Animal Adventurers

Hi! How you guys doing? Had a good week? Well, I've mostly been stressing about art and other equally unimportant things, but I think I've gotten over that now! Which is good.

These guys are just your typical line-up of adventurers, but I had fun with it! I plan to turn them into stickers later on, cuz I kinda want that wizard cat on a notebook or something..

Local Artist back at it again

Hey guys! First day of June's today. Pretty much half way through the year already! Whodathunk? :)

 Something a bit simpler from all the background practice I've been doing this week. Still looking good, though!

Might make a good sticker, now that I'm thinking about it... *takes mental note that will probably get lost at the back of mind until someone brings it up again*

City Snow

 Hi there! So.. um...

I realized a little while ago (two month or so at this point) that I was kinda avoiding drawing backgrounds and more focused on characters and stuff. 

On the one hand I was thinking "that's okay, you've been struggling with other arty things anyway - work on your BG skills later" and the other hand was like "COWARD you just don't want the world to see how AWFUL your environments are!".

So I was kinda sitting there like "Alright. I'll do something about it later." And never did. (Typical of me I know, but hey at least I wasn't stressed or nothin')

So this week as I was sketchin' random stuff on my computer, I sorta internally told myself that hey, maybe I should do more than just a vague impression of a background for a change.. and, um.. yeah.

Gonna try and do that more often. :)

*Waves goodbye absentmindedly and drifts off to do other things, having completed my task*

Pink Demon Lady

 Hello there! We've made it through another week..

TIME TO BRING OUT THE ART.

Sorta stumbled through this one because I was kinda tired, but it came out pretty alright.

High-heels are something I never thought I'd enjoy drawing. Yet I do. *Shrugs* :)

The Vampire Witch, the Werewolf Knight, and their Kleptomaniac King

 Why HELLO THERE, good sir! Fancy meeting you in a place like this! Did you come for the tea and biscuits? Sorry to disappoint you old chap, but there doesn't seem to be any left.. Heard the goblins came by and scoffed the lot before any of us had a chance to get them.

But SAY, there's still this fancy looking picture untouched on the other side of the room! Might be worth a good look at, if your into that sort of thing... Mind the china bits all over the floor, though. Murder on the footwear, that stuff is...

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Some familiar dorks with their weapons of choice... Ruby with her retractable metal rod, Reginald with his heavy battle sword, and Midnight with some cutlery he found on the way out of some fancy guy's kitchen.

Ah, Midnight.. never change. :)

Sittin' Around

 Hey, guys. It is now the month of May; almost half the year gone already.

Wish I could say I'm surprised, but considering how busy I've been (what with drawin' and school and stuff)  ... eh.

I need to do backgrounds more often. So long as I don't stress about making it perfectly geometrical or whatever, it can actually be kinda fun!

Not stairs, tho. They're still a bleedin' mystery. *annoyed huff of confusion*

Spiders a-plenty

Hi there! Literally spent most of the week drawing some custom Spider stickers for me and my siblings.. cuz, y'know. I like spiders.

Overall it was pretty fun, but I think that drained my creative juices a lot so I probably wont be doing anything like that again for a while... 

Literally don't have the mental energy right now, so I'll just leave them here and go.

See you all next week! :)

A typical Saturday Post

Hello there, guys! You all had a good week? Mine was pretty good! I caught a bit of a vomit-bug on Monday, so I spent most of the week in bed reading and thinking and just generally relaxing... Was quite enjoyable despite the nausea and stomach pains and stuff, and I had no insomnia apart from the first [Monday] night, so... yeah! It was good.

Didn't even touch my laptop or a pencil until Friday evening (was almost avoiding it actually, I was enjoying my break from the internet so much...) But I'm here now, in pretty much good condition.

 (Bit tired, but my normal insomnia kicked back in last night, so I guess that mean's I'm good again)

Again. It's been a good week for me. I'd say it's almost a shame to have it end, but I'm looking forward to all the drawing opportunities I'll have next week! Also an appetite. I'm looking forward to eating normal meals without feeling sick. I didn't realize I took that for granted until now, so.. :)

WELL, I guess I'm gonna go get some dinner, catch up on anything that I've missed on the internet and then check out the new SpringFest currently going on in Splatoon2!

(Dang I'm going to be SO rusty, I haven't touched that game in almost a week!)

Hope you guys don't get sick or anything! I mean, as much as I like getting some random one-off flu, you guys probably aren't too enthused on the idea, so..

Wash your hands and avoid eating anything that could potentially give you a stomachache! Okay, take care now! See you all next week! <3

 

Aeron DeathDancer, your local confused dimensional-hopper

Another good week has come to an end, and with it I offer you the fruits of one of my labors - a picture of Aeron trying to figure out the secrets of his strange magical powers.

Just for the record, I have no idea how to draw portal-magic.. But I like how goopy it looks, while at the same time being floaty and misty. S'pretty cool!

The dripping background and the runes and stuff were quite fun to draw, too. And after shoving it through a filter or two, it didn't end up looking half bad! 

( But seriously tho Aeron never travel to the actual bottom of the ocean ever again, you stupid impulsive reckless power-hungry brave boy. <3 )

Viola

 Heyo! Been drawing lots this week... filled out 4 pages of my super big sketchbook, a few dozen miscellaneous things on the computer, including this pretty piece of work and an entire page filled with nothing but kiwi birds!

My hand hurts at the moment, but tis' a small price for productivity! >:)

I'm currently having one of those moments where I'm just like "Wow, did I draw that? I don't remember being able to do that.. Neat!"... because I honestly can't believe I managed to draw something like this and I'm really quite proud of it.. even it if it is pretty simple. <3

UV Comic sketches

HI! Oh boy. Remember a little while ago about me saying something about trying to make a comic and maybe even posting it on here? WELL! I've finally done it!

(Anyone who keeps a close eye on my Instagram would have already seen this stuff ages ago, but whatever.)

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Basically the context for this little strip is that Midnight is in desperate need of money to pay the bills and to look after all the kids and animals under his care, and to maybe try and avoid starting a war with Reginald's brother.

Midnight is in his early 40's or something in this; he's been running the kingdom for a good while now [about 20 years], and he's established the 'accidentally adopting anything and everything that needs a home' routine... And other stuff I can't be bothered spelling out...

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You may have noticed that there isn't much dialog, but considering I didn't have a script for this when I started, I think you'll agree it's not too badly off. (I had a lot more dialog sketched out but most of it didn't make it to the final cut, for better or worse) A few frames may be missing too, but not enough so that it needs explaining, so I'm just gonna leave it like it is.

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I am... WAY to tired to be dealing with this any longer, so I'm just gonna go back to fun drawing things and finally post this. After 3 weeks of it just sitting there.

If you want any more detail on this just ask (obviously), and Happy April 1st! I didn't know it was that date until just a few hours ago. Hah. 

I can't tell if this is good timing or bad. 

Anyway! See you guys later! Enjoy this little weird comic I did. :)

Fang the toy-maker

 Hello! Wow. Pretty good week for me. I dunno about you guys, but overall? Pretty good week.

Not too stressed, not too boring, got a bit of drawing done (even a bit on paper), and a fair bit of other stuff... It's been nice. :)

Also decided to outline a little sketch I did last week, which was pretty cool. Liked how it turned out, too!

Been thinking about Fang these past few days. Kinda tempted to talk about him for a bit too, because honestly I think I need to sort out some thoughts I've been having about him...

OKAY so for anyone who needs a bit of a recap, basically Fang used to be a Dragon who got kicked out of his family (might rethink that part now that I'm looking back) and eventually ended up running into an immortal kangaroo lady who HATES dragons... AKA, Grandma (Ruby's 'guardian/adoptive grandmother)

Fang, being kinda shocked at being treated like dirt (because HELLO?? He's a friggin' DRAGON HERE!! Show some respect), sticks around with her only because a) she intrigues him and b) she's the first non-dragon creature who hasn't fled in fear of him or tried to drain him of all his blood and steal his eyeballs or teeth or whatever...

(This is probably why Dragon's don't get out much)

Anyway. Grandma lets Fang stay with her (after trying to kill him a few times... NOT to get his blood, just kill him. Totally different) and after a while they learn more about each other. Why he's here, what happened to him, what happened to her, how did she become immortal - basic stuff.

And eventually Fang requested that, for his safety, he be transformed into a less suspicious creature (because he got BIG after a few dozen years... not what you want when you're trying to hide), and she agreed to try.

Long story short, Grandma transformed Fang into a little anthropomorphic spider, and he ends up becoming forever bound to her because "Aw DANGIT I'm a spider now! This isn't going to get people to stop trying to kill me! UGH I'm not even BIG anymore, THIS IS THE WORST THING THAT COULD'VE HAPPENED TO ME!". So she [reluctantly] looks after him.

Almost 80 years later Fang is still stuck with Grandma. He still complains bitterly about his current form, but has gained a sense of humor and has grown fond of domestic life (if only because of all the sandwiches he gets to eat.. don't get much of those in the wild).

Obviously I skimped out on a whole buncha details, but this is the main gist of Fang's history.

I'm going to sign off now before I start ranting about Grandma. So... yeah.

GOODNIGHT PEOPLE! I hope me talking about a small fuzzy idiot spider hasn't bored you, and I'm looking forward to see you all again next week! :)

Five O' clock snowtime

Evening, gentlemen.

I literally have nothing to say tonight.

Too busy listening to epic music to care anyway~

 

"Haha, bullseye!"

Soo...

*...*

Who's ready to see some more fanart?

I might've accidentally made the sketch really good and I just couldn't leave it there wasting in my art folder, so... I sorta took it further?

Well, it turned out pretty good so I guess that was time well-spent... Scout was fun to draw, if nothing else.

I appreciate any character that has bandages and a bag and a sweet looking hat! :)

Going to get my dinner now, before it ends up becoming my breakfast. 

See ya!

When it rains...

Hi! I drew a rainy picture.

But not my usual dark gloomy kind... Just the typical bleak city sort. :)

I think I drew a very nice floor, there. Very wet, very shiny... just... Wow! What a NICE floor! <3

I should draw floors more often.

NEW TABLET

 HELLO, PEOPLE! Uh, so... I'm afraid there's no comic this week (yeah, I'm not surprised either), but when your tablet starts hissing and frothing at the mouth, there's not much you can do but shoot it and get yourself a new one, am I right?

That timing was spectacular, though. Just when I wanted it the most it goes and starts acting RABID on me. The nerve of the thing!

So yeah. New tablet for me!

But as a result of me getting this new tablet, my usual pen settings and stuff have gone all out of whack, meaning I can't really draw anything without it looking... slightly odd. (for lack of a better term) At least for the moment.

 It's gonna take a little bit to get comfortable with this again, but that shouldn't be a huge problem. :)

Not promising anything about comics this time either... If it gets done, it's done and I'll share it with you guys. And if it isn't? Well... *shrug* No pressure on me. 

WHELP! Enjoy your weekend! :)

Old Art + Current project update

 Hey guys! Normally in circumstances like these I'd apologize and briefly spew out some excuse or other for my reasons for not drawing some high-quality art or whatever to show you guys tonight, but not only am I 100% okay with this, I think some of you will be very pleased to hear what I've been up to! :D

To put it simply, I've started trying to draw comics again! Something I haven't done since 2016.

But as a result of this new-found passion, I've literally done nothing else productive this week...

Like. At all.

It's a pretty fair trade though, all things considered, but I still wanted to share something you guys. (y'know, in case someone would've been disappointed) 

And, uh... this was a thing, so... Yeah. Why not?

Yeah. I made this weird 70's cyber mermaid monstrosity waaaaay back in May 2018, and uh... never really posted it.

It was totally intentional as well, which makes me kinda sad. Because looking back on this piece almost a year later, I actually kinda like it now? I mean, the hands definitely could use some work, and the clothing is kinda off... but the colours are still pretty pleasing to look at! Background isn't half-bad either, which is kinda shocking considering how little effort I put into it originally..

But anyway! So if everything goes well, by the time next week comes around I should have a very sketchy comic of UV to share with you guys!

Hopefully.

Maybe.

Probably... 

...

 

*crosses fingers*

DON'T JINX IT NOW 

PLEASE

Reverse Sapphire (3)

Hey there! Figured it was about time I drew Sapphire in her opposite colours again.. Y'know, to check how far my art has progressed since last time!

Good chance to do some experimenting, too.

Gonna just sign off and get my dinner before it gets too late. Can't be bothered coming up with anything interesting to say, anyway...

See you guys next week! :)

Space Rodent

Good evening, gentlemen! Once more, it seems we find ourselves at the end of another week... which is just as well, because I was beginning to get tired of all this nonsense, so a good kick to the clock will put us all in good spirits again, right? Right.

*KICKS YE OLD TIMEY CALENDAR CLOCK IN THE MONOCLE'D FACE, CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION AND START SPEWING SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM JUICE EVERYWHERE*

*NO ONE IS HAPPY ABOUT THIS*

*N O   O N E*

 

... Ah. Well. Um...

How about tonight's picture, huh? :)

Well. I hope you gentlemen enjoy your weekend! We'll be seeing each other again in the next meeting; 168 hours, as per schedule. :)

Adieu, my friends! Keep safe! Watch your hats and your backs! Keep out of uneccessary trouble! Please look after yourself! And your dog! Can't forget the dog, can we?

FAREWELL!!!

 

*...*

*Gets out fancy vacuum cleaner and starts fixing unholy mess in the background*

FAWFUL

 Hi! So...  um... 

Usually I try to avoid posting fanart on my blog, but after literally spending an entire week sketching pages upon pages of Mario fanart and finding myself at Friday night without anything original (so to speak), I realized I had forced my own hand and had no choice but to sit myself down and make one of 'em look post-worthy.

(To be fair, this week's probably been one of the most productive I've had in a long while, so I guess it's a good trade-off...)

So without any further ado, here's the twat of a bean-boy I ending up resorting to for this evening's post addition! :)

Fawful (From Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story) is honestly such a delight to draw. From his stupidly insane grin and swirly glasses, to his BIG colourful cloak- I just... He's really fun, okay?

And considering this came from one of my rougher sketches, I don't think it came out too badly either! :)

Pink Elf

Heya, guys! Nothing real special tonight, I'm afraid; just a little something I did this afternoon in a rush to have something ready for tonight's post..

Still looks pretty good, though. :)

White-Haired Gal

Aah, it's Saturday night again...And you know what that means, right?

It's time for a PICTURE POST!!!

I've been kinda busy these past few days, so I kinda half-panicked and got this done all in a rush... But it still looks pretty good, if I do say so myself!

It was super fun drawing the background, too; usually I'd struggle for about an hour or something before settling down or straight up giving up, but this was actually pretty fun throughout the whole ordeal! And surprisingly simple. :)

ALSO I might see if I can start setting up some of those extra pages I've been meaning to update sometime (like the Character Bios' or maybe the Information page)... it would mean more work, but on the plus side it means it gives me a good excuse to avoid literally everything else on my to-do list.

We'll see how lazy I feel. :)

Ruby & Aeron

Right. After almost 5 weeks of inactivity on this blog, I think It's about time I started posting again! Finally!

SO... Kickin' it off with a good Ruby pic I finished this afternoon!

As the groups' main source of common sense, Ruby tries to keep everyone out of unnecessary trouble while on their adventures... but that can get old real fast. Especially when your only running on a few hours sleep and dealing with a certain black money-grabbing cheetah.

Still. She tries. :)

Holiday Hiatus

 This is just a quick official notice stating that I'm going to be taking the next few weeks off posting and stuff.

I'll probably start up again after Christmas or new years', but till then I hope you guys enjoy your holidays! :)

IT'S SNOWING!!!

Now that 2018 is officially on it's last month, IT'S TIME TO PROPERLY CELEBRATE THE DEATH OF THE YEAR!

... Bit jerky, but with an upper limit of only 24 frames, I think I did pretty good job!

Mud Hill Twins

 Hello. Not much today I'm afraid, but considering how busy and stressed I've been this week, that doesn't surprise me.

Ah well..

Least I managed to do a cool space background without much difficulty!

That's always nice. :)

So I guess I'll be taking the next day or so relaxing while I wait for my spirit to catch up with me...

On that note, you guys all have a good week now! <3

L.B.

Hey, guys. We're about half-way through November now, it seems...

Didn't realize how fast this year was going. It'll be December next time I look at a calendar again, wont it?

ANYWAY... Here's a little Phossy pic I upgraded this afternoon! <3

This is pretty much the only thing I drew this week.

 Ah well...some weeks are just like that, I guess.

Vincent

HEYO! Another week has officially died, and with it everything we meant to do but didn't get around to...

But no worries; the next week is just around the corner, so we can try our best all over again!

Just Vincent having a good time~

He's so fluffy and cute, despite him being a penguin hybrid monstrosity. <3

(Am I the only one who's getting flashbacks to the old Harland drawing I did about a year ago or something? Yeah? Okay...)

The old bedroom...

Wouldja' look at that? Another UV picture with a detailed background!

Nothing like Home Sweet Home, eh Ruby?

... No wonder you tried to get out of there as fast as you could...

Wet Sapphire...

And here's yet ANOTHER UV picture I've managed to draw!

Wow... I've been really productive lately, haven't I?

I mean nothing wrong with my other random sketches, but BOY is it nice drawing some UV for a change! :)

Just a little Sapphire scene; waiting for her ride back home after a rather unsatisfying day at the beach.

Cold, wet, probably hungry, kinda tired, and less than thrilled to be hanging out in a chilly breeze... *sigh*.

Ruby and Ollie

 EEY, guess who' been drawing lots UNDERCOVER VAMPAROO this week?

I realized I don't draw the boys from UV that much... This upsets me, because all of them are lovable dorks that deserve my drawing attention!

Midnight, Harland, Reginald, and of course Ollie here...

If only one didn't have to sleep, or take mental breaks, or eat, or stop to occasionally and look outside for a change...

...

Ah well.

In any case, I'm pleased at all the things I did manage to do this week! :)

Rex the Fox

Evening, gents!
You all well? All healthy? Happy? Relaxed? Overly-anxious about the coming morning?
Well, that's okay because I've got a little something I wanna show you all! :)

This is Rex, a magical two-tailed fox and adopted son to Midnight.

His friends include a small ax-wielding bear-mouse girl and a flamboyant cockatoo known mostly as "that utter brat with the siren voice" and "Flavio", but apart from them he doesn't often reveal himself to anyone...

Because of Rex's Kitsune genes, he can change his appearance, turn himself and other objects invisible, and while he can't LITERALLY transform his body (because he isn't a true kitsune, not to mention too young) he's got some pretty good illusionist tricks (if his imagination is willing).

Rex's relationship with his 'father' (if you can call Midnight that) is pretty good, as they both like visiting neighboring castles and kingdoms so they can steal the cutlery and move invisible chairs out into the middle of crowded rooms and stuff [much to Ruby's irritation].

And that golden orb 'round his neck? I'm thinking he got that from his father when his mother died; possible the only thing left of her, so he treasures it a lot.

Like, A LOT.

So don't even think about taking it from him!

An experience you probably wont live long enough to regret...

Honey SweetShroom

Whelp. I'm just going to assume you guys are all here, so let's not beat around the bush and just get on with it...

 

*Ahem*

This is Honey; an old Mario OC I dug up recently, and about the only thing I've been drawing for the past week.

From what I can remember, she's a spirited young desert-gal that moved into the Mushroom Kingdom to get rich 'n stuff; "Because you never find your fortune at home".

Something like that, anyway. 

ALSO she has a thing with geology I believe.

Knows her rocks, she does our Honey. :)