I don't have any energy or interesting words to say tonight. But may I offer you some art in the meantime?
These were only meant to keep my hand interested while I chatted to my sisters on Discord, but I am pleased I managed to draw them all anyway.
May the rest of your night (or day) be reasonable and pleasant. <3
Just spent another week drawing almost non-stop. Maybe not as much drawing as the previous week, but definitely was a surprise to finish 2 more 10-panel comic projects and a short 3-panel comic project, as well as various other drawings and sketches I made in the span of 7 days.
It's been a lot of work, but it's been a lot of fun too. It's nice to be busy, even if it's only going to be for a short time before I need to do something else besides draw for an average of 5-6 hours every day.
I'm optimistic at what next week will bring me, even if I don't draw nearly as much. As long as I have fun and make sure I listen to myself when I need a break, I reckon I'll be fine.
Well! I'd say that was a busy and overall successful week. Didn't die despite driving the car a few times, and managed to finish sketching my latest comic project (60 panels!) and still had some time left over to make myself a new phone lockscreen. Because I have one of those now, and it is oddly motivating to draw rendered and sparkly things if it means I can see it every time I turn on my phone.
Also it is amusing seeing so many eyes staring at me every time I turn on my phone, even if it's just for a few seconds XD
The colors are so satisfying to me, too. I always love bright colors, but seeing so many bright colors in one place is giving me an extra level of delight.
okay, so I am aware I completely forgot to post on this blog last week. But in my defense, I was trying to eek out as much time with my twin as I could before we abandoned her to the rigorous and novel life of college. And then on Sunday I had spent 7-8 hours in the car and might've forgotten to post on my blog again. The rest of my week has been long and busy and there was no room left in my brain to worry about my blog.
However! Now that I have been reunited with my cintiq tablet, I was able to draw a lot of stuff (mostly comic stuff I'll probably post on my instagram when I'm done with it) and thanks to a new official trailer that came out yesterday, I have some thoughts and ideas that might make up for the lack of art from last week.
Sounds good? a reasonable tradeoff? Well, either way, here we go!
Anyone who knows my art habits for long enough will remember that I quite like the concept of Inside Out as a way to express and explore myself. Dumping all of my troubles and quirks onto characters and making them go through stories reflecting my own life is not only great for me to better understand myself but it's also stupidly fun. And I've been doing it for 4 years, at this point. My Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness have all played a significant part in helping me grow up while still remembering why I do the things that I do. And they were great therapy when I was still convinced therapy was for 'other' people.
And with the dawn of a sequel to the movie that's imprinted on me like a good-quality newspaper machine, of course I'm gonna draw my kids even more. And maybe draw some new members to that emotional family.
I had my doubts about the idea of adding new emotions to the canon (because I thought 5 emotions was perfect, and adding new 'Emotions' was going to wreck the balance I had become so attached to) but after finally getting a proper trailer for the 2nd movie and getting a taste for what kind of shenanigans we could go on..... I'm cautiously optimistic! And excited. And still mad that the second movie isn't going to be what 'I' envisioned it to be. And I am so looking forward to seeing Riley's emotions get put through the wringer again. And I'm gonna be keenly interested to see what kind of psychology tips, tricks and jokes we're gonna see.
Again. Still not 100% committed to the idea of Anxiety, Embarrassment, Envy and Ennui as being 'characters' (I think anxiety could've been expressed through Joy+Fear, while embarrassment and envy could've been combinations of all of the emotions, and I'm squinting at 'a lack of emotion' as an emotion like "whachu doing there buddy?") but of course I love designing characters and I could not help myself getting my own concepts out of my brain.
Anyway! We'll see where this leads in the future. And we'll see if these guys worm their way into my brain before the 2nd movie comes out or after. XD
Out of all the things I knew was gonna happen this week, I am glad to announce that getting a phone was the least stressful thing that happened. Which probably doesn't surprise anybody else, but it surprised me because I have been fighting tooth and nail to not get a phone for all of my teenage life and early adult life. Until now, that is.
It's only been a few days, but safe to say I am getting used to the concept of having my own phone. Slowly but surely.
We'll see how this goes in the long run.
Been going through a small patch of burnout, but it's only related to the struggle to stay balanced despite everything so I've been coping better than normal.
Haven't drawn much this week as a result, but I did make this and it's not too bad in my books.
Wanted to draw something sunsety, in all honesty. Didn't put much focus on anything except the colors, but it's still decent overall I think.
Been a busy week. Felt like a thousand years, but it's only been 7 days.
Kinda want the next week to be longer than a thousand years, but it'll probably be quicker than I'd like.
But anyway! Been slowly figuring out what the rest of the main cast looks like for this story. And not gonna lie, the strongest motivation for me to figure out what Barbara looked like was so I could do THIS-
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-and quickly followed up with a version showing off her color-blindness. The green-blindness one, to be specific.
It was oddly satisfying seeing this come together. 10/10 would draw this gal again in any color.
*deep inhale*
I made 40 comic panel sketches in less than a week.
Can't tell if it's the ADHD hyperfixation, or I just finally found a way to streamline a process I've been stumbling through for half a decade.
Either way, it makes me happy and I am excited to draw more! ..... as soon as I have access to my cintiq tablet again. XD
Too tired to try organizing 40 individual pictures onto my blog, but the fact I did all that work will still be something I am proud of. And I am deeply fascinated to see what I'm gonna draw next about these colorful rosy nerds.
That didn't take long XD After obsessively drawing 9 fanart (and fancomics) for half a week, I instantly nosedived back into these Rose Knight nerds and I am still neck deep in it now!
So deep I might've drawn 16 panels of a rose knight comic in 2 days. And that's not counting all the other little sketches I made in between all that work.
It's a dramatic change, but one that tastes pretty good in my opinion.
I am also pretty happy that I'm figuring out what the rest of the cast looks like, and now I'm starting to push them together like "okay, what do you think of each other? Do you have anything in common?" and I wasn't expecting the himbo, the anxious wreck and the dragon gremlin to all be theatre nerds. Morgan definitely needed two extroverts to drag him out of his comfort zone, I'll say that much XD
If next week proves to be a productive one.... no doubt this blog will see more art than it has ever seen in months. But we'll see what happens next week.
For the first time in a while, I haven't had the energy to draw Rose Knights, But that's okay, because this week has been one of those busy and mentally exhausting ones, so I'm surprised I drew anything at all pass Tuesday.
Still made this, though. Kinda like it.
I think i just wanted an excuse to draw something glowing in a dark setting. Pleases me on an aesthetic level, even if the sketch is messy.
You would believe how much I've drawn this week. I almost forgot what it was like to draw madly without stopping for longer than a few hours. I'm not sure how else to describe my week, apart from "Art". But y'know what? I'll accept "Art" as a valid measurement of the last seven days.
Not even new glasses that make me feel like my eyes are filthy and dirty could stop me. Definitely a nice change of pace after all the burnout and artblock.
And these two sketches are probably my favorite things I have drawn in a while.
I am a simple person. I see a little guy trying to warn somebody to 'Not to do the Dang Silly Thing' but they don't have the vocabulary to express their concerns, and I love them and want to draw them being cryptic in the most unhelpful way possible while nobody understands them.
We'll see what next week is like! Maybe nothing like this week, but that's okay. I've already had this week and don't need it again after this. <3
To the surprise of nobody I drew more rose knights. And I'm really starting to get down some of the characters designs, so that has made drawing these guys even easier.
*small confetti pop* Welcome to the new year! Expect the same stuff as always because boy howdy we're not stopping for anybody now XD
Last week of 2023 and I spent almost all of it drawing rose knights. And when I wasn't drawing rose knights, I was talking about rose knights.
Grief, this story is becoming too big to contain and it's only been a month. What am I doing. How do I make it worse because I am having too much fun with these dorks? XD
Well, next year will certainly start on an interesting flavor if I keep this up. But we'll see what happens in the next day or two.
All quiet on the Western front, except for these concept sketches for more rose kids that I believe are growing faster then I can control. Good thing I intend to let them go wild and see what happens tho
All the same, I wonder what they're gonna do the next time I turn my back. Eh, not my problem right now.
Oh yeah. It's also going to be Christmas in a few days.
.......... still not my problem either. XD
Still getting through my burnout, but it's getting better. Haven't been pushing myself tho- don't want to set myself on fire again after all that effort to put me out in the first place.
These sketches were fun, though. Did them a week or so ago, but they were fine.
This time! I did not forget to post on Saturday. Which is good, because I am actually pretty proud of what I drew this week, so I have to show it off before I forget and move on with my night.
These two new kiddies are characters from a vague story I've had in my head for a few months. It's mostly vibes about roses and knights atm, but considering how fast it's developing I won't be surprised if it becomes it's own thing sooner or later.
Also I realize it's now December. Took me a week to finally figure that out, but.. y'know. It's not like I've had much of a head to keep track of time lately. But that's fine. Just a little disconcerting, is all.
Out of all the things I did yesterday, I can't believe I forgot to post on my blog.
But a day late is still better than a week late, so let me just do this before I forget again-
There. A good gal with her funny little spider.
And now I will wander off and continue with the rest of my day.
Whelp, it had to happen. As per my ADHD cycle, I had to overcommit and burn out after spending a liiiiittle too long writing and not enough time resting and pacing myself.
Aw well. Such it is.
At least when I'm at my lowest and most "aagrhghg I don't have the energy to do anything", I can always rely on my hand to draw what comes naturally: my gals! <3
I know they've both grown into wonderful adults, but looking at them this small is also a treat I needed very much. I'll see if I'm gonna draw more of them later or not. But for now, I'm happy to see these two on my blog again.
Didn't write a lot. Didn't draw a lot. But I did still live knee-deep in all the 9 vibes so I think I can safely say I'm still stuck thinking about small ragdoll dudes in a dying world for a little longer.
Which is fine with me, because I quite like it here.
This was just something I made to keep my hands busy and to stop myself from going completely insane on Friday night, but I did like how it turned out and maybe a story idea can be inspired by it. Who knows? Anything is possible when you've got stained glass windows and ink as inspiration!
But that's future problems I can enjoy later.
Good news! I didn't accidentally wrote 12 and half thousand words this week!
I did however still write all week, even if I'm not sure what my total word count was. But it wasn't 12 and a half thousand, so I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief as I figure out what to do with the rest of the words I've written about post-apocalyptic rag dolls.
They are adorable however, so I'll let them stay a little longer and see where any of the vibes in my head go.
