Reverse Sapphire (2)

I had a bit of trouble coming up with something today (seeing as the previous post almost  completely drained me) but I did it! Maybe not quite as good as I'd have liked it, but I suppose not every picture can be amazing.

And I'm now officially arted out for the next few days.

UV Short Stories - #2 - "Well, to be fair..."

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"I just feel so stupid... I mean, it was right in front of my nose the whole time! Like, seriously! How did I not recognize you?"

"Well, to be fair, it has been over five years since we last saw each other, and I didn't know it was you, either! Well, not until I figured out who your mother was..."

"Yeah, but I've changed a lot since then... You? Hardly at all. You're still the same Ruby I knew back when we were kids; a snobbish know-it-all who had a thing for plants and dragon books."

Ruby suppressed a choke of laughter and playfully punched Sapphire's shoulder.

"Me? Snobbish? Have you taken a look in the mirror lately, mate? I think you'll find you're far worse than I am!"

The blue kangaroo rolled her eyes and gave an irritated growl

"Oh, shut up."

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Well... It started off as an experiment, then proceeded onto a possible Saturday night picture, then finally ended up becoming a short story.

If I keep this up, I might even enjoy adding semi complex backgrounds to these pictures! Or hate them even more... I dunno. Kinda fifty-fifty at this point.

Anyway! So, I have NO IDEA what's going on in here. Well, some idea, but not enough to explain it. Take out of this what you will.

Younger Grandma

Hello. Good to see you guys again.

Grandma in her teenage years, training to become a nurse, and before she got that *ahem* bad eye...

Expect a short story this week, as well! Maybe sooner.

Ruby and Fang

Hello, there. Decided that Ruby and Fang needed some more quality time together, so I came up with this!

... Yeah, I had no idea what I was doing with the background... But it sure does look cool, right?

Also, just like to quickly mention that I'm really proud on how the shirt came out in this!

"Become a Dragon veterinarian, they said..."

Hi. Didn't mean to keep you all waiting for so long! Forests are a pain to draw, especially if you hate drawing backgrounds to begin with, like me...

Anyway, it's here, so take a look!

"'Become a Dragon Veterinarian, they said... It'll be fun, they said'... Yeesh. If we ever get back into civilization, Barak, remind me to burn down the house of whoever thought becoming a 'Dragon Vet' was a good idea. Or in the very least, make them buy me two rounds of apple-flavored coffee... It's been months since I've had one of those, and personally, I'm not a big fan of the cheap Fey version..."

I've been experimenting with possible career choices for the main cast, and for some reason, I liked the idea of Ruby become a Veterinarian - More specifically, a veterinarian for Dragons!

I dunno.. It seemed cool, and it does give her the excuse to travel the big scary world with a license to carry a few dozen knives, illegal items, and a baby Dragon! Well, not that you'd need one, but that's beside the point!

And to clarify, Ruby is like, 25 or something in this picture... And yes, that is dried blood on her shirt. And jacket. And jeans.

... And maybe her backpack... 

... They never said being a vet was pretty!

UV Short Stories #1 - Ballroom of Lies

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Ruby: Now mind, this is a stealth mission, so if I catch any of you goofing off, or more specifically getting drunk or waltzing with strangers, consider yourselves dead to me... Got that?

Sapphire: Heh. You say that, but as soon as one of us actually does it, you'll-

Ruby: I'm serious, Sapphire. This is the most dangerous thing we'll ever do, and no one, not even you're parents-...

Sapphire: Parent.

Harland: Aunt and Uncle.

Ruby: ... not even they know we're here. So if we don't make it back before midnight, the most logical thing they'll do is panic.

Oliver: And that's bad?

Harland: For the plot of this entire scheme? Yes. Otherwise, it's just rational for them to call the police and have a mini heart attack.

Ruby exhaled loudly and dug her heel into the cold cobblestone ground, glaring back at her grinning comrades.

Ruby: But we should be home before they have time for any of that. IF everything goes smoothly... Now c'mon, Milky's probably waiting for us at the front gate with Micheal. And I'm getting cold out here...

Harland: Then you should've worn that extra coat I offered you.

Ruby: And you should've worn an actual suit instead of that moth-eaten outfit you call a ball gown! Seriously, how are you not freezing on top of looking stupid?

Harland put his hands on his hips and puffed out his chest, giving Ruby a smug look.

Harland: First off, I'm a penguin. And penguins (according to my uncle) never get cold. And two, I don't look stupid in this; I look good. Darn good.

Ruby rolled her eyes behind her mask and let out a disgusted sigh.

Ruby: Whatever... Now come on, let's get this good time over with so we can get back to the hotel before any adults notice our absence...

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... What? I did say it was a 'Short Story'. I think I advertised well!

Anyway! So, this is just an experimental scene to a possible plot I have been working on for the past month or so. This is nearly a year after Ruby first joined the Golden Forests school, and they're about to enter (potentially) the most dangerous party they've ever been to, in honor of the new royal couple of the mainland!

Why is this dangerous, some of you may ask? Well, let's just say that the new queen isn't what the public believes her to be... In other words, she's Vampic. And Ruby and co know this thanks to some inside sources (mainly the Vampire Lord of EverWinter Village).

I wont spoil too much, because I'm still not entirely sure if I'm going to carry this plot out or not, but I'm really excited for the potential this can give me! I might continue this short story to a second part as well, but we'll see if I'm up to the challenge or not.

I might just make Ruby and Ollie cook together. That could be a fun disaster!

Rain and Tears

Mm. Hello. Good to see you decided to drop by for a minute or two.

... Prepare for impact.

I've been meaning to draw a rainy setting for a while. Finally got 'round to doing it. Also, jerboas and dalmatians.

In memory of the most educated demented dachshund in town

Hi... So, I know you guys were expecting me to finish the 'masquerade costume' picture (and believe me, I'm almost done), but... Well, to put it simply, our pet dog died early this morning, and as you can imagine, I'm not really in the mood to post something of that kind tonight.

So instead of a short story of UV, this is a tribute to a dwarf miniature cinnamon dachshund, who was as weird as he was cute and funny... AKA, Pippin.

As much as I would like to write down everything about this mad nutcase of a dog, I'm going to try and keep this short. Just some details I think you guys would like to know.

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Pippin was a cheese enthusiast, a sushi and egg lover, a marshmallow addict, and a drinker of many things (such as coffee and tea). He also tended to eat a lot of unattended chocolate when everyone was out of the house; strangely enough, this never killed him, much to our amusement. And he had a habit of eating tissues, although I suppose every dog will do that if given half the chance...

When we do school in the kitchen, he'd scratch at the door, begging to be let out onto the porch (much to our annoyance), and then a few minutes later he'd whine and claw to be let back in. I'd sometimes put my foot in the way to, y'know, stop him scratching at the screen door, but then he'd just claw at my feet gently, or look at me in a depressed manner. That was always funny, and it tickled when he pawed me.

In the afternoon (after school), he'd usually sit on one of his two chairs - the small green one in front of the TV, with his own big puffy tiger-patterned pillow with a fluffy blanket on it, or the big black leather one in the computer corner, where he could keep an eye on all those he didn't trust; this also acted as his bed the majority of the time.

And when it came around Friday night or Saturday lunch, he'd trot around the table, weaving in and out of legs (both human and wooden), waiting for a scrap or two to fall down to him, because clearly that was far better than the dog food that was already in his bowl. (But if we had sushi, we'd save him a piece or two and put it into his dish after we'd all finished. Although he'd then immediately take it out and put it on the tile floor to eat, but I guess none of us minded - he was like a fluffy vacuum)

One of my favorite times with him was when he came for 'stories'; self explanatory, but I'll explain anyway - after dinner and a quick shower, mum will come into our bedroom to read us a book. And Pippin, when he got the memo that it was story time, would stop what he was doing and trot after mum and get up on the bed with us, usually snuggling down on top of the covers and under a light quilt, and we all listened to story. I'd stroke his head and back every now and then, playing with his paws, and generally enjoying a nice quiet night...

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And now he's dead.

... Yeah, that wasn't exactly short, but those were some things I wanted to share with you about him. Maybe next year I'll do this again and give you some more information about Pippy - to help remind me of the good times we had with him... Who knows? It might help the pain that's sure to follow us from now on.

And I hope you guys don't mind me taking a week or so to get used to the slightly more empty house before I continue working on UV stories or Fraener's Past... I need some time to recover from the shock and depression.

Sino the Spider + Preview

Here's a little someone I've been wanting to draw for a while now... Let me introduce you to Sino the Spider!

She's one of Fang's friends, and definitely one of the more adorable arachnids in the group! 

And while we're all here, let me show you a preview that I'm going to (hopefully) post in the next few days!

Stop reading this. Look down.

"You do realize this, right?"

Hello. I've been working on this picture on and off for the past couple of weeks. Finally got round to giving it a proper background, although honestly couldn't figure out what to put in it.

Yeah. See what I mean? Kinda empty. But whatever; I'll come back to this in a few years or something to redraw it. Speaking of which, I should go back and check out some old pictures so I can improve them - should give me a nice change from all the updating on Fraener's Past and UV in general.

Plot can be a fickle thing to work with.

Mortimer the Lemur

Hi! Welcome back! Come and feast your eyes on this fine art piece, masterfully crafted by yours truly, and then go about your daily business and forget all about it.

This fine young chap is Mortimer the lemur! I wanted to give Ollie a school-friend, because... well... he kinda needs it. Seriously, the amount of people that either pick on him, mistake him for a girl, or unknowingly patronize him is a ridiculously high number! So I took pity and decided to give him a guy-friend; AKA, Morty here!

 And we kinda needed a blondie in the group... That was the other reason.

Blue hoodie girl

Howdy! Nice to see you all again! I'm assuming you're here for the weekly picture? Then you've obviously come to the right place!

Bit of a quickie, but I'm pretty proud on how it turned out overall!

Brik the Irken Soldier

Hello! It be Saturday Night once more... And d'you know what that means?

... Absolutely not! It's a picture from the gallery of yours truly <3

I took a sketch from a few weeks back and made it better. I dub him Brik, but it could very well be Zim! Or, like, the millions of other Irken's that look like that...

Seriously, you see one of these annoying little aliens, you've seen 'em all.

Reverse Sapphire

 Evening, all! Glad you decided to drop by for a minute. I guess I better make your visit worthwhile, eh?

I decided to draw Sapphire in her opposite colours. Just for fun. And I guess it was a good pose exercise!

Robin and Scarlet

Hello! It's that time of week again!

I think I'm getting better at birds!

Cherry Archer

A birthday gift for a friend of mine.

Happy Birthday, mate! This probably wasn't what you had in your head, but that was you're fault for not being specific with me! 

Well, in any case I had fun with armor! :)

Pirate Pup

Evening, guys.

Something I drew a few weeks back, but never bothered to finish until tonight, mainly because of how proud I was on how that eye turned out (and also I had nothing else prepared)!

Ollie and Iris

Hello, again. I decided to draw Ollie with Iris.

If I get 'round to it, I might add a background with a bit of a story to this, like I said I'd start doing. But more likely I'll just forget about this for, like, two months and then I'll feel bad for not doing it...

We'll see, I guess.

Saint Patrick's day + Update

Hi, guys! Guess what? Nope. Saint Patrick's was yesterday, but let's celebrate it anyway!

... Yup. This is it. The only completed picture for this holiday.

... On to the news!

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I have some good news and some bad news...Good news? I've motivated myself to get back into working on Fraener's Past, and I'm trying to update some new pages for the blog, such as a Map of  the island and/or town of Makku, a Species page (basically a place where you can learn about the separate races in UV, magical or otherwise), and of course the Character's page.

I'm thinking of updating the banner as well, but maybe I'll do it when my plate isn't quite so full...

Bad news? UV Chapters are on hold until further notice. But, as an alternative, I've decided to create a mini series that should be, in a nut shell, short stories about two or three of the character's (e.g, Ruby and Ollie) doing fun and/or stupid things, written as a short story with a full-detailed picture!

Posts on that will be irregular, but I'll try to do it at least one per month, assuming stuff doesn't get in the way.

Okay? Okay. You can move on with your lives now! <3

Splatoon - Vampire Inkling

Hi, again. Guess what? I did more fan-art again, but with a twist!

Don't know what I mean? Check it out, then!

So, as you can probably see, this is clearly something out of splatoon, but because I didn't want to draw a generic inkling of either gender, I decided to get creative...

It's based off a Vampire squid (yes, it does exist), but the clothes and weapon are what I normally use in the game (although I do use splat-roller's when the stages demand something more heavy-duty)!

Theoretically more Inkling's to come in the future!