed about getting older now. Which is good. And I'm not alone in this. Which is also good.

2019/Nov/8, back when I was in full swing with my 'crayon sketching style'.
It's kinda cute. A lil blurry, but not as much as the previous method was. And I liked the colours a lot.

 

2019/July/11.
Fast and loose with a new laptop, with an adjusted paintbrush for all my sketching needs.
Not sure what I was doing here. Experimenting, probably. Which is good. But not what I would go for nowadays.

Ah yes. 2019/June/1. The good old days when I outlined my work.
No real comment. But I do like how I drew my name. Very satisfying.

 

2019/April/19. I still adore this piece to bits, even after all these years! I drew myself so cute! I was so fluffy!
Head empty! No thought! Only spider webs and brain fluff! <3

2018/Nov/24.
I remember this was supposed to be part of a bigger project, as a gift to my grandmother for Christmas. I was planning to draw my whole family, but I think I ended up getting so sick with stress I dropped the idea and literally couldn't draw for a whole month or something because of it.

I had no idea what an anxious child I was until much, much later. But it was examples like this that forced me to acknowledge that maybe I wasn't as carefree as I thought I was.
Hooray for self awareness! 

2018/Sep/18. I drew this as I was sick. But I still put as much effort as I usually did, though. But that's because I was an overachiever; because if something was worth doing, it was worth doing 'perfectly.'

But I'm now of the school of thought that if something is worth doing, it's worth doing poorly. Better to have loved and died then to have never loved at all. That kinda jazz.

Makes brushing my hair and teeth a little bit easier... and actually spending time doing the things I want to do, too.

2018/Jan/1. A fancy new years' piece I did for fun.
WOW, I had energy to do special things like that back in the day... Ha. I struggle enough as it is without adding extra holiday pictures into my day.
Aint nobody got time for that! XD

 2016/Sep/3. Another artwork I did while I was sick.
Me in my ancient leather recliner, with mum's fuzzy orange blanket, and my comfort rug around my shoulders like a shawl. Back in the days where I depicted myself as a fox, instead of a hyena. Because Animal Jam.

2016/June/2. Me with the good dragon boys, and being excited to share my first 'public' comic.
I'd probably find it cute if I looked at it now. Or maybe I'd cringe internally. Or both.
I like how I drew the special effects, though.

 

 2016/April/4. Hey, I actually posted this on my birthday! Didn't call attention to that fact, but I still did!

Yeesh, my characters look colourful here. Midnight, why are you wearing a banana jacket? Ruby, pink and red should never be seen! Especially on you! And Sapphire! You're clothes are too saturated! Turn it down, you're giving me a headache girl! Haha, good grief.

2016/Jan/23. I made these two drawings on the same day, but I only shared one of them for some reason.
Odd. But, I'm happy I get to share both of them now. My younger self would probably be having a heart attack for breaking protocol, but I don't care. It's cool.

2016/Jan/9. I cry at my attempt to be clever with perspective, but I'm still so proud of 14 year old me for doing it anyway. That girl was brave.

 

2016/Jan/2. I find this piece oddly charming and beautiful. Honestly.

Imagine what I could do now, with all my skills and experience today.

Food for thought, anyway.

And finally. 2015/July/28. The first official time I drew myself.
I didn't even have that much to work with back then; just a silly Pokemon spinoff game, which I used... probably way too much, now that I think about. And a few notebooks and a good old fashioned pencil, with my dad helping my with the printer whenever I wanted to share something to the internet.
That was it.

Ha. Simple. Yet, I made it work for me.

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My personal art journey has taken on quite the magical adventure so far. It changed a lot. I got a little better. I've shed blood, sweat and tears for my hobby. And poured more heart and soul into it than anything else, too.
But I'm far from done.

*Picks up tablet and pencil again*

See you guys next week! Hope you take it easy, unlike me, who just spent almost two hours on this post instead of eating dinner. XD
*waves farewell and starts drawing some more*

Reginald Steel

Gave myself a treat yesterday and drew my favorite wolfman. Because I deserve to draw my characters every now and then, between all the other things that I'm always doing.

Just... something simple and easy for a change. No bells or whistles.
Just a good boy with his sword.

For a sketch, I suppose it's not bad. But I'm getting anxious about not working on anything big for the past few months, because I'm afraid I'm forgetting all the skills I worked so hard on when I was younger.
All the glitzy backgrounds are easy; but they only work when I do line-art. Otherwise it just looks silly to me. And also something I didn't earn doing.
... Don't miss drawing shadows as much, but shading and sprucing up the flat colours is also something I really don't want to forget.

Meh. I'm probably overreacting. And I guess I haven't been mentally stable enough to commit to drawing something more complicated than a fancy sketch anyway.
All the same. I wouldn't mind spending an entire two days on the same drawing for a change...

Maybe after I've finished my current project.
Maybe.

My Favorite Jacket (in all the styles!)

 Ha, wow. Sunset is pretty early now. No longer do I need to prepare my weekly posts a day in advance! (Not like I usually did, but I now no longer have to do that.. soo-)
Hooray for Daylight Savings, AmIright? *wooh!*

Haha, anyway. It's a multiple picture post again, but I'm pretty sure no one will complain if I upload more art.

More Inside Out stuff, too. Because it brings me joy drawing them.

Each of my emotions (except Sadness) wearing my favorite Assassin's Creed jacket. Because I realized I wear it differently depending on my mood, and I thought that was interesting enough to draw about it. So I did.

Joy wears my jacket like a cape, allowing her to keep cool and free without having to physically wear it. I did that a lot whenever we went on holidays to other countries.
I'd pull the hood up or down depending on the weather, too (or for extra support for my shoulders). And playing with the limp sleeves and twirling about was always fun.

Meanwhile, Fear is using it like your supposed to. Nothing too special, but considering I almost never wore it like that, it should speak for itself.
Only in the darkest times did I put my arms through the sleeves, zip the zipper all the way up, clasp in the special little button, and pull the hood up.
... Or when it was actually cold enough to justify it. But I digress.

Disgust's method was also something I did a lot. "Can't be bothered wearing it because it's too hot, and don't want to carry it around until you get back to the car? Simply tie it around your waist and waste no more time on it. Easy." (And oddly fashionable!)
I always had to undo it before I got in the car, but then I could either throw it on the floor or use it as a blanket. So I didn't mind too much.

However... The few times where I was told I had to wear my jumper (for whatever bizarre reason... like if it was snowing), I'd just slip it on and roll up the sleeves as far as they would go, and pointedly ignoring to zip it up. And depending on how cranky I was with the world, I'd maybe pull the hood down so I couldn't see anything except my feet. Hence why Anger's wearing it like that.

Heh. It might be 'officially' Sadness' jacket, but seeing the others wearing in their own ways makes me happy.

And, um... Yeah! I think that's about it.
They might be sketches, but considering how much fun I had drawing them, I think I can justify being lazy again this week.

When it starts getting colder here in Australia, I might go and dig my jacket out and wear it again just for old time's sake. Because we're not going to be doing any worldwide traveling for a while...
I did start wearing jeans sometimes last year... and I'm now comfortable wearing those in public. Maybe I can work on wearing more than one layer unnecessarily? Just for the heck of it?
(Ha. Maybe. Don't mind me. Just thinking aloud. :))

Hope your week turns out good, and you achieve everything you need to do.
See ya! <3

Memory Orbs

A'ight. New week, new month, new post.
Let's not beat around the bush and get this over with. I have a whole night of relaxation to get too!

My personal version of the Core Emotions from Inside Out.
Been a while since I've drawn these guys. It was nice to revisit them.

It's interesting to see how my mental health has developed since last year. Some things have improved. Some things haven't. And then there are some things which I didn't even know were problems to begin with.
There's always some action happening in my brain.

But these guys do a good job helping me figure it out, though.
Mad props to Fear for growing so much and Joy for being less toxic. And Sadness, for being the team mum and voice of reason. Even with her moments.